Sled Island Music and Arts Festival
Jun 22, 2016 – Jun 26, 2016
This event occurs daily, every 1 day(s).
This five-day music, arts and culture festival has been taking over the city at the end of June since 2007. Each year, there’s a new lineup of thoughtful, eclectic and often unexpected artists, bands, comedians, musicians and filmmakers performing. This year, headlining musicians performing at the festival include Angel Olsen, Guided By Voices, The Sonics and Peaches. Times:…
Arctic Games with Johnny Issaluk
Jun 22, 2016 – Jun 22, 2016
This event occurs daily, every 1 day(s).
Johnny Issaluk is an actor, an athlete and a community leader from Nunavut. As part of the Banff Centre’s National Aboriginal Day celebrations, Issaluk demonstrates a few traditional Arctic games. Get a sense of the agility, strength and endurance of these First Nations sports — Issaluk will demonstrate his world famous Inuit high kick. At select performances, after a brief…
Young Frankenstein
Jun 22, 2016 – Jun 26, 2016
This event occurs weekly, on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
This musical by Mel Brooks, who also produced the hilarious musical The Producers, will leave you in stitches. Young Frakenstein tells the story of Frederick Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein’s grandson, and how he inherits the family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of two sidekicks, he tries to fill his mad scientist grandfather’s shoes. Times:…
Shakespeare by the Bow: Hamlet
Jun 22, 2016 – Aug 21, 2016
This event occurs weekly, on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
This summer, Theatre Calgary brings the Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet to Prince’s Island Park. Up-and-coming Alberta actors starting their careers are the stars performing this popular revenge story. Bring your picnic blanket, pack up the picnic basket and enjoy both the play and the outdoor setting. The production is directed by Kate Newby and is…
Pop-Up Picnics in Downtown Calgary
Jun 22, 2016 – Aug 24, 2016
This event occurs weekly, on Wednesday.
Once a week throughout the summer months, Downtown Calgary presents a different themed pop-up picnic. (Previous themes have included jazz, art in the park and Beakerhead.) Bring your own lunch or purchase something from a nearby restaurant, sit on the supplies lawn chairs or picnic tables, and enjoy live entertainment and summertime activities. This is your chance to play giant Jenga or giant…
Stephen Avenue Summer Stage Entertainment
Jun 22, 2016 – Aug 31, 2016
This event occurs weekly, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Stop by the Stephen Avenue stage during your lunch hour this summer and enjoy some free performances. Previously, there has been a range of different acts on these stages including rock bands, pop performances, dance troupes and comedians. A few performers scheduled to appear this summer include Winnie Lung, Northern Beauties and Johnny Summers Quartet. Times: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. For…
Kaleidoscopic Animalia
Jun 22, 2016 – Sep 5, 2016
This event occurs weekly, on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
This exhibition was designed and curated by Paul Hardy and it marks his curatorial debut. It merges fashion, design and visual culture, and encourages viewers to think about human creativity, our values as a culture and our interest in animals as art and fashion. See animal-stuffed artifacts, artworks from a range of different cultures and time periods as well as original designs created by…
Something Old, Something New: 125 Years of Wedding Fashion
Jun 22, 2016 – Oct 16, 2016
This event occurs weekly, on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
This year the Lougheed House celebrates its 125th anniversary. To celebrate this, Lougheed House is showcasing 125 years of Alberta wedding fashion. See collections from the Museum of the Highwood, the Red Deer Museum, the Royal Alberta Museum, the Lougheed House Conservation Society and private collections. See vintage gowns and accessories, and learn a little bit about different cultural…
Calgary Food Tours: Eating East Village
Jun 22, 2016 – Dec 28, 2016
This event occurs weekly, on Wednesday.
If you need some help getting through the week, a food tour in the East Village might be the boost you need. The tour includes a behind-the-scenes progressive dinner at the Simmons Building. The tour begins at Phil and Sebastian Coffee Roasters where you’ll learn about the roasting and brewing of coffee beans. Get insight into bread making at Sidewalk Citizen Bakery (and pop a dessert in…
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