Calendar

July 20 to 24: 2016 Grand Opening of Cobb’s Corn Maze & Family Fun Park. There will be free face painting, free cotton candy, free balloons, even the Bouncy World, Eurobungy, Archery Tag, Blaster Balls, Zorbz, Climbing Wall, Spider Climb, Ropes Course, Waterz and Blacklight Mini-Golf are free all week! For more information, visit the website.

July 21 to 24: Calgary Folk Music Festival. An annual sound salvation that programs 76 icons and upstarts from 16 countries on 8 stages in concerts and magical collaborative sessions! For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

‘The CAST’ Performs The Drowsy Chaperone at Lunchbox Theatre. Presented by the Youth Singers of Calgary. For more information and to view show times, visit the website.

July 19 to 24: Disney’s NEWSIES, the Musical. They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines. Direct from Broadway comes NEWSIES, the smash-hit, crowd-pleasing new musical from Disney. Filled with one heart-pounding number after another, it’s a high-energy explosion of song and dance. To purchase tickets, phone 1-855-985-5000 or visit the website.

During July and August, your family can indulge in free good old-fashioned playtime! Once again this year, join the Vivo Ambassadors for activities at parks, facilities and community events across the city! For the full summertime schedule, visit the website.

The TD Summer Reading Club is a great way to keep kids reading all summer through fun activities, great books and prizes - and it's free! Visit your community library to register and receive your TD Summer Reading Club booklet and Reading Ballots. Then have fun reading! Books, magazines, trivia books, comics and everything else counts. Read for two hours each week (or be read to) and track your reading on the Reading Ballots. Return your completed ballots throughout the summer for a chance to win weekly prizes and grand prize: one of 20 $100 gift cards to Toys "R" Us. Be sure to return your ballots before August 31 to enter! For more information, visit the website.

July 20 to 24: The 125th Anniversary of Westerner Days Fair & Exposition. Enjoy the midway full of thrilling rides, free entertainment and pony chuckwagon races. There will be free concerts on the main stage, live entertainment from the Super Dogs to jugglers and more! For more information, visit the website.

Visit the award-wining Calgary Corn Maze & Fun Farm for a full petting zoo with kittens, bunnies, goats, sheep, mini donkeys, and horses. Ride on the cow train and grain wagon, jump on jumping pillows, play mini golf and enjoy playground activities. There is hours of entertainment for all ages! Directions: Take Stoney Trail SE (Highway 201) to Highway 22X East. Take the Highway 22X East exit. This exit is located at the very southeast corner of Stoney Trail (where Stoney Trail SE changes from running east/west to north/south). Drive on Highway 22X East for 3.2 kilometers (approx. 2 minutes) to Range Road 285 (watch for a blue Calgary Corn Maze highway sign prior to this intersection as well as a RV storage place with a big white fence). Turn right (south) onto Range Road 285. Drive 1.4 kilometers and take your first left (east) onto Township Road 224. Drive 1.6 kilometers. We're on your left!

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

Chinook Country Historical Society is pleased to present the 26th Annual Historic Calgary Week. Join and celebrate the rich history, culture and community of Calgary and area with more than 60 events over 11 days - Friday, July 22 to Monday, August 1! Enjoy neighborhood concerts, walks, talks and explore museums, heritage buildings, cemeteries, parks, libraries and archives. All events are free of charge with one exception: Donations are gratefully appreciated. For full details, visit the website below or the CCHS Facebook page.

July 22 to 24: Fiestaval Latin Festival. Enjoy this multicultural arts and entertainment festival highlighting Latin American Culture. Takes place at Olympic Plaza.

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays, June 25 to July 24, 12Noon to 5pm. Join in-store this summer where kids and families can enjoy free interactive workshops and activities from the many departments. For a full list of activities and schedule, visit the website below. And on July 2 & 3, enjoy all of the activities and workshops plus the casting pond and fun photo download from 12Noon to 5pm!

Enjoy live music with family and friends at The City of Calgary’s free Music in the Park at Canmore Park. Calgary’s own four piece roots-rock band, The Joe Defendants, will be performing an impressive selection of original material and cover tunes from a variety of musical genres, including country, blues and rock and roll. Pack a picnic lunch, bring a blanket and settle in for some great entertainment! To view our Music in the Park summer line-up, visit www.calgary.ca/parks. All events will take place rain or shine. Note: feature acts may be subject to change.