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Register Now for the SunRype TRi KiDS Triathlon on July 22! This triathlon offers safe, non-competitive, confidence-building races for children and youth ages 3 to 15. TRi KiDS events combine 3 sports kids love: swimming, biking, and running! The triathlon begins at 9am. For more information and to register your child for the triathlon, 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.

Tickers on Sale Now! This Girl Can Expo, presented by Hurd Ventures, is for girls ages 5+ featuring health and wellness, sports activities, fashion, arts and design, science and technology, and safety and support. It will be in the Big Four Building on September 8. For more information and to purchase tickets to the expo, 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

Join in the Stampede fun filled day at Granary Road! 8:30am - 9:30am - Pancake Breakfast. 8:30am - 4:30pm - Live Music. 11:00am - 12:00pm - Hay Rides. 12:30pm - 3:00pm - Meet Rascal, the Alpaca. 12:00pm - 1:45pm - Line Dancing - Keepin' it Country. 9:30am - 5:00pm - Lasso Games & Crafts. 12:30pm - 3:00pm - Egg collecting at the Chicken Coop.

Takes place July 13 to 15. Calling all superheroes! Dress up in your best family-friendly costume and visit the Artist Market featuring unique items from local artists! Or stop by the Photo Op Zone to be transported to a world far, far away. Forgot your mask? Stop by the Superhero Face Painting Center ($5 per face). Character meet and greets each day! Included with admission.

Get ready to put your hands together and stomp your cowboy boots for two incredibly talented acts at the Stampede Music Showcase! Enjoy great live music, the 10th Annual Chili Cook-Off, incredible local food, fruits, veggies, and more! Steel & Timber is a talented trio and local favourite, and always a crowd pleaser at the Market. Their music is a blend of roots country, folk rock, bluegrass, and blues. Steel & Timber will take the stage at 11am. Then you’ll be wowed by the talented female trio visiting from Vancouver. Last year, The Heels caught market-goers attention during the 2017 Stampede, while busking and blowing us away. They are a 2016 BCCMA award-winning female Country music trio with past solo careers spanning a rainbow of genres. The trio are known for three-part harmonies, sassy lyrics, unforgettable melodies, and outstanding heels! The Heels will kick things up a notch at 12pm.

We set up a reading tent at Riley Park every Saturday of the summer (weather permitting) to promote children's literacy June 23 to August 25! Children will be able to read books with volunteers and participate in crafts and face paint related to the weekly themes.

It’s time to get your cowboy hats on and put your taste buds to the test to crown the 2018 Chili Champion! The Calgary Farmers' Market will be serving up 7 delicious chilis in support of the Calgary Interfaith Food Bank’s, Put the Boots to Hunger Campaign. Come on down to the market July 13th and 14th, make a cash donation to the Calgary Interfaith Food Bank, and try the 7 mouthwatering chilis (while supplies last). Vote for your favorite and be entered to win a gift basket filled with items from the Market. There will also be a Judge’s Choice Award. A panel of local food loving judges will taste and award one contender the Judges Choice Chili Trophy. Tune into Facebook Live on July 13th at 11am to see the competitors and judges devouring the 7 chilis live at the market. Both the People’s Choice and Judge’s Choice winners will be announced July 14th at 3:30 pm.

Free Mad Science Under Pressure Workshop brought to you by The Calgary Public Library as part of The Ultimate Summer Challenge! Spaces are limited. First come, first serve. Appropriate for children ages 6 to 12.