Available Throughout CFR Week
🍽️ The Marc’s Cowboy Beef Dip
📍 The Marc
Available from Sept. 11 to Oct. 10, The Marc’s Cowboy Beef Dip features slow-roasted Alberta beef, pickled jalapeños, fried onions and caramelized onion purée. Guests who order the feature sandwich will receive a 20 per cent discount voucher toward CFR tickets, and can enter for a chance to win four tickets to the Oct. 9 Canadian Finals Rodeo performance.
🥩Whiskey-Aged Ribeye at LUX Steakhouse
📍 LUX Steakhouse
Available through Oct. 10, this 10 oz whiskey-aged ribeye is served with cowboy butter, seasonal vegetables, demi-glace and sea salt.
🍹 Alberta Berry Smash at The Common
📍 The Common
Raise a glass with The Common’s Alberta Berry Smash, a limited-time feature cocktail.
🍹 Spaghetti Western at Dolly’s Cocktails
📍 Dolly’s Cocktails
Dolly’s Cocktails is celebrating rodeo week with the Spaghetti Western, a limited-time cocktail feature inspired by western classics.
🍔 The Ranchhand at Jack’s Burger Shack
📍 Jack’s Burger Shack
Sink your teeth into The Ranchhand, Jack’s Burger Shack’s featured burger. Guests who order The Ranchhand will receive a 20 per cent discount voucher toward CFR tickets.
🥩 Heavy Pour Prime Cut at BIRDOG Restaurant & Bar
📍 BIRDOG Restaurant & Bar
BIRDOG Restaurant & Bar is serving its Heavy Pour Prime Cut throughout rodeo season.
🍽️ The Parlour’s CFR Menu
📍 The Parlour Italian Kitchen & Bar
The Parlour has partnered with CFR to create a rodeo-inspired menu featuring bold flavours and western twists. Highlights include the Cowboy Arrabbiata with smoked brisket and Calabrian-spiked marinara, a BBQ Chicken Pizza with whiskey BBQ sauce and jalapeño aioli, and Parlour “Cornbread” topped with honey butter and amaretto cream. Guests can also try special feature cocktails including the Raspberry Rattlesnake and Bull Rider’s Bloody Mary. The feature menu is available until Oct. 8, while supplies last.
Thursday, Oct. 1
🎵 CFR Backroads Series at Dolly’s Cocktail Bar
📍 Dolly’s Cocktail Bar
🕒 7 to 11 p.m.
Kick off CFR Week with an evening of all-vinyl country, rock, blues and classic hits featuring Mimi93 and DJ Andy Jam.
Saturday, Oct. 3
🎵 CFR Backroads Series at Cask & Barrel
📍 Cask & Barrel
🕒 3 to 6 p.m.
Enjoy an afternoon of alt-country, Americana and folk music featuring Hank Engel and Wheat Halo.
Tuesday, Oct. 6
🎵 CFR Backroads Series at Sherlock Holmes Pub
📍 Sherlock Holmes Pub Downtown
🕒 5 to 7 p.m.
Settle in for an evening of prairie-inspired country and roots music featuring Andrea Nixon and Rigger Morris.
🤠 CPRA Night of Champions
📍 The Westin Edmonton
🕒 6 to 10 p.m.
Celebrate the year’s top rodeo competitors, contestants and personnel at this special awards banquet.
Private event.
Thursday, Oct. 8
🎵 Live Music with Dean Lonsdale
📍 O’Byrne’s Ice District
🕒 5 to 8 p.m.
Enjoy an evening of live music and western hospitality with local performer Dean Lonsdale.
🎵 CFR Backroads Series at CKUA
📍 CKUA Beresh Arts Den
🕒 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Experience an intimate evening of storytelling and song featuring artists from Edmonton and Nashville.
Friday, Oct. 9
🍽️ Bodega Toy Round-Up & Pancake Giveaway
📍 Bodega by Sabor
🕒 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Don your western best and bring a new toy or minimum $10 donation for Santas Anonymous to enjoy Bodega’s award-winning “Golden Lasso” pancake, featuring lemon pancake, cinnamon bun ice cream and citrus sugar cookie flakes.
👗 Ladies of Canadian Pro Rodeo Fashion Show
📍 The Westin Edmonton
🕒 11 a.m.
Support Canadian Pro Rodeo Sports Medicine and the CPRA Cowboy Benefit Fund at this annual rodeo fashion showcase.
👨👩👧👦 Rocky the Ram at Capital Gifts
📍 Capital Gifts
🕒 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Meet Rocky the Ram and enjoy family-friendly story times during this special downtown appearance.
🛍️ Shamrock Shindig: Vintage Market
📍 O’Byrne’s Ice District
🕒 Noon to 9 p.m.
Browse local vendors while enjoying O’Byrne’s Irish-Western take on CFR Week.
🎵 Live Music with Andrew Scott
📍 O’Byrne’s Ice District
🕒 5 to 8 p.m.
Catch a live performance from local musician Andrew Scott as part of the Shamrock Shindig celebrations.
🎵 CFR Backroads Series at The Druid
📍 The Druid Irish Pub
🕒 5 to 8 p.m.
Enjoy an evening of country and roots music featuring Boots Graham, Martina Dawn and Chase Morgan.
🎬 After the Credits: John Ware Reclaimed
📍 Zeidler Hall, Citadel Theatre
🕒 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Watch the award-winning documentary John Ware Reclaimed followed by a live discussion with filmmaker Cheryl Foggo.
🎵 CFR Backroads Series at 99ten
📍 99ten
🕒 8 to 11 p.m.
Spend the evening with performances by The Orvald Wayne Show, Brett Cassidy and Zach Moostoos-Willier.
Saturday, Oct. 10
👨👩👧👦 Rocky the Ram at Capital Gifts
📍 Capital Gifts
🕒 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Rocky the Ram returns for another day of family-friendly meet-and-greets and story times.
🎵 CFR Backroads Series at Dolly’s Cocktail Bar
📍 Dolly’s Cocktail Bar
🕒 2 to 6 p.m.
Enjoy an afternoon performance from Alberta singer-songwriter Amy Nelson.
🎵 The Druid Open Stage with James Murdoch
📍 The Druid Irish Pub
🕒 2 to 5 p.m.
Discover local and emerging songwriters during this long-running Edmonton open stage tradition.
🎵 Live Music with Julia Vos
📍 O’Byrne’s Ice District
🕒 9 p.m. to midnight
Wrap up CFR Week with a late-night performance from Alberta country artist Julia Vos.
Looking for more CFR events?
From rodeo performances and tailgate parties to the Canadian Country Expo and special downtown activations, discover everything happening during Canadian Finals Rodeo Week.