Calgary 
When it’s freezing cold, dripping wet or scorching hot, head to these indoor attractions in Calgary for some fun time.
Contents:
- Museum & Art Galleries
- Indoor Amusement Parks and Entertainment Centres
- Indoor Racing /Go Karts
- Indoor Archery/Nerf Wars/Shooting Range/Airsoft
- Axe Throwing
- Laser Tag
- Virtual Reality
- Escape rooms
- Indoor Mini Golf / Glow-in-the-Dark Mini Golf
- Bowling
- Indoor Trampoline Parks
- Indoor Playgrounds
- Indoor Skydiving
- Other Fun Places
Hours are indicative and can change anytime. Please verify before travelling. For current weekend activities, see Things to do this weekend in Calgary.
1. Museum & Art Galleries
Gasoline Alley Museum
Credit: Heritage Park
Gasoline Alley Museum is an vintage car lovers dream containing thousands of automobile memorabilia items; most of them dating from before the Second World War. Most of the collections at the Museum is donated by local businessman Ron Carey. The displayed artifacts date from the turn of the 20th century to the 1950s and include vintage vehicles, unique gasoline pumps and many products and signage from a host of petroleum companies. Details
Where: 1900 Heritage Dr. S.W., Calgary
Phone: (403) 268-8500
Hours: Winter Hours: Wednesday – Sunday | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays (except holidays)
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Glenbow Museum
Address: 130 9th Ave S.E., Calgary
Phone: 403-268-4110
Hours:
Monday | Closed
Tuesday – Thursday & Saturday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday | 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday | 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre
Address: 850 4 Street SE, Calgary
Phone: 403-543-5115
Hours: Daily | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm; Holiday hours may vary.
Open: Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, and Boxing Day.
Closed: Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day. Studio Bell is closed from January 6th to January 10th, 2020.
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame (CSHoF) is a 40,000 square foot facility featuring sports artefacts spread over 12 galleries. It also has many hands-on interactive exhibits and the largest collection of Olympic and Paralympic artefacts in Canada, all of which collectively tells the stories of the country’s sports legends. Over 670 athletes and sport builders have been inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. Details
Address: 169 Canada Olympic Rd SW, Calgary
Phone: 1.403.776.1040
Hours: September – June: Wednesday to Sunday | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
July & August: Daily | 10:00 am- 5:00 pm
Open all Holiday Mondays (Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Easter and Victoria Day)
The Hangar Flight Museum
Formerly the Aero Space Museum of Calgary, The Hangar Flight Museum tells stories of Western Canadian aviation history through the airplanes and helicopters and the men and women who designed and flew them. Some of the collection at the Museum are rare and historically significant military and civilian aircrafts. The museum also hosts curriculum related school programs and summer camps. Details
Address: 4629 McCall Way NE, Calgary
Phone: (403) 250-3752
Hours: Daily | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Telus Spark
Telus World of Science is a science museum with the aim of encouraging visitors of all ages to explore new ideas, build, experiment, create and play. See and experience over one hundred hands-on exhibits spread over four exhibit galleries. Details
Address: 220 St. George’s Drive NE, Calgary
Phone: 403.817.6800
Hours:
Sundays – Thursdays | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Fridays | 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturdays | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Holiday hours vary; CLOSED December 25
YouthLink Calgary Police Interpretive Centre
Calgary’s Police Museum will hold the interest of adults as well as youngsters. Its immersive exhibits and hands-on challenges are designed to help its visitors to understand how hard our Police work to keep our city safe! Details
Address: 5111 – 47 ST NE, Calgary
Phone: 403-428- 4530
Hours:
July and August | Tuesdays to Saturdays | 10:00 am -4:00 pm
September to June | Fridays and Saturdays | 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Esker Foundation
Esker Foundation is a contemporary art gallery renowned for its art exhibitions, educational programs, and innovative publications. The Foundation supports the production of groundbreaking new work and research and provides free public programming. Details
Address: 4th Floor, 1011 – 9th Avenue S.E., Inglewood, Calgary
Phone: 1403 930 2490
Hours:
Tuesday – Sunday | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Friday | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm
Closed on Mondays and statutory holidays
Nickle Galleries
Address: University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary
Phone: 403-210-6201
Hours:
Fall/Winter Hours (September through April):
Monday through Friday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm; Thursdays until 8:00 pm
Saturdays | 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Closed Sundays and Holidays and during exhibition installation. Please check exhibition dates.
Spring/Summer (May through August): Monday through Friday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Closed Weekends and Holidays and during exhibition installation. Please check exhibition dates.
Paul Kuhn Art Gallery
Paul Kuhn Gallery is the first contemporary art gallery in Calgary and presently has 3,000 square feet of exhibition space on two levels. Work in all media: painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video and printmaking are exhibited in the Gallery. The Paul Kuhn Gallery also hosts community events such as book launches, performance art, poetry readings and musical concerts. Details
Address: 724 – 11th Avenue S.W. Calgary
Phone: 403.263-1162
Hours:
Tuesday to Saturday | 11:00 am – 5:30 pm
Motion Gallery
Located in the heart of downtown Calgary, Motion Gallery is a not for profit gallery for emerging local artists. The Gallery provides a launch pad for many emerging artists into art world. Details
Address: 2001 10 Avenue SW, Calgary
Phone: (403) 457 0019
Hours:
Sunday, Monday & Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday & Saturday | 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursday | 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friday | 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Avro Museum
Address: 229 Avro Lane Unit 20, Springbank Airport, Calgary
Phone: 1-403-279-7791
Hours: Open Houses | second Sunday of each month | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Alberta Craft Gallery
Explore the very best in contemporary and traditional fine craft of the province from handcrafted pottery, jewellery, woodwork, fibre art, furniture. Details
Address: 1721 29 Ave SW, Suite #28, Calgary, Alberta T2T 6T7, Canada
Phone: 587-391-0129
Hours:
Wednesday – Friday | 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Saturday | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Holiday Hours: Closed from December 22- January 7
Contemporary Calgary
Contemporary Calgary is a gallery dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Details
Address: 701 11th Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2C4
Phone: 403-770-1350
Hours: Mondays | Closed
Tuesdays – Wednesdays & Fridays – Sundays | 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursdays | 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Lougheed House
Address: 707 13 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0K8, Canada
Phone: 403-244-6333
Hours: Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Military Museums
The Military Museums of Calgary is the largest tri-service museum in Western Canada and the second largest military museum in the country. The museum consists of the former Museum of the Regiments , Naval Museum of Alberta and an Air Force Wing and showcases the triumphs and sacrifices of the Canadian Forces. Details
Address: 4520 Crowchild Trail SW, Calgary AB T2T 5J4
Phone: 403-410-2340
Hours: Open daily, except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Monday – Sunday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Cold War Hanger | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
II. Indoor Amusement Parks and Entertainment Centres
Calgary Tower
Photo Credit: Canadian Tourism Commission
Calgary Tower is a free standing, 191 m tall observation deck in the downtown Calgary allowing panoramic views of the city. A glass floor allows one to stand right on top of the 9th avenue. Details
Address: 101 9 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 1J9
Phone: 403-266-7171
Southland Leisure Centre
Southland Leisure Centre is a facility that features a water park, twin arenas, fitness rooms, racquet ball and squash courts, climbing wall, and gymnastics gym. Details
Address: 2000 D Southland Dr SW, Calgary, AB T2V 4S4, Canada
Phone: 403-648-6555
Trico Centre for Family Wellness
Trico Centre for Family Wellness is a non-profit, community-operated fitness and wellness facility. Details
Address: 11150 Bonaventure Dr SE, Calgary
Phone: 403-278-7542
Village Square Leisure Centre
Village Square Leisure Centre is a multi-purpose facility with an indoor water park, wave pool, and waterslides. It also has ice rinks, weight room, jungle gym, and gymnasium. Details
Address: 2623 56 St NE, Calgary
Phone: 403-366-3900
Calgary Climbing Centre
Find your wall at the Calgary Climbing Centre. Details
CHINOOK
Address: 6 – 7130 Fisher Rd. SE, Calgary
Phone: (403) 252-6778
HANGER
Address: 106-588 Aero Drive NE, Calgary
Phone: (587) 230-0189
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Address: 10721 West Valley Rd. Sw, Calgary
Phone: (587) 231-9116
STRONGHOLD
Address: 140 15th Ave NW, Calgary
Phone: (403) 276-6484
The Crux Climbing and Bouldering
Experience The Height at one of the TALLEST gyms in North America with over 12,000 square feet of climbing and 3,000 square feet of bouldering! Details
Address: Bay 9 – 1415, 28th Street NE, Calgary
Phone: 403-235-CRUX (2789)
Indoor Racing /Go Karts
SPEEDERS Indoor Prokarts
Suitable for both beginners and experienced drivers, SPEEDERS Indoor ProKarts offers premier go karting fun at it’s fastest. Details
Address: #109 – 58 Aero Drive NE, Calgary
Phone: 403-230-3009
B-LINE Indoor Bike Park
B-LINE is a 60,000 square foot drop-in facility for riding bikes and having fun! Details
Address: Unit 6-401 33rd Street NE, Calgary
Phone: 403 764-RIDE (7433)
Indoor Archery/Nerf Wars/Shooting Range/Airsoft
Archery Games
Address: Suite #22, 2015 32 Ave NE, Calgary, AB, T2E 6Z3, Canada
Phone: (587) 387-2799
Calgary Archery Centre
Calgary Archery Centre is one of Calgary’s Biggest Indoor Archery Ranges & Pro-Shops. The Centre offers two ranges – one with distances 10 to 40 yards and another with 20 yards. Details
Address: 4855 47 St. SE, Calgary
Phone: 403-255-6830
Thundrdome Amusements
Thundrdome is an indoor activity centre offering everything from recreational activities to Summer Camps! Explore the Rage Room, indoor Combat Archery centre, indoor bubble soccer arena and the only indoor activity centre with black light capabilities! Choose from the wide range of games offered! Details
Address: 7005 – 6th Street S.E., Calgary
Phone: 403-258-0060
The Shooting Edge
Address: Bay 4-510 77th Ave SE, Calgary
Phone: 403-720-4867
Calgary Shooting Centre
Have fun at the Calgary Shooting Centre. The Centre provides training for groups as well as individuals looking to experience the thrill of target shooting. Details
Address: Bay 4, 7130 Fisher Road SE, Calgary
Phone: +1 (403) 451-1777
Axe Throwing
BATL | The Backyard Axe Throwing League
The Backyard Axe Throwing League is a premier axe throwing facility. BATL is capable of hosting parties ranging from 2 – 150 people. Details
Address: 2151 32 St NE | Unit 80, Calgary
Phone: 1 (844) 228-5550
Axe Games
Enjoy the heritage sport of axe throwing! Details
Address: Suite #23, 2015 32 Ave NE, Calgary
Phone: 403-454-6878
AXE Throwing Calgary
Challenge friends, family, and colleagues to an axe-throwing adventure. Details
Address: 5923 3rd Street SE, Calgary, AB, T2H 0P3, Canada
Phone: +1 844-403-2937
Laser Tag
Laser Quest
Laser Quest is a family entertainment venue combining the classic games of hide-and-seek and tag with a high tech twist. Details
Address: 9950 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary
Phone: (403) 640-1245
Laser City
Enjoy laser tag, Mini Paintball, as well as real paintball for ages 8-12 at Laser City. They also offer drop-in Laser Tag. Details
Address: #125 572 Aero Drive NE, Calgary
Located just North of Deerfoot City, accessible off Deerfoot Trail from 64th Ave NE or Airport Trail.
Phone: 403-744-4121
Classified YYC Tactical Laser Tag
Welcome to the most realistic combat experience in the world. Players are equipped with authentic gear, originally designed for police and military, and battle it out on the battlefields. Details
Address: BAY 3 – 1305 33 ST NE Calgary
Phone: 403.903.9959
Battlefield Live Calgary
Credit: Battlefield Live – Calgary
Battlefield LIVE is a combat game using infra-red light guns that fire an invisible infrared beam up to 100 metres with great sound effects. The games imitate military exercises and challenge gamers to Defend the Base, VIP Protection, Team Death Match, and other scenarios. Details
Address: Northland Village Mall, 400, 5111 Northland Drive NW, Calgary
Phone: 403-295-2772
Virtual Reality
The Race Room
Get behind the wheel of Full Motion Racing Simulators at The Race Room on some of the world’s most famous racing circuits! Details
Address: Unit 13, 2355 52nd Ave SE, Calgary
Phone: (587) 880-1580
Altitude Flight Simulation Center
Address: #122 2323 32nd Avenue NE Calgary
Phone: (403) 775-2500
VR Arena
Step into a whole new world with Virtual reality games. Details
Address: 2010 30 Ave NE #8A, Calgary
Phone: +1 403-250-5724
VRKADE Virtual Reality Arcade
Address:
CALGARY NE – HELIOS – 2020-32nd Ave NE, Bay R, Calgary NE
CALGARY SE – SKYLINE – 1221 73 Ave SE, Calgary SE
Phone:
CALGARY NE – HELIOS – (587) 288-1892
CALGARY SE – SKYLINE – (587) 288-1762
TracksVR
TracksVR is Canada’s largest race simulation venue with full motion simulator and virtual-reality experiences. Choose from 50+ world famous tracks in the car of your choice. Details
Address: 625 Manitou Road SE, Calgary
Phone: (403) 827.4554 or (403) 390.7859
VR LIFE
Enjoy a fully immersive and interactive virtual reality experience at VR LIFE. Details
Address: #104 – 4712 16th Ave NW (Basement Unit, Calgary
Phone: (587) 353- (LIFE) 5433
Escape rooms
Escape Hour
Address: Unit 200, 3016 19 St NE, Calgary AB, T2E 6Y9 NE 119021, Canada
Phone: +1 403-975-8999
Escape Capers YYC
Address: 4235 16 St SE, Calgary, Alberta T2G 3S2, Canada
Phone: 403-903-9162
The Locked Room
Address:
CALGARY NORTHEAST – Suite #15 2015 32 Ave NE, Calgary
CALGARY SOUTHLAND – 9937 Fairmount Dr SE, Calgary
CALGARY SOUTHEAST – #191 5330 72 AVE SE, Calgary
Phone:
CALGARY NORTHEAST – (403) 455-0545
CALGARY SOUTHLAND – (403) 454-4496
CALGARY SOUTHEAST – (403) 271-9645
Confined Escape Rooms
Address: 2020 32 Ave NE, Bay L, Calgary
Phone: 403.452.4441
Escape Ops
Address: 3-700 33 St. NE, Calgary
Phone: (587) 317-7147
Trapped
Address: 1139 Kensington Rd NW, Calgary
Phone: 587-356-4488
Escape 60 – Calgary Escape Room
Address: 1638 10th Avenue SW | Next to the Sunalta CTrain Station, Calgary
Phone: (587) 430-0880
Amaze Calgary Escape Game
Address: 206 11 Avenue Southeast, Calgary
Phone: (587)583-5803
Esxoss Manway Escape Room
Address: 5720 Macleod Trail SW, Suite 209, Calgary
Phone: (403) 475-2599
Exit Calgary
Address: Mount Royal Village, Unit 60, 880 16 Ave SW, Calgary
Phone: 403.475.3948
Arcadia Adventures Escape Room
Address: 6012 3 St SW, Calgary, AB T2H 0H9, Canada
Phone: (587) 356-0440
Level 1 Escape
Address: 517 16 Avenue Northeast, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 1K5
Phone: 403-879-4617
Cognito Escape Games
Address: 805 14 St NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2A4, Canada
Phone: +1 587-351-4263
Escape 2gether
Address: Unit 6C, 416 Meridian Rd, SE Calgary Canada T2A 1X2, Canada
Phone: 403-207-5777
Indoor Mini Golf / Glow-in-the-Dark Mini Golf
Monster Mini Golf
Credit: Monster Mini Golf- Calgary
Address: 2020 – 32 Ave NE, Calgary, Canada T2E-9A7
Phone: (587) 354-0244
Metro Fairway Indoor Golfing
Indoor golfing experience with a choice of 82 courses. There are also private simulators that will allow you to play your game, your way. Details
Address: 10-5220 4 St NE, Calgary, Alberta T2K 5X4, Canada
Phone: 403-454-6666
Bowling
Mountain View Bowl
Gather friends and family for the ultimate in bowling entertainment. Details
Address: 3919 Richmond Rd SW #11, Calgary
Phone: (403) 249 – 0858
Let’s Bowl
Address: 2916 5th Ave NE, Calgary
Phone: (403) 569-2695
Indoor Trampoline Parks
Flying Squirrel Trampoline Park
This Family Fun Centre has plenty of activities and attractions for all ages!
NORTH CALGARY – Details
Address: 572 Aero Drive NE, #105, Calgary, Alberta T2E 6K2, Canada
Phone: +1 403-879-2148
SOUTH CALGARY – Details
Address: 5342 72 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta T2C 4X5, Canada
Phone: (587) 387-5867
Indoor Playgrounds
InjaNation Fun & Fitness
InjaNation is a 55,000 sq ft indoor playground for all ages featuring ninja warrior courses, climbing park, trampoline park with dodgeball courts, foam pits, and a military obstacle course. Details
Address: 52 Aero Drive NE, Unit 102, Calgary
Phone: (587) 353-4652
Hide N Seek Indoor Playground Calgary
This indoor playground provides a spacious and fun place for children of all ages. Details
Address: 49 Aero Dr NE #18, Calgary
Phone: (587) 774-1999
The Big Box
The Big Box boasts of a big box of activities from aerial rope courses, indoor playground, inflatable, virtual box, bumper rides and more. Details
Address: Unit 120 – 930 64th Ave NE, Calgary
Phone: (403) 244-2691
Treehouse Indoor Playground
A fun indoor playground having 13,000 square feet with play structures, games and more. Geared towards children that are 13 years old and under. Details
Calgary South
Address: #13, 240 Midpark Way SE, Calgary
Phone: (587) 356-2822
Calgary North
Address: 3337-34 Avenue NE, Calgary
Phone: (403) 277-3378
Flip Factory
Fun, Fitness for All. Details
Address: Bay 1, 4500 5 St. NE, Calgary
Phone: (403) 265-2656
LOL Calgary Family Entertainment Centre
Calgary’s most exciting indoor playground and an all ages fun center! Details
Address: #146, 13226 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary
Phone: 403-453-5654
Monkey Around
A 1,800 square foot supervised playground. Details
Address: 3625 Shaganappi Trail NW Calgary, Alberta, T3A 0E2
Phone: 403-288-5466
Indoor Skydiving
Ifly
Indoor skydiving for all ages and all kinds of people. No jumping, no falling. Details
Address: 811 64 Ave NE, Calgary, Alberta T2E 3Z8, Canada
Phone: 403-365-4288
III. Other Fun Places
Colour On Fire Art Studio
Colour On Fire Art Studio & School (COF) is Calgary’s paint your own pottery, canvas and glass fusion art-making space. This is a place where people of all ages gather – to share, have fun, paint and create, or simply to be together. The Studio holds many events from including Join us for Girls Night Out, Kids Birthday Parties, family and community events, “fun art” programs and unique special events. Details
Address: 230, 8560-8A Ave SW, Calgary
Phone: 403.460.1089
Vin Gogh
Have fun at Calgary’s most fun, professional and creative art studio, Vin Gogh Paint Sip Studio! Be an artist for a day! Tap into your creative side while enjoying curated wine selection and delicious food. You will be provided with all supplies, step-by-step instructions and your first beverage. Details
Address: 7160 Fisher Street SE (inside of Swinton’s Art Supply), Calgary
Phone: 403 475 4644
Raw Canvas
Credit: Raw Canvas
This is Calgary’s Laid-back Paint Night Studio with Food, Drinks and Art and Cooking Classes. This is a place to relax with lots of fun and laughs that inspires everyone to enjoy the process of creating something. Details
Address: 609 Confluence Way SE, Calgary
Phone: (587) 436-1131
Crock A Doodle
Drop-in for some fun pottery painting time. Details
Address: 8650 112th Avenue NW – Unit 1111, Calgary
Phone: (403) 374-1118
City of Calgary Recreation Facilities
There is always something fun to do at the Arenas and Centres. Details
