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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.

The Trico Homes International Fireworks Festival will illuminate the night sky with a symphony of pyrotechnics and music, coming together as an artistic display of light and sound. Sunbelt Rentals, OneWorld Festival will play host to various activities including live performances, cultural pavilions, ethnic food booths, and a night market! For full lineup and 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.

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

Takes place August 7 to 10. These safe, supervised programs help young children and adults make new friends and stay active through a play-based learning environment. Participants will engage in games and activities. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For ages 3 to 5 plus an adult. Takes place at various locations. Please visit the website for all of the locations.

Takes place August 13 to 17. These safe, supervised programs help young children make new friends and learn games and activities! For ages 6 to 12. Takes place at various locations. Please visit the website for all of the locations.

COCHRANE FAIR AT THE AG SOCIETY PARK August 17 – 19, 2018 Here's just a sampling of at what to expect . . . . Entertainment Zone - Music and entertainment all weekend long! Outdoor Arena Events - Classic Bull Riding, Foothills Bucking Horse Futurity, Extreme Cowboy Alberta races, mini chuckwagon races, mutton busting, sheep dog demos, horse and rider showcase, team roping jackpot! Children's Zone - Pony rides, karaoke for kids, petting zoo, mechanical bull, games and activities! Family Friendly Beer Gardens - Relax and take in all the activities! Midway Rides - Get your blood pumping with new rides this year! Marketplace - Come on in, do some shopping, and support your local businesses! Food Vendors - Temp your palette! Enjoy a variety of tasty foods available throughout the Grounds! Pet Valu Pet Show - Show off your pets' style and character. Free entry with three different classes of ribbons. Great prizes and tons of fun! Register at Cochrane Pet Valu. Old Tyme Bearspaw Bench Exhibition - Celebrating 50 years! A family event that encourages the connection with rural life in Alberta! And much more!