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Rediscover Calgary’s iconic treasures and explore its hidden gems at the biggest ever city-wide staycation scavenger hunt! The Great YYC Staycation is a unique opportunity to be part of something impactful and exciting while helping the local community. Participants are able to unlock a massive city-wide scavenger hunt highlighting Calgary's iconic locations, hidden gems, virtual activities, and, of course, small businesses. Participants will then have the opportunity to win tens of thousands of dollars worth of prizes supporting local businesses. The Great YYC Staycation is designed to be fun for everyone. This is a free family-friendly event with over 100 challenges and activities to partake in, regardless of your location, budget, or comfort level around social interaction. To join the hunt, visit the website. Good Luck!

Tickets on sale now! Catch fan favorite films on a giant concert-style LED screen, all from your science centre parking lot. Tickets are selling fast. Movies. Food. Quality time. Science. Calgary. What more could you ask for out of a summer evening? Wednesday, August 5 - 6pm: The Lorax; 9pm: E.T. Thursday, August 6 - 6pm: Back to the Future; 9pm: Jaws. Friday, August 7 - Double Feature: Harry Potter Night - 6pm: Philosopher's Stone; 9pm: Chamber of Secrets. Saturday, August 8 - 6pm: Wonder Woman; 9pm: Beetlejuice. Sunday, August 9 - 6pm: E.T.; 9pm: Jurassic Park. Tuesday, August 11 - 6pm: Reservoir Dogs; 9pm: Pulp Fiction. Wednesday, August 12 - Live Karaoke, 6pm: Live karaoke and A Star is Born. Thursday, August 13 - 6pm: Goonies; 9pm: Gremlins. Friday, August 14 - B!G CINEMA special feature - 6pm: Mad MAX: Fury Road. Saturday, August 15 - 6pm: Men in Black; 9pm: Ghostbusters. Sunday, August 16 - 6pm: E.T.; 9pm: Jurassic Park.

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.

Takes place Tuesdays & Thursdays until August 27. Session times: 10am, 11:15am, 1pm, or 2:30 pm (approximately 45 minutes). Investigate what lies beyond the cattails of the marshes! Armed with nets and buckets, prepare to get a bit muddy as you search for and identify the critters who make their home in wetlands. This programmer-led activity is a great opportunity to dive deeper and learn about the often-missed critters who make their home in wetlands. All equipment provided. Rubber boots recommended. $4 per person. Recommended for ages 4 & up (children 3 & under free with a paid adult). Youth under 12 must be accompanied by a paid adult). To safely enable physical distancing between participants, pre-registration is required. There is a maximum of 15 participants or four households (whichever is smaller) per session. To register, call 403-297-6561 or email bow.habitat@gov.ab.ca with your preferred dates, times, and number of participants.

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

Kids and families can read (or be read to) and take part in virtual challenges based on Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STREAM) through the Library’s website throughout the summer. You can register any time between now and August 31 with your free Library card! All kids must register with their own Library card, and you can get a free card online.? For teens, there's the Ultimate Summer Challenge: Teen Takeover. Track your reading through the website or app and complete fun, creative challenges to earn digital badges. The more badges you earn, the more chances you have to win.??

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!

For the first time ever, PARK (Promoting Artists | Redefining Kulture) is partnering with Destination Deerfoot City, a 1.1 million square foot outdoor shopping centre in the northeast to launch #YYCBlockParty, a 200-foot outdoor interactive art installation and patio space featuring work by local artists Leetia Lyons, Rachel Ziriada, and Mikhail Miller of NASARIMA, Rhys Farrell, and Sydonne Warren to bring this project to life. While COVID-19 continues to impact our daily lives, Block Party provides a vibrant, accessible, and safe community space where you can engage with outdoor public art and one another while socially distancing. The installation is lined by over 200 feet of pathway and walk space and will be accompanied by art adorned picnic tables, umbrellas, and benches that meet Alberta Health Guidelines for spacing and cleaning protocols. #YYCBlockParty officially launches on July 15 at the Food Lodge at Destination Deerfoot City Outdoor Shopping Centre. Follow @ourparkonline and @destinationdeerfootcity on Instagram for updates.

Wagonstage: Summer of COVID will be offered to families with children by U of C's School of Creative and Performing Arts and ContainR by Springboard Performance. They are turning pandemic to FUNdemic with all the necessary precautions to ensure safe and healthy fun. Children ages 3 to 12 and their families are welcome to enjoy a performance that will make them giggle and wiggle! This year’s short plays have been written, designed, and directed by MFA students, and will be performed by undergraduate drama students at the ContainR site and City of Calgary Parks. You can find the troupe performing at the Sunnyside ContainR (1020, 2 Avenue NW) every Sunday at 11am and 1pm and every Thursday at 10am and 11:30am from July 26 to August 30. Performances are weather-permitting. Follow along on Facebook, www.facebook.com/UofCPerformingArts/, for any cancellations. Registration for this event is required. The first 10 families to register will be guaranteed a spot. Admission is 'pay what you want' following the performance.

Puzzle your way through Calgary's largest, adults-only escape experience on August 12 & 13 - Locked Zoo: Rare Breeds! This fun-filled experience will challenge you to find clues throughout the zoo, putting your knowledge of endangered species to the test! Find the clues, solve the puzzles, and save the day in this brand new experience! There’s plenty of animals to visit along the way, beverages (including adult ones!) will be available for purchase, and be sure to pre-order a delicious dinner box (limited food will be available on-site). The challenge will not be timed. Proceed at your leisure. To purchase tickets, visit the website.