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The Bow Habitat Station’s Kids Can Catch Trout Pond opens in mid-May and is stocked with rainbow trout in the fish hatchery for you to catch and release.

This event will feature hundreds of free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to discover their inner artist, experience their heritage, and celebrate what it means to be Albertan.

Wait for it! Watch for it! The Gotta Minute Film Festival is coming soon! Gotta Minute is Western Canada’s first Film Festival for Commuters. Selected films will be shown on Pattison Onestop screens in Edmonton and Calgary (such as the Edmonton LRT and the Calgary Ctrain), in select Edmonton Public Library and Calgary Public Library locations, in the lobby of the Metro Cinema and online.

Developed through a partnership between the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo and the Ministry of Alberta Environment and Parks’ and their Inglewood facility Bow Habitat Station, the festival will highlight the rich biodiversity in our province and what can be done for these diverse ecosystems.

Canada's largest gem and mineral show is coming to Spruce Meadows in Calgary.

September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. Both days are intended to honour the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as to recognize the inter-generational impacts of residential schools on individuals, families, and communities. As part of our ongoing mission of reconciliation and decolonization, Fort Calgary will be offering a variety of free programming all day, including: -Free museum admission -Two walking tours -Family-friendly crafts -An after-hours screening of the film Bones of Crows with guest speaker Michelle Thrush We highly encourage visitors to our site on this day to come wearing an orange shirt or other orange clothing items, such as scarves, hats, buttons, etc. If you are in need of an orange shirt, we recommend purchasing from the Orange Shirt Society, a non-profit organization that aims to create awareness of the generational impacts of Residential Schools through Orange Shirt Day activities.

This day honors the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. There are a number of events planned in various locations throughout the city.

The Twins, Triplets and More Association of Calgary is hosting a huge used kids clothing sale at The Genesis Centre. Shop for a baby on the way or teenagers needing clothes in the next size up and every size in between. Stock up on clothing, shoes, books, DVDs, toys, games, baby equipment, dancewear, sportswear sports equipment and more.

Located in Airdrie’s Nose Creek Park, the Airdrie Festival of Lights is a beautiful, outdoor walk-through lights experience, with about a million dollars’ worth of displays and other special features.

What was once a one-off way to dazzle local residents, has now turned into an annual family-friendly event that brings everyone from Calgary and area. Join for a drive through the Legacy Community in the southeast of Calgary, to enjoy a wondrous Christmas lights display of more than one million lights.