Edmonton has crammed an odd lot into one September weekend — a riverfront music festival, a comic convention, an indie-pop show, a free block party and not one but two farm-based fall festivals. If you're in Alberta's capital between September 18 and 20, here's what's on.

Music fans get the biggest draw: Down by the River returns to Louise McKinney Riverfront Park for its second year, running all three days from 1 p.m. with live performances, a market, and food and drink. Tickets start at $75. Later on Saturday, LA indie-pop trio Cannons bring their Everything Glows tour to Midway Music Hall (18-plus, from $47).

Geeks have the Edmonton Expo at the Expo Centre, the city's flagship comic and entertainment convention, with celebrity guests, meet-and-greets and big attractions from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. Day passes start at $31.

If it's autumn you're after, two farms deliver. The Edmonton Corn Maze in Spruce Grove runs until October 25, pairing the maze itself with farm animals, mini golf, spud gun launches, a sunflower stroll and a pumpkin patch, from $15. Further out in Bon Accord, Prairie Gardens' Fall-O-Ween weekend adds mazes and train rides at a farm that's been operating since 1956.

Culture is covered on 124th Street, where six galleries — including Bearclaw, Lando, West End and Peter Robertson — open new exhibitions for the free Edmonton Gallery Walk, with Sunday hours from noon to 4 p.m. There's also the Mosquers Film Festival at the Winspear Centre on Saturday: a red-carpet gala of short films by Muslim creators, with live sets from Saudi singer Tamtam and Juno-nominated Alberta comedian Faris Hytiaa, from $35.

Rounding things out: Climb YEG's free Rocktoberfest climbing festival (September 18-21), the final Summer Block Party of the season on Rice Howard Way on Saturday from 3 to 8 p.m., and the Callingwood Farmers' Market, Edmonton's biggest and longest-running outdoor market, with over 200 vendors every Sunday until October 11.

Who's this for? Basically anyone hovering between summer and fall moods. It's an unusually packed weekend that works for families (the farms, the market, the block party) as much as for adults chasing concerts, climbing or gallery-hopping. Just note the dates: these events are specific to September 18-20, so check current listings before planning anything similar later in the season.

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