Free This Week
Keep the Stampede spirit strong for another week of free arts and culture events in Calgary! Fuel up at Contemporary Calgary’s Pancake Breakfast, browse the Inglewood Night Market, experience the site-responsive performance VINES, plus more in this week’s roundup.
Fluor Rope Square
Until July 10, 2025, 8:30 am – 1 pm
Stephen Ave (8 Ave. SW)
Free to attend
Enjoy daily bacon pancakes at Fluor Rope Square with family-friendly entertainment, square dancing and the First Nations Parade. Plus, catch free horse-drawn rig tours and meet chuckwagon drivers for a true Stampede experience.
corporate.calgarystampede.com
Contemporary Calgary’s Pancake Breakfast
July 9, 2026, 9 – 11 am
Contemporary Calgary (701 11 St. SW)
Free to attend
Contemporary Calgary invites you to enjoy a morning meal featuring treats from Downtown West favourites, Art Café and Alforno, live music by local talent Melody Stang and drop-in art activities for all ages. Returning this year is local artist Erik Olson, who will be making artful pancakes.
contemporarycalgary.com
Hello Neighbours
July 10, 2026, 2 – 5 pm
Saint Patrick’s Island Park (1300 Zoo Rd. NE)
Free to attend, registration required
This walking tour/workshop is a participatory project that addresses the biodiversity crisis by giving people the chance to get to know their more-than-human neighbours. This workshop is a part of Currents, presented by The New Gallery.
canadahelps.org
Vines — Melanie Kloetzel
July 9, 2026, 7 pm
Peace Park (8 St. & 2 Ave. SW)
Free to attend
This performance by Melanie Kloetzel explores how the human body can learn from the growth patterns of climbing plants. Informed by Indigenous concepts of relationality, VINES helps viewers and participants alike consider what it might mean to learn from and identify and empathize with plant life. VINES is a part of Currents, presented by The New Gallery.
thenewgallery.org
Sunset Salsa featuring Free Spirit Dance
July 9, 2026, 7:15 – 10 pm
containR Art Park, Inglewood (925 9 Ave. SE)
Free to attend with tickets
Join Springboard Performance for a unique outdoor social dancing event. The evening starts with a Latin dance workshop led by Free Spirit Dance instructors, followed by social dancing and featured performances, with DJ Creole playing the best Salsa, Bachata and tropical beats!
showpass.com
Inglewood Night Market
July 10, 2026, 5 – 10 pm
Inglewood (10 Ave. & 10 St. SE)
Free to explore
Enjoy live music at Inglewood Night Market as you browse local vendors selling diverse goods, from handmade crafts to vintage clothing, artisan eats and more.
inglewoodnightmarket.ca
Reception: Shared Threads
July 11, 2026, 2 – 4 pm
Alberta Craft Gallery & Shop (1721 29 Ave. SW)
Free to explore
In commemoration of 50 years of preserving traditional fibre crafts, the Sheep Creek Weavers present Shared Threads, a collaborative contemporary fibre arts exhibition highlighting the vibrant collective talent within the subsects of craft techniques.
albertacraft.ab.ca
Artpoint Open House
July 11, 2026, 1 – 5 pm
Artpoint Gallery & Studios Society (625 11 Ave. SW)
Free to attend
Artpoint Studios and Gallery welcomes you to its creative home! Step inside our working studios and spend the afternoon exploring new artwork and meeting the artists.
artpoint.ca
Community Concert
July 14, 2026, 7:30 – 9 pm
cSPACE Marda Loop (1721 29 Ave. SW)
Free to attend
Join ChamberFest West on the front lawn at cSPACE for a free concert showcasing some of its festival musicians. Bring a blanket or chair, relax in the setting sun and savour some sublime music.
showpass.com
ProArts@Noon: Fiona Malena Flamenco
July 15, 2026, 12:10 – 1 pm
The Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (218 7 Ave. SE)
Free to attend
Dancer Fiona Malena first saw famed dancer Antonio Márquez dancing his Zapateado onstage over 20 years ago and was struck by the mastery and synthesis of both classical and flamenco worlds. Here she continues this journey accompanied by esteemed pianist Oksana Yaremchuk and violinist Claudia Schaer.
proartssociety.ca
Book Launch: Infinite Audition
July 15, 2026, 7 pm
Shelf Life Books (100, 1302 4 St. SW)
Free to attend
Join poet Charlie Petch on the Infinite Audition book tour for an evening of poetry, performance and conversation. Featuring guest spoken word artist Cobra Collins, the event also includes a Q&A exploring their shared roots in poetry slam.
shelflifebooks.ca
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