The Foothills Scoop

05/30/2026

Another epic opening game for your Okotoks Dawgs. 8-7 comeback win! ⚾

05/29/2026

🌄 This week in the Foothills — and it's a big one:

⚾ DAWGS ARE BACK! Home opener Friday night at Seaman Stadium 🎉
🪶 Powwow, Tipi Camp & Indigenous Artisan Market — all weekend at Viking Rentals Centre (free!)
🎨 Elma Street ARTSwalk — Saturday in downtown Okotoks
🥞 Seniors Week kicks off with pancakes & Music in the Park
🎬 Okotoks Film Festival opens Thursday
…with the Diamond Valley Parade & Medieval Faire just around the corner. 👀

Full rundown in this week's Scoop 👇

05/22/2026

🌄 This week in the Foothills — there's a lot to love.

🎨 Art on the Lawn at the Okotoks Art Gallery this Saturday — local artists selling original work outdoors, free to browse
🌱 Free compost + Garden Club Plant Swap & Sale at the Rec Centre — bring a shovel and some cash
📚 Friends of the Library Book Sale — Sat & Sun, all by donation
🎭 Steel Magnolias closes this weekend at Old Church Theatre — Friday evening + Saturday matinee and evening
🎶 Songs You Love to Hear — choral & vocal jazz concert Saturday night at Okotoks Alliance Church
🎸 Aaron Young live at The Listening Room — Saturday night at Tribal Connection Market
📖 Local author Shannon Hurst on grief, mortality & the stories we tell ourselves — Tuesday at Okotoks Library

Plus: the Okotoks Film Festival 10th anniversary is coming June 4–13, the Millarville Medieval Faire rides in June 5–7, and Dawgs baseball kicks off May 29. Summer is almost here. 🌾

Full edition 👇

This Weekend & Beyond | May 22–28, 2026

05/15/2026

🌄 The May long weekend edition of The Foothills Scoop is out!

This week is STACKED 👇

🐴 Corb Lund rides into Longview on horseback for a live show at the Twin Cities Saloon — then heads to George Lane Park in High River on Sunday
🤠 High River's 68th Little Britches Parade hits Centre Street Saturday at 10 AM
✈️ Bomber Command Museum in Nanton marks its 40th anniversary with a rare evening event
🎭 Dewdney Players bring Steel Magnolias to the Old Church Theatre all weekend
🏷️ Nearly 100 garage sales across Okotoks — Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM
🪁 Granary Road's Kite Festival runs Saturday & Sunday

All the details — times, locations, and a few surprises — are in this week's edition.

Read it here 👉 https://foothillsscoop.beehiiv.com/p/foothills-scoop-4ca599f295222ade

Happy Victoria Day, neighbours!

This Weekend & Beyond | May 15–21, 2026

05/05/2026

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04/24/2026

🌄 This week's Foothills Scoop is out — and it's a big one!

The weekend is packed:
🎪 Foothills Spring Expo hits the Rec Centre — 200+ vendors, food trucks, beer garden & live entertainment (Sat + Sun)
🎭 Yuk Yuk's On Tour at the Old Church Theatre TONIGHT
🎵 Scott Nolan closes out Beneath the Arch's season in Diamond Valley tomorrow night
🐾 Dinner for a Dog Gala — a heartwarming evening supporting veteran service dogs
🎬 10th Okotoks Film Festival Launch Party Sunday night — free admission, free popcorn, first look at the June lineup
🎻 Fiddles on the Prairies, 9 to 5 The Musical closing weekend, live music at the Listening Room both Saturday AND Sunday...

Plus: a High River man quietly hand-crafting 600 wooden flag toppers — one at a time — for the Rotary Canada Flag fundraiser. Pure Foothills spirit. 🪶

Read the full edition 👇

This Weekend & Beyond | April 24–30, 2026

04/17/2026

✨ In Today's Edition:

🎭 9 to 5 the Musical — Dolly, Lily & Jane are coming to the Highwood Centre

🎵 Juno-nominated Over the Moon performs live at the Old Church Theatre, Okotoks

🎸 Acoustic jams, a Nashville writers round & live music all week at Tribal Connection Market

🎬 Film Night for Arab Heritage Month — a community evening in Okotoks

🏗️ Big road news: North Railway Street paving closure starts Sunday

🏊 High River pool update: the new Aquatics Centre opening pushed to September

🏘️ New housing development breaks ground in Okotoks

📅 Full week listings for April 17–23:

This Weekend & Beyond | April 17–23, 2026

04/16/2026

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04/03/2026

🌾 The Foothills Scoop is out for the week of April 3–9!

After that wild overnight snowdump (only in Alberta 🙄❄️), here's what's happening across the Foothills this week:

🎸 Busker Night at Hub Town Saturday — free, casual, cold beer
🎭 Acoustic Night at Old Church Theatre Tuesday — bring your instrument or just your ears
🎙️ Red Barn concert in High River Sunday — Tommy Charles, Kaylin Kowalyshyn & Toni Vere (tickets going fast!)
💛 100 Women Who Care drops $10K on a High River Habitat for Humanity project
🦞 High River Rotary's Lobster Boil is cancelled this year — here's the story
📚 Kids programs, library events & Tech Talk Café in High River
🏒 Oilers playoff hockey starts FRIDAY — Game 1 is April 10!

Plus road closures, wildfire season reminders, and your weekend weather.

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03/20/2026