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What's on in Calgary — festivals and markets, concerts and community gatherings, and the dates worth putting in your calendar.

Arts & Culture

If you haven't checked out Calgary Culture Days yet, there's still time

Sep 15, 2026

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If you haven't checked out Calgary Culture Days yet, there's still time

The month-long celebration of arts and culture runs through September 30, with many events free.

Emily Edwards

Arts & Culture

Free Alberta Day celebrations coming to Calgary on Aug. 30

Aug 6, 2026

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Free Alberta Day celebrations coming to Calgary on Aug. 30

Heritage Park hosts a free all-day celebration on Aug. 30. Alt-country singer Kyle McKearney headlines, and a drone show closes the night.

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Event

Interactive New Year's Eve guide for Calgary partygoers

Dec 18, 2025

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Interactive New Year's Eve guide for Calgary partygoers

Concorde Group's guide includes a quiz to match you with a party, spanning seven of its venues.

Emily Edwards

Music

Calgary Phil partners with High Performance Rodeo for two anniversary concerts

Dec 16, 2025

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Calgary Phil partners with High Performance Rodeo for two anniversary concerts

Cellist Luka Coetzee and artist Vivek Shraya headline two January productions marking the festival's 40th year.

Emily Edwards

History

All aboard Heritage Park's first-ever winter train

Dec 2, 2025

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All aboard Heritage Park's first-ever winter train

A restored 1951 diesel-electric locomotive debuts during Once Upon a Christmas, the park's first step toward year-round rail.

Emily Edwards

Lifestyle

Holiday celebrations move indoors at Calgary shopping centres

Nov 27, 2025

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Holiday celebrations move indoors at Calgary shopping centres

The CORE and Southcentre Mall run Santa visits, live entertainment and charitable initiatives through Dec. 24.

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Music

Nov 25, 2025

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Inglewood Night Market launches winter music series at Crossroads

Quonset Sessions brings festival-level sound and lighting indoors on Dec. 5 and 6, with soul-funk, indie rock and a Latin Heat night.

Emily Edwards

Arts & Culture

Cirque Nuit debuts Beyond the Big Top Cabaret

Nov 20, 2025

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Cirque Nuit debuts Beyond the Big Top Cabaret

The foundation's first fundraiser turns the Flanagan Theatre into a prohibition-era speakeasy on Nov. 20–21.

Emily Edwards

Lifestyle

Zoolights returns to Calgary Zoo for 29th season

Nov 18, 2025

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Zoolights returns to Calgary Zoo for 29th season

Roaming elves, a 100-foot light tunnel and a North Pole takeover of Penguin Plaza run nightly from Nov. 14 to Jan. 4.

Emily Edwards

Event

Free admission at TELUS Spark on Nov. 10 for Amazon Future Engineer Day

Nov 6, 2025

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Free admission at TELUS Spark on Nov. 10 for Amazon Future Engineer Day

Coding in Ojibwe and Inuktitut, a 1,000-pound robot and combat robotics battles, free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Emily Edwards

Arts & Culture

Oct 28, 2025

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Goodnight Moon arrives at Telus Spark

A 3,000-square-foot immersive take on the 1947 classic opens Nov. 5, running through February 2026.

Emily Edwards

Arts & Culture

Kids discover Canada's diverse festivals in new Heritage Park exhibition

Oct 23, 2025

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Kids discover Canada's diverse festivals in new Heritage Park exhibition

Kids Celebrate! opens Nov. 8 at Gasoline Alley Museum, covering 12 holidays across four seasonal zones through Feb. 28.

Emily Edwards

Event

HallowSTEAM's creepy-crawly science wraps up at month's end

Oct 21, 2025

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HallowSTEAM's creepy-crawly science wraps up at month's end

Live insects, worm dissections and a Halloween Day costume parade close out TELUS Spark's Webs, Wings & Wiggly Things.

Emily Edwards

Arts & Culture

Heritage Park transforms into Halloween headquarters with new haunted experiences

Oct 16, 2025

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Heritage Park transforms into Halloween headquarters with new haunted experiences

Ghouls' Night Out returns Oct. 23–26, joined by a new choose-your-own-adventure haunted village and standalone Fright Nights.

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Event

17th Avenue bar trades palm trees for Halloween frights

Oct 14, 2025

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17th Avenue bar trades palm trees for Halloween frights

Ricardo's Hideaway becomes Ricardo's Nightmare Before Christmas through Nov. 2, with a menu of eerie cocktails.

Emily Edwards

Community

Thanksgiving walk and dance party returns to support Calgary Food Bank

Oct 9, 2025

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Thanksgiving walk and dance party returns to support Calgary Food Bank

theWALK.ca has raised more than $705,000 in two years. This year's five-kilometre walk and POWER hour run Thanksgiving Monday.

Emily Edwards

Health

Calgary Run for the Cure chases record-breaking $1M goal

Sep 30, 2025

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Calgary Run for the Cure chases record-breaking $1M goal

A $1 million target would make Calgary the first CIBC Run for the Cure site outside Toronto to hit the mark. The run goes October 5 at Southcentre Mall.

Emily Edwards

Community

Walk or bike for youth homelessness at Calgary Ride for Refuge

Sep 30, 2025

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Walk or bike for youth homelessness at Calgary Ride for Refuge

The free October 4 event at Fish Creek Park raises money for Safe Haven Foundation, which supports young women and girls facing homelessness.

Emily Edwards

Indigenous

Calgary marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with citywide events

Sep 25, 2025

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Calgary marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with citywide events

Free ceremonies, walks, markets and performances run across the city on September 30, from the Peace Bridge to Heritage Park and Studio Bell.

Emily Edwards

Arts & Culture

Historic Firehall No. 1 hosts free fall and winter events

Sep 25, 2025

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Historic Firehall No. 1 hosts free fall and winter events

Nine free weekend events run September 27 to December 13 at the downtown heritage site — a test run for a permanent arts hub.

Emily Edwards

Health

Calgary marathoner hosts fundraising relay for Alzheimer's research

Sep 23, 2025

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Calgary marathoner hosts fundraising relay for Alzheimer's research

Jeff Shikaze lost both grandmothers to Alzheimer's. His November 8 relay at the Olympic Oval aims to raise $10,000 for research.

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Music

Sep 23, 2025

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YYC Music Awards celebrates 10th anniversary with diverse Calgary lineup

The September 28 gala at Grey Eagle brings eight live performances and 29 awards spanning jazz, rock, blues, EDM and Indigenous artists.

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Arts & Culture

CIFF kicks off with Hollywood heavyweights

Sep 18, 2025

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CIFF kicks off with Hollywood heavyweights

The 26th Calgary International Film Festival runs September 18-28, with Canadian premieres starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ethan Hawke.

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History

Sep 11, 2025

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Heritage Park celebrates railway history with hands-on weekend event

Railway Days runs September 13 and 14 with steam train rides, a 1907 turntable, handcars and the fleet's first new locomotive in nearly 50 years.

Emily Edwards

Community

Calgary gears up for 45th annual Terry Fox Run

Sep 9, 2025

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Calgary gears up for 45th annual Terry Fox Run

The September 14 run at Fort Calgary follows a 3.5-kilometre river loop. Calgary has raised $203,000 of its $545,000 goal.

Emily Edwards