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The all-new Royal Canadian International Circus 2023 will be touring Canada and the USA for 198 spectacular shows from April to October 2023 & will mesmerize, astound, thrill, and captivate audiences beyond the extraordinary. Use the code CalgarysChild when buying your tickets online for an incredible 2 for 1 deal!

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.

The Bow Habitat Station’s Kids Can Catch Trout Pond opens in mid-May and is stocked with rainbow trout in the fish hatchery for you to catch and release.

The Inglewood Night Market is a modern market with locally sourced and handmade vendors selling diverse goods; from handmade crafts to vintage clothing, antiques and collectibles, artisan eats and more. Learn more at inglewoodnightmarket.ca.

Based on the 1992 motion picture and inspired by a true story, Newsies features a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Sister Act) and Jack Feldman and a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (Kinky Boots). Featuring the now classic songs “Carrying the Banner,” “Seize the Day,” and “Santa Fe,” Newsies is packed with non-stop thrills and a timeless message, perfect for the whole family and every audience.

Every year for the past six years, Humainologie has led Empathy Week – a seven-day festival celebrating human connection and promoting empathy. Founded by Humainologie and proclaimed by the City of Calgary, the festival has amplified the voices of hundreds of artists, changemakers, and people who experience systemic barriers.

A young nun is sent off to be governess to seven mischievous children. She teaches the children to sing, bringing a fleeting moment of happiness in the shadow of the rise of the Third Reich. A summer musical for the whole family.

Join the Foothills Orchid Society for a weekend of exotic flowers from around the world at The Genesis Centre. Bring your camera and take photos of the show plants. Bring your green thumb for a chance at the sale tables. There will be vendors from around the world offering plants for sale and advice on how to grow orchids best in your home.

The event provides the citizens of Calgary an informative, educational and entertaining festival that celebrates all aspects of the unique and rich Ukrainian heritage including food, arts and crafts, shows and performances and more.

Jeunesse Classique Ballet Society presents Coppelia: A Ballet in 3 Acts. A toymaker, Dr. Coppelius, is so taken with one of his dolls (Coppelia) that he places her on his balcony for all the town to admire. Learn more at jcbs.ca.

Camp Chestermere and the Rocky View Chestermere Agricultural Society have partnered up to bring you – Family Fun Fair! Enjoy all the activities camp can offer including power tubing, archery, wall climbing, kayaking, canoeing, and more.

Visit Gasoline Alley Museum at Heritage Park to learn about the darker side to propaganda, one which was aimed at different groups of people using discrimination and violence. Propaganda changed the shape of society as we know it today. Discover the power of propaganda for yourself, while you can, by visiting this new, temporary exhibit.

Master of the Macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, battled addiction, tragedy and poverty, all while creating some of the most influential works in genre fiction. Bizarrely beautiful and whimsically witty, NEVERMORE uses haunting song, poetic storytelling, and surreal imagery to explore the events that shaped Poe’s career and ignited his lifelong battle with “visions dark and sinister” at The Playhouse.

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

A modern and local pop-up market is holding a sale featuring a cool and modern environment for local makers to share their craft and shoppers to get anything they need at ATCO Park – The Commons Building.

A family and fido-friendly, non-competitive walk or jog fundraiser that raises awareness and funds for the thousands of animals Calgary Humane Society protects and cares for each year. The event will take place at North Glenmore Park and the path along the Reservoir with a 2.5km or 5km walk or jog and outdoor festival.

The 2023 Optimist Family Day in the Park will be held in the Southwest community of Glenbrook and includes tons of fun for the whole family. Join in fun games and activities like mini golf, curling, and bean bag tossing, try your luck in the silent auction, and grab a delicious burger or hot dog with a side of cotton candy, popcorn, and a drink. There will even be a marching band!

This festive day focusses on water-wise gardening at Richmond Green Park. Get tips to create a beautiful, low-maintenance yard that thrives in Calgary. Need a rain barrel or advice on installing one? Green Calgary will be at the event for rain barrel pick-ups, sales, and is ready to answer your rainwater collecting questions. There will be a garden opening, demonstrations, vendors, and exhibitors.

Stretch Fest is a carnival of family fun with balloon animals, face painting, magicians and more! Stretch Fest is in honour of the recent sudden passing of Beloved Balloon Man and Calgary Farmers Market(s) regular, Michael Stretch. The Calgary Community of Childrens’ Entertainers and Performers are donating their services on two separate weekends to raise awareness and funds for Organ and Tissue Donation in Canada. Bring the family and enjoy the fun. Everyone is welcome! June 3-4 At the Calgary Farmers Market South Saturday June 3 10-4 Sunday June 4 12-4

Get psyched up for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse with a cool paper-plate Spidey craft, awesome activity sheets and the chance to demo cool Marvel Stunt Squad toys!

Visit participating Cineplex theatres near you and watch a favorite family film each week for only $2.99.

Join the excitement and uncover a treasure trove of creativity at the Panel One Comic Creator Festival. This amazing annual event is a celebration of local comic book creators, showcasing over 50 talented artists and writers from your community at the Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association.

Trico Centre is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with several fantastic events, including their Summer Kick-Off in collaboration with Hull Services. The event at the Trico Centre for Wellness will include face painting, a bouncy house, sports, crafts and a Zumba party.

Workshop Theatre's Kids Cushion Cabaret proudly presents "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" For children aged 3 - 99+! Curl up on your favourite cushion and enjoy our story theatre for children! A fun filled story of magic! A young boy decides he needs to find a job to help his poor mother. He meets a few people along the way and finally comes to a rather strange looking castle inhabited by a sorcerer, his mischievous talking cat, and a dove. The sorcerer hires him to clean up the castle…and change the kitty litter. Alex's dream has always been to become a magician himself, so with the help of his new friends his dreams come true and he helps save the kingdom too. Performed at three locations throughout Calgary: ? Workshop Theatre Rehearsal Space - May 27th and 28th 2023 Rosemont Community Association - June 3rd and 4th 2023 Haysboro Community Association - June 10th and 11th 2023 Saturday's at 11:30am and Sunday's at 2:30pm For more information and to purchase tickets, visit our website: https://www.workshoptheatre.ca/thesorcerersapprentice Questions? Email us at info@workshoptheatre.org

Check out Canada’s professional soccer league at Spruce Meadows.

Cheers to a hoppy night out at the zoo. Bring your friends or date to an evening full of local craft beer, food stations and fun activities. Wander the zoo with a drink in hand at this twilight event and watch as the zoo transforms into a peaceful evening escape.

Music Director Rune Bergmann is your guide to this concert that first highlights the illustrious film scores of Italian composer Ennio Morricone, including iconic themes from The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, Cinema Paradiso, The Mission, The Hateful Eight, and more. Then hear the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra perform Leonard Bernstein’s scintillating Symphonic Dances from his music for West Side Story, and the memorable songs of the musical’s star-crossed lovers, Tony and Maria.