Calendar

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.

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.

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.

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.

Check out the U/D Block Party to discover what’s new at University District. More retailers have joined the U/D Main Street and it’s a great time to get out and meet the new neighbors at a block party. The pet friendly festivities include live music, entertainment, roaming performers, KidZone, outdoor patios and one-day promos from U/D retailers.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Get ready to marvel at the sights and sounds of these magnificent life-like creatures and see for yourself what Alberta might have looked like when dinosaurs reigned supreme. Entry included in admission to the Zoo.

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.

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

An annual Canada wide event that help to raise money and awareness for cancer research. The local Calgary run takes place at Fort Calgary.

Enjoy 60 local vendors, live music, saskatoon pie eating contests, county fair contests, 4-H activities, carnival games and more at the yearly celebration.

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

The event will include a live DJ, face painting, balloon animals, free hot dogs, chips, drinks, and snacks, as well as a silent auction to raise funds at South Trail Crossing Barbershop. $5 from every haircut and product sold in-store will be donated to Kidsport, along with all proceeds of the silent auction and donations raised.

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

Join us for a free afternoon of performances on International Avenue as part of the Alberta Culture Days celebrations. 1:00-1:20pm Philippines – Maharlika Divas 1:20-1:30pm China – Dancing Beauty 1:30-1:50pm Philippines – Golden Sparkles 1:50-2:00pm China – Dancing Beauty 2:00-2:30pm Azerbaijan Dancers 2:20-2:40pm Bangladesh 2:40-3:00pm Iran – LaSoulC Band