Free This Week
Looking for unique ways to spend your week? We’ve got you covered. Experience the magic of the Chinatown Lantern Festival or check out poetry at the monthly Poetry Parlour series. There’s also outdoor movie screenings, night markets and more in this week’s free arts roundup!
Nickle at Noon: Muriel Kahwagi
September 12, 2024, 12 – 1pm
Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary (435 Campus Lane NW)
Free to attend
Join Nickle Galleries for special lunch hour talk with writer and curator Muriel Kahwagi on the topic of “artwork as archive, archive as performance.” Be sure to stop by!
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Poetry Class
September 12, 2024, 6 – 7pm
Sparrow Artspace (36 4 St. NE)
Free to attend, registration required
Presented by the Women’s Centre of Calgary, join Sparrow Artspace for beginner poetry to learn new skills and make new friends. Poetry is great for relaxation, reflection and boosting creativity. Everyone is welcome!
sparrowartspace.com
Summer Movies in the Park
September 12, 2024, 7 & 9:15pm
Murdoch Park (9 St. NE & Centre Ave. NE)
Free to attend, registration recommended
Bridgeland-Riverside Community Association invites you to a double feature event in collaboration with DOMINION YYC. They’ll play two movies: Disney’s Wish and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Bring your picnic blanket, snacks and refreshments. Get comfy and enjoy a night of fun!
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Lantern Festival
September 13, 2024, 4 – 10 pm
2 Ave. SW & Daqing Square (West of Chinese Cultural Centre)
Free to explore
Hosted by the Calgary Chinatown Business Improvement Association, this one-day event features exquisite light and lantern displays alongside amazing local vendors and food trucks!
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Wandering Souls Night Market
September 13, 2024, 5 – 9pm
Renfrew Community Association (811 Radford Rd. NE)
Free to attend
Renfrew Community Association is excited to bring you their next event with over 50+ curated vendors, readers and services for all to enjoy! Visit, shop, eat and drink with them for the night! They can’t wait to see you!
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Inglewood Night Market
September 13, 2024, 5 – 10pm
Inglewood (10 Ave. & 10 St. SE)
Free to explore
The Inglewood Night Market is a modern market with locally sourced and handmade vendors selling diverse goods — from handmade crafts to vintage clothing, antiques and collectibles, artisan eats and more!
inglewoodnightmarket.ca
Movie in the Park
September 13, 2024, 8pm
Royal Sunalta Park (14 Ave. SW)
Free to attend
Bring your blankets and low chairs and join Sunalta Community Association for their sixth annual outdoor movie in the park event! The community voted and this year the movie being screened is Elemental! Please note that this is a sober event.
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The Market @ cSPACE Marda Loop
September 14, 2024, 10am – 2pm
cSPACE Marda Loop (1721 29 Ave. SW)
Free to explore
From handmade crafts to farm-fresh produce, the market offers something for everyone. Families can enjoy free kids’ activities led by professional artist-teachers from Jube School, while live performances by artists in Calgary’s exciting local music scene add to the atmosphere.
cspacemardaloop.com
Eastside Studio Crawl
September 14, 2024, 10am – 5pm
Various venues
Free to explore
The ever popular annual Eastside Studio Crawl is on! The Burns Visual Arts Society (45 years old this year) celebrates an inspiring studio crawl that is well attended in Ramsay and Inglewood with 10 locations — an exciting range of artists and cool studio spaces!
burnsvisualarts.com
House of Curiosity Finale
September 15, 2024, 11:30am – 3pm
Lougheed House (701 11 St. SW)
Free to attend, registration required
Enjoy free admission at Lougheed House for the final day of House of Curiosity — their summer exhibit exploring the fun side of the future of museums. Explore the secrets and surprises hidden throughout the museum, then step outside to where the curiosities of the house spill out into the gardens!
lougheedhouse.com
Contemporary Kids: Masks & Magic
September 15, 2024, 1:30 & 3pm
Contemporary Calgary (701 11 St. SW)
Free to participate, registration required
Join Contemporary Calgary for a Mystic Masks Magic workshop inspired by Marcel Dzama’s exhibition, Ghosts of Canoe Lake: New Work by Marcel Dzama. They’ll explore the magical and whimsical elements of folklore and create our own ghostly eye masks. Register now!
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Where the Wild Things Are
September 15, 2024, 5pm
Contemporary Calgary (701 11 St. SW)
Free to attend, registration required
Join Contemporary Calgary for a screening of Where the Wild Things Are. Based on Maurice Sendak’s 1963 children’s book of the same name, the film centres on a lonely young boy named Max who sails away to an island inhabited by creatures known as the Wild Things, who declare Max their king.
contemporarycalgary.com
Poetry Parlour
September 17, 2024, 7 – 9:15pm
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium (2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Dr. SE)
Free to attend or participate
Join the Writers’ Guild of Alberta at the September edition of Poetry Parlour featuring poet Kat Gough. Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There are limited slots available and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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Calgary Concert Opera Company
September 18, 2024, 12:10 – 1pm
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (604 1 St. SE)
Free to attend
Calgary Concert Opera, Opera by Request and the Foothills Philharmonic Opera Chorus come together again to perform excerpts from their upcoming performances of Verdi’s Nabucco. Get a sneak peak as part of the ProArts@Noon Concert Series!
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