Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo.
Everyday from Apr 27, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Experience the ultimate playground for comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming. Four days of citywide events, family-friendly attractions and world-renowned celebrities await at the BMO Centre and beyond.
JazzYYC International Jazz Days Festival.
Everyday from Apr 27, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
JazzYYC brings live jazz back to the annual JazzYYC International Jazz Days Festival. Join an amazing group of local musicians celebrating jazz at various venues around the city, including the April 30 JazzWalk in Inglewood.
Location: | Various Locations |
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Category: | Family Fun, Festivals & Fairs, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances |
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Link: | http://jazzyyc.com |
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Ukrainian Art Exhibition at cSPACE.
Everyday from Apr 26, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
In celebration of World Art Day, Ukrainians of Calgary Association invites you to enjoy a wonderful exhibition featuring talented Calgary and Ukrainian artists. This art show and the silent auction will feature up to 70 pieces from eight different artists, so you are sure to find something to suit your style.
Location: | cSPACE King Edward |
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Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids |
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Stage West Presents: 9 to 5 The Musical.
Everyday from Apr 21, 2023 - Jun 25, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Based on the seminal 1980 hit movie, set in the late 70s this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic.
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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Calgary Psychic & Crystal Fair.
Everyday from Apr 27, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The event will include 32 vendors, including some of Canada's top mediums, psychics, tealeaf reading, astrology, clairvoyants and healers. There will also be lots of beautiful crystals and handmade jewelry at Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza.
The Sound of Music.
Everyday from Apr 27, 2023 - May 7, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
A classic that is loved by all, young and old. The Painted Fish Theatre Company Presents at La Cité des Rocheuses Theater.
Historical Tour and Guided Hike Ribbon Creek and Troll Falls.
> Saturday Apr 29, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Do you love history? Ghost towns? Join your guide on this historical tour as we reconnect to the rich history of the area. This beginner hike is between 5km and 7km round trip, with minimal elevation gain (some rolling hills will be encountered!).
Cineplex Family Favourites: My Neighbor Totoro.
> Saturday Apr 29, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Visit participating Cineplex theatres near you and watch a favorite family film each week for only $2.99.
Location: | Participating Cineplex locations |
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Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids |
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Link: | http://cineplex.com |
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Donate to Calgary Reads Big Book Sale.
Everyday from Apr 28, 2023 - May 27, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Give your old books new life! The sale’s main book donation site is the Calgary Curling Club. If you can’t make it to the Calgary Curling Club between April 28 and May 7, organizers also host stuff-a-truck events across Calgary.
Pumphouse Theatre Presents: Yeoman of the Guard.
Everyday from Apr 28, 2023 - May 6, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The show takes place in the Tower of London where Colonel Fairfax is wrongly accused of sorcery and sentenced to death within the hour. Fairfax hatches a plan to secretly marry a strolling singer, who now expects to be a wealthy widow upon Fairfax’s imminent demise, leaving her free to marry her lover, the jester Jack Point. However, Fairfax miraculously escapes his fate and chaos ensues.
Calgary Underground Film Festival.
Everyday from Apr 20, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The 20th Anniversary Calgary Underground Film Festival will be an 11-day in-person celebration of film, and the biggest festival yet in terms of days, films shown, special events, parties, and guests in attendance at The Globe Cinema.
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.
Scared Defenders of the Universe at TELUS Spark Science Centre.
Everyday from Mar 23, 2023 - Oct 1, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
A vibrant floor-to-ceiling journey inside a graphic novel that follows four Indigenous superheroes as they seek to bring back the balance of earth between humility and respect for the land, and the excessive destruction of human ego.
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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Loose Moose Theatre Presents: The Return of Sherlock Junior.
Everyday from Apr 15, 2023 - May 7, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
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 parents. Plan an affordable family time out that everyone can enjoy.
Location: | 1235 - 26 Avenue SE |
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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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Richard III.
Everyday from Apr 14, 2023 - Apr 29, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Shakespeare’s fiery drama chronicles the cutthroat ascension of a king and the havoc he leaves in his wake as he gains power over the realm at Vertigo Theatre. Richard III is an unrelenting demonstration of the exercise of power.
Pysanky for Peace Artwork Fundraiser.
Everyday from Apr 5, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
A group of local artists led by pysanky master Daena Diduck, will design 14 three-dimensional eggs ranging from three to six feet tall, one for each month that the war has been ongoing in Ukraine. The eggs will be displayed at the mall as public art until the end of the month, when they will be sold in a silent auction with proceeds going to two Ukrainian support organizations.
Wedding Singer: 1999.
Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Apr 5, 2023 - Jun 3, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
we’ve all attended a wedding or two. Which is why we could all relate to the classic movie about a 1980’s wedding singer who finally found a love of his own. By the 1990’s, the wedding singer has had lots of practice and is often called on to sing at the biggest weddings of the year. But what happens when he must sing at, what everyone says will surely be, the wedding of the millennium? Oh, and the millennium bride just happens to be his daughter.
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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Filipino Restaurant Month.
Everyday from Apr 5, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Canada’s Filipino Restaurant Month is a chance for diners to explore the diverse culinary scene of the Philippines with participating restaurants across Canada.
Granary Road Season Kick-Off Party! .
Everyday from Apr 28, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 at 9:00 am - 12:00 am
Granary Road’s resident farm animals are thrilled to see all their friends again! On April 28, the Active Learning Park and Farmer’s Market will be back and better than ever with all last year’s favorite exhibits and vendors, and a few new ones as well.
YYC’s Largest Sale of Quality Used Kids’ Items.
> Saturday Apr 29, 2023 at 10:00 am - 1:30 am
The Twins, Triplets and More Association of Calgary is hosting a huge used kids clothing sale at The Genesis Centre. Shop for a baby on the way or teenagers needing clothes in the next size up and every size in between. Stock up on clothing, shoes, books, DVDs, toys, games, baby equipment, dancewear, sportswear sports equipment and More.
Location: | The Genesis Centre |
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Category: | Community Sales & Markets, Family Fun, Free Events, Fun for Kids |
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Link: | http://www.ttmac.org/sale |
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Firefighter Storytime at the Library.
Everyday from Apr 26, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 at 2:00 pm - 12:00 am
Drop in and join library staff and Calgary Fire Department firefighters for a special family story time at select public libraries.
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN.
Everyday from Apr 21, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 at 7:00 pm - 4:30 pm
?Imagine Performing Arts is excited to continue telling great stories - and creating great theatre - with our production of THE RAILWAY CHILDREN! Travel back in time with us to Edwardian England - 1910 - where a young family faces hard times but discovers a world filled with love, resilience and humanity - and always running through it is the railway, in particular the 9:15 to London…
Suitable for ages 8 and up, this is a live theatre experience for the whole family - performed inside the historic Lantern Church.