Weekend guide: football, hockey and library events fill Medicine Hat, Sept 25-27
A weekend of warm temperatures easing into cooler, sunny days brings high school football, junior hockey and family nature programs across the city.
Environment Canada forecasts a warm Friday reaching 30 C with afternoon cloudiness, wind gusts up to 50 km/h and a thunderstorm risk overnight. Temperatures moderate through the weekend, with Saturday reaching 17 C and Sunday 18 C under mostly sunny skies.
High school football returns to the Methanex Bowl, with the undefeated Crescent Heights Vikings hosting Cardston on Friday, followed by Medicine Hat High School facing Catholic Central. On Saturday, Monsignor McCoy hosts Cold Lake, with general admission $5 at the gate.
The Medicine Hat Cubs open their regular season with home games against High River on Friday and Mountain View on Saturday at Kinplex 1 Arena, including a tailgate and a banner-raising ceremony for the 2025-26 Heritage Junior Hockey League champions.
Family and youth programming rounds out the weekend, including Kids Night Out at the Big Marble Go Centre, nature sessions at Police Point Park and the Nature Centre, and teen events at the Medicine Hat Public Library featuring gaming consoles, crafts and karaoke.
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