Broadway Across Canada Presents: Anastasia.
Everyday from Feb 28, 2023 - Mar 5, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
From the Tony Award-winning creators of the Broadway classic Ragtime, this dazzling show transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love, and family.
Location: | Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium |
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Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances |
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Link: | http://calgary.broadway.com |
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Stage West Dinner Theatre Presents: Elvis Has Left The Building.
Everyday from Feb 16, 2023 - Apr 16, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
In this whacky comedy, it’s December 20, 1970, and Elvis Presley has disappeared. No one, not even his wily manager, “The Colonel”, knows of his whereabouts. But the Colonel is all shook up because he has racked up a secret debt – and with the King himself missing, the only way to pay it off is to find an Elvis impersonator within 24 hours.
Location: | Stage West Dinner Theatre |
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Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out |
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Link: | http://stagewestcalgary.com |
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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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Rock the Nation.
Everyday from Mar 1, 2023 - Mar 5, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The National Music Centre presents Rock the Nation at Studio Bell, a rousing theatrical production celebrating and honoring Canada’s remarkable musical legacy. Experience it all live on stage, and journey through the decades.
Location: | Studio Bell Music Centre |
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Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances |
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Link: | http://studiobell.ca |
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ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championship.
Everyday from Mar 1, 2023 - Mar 5, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The championship takes place at WinSport. Experience the annual event of young skaters from around the world competing for the world junior titles in men’s, ladies’, pairs and ice dance.
Women’s History Walking Tour.
Everyday from Mar 4, 2023 - Mar 5, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Get ready for International Women’s Day with a guided walking tour of the lands around Fort Calgary. You’ll discover some of the hidden histories of women who made an impact — learn about the important role of women in Indigenous winter camps, get to know the women who aided (and opposed!) the North West Mounted Police, and find out why women have long been overlooked in stories about the lands of Fort Calgary.
Winter Wonderland Guided Hike at Chester Lake.
> Saturday Mar 4, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The adventure takes you to a forested trail that leads to an alpine meadow and the lake below Mount Chester. It is 9.7km round trip 424m of elevation gain.
Tick, Tick … Boom! .
Everyday from Mar 1, 2023 - Mar 12, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Before Rent, there was Tick, Tick… Boom!. This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre. Containing 14 songs, ten characters, three actors and a rock band, Tick, Tick… Boom! takes you on the playwright/composer’s journey that led to a Broadway blockbuster.
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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The Bright Side Festival.
Everyday from Mar 1, 2023 - Mar 5, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The annual Bright Side Festival explores the theme of progress with five days of music, art, film and philosophy at Theatre 1308. Learn more at theatre1308.com.
Location: | Theatre 1308 |
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Category: | Family Fun, Festivals & Fairs, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances |
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Link: | http://theatre1308.com |
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Jubilations Theatre Presents: Freakish Friday.
Everyday from Feb 15, 2023 - Mar 25, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Some people don’t like Mondays… but for this family, Fridays are the days you really gotta be worried about. Mom and daughter just can’t seem to see eye to eye. Why can’t each of them really understand what the other is going through? Well… they may want to be careful what they wish for!
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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Howie Tsui: Retainers of Anarchy at the Edison.
Everyday from Feb 15, 2023 - Apr 16, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Featuring a 25-metre hand-drawn animation strip, this exciting exhibit brings together martial arts characters and techniques with the social and political realties of present-day Hong Kong.
Jubilations Theatre Presents: Mama Mio.
Everyday from Feb 15, 2023 - Mar 25, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
a singing and dancing sensation with music from ABBA, the most popular band of the disco era! With so many movies and musicals celebrating ABBA’s music, Jubilations is taking all the best of the ABBA music and movies and putting them into one classic Jubilations Dinner Theatre parody romp, Mamma Mio.
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.
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 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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Hockey: Faster Than Ever at TELUS Spark Science Centre.
Everyday from Jan 12, 2023 - Mar 11, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
It is time to lace up some skates and learn about the technology, anatomy and physics that goes into this Canadian classic. Historical artifacts, including gear used by some of the greatest players of all time, are presented in innovative displays.
Nightrise.
Everyday from Jan 4, 2023 - Apr 9, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
This unique winter activity merges multimedia, storytelling and nature for a new and inspiring perspective at Banff Gondola.
Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo – Penguin Walk.
Everyday from Jan 13, 2023 - Mar 19, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The 2023 Penguin Walk marks the 11th year of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo’s penguin walk. During the winter months, the king penguin colony heads out on zoo grounds for a daily enrichment walk to keep their brains and bodies healthy and visitors get to experience the fun.
Storybook Theatre's Peter & the Starcatcher.
Everyday from Feb 10, 2023 - Mar 11, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels, the play was conceived for the stage by directors, Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, and written by Rick Elice, with music by Wayne Barker. From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair... and the bonds of friendship, duty and love.
We Were Here: Stories from Early Chinatown.
Everyday from Jan 18, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Gasoline Alley Museum welcomes a new exhibit from January 14 to April 30; We Were Here: Stories from Early Chinatown. Bring your family and come learn about Chinese history on the prairies through art and imagination, discover fictional stories written by members of the Chinese community and explore two iterations of Chinatown in Calgary.
Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo – FOCUSED.
> Saturday Mar 4, 2023 at 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Shutterbugs (ages 16 and older) will have exclusive access to Exploration Asia to capture stunning photography of iconic wildlife – from camels to tigers and everything in between.
KIDS STUDIO: Experimental Painting with Sabine Lecorre-Moore.
> Saturday Mar 4, 2023 at 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Led by local artist, Sabine Lecorre-Moore, participants will head into Esker’s galleries to draw inspiration from the artworks in Margaux Williamson’s exhibition, Interiors; then head back into the studio space to make experimental paintings of their own.
Contemporary Teens: The Self-Portrait Workshop.
> Saturday Mar 4, 2023 at 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
For youth ages 12 to 18. Free onsite Contemporary Teens programs help inspire young people through the exploration of contemporary art, connecting them to communal, global, and social issues that affect all our lives at Contemporary Calgary. Learn more at prod5.agileticketing.net.
Coding Lab for Kids: Code Your First App.
> Saturday Mar 4, 2023 at 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Code and create as a family with Swift Playgrounds using iPad at the Apple Store in Chinook Centre. Kids will experiment with code and design an app using the About Me playground. They’ll use Swift code to customize their app with fun fonts, background colors, Memoji and more. Then you’ll work together to bring their app to life. Recommended for kids ages 10 and up. Devices will be provided.
Location: | Apple Store Chinook Centre |
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Category: | Family Fun, Free Events, Fun for Kids, Talks, Workshops & Seminars |
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Link: | http://apple.com |
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HOLI HUNGAMA - FESTIVAL OF COLOURS.
Everyday from Mar 4, 2023 - Mar 5, 2023 at 7:00 pm - 1:00 am
SPARQ PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the 8th Annual Holi Hungama – Festival of Colours! The colour throw party is back!!
"The FESTIVAL OF COLOURS' event in Calgary, have been memorable nights with Albertans from all backgrounds, ethnicities and walks of life, celebrating the festival as one BIG FAMILY!!
Don’t miss the biggest and most colourful party of the year!
THE COLOUR THROW IS BACK!!! This year we will be CELEBRATING LIFE & LOVE!!!
The event SELLS OUT every year so make sure to book your tables early to avoid disappointment!!
THE ONLY COLOURFUL PARTY IN TOWN!!! LET’S PLAY HOLI!!!!! COME & CELEBRATE LIFE WITH COLOURS!!!
* EVERY TICKET GETS A POUCH OF COLOUR
* STUNNING ENTERTAINMENT
* DJ & DANCE
* APPETIZERS
* Delicious East Indian DINNER
* DESSERTS
* DOOR PRIZES
* AND THE MUCH AWAITED AND TALKED ABOUT – COLOUR THROW!!!!!!
Tickets:
Ages 5-11 yrs - $70 plus gst
Ages 12 and over - $85 plus gst
Tickets are purchased via etransfer to
contact@sparqproductions.com
NO TICKETS WILL BE KEPT ON HOLD. Confirmation of your seats will be made once the etransfer is completed
****PLEASE DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE*****
****NO REFUND ON TICKET PURCHASES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES****
***NO OUTSIDE COLOUR WILL BE PERMITTED AT THE VENUE***
Cost: | $70.00 |
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Location: | MAGNOLIA BANQUET HALL
5075 FALCONRIDGE BLVD NE
CALGARY AB T3J 3K9 |
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Category: | Family Fun |
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Link: | WWW.SPARQPRODUCTIONS.COM |
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