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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.

This Family Day, February 18, Canada’s leading resource for all things Parenting, Parenting Power, is encouraging people to put away their smartphones for the day and instead, spend quality time with their families. #NoPhoneFamilyDay, now in its third year, is a one-day movement in which families unplug and spend more quality time with each other without the constant distraction of a handheld device. #NoPhoneFamilyDay aims to improve family ties, help parents set clear intentions about their technology use, and plant the seeds for year-round reduction of technology dependence. Countless studies have proven the importance of reduced screen time and increased person-to-person contact - this occasion serves as a reminder to take a break from the phone to focus on family.

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 February 15 to 18. This not to be missed event will offer families the chance to meet a sloth, get to know a gator, make friends with an armadillo, and be introduced to many more amazing animals. The Festival will feature 30 live animal exhibits, including a sloth, alligator, armadillo, owl, skunk, and many more mammals, snakes, and birds. Special guest Jason Clevett from Animal Planet's show 'Scaled' will also be appearing at all festival dates! Exhibits: Wild Canada - Celebrate Canada's diverse species. Diversity of Living Things - Learn why natural biodiversity is essential. Responsibly Exotic - Responsible care of exotic pets Two unique, half-hour, hands-on educational programs: Reptiles & Invertebrates; Mammals & Birds. February 15: 1 to 8pm. February 16: 10am to 5pm. February 17: 10am to 5pm. February 18: 10am to 5pm. *Special Circumstances. If you or a nature lover you know is unable to buy tickets due to financial circumstances, please email info@raysreptiles.com to make special arrangements. Sensitivity: If you have children who have difficulty with crowds or noise, you are invited to a special quiet hour, free of charge, starting at 9am Saturday. Admission is $14.50, with discounts for groups over four people of $10 for every additional adult. Children 2 and under are free. All tickets are available at the door.

Takes place February 14 to 19. Bring the whole family to Gasoline Alley for a custom-built Family Day adventure! Build a racer and go head to head in a little friendly family competition on the downhill drag strip. Test your skill as a digital car designer. Scavenge parts to create the vehicle of your dreams that’s yours to take home. This and much more is yours to enjoy!

Mad Science Planets & Moons Workshop. Brought to you by The Calgary Public Library, presented by Mad Science. Join Mad Science and explore the solar system by impersonating the planets to compare their sizes and distances from the sun. Learn the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse and how space probes harness the gravity of distant planets to use less fuel. Build and keep a Mad Science® Gravity Assisted Launcher! Suitable for ages 6 to 12. Spaces are limited. To register, visit the Calgary Public Library website.

Mad Science Planets & Moons Workshop. Brought to you by The Calgary Public Library, presented by Mad Science. Join Mad Science and explore the solar system by impersonating the planets to compare their sizes and distances from the sun. Learn the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse and how space probes harness the gravity of distant planets to use less fuel. Build and keep a Mad Science® Gravity Assisted Launcher! Suitable for ages 6 to 12. Spaces are limited. To register, visit the Calgary Public Library website.

Takes place February 14 to 18. The Calgary Downtown Association presents the second edition of GLOW - Downtown Winter Light Festival over the Family Day long weekend. Each night, public spaces throughout the downtown core will be lit with one-of-a-kind installations, projections, theatrical experiences, and interactive light art commissioned from artists. The installations will be linked by Festival Hubs where your family can find information, refreshments, and special performances! Some sites will be connected by the Plus15, hotels, and parking garages to make the experience easy and accessible for all. Come and be a part of the fun down at Olympic Plaza for awesome art installations to Love Lights on Valentine's Day to a BassBus dance party to live music night and much more! Visit the website for a downloadable downtown map. #glowfestyyc #iamdowntown

Experience the movies like never before! Come settle in for a night at the movies in the water park. Rent tubes, bring your own flotation devices, or lounge poolside. You’ll enjoy a great film and an even better time with friends, family, and neighbors! All ages welcome. For movie titles, visit the Facebook page.