• Music Under the Archway

    Music Under the Archway
    Central Library - Under the Archway 800 3 Street Se, Calgary, Ab

    An invitation for patrons and visitors to join us and experience the joy of the season through live performances by talented local artists!Experience the joy of the season in the Archway through live performances by talented local artists that bring music, energy, and connection to our outdoor space. This welcoming community activation invites patrons and...

  • Between the Pages: An Evening with Giller Prize Finalists

    Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall - Central Library 800 3 Street Southeast, Calgary, Ab

    Join Tara Gereaux, Michelle Good, Nicholas Herring, Nazanine Hozar, and Patmeena Sabit, in conversation with host Shelley Youngblut.Between the Pages: An Intimate Evening with the Giller Prize Finalists will take audiences across Canada into the minds and creative lives of the shortlisted authors.

  • Halloween Pet Parade

    Memorial Park Library 368 13 Ave Sw, Calgary, Ab T2r

    The Library's most adorable Halloween tradition is back this October 31!Join us with your fur family for a costumed pet parade through Central Memorial Park!Dress you and your fuzzy friends to paw-rfection and be entered to win one of our three prize draws. Plus, enjoy live music and treats — for pets and their humans!Registration...

  • Re-sieving the News: How to Glean the Gold from the Gravel

    Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall - Central Library 800 3 Street Southeast, Calgary, Ab

    Join a panel of leading international scholars to explore how people engage with news across cultures, countries, and media systems.How do we decide which news sources to trust? How do our media habits shape the way we understand the world around us? And how can we navigate an information landscape where reliable journalism, opinions, and...

  • 2026 Author in Residence Talk: Serendipity

    Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall - Central Library 800 3 Street Southeast, Calgary, Ab

    Join Eugene Stickland for a lighthearted reminiscence: Serendipity can be defined in a positive sense as the things we find when we are looking for something else. Happy accidents. Random events that change the course of lives. Hear how a series of unlikely events shaped his life, transforming him from an aspiring pianist to an...

  • Hindu Heritage Month at the Library

    Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall - Central Library 800 3 Street Southeast, Calgary, Ab

    Celebrate Hindu culture at Central Library. Experience breathtaking art, music, and dance, learn about travel to India, traditions and customs, and enjoy sari draping demonstrations, delicious samosas, and free mehndi.

  • Ideas in the City: Travel and Adventure

    Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall - Central Library 800 3 Street Southeast, Calgary, Ab

    Join Mount Royal University’s Faculty of Arts in discussion of the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Creative Arts.For some, to travel is to invite change and difference. For others, to travel is to indulge and find the familiar. For some, adventure is to look, to seek, to engage. For others, adventure is to escape, to forget,...