I. Family & Kids Activities
1. Wings Over Springbank Airshow
Wings Over Springbank Airshow is a Not for Profit, 2-day outdoor event featuring the RCAF Snowbirds and the CF18 Demo Team as well as several other Civilian Aerobatic Performers. Performers also include Kent Pietsch, Brent Handy, Gary Ward, Yellow Thunder, and Erickson Collection’s P51 and F4U Corsair. Details
July 29 & 30, 2017 | 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Springbank Airport – 175 MacLaurin Dr, Calgary
$15 to $25
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2. Pet-A-Palooza
This year enjoy entertainment including: Running Of The Bulls – French and English Bulldog races
Your Wiener did what?! – Wiener dog races, The Puppy Stampede, West Central WaterDogs (Dock Diving)
Over 100 Exhibitors, Free Swag and SOOO much more!. Details
July 29 to 30, 2017 | 10:00 AM– 4:00 PM
Eau Claire Market – 200 Barclay Parade SW, Calgary
Free
3. Spend a Day in Kensington’s Diagon Alley
This year will be bigger, better and more magical. We will transform the Kensington community into a wizarding world full of brilliant oddities. There will be a Quidditch match taking place in the Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association park. Enjoy watching the match and browsing the team’s official Quidditch merchandise. Participate in the costume contest, drink butter beer on the patio, rock out near the music stage and more! Details
Sunday, July 30, 2017 | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Kensington Rd and 10th Street NW, Calgary,
Free
4. Celebrate Minion
Celebrate Minion with Krazy Monkey Indoor Playground. Get a free admission when dress up like a minion. Details
Sunday, July 30, 2017 | 09:30 AM – 8:00 PM
Krazy Monkey Indoor Playground, 128, 6008 Macleod Tr SW, Calgary
Free
5. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Presented by Dewdney Presents. Bring a blanket or chair!. Details
Thursday, July 27 to Sunday, August 06, 2017
Olde Towne Plaza, Okotoks
By Donation
II. Live Music
1. National Music Centre Bootcamp Sessions
Choir! Choir! Choir! – A Vocal Bootcamp Session – An academic study into the effects of collective singing at one Mideast protest found that it helped the group vent negative emotions, strengthen solidarity, foster hope and experience spiritual transcendence. That’s also a typical review of a Choir! Choir! Choir! experience.
Donovan Woods – Lyrics and Melody Only – Sold out.
Terra Lightfoot – Guitar Town, Population: You.: Lightfoot’s class will teach the construction of a guitar solo, utilizing open tunings, fingerpicking and playing in a band setting. Students will learn about different genres of music featuring the guitar and will write their own musical piece in small groups and perform for the class.
Basia Bulat – Funny Voices in the Tower of Song: With little bit of darkness and a whole lot of light, multi-instrumentalist Bulat has proven that she’s willing to go where she needs to take her music to new and even deeper places and, best of all, she is willing to take her audience with her.
July 25 to 27, 2017
Studio Bell, Calgary
$150
2. Calgary Folk Festival
This year’s line-up welcomes City and Colour, BlueRodeo, Barenaked Ladies, BADBADNOTGOOD, DJ Shub, Basia Bulat and over 65 more! Details
July 27 to 30, 2017
Prince’s Island Park, Calgary
$25 to $80
3. The Michael Jackson HIStory Show
Showtime Australia presents this spectacular music tribute and full-scale stage production honoring the one and only King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Details
Friday, July 28, 2017 | 8:00 PM
Grey Eagle Event Centre – 3777 Grey Eagle Drive S.W., Calgary
$39 – $59
4. Terminus: Impact
24 bands from all over the world will gather in Calgary for a weekend of dark electronic, synth, industrial madness. Details
July 28 to 30, 2017
Dickens Pub – 1000 9 Ave SW, Calgary
$70 & up
III. Theatre & Performing Arts
1. Shakespeare by the Bow 2017
This summer, follow our brave heroine Rosalind, and her cousin Celia, as they escape the rigid rules of court life for the wilds and freedom of the Forest of Arden. Here, they will fall in and out of love, encounter one of Shakespeare’s greatest fools, and discover the value of true friendship.
Details
June 20 – August 27, 2017
July 24 to 30 | 07:00 PM – Victors, Villians and Vixens (A buffet of best of Shakespeare in 40 minutes) – FREE ADMISSION
Confluence Plaza area of St Patrick Island
No show – July 24 to 30 @ Prince’s Island Park, Calgary
PWYC
IV. Sports
1. Calgary Stampeders
Celebrate one of the greatest teams in Stampeders history as we honour the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Grey Cup Championship. Join us as we celebrate players and coaches from the championship team when the Stamps take on the Ti-Cats at McMahon. Vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats Details
Saturday, July 29, 2017 | Kickoff at 7:00PM
McMahon Stadium
1817 Crowchild Trail NW, Calgary
2. Rugged Maniac 5k Obstacle Race
25 EPIC obstacles, 5 rugged kilometers, and 1 rockin’ party! T-shirt, medal, and free beer included! Details
July 29, 2017
Spruce Meadows, Calgary
$39-$100
3. Arabian Horse Show
The Arabian Horse Association’s Region 17 Championships which is a competition for Arabian horses, showcasing their beauty, agility and heritage. Known as the all-around athletes of the horse world, this elegant and magnificent breed of Arabians are shown in a range of pleasure riding classes, such as side-saddle, English hunter-jumper and dressage, as well as costume classes where audiences will see the horses and their riders in native Arabian costumes. Details
July 25 to 29, 2017
Stampede Park, Calgary
Free
V. Exhibitions, Festivals & Other Events
1. Historic Calgary Week
Historic Calgary Week takes place at many different historical sites around the city and has a variety of activities including: Walking tours, Cycling tours, Family fun events & much more. Details
July 28 to August 7, 2017
Various venues in and around the Calgary area.
Free/donations appreciated.
2. Calgary Arab Festival
The Calgary Arab Festival is an annual event that aims to share Arabian culture with Calgarians, and build community relationships between the Arab community and other Calgarian community groups. Details
July 29 & 30, 2017
Olympic Plaza – 228 8 Ave SE, Calgary
Free
3. Canadian Heroes Weekend
Free admission to Calaway Park for Canadian Forces / Veterans as well as Canadian First Responders (EMS, Fire, Police). Details
July 29th to 31, 2017
Calaway Park, Calgary
Free & Ticketed (special admission rate of $23 plus GST for spouse and children)
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Call of the Wetland: Volunteer to help monitor amphibian species in Calgary storm water ponds and wetlands.
Coffee and Lunch Bike Tour: Bike tour in Calgary’s downtown neighbourhoods, with a coffee flair! June 20 to August 29, 2017
Greenway150 Summer Challenge: Parks Foundation Calgary is launching a “Summer Challenge” encouraging Calgarians to run, bike, walk or rollerblade 150km over the course of summer.
Nominate a Calgary and area Senior for The Top 7 Over 70 Award before August 14, 2017.
4. Calgary Night Market
Enjoy exploring the maze of stalls featuring local artisans and food vendors, some of Calgary’s best food trucks, the entertainment of buskers and spirited live music. Details
July 28-29, 2017 | 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Southcentre Mall, 100 Anderson Rd SE, Calgary
Free