Chinatown Street Festival 2024
Experience an unforgettable day filled with live performances, including traditional dances and mesmerizing music. Explore the Cultural Tents, where you can immerse yourself in Chinese traditions, arts, and crafts. Indulge in a shopping spree at the Vendor Tents, offering unique products and handmade crafts. Treat your taste buds to a wide variety of delicious cuisines from our amazing Food Trucks.
Bring your family and friends to this vibrant celebration of culture, food, and community in Calgary's Chinatown!
Visit the Chinatown Street Festival
Calgary Dragon Boat Festival
Get free admission to the Calgary Dragon Boat Festival and enjoy a fun, and cultural, day out for the whole family. Explore the kids play zone, try dragon boat racing for yourself on one of the try-it sessions and vote for your favourite boat. The dragon boat race and festival is an unforgettable way to spend a weekend in Calgary in August.
Drop in Art Lab for Kids: Make Your Own Emoji
Kids will learn fun ways to create their own emoji. We’ll show them how to draw colourful faces and objects.
Drop in Art Lab for Kids: Make Your Own Emoji
Kids will learn fun ways to create their own emoji. We’ll show them how to draw colourful faces and objects.
Drop in Music Lab for Kids: Making a Theme Song
Free drop in: Create a theme song for your favourite show, book or game using GarageBand on iPad.
Trico Centre Movie in the Park
Join Trico Centre for a fun drive-in movie night experience. Tickets are $20/vehicle and bring a movie on the big screen to life for everyone in the family: Back to the Future!
Free Land Learning Walk in Lindsay Park
This weekend, take a walk in Lindsay Park (2225 Macleod Trail SE) to connect with nature! This event will be facilitated by Erica (she/they) and Dakota (she/they), and they will be providing an educational component alongside the walk.
Pride Week at Calgary Public Library
Enjoy free programming celebrating the 2SLGBTQ+ community and history from August 26 – September 4 at Central Library and online.
Skate into the School Year
Skate into the School Year with this free even with AOR and spend the afternoon on the ice!
Party in the Park
Join BLOX & BIG Winter Classic August 26th at Lougheed House for a free all-ages party from 1-7pm. Live Music, food trucks, drinks and lawn games will be going throughout the day!
Drop in Art Lab for Kids: Make Your Own Emoji
Kids will learn fun ways to create their own emoji. We’ll show them how to draw colourful faces and objects.
Free Try Tennis Event
Try Tennis one of the fastest growing sports in Canada for FREE with the Calgary Tennis Club and Tennis Alberta.
Cineplex Family Favourites: Castle in the Sky
Weekend plans for the whole gang just got easier! Our Family Favourites program runs movies every Saturday morning, for only $2.99 +tax. Enjoy all-ages programming from the comfort of your local Cineplex. Everyone’s favourite movie snacks await!
Free Toys R Us Pokemon Trading and Play Day
A perfect activity for trading-card newbies (+ their confused grownups): join us in-store to learn the basics – every participant will receive a FREE* trading kit!
Learn About Bats in the Wessslhead
Learn all about Bats of Alberta with Susan Holroyd from the Alberta Community Bat Program.
Mobile Adventure Playground: Dover
Explore and learn during the summer mobile adventure playground in Calgary.
Movie on the Rise Outdoor Movie
Mamma mia! Movie on the Rise at St. Patrick’s Island is back featuring The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Experience outdoor cinema at its finest on a 9-metre-high natural amphitheatre at the center of the island.
Drop-in Wetland Wonders
Are you ready to learn all about the wonders of wetlands? Discover why these natural spaces are important and get an up-close view of the amazing critters that live below the surface.
Parkour Park Grand Opening 'Try Parkour'
Calgary has a brand new parkour park and to celebrate the grand opening you can visit for 15-minute parkour lessons!
Bug Soup at Bow Habitat Station
Have you ever wondered why so many wild creatures seem to love marshes? The secret lies in all of the delicious nutritious bugs lurking in the murk! Come dip into this nutrient-rich water and discover all the interesting and tasty creepy crawlies that call wetland waters home. We provide the science gear; you bring the scientific enthusiasm! Runs Tuesdays through Saturdays for 45 minutes.