Take in a haunted house event, an anniversary gala, a comedy show, a season-opening play and a glow show at the Shakespeare festival site.
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Catch the end of the Culture Days festival, which runs until Sunday, or the last days of the Strawberry Ranch corn maze, which is open through Thanksgiving Monday. There are also a few other ideas for long-weekend activities below.
1 — Get into the Halloween spirit
The Theatre of Madness Haunted House opens Friday. Designed to entertain all ages, the haunted house offers a milder haunt for kids during the day and a spookier, jumpier haunt in the evening, complete with actors, for older audiences. The event runs through Halloween Night at the Centre Mall. Learn more at saskatoonhauntedhouse.com.
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Canada-wide Halloween festival Pumpkins After Dark makes its Saskatoon debut. Celebrate the season with an outdoor walk-through experience, live entertainment, pumpkin displays and pumpkin-carving demonstrations, fall-themed treats and sweets, and photo opportunities. The all-ages event opens Friday and runs through Halloween at Prairieland Park. Learn more at saskatoon.pumpkinsafterdark.com.
2 — Support a local non-profit
NASHI, Our Children hosts a 20th anniversary fundraising gala, with a focus on what the organization has accomplished in that time. Hear from guest speakers, enjoy a buffet dinner, live entertainment and red carpet photos. Funds help to raise awareness about human trafficking and support a safe house for at-risk girls in Ukraine. The event includes a meet-and-greet on Friday and the red carpet gala on Saturday at Holy Family Cathedral Hall. Learn more at nashi.ca.
3 — Enjoy an evening of laughter
Art Bar presents an evening of comedy with Alistair Ogden on his Nothing Is Wrong With Me tour. The self-deprecating standup comedian recently released a debut comedy special, has appeared on Just for Laughs and won CBC’s Next Up Competition. Ogden will be joined by special guests. The comedy show is Saturday at 7 p.m. Learn more at artbartheatre.com.
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4 — Take in a theatre season-opener
Greystone Theatre‘s first show of the season is Seeds by Annabel Soutar. A documentation of the 2004 Supreme Court of Canada case between Saskatchewan farmer Percy Schmieser and Monsanto Inc., the play presents a portrait of the farming and scientific communities in conflict. Is genetically modified food a legitimate food source? The production runs in Greystone Theatre at the University of Saskatchewan through Sunday. Learn more at artsandscience.usask.ca/drama/greystone.
5 — Experience a glow show by the river
Free Flow Dance Theatre presents Fantastic Flora, a late-night glow show. Watch the magic of nature come to life under the stars in a luminescent, futuristic fantasy world inspired by the beauty and mystery of plants and flowers. Dancers blend movement and glowing artistry to create a dreamscape of light and motion. The show runs nightly at 9 p.m. through Sunday at the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan site. Learn more at freeflowdance.com.
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