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2024 marked the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Buffalo Treaty, a framework for reconciliation that focuses on cooperation, restoration, and renewal. This exhibit explores how the Buffalo Treaty can support individual and community wellness in all its forms: spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental. 

Bison Survival Story Robe recalls the history of the bison as a story of both slaughter and survivance. Once numbering in the millions, bison herds were driven to the brink of extinction in the 19th century. Bison Story Robe shares this history in the form of a pictographic winter count drawing on the Blackfoot tradition of recording collective memory on hide. 

Enjoy fun activities like exploring a corn maze, finding the perfect pumpkin, and ziplining. 

The lights come on at sundown. The only area left unlit will be the giant corn maze, so you can bring your flashlight and have some fun. 

Explore all the Halloween history you never knew and discover the prairie roots of some of the traditions that have become worldwide staples of this spooky celebration! Photographs, newspaper articles, and more will take you back to a time where tricks were more common than treats and jack-o'-lanterns weren’t carved from pumpkins.  

YYC Pizza Fest is an annual event with charity, community, and pizza crusts in mind. Each year, local participating restaurants craft an original recipe in a competition to be lauded Calgary's best pizza. Bring your family to taste them all! 

Families and football fans can test their skills with interactive challenges including throwing accuracy, vertical jump and a blocking sled. Visitors can also try a digital football simulator, create personalized player cards and capture football-themed photo moments.

Featuring more than 10,000 hand-carved pumpkins, this one-of-a-kind walk-through experience is the must-see event of the fall season at WinSport. 

Discover the spooky side of Calgary’s oldest neighborhood at Haunted Historic Inglewood. With more than 150 years of history, Inglewood is full of stories, legends, and haunted places. 

Choose your adventure, don a costume and download the free Story City app to step into a story. 

Field of Screams is turning Cobb's Adventure Park into a terrifying, thrilling and spine-tingling terror show. This Halloween inspired outdoor event is sure to bring horrifying fear into the hearts of attendees looking to roam 20 acres at night and test their bravery in our haunted houses. Check the website for all ages and adults only events.

Spooky season is upon us and were welcome toads, spiders, snakes and more to help us celebrate in Capitol Hill. The Radical Reptile Showdown includes live music, food truck eats from Snack Hut, a canteen serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, spooky games and prizes.

Ghouls’ Night Out transforms the Historical Village into a Halloween wonderland filled with dazzling lights, a maze full of Halloween fun, classic Halloween characters, spooky photo ops, games, and more. 

Put on your scariest, sparkiest, most bootiful or funniest costumes and head down to Braeside Community Association for an evening of fun, prizes, food and a movie.

Part market, part Halloween celebration, join for two frighteningly good times for spirits of all ages.

Boo-tiful fun awaits at our Preschool Halloween Party! Little pumpkins, ghosts, and giggle-monsters (up to six years old) can enjoy spooky-silly crafts, bouncy inflatables, magical balloon creations, games, and activities. 

Spooktacular fun is coming to SkyCastle this Halloween. Come for music, face painting, glitter tattoo, treats and character visits. October 30 at New Horizon Mall and November 1 at the Macleod location. 

Join for a fun and welcoming Halloween celebration designed with sensory needs in mind at #101 816 55 Avenue NE. 

This uplifting holiday classic comes to life as a high-energy radio play, blending 1940s retro charm with hilarious theatrical hijinks, as five multi-talented actors portray dozens of characters with live sound effects and lovable Christmas spirit. 

Has anyone asked what happens if, on Christmas Eve, Santa disappears? Will all the presents get delivered before Christmas morning? Will they have to cancel Christmas? Find out with this festive family-friendly production. 

Be our guest at Disney’s enchanting and beloved musical filled with the romance and grandeur audiences know and love at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. 

Discover the wonder of Christmas in Banff National Park this holiday season. Bundle up for a walk through the Cascade of Time Garden, where you’ll witness a live Christmas story told by the animals of Banff National Park.

The Wilder Institute's Calgary Zoo is celebrating 30 years of ZOOLIGHTS, presented by Olympia Trust Company. From November 13 to January 3, the zoo will be wildly aglow with twinkling lights, fire pits, tasty treats, a brand-new kid's maze, and much more. 

Celebrate the holiday season surrounded by alpacas, festive activities, and cozy winter cheer at Kirk’s Alpaca Farm.http://kirksalpacafarm.ca/">

For many Calgary families, the visit to the Lions' annual light display marks the beginning of the Christmas season. Located on the east side of the Confederation Golf Course, you'll find thousands of glowing lights displayed in beautiful Christmas themes at Confederation Park. 

A beloved Bow Valley Christmas tradition comes home to Canmore. On Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge wants nothing to do with Christmas, kindness or his fellow man. But when three extraordinary spirits lead him through his past, present and the future that awaits him, Scrooge is given one remarkable night to rediscover joy, generosity and what it means to truly be part of a community. 

Step into a dazzling, high-voltage journey through the decades and celebrate the iconic voices that didn’t just top the charts – they defined entire generations. 

A magical event happening throughout the month of December in the Malcolm Hotel in Canmore. Imagine an indoor forest of Christmas trees decorated and twinkling all in one place, all created and donated by local businesses. 

With the score performed live-to-film by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas is the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. 

Step into the fairytale magic of Candy Cane Gala – a family-friendly, black-tie event in support of innovative research and care at the Alberta Children’s Hospital held at BMO Centre. 

Celebrate the magic of the season at the annual Celebration of Lights Christmas Park. Now entering its 19th year, this beloved holiday tradition brings the community together with a festive display of twinkling lights, holiday scenes, and family-friendly cheer. 

Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous tale, The Hobbit is a not-to-be-missed magical journey for the holiday season. This imaginative Canadian adaptation brings audiences into a fantastical world of adventure, courage, and discovery at Martha Cohen Theatre.

Set to Tchaikovsky’s iconic music and narrated by a friendly elf, this condensed 30-minute rendition of the beloved tale is an ideal opportunity to introduce young children to live theatre without the hassles of long drives, parking troubles, or pricey tickets. Runs December 4 to 6 at Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge and December 11 to 13 at Brookfield Residential YMCA at Seton. 

This free, family-friendly science event features Dr. Stephen Jeans and astronomers with RASC (Royal Astronomical Society of Canada) bringing telescopes to view deep-space objects. Enjoy snacks and free parking, and star charts will be given out. 

Ring in the holidays as Geoffrey Paterson leads the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus, and a festive ensemble of soloists for Sergei Rachmaninoff's choral masterpiece, The Bells – named by the composer as one of his two personal favorite works. Check it out at Jack Singer Concert Hall. 

Based on the classic film by Frank Capra, It’s a Wonderful Life has been delighting audiences on the silver screen and in theatres since it debuted in 1943. December just doesn’t seem complete without a trip to Bedford Falls and the story of George Bailey, a man who believes in building community and helping your neighbors. 

It’s Christmas Eve and Klara has received a magical gift from her eccentric Uncle Drosselmeyer: a handsome nutcracker doll. Little does she know as she falls asleep that her new toy is about to spark her imagination and take her on a dreamy adventure to the Land of Sweets. Take in this iconic show at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.