2022 Heritage Inn International Balloon Festival.
Everyday from Sep 22, 2022 - Sep 25, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
the festival returns to High River for the seventh year in a row. Featuring balloons from around the world, there will be lots to see in the skies over High River.
Harvest Lights at Calgary Farmyard.
Everyday from Sep 20, 2022 - Oct 31, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
All farm activities are open, and the farm is lit up in fantastic display (except the corn maze of course, which remains dark as an added challenge for visitors to find their way through with their flashlights.) Pumpkins are available for photos and purchase in the evening too.
Calgary Reptile Expo.
Everyday from Sep 22, 2022 - Sep 25, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The expo is at the Absolute Baseball Academy and Fitness Centre and you can explore a variety of vendors and displays, all dedicated to the love of reptiles.
| Location: | Absolute Baseball Academy and Fitness Centre |
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| Category: | Community Sales & Markets, Family Fun, Fun for Kids |
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| Link: | http://albertareptiles.ca |
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Calgary International Film Festival.
Everyday from Sep 22, 2022 - Oct 2, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
This event showcases over 175 multi-genre feature and short films from Canada and around the world at the largest film festival in Alberta.
| Location: | Various locations |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Festivals & Fairs, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out |
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| Link: | http://ciffcalgary.ca |
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The Three Bears at Loose Moose Theatre.
Everyday from Sep 22, 2022 - Oct 2, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The classic story of a mama, papa, and baby bear who meet a very curious little girl, presented in the fun and unique Loose Moose style. The Loose Moose Theatre Company makes going to the theatre an experience that is truly magical for children four to ten years old, as well as fun and entertaining for the grown-ups.
| Location: | Loose Moose Theatre |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances |
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| Link: | http://loosemoose.com |
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Heartbreak Hotel at Jubilations Theatre.
Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sep 20, 2022 - Oct 15, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Have you ever wondered what it would be like at the Heartbreak Hotel? Well you’re in luck, because Jubilations Dinner Theatre is going to take you there. The legend never dies, and Elvis’ music lives on, as we have some fun imagining him and his gang all rocking and rolling at the Heartbreak Hotel. Learn more at .
| Location: | Jubilations Dinner Theatre |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances |
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| Link: | http://jubilations.ca |
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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.
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.
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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Beakerhead.
Everyday from Sep 23, 2022 - Sep 25, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
It’s a time and place where engineers show their creative sides, and artists get technical, where science hits the street, and everyone gets ingenious. Everyone is warmly encouraged to take part. Find yourself immersed in engineered art, international ingenuity competitions, public performances, community challenges, backyard-built contraptions, and creations of your own making.
Fall Days at Calgary Farmyard.
Everyday from Sep 23, 2022 - Oct 30, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
A fall trip to the Farmyard is an annual tradition for many families and friends. In addition to enjoying hours of fun on the farm, pumpkins are on display for photos and for purchase.
Dinosaurs Awakened.
Everyday from May 1, 2022 - Oct 26, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
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.
Granary Road Apple Fest.
Everyday from Sep 24, 2022 - Sep 25, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Visit Granary Road for Apple Fest with all things apple for sale including fruit, pies, crisps, perogies, applewood cheese, cake, cider and lots more! Vendors will be show casing their apple wares and creating delicious treats.
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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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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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.
ACCLAIMED Fine Art Show.
Everyday from Sep 23, 2022 - Sep 25, 2022 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Enjoy a stroll through original artwork by 12 of Calgary’s professional fine artists. This beautiful show fills the Crescent Heights Community Centre with hundreds of paintings in a variety of styles, sizes and prices. The artists will all be in attendance to chat with you about their work and help you find the perfect piece for your home or office.
Calgary Guitar Show.
> Sunday Sep 25, 2022 at 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The annual buy-sell event where guitar collectors, buyers, sellers, luthiers, and builders meet to showcase their new and vintage stringed instruments, amplifiers, pedals, accessories and all guitar-related gear with guitar enthusiasts at the Red & White Lounge at McMahon Stadium.
| Location: | Red & White Lounge at McMahon Stadium. |
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| Category: | Community Sales & Markets, Family Fun, Fun for Kids |
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| Link: | http://calgaryguitarshow.com |
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Granary Road’s Apple Fest.
Everyday from Sep 24, 2022 - Sep 25, 2022 at 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
As the weather begins to cool down, that's when the apple cider heats up at Granary Road!
That's right - Apple Fest is BACK September 24th and 25th, with all of your favourite and some new additions you are sure to find a-peel-ing!
Visit the Adam & Eve's booth to watch a live apple cider press, enjoy a cup of cinnamon hot apple cider, go "bobbing" for apples, discover various apple jams, jellies and syrups, enter our hands-tied-behind-your-back apple pie eating contest and more!
Don't forget to visit Unicorn Farms to fill a bag of orchard fresh apples to bring home and enjoy, or taste their freshly cold-pressed apple juice!
...did we mention that there will be apples??
| Location: | Venue: Granary Road – Farmer's Market & Active Learning Park
Address: 226066 112 St W, Foothills County, AB, Canada, T1S 5S5 |
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| Category: | Community Sales & Markets, Drop in & Ongoing Activities, Family Fun, Festivals & Fairs, Free Events, Fun for Kids |
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| Link: | https://www.granaryroad.com/applefest |
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‘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
Imagine Action.
> Sunday Sep 25, 2022 at 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join a young boy as he travels into the world of his imagination in Imagine Action. Shows are always “relaxed” in nature to allow for accessibility to all who wish to attend, and children are invited to sing, dance, and play along.
This show is offered free to the community and best suited for kids up to age 8. Be sure to reserve your spot by texting 403-988-9340 or emailing
thejudithmendelsohn@gmail.com.
Show times are 11:00 am, 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm
Whole Earth Market at Shawnessy Barn.
> Sunday Sep 25, 2022 at 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Whole Earth Market gives local vendors access to showcase their products and services. It also give shoppers a safe and secure way to purchase local.
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/tLbDa8VlutkCampfire Guitar Bootcamp 101 for Youth.
Everyday from Sep 24, 2022 - Jan 26, 2023 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
This is a 1 hour, 10 week class held Thursday evenings at 6:00 pm, beginning September 22, 2022
Youth Campfire Bootcamp 101 for 9-13 year olds is a spinoff of the popular Campfire Bootcamp 101 for adults. Whether just beginning or experienced, students are given the opportunity to play and sing fun, varied songs appropriate to their age group. The songs are written out in an easy to understand format with basic instruction on how to approach accompaniment and soloing. Variations are included on how to expand those techniques to ensure all students reach their potential. Class size is kept small so students receive personalized instruction and the setlist is chosen primarily by the students.
Topics explored include:
Open Position Chords
Bass Lines
Singing while Playing
Simple Melodies
Basic Lead Technique
Percussive Accompaniment
No experience is necessary, however basic guitar technique is helpful. Enrollees are required to have their own instrument and a capo.
| Cost: | $235.00 |
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| Location: | Asylum for Art
2505 14 St SW
Calgary, Alberta |
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| Category: | Drop in & Ongoing Activities, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances |
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| Link: | www.ASYLUMforART.ca/academy |
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Pumpkins After Dark.
Everyday from Sep 22, 2022 - Oct 31, 2022 at 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Pumpkins After Dark is Canada’s award-winning outdoor Halloween event. Featuring over 6,000+ hand-carved pumpkins, this one-of-a-kind walk-through experience is the must-see event of the fall season. Explore the magical pathway of lit pumpkin sculptures and displays, with music, sounds and special effects. With classic Halloween characters, dinosaurs and dragons, movie, and pop culture icons – this family friendly event has something for everyone. Make Pumpkins After Dark your new annual tradition!
Event operates Thursday to Sunday weekly.
