Halloweekends at Calaway Park.
Every Sunday, Saturday, Sep 14, 2022 - Oct 10, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
It’s a spooktacular good time for the whole family. Dress up as your favorite family friendly character and enjoy a day of Fall fun.
Summer on 17th.
Everyday from Jul 6, 2022 - Oct 1, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Visit 17th Ave retail and entertainment district this season for Summer on 17th. There will be live music, fitness classes, DJ and drag shows, outdoor movies, and more in Tomkins Park throughout the summer, and all of the events are free.
Stage West Theatre Presents Driving Miss Daisy.
Everyday from Sep 14, 2022 - Nov 13, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The Pulitzer Prize winning drama of an extraordinary and unexpected friendship, starring Joseph Marcell, best known as ‘Geoffrey Butler’ from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Theatre Calgary Presents Last Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill.
Everyday from Sep 14, 2022 - Oct 2, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Inspired by the music and story of Billie Holiday. Get a front row seat to one of the final performances of Billie Holiday’s career at a Philadelphia bar in 1959.
Potted Potter at Arts Common.
Everyday from Sep 14, 2022 - Sep 25, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Playing to sold out houses all over the world, Potted Potter takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing all seven Harry Potter books (and a real-life game of Quidditch) into 70 hilarious minutes.
Location: | Arts Common |
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Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances |
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Link: | http://artscommons.ca |
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Alberta Ballet Presents Royal Winnipeg Ballet in Handmaid’s Tale.
Everyday from Sep 14, 2022 - Sep 17, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
A stunning adaptation of the Margaret Atwood novel by choreographer Lila York at the Jubilee Auditorium.
Location: | Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium |
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Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances |
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Link: | http://albertaballet.com |
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Outdoor Movies in the Park.
Every Sunday, Saturday, Sep 14, 2022 - Sep 18, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Summer may be winding down, but the fun doesn’t stop on 17th Ave where you can tune into free outdoor movies in Tomkins Park every Saturday and Sunday between September 3 and September 18.
Location: | Tomkins Park |
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Category: | Drop in & Ongoing Activities, Family Fun, Free Events, Fun for Kids |
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Link: | http://17thave.ca |
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Earth Hour 2024.
Everyday from Jan 1, 1970 - Mar 23, 2024 at 12:00 am - 9:30 pm
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.
Location: | Location: Central Library (800 3 Street SE) |
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Category: | Drop in & Ongoing Activities, Family Fun, Free Events, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Open House & Tours, Playtime & Story Time, Talks, Workshops & Seminars, Youth Activities |
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Link: | https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/earth-hour-calgary-unplugged-tickets-795640240377?aff=oddtdtcreator |
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Gotta Minute Film Festival.
Everyday from Sep 14, 2022 - Sep 18, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Western Canada’s first film festival for commuters, proudly brought to you by PATTISON Onestop and The Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta (FAVA). This year, the 30 selected films will be shown on Pattison Onestop screens in Edmonton and Calgary (such as the Edmonton LRT and the Calgary C-train), in select Edmonton Public Library and Calgary Public Library locations, in the lobby of the Metro Cinema, and online.
Location: | Various locations |
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Category: | Drop in & Ongoing Activities, Family Fun, Festivals & Fairs, Free Events, Fun for Kids |
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Link: | http://fava.ca |
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Bow Habitat Kids Can Catch Trout Pond.
Everyday from May 1, 2022 - Oct 1, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Beginning May 1, the Bow Habitat Station’s Kids Can Catch Trout Pond is open for the season. This pond is stocked with rainbow trout raised in the fish hatchery for you to catch and release. Visit bowhabitat.alberta.ca for more information.
The ReLove Market.
Everyday from Sep 17, 2022 - Sep 18, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
A premier second-hand and vintage pop up market at the Alberta Hotel Building, offering the finest in sustainable fashion and lifestyle for all. The market features local artisans, makers in fashion, beauty, home and lifestyle products.
Free Online Coding Workshop for Grade 1-12 Students.
Everyday from Jan 1, 1970 - Dec 31, 2024 at 12:00 am - 7:00 pm
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
Location: | Online/Virtual
Link - https://cdg.al/iVf5P |
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Category: | Drop in & Ongoing Activities, Free Events, Fun for Kids, Holiday Fun, Talks, Workshops & Seminars |
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Link: | https://cdg.al/iVf5P |
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Calgary's Ultimate Halloween Party Menagerie Halloween.
Everyday from Jan 1, 1970 - Oct 27, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:59 am
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!
Rundle Studio Virtual Open House.
Everyday from Jan 1, 1970 - May 15, 2024 at 12:00 am - 7:30 pm
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!
Calgary Orchid Show.
Everyday from Sep 17, 2022 - Sep 18, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Join the Foothills Orchid Society for a weekend of exotic flowers from around the world. Bring your camera and take photos of the show plants. Bring your green thumb for a chance at the sale tables at Triwood Community Association.
YYC Pizza Fest.
Everyday from Sep 16, 2022 - Oct 2, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
aA ten-day, annual event with charity, community and pizza crusts in mind. Each year, local participating restaurants craft an exclusive pizza in a competition to be lauded Calgary’s best pizza. From each purchase, a slice of the proceeds goes to Calgary Meals on Wheels.
Location: | Various locations |
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Category: | Drop in & Ongoing Activities, Family Fun, Festivals & Fairs, Free Events, Fun for Kids |
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Link: | http://yycpizzafest.com |
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Calgary Pro Musica and Green Fools Theatre present 'more rocky mountain fairy tales'.
Everyday from Jan 1, 1970 - Apr 28, 2024 at 12:00 am - 4:30 pm
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
Cost: | $15.00 |
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Location: | The University of Calgary Rozsa Centre: Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall |
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Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances |
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Link: | https://calgarypromusica.ca/family/ |
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Indigenous History Month Celebration at Southcentre Mall.
Everyday from Jan 1, 1970 - Jun 23, 2024 at 12:00 am - 8:00 pm
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.
Saskatoon Farm Annual Fall Fair.
Everyday from Sep 17, 2022 - Sep 18, 2022 at 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Enjoy 60 local vendors, live music, saskatoon pie eating contests, county fair contests, 4-H activities, carnival games and more at the yearly celebration.
‘Wolves: The Art of Dempsey Bob’ at Glenbow.
Everyday from Sep 10, 2022 - Nov 20, 2022 at 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Experience the work of Tahltan-Tlingit master carver Dempsey Bob at the immersive ‘Wolves: The Art of Dempsey Bob’ exhibition.
The exhibition features 65 works and is the first-ever retrospective of Bob’s career from the 1970s to the present. Visitors to the exhibition will discover a selection of masks, sculpture and regalia, complemented by Bob’s work in bronze casting and vestment production. In his works, Bob reinterprets the traditional characters and iconography from the age-old stories of his people, at times transforming those traditional tales with European influences.
Organized by the Audain Art Museum and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Image Credit: Dempsey Bob, ‘Wolf Chief's Hat,’ c. 1993, red cedar, acrylic paint, operculum shell, horsehair, leather, ermine. Collection of Eric Savics. Rachel Topham Photography
Marda Loop MADE SeptemberFest Outdoor/Indoor Festival.
> Saturday Sep 17, 2022 at 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Shop Marda Loop MADE's Outdoor/Indoor Festival showcasing 85 Alberta artisans, makers and foodies at the Marda Loop Communities Association Hall.
Location: | Marda Loop Communities Association Hall |
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Category: | Family Fun, Festivals & Fairs, Free Events, Fun for Kids |
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Cooperators Perma Insurance Trunk Show in Crescent Heights Village..
> Saturday Sep 17, 2022 at 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cooperators Perma Insurance
Trunk Show and Sale in Crescent Heights Village
Join the businesses of Crescent Heights BIA on Centre St. North for some art, music, shopping and fun at the second annual Trunk Show and Sale. See something you’ve never seen before, share some great food and shopping and stroll along one of Calgary’s most historic Main Streets taking in Calgary’s talented artists and makers. Centre St. between 7th and 14th Avenues N.
Marlborough Mall's 50th Anniversary Celebration.
> Saturday Sep 17, 2022 at 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Celebration festivities will include:
Live music
Cultural performances
Face painting
Butterfield Acres petting zoo
Wheels for Wags Car and Motorcycle Show in support of BARCS Rescue
Dunk Tank and Cash Grab in support of Trellis Society
Spin to Win prizes, retailer coupons, and chances to win gift cards
And much more!
Recovery Day Calgary.
> Saturday Sep 17, 2022 at 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
For anyone affected by addiction, check out Recovery Day Calgary at Olympic Plaza. The day will include ntertainment, speakers, recovery resources, food and beverages and giveaways. The Wellness Walk will start this year at Celebration Square in the Beltline with breakfast starting at 9am and will join the recovery day festivities with a walk to Olympic Plaza.
A Birthday Toy’s Story at Jubilation’s Junior.
Every Saturday, Aug 31, 2022 - Oct 15, 2022 at 11:00 am - 12:00 am
a kid-friendly show designed to make adults laugh, too. This is a production written for kids and served with a meal designed with kids in mind. Get your tickets for a stress-free, fun-filled morning of laughter, music, and food.
Community Education Service - Free Online Presentations: Child and Youth Health and Mental Health Topics.
Everyday from Dec 2, 2021 - Dec 31, 2022 at 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Expert speakers will deliver timely, credible information and best-practice strategies to support the development and mental health of a child or youth in your life. Previously recorded presentations are also available for viewing:
https://youtu.be/tLbDa8Vlutk Calgary Zoo - ZOOLIGHTS.
Every Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Nov 19, 2021 - Nov 22, 2022 at 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Takes place November 19 to January 2 (excluding November 23, 28 & 30 and December 3, 25 & 31). ZOOLIGHTS, presented by Olympia Trust Company, is back for its 25th year! This year's ZOOLIGHTS will feature exciting new themed areas and activities including a 25th anniversary Memory Lane, the Nutcracker in the ENMAX Conservatory, and an all-new “Tunnel of Light,” a tribute to Canada’s wetland, a holiday Zoo Market, and a very special “Dinos at Night” experience like you have never seen before! Of course, the Zoo is bringing back all the classic activities everyone has come to love like the Skating Rink, Fire pits, and Rival Axe Throwing.
ZOOLIGHTS comes to life at night with twinkling lights at every turn, including over 200 light figurines, along with interactive and choreographed light displays. The lights are turned on at 5pm nightly and run until 9pm. It takes approximately 90 minutes to 2 hours to experience all that ZOOLIGHTS has to offer - but you are able to stay for as little or as long as you like!
Location: | Calgary Zoo: 210 St. George's Drive NE |
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Category: | Family Fun, Festivals & Fairs, Fun for Kids, Holiday Fun, Parent's Night Out |
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Link: | calgaryzoo.com/zoolights |
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ZooLaLa.
> Saturday Sep 17, 2022 at 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Join us for our first ever ZooLaLa! Experience a luxurious night out - at the wildest place in the city - to celebrate the important conservation work that the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo carries out locally and globally. At ZooLaLa, every guest is a VIP and will get a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes workings of the zoo plus live entertainment, food samplings, and libations! This is an 18+ event and everyone will be ID’d at the gate. During this premier night out, the zoo’s familiar landscape will be transformed by the sounds of live music and the scents of delicious cuisine. Expect your usual favorite dinner-by-the-bite samples, creative cocktails and live entertainment while wandering through the zoo. This event will also host a Zoonique online auction beginning in August and closing during the ZooLaLa event. The auction is accessible to everyone online and all guests at the event. Proceeds from the Zoonique online auction will go directly to the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo's - Whooping Crane Recovery Program. We encourage you to wear your ‘zoo chic’ attire!
Reconnect – Discover Today’s Square Dancing.
> Saturday Sep 17, 2022 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Square dancing is just walking to music!
Come to an Introductory Dance Party Saturday, September 17th at McDougall United Church - 8516 Athabasca St SE, Calgary - 7:30 to 9:30 pm
Free admission. No partner necessary. Experienced caller will introduce you to the basic steps of Today’s Square Dancing. Bring a water bottle. Wear comfortable shoes.
www.squaredancecalgary.com
Calgary & District Square & Round Dancers Association