Free This Week: Holiday Edition
Free events to add to your festivities
Enjoy the holiday season and take in some free art while you’re at it! From music to visual art to New Year’s Eve festivities, there’s plenty to check out including fun for the whole family!
Holiday Hub Singalong with Kenna Burima
Until December 22, 2023, 11am – 2pm
cSPACE Hub Eau Claire (381 2nd Avenue SW)
Free to attend
Join Calgary songwriter and musician Kenna Burima as she hosts holiday singalongs around a genuine Steinway piano grand piano, featuring a different special guest each day. Includes coffee and tea!
eau-claire.cspaceprojects.com
Harp Angel Christmas Concert
December 20, 2023, 12:10 – 1pm
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (604 1st St. SE)
Free to attend
Harp Angel Christmas Concert presents an enchanting magical concert of festive music featuring Deborah Nyack on harp, James Desautels on violin, and Paulie Vee on voice and guitar. Don’t miss this ProArts@Noon concert!
proartssociety.ca
Prospect Human Services Instructor Show — Opening Reception
December 22, 2023, 6 – 9pm
cSPACE Marda Loop (2nd floor, 1721 29th Ave. SW)
Free to attend
Prospect Human Services is a not-for-profit organization that runs art programming that uses art as a tool for employment and skill building, connection and growth. Each year, they celebrate the talent of their hard-working and dedicated staff.
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Saturday Jazz Jam
December 23 & 30, 2023, 3 – 6pm
Kawa Espresso Bar (1333 8th St. SW)
Free to attend
Come check out Kawa’s Saturday afternoon jam sessions! A great way to hear the quality and variety of jazz musicians Calgary has to offer. The December 23 edition is hosted by saxophonist Sean Craig, and the December 30 session is hosted by Chris Tauchner, a pianist, composer and arranger. The jam is open to all ages and levels of experience.
jazzyyc.com
New Year’s Eve Celebrations
December 31, 2023, 3 – 6pm
Various locations (see website for details)
Free to attend
Check out a variety of activities around town — from skating at Olympic Plaza to family parties at city libraries — and ring in the New Year with midnight fireworks launched from Prince’s Island Park! The spectacular display will be synchronized to music on CJSW 90.9 FM, highlighting the talents of Canadian artists.
calgary.ca
Winter Wonderland
Ongoing
Central Library & Memorial Park Library
Free to attend, registration required
Celebrate the magic of the season with Winter Wonderland at Central Library and Memorial Park Library. With a variety of family-friendly activities throughout the month, there is something for everyone!
calgarylibrary.ca
Printed Textiles from Kinngait Studios
Ongoing
Glenbow at the Edison (2nd floor, 150 9th Ave. SW)
Free to explore
Printed Textiles from Kinngait Studios presents the little-known story of a group of artists and printmakers who produced a collection of graphic textiles in Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset), Nunavut in the 1950s and ’60s — a period of social change that disrupted traditional language and relationships to the land.
glenbow.org
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