What’s Up, Riversdale? September 24–30

Location, location, location!

You chose Atomic Prairie because you like to be close to the action — and this week, Riversdale is making that particularly easy.

Live music, comedy, Indigenous media art, free thrifting, games, skating and a little brewing-meets-biotech science experiment are all happening nearby.

Here’s what’s up in Riversdale this week.

🍺 Brewing & Biotech

Gather Local Market | 414 Avenue B South

Thursday, September 24 | 5–8 PM$25 | 19+

Beer is biotechnology. Which makes drinking it educational, right?

As part of Global Biotech Week, Brewing & Biotech brings together local brewing, distilling, food and science at Gather Local Market.

Flatlander, 9 Mile Legacy Brewing Co. and Rebellion Brewing Co. are featured, with beer and spirit samples plus a $10 food voucher to use at Gather included with your ticket.

For more information: Check out the event on the Usask Food & Bioproduct Sciences Community's Instagram!

🎶 Bloom Jam & Fundraiser

Art Bar | 229 20th Street West

Thursday, September 24 | 7–10 PM By donation

Bloom Entertainment is hosting a live-music community jam and fundraiser at Art Bar tonight.

Come hear some music, meet some people and support Bloom as they work toward finding a space of their own.

For more information: Follow Bloom Entertainment and Art Bar for event updates.

🎥 When Is Future? When Is Now?

PAVED Arts | 424 20th Street West

Friday, September 25 | 7–9:30 PM FREE

PAVED Arts opens When Is Future? When Is Now?, an immersive exhibition of Indigenous media art curated by the Wolf Babe Collective.

Inspired by familiar spaces like the neighbourhood video store and an auntie’s living room, the exhibition reimagines the gallery as a place for comfort, memory and encounter.

Moving image, installation and participatory environments invite you to experience the work through sight, sound, touch and conversation. The exhibition features work by Theo Cuthand, Melissa General, Tanya Lukin Linklater and Saskatoon-based artist Chris Morin.

For more information: Visit PAVED Arts.

😂 Ashwyn Singh: The Imperfect Ally

Art Bar | 229 20th Street West

Friday, September 25 | 7 PM

Saturday, September 26 | 7 PM + 9 PM$25 advance | $40 at the door

Comedian Ashwyn Singh brings The Imperfect Ally Tour to Art Bar for three shows this weekend.

Through stories about family and friendship and some sharp observations about the world around him, Singh explores allyship, democracy, second-generation immigrant identity, queerness and neurodivergence.

Heads up: These shows are selling out super fast. Be a pal to live performers and get your tickets early!

For more information & tickets: Art Bar Main Stage

🎶 Music Day in Canada

Gather Local Market | 414 Avenue B South

Saturday, September 26 | 12–5 PMFREE

Saturday is Music Day in Canada, a nationwide celebration connecting local music scenes across the country — and Saskatoon’s stage is right here in Riversdale.

Gather hosts five hours of free live music from six Saskatchewan acts: The Bon Vivants, Funk Joint, Allison Strong, Izzy Parker, Adi and Rylan and Rebecca.

Free music. Local musicians. At Gather. Easy decision.

For more information: Check out SaskMusic's socials.

♻️ Really Really Free Market

Space on H | 720 Avenue H South

Saturday, September 26 | 1–5 PMFREE

This is exactly what it sounds like: a market where everything is really, really free.

Bring clothes, household items, books, canned goods or other things in decent condition that you no longer need. Then browse what everyone else has brought and take whatever you can use — no money and no barriers.

For more information: Check out Black Queer Alliance on Instagram.

🧩 Game & Puzzle Swap

Saskatoon Makerspace | 209 Avenue D South

Saturday, September 26 | 1–4 PM

$5 or a bag of SARCAN recycling

Your shelves are full. Your games are gathering dust. Library of Things YXE has a solution.

Bring along games and puzzles you’re ready to part with, drop them off, then browse the swap for some new-to-you favourites.

It’s come-and-go, so stop in anytime between 1 and 4 PM.

For more information: Check out Library of Things YXE’s Game & Puzzle Swap.

🛹 Bowl Riders Classic

Lions Skatepark | Riversdale

Saturday, September 26 | 2–5 PM

Registration at 1 PM

The Bowl Riders Classic 2026 is an all-ages, all-abilities skateboard and roller-skate non-contest contest at Lions Skatepark.

There’ll be music, prizes and categories for different ages and abilities.

Come ride or just grab a spot and watch.

For more information: Follow Right to Skate and the Bowl Riders Classic for event updates.

Worth the Wander

💃 Saskatoon International Burlesque Festival

Broadway Theatre | 715 Broadway Avenue

Free Flow Dance Centre | 224 25 St W

September 25–26 | Doors 8 PM, shows 8:30 PM 19+

This week’s wander takes us across the river for the Saskatoon International Burlesque Festival.

Friday brings Frisky Friday, showcasing the wild and wonderfully weird world of neo-burlesque. Saturday is Sexy Saturday, celebrating classic burlesque.

And it’s not just about watching. The festival also has burlesque workshops at Free Flow Dance Centre from September 24–26, with options for seasoned performers and curious beginners alike. (This studio is sooo close to Riversdale!)

For more information & tickets: Visit the Saskatoon International Burlesque Festival website.

There’s a lot packed into a few blocks this weekend.

Hear some music. Swap a puzzle. Take home something for free. See some art. Watch some skating. Laugh at Art Bar. Learn why beer is technically biotechnology.

Stay local. Wander a little. See what you find.