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Make it Yours! From paint color to furniture, landscaping to functionality, your space is all about you. Do the homework to make your home work at the Calgary Home + Garden Show. Find your style with help from Canada’s biggest names in home improvement, along with a line-up of local favorites, and more than 650 trusted brands. Buy tickets online courtesy of www.RenovationFind.com and save $3! Satisfaction guaranteed - or the price of admission is on the Calgary Home + Garden Show. Admission is free for kids 12 & under. For show hours and for more information, 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.

Tickets on Sale Now! The Legendary Easter Hunts at Butterfield take place March 24 & 25 and March 30 & 31. Bring the family out to help the Easter Bunny, visit with all the Spring babies (of course!), do a little Spring planting with the family, and snap great pics with the Easter Bunny. Afterward, all the kids head home with a little treat from the Easter Bunny to say thanks for helping! Buy tickets soon as they sell out quickly. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

Check TELUS Spark's website for hours of operation. One of the most exclusive exhibitions is making its final North American stop at Calgary's science centre on January 20 to June 20! Whales|Tohor? is an interactive experience housing one of the world's largest whale collections from the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. This exhibition will immerse you into the biology diversity, evolution, and deep significance of whales to M?ori culture.

March 1 to 10. Calgary Young People's Theatre Presents, Peter Pan. J.M. Barrie's original Peter Pan comes to life in this wacky, playful, and magical production about a girl looking for herself, a boy who wouldn't grow up, and a pirate out for revenge. Featuring daring sword fights, mermaids, and a clock-hungry crocodile! For performance times and to purchase tickets, 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!

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.

Competitive rope skipping combines elements of aerobics, synchronized dance, gymnastics, and breakdancing - all tied together with jump ropes. These elements combine into a fast-paced, crowd-pleasing exhibition and competitive sport. The Masters Competition includes speed and power events as well as a freestyle routine usually choreographed to music for individual athletes. Speed and Power events: 9am to Noon. Freestyle Routines: Noon to 4pm. This event is free and family-friendly. Come watch some amazing Alberta athletes compete!

March 3 and 4 - Celebrate French Canadian, Metis, and First Nations culture. Enjoy Folkloric music and dances, demonstrations, workshops, storytelling, exhibits, a traditional Sugar Shack meal, maple taffy on snow, plus outdoor activities and games! Free for kids 5 and under. Takes place at Heritage Park. For more information and pricing, visit the website.

March 3 Movie: Trolls. Cineplex’s Family Favourites is a great way to enjoy a classic family movie at a great price! Admission is $2.99 per person, making this a great way to spend the weekend with the family crew. Participating Cineplex Theatres are Crowfoot Crossing, Sunridge, Chinook, and CrossIron Mills.

Join Kids U at the Walden location for an Open House event, where you can meet the teachers, learn about their unique brain-building curriculum, and see their wonderful facility. Refreshments and children's activities will be provided.

Join Mad Science and examine real fossil casts and the differences in the teeth of herbivores and carnivores. Each student will also stain their very own fossilized T-Rex tooth. Brought to you by The Calgary Public Library.

The sun goes down early in the winter, but you can make the most of that darkness at the Crescent Heights Community's Association's Full Moon Party! The family-friendly party is going down on part of Centre Street. Expect games like giant Jenga and Connect Four, a campfire, music, and cups of hot chocolate to stay warm. Plus, if you're one of the first 100 people to arrive at the party, you'll get some glow-in-the-dark accessories to wear and light up the night! For more information, visit the Facebook page.