YIKES! Film Festival Edmonton Alberta Canada 2023

There's a new film festival on the Edmonton scene this year. YIKES! Film Festival is two days of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, thriller, and mystery short and feature films. The vibe is less of the stuffy red-carpet type and more of a casual night hanging out with friends. In fact, YIKES! promises to be a terrifying fun time and a hit on the Alberta horror, sci-fi, thriller and mystery movie scene.

In addition to the carefully curated film schedule that focuses on creating the ultimate moviegoer experience, YIKES! has exclusive spooky vendors, merchandise, and giveaways. There are opportunities built into the schedule to grab something to eat and a drink. Each evening caps off with live music preformed by a local band.

Independent Filmmakers from Canada and abroad submitted their works for consideration by the festival. Their hope, to win their category grand prize of $100.00 CAD and to take home the coveted Hands of Horror trophy!

Tickets are $12 a day and include:
- Access to the Festival
- Film Screenings
- Live Music
- Exclusive Event Vendors
- Exclusive Event Merchandise

Thursday Nov 16 6pm - 10:30pm with music by the comedy band, Success 5000
Friday Nov 17 6pm - 10:30pm followed by live music the Spanish Flies

The detailed film schedule is broken into two blocks each about 2 hours long. The blocks are made up of films that very from as shorts as just under a minute to almost 2-hours. The length and genre of each show is listed so festival goers can choose which films they want to see.