I mean, there’s plenty of snow to make it happen, and you’d be taking advantage of the winter weather.

Have a great weekend, Edmonton.

You need balloons to have a proper party. (Photo: Alain Saffel)

Oh man, this is a good weekend.

There’s the Edmonton Folk Music Festival down in the river valley. Cariwest is downtown. We’ve already told you about some cool art openings and a rock-your-face-off metalfest.

But there’s more! And the weather even looks to be co-operating.

Fort Saskatchewan is playing host to a videogame festival that goes by the name of Fragapalooza. It’s BYOC.

Sunday is Ukrainian Day, which means there will be loads of fun over at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village and likely a few Uke-themed parties around the city. (I know Ceili’s is having one…)

And there’s Latin Fest! Did you know about this?

And the other thing you can do, especially if you’re a child of the 80s, is watch a John Hughes movie or two.

Whatever you do, be careful out there.

p.s. remember that the LRT is not running south of the river after 7pm

Maybe just head out to one of Alberta's great beaches this weekend.

Alright, it’s the weekend!

The scorching hot, middle of summer, good times weekend.

Yes, it’s the final weekend of Capital Ex (and Taste of Edmonton and Walking with Dinosaurs if you’re looking for a super-busy weekend of stuff to do). And there are all those race cars and assorted Indy parties.

But what if that’s not for you?

Try these on for size:

The Hurt Locker opens this weekend and looks really, really good.

The Famines play The Hydeaway with The Wicked Awesomes and The Mitts.

Speaking of music, Social Distortion is playing at Edmonton Event Centre.

River Cree Casino’s Live (cover band bar) has The Almost Hip.

Brian Mason’s pancake breakfast; because free food knows no political ideology (And the NDP has a syrup quota to fulfill).

You can get your dance on at Flamenco for Life, while helping a good cause.

On Sunday, Eskimos great Warren Moon is signing copies of his book “Never Give Up on Your Dream” at the North Town Indigo.

If you’re hungry for local food and new restaurants, check out Fork Fest.

Oh, and remember to  Slip, Slop, Slap if you’re heading out into the sun.