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The 2023/2024 Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra season opens with classic rock flair in this tribute to one of the most successful and influential bands of all time, Fleetwood Mac. Revel in the legendary sound of their greatest hits transformed by the sonic power of the Calgary Phil at Jack Singer Concert Hall.

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. Bring your crew down for a family-friendly showing at 3pm, where you can also participate in fun contests and entertainment happening before the movie begins. The 6pm showings will be date-night themed, so the perfect pre- or post-dinner date activity, complete with prizes, live entertainment and more.

A modern-day meat brigade. The best ribbers in town are coming together to serve your favorite meats this summer. Dine at the best barbecue in Calgary with some cold beer, live entertainment, vendor alley, 50/50, raffles, and more.

He’s one of the all-time great rock legends, with hit after hit all across the world. And now the story of the Rocketman is getting the Jubilations Dinner Theatre twist.

The eyes of the world are watching as top riders and horses compete on the famed International Ring at Spruce Meadows this September. MARKT. at the ‘Masters’ features over 70 shops — from artists to local business owners — throughout the week in the Equi-Plex, Founders Plaza, Horizons Pavilion, and International Plaza.

The cadet and junior level judokas will get the ball rolling with the individual and team events this weekend. This will be followed by a three-day international training camp.

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.

Stroll through Hallotown... if you dare! Is it scary? No, it’s friendly. Dress up as your favorite family-friendly character and enjoy a day of fall fun! It’s a spooktacular good time for the whole family.

The Calgary PMA’s Fall Harvest Sale is an Annual Charitable Sale of fruits and vegetables at the BMO Centre. Proceeds of the sale will continue supporting charity partners, the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation, Community Kitchen Program of Calgary, and others. Bring your wagon and take advantage of the great prices and wide variety.

Heritage Park’s extraordinary rail collection takes centre stage for two days with hands-on activities, and exciting exhibits. Catch a rare glimpse of the turntable in action, enjoy special demonstrations of a double-headed steam engine and spend some time with the Park’s very own telegraphy club.

The Chestermere Country Fair is the oldest ongoing annual event in Chestermere, held every year in September. Featuring a parade, pancake breakfast, bull riding, harvest market, kids zone, mutton busting, and more at the Chestermere Recreation Centre.

The festival features award-winning and independent films from India and Canada screening across five cities in Alberta.

A burger festival that takes place each year where participating restaurants from various Canadian cities compete to create a unique burger; reflective of their overall concept and cuisine. Throughout the week, burger aficionados everywhere are called upon to indulge in their city’s LBW burgers and vote online for their favorite one.

Prepare to be transported on a thrilling adventure through time as Le Cirque de la Nuit, in collaboration with Jupiter Theatre, present their debut seated circus-theatre production The Time Machinist at The Grand theatre. Experience the captivating mysteries of time travel as the vainglorious Time Machinist, Owen Mittagen Vottenberg III, takes you on an extraordinary journey through the ages, for all ages.

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.

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.

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

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.

Experience all things Barbie! This exhibition takes guests from 1959 to present day; examining how pop culture and fashion trends have shaped this global phenomenon.

KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil that combines two circus traditions — acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. The show highlights the physical demands of human performance in all its splendor and fragility, presented in a colorful mélange that emphasizes bold slapstick humor at Stampede Park.

This event will feature hundreds of free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to discover their inner artist, experience their heritage, and celebrate what it means to be Albertan.

Get ready to let the good times roll, Calgary! Block Party is back for its fourth installment, bringing good vibes, fun games, and eye-catching art to The Boulevard at Deerfoot City. Proceeds from skate rentals go to Kids Up Front, an organization dedicated to ensuring that all kids have access to fun, enriching experiences.

The people behind the tables at the Millarville Farmers’ Market are the real deal. They are the growers, farmers, makers, bakers, and artists. Ask them about their farm, their art, their love of what they do.

Returning for its sophomore season along with all of your favorite events. From movies in the park to live bands, theatrical performances and fitness classes, the 17th Ave Business Improvement Area is pulling out all the stops to ensure this summer is epic. Along with last year's crowd favorites, there’s also tons of exciting new editions for 2023, so clear your calendars, because your summer plans are officially set.

A family event with a tablao-style flamenco performance, bite-size tapas and drinks at Aura Calgary. Annette Morcos (singer/dancer) will be back from Spain to interpret common and rarely performed palos (forms of Flamenco). She will be performing along with Calgary’s own Francesca Canalizo and Jessica Peñalver-Cote (dancers), Tosh Hayashi on guitar, as well as guest dancer Jane Ogilvie.

A downtown street festival that includes local food and drinks, entertainment, performances, artisans, businesses and non-profits.

The AMMS has a rich history of military modelling in Alberta. The AMMS started in Bragg Creek as the Alberta AFV Modellers show in 2002. The show has evolved, grown and has changed to AMMS on the 10-year anniversary to include all modelling subjects that are military related at Chapelhow Legion Branch.

Artists of Inglewood and Ramsay welcome you to the 20th Annual East Side Studio Crawl. We are excited to bring you this year’s celebration of creativity and community. Follow the red balloons to Artpoint, Burns Visual Arts Society, Heritage Weavers & Spinners, mud Urban Potters, nvrlnd, The New Blank, Workshop Studios and 500 Collective on September 9th from 10 - 5.

Join us on Saturday September 9 for our first BLC Demo Day Market. Come out and try many of the programs the BLC has to offer. Like zumba, yoga, basketball, and more! Sign up for your membership, a program or two (you do not need to be a Bearspaw resident to be a member). Shop with the vendors and start preordering your Christmas gifts! Enjoy free ice cream for the kids, bouncy castles, Crazy Chris Balloon Extraordinaire, Face Painting and giant sandbox. The Paw Patrol Gang of Chase, Marshal and Skye will be attending to. Grab a photo watch them bust some moves with the demos and just hang with them. Make the market into a play date with your childrens new friends. We will have plenty of games out to play, like a large jenga, washers, axe throwing and more!! The place to be September 9 is Summer Saturday's at Bearspaw BLC Demo Days Market!

Join for the grand opening event of Livingston's new Show Home Village "in Living(ston) Colour." Enjoy live performances, music, photo opportunities, live art installations and more!

A day for pet owners of all stripes to head to the Parkdale Community Association for shows by the Superdogs, vet talks, vendors and prizes.

The Fall Fair is a great day where Springbank families can gather together and celebrate our agricultural roots and community spirit. Come out for a day of fun, fellowship, and festivities for all ages.

The Terminator Run at Confederation Park for Youth Addiction Awareness is an annual non-competitive charity run that has been bringing HOPE, raising awareness and funds for addiction and mental health for nine years. All funds raised in support of the Terminator Run for Youth Addiction Awareness go towards assisting the Terminator Foundation to transform lives through their Activity-Based Recovery Therapy Program (ABRT) for those individuals impacted by addiction and mental health challenges.

For the second year in a row, Bloom Cilture is turning the space outside their flora studio into a lively community event to support local small businesses and the school lunch programs by Brown Bagging for Calgary Kids. Join for artisans, live entertainment and food trucks.

Kids are invited to celebrate caring and kindness with a bracelet craft and activity sheets.

Country Hills Village (CHV) Shopping Centre is wrapping up the season with an end-of-summer celebration that showcases the best of CHV. The fun family-friendly event will have food samples, free kids activities and amazing offers from retailers.

How was gender and sexuality constructed in early Calgary and Canada? This one-hour outdoor walking tour explores the impact of militarism and cowboys on gender and sexuality, and highlights those who broke the boundaries of society to explore their own path. The walk will take place rain or shine, so come dressed for the weather.

A free musical extravaganza in the beautiful Central Memorial Park. Enjoy an afternoon in the park with pianists Illia Ovcharenko and Jon Kimura Parker, violinist Donovan Seidle, and the Ladom Ensemble for a family-friendly program from blazingly virtuosic Rachmaninov to charming salon pieces by Elgar and Albeniz.

Rattle the Bones at Dino Park is a free, city-wide cultural and musical extravaganza proudly supported by the City of Calgary and the Government of Alberta. This is an outdoor event with beer garden, food trucks children's activities, Indigenous storytelling and live music throughout the day.

As part of the Latin American Arts and Culture Festival and to celebrate Alberta Culture Days, cSPACE is hosting an appreciation day for artists and community organizations to celebrate our community spirit as part of this multicultural province.

This film is being screened as part of the Films at the Fort – Indigenous Films series. Each movie features Indigenous actors and themes, and is created by Canadian filmmakers. Night Raiders (14A) A mother joins an underground band of vigilantes to try to rescue her daughter from a state-run institution.