A weekly digest of What’s On in and around Calgary this weekend including free, fun family & kids’ activities, live music, theatre & performing arts, sports and exhibitions.
A look at what’s on this week in Calgary.
Join for feisty summer festival in the heart of Inglewood, enjoy uncensored theatre during Calgary Fringe Festival, experience the sights and sounds of New Orleans; purple, green and gold pageantry, right here in Calgary, cheer Calgary Dragon Boat Race participants, revel in six nights of spectacular fireworks and more this August in Calgary.
Need ideas for a day trip from Calgary? Listed here are 25 places you can visit on a day trip that is within 2 hours of drive from Downtown Calgary. Whether you to go whitewater rafting or on an Alberta history trip, you are sure to find something in this list to suit your taste.
Planning a trip to Alberta, Canada? Here is an ‘Alberta 101’ trip itinerary that will get you in sync with glorious nature, and that will take you through urban, and rural Alberta. This trip will pique your curiosity, and soon you will be planning another vacation to experience Alberta to the fullest. Follow this itinerary to walk in the footsteps of miners, explore the majestic mountains and its glaciers, see the ever changing Alberta Badlands, experience the life in the Prairies and get to know the prehistoric world!
Get ready to hit the road and embark on a journey through Alberta’s Cow Town all while enjoying breathtaking views of the Canadian Rockies and surrounding areas.
455 6th St SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 4E8 Canada
Mon-Fri : 8:30am-4:30pm
Designed in the “Renaissance Revival” architectural style by the Provincial Architect, A.M. Jeffers, and opened in 1908, McDougall Centre was a training school for teachers till 1921,known as Calgary Normal School. From 1922 to 1981, McDougall School served as a junior high school, then an elementary school. Read More >>
404-268-CITY (2489)
325,25 Ave. S.E, Calgary, AB, T2G 5V1
Dawn to Dusk
Superintendent of the City of Calgary’s Parks Department from 1913-1943, William Reader, creating the “rockery” on the steep north slope of Cemetery Hill , now known as the Reader Rock Garden. Read More >>
403-250-3752
4629 McCall Way NE, Calgary, Division No. 6, Alberta T2E 7H1, Canada
10:00 am - 4:00 pm - 7 days a week
See the displays of over 24 aircrafts like Sopwith Triplane, Auster, Avro Anson, Beech 18, Harvard, North American F-86 Sabre Jet, Bell 47, Dehavilland Vampire, Waco, Avro Lancaster, Douglas DC-3, Barkley Grow, Dehavilland Twin Otter, Cessna Ag Wagon, Sikorsky S-51, Sikorsky S-55, CF-101 Voodoo, and the CF-100 Canuckas. Read More >>
311/ 403-268-CITY (2489)
8415 24 St. S.W. Calgary, AB- T2V 3N8
Glenmore Reservoir opens May 1st (if clear of ice) and closes October 31. Parks - 05:00 am to 11:00 pm
Built in 1932, the Glenmore Reservoir is a large artificial reservoir on the Elbow River in the southwest quadrant of Calgary. A primary source of drinking water to the city, the dam is a concrete structure that holds back the reservoir and controls the downstream flow of the Elbow river. Read More >>
403.974.4200
18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW Calgary, Alberta, T2J 5G5
Year Round.
Spruce Meadows Calgary is one of the world’s premier show jumping and equestrian facility situated in 120 hectare site, south of Calgary. There are two indoor arenas, seven stables, six grassed outdoor rings, its own television production facility that produces Spruce Meadows Chronicles, a show-jumping related TV series. Read More >>
403-263-4594
Plus 15 (2nd Level), BMO Centre, 20 Roundup Way SE, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2W1
Monday to Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
The Museum was setup by Alberta Wheat Pool to bridge the gap between the urban and rural population’s knowledge about the grain industry. Focusing on the ever important food source, the museum details grain production and grain transportation in Canada. Read More >>
TELUS Spark, 220 St Georges Dr NE, Calgary
September 14, 2017
403-817-6800
$17.95-$19.95
Humans have been hacking the world around us since we started making bones into tools. Hacking is the art of making something the way you want it, instead of the way it is. Read More >>
Various locations, Calgary
September 19, 2017 To September 22, 2017
$200-$600
Walk21 Calgary is hosted by the University of Calgary in partnership with Walk21 and with the City of Calgary. Read More >>
Bonavista Downs Community Centre, 1418 Lake Ontario Rd SE, Calgary
November 18, 2017
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Come on down and check out great selection of artisans and home based businesses in the 3rd Annual TTMAC Holiday Market! Perfect timing to mark a few fabulous items off your holiday list this year. Read More >>
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