- The 113th Edmonton Music and Speech Arts Festival kicked off on Nov. 15 and will continue until Nov. 24. Over 20,000 music students, actors, musicians, and music lovers will perform in front of an audience and receive professional adjudication.
- Alberta Innovates and The51 will present the inaugural HerStory Competition on Nov. 18, where 30 women-identifying entrepreneurs will share their stories in front of a panel of potential investors.
- Edmonton and Calgary's current poet laureates, Titilope Sonuga and Natalie Meisner, will perform pieces related to human rights and discuss the relationship between advocacy and the arts at Human Rights Poetry Night. The Edmonton Public Library event, presented in partnership with the Calgary Public Library, will take place on Nov. 18.
- A social for young professionals hosted monthly by Junior Chamber International (JCI) Edmonton will run on Nov. 18.
- The Christmas Gift Market by the Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS) will offer a lineup of 102 vendors and an opportunity to support animals on Nov. 21.
Photo: A performer at the 2019 Edmonton Music and Speech Arts Festival. (Kent Sutherland/EMSAF)