Free This Week
From winter festivals to hands-on workshops, there’s plenty to experience this week! Catch the final weekend of Chinook Blast, explore artist talks and exhibition tours or celebrate Family Day with music and family-friendly fun. Read on for all the details!
Chinook Blast
Until February 17, 2025
Stephen Ave, The Confluence and various venues
Select events are free to attend
Check out the final week of Calgary’s Chinook Blast winter festival as it highlights the best of Calgary’s art, music, theatre, sport and recreation. Enjoy free programming including art installations, live performances, recreation opportunities and more! Read our Chinook Blast preview to find out more.
chinookblast.ca
Black History Month at the Library
Until February 24, 2025, event times vary
Various Calgary Public Library locations
Free to attend
Visit the library this February to recognize Black History Month. Explore the history of Black cowboys with Chinook Country Historical Society, watch performances from JazzYYC, or participate in a special storytime with 2023 – 2024 Poet Laureate Wakefield Brewster.
calgarylibrary.ca
Kyler Zeleny Talk
February 13, 2025, 7 – 8pm
Stanford Perrott Lecture Hall, AUArts (1407 14 Ave. NW)
Free to attend
Kyler Zeleny discusses his current book, Bury Me in the Back Forty, the third book of his prairie trilogy. Through photos, objects and folklore Zeleny explores a fading small town in Alberta. Check out his talk!
auarts.ca
Conversational Curator Tour
February 13, 2025, 6 – 7pm
Esker Foundation (4th floor, 1011 9 Ave. SE)
Free to attend
Join Esker Foundation Curator/Director Naomi Potter and Curator Shauna Thompson for a conversational tour of their exhibitions: Hangama Amiri: PARTING/فراق, Erika DeFreitas: and that break is the one that shows (to shift, a curve, to quiver) and Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi: The blue of the sky depends on the darkness of empty space behind it.
eventbrite.ca
Nuit des Artistes
February 13, 2025, 5 – 9pm
cSPACE Marda Loop (1721 29 Ave. SW)
Free to attend
Get inspired at cSPACE’s annual I Heart Arts Showcase Event! This year’s theme, Nuit des Artistes, celebrates the vibrant community of artists at cSPACE Marda Loop with a French flair! Enjoy French-flavoured jazz performances from Tara Hart and signature cocktails.
cspacemardaloop.com
Han Sungpil Artist Talk
February 13, 2025, 12 – 1pm
Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary (435 Campus Lane NW)
Free to attend
Han Sungpil is an internationally celebrated artist who explores environmental issues through photography, video and large outdoor installations. Since 2020, his work has focused on exploring abandoned coal mines, melting glaciers and other examples of environmental change in the Rockies.
events.ucalgary.ca
University District’s Winter Pop-Up
February 16, 2025, 1 – 4pm
Central Commons Park (4019 University Ave. NW)
Free to attend
University District’s Winter Pop-Ups return offering an afternoon of free, family-friendly fun. Enjoy a sledge hockey demonstration in partnership with AdaptAbility, live music from local musician DJ GOODBAR, skating on the U/D ice rink and treats!
myuniversitydistrict.ca
Family Day at Lougheed House
February 17, 2025, 11:30am – 3pm
Lougheed House (707 13 Ave. SW)
Free to attend
Join Lougheed House for a day of fun and free admission in honour of Family Day! There will be crafting stations, family-friendly house tours throughout the day and opportunities to explore the new exhibit The Return of Restore & Revive.
lougheedhouse.com
Family Day at Studio Bell
February 17, 2025, 10am – 5pm
Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre (850 4 St. SE)
Free to attend
Celebrate Family Day at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, with a jam-packed day of musical fun for all ages. Explore five floors of interactive activities and enjoy live performances, including a headlining set from Calgary’s own Backyard Betties.
studiobell.ca
Denise Clarke — Salon Series Excerpts
February 19, 2025, 12 – 1pm
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (604 1 St. SW)
Free to attend
Denise Clarke offers some of her signature storytelling and movement in a performance set off with music and poetry in this ProArts@Noon concert. She is delighted to return to Pro Arts at the glorious Cathedral Church of the Redeemer where her dad served as altar boy in the 1930s.
proartssociety.ca
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