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Tickets on sale now. Event takes places October 5, 11, 12, 19 & 26. Join Butterfield Acres after-hours for a fun Fall evening! Perfect for a night out with your special someone, a girls’ night, or grab a big group of friends! The farmyard opens for visits with the animals at 5pm, until the hunt starts at 6:15pm. From there, you will go on a sunset tractor-pulled wagon ride out through the back pasture to the pumpkin patch. Once everyone has found their pumpkin, you will head back to Prairie Palace for pumpkin carving! Outside, there will be a campfire and enjoy hot chocolate and s'mores. It’s harvest fun at its best! There are a limited number of tickets available for each night. This event sold out last year, so buy your tickets early! Tickets are only available to purchase online (no ticket sales at the door). Tickets are $19.99 plus GST.

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.

Tickets are on sale now! Harvest Pumpkin Hunts at Butterfield Acres Farm takes place place weekends in October. Off you will go on a tractor-pulled hay wagon, rolling through the crunchy Fall leaves, hoping to find some kid-sized pumpkins! Then you will decorate them into creative masterpieces to take home and, of course, visit with the farm animals, too! Must purchase tickets in advance; call 403-239-0638 or visit the website.

Takes place Saturdays, 1pm, and Sundays, 1 & 3pm, September 21 from October 13. The Loose Moose Theatre For Kids Presents, Jack in the Beanstalk. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website. purchase tickets:

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

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!

Takes place September 21 & 22. Join Granary Road for the 3rd Annual Apple Festival! Celebrate apples and their scrumptious, crispy, and juicy greatness. Enjoy apple-related activities. Vendors in the market will be featuring apple-themed foods and products, and the active learning park will be featuring an orchard tree house!

Join at Southcentre Mall to shop local Alberta products and celebrate the province’s local businesses and curators. Local makers being recognized by this year's inaugural Made in Alberta Awards will be sharing their creations at this exciting one-day pop up market! The Made in Alberta Awards celebrate great Alberta products, businesses, and ingenuity.

Takes place September 21, 9:30am to 5:30pm & September 22, 11am to 5pm. Calgary Baby & Tot Show - for bump, baby & beyond. Enjoy over 100 exhibits, interactive play areas, educational areas, educational seminars, new and exciting products, enjoy Bob the Builder on the main stage, and meet and greet with Rubble from Paw Patrol! Admission is Free for children 12 and under. To purchase discount tickets, visit the website.

Join Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School for their Open House and Family Fall Fair! First, they'll show your family their state-of-the-art facilities on their natural, 220-acre campus. Then, students and faculty will invite you to interact with them in a series of interactive activities (you’re welcome to ask questions, of course!). And then you will go outside to play, eat, and shop at their annual Family Fall Fair! Your family will enjoy food trucks, a petting zoo, a farmer’s market, carnival games, face painting, campus and trail walks, and more! Please pass along this invitation to anyone that may enjoy a great day getting to know Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School! To RSVP to this event, visit the website below.

Saturdays, Sundays, and Holiday Monday, September 7 to October 14. Halloweekends at Calaway Park. Join the Boo Crew! Take a stroll through Hallotown, if you dare! It will be a spooktacular good time for the family!

Parks Foundation Calgary invites your family to dream big, share ideas, and re-imagine the future of community parks. This festival will feature giant inflatable games, carnival games, and stage performances! It will also mark the official 10th anniversary celebration of Parks Foundation Calgary’s Building Communities program. Calgarians can vote for their favorite community project where deserving community groups will be awarded a total of $50,000 through the Energize Awards. For more information and to watch videos of the Energize Awards finalists, visit the website.

Beakerhead is back in Calgary fromSeptember 18 to 22, where a week of workshops and shows culminate in one evening of science, art, engineering, and family fun madness on September 21! Catch fire-breathing contraptions, LED fashion shows, hands-on science, and over 50 installations on Prince's Island Park! Admission is free for kids 12 and under.