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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.

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.

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!

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

Southcentre Mall is proud to be partnering with Autism Calgary to provide a sensory-friendly Halloween event designed for children with Autism, mobility disabilities, and other special needs. A Special Time for Halloween will be hosted prior to the mall opening for children ages 2 to 12. Families can register for A Special Time for Halloween by calling 403-225-9100 until October 26 at 4pm or until the event is full. Space is limited to the first 150 families who register. Once registered, further info including confirmation of time slot, parking, and check-in info will be provided. Although trick-or-treating is a part of many families’ Halloween traditions, for children with sensory processing difficulties, costumes, darkness, sounds, smells, large crowds, and other traditions can be overwhelming and stressful. With this in mind, Southcentre and Autism Calgary are pleased to offer A Special Time for Halloween, tailored to families and children with Autism, Asperger’s, Cerebral Palsy, and ADHD, free of charge with registration. For more info about Autism Calgary, visit www.autismcalgary.com

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. 

Join the award-winning Calgary Boys' Choir at a free concert the whole family will enjoy! Featuring both the Gentlemen's and Masters’ choirs, the concert will take place at the Strathcona Christie Aspen Community Association Centre. Refreshments will be served. Come and join the boys for a beautiful afternoon of music-making! 

This year, Canyon Meadows Community Association is happy to partner with Amazearts to sponsor a Fall Festival. Bring your own pumpkin for the Free pumpkin painting event, craft event, and Halloween Haunted House! There will also be sand art for kids ( small card is $5 and a big card is $8), and Slime kits for kids (small is $4 and big is $8).

October 26 & 27, 6 to 9pm. October 28, 5:30 to 9pm. 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: heritagepark.ca