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With events full of awesome trucks, amazing stunts, action-packed excitement and big air, you'll become a fan for life once you experience Monster Jam live. Watch as 12,000-pound trucks stand on two wheels and fly through the air. As a spectator on hand, you’ll be in the middle of all the intense action. See the...
Explore traditional art forms, create your own unique artwork, and take your beautiful creations home in this fun, hands-on workshopWhat’s included:All art supplies providedLearn about different traditional art formsCreate your own artworkTake your finished pieces home!A fun, relaxed and creative environmentHosted by a young Calgary creator in a warm, welcoming, and creative environment where everyone...
Tour Stampede Park, take in all the stories.Where else can you travel through time, lift the curtain on a legacy, and see how a legend was born?With BTS: Behind The Stampede, you’ll explore over a century of history, thrills, spills, characters and champions. Starting off at Sam Centre, this two-hour tour will take you on...
Burial of This Order brings together three works by Jane Jin Kaisen that underscore her ongoing interest in ritual, collectivity, capitalist critique, and the possibilities of social and political transgressions.The exhibition centres on Kaisen’s titular video installation (2022), through which the audience is invited to follow a funerary procession gathered to ceremoniously bury a world...
Join us for a thrilling celebration of the arts, with performances by a wide variety of multicultural performance ensembles based right here in Calgary. Bring the whole family and travel the world in an afternoon.An Alberta Culture Days Event Supported by the Government of Alberta
The Calgary Cat Festival & Market is a fun, family-friendly celebration bringing together cat lovers from across the city for a weekend dedicated to all things feline.Explore a vibrant marketplace of local vendors, connect with local animal rescues at Adoption Alley, and enjoy a variety of cat-themed activities and experiences.Festival highlights include Ravensburger puzzle tournaments,...
Free. All ages and abilities welcome.Please register.Participants are invited to create a short scrapbook focusing on a memorable social event/party they attended, with the guidance of the artists and participating peers. We will share stories as we create the books, swap crafting tips, and support the making of the books as small event time capsules.
Turn up the music and shake it out! Join us in PlayLab where we'll be moving and grooving to a new style of dance each session.Kym has been a dance educator/movement instructor for almost 40 years. If it involves moving the body, then she has facilitated the body moving. She has worked with figure skaters,...
Please join host Ashley Frerichs for the next Calgary Coffee & Chat, a place for YYC writers to get together and gab about all things writing! Come enjoy some coffee (and Timbits!) and share your recent successes, struggles, and/or bounce ideas and questions off other writers in the community.About Coffee & ChatCoffee & Chat sessions...
Begin your journey into wine with the WSET Level 1 Award. Perfect for beginners, this wine course offers foundational knowledge and engaging wine classes.For individuals new to wine study, this qualification provides a hands-on introduction to the world of wine. You’ll explore the main types and styles of wine through sight, smell, and taste, while...
Join us Friday, September 11 for Carte Blanche as we welcome Toronto producer Dansyn. The rising house artist has quickly earned attention with releases on John Summit’s Experts Only label and appearances at major festivals. Known for his groove-driven, drum-focused sound, Dansyn brings his signature energy to an intimate late-night set at Sub Rosa. Doors...
In true Bison Noir fashion, when the house lights dim, the boundaries of genres blur. Immerse yourself in an all-encompassing evening at the landmark King Eddy, where Chris Andrew, Winston Choi, Carter Johnson, and Élisabeth Pion experiment with historic and modern works on a Steinway & Sons Spirio self-playing piano, responding and improvising to digital...
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