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SUMMARY:Get Ready for the Ultimate Summer Challenge!
DESCRIPTION:The Challenge is simple — read every day this summer. \nEveryone can be part of the Ultimate Summer Challenge. This shared reading adventure is a great way to connect\, discover\, and keep learning through the summer months. \nFrom July 1 to August 31\, read\, attend programs\, explore new stories\, and have fun at the Library as part of the Ultimate Summer Challenge. \nRegistration opens June 15.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/qvvonebdk-get-ready-for-the-ultimate-summer-challenge/2026-08-17/
LOCATION:Calgary Public Library – Central\, 800 3 St Se\, Calgary\, T2G 2E7
CATEGORIES:Education,Family-friendly
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SUMMARY:Minto Cup 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Minto Cup is emblematic of the National Junior ‘A’ Lacrosse Champions of Canada. \n\nThe Minto Cup has a storied history dating back over a century. From its inception in 1901 to the present day\, this trophy has witnessed fierce battles\, remarkable feats\, and the emergence of future lacrosse stars.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/a0sdnfwrbc-minto-cup-2026/2026-08-17/
LOCATION:Max Bell Centre\, 1001 Barlow Trail Se\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2E 6S2
CATEGORIES:Sports & fitness
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SUMMARY:2026 BUMP Festival
DESCRIPTION:BUMP 2026 HAS LANDED \nOf Simmering\, and the Surge \nWhat began in 2017 as a mural festival has grown into one of Canada’s most ambitious public art organizations\, transforming Calgary into an open-air gallery while expanding into sculpture\, music\, film\, education\, conferences\, and year-round cultural programming. As we celebrate this milestone year\, we remain committed to a simple belief: BUMP is for the people. \nThis year’s theme\, Of Simmering\, and the Surge\, asks us to consider how change takes form\, both slowly and explosively. How do we respond to the forces that shape our world\, at both the intimate and systemic level? What are the ideas\, noise\, gestures\, and resistances that gather in the margins\, in undergrounds\, in small rooms\, in fleeting conversations? And how do these moments accumulate\, building pressure until they break through into the larger public sphere? \nThroughout August and beyond\, you’ll encounter an extraordinary collection of local\, national\, and international artists creating new public works across Calgary. From large-scale murals to the inaugural BUMP Public Sculpture Program\, this year’s festival asks how public art can become more than something we simply look at. How can it become a portal into new ways of thinking\, gathering\, and imagining our shared future? \nFor the first time in BUMP’s history\, we’ve invited guest curators to help shape the artistic direction of the festival. We are honoured to welcome Ken Lum\, one of Canada’s most influential voices in contemporary public art\, Marigold Santos\, whose multidisciplinary practice has profoundly shaped artistic conversations in Calgary and beyond\, and Said Dokins\, an internationally celebrated artist from Mexico City whose work examines language\, memory\, and public space. They have assembled a remarkable group of artists whose practices reflect the diversity\, complexity\, and ambition of contemporary public art today. \nThis year also marks the third BUMP Urban Art Conference\, taking place August 13-15 at Contemporary Calgary. Over three days\, artists\, writers\, musicians\, journalists\, architects\, curators\, and cultural leaders from around the world will come together to explore the ideas shaping public life today. Through keynote talks\, panel discussions\, and conversations\, the conference extends the questions raised on our walls into broader discussions about cities\, culture\, identity\, ecology\, technology\, and the future of public space. \nWhether you’re discovering BUMP for the first time or have been with us since the beginning\, we invite you to experience the city differently this August. \nWe’ll be announcing details for our 2026 Festival Finale in the coming weeks\, along with additional public programming and events taking place throughout the festival. \nThank you for being part of BUMP’s first ten years. We can’t wait to show you what’s next.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/kwijhulym4-2026-bump-festival/2026-08-17/
LOCATION:Beltline\, Calgary
CATEGORIES:Family-friendly,Festivals & events,Free,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Historic Stephen Avenue Guided Walking Tours
DESCRIPTION:Discover the architectural gems\, historic landmarks\, and stories that have shaped this dynamic city on a guided walking tour that explores Stephen Avenue\, Calgary’s National Historic District. \nThese tours are approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes and include part of the surrounding area of Stephen Avenue.For a private tour or group larger than 20 people\, please contact us at info@heritagecalgary.ca.  \nTours are held twice a day at 10 am and 2 pm during July and August.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/6iizlas-m-historic-stephen-avenue-guided-walking-tours/2026-08-17/
LOCATION:Stephen Avenue Walk\, 340 8 Avenue Southwest\, Calgary\, T2P 1C1
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SUMMARY:Monday Rap Night by Tribe Cypher
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday \nTime: 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. \nLocation: Werklund Centre\, formerly Arts Commons\, 205 8 Ave S.E.Room: Arts Learning CentreAge: 18+Cost: Free \nSchedule:5:00-5:30 p.m. – Snack\, Chill\, Network5:30-6:00 p.m. – Smudge \n6:00-6:30 p.m. – Mini Workshop \n6:30-7:30 p.m. – Cypher
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/do0iveh3mmn-monday-rap-night-by-tribe-cypher/2026-08-17/
LOCATION:Werklund Centre\, 205 8th Avenue SE\, Calgary
CATEGORIES:Free,Music & concerts,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Tiny Homes Workshop with Kseniia Koshnai
DESCRIPTION:Tickets $0-$25\, please register\n\nThis workshop invites participants to reflect on what home means to them through painting. Each person will create a small wooden box inspired by a memory\, a place\, a feeling\, or something important.  Participants will be guided through simple painting techniques and supported in developing their ideas. The focus is on creating something personal and meaningful rather than perfect. Each box becomes a small container for a story. Participants leave with an object they can keep and carry as a piece of home.\n\nThis workshop is facilitated by resident artist Kseniia Koshmai\, whose practice explores memory\, belonging\, and the idea of carrying home within. Through her work with miniature painting on wooden objects\, she creates pieces that connect people with their personal stories and the warmth of their memories.\n\nNo experience required and all supplies will be provided.\n\nThis is part of the HOME residency in July/August 2026 and gratefully funded by Calgary Arts Development.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/r-bpy_-3c-tiny-homes-workshop-with-kseniia-koshnai/
LOCATION:Sparrow Artspace\, 36 4 Street Northeast\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2E 5A8
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Nick Callas
DESCRIPTION:Nick Callas is an NYC based stand up comic. He is a regular at the Comedy Cellar and frequents the top NYC comedy clubs. He’s opened for SNL’s Colin Jost\, Dana Carvey and Tracy Morgan. On Television\, Nick starred in Music Choice’s Questionable Choices and was featured on NY’s Funniest for NBC’s SeeSo. Nick hosted MTV’s One Shining Moment\, and his impressions\, original characters and physical comedy have landed him multiple 8H SNL Screen Tests with Lorne Michaels. Nick has created digital shorts for Comedy Central and Cracked.  \nAs an actor Nick appeared in Jennifer Esposito’s FEATURE FILM\, Fresh Kills\, which debuted at the TriBeca Film Festival in NYC and starred as the lead in both JAMS and At Midnight which featured in San Francisco’s International Film Festival.He is a cast member and cofounder of American High Shorts which has grossed hundreds of thousands of views and followers on TikTok\, Instagram\, and YouTube.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/3qyeibvp-nick-callas/2026-08-17/
LOCATION:Comedy Cave\, 1020 8 Ave SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2P 1J2
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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