A damned cold day in January is a good day to think about warm weather months! What will we do when the roads transition from winter season to construction season? With the help of great sites like exploredmonton.com and albertamamas.com combined with the Edmonton sports scene exploding, we humbly present to you the calendar month of May in sports and entertainment.
What is not on the calendar is the yet to be scheduled Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup run for the duration of the month. For some, that means this calendar will fill in gaps for the days off in the quest for Lord Stanley. For others it is a friendly refresher that Edmonton and area is soo much more than the NHL. Heck, Edmonton is soo much more than just sports.

Day Trip To See The Road Side Attractions Northeast of Edmonton
Outlined HERE, the Albertamama's site draws you the road map to see all of the following in one day:
EDMONTON STINGERS

Sunday May 11th, the Edmonton Stingers host the Calgary Surge at The Edmonton Expo Centre to begin the 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season. It is the league's 7th season, the Stingers being one of the originals and the league champions in years two and three. Jordan Baker, a player on those two championship teams, heads into year three on the bench having improved the Club from 9 wins to 13 wins last season.
The Stingers host two more home games on Wednesday the 28th and Friday the 30th. The organization have always focused on affordability with low priced game tickets, food options and free parking. The energy in the Expo Centre is always as high paced as the game itself.
John Cameron presents Cresendo
Many people associate the name John Cameron with the Singing Christmas Tree, which made an absolutely remarkable return this Christmas past at the Edmonton Expo Centre. Maybe in the time "The Tree" was away you have already managed to watch this Cameron production called Cresendo. Tickets for the May 24th at the Winspear go on sale March 21st. Per their website:
CRESCENDO is an unforgettable night of music and powerful storytelling. Produced by the John Cameron Changing Lives Foundation, this performance will have you singing and grooving along to high-energy classic rock and pop hits.
CRESCENDO is in support of mental health programs at Alberta’s world-leading hospitals for children, the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation in Calgary, and the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation in Edmonton. Together, with you our supporters, we are making a difference in the lives of children in our province.
LOVE PRO WRESTLING, CLANDESTINE WRESTLING SOCIETY
Every last Thursday of the month at The Rec Room South Edmonton Common, Love Pro Wrestling(LPW) and Clandestine Wrestling Society (CWS) tag team to put on a high energy show. The CWS is local wrestling training academy, if you are interested in learning the craft from some of the best, click HERE.
Love Pro Wrestling will have hit three years of being the main event at the Rec Room South Edmonton Common on the last Friday of each month by May. The best part here is that you do not have to wait until May to see amazing talents such as Marz the Specialist, "The Thickness" Reid Matthews, "God's Gift to Wrestling" Michael Richard Blais and soo many more.
EDMONTON ELKS

The release of the CFL schedule kicks into high gear thoughts and plans for summer. The preseason for the Double E begins in Calgary on Saturday the 24th. The Green and Gold come home to finish out the preseason on Friday the 30th. Hope springs eternal in January with the front office rebuilt and some keys names re-signed ahead of CFL free agency. A great time to renew acquaintances with your "football family".
Ufest Edmonton Ukrainian Festival

"Western Canada's largest multi-day Ukrainian festival returns to Borden Park this May! UFest is a celebration of Ukrainian culture, food, music, dance… and a whole lotta fun. This free, two-day event brings together people of Ukrainian heritage, as well as audiences of many diverse cultures." exploreedmonton.com/festivalcity