Here is What’s On in Medicine Hat this weekend: October 23-25

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So, bundle up, watch those winds, and get ready for a weekend of Halloween fun, some sports, and other happenings.

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Here is What's On in Medicine Hat this weekend: October 23-25

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🧒 Kids Night Out at the Big Marble Go Centre

FRIDAY

Kids Night Out is Friday at the Big Marble Go Centre.

The program runs from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. for children ages five to eight.

Kids can enjoy an evening of supervised activities, including crafts, gymnasium games, Nerf Wars and more.

The program gives children a chance to play, socialize and try different activities, while parents get some time to themselves.

Bookings are available online through the City of Medicine Hat.

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🏒 South Alberta Hockey Academy

FRIDAY and SATURDAY

The South Alberta Hockey Academy Women’s 18 Prep team hosts two games this weekend at the Big Marble Go Centre.

On Friday, they play the Pilot Mound Hockey Academy at 5 p.m., and on Saturday, they host Edge School at 2:15 p.m.

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⛷ Ski Swap

FRIDAY and SATURDAY

The Palliser Zone Canadian Ski Patrol’s annual Ski Swap is this weekend at the South Ridge YMCA.

It offers a chance to buy or sell gently used ski equipment.

Equipment consignments are Friday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Ski Patrol members will inspect the gear for safety, with approved items put up for sale during Saturday’s event.

The patrol will sell consigned equipment on behalf of owners for a commission.

The Ski Swap runs Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the South Ridge YMCA.

Available items include downhill and cross-country skis, boots, poles, snowboards and other winter sports equipment and accessories.

The event will also feature several door prizes.

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🐍 Medicine Hat College Rattlers

FRIDAY and SATURDAY

The Medicine Hat College Rattlers basketball teams and women’s hockey team host home games this weekend.

On Friday, the Snake Pit will host basketball games against Lakeland College, women at 6 p.m. and the men at 8 p.m.

The women’s hockey team hosts two games against Red Deer Polytechnic at the Moose Rec Centre, Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m.

Basketball Saturday features the Rattlers against Keyano College at 6 p.m. for the women and 8 p.m. for the men.

On the road this weekend are the Rattlers volleyball and soccer teams.

The Volleyball teams play at Lakeland College on Friday, and Keyano College on Saturday.

The Soccer team is in Olds on Saturday.

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🏚 Glass House Haunting in Redcliff

FRIDAY and SATURDAY

The Redcliff Youth Centre has brought back its Glass House Haunting for a sixth year, offering spooky encounters and Halloween scares through Oct. 31.

Located at 1611 Broadway Ave. NE in Redcliff, the haunted attraction is running from Oct. 16 to 31, with admission priced at $10 per person.

The annual event also supports the Redcliff Youth Centre’s free programs for local youth ages 10 to 17, with proceeds helping fund activities for young people in the community.

Organizers are also accepting non-perishable food donations for the Medicine Hat Root Cellar Food and Wellness Hub.

It runs Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., and on Wednesday and Thursday it’s 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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🏚 Apocalypse: A Haunted House Experience

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, and SUNDAY

Apocalypse: A Haunted House Experience brings immersive sets and scares to Medicine Hat this weekend

It’s located at 820A Balmoral Street, with doors open from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday.

General admission is $20 at the door.

Advance Speed Passes are available for $30 through Eventbrite and include admission and access to a priority-entry line. Only 50 Speed Passes are available per night.

Organizers are promoting the attraction as an immersive haunted house experience featuring real locations and detailed sets.

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🏚 Haunted Medicine Hat Trolley Tour

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, and SUNDAY

Explore Medicine Hat’s spooky side during the Haunted Medicine Hat Trolley Tour.

Friday and Saturday are sold out, but tickets remain for Sunday’s 7 p.m. tour.

Led by Tamara Miller of Miller’s Herbs & Haunts, the 90-minute evening tour features local ghost stories, haunted landmarks, city history and legends passed down through generations.

Blending historical accounts with paranormal themes and possible spiritual impressions, the tour offers a different perspective on the city after dark.

The tour starts at 820A Balmoral St. SE.

Tickets are available online through Eventbrite.

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🏒 Brooks Bandits

FRIDAY

On Friday, the Brooks Bandits host the Vernon Vipers at the Centennial Regional Arena for a 7 p.m. game.

The Bandits are on the road Saturday in Sherwood Park against the Crusaders.

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📽 Movies at the Monarch Theatre

FRIDAY and SUNDAY

The historic Monarch Theatre has two movies this weekend.

Friday’s film is the 1996 horror movie Scream at 7:30 p.m.

The Sunday Matinee is the 2002 mystery-comedy-horror film Scooby-Doo, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard and more at 3 p.m.

Doors open for the movies an hour before the showing.

Tickets are $5. Two concession items are also $5. Both are cash only.

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🏒 South East Tigers

SATURDAY

The South East Tigers hockey teams host several games at the Hockey Hounds Rec Centre this weekend.

On Saturday, the U13 AAA team hosts the Bow Valley Timberwolves at 11:45 a.m.

Later, the U17 AAA team plays the Red Deer North Star Chiefs at 7:15 p.m.

On Sunday, the U15 AAA team hosts the Lethbridge Val Matteoti Golden Hawks at 4:30 p.m.

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🛼 Roller Derby Game

SATURDAY

The Gas City Roller Derby Association will host Calgary’s Natural Born Thrillers for two bouts of roller derby on Saturday at the Cypress Centre Pavilion.

The doubleheader will feature a junior bout at noon, followed by a co-ed adult bout at 3 p.m.

Admission is $10 at the door, with fans invited to watch the local association take on its Calgary visitors.

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🍬🚎 Trick or Trolley

SATURDAY

Families can get an early start on Halloween celebrations on Saturday with Tourism Medicine Hat’s Trick or Trolley tour, featuring downtown treats and a family-friendly haunted house.

The Sunshine Trolley will depart at noon and 2 p.m., taking costumed participants on an approximately 90-minute outing that includes trick-or-treating stops and spooky seasonal attractions.

Each participant will receive a custom Trick or Trolley bag to collect sweets along the way.

The tour includes stops at Pop Rocks Candy & Vinyl for a Halloween surprise, Fruitful Specialty Shop for a sweet treat and the Downtown YMCA’s Haunted Ever After haunted house, where visitors can explore enchanted woods and encounter spooky characters.

The haunted house experience is designed to be suitable for young families.

Costumes are encouraged, although masks are not permitted, and Halloween music will play throughout the trolley ride.

Tours begin and end at the Visitor Information Centre at 330 Gehring Road SW.

Tickets cost $25 for adults, $15 for youth ages 13 to 17 and $10 for children 12 and under, plus GST.

They are available online through Tourism Medicine Hat.

Additional tours are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 31, with departures at noon and 2 p.m.

Organizers note the tour cannot accommodate wheelchair passengers.

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🏚 Textile Haunted House at the Ewart Duggan House

SATURDAY

The Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre invites visitors to explore artist Shanell Papp’s Textile Haunted House at the historic Ewart Duggan House on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The immersive installation combines textiles, sculpture and multimedia to explore themes of impermanence, grief and the things that haunt us.

The come-and-go experience offers a mix of spooky playfulness and thoughtful reflection.

Visitors can also see the Downtown Giant Ghost installation between the Medicine Hat Public Library and the Courthouse through the first week of November.

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🌱 Medicine Hat Interpretive Centre

SATURDAY and SUNDAY

The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is offering two educational programs this weekend, giving residents opportunities to learn about native prairie plants and explore the history and natural features of a local cemetery.

A Propagating Prairie Plants: Seed Saving Workshop takes place Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Nature Centre in Police Point Park.

Hosted in collaboration with the Community Food Connections Association, the workshop will cover how to clean, store and grow native seeds. Participants will also take part in hands-on seed collection and have an opportunity to bring seeds home to grow.

The workshop costs $5 per person, payable in advance, and is suitable for ages 14 and older. Registration is required, and spaces are limited. Minors must be accompanied by an adult guardian.

On Sunday, the program will host a Historic Cemetery Walk at Hillside Cemetery from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The family-friendly walk will explore the cemetery’s history alongside its natural features, including local wildlife, moss growing on tombstones and bird species found in the area.

The walk is free, but registration was required, and it is now full.

To register for the seed-saving workshop or learn more about other interpretive programs, call 403-529-6225 or visit www.mhip.ca.

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🎃 The Boo Revue! (SOLD OUT) / Great Pumpkin Smash

SATURDAY

The Boo Revue! promises spooky family fun at the Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre.

This frightfully fun blacklight musical puppet show features original songs, colourful characters and a ghostly graveyard full of Halloween surprises.

Recommended for ages four and up, the 50-minute performance promises entertainment for the whole family.

The show is currently sold out, but those unable to attend are encouraged to return their tickets so others can enjoy.

It takes place Saturday at 3 p.m.

Families can also take part in the Esplanade’s free, all-ages Great Pumpkin Smash from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

This free, all-ages Halloween event features pumpkin smashing, live music by Sounds of Thunder, free face painting, hands-on activities, treats and a food truck.

Families can also explore the Sunshine Learning Bus and get creative with a spider-web art activity.

Costumes are encouraged, and free pumpkins will be available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.

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🏚 The Silver Buckle Haunted House

SATURDAY

The Silver Buckle hosts a Haunted House on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for all ages, and again from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for those 12 and older.

Cost is $10 for those over 12, and $8 for those under. A $2 discount is offered for those who bring a non-perishable food donation for the Root Cellar Food and Wellness Hub.

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🥊 Fists of Fury 22

SATURDAY

SACA Kickboxing brings Fists of Fury 22 to the Cypress Centre this Saturday for an action-packed evening of amateur kickboxing and Muay Thai, featuring athletes from across Western Canada.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with the first bout starting at 6:15 p.m.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase, and fans are encouraged to arrive early.

Tickets are available through the official Eventbrite link or directly from SACA Kickboxing.

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🎸 The Pumpkin Festival Dance

SATURDAY

The Redcliff German Canadian Harmony Club is inviting residents to celebrate the fall season at its Pumpkin Festival Dance on Saturday.

The dance will feature live music by Rough Draft, with doors opening at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased in advance at Laurie Anne’s Fashions in the Co-op Mall or at the door.

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🐯 Medicine Hat Tigers

SATURDAY

The Medicine Hat Tigers travel to Calgary to play the Hitmen on Friday at 7 p.m.

Then on Saturday, the Tigers host the Hitmen at Co-op Place, also at 7 p.m.

You can listen to the radio broadcast for both games with Will Bryant on Wild 94.5.

Lance Doll joins him on colour for home games.

Pre-game broadcasts start 15 minutes before away games and 30 minutes before home games.

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🎃 Costume Halloween Dance

SATURDAY

Residents can show off their Halloween costumes at a dance featuring music by Mark Flannigan Music Saturday at the Veiner Centre.

The Costume Halloween Dance runs from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., with doors opening at 6:45 p.m.

The event will feature costume prizes in four categories: best overall, best group, funniest and most creative.

Tickets are $10 per person, and a cash bar will be available.

Organizers are inviting guests to dress up, hit the dance floor and celebrate Halloween with an evening of music and costume contests.

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🎸 Gas City Opry 2026

SATURDAY

The Gas City Opry returns to Medicine Hat on Saturday for its seventh year of showcasing local and provincial musical talent.

The concert follows a format inspired by the Grand Ole Opry, featuring a variety of artists performing throughout the evening.

The show takes place at Liquid Concert and Event Venue, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the concert beginning at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $35. To inquire about tickets, email ezziesmh@yahoo.ca.

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🏒 Medicine Hat Dynamic Industrial Cubs

SUNDAY

The Medicine Hat Dynamic Industrial Cubs play two games this weekend, one on the road Saturday in Okotoks, and another at the Kinplex on Sunday.

That home game against the Cannex Cochrane Generals starts at 3 p.m.

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If you have an event taking place this weekend or next that we have not listed here, email CHATNews@pattisonmedia.com to potentially get your event added.