NMC Jam Club.
Every Thursday, Feb 24, 2024 - Jun 1, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The National Music Centre (NMC) is calling all teens to Studio Bell. In partnership with CJAY 92, NMC is supporting the next generation of rock stars with a free after-school drop-in program for teens, as Jesse & JD present the NMC Jam Club.
Western Canadian Reason Conference 2024.
Everyday from May 3, 2024 - May 5, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
This event will feature provocative and thoughtful speakers and entertainers. Join with like-minded thinkers to share ideas and build community. WeCanReason is a conference dedicated to free thinkers skeptics and humanists who want to discuss and understand issues in society and work towards solving them at University of Calgary Downtown Campus.
| Location: | University of Calgary Downtown Campus |
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| Category: | Talks, Workshops & Seminars, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://wecanreason.com |
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Arts ReED – Teen + Family Jewelry and Beading.
> Saturday May 4, 2024 at 10:00 am - 12:00 am
This free family workshop will ignite imagination and curiosity, build artistic skills and knowledge, and have you making joyful memories together at Arts Learning Centre. Join the Arts Commons Education team and the workshop teaching artists to make, discover and explore.
| Location: | Arts Learning Centre at Arts Commons |
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| Category: | Talks, Workshops & Seminars, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://artscommons.ca |
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Luminous Voices and The Next Generation.
> Sunday May 5, 2024 at 3:00 pm - 12:00 am
Calgary is fortunate to have a strong and growing high school and youth choral scene. The spring concert will be the culmination of a weekend workshop with several local high school choirs and individual singers from high schools across the city at Bella Concert Hall.
| Location: | Bella Concert Hall |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://taylorcentre.ca |
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Hike for Hospice Calgary.
> Sunday May 5, 2024 at 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Hike for Hospice Calgary is a fundraising walk for all ages and abilities. Join us at Fish Creek Park to celebrate and honour our clients and families, hear from a client ambassador, meet the Calgary Stampeders, enjoy music, face painting, prizes, and a free lunch!
Canvas Tote Bag Workshop (Evening).
> Wednesday May 8, 2024 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Join local artist Krystelle Creations in this two-hour workshop as she guides you through mindfulness techniques, reflection, and direction on painting a unique tote bag for you to take home.
All materials for this workshop are provided—just bring your creativity!
Workshop Theatre presents Ken Ludwig’s .
Everyday from May 10, 2024 - May 18, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
George and Charlotte Hay are a husband-and-wife team of actors struggle to perform Cyrano de Bergerac and Private Lives in repertory while dealing with family crises and the possibility of a Hollywood director’s visit. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong in this side-splitting farce written by Ken Ludwig presented at Pumphouse Theatre. Ages 14+.
| Location: | Pumphouse Theatre |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://at workshoptheatre.ca |
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Otafest.
Everyday from May 10, 2024 - May 12, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Calgary’s volunteer-run, non-profit, all-ages Japanese anime and pop culture festival featuring anime screenings, an exhibitor hall, community panels, cosplay contests, voice actors, concerts, and so much more at Telus Convention Centre.
| Location: | Telus Convention Centre |
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| Category: | Community Sales & Markets, Family Fun, Festivals & Fairs, Fun for Kids, Talks, Workshops & Seminars, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://otafest.com |
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Cannonball! A Festival of Youth Theatre.
Everyday from May 17, 2024 - Jun 1, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Calgary Young People’s Theatre has seven youth-led shows in the Cannonball! Festival, as well as two staged readings at at West Village Theatre. You heard that right – every show is directed, written, designed, stage managed, produced, and performed by youth age ten to 19.
| Location: | West Village Theatre |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Festivals & Fairs, Music, Theatre & Performances, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://cypt.ca |
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BUMP CONNAUGHT Mural Tour.
> Saturday May 18, 2024 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Explore Calgary’s open air street art gallery with an official guided mural tour led by the BUMP Festival!
| Location: | Connaught |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Open House & Tours, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://yycbump.ca. |
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Calgary Boys' Choir Workshop.
Everyday from May 23, 2024 - May 25, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
A three-day workshop for tenor and bass voices, be directed by the esteemed Gerald Wirth. Wirth, currently the artistic director of the Vienna Boys Choir and former
Calgary Boys’ Choir artistic director (1991-1998), brings a wealth of experience and artistry to guide participants in this unique and collaborative musical experience.
APEGA Science Olympics.
> Saturday May 25, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The APEGA Science Olympics are interactive, inter-school events for students in Grades 1 to 12 at the Olympic Oval. Science Olympians use problem solving to develop solutions to a series of challenges that demonstrate how engineering and geoscience impact our everyday lives. Challenges are related to the Alberta school curriculum, and are developed by professional engineers and geoscientists, as well as local teachers.
| Location: | Olympic Oval |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://apega.ca |
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Calgary Boys' Choir 50th Anniversary Concert.
> Sunday May 26, 2024 at 3:00 pm - 12:00 am
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Kathryn Berko, this event features performances by the workshop choir, current members of the Calgary Boys' Choir, and is joined by past directors including Paul Grindlay and Julie Freedman-Smith.
| Cost: | $25.00 |
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| Location: | Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Youth Activities |
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BUMP CONNAUGHT Mural Tour.
> Sunday May 26, 2024 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Explore Calgary’s open air street art gallery with an official guided mural tour led by the BUMP Festival!
La Fille Mal Gardée.
Everyday from Jun 14, 2024 - Jun 15, 2024 at 7:30 pm - 12:00 am
Experience the charm and hilarity of 'La Fille Mal Gardée'! Follow the delightful tale of Lise, a spirited young peasant girl, determined to marry her true love, Colas, despite her mother's plans to wed her to the bumbling Alain. Filled with comedic antics, lively dances, and heartwarming romance, this beloved ballet is a celebration of love, laughter, and the triumph of true affection over societal expectations.
| Cost: | $25.00 |
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| Location: | Martha Cohen Theatre |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://www.jcbs.ca |
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All Sport One Day.
> Saturday Jun 15, 2024 at 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
All Sport One Day is a free event for youth to discover sport! Taking place at 12 multisport hubs across Calgary, we partner with community sport organizations and facilities to provide thousands of opportunities for youth ages six to 17 to try a new sport!
| Location: | MNP Community & Sport Centre, Trico Centre for Family Wellness, Citadel Community Association, Genesis Centre & Saddletowne YMCA, Marlborough Park Community Association, Glenmore Athletic Park, Brookfield Residential YMCA at Seton, Southland Leisure Centre, VIVO for Healthier Generations, University of Calgary, Winsport, Westside Rec Centre |
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| Category: | Free Events, Fun for Kids, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://allsportoneday.ca |
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Calgary Stampede.
Everyday from Jul 5, 2024 - Jul 14, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Yahoo! Don’t miss bringing your family to the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. Visit calgarystampede.com to find out what exciting family friendly events are going on and when.
Calaway Comic Fest for Kids.
Everyday from Jul 12, 2024 - Jul 14, 2024 at 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Dress up in your best family friendly costume and be transported to the Calaway Comic Fest for Kids zone. With character meet and greets plus special activities each day, a whole new experience is waiting for you! Special Guests Global Pet Foods’ SuperDogs will be performing their 15-minute Pawvenger show with your chance to meet these super pups after the show.
Fiestaval Latin Festival.
Everyday from Jul 19, 2024 - Jul 20, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Enjoy the three hottest days of the summer with over 30 authentic food vendors, hundreds of national and international performers, artisan market, kids area, beer gardens and lots of fun at Olympic Plaza.
| Location: | Olympic Plaza |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://fiestaval.ca |
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Afro-Caribbean Food Festival.
Everyday from Jul 20, 2024 - Jul 21, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
A celebration of the Caribbean, African and everything in between through food, music and culture.
Calgary Folk Music Festival.
Everyday from Jul 25, 2024 - Jul 28, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
An unforgettable weekend of ground-breaking icons, upstart songwriters, and instrumentalists — that Folk Fest feeling is like none other at Prince’s Island Park.
| Location: | Prince’s Island Park |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://calgaryfolkfest.com |
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Inglewood Sunfest.
> Saturday Jul 27, 2024 at 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
At Sunfest, there is an activity made for all ages. This could mean a jump in the bouncer, discovering a great new band, being wowed and amazed by world-class circus and comedy street shows, choosing a perfect summer patio or searching for a trendy fashion; there is no shortage of things happening in Inglewood.
| Location: | Inglewood |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://inglewoodsunfest.ca |
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Taste of Calgary.
Everyday from Aug 1, 2024 - Aug 5, 2024 at 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
The city's most appetizing festival, giving visitors the chance to sample food, beverages, music and other cool things. Discover Calgary's global cuisines from a mix of unique restaurants and beverage companies. Plus get a taste of Calgary's great musicians.
| Location: | 311 8 Street SW |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Parent's Night Out, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://tasteofcalgary.com |
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Calgary Fringe Festival.
Everyday from Aug 2, 2024 - Aug 10, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The festival features local, national, and international productions for a total of over 100 performances over nine days. This year's event will be a hybrid festival experience between live in-person performances and digital offerings. Learn more at calgaryfringe.ca.
| Location: | Various Locations |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://calgaryfringe.ca |
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BUMP Festival.
Everyday from Aug 3, 2024 - Aug 24, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
. The Beltline Urban Murals Project is Calgary’s street art festival. Since 2017, BUMP has added over 180 public art installations to Calgary. You can watch new murals go up in real time, attend artist talks, and vibe out to Graffiti Jams.
| Location: | Various Locations |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Free Events, Fun for Kids, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://yycbump.ca |
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