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October 20 to November 11, check website for show times. StoryBook Theatre Presents, MADAGASCAR, a musical adventure. Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar, a musical adventure follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar. Recommended for ages 3+. To purchase tickets, visit the website.

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.

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.

Babies Go Boo at the Calgary Public Library! Dress up your baby and come celebrate Halloween with stories, rhymes, and songs. For ages 6 to 23 months. For schedule and locations, visit the website.

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

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!

There’s Double, Double, Toil and Trouble at the Calgary Farmers’ Market this Halloween when families come out for these Spooktacular Events! Check out the pumpkins in the vendor pumpkin carving contest and vote for a chance to win $50 in Market Bucks on Friday, October 27! And on October 28, come in your Halloween costume for spooktacular fun with a Christopher Cool Magic Show, a 'spooky' sing-a-long, healthy Halloween snacks, and a Mad Scientist Fire and Ice Show!

From October 14 to 31, take risks and be curious during SHOCKTOBER at TELUS Spark! Enjoy frightfully fun activities for the entire family as you explore the spooky science behind Halloween. Brew a colourful potion, stand under a mysterious mess, or witness the spectacle of a pumpkin destruction. Plus, Monster Mash-Up is back on October 28 and 29 for the final weekend of SHOCKTOBER celebrations! Monster Mash-Up is Proudly Sponsored by Calgary's Child Magazine!

A family favorite! Happening every weekend in October, go on a tractor-pulled hay wagon ride to search for your pumpkin! Bring the pumpkins back and decorate them, and then visit with your favorite animal friends in the farmyard. It's harvest fun at its best!

Kanga-Boo Halloween at Cobb’s Adventure Park & Corn Maze. There will be free treat bags for all in costume, prizes for best costume, a pumpkin carving contest, and this is your last chance to see the kangaroos until next year. For more details, visit the website.

Families and children can enjoy free pumpkin decorating and face painting in the centre court with at $2 donation to Cystic Fibrosis Canada!  *For children 12 years and younger. Must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. One per child while quantities last. 

Takes place Saturday, October 21, 12Noon to 4pm and Saturday, October 28, 12Noon to 4pm. Join in celebrating the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead at Marlborough Mall. Enjoy four hours of free family fun including Latin dance performances by Havana Cuban Dance Studio, sugar pumpkin decorating, face painting, colour your own sugar skull mask, and more! You also have the opportunity to win one of two Marlborough Mall gift cards! Take a selfie at the Halloween display across from the Family Park, post it to social media, tag Marlborough Mall and use the hashtag #MBMWins to enter!

Haunted Calgary takes place October 27, 28, and 31. Low scare (daylight, few to no actors) is 2 to 4pm and full scare is 6 to 10pm.Haunted Calgary is the largest walk-through haunted yard attraction in Calgary! This is an outdoor attraction so dress warm and be prepared to wait in line. Wear sturdy footwear for safety. Costumes are welcome, but leave weapons and large/bulky costumes at home, in your vehicle, or check them with the box office volunteers. The theme is "Hollywood Horror." Haunted Calgary aims to be the scariest haunted attraction; parental discretion is strongly advised. Entrance to this popular Calgary tradition is by donation for charity partners. It's a pay-what-you-can attraction, but $10 per person for Oops-a-Dazy Rescue and Sanctuary Society and two non-perishable food items for the Calgary Interfaith Food Bank are recommended.

Lights Out at Cobb’s Adventure Park & Corn Maze. Make your way through the corn maze in the dark with nothing but your flashlight! And are you BRAVE enough to make it through the haunted houses?! For more details, visit the website.

October 26 & 27, 6 to 9pm. October 28, 5:30 to 9pm. and October 29, 4 to 7:30pm. Ghouls’ Night Out at Heritage Park. Ghouls’ Night Out is perfect for families with little ghouls ages three to nine who are looking for a fun, safe night out. Don’t miss the ghostly encounters and freaky family fun! Tickets sell out fast. Purchase tickets online to avoid disappointment.