Calgary 
Things to do during Thanksgiving weekend in Calgary, including Thanksgiving dinner, brunch and takeout, free fun family & kids’ activities, live music, theatre & performing arts, sports and exhibitions. – October 10 to 13, 2025.
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I. Thanksgiving Weekend Take-Out & Dine-In
Whether it is a curbside pickup or delivery to get your hands on a perfectly cooked turkey dinner, or a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast at the restaurants, here are a few options to help you with your Thanksgiving plans.
II. Halloween Fun this Thanksgiving Weekend
For all upcoming Halloween events, see Halloween in Calgary
Halloweekends
Join Billy, Roxy and the Boo Crew at Calaway Park this Fall! Take a stroll down Hallo-Street… if you dare! It is a spooktacular good time for the whole family! Details
October 11 to 13, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 05:00 PM
Calaway Park, 245033 Range Rd. 33, Calgary
Regular Admission
Harvest Lights
Enjoy all the fun of the Farmyard as the whole farm remains open while becoming colourfully lit with thousands of lights under the evening sky. All attractions open and pumpkins available. Details
Fridays & Saturdays, Until October 26 | 5:30PM – 9:00PM
Calgary Farmyard, 284022 Township Rd 224, Rocky View County
$24.38 to $28.50
Pumpkins After Dark
Explore the magical pathway of lit pumpkin sculptures and displays, with music, sounds and special effects. With classic Halloween characters, dinosaurs and dragons, movie and pop culture icons – this family friendly event has something for everyone. Make Pumpkins After Dark your new annual tradition! Details
October 9 to 13, 2025
WinSport Canada, Canada Olympic Road Southwest, Calgary
$19.52 to $26.74
WinSport Spooktacular Mini Golf
Putt your way through eerie obstacles, spooky decorations, and plenty of Halloween surprises. It’s a lighthearted (and sometimes slightly spooky) way to get into the Halloween spirit. The mini golf course is now licensed, so grab a brew while you score some birdies. Details
Thursdays to Sundays, until October 31, 2025
WinSport, 88 Canada Olympic Road Southwest, Calgary
$12.60 to $17.85
Haunted Historic Inglewood
This fall, Calgary’s original main street comes alive with spirits, scares, and spine-tingling fun. Haunted Historic Inglewood is a month-long celebration of Halloween featuring eerie pop-ups, ghostly performances, zombie walks, spooky workshops, and immersive fright experiences woven throughout the neighbourhood. From family-friendly frights to heart-pounding scares, there’s something for everyone to discover. Details
October 11, 2025
- Street Psychics: October 11th @ 1pm – 3pm
- Creep Through the Cracks: October 11th | 6pm – 8pm
Various Locations, Inglewood, Calgary
Free &Ticketed Events
Calgary Ghost Walks
Join us for an evening of ghostly entertainment. Locals and visitors alike will be fascinated by these glimpses into the mischief, mayhem, and murders of Calgary. All of our stories are researched by ourselves and will be enjoyed even by the skeptics among the group. Our tours include many local ghost stories and local history. Details
Various Dates Through November 1, 2025
Various Venues, Calgary
$15 & up
Train of Terror
Canada’s only moving haunted house is back with a vengeance! Your evening begins when you check in at the train station. You and your friends will journey through three mazes, all terrifying and unique in their own way. If you are one of the lucky ones who manage to escape ,you are then invited onboard our moving train, where you can grab your choice of liquid courage before embarking on the final creepy maze that’s sure to be the scariest haunting you might ever come across. Details
October 2 to November 1, 2025
Aspen Crossing, Mossleigh, AB
$66.66. to $119.99 plus fees
Harvest Pumpkin Fest Date Night
Join us for an adults-only evening of fall fun on the farm! Take a stroll through the farmyard to find your perfect pumpkin, go on a wagon ride through Scarecrow Alley in our beautiful back pasture, and of course, visit all your favourite farm animals once more before winter! We will have a toasty fire to warm up around, hot beverages for sale, and lots of adorable fall photo ops to snap the perfect picture at! Details
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 5 – 7:30 PM
Butterfield Acres Farm, 254077 Rocky Ridge Road, Calgary
$25+GST
Creepy Tales & Cocktails
Have you heard about the murders in Inglewood? How about the spirits said to haunt the lands where the rivers meet? The October, join us at for an evening of creepy crimes, scary stories and signature cocktails at The Confluence! This 18+ event will begin in the replica 1888 Fort Calgary Barracks, where guests will enjoy a cocktail to steel their nerves before embarking on an eerie evening walking tour of The Confluence parkland and into Calgary’s oldest neighbourhood of Inglewood.
Friday, October 10 | 7:30pm-9pm
The Confluence Historic Site & Parklands, 750 9 Ave SE, Calgary
$55
ScreamFest
ScreamFest is Canada’s Largest and Scariest Halloween Event. At ScreamFest, you will experience haunted houses, Halloween themed carnival games, creepy and disturbing entertainment, and FEAR. Although we admit anyone, this event is rated PG13 – we are out to really, really scare adults. Details
October 10 & 11 2025 | 7pm – 12am
GMC Stadium, 2200 Stampede Trail SE, Calgary
$30 – $63
Spark After Dark: The Science of Gore. If You Dare.
From the Saw franchise to Evil Dead, it’s obvious people are obsessed with the freaky and grotesque… we just can’t look away! Brace yourself, because Spark After Dark on October 10 is serving up all the bloody, gory details you’ve been craving. From the twisted side of psychology to iconic horror moments in pop culture, and a whole lot of squishy biology in between, we’re diving straight into the weird, wild, and wonderful world of gore. Details
Friday, October 10, 2025 · 6:00 PM – Midnight
TELUS Spark Science Centre, 220 Saint George’s Drive Northeast, Calgary
$10 – $32.95
Field of Screams
Field of Screams is turning Cobb’s Adventure Park into a terrifying, thrilling and spine-tingling terror show. Brought to you by Screamworks Inc. the mastermind creators of Calgary’s morbid, macabre and hair-raising Screamfest, this Halloween-inspired outdoor event is sure to bring horrifying fear into the hearts of attendees looking to roam 20 acres at night and test their bravery in our haunted houses. Field of Screams features 6 nightmare-inducing haunted houses. Details
October 10 & 11, 2025 | 6 PM – 10PM
Cobb’s Adventure Park, 1500 84th Street NE, Calgary
$33 to $40
Deadly Alberta: A True Crime Tour
From mass murders to executions, step outside local stories and explore historical true crimes from across Alberta in this outdoor walking tour. Ponder some of the province’s most gruesome and downright bizarre cases that are still unsolved today and discover how Alberta’s first and last hangings were eerily similar. Details
Saturday, October 11 | 2 PM – 3 PM
The Confluence Historic Site & Parklands, 750 9 Ave SE, Calgary
$20
Hangings, Homicides & History: A True Crime Tour
Think you know all of Calgary’s most frightening stories? Go beyond ghosts and hauntings and delve into the real, chilling tales of murder, executions and the history of the prisons at historic Fort Calgary. Get your true crime fix and shed light on the grim realities of the city’s early days in this outdoor tour to some of the most disturbing locations across the parkland at The Confluence. Details
Sunday, October 12 | 2-3pm
The Confluence Historic Site & Parklands, 750 9 Ave SE, Calgary
$20
II. Family Fun Activities
Top Gunn Barbie: Captain Ken Takes Flight
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 11 am
Jubilations Dinner Theatre, 1002 37 Street SW, Calgary
$41.95-44.95
Cirque Du Soleil’s Echo
Cirque du Soleil ECHO tells the age-old story of a girl and her dog heading into new territories on an adventure they’ll never forget! FUTURE and EWAI, our main protagonists, must bring back balance to the natural world. In Cirque du Soleil ECHO, you will journey alongside FUTURE and the Ewai The DOG on their quest to restore the balance of the world we inhabit, for humans’ and animals’ sake. In this unique show, Cirque du Soleil explores the symbiotic connection between humans and the natural world. Details
August 30 – October 19, 2025
Stampede Park, Calgary
$69 & up
Fall Days
Picking the perfect pumpkin at the Farmyard is an annual tradition for many families and friends. In addition to enjoying hours of fun on the farm, pumpkins are on display for photos and for purchase. As we believe that Fall is a time to give thanks, all carving pumpkin proceeds are donated to local charities. During these weekends we will have a jam packed line up of fall activities and photo ops in addition to all our awesome regular attractions. Details
October 11 to 13, 2025
Calgary Farmyard, 284022 Township Road 224, Calgary
$24.38 to $28.50
Harvest Fair
Granary Road’s Annual Harvest Fair — pumpkins, apples, garlic, pickles, fall treats, and more rolled up into weekends of Fall Fun! We will have eating contests, face painting, pony rides, produce for sale, and much more for the whole family. Details
October 11 – 12, 2025 | 9am – 5pm
Granary Road, 112 Street West, Foothills No. 31
$24.95 to $27.95
Pumpkin Palooza
Walk through our pumpkin patch, take beautiful photos and pick your favourite pumpkins to buy for Halloween carving! It’s an event for the whole family that you won’t want to miss! Details
October 10 to 13, 2025 | 11am to 5pm
Cobb’s Adventure Park, 1500 84th Street NE, Calgary
$21.95 & up
Harvest Pumpkin Fest
Stroll through the farmyard and find your perfect PUMPKINS at Butterfield Acres this year! Add in some great animal visits, fabulous fall photo-ops, pony rides, a ride thru Scarecrow Alley in the back woodlands (spectacular at this time of year) and you’ve got the MUST-DO fall family fun day that is great for the entire family! Details
October 11 & 12, 2025 | | 10am – 4pm
Butterfield Acres Farm, 254077 Rocky Ridge Road, Calgary
$16.99 to $19.99
Pumpkin Fest by Blue Grass
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 11am-3pm
Blue Grass Garden Centre, 260130b Writing Creek Crescent, Calgary
$10
Thanksgiving Weekend
Celebrate Thanksgiving weekend and experience endless family fun at the Historical Village during its final weekend of the 2025 season! Enjoy the beautiful fall colours and crisp autumn air while cozying up with one of our many Thanksgiving dining options. Whether you’re gathering for a three-course Thanksgiving dinner at The Selkirk or savouring a special Thanksgiving lunch at the Wainwright Hotel. Best of all, we’ll handle the cooking so you can focus on spending quality time with your loved ones! Details
October 11 to 13, 2025
Heritage Park, 1900 Heritage Dr. S.W., Calgary
Regular Admission
Calgary Toy Show & Sale
Calgary’s family-friendly collectible toy sale is back for Thanksgiving! Seventy-five tables with thousands of vintage and modern collectible toys: Hot Wheels and other diecast vehicles, action figures, Barbie and other dolls, Star Wars, Disney, Transformers, Funko Pops, LEGO sets and Minifigures, stuffed toys, Pokémon cards and figures, and more. Details
Saturday October 11, 2025 | 10 AM – 3.30 PM
Edgemont Community Centre, 33 Edgevalley Circle NW, Calgary
$3-$5
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Light Art Projection
Four Indigenous youth from Calgary received teachings from Siksika Elder, Adrian Wolfleg, about local Indigenous history. Following the teachings, the students learned how to use projection mapping to project their artistic responses onto 3D objects such as trees, grass and tipis. Each evening at dusk, the artistic responses of these students will be projected on the northwest corner of the Barracks building. Details
October 4 to 18, 2025
The Confluence Historic Site & Parklands, 750 9 Avenue Southeast, Calgary
Free
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III. Live Music
Luke Combs UK Tribute
Friday, October 10, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Ranchmans, 9615 Macleod Trail South, Calgary
$33.00
The Princess Bride in Concert
Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, true love, miracles… experience one of the most beloved films of all time as never before with the power of the Calgary Phil performing the entire musical score live-to-picture! With composer Mark Knopfler’s unforgettable score specially arranged for symphony orchestra for the first time, missing this cinematic concert experience would be inconceivable! Details
October 10 & 11, 2025
Jack Singer Concert Hall, 205 8 Ave SE, Calgary
$32.00 – $94.00
BrokenToyz
The TGCA is excited to present a special installment of our ongoing fundraising concert series, Saturday Night Social, on a Friday – Friday Night Social with the one, the only, BrokenToyz! Time to RAWK for a good cause! Legendary Calgary hair metal cover band, BrokenToyz, will be turning back the clock and cranking up the volume! The concession will be open, and we’ve always got awesome drink prices, so you can buy a round for all your friends Details
Friday, October 10, 2025 | 7 PM
Thorncliffe Greenview Community Association, 5600 Centre St. N, Calgary
$15
Daniel Lanois
It all started on the outskirts of Berlin in a small chapel, 3 part harmony with my mates Jermaine Holmes on drums and vocals, the mighty Jim Wilson on bass and vocals, Lanois on guitar and vocals. The chapel acoustics were such that the vocals sounded beautiful, we chose to keep our instruments quiet and let the vocals fill the night. More to come from this dynamic configuration, by live shows and otherwise. Details
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Bella Concert Hall, 18 Mt Royal Circle SW, Calgary
$67.95
Colter Wall and Friends
Following the release of his acclaimed Little Songs album and a sold-out promotional tour, Colter Wall found himself back home, calving and branding. Playing to tens of thousands at country music festival strongholds such as Montana’s Under the Big Sky, Texas’s Two Step Inn, and Dusty Boots in Colorado, Colter Wall and his band, The Scary Prairie Boys, have become a major headline act. Details
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Grey Eagle Event Centre, 3775 Grey Eagle Drive, Calgary
$65+fees
Cooper Alan – To The Bar Tour
A rising star with the spirit of a true entertainer, a penchant for outside-the-box thinking and a growing, self-built audience, Cooper Alan is an artist willing to take country music where others have never dreamed – and fans love him for it. Whether it’s a deeply personal, step-by-step romantic saga, or an off-the-wall party anthem, Alan’s music is already some of country’s most fearless work, and he’s just getting started. Details
Sunday, October 12, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Grey Eagle Event Centre, 3775 Grey Eagle Drive, Calgary
$45+fees
IV. Theatre & Performing Arts
Top Gunn 2: A Supersonic Spoof
August 16 – October 18, 2025
Jubilations Dinner Theatre, 1002 37 Street SW, Calgary
$44.95-$81.95
Shear Madness
It’s a day like any other at the Shear Madness Salon, when suddenly, the lady upstairs gets knocked off. WHOdunit? Join the fun as the audience matches wits with the suspects to catch the killer at this wildly popular comedy that has audiences laughing around the world. This unique comedy-whodunit takes place today in the Shear Madness hairstyling salon and is chock full of up-to-the-minute spontaneous humor. Details
September 5 to November 9, 2025
Stage West Calgary, 727 – 42 Avenue SE, Calgary
$89.00 – $108.00
Winging It! Fantasy Improv Comedy Show
Winging It! is an improvised fantasy comedy show—think a cross between a TTRPG Actual Play and an improv games night like Whose Line Is It Anyway? Mixing short form and long form improv with a fantasy RPG à la Dungeons & Dragons, this show is a recipe for critical tales and epic fails. Roll the dice! Expect laughter and adventure! Let’s have some fun! Details
October 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Theatre 1308, 1308 Edmonton Trail, Calgary
$15 – $18
The Brothers Paranormal
Things you cannot see are sometimes far more terrifying… “Ghostly” sightings have increased nationwide. To capitalize on this, brothers Max and Visarut launch a paranormal investigation business but haven’t had a single case. On the verge of giving up, their first customer finally arrives! A terrifying spirit seems to be haunting a loving couple for reasons unknown. Details
September 27 – October 26, 2025
Vertigo Theatre, 115 9 Ave SE, Calgary
$32 to $74
We Are All Treaty People Play
September 30 to October 11, 2025
The Confluence Historic Site & Parklands, 750 9 Avenue Southeast, Calgary
$10
Theatre Calgary: Dial M For Murder
Get ready for an evening of danger, deception, and murder! Tony suspects his wife may be cheating on him, but shocking twists and revelations will raise the stakes with deadly results. This acclaimed adaptation of the classic thriller would even make Alfred Hitchcock Dial M for Murder. Details
September 30 – October 26, 2025
Max Bell Theatre, 240 9 Ave SE, Calgary
$49 & up
School of Rock
“Rock got no reason, rock got no rhyme… You better get me to school on time!” Based on the hit movie, Dewey Finn, an out-of-work musician, pretends to be a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. Despite his shortcomings, Finn inspires a group of conforming students to embrace their talent and individuality. The show celebrates the bravery of self-expression, standing up against authority figures who suppress creativity, finding one’s true passion and overcoming a fear of failure. Details
October 3 to November 1, 2025
Beddington Theatre Arts Centre, 375 Bermuda Drive NW, Calgary
$28 to $38
There Goes the Bride
When beleaguered advertising executive Timothy Westerby hits his head on the morning of his daughter’s society wedding, he awakes to find himself in the company of Polly Perkins, a 1920’s Flapper girl straight out of his current advertising campaign. Details
October 3 to 11, 2025
Pumphouse Theatre, 2140 Pumphouse Avenue SW, Calgary
$21.00 – $25.00
The F Word
Shorter, sharper and still unapologetically fat, The F Word returns after the success of their 2023 world premiere! Fairytales, lectures, dance, and song are infused with wild whimsy as creator-performers Keshia Cheesman and Bianca Miranda explore their friendship as two fat women on a journey to self-acceptance and fat liberation. They confront fatphobia, diet culture, and the intersection of fatness with race in this playfully political pop-art piece. Details
October 8 to 12, 2025
Motel Theatre, 225 8 Ave SE, Calgary
$30.00
V. Sports & Related Events
Calgary Hitmen
vs. Medicine Hat Tigers Details
Friday, October 10, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Saddledome, 555 Saddledome Rise SE, Calgary
$19 & up
Cavalry FC
vs. Forge FC Details
Friday, October 10, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Spruce Meadows, 18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW, Calgary
$25 & up
Calgary Wild FC
vs. Halifax Tides FC Details
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 12:00 PM
McMahon Stadium, 1817 Crowchild Trail NW, Calgary
$25 & up
Calgary Flames
vs. St. Louis Blues Details
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 12:00 PM
Scotiabank Saddledome, 555 Saddledome Rise SE, Calgary
$87.50 +fees & up
theWALK.ca – Calgary’s Thanksgiving Monday Walk & Dance Party
Join Calgarians this Thanksgiving Monday for theWALK.ca, a vibrant community celebration in support of the Calgary Food Bank. Walk a 5 km loop along the Bow River Dance it out at the POWER hour outdoor DJ party Give to support local families through the Calgary Food Bank This free, family-friendly event is full of joy and community spirit. Details
Monday, October 13, 2025 | 10 AM
Eau Claire Plaza, 101 Barclay Parade SW, Calgary
Free
Calgary Hitmen
vs. Portland Winterhawks Details
Monday, October 13, 2025 | 1:00 PM
Scotiabank Saddledome, 555 Saddledome Rise SE, Calgary
$19 & up
VI. Exhibitions, Festivals & Other Events
Oil Pastels in the Garden
Spend a fall afternoon in The Confluence Garden getting creative with oil pastels. Surrounded by the vibrant colors of September and October, a friendly instructor will guide the group step-by-step through one seasonal piece to get you started. Afterwards, explore your own creativity and take inspiration from the scenic garden while creating a piece that’s all your own. Details
Saturday, October 11 | 1pm-2:30pm
The Confluenc Historic Site & Parklands, 750 9 Ave SE, Calgary
$30
Pottery wheel date night
October 11 | 6:00 PM
Pottery 123 Studio, Unit 116, 11979 – 40 St SE, Calgary
$105.00
YYC Pizza Fest
YYC Pizza Fest is an annual event with charity, community, and pizza crusts in mind. Each year, local participating restaurants craft an original recipe in a competition to be lauded Calgary’s best pizza. From each purchase, a slice of the proceeds goes to Calgary Meals on Wheels, thereby directly supporting the nutritional needs of vulnerable Calgarians. Details
September 26 – October 13, 2025
Various Restaurants, Calgary
Varies
Stolen Kainai Children: Stories of Survival Travelling Exhibition
Presenting photographs and stories from survivors and government workers, this travelling exhibit from the Gault Museum & Archives is curated by Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete, a member of the Kainai (Blood Tribe) First Nation. It illustrates the evolution of the colonial school system from mission schools to band-controlled schools.Details
September 30 to November 5, 2025
The Confluence Historic Site & Parklands, 750 9 Avenue Southeast, Calgary
Free to $40
Dark Chambers: Artistic Photographic Interventions By Adrian Stimson
Siksika artist, Adrian Stimson, responds to four archival photos of Fort Calgary and North-West Mounted Police Officers through artistic photographic interventions. Dark Chambers features four doctored photographic pieces displayed side-by-side with archival photos. These artistic photographic interventions reflect on the establishment of Fort Calgary and the arrival of the North-West Mounted Police through performance and photography. Details
October 3 to 31, 2025
The Confluence Historic Site & Parklands, 750 9 Avenue Southeast, Calgary
$10 to $40
Theresa Caputo
Known for her unique ability to communicate with those who have passed on, Theresa Caputo Live: The Experience brings Theresa face-to-face with her fans as Spirit guides her through the audience, and a full-stage video display ensures that everyone in the theater has an up-close experience regardless of seat location. Details
Friday, October 10, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Grey Eagle Event Centre, 3775 Grey Eagle Drive, Calgary
$79.00 to $119.00 +fees
Thanksgiving Sunday Brunch Buffet at Thomsons
Celebrate the season of gratitude with a lavish culinary experience that blends tradition and refined flair. From comforting staples to inspired seasonal dishes, every bite will bring you closer together. Details
Sunday, October 12, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Thomsons Kitchen & Bar, 112 8 Ave SE, Calgary
Free or $42 to $84
More To Do
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