Town of Okotoks is now organizing First Saturdays!

Thank you for your ongoing interest and support of First Saturdays. As we transition the First Saturdays event over to the Town of Okotoks, we will be closing this Facebook page. We encourage you to use the Town’s Facebook page, the Okotoks Culture Facebook page and the Town’s Twitter feed to stay up to date on First Saturdays. Additionally, the list of monthly activities can always be found on the Town’s event calendar.

 

We look forward to seeing you in Olde Towne Okotoks for the final First Saturday of this year on November 3rd! And don’t forget to mark your calendars for next year’s festival dates: May 1, June 1, July 6, Aug 3 and finally for Aug 31: a special [almost] First Saturdays event.

 

Sincerely,

the First Saturdays crew

First Saturday, United Way Carnival, and Harvest Fest on October 6th!

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United Way Okotoks partners with First Saturday and Harvest Fest

Join us at Ethel Tucker Park from 11am – 4pm for an old fashioned carnival, games for kids of all ages -  milk can toss, bull roping, western shoot out, cow bean bag toss, etc.  Prizes for everyone!  

Live music featuring local artists Abbie Thurgood (11am) and Tanya Ryan (noon)

Make sure to drop by the Paint it Up Pottery table to paint a fridge magnet or make a dog print—all proceeds will go to the United Way!   

All funds raised here, stay here to benefit our community.  Did you know that in 2011, nearly 5,000 individuals in Okotoks and area accessed the programs and services funded by the United Way Partnership? 

Neumann Gallery and Studio

Choco and the Alphabet Book Launch, the third book in a series about a miniature horse named Choco, written and illustrated by Mike McGann.  The adorable real horse that inspired the series, Choco, will be here visiting from 12:30 to 3:30 to meet his fans.  Mike will also be here to autograph books and answer questions. All the original artwork is on display, and some are available for purchase!  101 Elma St. (403.995.2473)

Bump 2 Baby Boutique

BOGO 50% Off all children’s Clothing! 10am-5pm, 102B Elizabeth St.

 

Blue Rock Café

Paintings by Linnea Hannigan, a graduate of the Alberta College of Art & Design; her paintings are composed of watercolors alongside mixed media creating the illusion of movement.  October is Pumpkin Month, come celebrate with pumpkin spice white mocha, yummy pumpkin pecan scones and the famous pumpkin tarts.  94 Elizabeth St. (403.938.3003)

Sweetgrass Deli & Eatery

25% off on all Import and Frozen Product with a minimum purchase of $20, #1-49 Elizabeth Street

Boot Hill Gallery

Select Dinnerware & Furniture – 25% OFF Last Ticketed Price. 10am – 5:30pm, 41 Elizabeth St. (403.938.8102)

Your Dollarstore With More

Free helium balloons for kids under 8 years, 10% discount on all stationary, & check out our fantastic Halloween assortment  37 Elizabeth St.  (403.995.4627)

Gourmet on the Go

Mini gluten free pumpkin spice muffins to sample.  2B, 22 Elizabeth St.

Finishing Touches

20% off everything, plus many in store specials! 101, 15 McRae St (403.995.1616)

Rotary Performing Art Center

Show and Sale featuring members of the Okotoks Art Gallery, downstairs in the Community room, 10am-4pm.  As part of HARVEST FEST, a screening of the film “Charlotte’s Web” at 4:30, and pie judging and tasting after the movie. 3 Elma Street.

Malia’s Swimwear Boutique

Thanksgiving Sale: 25% off all regularly priced items.  11am—5pm.  22 McRae St (403.982.7946)

Monkey Mountain Toys & Games

Sidewalk SALE: selected items up to 40% OFF!  30 McRae Street (403.995.2233)

Tribal Connection Market

Come in sit, relax & enjoy a Pumpkin Spice Latte, or walk around & brouse our store for our first annual summer blowout sale!  41 Mc Rae St (403.995.1898)

 

The Wine Station

We will be tasting 6 great wines in store to pair with your Thanksgiving dinner, Including Mead from our local Chinook Honey Farm!  Wines to go with your Turkey Dinner will be pointed out around the store with our Turkey Approved signs!  Free Cookies & Hot chocolate for the kids!  10% off all wine in store for the day, 12-5 pm, FREE.  109-21 North Railway St

Okotoks Museum & Archives

Archives and the Creative Process.  The exhibit will feature photographs as well as early artwork, hand-made cards, and beautifully illustrated autograph albums.  FREE, 10am-5pm.  49 North Railway St (403.938.8969)

Okotoks Art Gallery | at the Station

Ice Flows and Sound Retreats, Jan Kabatoff. This multi-media exhibition addresses the issue of climate change and the rapid rate of glacial melt.  10am - 5pm, FREE, 53 North Railway Street (403.938.3204)

Bistro Provence

Local Artist Nick Mercier will entertain with beautiful classical music on his guitar.  Wine tastings featuring Mead from Chinook Honey. .   Free for dining guests, reservations recommended.  6:30  - 8:30 pm .  52 North Railway St (403.938.2224)

Rumpled Quilt Skin

New line of Brother Sewing Machines Demo: we'll show you how to get the perfect 1/4" seam, easier threading, and 25% off anything in the store when you sit for a demo. 9am-5pm.  64 North Railway St. (403.938.6269) 

All Through the House & Red Barn Mercantile

We are bringing all the Christmas out just for you! We'll have Cranberry Cider, Mulling Spices, Roasted Chestnuts on the open fire, S'mores & Hot Chocolate for the kids!  Draw for a $100 Christmas Gift Basket, a Christmas sale section and much, much more!  10am - 5pm. Unit A, 100 Stockton Ave (east of Okotoks Cinemas)

HARVEST FEST at Ethel Tucker Park

A large display of antique and historic tractors and farms implements, live music all day, carnival games, farmers market with local produce, vendors, and food vendors.  Ethel Tucker Park beside the Okotoks Library, 11am-4pm.  Click for more information about Harvest Fest

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First Saturday September 1st

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Olde Towne Country Fair (OTCF)

Get family and friends together and head to the Olde Towne Country Fair. Events are taking place all day, like the ever popular Chili Cook-off on Elk Avenue, pancake breakfast, games, wagon rides, petting zoo, dancing demos, quilting demos, First Saturday arts & culture festival, MarketSquare and more.  www.okotoks.ca

CatNaps Boarding, Boutique & Grooming

Stop by and spoil your cat;  Get 10% off ALL boutique products ALL DAY SATURDAY!  Canned food excluded.  10am-5pm, 98 Elizabeth St (403.982.2287)

(OTCF)  Chili Cook Off

Enter your team into the Annual Chili Cook Off, hosted by the Foothills Humane Society, or just stop by to sample a variety of delicious homemade chili.  $20 to register your team (includes discounts for meat & spices), $5 taster’s tickets, 11am, Elk Ave & Elizabeth St.  (403.660.8228)

Sweetgrass Deli & Eatery

25% off on all Import and Frozen Product with a minimum purchase of $20, #1-49 Elizabeth Street (403.995.4454)

Boot Hill Gallery

Hats Off to the Okotoks Pro Rodeo Sale: all boots and hats 24% off!  10am – 5:30pm, 41 Elizabeth St. (403.938.8102) 

Finishing Touches

20% off everything in the store!  101, 15 McRae St (403.995.1616)

Rotary Performing Art Center

Show and Sale featuring members of the Okotoks Art Gallery. Downstairs in the Community room, 10am-4pm, 3 Elma Street.

Malia’s Swimwear Boutique

September Labour Day Sale: 20%-50% off everything in store!  11am—5pm.  22 McRae St (403.982.7946)

Monkey Mountain Toys & Games

Sidewalk SALE: selected items up to 40% OFF!  30 McRae Street (403.995.2233)

Market Square

Fabulous artisans, funky artists, boutique businesses, fun kid’s entertainment, photo booth with fun props, delicious foods and fantastic live music.  10am-3pm.  www.themarketsquare.ca

The Wine Station

Local Brewery in store tasting some fantastic beer samples to celebrate Okotoks Pro Rodeo & Olde Town Chili Cook Off as well as 10% off all wine in store for the day! 12-5 pm, FREE.  109-21 North Railway St

Okotoks Museum & Archives

100 YEARS OF GAS... Oh what a relief!  Okotoks was one of the first eight communities in Alberta to connect to natural gas in 1912 and this exhibit celebrates 100 years of gas in Okotoks.

Along the Sheep River: Stories of Okotoks,  FREE, 10am-5pm.  49 North Railway Street (403.938.8969)

Okotoks Art Gallery | at the Station

Transitions, Neal Panton: photographs of naturally occurring landscapes juxtaposed against landscapes that have been changed by human impact.

The Divide, Canadian landscape paintings by Patrick Markle. 

(OTCF)  Olde Towne Country Fair activities (11am-4pm): old-fashioned carnival games like ring toss, cream can ball toss, and cow chipping (but not with the real thing!) Check out the petting zoo and be sure to turn the crank to make and taste some home-made ice cream. 10am - 5pm, FREE, 53 North Railway Street (403.938.3204)

Bistro Provence
Live music and tastings from Chinook Arch Meadery .   Free for dining guests, reservations recommended.  6:30  - 8:30 pm .  52 North Railway St (403.938.2224)

Rumpled Quilt Skin

Get back to sewing on the right foot with scheduled FREE demos on how to use your specialty feet: pintucking, hemming, the best scant quarter inch, gimping, open toe!  20% off discount after you watch the demo ~ Call to register for your demo time:  10:00, 12;00, 2:00, 4:00. . 9am-5pm.  64 North Railway St. (403.938.6269) 

Public Washrooms

Okotoks Art Gallery at the Station (53 North Railway St), Okotoks Museum & Archives at Heritage House (49 North Railway St) from 10am-5pm, and the Rotary Performing Arts Centre (3 Elma St) from 10am-4pm.

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First Saturday August 4th listing of events!

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First Saturdays is a monthly festival of Arts & Culture in Olde Towne Okotoks, presented by the Okotoks Arts Council.  On the first Saturday of each month, art venues, organizations, restaurants, and boutiques in Okotok’s Olde Towne offer a mix of special activities including art exhibitions, theatre, markets, live music, talks, tours, crafts for kids, street performances, wine & food tastings, and special promotions.

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Serendipity Pre-K

KidZone BBQ FUNdraiser & Registration: draws to win including gift certificates for pizza, Underground Styles, and a $500 Strome Sales home improvement basket.  Outdoor Centers, Games, Bubble Machine, Chalk-Art & face painting (1pm).  FREE, 10am-4pm, 106 Elma St.

CatNaps Boarding, Boutique & Grooming

Come see artist Robin Thibodeau create a cat portrait from 10am-Noon! 10% off all boutique products (canned food excluded).  10am-5pm, 98 Elizabeth St (403.982.2287)

Bluerock Café

Drum Circle, 11am-12noon, $10 per person, drums & instruction provided. Classical violinist Sean Li Child busking at 12noon.  94 Elizabeth St. (403.938.3003)

Sweetgrass Deli & Eatery

25% off on all Import and Frozen Product with a minimum purchase of $20, #1-49 Elizabeth Street (403.995.4454)

Boot Hill Gallery

Summer Blowout Sale: 25% -50% off all summer giftware and clothing.  10am – 5:30pm, 41 Elizabeth St. (403.938.8102)

Your Dollarstore With More

Free helium balloons for kids under 8 years, 50% off garden products, ice cream $1.50/cone!  37 Elizabeth St.  (403.995.4627)

Finishing Touches

20% off everything in the store!  101, 15 McRae St (403.995.1616)

Municipal Centre

 Play with clay with Paint it Up Pottery Studio and sign up for their September Kids Clay Club (buy one and get the second for half price)!  Creation.Sation: decorate your bike!  Colouring contest ages 4-12.  11am-3pm, FREE, 5 Elizabeth St

The Okotoks Public Library

The library and Foothills Community Immigrant Services (FCIS) are co-hosting the “Okotoks Cultural Moasic: Celebrating Past, Present and Future”.  Dance, music, food, cultural displays, and other fun activities.  Free, 12-3pm, 7 Riverside Dr.

Okotoks Candy Shoppe

2 for 1 Ice cream, free candy, balloons, and face painting for the kids!  12 - 5 pm, 20 McRae St (403.982.2639)

Malia’s Swimwear Boutique

Summer Sale: 20-50% off everything in the store.  11am—5pm.  22 McRae St (403.982.7946)

Monkey Mountain Toys & Games

Surprise Street Performer, 1-2pm, 30 McRae Street (403.995.2233)

Tribal Connection Market

Come in & feel as though you have stepped out of southern Alberta & into another country! Come check out our selection of jewelry at buy 1 get 1 free!  41 McRae St. (403.995.1898)

The Wine Station

Complimentary wine tasting and receive 10% off on all wine in store!  12-5 pm, FREE.  109-21 North Railway St

Rumpled Quilt Skin

Demos on how to make the most adorable pillows, shams, and rolls: ruffling, gathering, pleating, and shrinking, flips and flaps, round, square, and oblong pillows.  20% off for the day when you watch the demo.  Call to register for your demo time: 10:00, 12;00, 2:00, 4:00. 9am-5pm.  64 North Railway St. (403.938.6269) 

Rotary Performing Art Center

Show and Sale featuring members of the Okotoks Art Gallery. Downstairs in the Community room, 10am-4pm, 3 Elma Street.

Okotoks Museum & Archives

Indoor Scavenger Hunt for ages 7+, noon to 3pm

Okotoks Heritage Walking Tour: Join Karen Peters of the Okotoks and District Historical Society on a fascinating walk of Olde Towne Okotoks and learn about the early residents and businesses which built the community.  FREE, 2pm. 

Along the Sheep River: Stories of Okotoks,  FREE, 10am-5pm.  49 North Railway Street (403.938.8969)

Okotoks Art Gallery | at the Station

Transitions, Neal Panton: photographs of naturally occurring landscapes juxtaposed against landscapes that have been changed by human impact.

The Divide, Canadian landscape paintings by Patrick Markle.  10am - 5pm, FREE, 53 North Railway Street (403.938.3204)

 

Bistro Provence
Enjoy the beautiful soothing music of harpist Tracy Sweet while enjoying a romantic dining experience.  Enjoy tastings from Chinook Arch Meadery .   Free for dining guests, reservations recommended.  6:30  - 8:30 pm .  52 North Railway St (403.938.2224)

Paint it Up Pottery Studio

Come in and play with clay for $22.00 this includes regular glaze and fire!  Our Studio is beginning to dabble in Fused Glass!  First Saturday Special  sign up for a class and receive the second person free!    10 - 6, FREE, 150 – 100  Stockton Ave (403.938.1100)

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Public Washrooms

Okotoks Art Gallery at the Station (53 North Railway St), Okotoks Museum & Archives at Heritage House (49 North Railway St) from 10am-5pm, and the Rotary Performing Arts Centre (3 Elma St) from 10am-4pm.

Paint it up Pottery on First Saturday Aug 4th

Watch for Paint it up Pottery at the Municipal Centre (5 Elizabeth St) - we will be playing with clay stop by and see what we are all about at this event is free!  Sign up for our September Kids Clay Club buy one and get the second for half price!

Or visit us at the studio,  try out some ceramic painting we have over 100 different pieces to choose from, they range from house wares to child inspired figurines.  We also have displayed some of our clay and pottery wheel projects!  Come in and play with clay for $22.00 this includes regular glaze and fire!  Our Studio is beginning to dabble in Fused Glass!  Come in and see some of our works and sign up for classes starting in September!  First Saturday Special  sign up for a class and receive the second person free!

 

Paint it up Pottery Studio

150 100 Stockton Ave (next to the Movie theatre)

403 938-1100

10 – 5