Local Arts and Culture

Dapper Ghost Studio will transport a black fiberglass tree decked out in Halloween-themed décor and lights throughout Okotoks neighbourhoods after dusk on Oct. 31.

The Spooky Story Stroll is opening the pages of book Ghosts in the House in 14 downtown businesses.

Eric Gallant and Connor Smith have delved into electronic music, creating 35 songs in six months and capturing the attention of music lovers online.

Historians with the Okotoks Museum & Archives and Okotoks District & Historical Society will tell spooky stories of hauntings behind downtown's aged facades the evenings of Oct. 29 and 30.

Twenty-one string players with the Foothills Philharmonic Orchestra will perform the group's first concert in almost a year on Oct. 16 and 17.

The Okotoks Elks Club has been hosting a Saturday farmers’ market at the Elks Hall since July 4, drawing hundreds of people to browse displays of fresh vegetables, art, canned goods, baking and other wares.

Granary Road is hosting its annual Pumpkin Fest featuring pumpkin-themed activities, wares and treats Oct. 17 and 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Callum LeBlanc, Isaac Lee and Ian Lee’s thought-provoking visual film Solipsism gripped viewers with its stunning imagery and unpredictability at the Okotoks Film Festival Society’s fourth annual Zooom Film Festival Sept. 26.

Lorne Maull tells the fascinating story of his grandmother, who homesteaded near Hardisty, in his latest publication.