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May 22 to June 6 - Tuesdays to Saturdays at 7pm. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12Noon. Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm. This play follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars! For ages 6 and up. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

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 Calgary International Children’s Festival! Each year, more than 50,000 people flock to Olympic Plaza for the largest celebration of theatre for young audiences. From the free outdoor stage to the host of interactive activities to the award-winning theatre presented in Arts Commons, this Festival has something for everyone! For individual performance times, for more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

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 always-popular Stampeders event, Fanfest, presented by Alberta Ram Dealers, is held annually at McMahon Stadium and serves as the unofficial kickoff to the upcoming football season! This year's event will be on Saturday, May 23 from 8:30am to 1pm, and will run rain or shine, so be sure to bring the whole family to this Free event! The day starts at 8:30 a.m. with a free pancake breakfast served up in the East parking lot, located across from the Ticket Office and Stamps Store. Once the gates open at 9:30 a.m., there are interactive inflatables and games on the field, the opportunity to interact with Stampeders players, coaches, Outriders, Ralph the Dog and get autographs. You can also pose for a photo with the Grey Cup, sign up for the Kids Club and browse through the latest authentic gear at the Stamps Store. Fanfest is also the first opportunity for fans to pick up their season tickets for the coming year. If you haven't purchased your season tickets yet, sales staff will be on site to help you find the perfect seats for a full season of CFL excitement!

This event has it all. Great food, clothing, entertainment, art, a bouncy castle, workshops and children's activities!

Visit Western Canada’s largest outdoor quilt show and see hundreds of beautiful quilts. Visit the specialty displays, including a Creative Kids’ Challenge, shop the Merchants’ Mall and enjoy exploring all of Heritage Park. Complimentary pancake breakfast for the first 500 guests each morning. For more information, visit the website.

DINOSAURS IN MOTION is an amazing blend of science, art and innovation using 14 magnificent, fully interactive, anatomically correct, recycled life-size metal dinosaur sculptures to ENGAGE and EDUCATE.

Reel in the fun at the Kids Can Catch Trout Pond! This catch-&-release pond may not guarantee you’ll catch a fish, but you & your family is sure to make a splash as you discover the lure of fishing. Bring your own gear, or rent from the Discovery Centre (Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm).

Authors Judy Arnall ("Parenting with Patience") and Deborah Fannie Miller ("Grappling with the Grumblies") join forces to help families process anger together with more confidence and lighter hearts! Come join Judy and Deborah for an interactive, fun and informative one-hour workshop offering playful and practical tools (and 2 books!) Families with children of all ages (and babies) are welcome. When anger and anxiety threaten to disconnect us, we can reconnect by understanding how the emotions affect our bodies, speech and minds. We'll work with our grumblies so we can spend less time fighting and more time laughing together.