Free This Week
Dance, sing, create, and celebrate with these awesome events
With a very busy week ahead, grab your calendar and fill it up with these free and fantastic events. From National Indigenous Peoples Day to Sled Island, there’s no reason to be bored. Be sure to make the most of it by checking out these cool events.
ProArts presents Lorna MacLachlan Jazz Duo
June 19, 2019, 12:10 – 12:50pm
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (604 1st St. SE)
Free admission
Performing excerpted work from the Lorna MacLachlan Quintet recording, Riding Bicycles in the Dark, see MacLachlan perform on the piano and sing alongside Richard Harding on the sax. This free lunch hour concert is sure to make your Wednesday wonderful so don’t miss it.
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Mixed Music Indigenous Showcase
June 19, 2019, 11:00am – 3:00pm
Central Library (800 3rd St. SE)
Free admission
Celebrate National Indigenous Month with some talented local musicians from various Indigenous cultural backgrounds. There will be drumming, singing, storytelling, rock and roll, and hip hop music to enjoy.
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National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 20, 2019, 10:30am – 3:00pm
Arts Commons (205 8th Ave. SE)
Free admission
Arts Commons hosts this National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration with a free mini pow wow featuring traditional drumming from Eya-Hey Nakoda, song, and dance, as well as drop-in workshops for young children.
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GlobalFest
June 20, 2019, 12:00 – 1:00pm
Stephen Avenue (120 9th Ave. SW)
Free admission
Join Downtown Calgary this summer for some excellent music and live performances! Located on Stephen Avenue, outside the TELUS Convention Centre, this week you can see an exciting cultural showcase from GlobalFest.
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Exploring Métis Identity: Past and Present Opening
June 20, 2019, 5:30 – 8:30pm
Lougheed House (707 13th Ave. SW)
Free admission
Celebrate the opening of this new summer exhibit and Métis culture. The exhibit runs until September 30 and explores Métis identity from a number of perspectives, both historical and contemporary.
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Single Onion #160
June 20, 2019, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Shelf Life Books (1302 4th St. SW)
Free admission
The Single Onion wraps up its season with five fabulous poets. It’s your chance to hear readings from John Wall Barger, Patrick Horner, dee Hobsbawn-Smith, Nikki Reimer, and Nikki Sheppy. Don’t miss this fantastic send-off.
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Campfire Chats
June 21, 2019
Sweetgrass Lodge, ENMAX Park (1410 Olympic Way SE)
Free admission, registration required
Celebrate the diverse languages and cultures in the Treaty 7 region of southern Alberta on National Indigenous Peoples Day with a day of events featuring teepee raising, storytelling from traditional knowledge keepers, dancing, drumming, bannock, and more.
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Fete de la Musique
June 21, 2019, 6:30 – 9:30pm
containR Art Park (1020 2nd Ave. NW)
Free admission
Suzanne de Bussac and her band host the second annual Fete de la Musique celebration. Featuring a youth open stage followed by a full concert by de Bussac and her band the Fingers, the evening concludes with an open mic for people who want to get up and share their music.
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Acts of Resistance
June 21, 2019, 7:00 – 8:00pm
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free admission, registration recommended
A conversational exhibition tour with Elizabeth Diggon, it considers how the artists in Among All These Tundras draw upon strategies such as humour, the resistive power of language, and a sustained and embodied connection to land as a means of defying and subverting the logic of settler colonialism.
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Solstice in the Wetland
June 22, 2019, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Ralph Klein Park (12350 84th St SE)
Free admission
Celebrate summer with free activities and entertainment with The City of Calgary and ConocoPhillips Canada! Enjoy a Stampede Caravan breakfast, live music by Troublemaker, face painting, self-guided walks, crafts, and tons of fun.
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Aboriginal Awareness Week Calgary Family Day & Powwow
June 22, 2019, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Fort Calgary (750 9th Ave. SE)
Free admission
Showcasing local Indigenous talent, this year’s theme, Keeping the Circle Strong, was inspired by the United Nations declaring 2019 as the year for Indigenous languages. Everyone is welcome.
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Indigenous Day Live
June 22, 2019, 9:00am – 9:30pm
Fort Calgary (750 9th Ave. SE)
Free admission
The largest National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration in Canada, check out free daytime activities followed by an evening concert featuring Blue Rodeo, Crystal Shawanda, Diyet & The Love Soldiers, Ghostkeeper, and more.
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Sled Island Block Party
June 22, 2019, 2:00 – 9:30pm
Inglewood (10th Ave. & 10th St. SE)
Free admission
Get ready for this annual, free, outdoor, all-ages dance party. Featuring ANZU, L.A. Foster, Beach Season, Har Mar Superstar, Ouri, Jack Harlow, and My Nu Leng, it goes rain or shine so come prepared and get ready to groove. You can even hit up Market Collective’s special vintage clothing market. It’s a great chance to dip your toes into Sled Island.
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Christina Colyn
June 22, 2019, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Stephen Avenue (120 9th Ave. SW)
Free admission
Downtown Calgary continues its lineup of excellent music and live performances this week with an evening with Christina Colyn. Swing by the Summer Stage for this free Saturday night concert.
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Master Class for Families
June 23, 2019, 1:00 – 2:00pm
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free admission, registration required
Head to the Esker Foundation for an afternoon of family fun at the gallery and delve into new mediums with art projects that relate to the current exhibitions. This is an educational, energetic, hands-on program for kids ages five to 10. An adult is required to stay for the duration of the workshop and all materials are provided.
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Sunnyside Open Stage Tuesdays
June 25, 2019, 6:00 – 9:00pm
containR Art Park (1020 2nd Ave. NW)
Free admission
Every Tuesday throughout the summer, head to #SOSTuesdays for the Sunnyside Open Stage, hosted each week by Eugene Saunders and guests! Swing by to support local talent or share something yourself.
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