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Youth of Distinction Awards - recognize Calgary’s outstanding youth! The Youth of Distinction Awards (YODA) are accepting nominations until February 22. These annual awards are a great way to recognize local youth for the value they bring to our community that too often goes unnoticed. Anyone can nominate 12- to 18-year-old youth in Calgary and surrounding areas for an award. The 9 award categories include community or volunteer work, activism, sportsmanship, or even being a good friend. During the past 17 years, over 2000 youth have proudly been nominated for YODA. Nominations can be submitted online, by email or video, or regular mail. Details, award category descriptions, and nomination forms available on the website.

Takes place until March 31. The Bridgeland Arctic Adventure is a 7.5K Outdoor Adventure Circuit in Calgary and features 13 stops in the Bridgeland community, including human curling, an icefield traverse, a snow beach, and more! There are also prizes to be won by completing scavenger hunts and posting at least 3 pictures or videos at different locations on social media with the proper tags. And on weekends, check out Bridgeland Distillery‘s outdoor ice bar for winter cocktails between 2 and 6pm! Follow the latest public health and pandemic regulations. For more information and to download maps and scavenger hunt lists, visit the website.

The perfect activity to spend time outdoors with family! WinSport's Tube Park is one of the fastest of its kind in Western Canada. The Tube Park features eight lanes of fun and a magic carpet brings you and your tube to the top. Washrooms are available on-site. The Tube Park is open on weekends and holidays (weather permitting). Tickets must be purchased online in advance. Check out the 'Know Before You Go' information on the website. Cost is $20 to $25 per person.

This year marks the 10th Anniversary of Calgary’s Sweetest Festival! Every February, participating cafés, restaurants, and chocolatiers compete for the coveted titles of YYC’s Best Hot Chocolate, Best Spirited Hot Chocolate, and special Cup That Runneth Over Award. Calgarians can sip a variety of hot cocoas and determine the blend that roasts them all! $1 (non-spirited) to $2 (spirited) from every cup sold supports Calgary Meals on Wheels, thereby directly providing nutritious meals to Calgarians. For more information, 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

The Calgary Zoo's FOCUSED photography events offer a unique opportunity for amateur and professional shutterbugs to take photos of the zoo's incredible wildlife. This exclusive experience affords you exclusive morning access to an area in the zoo so you get the best light without the crowds. The Zoo's Animal Care team is excited to share their passion for the animals they love and care for with FOCUSED ticket holders. They will be creating some special enrichment and feeding opportunities just for you, so be sure to bring an extra memory card! Full day admission is included with your ticket, so be sure to stick around after the experience ends to explore the rest of the zoo. Tickets are limited to ensure safe physical distancing throughout your experience so don't delay - get your tickets today!

2021 marks the 9th year of the Calgary Zoo Penguin Walk! The king penguin colony heads out on zoo grounds for a daily enrichment walk in the winter months to keep their brains and bodies healthy and visitors get to experience the fun! This incredible program allows visitors to get an up-close look at the group of king penguins as they explore, exercise, and waddle their way through the zoo. This is a free-choice activity for the penguins and is subject to weather conditions* and animal inclination.

Takes place on weekends: February 13 to 14, 19 to 21 & 26 to 28. Experience Chinook Blast, powered by Shaw, with the Chinook Blast Hub! An outdoor art park featuring installations by local artists and vendors. Bundle up, show up, and have a blast by enjoying incredible light displays and live-streamed music that will bring wintry magic to downtown Calgary. In addition to The Hub, a number of other partner sites will light up Calgary’s core, such as Chinatown, Kensington, East Village, Victoria Park, and more. For a complete list of Chinook Blast activities, visit the website.