Feb 7 (Sat): [Vietnamese Tết Lunar New Year Festival](https://edmonton.taproot.events/calendar/2026/02/07/vietnamese-tt-lunar-new-year-festival-concert ) at Villa by Nerval (48 St @ 93 Ave) has free family activities during the day with cultural dance performances & a ticketed concert in the evening ($30).
Feb 6-16: [Silver Skate Festival](https://silverskate.ca/schedule/ ) in Laurier Park (near the zoo) features both snow and *fire* sculptures, illuminated art and interactive storytelling performances, the [festival of winter cinema](https://www.ifwc.ca/ ) projected onto an outdoor snow screen, winter sports competitions, and new this year a [Rave on Ice](https://silverskate.ca/rave-on-the-ice/ ) Fri Feb 6.
Feb 11 (Wed): [Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the Struggle for Democratic Social Media](https://libcal.macewan.ca/calendar/library/RobertGehl ) is a discussion panel inspired by the book of the same name by Robert Gehl. 1-3pm, free but registration required.
Feb 13-15: [Nordlys Film & Arts Festival](https://www.nordlysfestival.com/ ) at the Bailey Theatre in Camrose.