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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.

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.

Takes place May 10 to 12, check website for hours. CBC Calgary Reads Big Book Sale. Shop for the books, stay for the fun! It’s a literacy carnival with live music, children’s story corner, and book-browsing for all! For more information, visit the website.

Takes place May 10 to 12, check website for schedule; May Classic II at Spruce Meadows. The May Classic Tournament welcomes horses and riders to the first outdoor tournament of the season - Calgary Spring weather-permitting! Competitions in this tournament range from 0.8m to 1.40m. For more information and schedule, visit the website.

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

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).

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

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!

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.

Takes place May 2 to 16, 6am to 6pm. Join for the 32nd Annual Exhibition of Children’s Art from North Mount Pleasant and Wildflower Arts Centres. Celebrate the sculpture, painting, drawing, and mixed media artworks created by young artists, ages 3 to 17. Opening reception takes place May 2 at 5:30pm where the artists will be in attendance. Takes place at the Municipal Building Atrium.

Just in time for a Mother's Day Family Show, Shrek, The Musical comes to vibrant life for four performances only on May 10, 11, and 12. Online tickets range from $15 to $20. For more information, including show times, and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

Join at the Foothills Centennial Centre on May 10 (4 to 8pm) and May 11 (10am to 4pm) for the annual handmade market. What a great way to spend Mother's day weekend by getting out and shopping local with over 100 of the best artisans in the foothills! Plus, the annual jail & bail raising funds for "baby it's cold outside." Early-bird tickets available online for $2 off ticket price.