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Purchase your tickets now for the all new Royal Canadian family Circus Spectac!® 2019 Tour, taking place June 14 to 23. The all new Royal Canadian family Circus Spectac!® is coming CrossIron Mills, under the Big Top, for 12 spectacular shows. This internationally-renowned circus will bring thrilling acts featuring Chinese Acrobats Flying Trapeze, Wheel of Destiny, Comedy, Motorcycle Globe, Hula Hoops, MotoSwing and Aerialists. (This is an animal-free show.) For more information and to purchase 2 for 1 tickets, visit the website below (promo code: calgaryschild).

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.

Purchase your tickets now for Day Out With Thomas at Heritage Park, taking place May 4, 5, 10, 11 & 12, 9am to 5pm. Everyone’s favorite blue engine, Thomas the Tank Engine, is chugging into Heritage Park for two weekends of fun! Take a 20-minute ride with Thomas, meet Sir Topham Hatt, and enjoy a day full of Thomas and Friends activities. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit the website.

Register your family now for Hike for Hospice Calgary on May 5. On May 5, the festivities begin at 9am and the Hike begins at 10:30am. Hike for Hospice Calgary is a 5-kilometre walk at Sikome Lake, Fish Creek Provincial Park. Each year, hundreds of people join for this fun family- and dog-friendly event, raising over $100,000 each Hike. Funds raised go toward Hospice Calgary’s services for people facing advanced illness, end-of-life, or life after the death of someone close to them. Registration is free for kids 5 and under. To register for Hike for Hospice Calgary and for more information, visit the website below.

April 26, 7 to 9pm (Public Lecture) & April 27, 9am to 12:30pm (Public Workshop). Kim John Payne Public Lecture & Workshop at Calgary Waldorf School. Renowned speaker and author of Simplicity Parenting© and The Soul of Discipline, Kim John Payne offers doable ways to realize the hopes and values we all have for ourselves and build deep connections with our children that gives families resiliency and simple joy. To learn more, visit w www.simplicityparenting.com or www.socialsustain.com. For ticket information, call 403-287-1868 or visit the website below.

Performances take place April 19 to May 4; check website for show times. StoryBook Theatre Presents, Crossing Swords. When the boys from St. Mark’s join the girls from St. Anne’s to present “Cyrano de Bergerac,” three friends get more of an education than they bargained for. Love blossoms, jealousies flare, and secrets are revealed that may end their youthful innocence forever as life imitates art in this funny and poignant coming-of-age story. Recommended for ages 12 and up. For show times and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

Performances take place April 19 to May 5; check website for show times. StoryBook Theatre Presents, Return to Treasure Island. This is the story of two brothers who discover their family legacy as they are transported to a mysterious island full of pirates, castaways, and singing insects! Will they get home? Will they discover the secret of the hidden treasure? Recommended for ages 6 and up. For show times and to purchase tickets: storybooktheatre.org

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 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.

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!

A Wicked Throwback Halloween Party for the 35+ crowd! All in support of AARCS (Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society) This Party has EVERYTHING! Old school Halloween games, Scavenger Hunt, burlesque performances, dancing to hits from 70's to 90's. Win 2 tickets anywhere Westjet flies!

Free Online Coding Workshop for Grade 1-12 Students Daily starts at 18 PM Dive into the magical world of coding with personalized guidance from expert mentors! What Will You Learn? Game Development Animation Website Development App Development Book a free coding session: https://cdg.al/iVf5P Session Highlight: 1:1 live online session Hands-on, learning with an expert mentor STEM.org-accredited certification for participation

The POW! Parade of Wonders is a cosplay parade celebrating pop culture and creativity in Calgary’s downtown, and the official kickoff to the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo! Last year, over 23,000 people took in the event! Come watch to witness thousands of cosplayers in incredible fan costumes and say hello to a few of Calgary Expo’s special celebrity guests. It’s free to participate, but there is a catch … to walk in the parade you MUST be decked out in cosplay. To walk in the parade, be sure to register online (solo or as a group). The parade departs at 10:30am and parades from 8th Street down Stephen Avenue (8th Avenue) to conclude at Olympic Plaza at 11:15am.

Mad Science Playing with Polymers Workshop. Brought to you by The Calgary Public Library, presented by Mad Science. Learn about the most fascinating and beneficial molecule known to mankind: Polymers! Learn how polymers are held together, how their bonds can be broken, and mix up some Mad Science Slime to take home. Suitable for ages 6 to 12. Spaces are limited. To register, visit the Calgary Public Library website.

The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo (AKA: Calgary Expo) is a four-day pop-culture convention, April 25 to 28, at Stampede Park - and it’s one of the biggest events of its kind in the world! Attendees can shop hundreds of vendors and exhibitors, check out panels and workshops, meet their favorite stars and creators, and celebrate what makes them geeky with thousands of other fans in cosplay. There is something for every fan. More than 90,000 people attend every year. As they head into their 14th year, you can expect to see all kinds of celebrity guests like Michael J. Fox and Zachary Levi, comic book artists, writers, and creators, toy vendors, cosplayers - the list goes on… Get ready to get your geek on! For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

Celebrate one of the greatest film trilogies of all time, Back to the Future, with cast members Michael J. Fox, Christoper Lloyd, Lea Thompson, James Tolkan, and Tom Wilson, together on stage, live! How does it feel to be back together after more than 30 years? How does the future feel? Don’t miss this awesome chance to find out. Ready the flux capacitor, friends - this is an evening not to be missed. An Evening with the Cast of Back to the Future 2019 is presented by the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo (April 25 to 28 at Stampede Park). Tickets for the event are sold separately from Calgary Expo admission, and start at just $20 (+ Expo admission). A selection of once-in-a-lifetime packages (including epic backstage passes!) are also available as part of this rare event. For information, visit the website.

Come see this entertaining musical production that follows Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and a whole cast of fairy tale characters as a baker and his wife try to gather magical items from each of these classic stories. Fun for the whole family! Food will be served at intermission provided by the school's culinary classes. The play runs April 24, 25 and 26 at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance through the school: 403-817-3552.