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Takes place October 24 to 27. Check the Park's website for hours for this event. Ghouls’ Night Out at Heritage Park. Enjoy a spooktacular night of Halloween thrills and chills at this child-friendly event. Dress up and explore the park after dark! Have tea with the Mad Hatter, wander through the pumpkin patch, play carnival games, dance with zombies, and more! Tickets on sale online or by phone.

Takes place October 25, 7:30pm & October 26, 2pm. Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Presents, Ghostbusters in Concert: Halloween Spooktacular. Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters! Bring your proton pack and join the original paranormal investigation and elimination team for a Halloween party featuring Ivan Reitman’s classic movie. Accompanied live by the CPO. To purchase tickets, 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.

Performances: October 18 to November 9. Check website for show times. StoryBook Theatre Presents, Curious George: The Golden Meatball. All You-Can-Eat Meatball Day comes just once a year. George has been waiting all month for this day. With every swing and flip, George takes the audience through a fun-filled adventure in which he learns more about Rome, meatballs, and the secret ingredient to cooking! This show is recommended for ages 3 and up. To purchase tickets,visit the website.

Tickets are on sale now! Harvest Pumpkin Hunts at Butterfield Acres Farm takes place place weekends in October. Off you will go on a tractor-pulled hay wagon, rolling through the crunchy Fall leaves, hoping to find some kid-sized pumpkins! Then you will decorate them into creative masterpieces to take home and, of course, visit with the farm animals, too! Must purchase tickets in advance; call 403-239-0638 or visit the website.

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

Tickets on sale now. Event takes places October 5, 11, 12, 19 & 26. Join Butterfield Acres after-hours for a fun Fall evening! Perfect for a night out with your special someone, a girls’ night, or grab a big group of friends! The farmyard opens for visits with the animals at 5pm, until the hunt starts at 6:15pm. From there, you will go on a sunset tractor-pulled wagon ride out through the back pasture to the pumpkin patch. Once everyone has found their pumpkin, you will head back to Prairie Palace for pumpkin carving! Outside, there will be a campfire and enjoy hot chocolate and s'mores. It’s harvest fun at its best! There are a limited number of tickets available for each night. This event sold out last year, so buy your tickets early! Tickets are only available to purchase online (no ticket sales at the door). Tickets are $19.99 plus GST.

Join for some family-friendly Halloween fun! Bust out your costumes early for trick-or-treating and crafting in the museum. Kids will get their history-fix (and sugar-fix) from the interpreters as they practice their “Trick-or-Treat!” through the museum. They can also stop by the craft table in the Confluence Room to make the perfect Halloween-themed pumpkin pet to take home with them. If they haven’t filled up on candy, kid-friendly light snacks are available. Ideal for kids ages 4 to 11.

Takes place October 25, 5 to 9pm & October 26, 10am to 6pm. Vintage Redefined Market - Calgary's Hottest True Vintage Market Featuring over 25,000 square feet of incredible true vintage treasures! *Friday Night VIP Ticket holders get in 1 hour early for premium picking at 4pm and includes Free re-entry on Saturday - $10 each. Friday night VIP tickets for early admission can only be purchased online through Eventbrite. Be sure to take advantage of the special offer of Buy 3 get 1 free! *Saturday admission is $4. Admission is free for children 16 and younger. Shop for Vintage, Repurposed, Antiques, Furniture, Upcycled, Mid-Century Modern, Jewelry, and more!

Halloween Boo Bags at North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre. They’ll supply a fabulous instructor and all the art supplies you need! $10 per bag. Children must be accompanied by an adult parent/caregiver. To register, call 403-221-3682.

Fort Calgary Presents: Black & White Movie Night. Join Fort Calgary in the Burnswest Theatre for a night at the movies! Grab snacks and a cocktail at this licensed event, and enjoy two terrifying black and white movies in Fort Calgary’s newly-renovated theatre: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960).