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Free Online Coding Workshop for Grade 1-12 Students Daily starts at 18 PM Dive into the magical world of coding with personalized guidance from expert mentors! What Will You Learn? Game Development Animation Website Development App Development Book a free coding session: https://cdg.al/iVf5P Session Highlight: 1:1 live online session Hands-on, learning with an expert mentor STEM.org-accredited certification for participation

Check website for show times. Celebrate the holidays with a fun new show for the whole family! Thanks to a fairy-tale time machine, Edward travels from the olden days to modern Calgary where he meets Cinderella. She’s a young go-getter, and he has become the handsome Eddie Prince, and – wait a minute – his uncle is the Fairy Godmother! Will Cinderella or her selfish sisters win the Stampede talent show? Will Cinderella’s crazy step-mom even let her perform? Recommended for ages Kindergarten and up. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website below.

Calgary Unplugged is an annual family-friendly Earth Hour event. Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024 Time: 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Location: Central Library (800 3 Street SE) Join us for music, entertainment, and opportunities to experience what environmental actions you can take in Calgary. Pedal power midway games and experience how our natural world affects our daily lives. Bring personal lighting and dance to the DJ when the lights go down for the Earth Hour party! Calgary Unplugged is hosted by The Arusha Centre's Climate Program, with support from The City of Calgary and community agencies. If you can't make it to the event, turning off nonessential lights, "unplug" from electronics at 8:30 and reconnect with people, games or hobbies! After Earth Hour, share your participation with #EarthHour and #EarthHourYYC. Email programs@arusha.org with questions.

A Wicked Throwback Halloween Party for the 35+ crowd! All in support of AARCS (Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society) This Party has EVERYTHING! Old school Halloween games, Scavenger Hunt, burlesque performances, dancing to hits from 70's to 90's. Win 2 tickets anywhere Westjet flies!

November 26 to December 24; check website for show times. Every Christmas Eve, the Mitchell family reads the story of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. But this year, after reading the story, strange things begin to happen and the whole family is caught up in the magical spirit of the season. A fun-filled modern twist on the classic story, this adventure will entertain the whole family.

Come and enjoy an afternoon listening to stories and some of Canada’s finest musicians. Storyteller/Musician Samantha Whelan Kotkas and her friends will entertain you and your children with musical interactive tales of child-accessible hikes in the Rocky Mountains. Teach your child about courage, unity, joyfulness, and caring in an afternoon of fun and adventure. An event for the whole family that you will want to be a part of. Recommended for children aged 5 to 12, but created with the entire family in mind. Come one hour before the show & enjoy family friendly activities. Stay after to meet the performers. Created and Narrated by Samantha Whelan Kotkas Music by Tyler Hornby Puppets by Green Fools Theatre Video by Joel Goundry Tyler Hornby - Drums, Chris Andrew - Piano, Pat Belliveau - Saxophones, Aaron Shore - Guitar, Stephen Shepard - Bass

Join us at Southcentre Mall from June 3rd to 23rd for our fourth annual Indigenous History Month celebration in partnership with Authentically Indigenous. This month-long event will foster understanding, appreciation, and celebration of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples. Experience educational activities, cultural displays, and storytelling sessions that connect both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. The celebrations will include: Full-Size Tipi: Step inside a tipi adorned with tapestries representing decades of Indigenous contributions to Calgary’s culture. Storytelling: Be moved by traditional stories from elders, delight in puppet shows by Indigenous authors, and explore virtual reality experiences by the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth. Artisan Market: Discover the vibrancy of Indigenous creativity at our artisan market on June 7th and 8th. Enjoy music, dance, and locally crafted goods. Educational Information Walls: Learn and engage with displays that provide deeper insights into Indigenous culture.

Let us show you how we empower our students to reach their full potential! Hear stories from staff, current students, and parents before learning about how you can be a part of our wonderful community. Rundle Studio is an online learning environment built to help students with diagnosed learning disabilities thrive. Let us show you how we empower our students to reach their full potential!

Weekends, November 19 to December 18. Enjoy a festive horse-drawn wagon ride, cookie decorating, crafts, shopping, and more! Tour the decorated homes, sing carols, and make sure to visit Santa and his friendly farm critters! For more information, visit the website.

Skate to festive music, enjoy hot chocolate, cookies, and crafts! Register at Guest Services or on the website.

Check website for show times. Young and old will delight in the beauty and power of The Nutcracker, set to Tchaikovsky’s immortal score. Enter a Kingdom of Sweets, fall in love with a Sugar Plum Fairy and bravely face an army of mischievous mice. Introducing children to a world of art and culture, their young imaginations will light up as they relish in the legendary world of young Klara and her Nutcracker Prince. An experience to be cherished, a story to be a part of, we’re proud to share the most spectacular Nutcracker performance with you and your family. To purchase tickets, visit the website.

Create a puppet with a scarf, some balls, and elastics. Glue on a face and some hair. Then practice working the puppet together with a friend or family member and bring your puppet to life! Try just walking, breathing, thinking, jumping, sitting, and then have fun with some hip-hop-disco-break dancing! Suitable for ages 4+. Note: Children and teens must participate with an adult! For more information and to register, visit the website.

Running throughout the Holiday Season, Spruce Meadows invites your entire family - together with your Christmas guests - to enjoy the Christmas Lights at Spruce Meadows. Experience Christmas Season magic with a quarter of a million lights, blanketing Spruce Meadows from west to east. The 2-kilometre drive through the grounds includes Tournament Lane, The Courtyard, Traffic Circle, the Nations Flag Park, Congress Hall, Riders Chapel and the Pond with strings of lights measuring nearly 80 kilometres. Step out of your car or away from the skating rink to enjoy a hot chocolate or coffee together with a pastry in the warm comfort of the Founders Plaza each evening during the Christmas Lights from 5 to 8pm. For more information and to view the map, visit the website.

During the month of December, Calgary’s Community of the Year, Legacy, will be hosting their 2nd Annual Family-Friendly Christmas Light Parade with over 80,000 lights! For some classic winter fun, drive through the entire community to experience the tunnels of lights, Christmas displays, and an outdoor skating rink! Toy Mountain donations can also be made at the Calbridge show homes.

November 25 to January 8 (excluding December 25), 6 to 9pm; Experience over 1.5 million lights, 200 displays, crackling fire pits, steamy hot chocolate, and four fun-filled activity zones (with many new additions!), transforming the Zoo into a magical winter wonderland. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

New West Symphony & Chorus is a Calgary-based choir and orchestra whose goal is to perform excellent music from all genres, and to use this platform to help the less-fortunate. Join for the 6th annual "Christmas with New West." Enjoy traditional and contemporary Christmas music and celebration along with New West and a typically-sold-out house!

Bask in the glow of candlelight as the angelic sound of children’s voices sing the glorious music of the season. Takes place at Knox United Church. To purchase tickets, visit the website.

Show times: December 16, 8pm and December 17, 2pm & 8pm. Looking for a family-friendly evening over the holiday season? Spectacle Blue brings winter alive in this 'Winter Wonderland' Show. Featuring acts on aerial trapeze, hoop, silks and hammock woven together through story telling and dance. Purchase tickets online at http://spectacleblue.ca/important-dates/join/495-winter-wonderland

Get in the yuletide spirit with a mix of diverse selections accompanied by well-known festive classics including sing-along carols and the long-standing tradition of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus. This family-friendly show features Calgary’s award-winning a cappella ambassadors of smiles and song, The Heebee-jeebees™. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.