Medicine Hat weekend roundup: markets, football and Haunted House events Oct 16-18
A sunny but windy weekend is in store for Medicine Hat, with gusts up to 70 km/h forecast for Saturday as residents choose from a packed slate of community events.
Environment Canada forecasts sunny skies for Medicine Hat through the weekend, with Friday reaching 23 C and winds up to 60 km/h in the evening, Saturday hitting 22 C with gusts to 70 km/h near noon, and Sunday cooling to 16 C with clear conditions.
Community events include the Fall into Christmas Handmade Market at the Cypress Centre Field House, running Friday through Sunday with more than 100 artisans. High school football returns to the Methanex Bowl on Friday, featuring the Medicine Hat High Hawks against the Chinook Coyotes at 5 p.m., followed by the sixth annual Rick Boksteyn Bowl between the Crescent Heights Vikings and McCoy Colts at 7:30 p.m.
Purrfectly Splendid Creations is hosting its second annual Haunted House Friday and Saturday from 5 to 10 p.m. at 303 11th St. SE, with half of admission proceeds going to the Medicine Hat SPCA. Medicine Hat College's Rattlers open their basketball and volleyball seasons in the Snake Pit, hosting Olds College and Ambrose University respectively.
Other activities include the Haunted Medicine Hat City-Wide Scavenger Hunt on Friday night, a Discover Rec: Triple Ball session at the Big Marble Go Centre, and the Medicine Hat Tigers playing road games in Regina and Brandon, broadcast on Wild 94.5.
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