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Private Carriage Rides
Get ready to hitch a ride through history! Grab your family and enjoy a private, horse-drawn carriage ride through the Historical Village before the Park opens. Let the horses lead you down winding pathways and streets, all lined with picturesque historical buildings.
Elastic Expressions — A Banded Artists Showcase
Check out marketplace style art show, with 22 booths of one of a kind artworks of many different mediums and disciplines. This family-friendly event also features various performances, including but not limited to live music and comedy. Don’t miss it!
Bring the Baby Exhibition Tour
Parents, caregivers and their babies are invited to join Esker Foundation for this gentle baby-led conversational tour where they explore their current exhibitions. Afterwards, babies have a chance to enjoy some tummy time on artist Yvonne Mullock’s extraordinary interactive sensory blanket. Register now!
Calgary Expo
Experience the ultimate playground for comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming with four huge days of citywide events, family-friendly attractions and world-renowned celebrities await. Grab your tickets and join tens of thousands of fans who are just like you!
VAISAKHI MELA
Vaisakhi Mela 2024 presented by Rajesh Angral with the Collaboration of Sabrang Radio, IWEB GUY, ACE Ent. & Media Group and CMD. They host the World Multicultural Festival annually to celebrate diversity and bring together multicultural communities in Canada to share each others’ cultural heritages.
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast is a timeless story about valuing kindness and character over superficial traits like physical beauty and social refinement. Vittorio Giannini composed this one-act opera in 1938, basing it on the classic fairytale. It provides a charming entry point for children into the world of opera.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
From art exhibitions, film screenings, theatrical productions, talks, markets and more, take part in some of the many events being held to mark this year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Free This Week
Start your August off right by getting out there and seeing what the city has to offer. Check out Free First Thursdays at Contemporary Calgary, kick-off of this month’s BUMP Festival, or reflect at the Floating Lantern Peace Ceremony. Find out what’s free this week!
Free This Week
There’s tons to check out this week, so get out there and enjoy the summer vibes all while supporting Calgary’s arts community! Choose from live outdoor concerts, cultural celebrations, a comedy movie show and more.
Free This Week
As February comes to a close, don’t miss your chance to check out free offerings from Chinook Blast, Exposure Photography Festival, and in celebration of Black History Month. Grab your calendar, get planning, and get out there!
Free This Week
We may be inching closer to the holidays, but there is still no shortage of things to see and do! Take your pick of holiday markets and live music—both online and in-person! Check out some of the free events that are happening this week.
Free This Week
December continues to be a busy time, packed full of things to see and do! From holiday markets to live music to online literary events, here’s a quick look at some of the free events that are happening this week. Don’t miss them!
Free This Week
There are no shortage of events happening this holiday season, and here are some options for you to check out for free this week! From festivals and online talks to live and in-person concerts, there’s something for everyone.
Free This Week
The calendar is so full this week, we have no idea where to start. From Culture Days programming to streaming live theatrical performances, end your summer with a bang and check out these amazing—and free—events.
Free This Week
Music, and film, and art—oh my! This week sees a number of free offerings to check out including the extension of Arts Commons’ popular pop-up performance series, ArtsXpeditions. Make the most of the first week of September!
Online This Month
With the province opening up more and more this month, Calgary’s arts community is slowly starting to shift to in-person events. But that doesn’t mean that the virtual ones are going away! There are still lots of online offerings to check out this July!
Online This Month
As Alberta steps closer to reopening a lot of questions remain. But whether you’re ready to go out and about or content to stay at home a bit longer, Calgary’s arts community is stepping up with tons of virtual events this month.
Online This Month
From Mother’s Day offerings to fantastic festivals, this month brings another batch of digital offerings for you to explore! Calgary’s amazing arts community continues to have a ton of online shows and events to check out so stay home and stay safe.
Online This Month
There’s a light at the end of the tunnel with warmer weather ahead and vaccines rolling out but we’re not quite there yet. Thankfully, Calgary’s arts community has a ton of digital offerings for you to explore this April making it easy to stay safe.
Online This Month
There might be a chill in the air but you don’t have to bundle up to enjoy these offerings as Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out awesome online events. Go digital and check out these great shows this February!
Online This Month
With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January!
Annie The Musical
After being put on hold due to new COVID-19 regulations in Alberta, StoryBook Theatre has managed to get its production of Annie The Musical online, just in time for the holiday season! Grab your tickets, tune in with the family, and enjoy.
Spring Awakening
A season opening that looks and feels very different, StoryBook Theatre isn’t letting COVID-19 stop its upcoming production of Spring Awakening. The show explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with poignancy and passion.
GLOW Winter Festival
With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core.
The Boy Who Could Sing Pictures
Based on the book by Seymour Leichman, The Boy Who Could Sing Pictures is the story of Luca and his summer-long tour of surprises and wonders. Join Calgary Pro Musica for this family-friendly concert.
New Year’s Eve
Get ready to ring in 2020 with these awesome New Year’s Eve celebrations—it’s the start of a new decade! With family-friendly offerings to live music and a comic murder mystery, there’s something for everyone to check out.
Questions?
Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com.