Events

Grey Cup coming to Red Deer tomorrow

The Grey Cup trophy is coming to Red Deer on Friday for the Calgary Military Family Resource Centre's (MFRC) third annual Operation Tea Cup.Delivered by military vehicles and escorted by members of th...

Sep 12, 2019 Military members introduced local veteran Tom Baker to the Grey Cup during Operation Tea Cup in 2018 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Fall Into Fun Family Festival for Children with Special Needs

RED DEER, AB - Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre will host their annual Fall into Fun festival for children with special needs and their families on Saturday, September 14. This event will be held ...

Sep 11, 2019

Rogers Hometown Hockey returning to Red Deer

For the second time, Red Deer will be featured during the Rogers Hometown Hockey tour.Described as Canada's ultimate NHL fan experience, this year's tour is making stops in 25 communities to celebrate...

Sep 10, 2019 Red Deer native Ron MacLean will return to Red Deer on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 as part of the sixth annual Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour. It will be the second time Red Deer has been a stop on the cross-Canada Tour.

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library hosts 8th Annual Zombie Walk

Central Albertans will transform themselves into gory, gruesome, and glamourous zombies for Sylvan Lake Municipal Library's Silver Screen Zombie Walk at 1:00-2:30 p.m. on September 21, 2019. The Zombi...

Sep 09, 2019

Film screening in Red Deer for World Suicide Prevention Day

World Suicide Prevention Day is on Tuesday and local advocates say the act of preventing someone from going down that path is a community effort.To mark the day, Suicide Information and Education Serv...

Sep 09, 2019

New venue, date for The Mustard Seed’s 2nd Annual Seeds Of Hope Gala

The Mustard Seed is changing the date and venue of their second annual Seeds of Hope Gala "Growing Together". The new event details are as follows:WHAT: The Mustard Seed's 2nd Annual Seeds of Hope Gal...

Sep 09, 2019

Downtown event aims to change rape culture

Community members will come together in downtown Red Deer this month in an effort to once again 'Take Back the Night.'The event is going into its second year after its inception in 2018 by a group of ...

Sep 07, 2019 Community members took part in the first Take Back the Night walk in September 2018. (Tracy Petreman/Elisha Griffiths)

Chamber announces Business of the Year finalists

The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2019 Business of the Year finalists.An independent adjudication committee comprised of local business leaders selected 15 finalists fr...

Sep 06, 2019

Canadian Finals Rodeo set for big second year in Red Deer

Year two of Canadian Finals Rodeo in Red Deer is set to be much bigger and better than the inaugural edition.Bradley Williams, CEO at Westerner Park says they've put together a first-class event."Last...

Sep 06, 2019 (Covy Moore/CovyMoore.com)

Public Open House for Multi-Plex Expansion

The Town of Blackfalds will be hosting an Open House to present the updated drawings for the Multi-Plex expansion project, which include the approved addition of the new Blackfalds Library. The design...

Sep 05, 2019 Previous rendering of the Blackfalds Multi-plex expansion