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Drag on Ice and DJ Gaysnakes
We are thrilled to announce April 1 will be the new date for our postponed Drag on Ice and DJ Gaysnakes performances!
Come watch some of Calgary's finest Drag Performers strut their stuff ... on ice! That's right, these kings and queens are trading in their heels and boots for skates while DJ Gaysnakes spins the tunes! Enjoy drag entertainment and games as our performers serve up some frozen fierceness.
Drag on ice & DJ GAYSNAKES
Come watch some of Calgary’s finest Drag Performers strut their stuff … on ice! That’s right, these kings and queens are trading in their heels and boots for skates while DJ Gaysnakes spins the tunes! Enjoy drag entertainment and games as our performers serve up some frozen fierceness.
Drag on Ice and DJ Gaysnakes
We are thrilled to announce April 1 will be the new date for our postponed Drag on Ice and DJ Gaysnakes performances!
Come watch some of Calgary’s finest Drag Performers strut their stuff … on ice! That’s right, these kings and queens are trading in their heels and boots for skates while DJ Gaysnakes spins the tunes! Enjoy drag entertainment and games as our performers serve up some frozen fierceness.
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2023 Live Events
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Chinook Blast Art and Light Walk, supported by Calgary Downtown Association
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Hawksley Workman
Presented by Calgary Folk Music Festival’s Block Heater, powered by ATB
Growing up in rural Huntsville, ON, gave the younger version of Hawksley Workman plenty of time to release…
YYC Princess
VENUE UPDATE: Please note that the performances will now be held at the Calgary Central Library, 800 3…
+ 1 more date
Rock the Nation
Presented by National Music Centre
National Music Centre will host matinee performances of Rock the Nation, a musical revue presented by Annerin Productions,…
+ 36 more dates
Snow Rodeo
Presented by Canada Snowboard
HALFPIPE IS BACK AT THE SNOW RODEO! Yeehaw! It’s Canada Snowboard’s premiere event offering, the Annual Snow Rodeo…
+ 6 more dates
Sinzere & The Tribe
Presented by Calgary Folk Music Festival’s Block Heater, powered by ATB
Winning awards, making killer videos, singing/rapping/freestyling over sick, thick beats: all just another day at the office for…
Block Party
Presented by Calgary Folk Music Festival’s Block Heater, powered by ATB
Session with Julie Doiron, Jesca Hoop, Aysanabee, Benjamin Longman
ZENON +
Presented by Calgary Folk Music Festival’s Block Heater, powered by ATB
Take a seat, please, but quickly – the show’s about to start! ZENON+ is the musical union of…
Deicha and the Vududes
Presented by Calgary Folk Music Festival’s Block Heater, powered by ATB
Time was that if your funk band had fewer than ten people onstage – I mean, could you…
Sundays in C-Square
Presented by East Village
Embrace all things winter in East Village with Sundays in C-Square. Get outside, shake off the winter blues…
+ 8 more dates
East Village Nordic Loop
Presented by East Village
Presented in partnership with Fort Calgary and Foothills Nordic The East Village Nordic Loop is returning for a…
+ 1 more date
2023 Attractions
Explore curious and captivating art installations, pop-ups, pavilions, markets and more - located throughout the core and surrounding communities.
Hygge Hut
We’re bringing cozy back to RiverWalk in East Village with Hygge Hut. The Hygge Hut is a big…
+ 38 more dates
Shadow Box
Shadowbox is about the “Observer being the Observed”. We often perceive ourselves as separate entities, disconnected from others…
+ 15 more dates
Winter City Design Competition – Illumine
The Winter City Design Competition was established to imagine the possibilities for eye-catching and interactive displays along Stephen…
+ 25 more dates
The ORB in The Culture + Entertainment District
The ORB is an intergalactic radio broadcasting across all dimensions of space and time, pumping earth music skywards…
+ 2 more dates
The ARRAY – a B!G ART work in collaboration with AZMA and Fifth Third Bank
The ARRAY – a B!G ART work in collaboration with AZMA and Fifth Third Bank The ARRAY in…
+ 16 more dates
The Tunnel – a B!G ART work by Devin Giles, Paul Magnuson and Matthew Waddell
The Tunnel – a B!G ART work by Devin Giles, Paul Magnuson and Matthew Waddell Some of our…
+ 16 more dates
Illuminated Selfies
A series of 6 inspiring and creative illuminated selfie walls will feature scenes, a story and icons for…
+ 16 more dates
Notorious Bad
Notorious BAD This 1000lb metal sculpture of a dragon emerging from the ground getting ready to spread its…
+ 8 more dates
Bear
Bear-Lumination Ever wanted to get your photo with a bear? Smart enough to know that going to Banff…
+ 16 more dates
EXPOSURE FENCE: PEOPLE & PLACE
The Exposure Photography Festival presents EXPOSURE FENCE: PEOPLE & PLACE at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza, in partnership with Chinook…
+ 16 more dates
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s cradle is a game based on string figures. These figures are formed by manipulating strings around the…
+ 16 more dates
Beyond the Hall
An immersive, interactive digital experience representing six (6) of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame’s galleries, are on exhibit…
+ 11 more dates
City Scape
City Scape is a homage to the people-powered vibrancy that is our city. It celebrates the youthful, playful…
+ 16 more dates
The Artists Pavillion Pop Up Art Gallery at Memorial Park Library
The Pop Up Art Gallery will be at various Calgary Public Library branches, showcasing featured works from local…
The Artists Pavillion Pop Up Art Gallery at Signal Hill Library
The Pop Up Art Gallery will be at various Calgary Public Library branches, showcasing featured works from local…
The Artists Pavillion Pop Up Art Gallery at Seton Library
The Pop Up Art Gallery will be at various Calgary Public Library branches, showcasing featured works from local…
The Artists Pavillion Pop Up Art Gallery at Saddletowne Library
The Pop Up Art Gallery will be at various Calgary Public Library branches, showcasing featured works from local…
The Artists Pavillion Pop Up Art Gallery at Crowfoot Library
The Pop Up Art Gallery will be at various Calgary Public Library branches, showcasing featured works from local…
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Drag on Ice and DJ Gaysnakes
We are thrilled to announce April 1 will be the new date for our postponed Drag on Ice…
Fireside Stories at Fort Calgary
Presented by Fort Calgary
Fireside Stories at Fort Calgary Gather with Indigenous storytellers for this Chinook Blast event For thousands of years,…
+ 1 more date
TAYLR
TAYLR is a singer-songwriter based in Moh’kins’tsis (Calgary, Alberta) that has the control and skill of a trained…
Molly Fi – Girls on Decks
Dubbed “Alberta’s first lady of Breaks”, Krista Thibodeau a.k.a. Molly Fi has spent the better part of two…
DJ Lucy Lynx
DJ Lucy Lynx is a Calgary born artist who spent her early years raised in Stavanger, Norway. Growing…
Bravo Circus
Bravo Circus Studio and Entertainment is a Calgary-based circus performance company that has been bringing captivating live entertainment…
+ 3 more dates
Wyatt C Louis
Wyatt C. Louis is a Nêhiyaw singer-songwriter born and raised in parts of Treaty 6 Territory. In the…
Carter Felker
Carter Felker’s songwriting is the embodiment of simplicity. Like the hammer and the nail, the tongue and groove…
Can’t Stop the Love in Kensington
Presented by Kensington BIA
The Kensington BIA is proud to present ‘Can’t Stop The Love in Kensington’ throughout the month of February,…
+ 1 more date
The Artists Pavillion Pop Up Art Gallery at Memorial Park Library
Presented by TD Bank Group
The Pop Up Art Gallery will be at various Calgary Public Library branches, showcasing featured works from local…
The Artists Pavillion Pop Up Art Gallery at Signal Hill Library
Presented by TD Bank Group
The Pop Up Art Gallery will be at various Calgary Public Library branches, showcasing featured works from local…
The Artists Pavillion Pop Up Art Gallery at Seton Library
Presented by TD Bank Group
The Pop Up Art Gallery will be at various Calgary Public Library branches, showcasing featured works from local…
The Artists Pavillion Pop Up Art Gallery at Saddletowne Library
Presented by TD Bank Group
The Pop Up Art Gallery will be at various Calgary Public Library branches, showcasing featured works from local…
The Artists Pavillion Pop Up Art Gallery at Crowfoot Library
Presented by TD Bank Group
The Pop Up Art Gallery will be at various Calgary Public Library branches, showcasing featured works from local…
Shadow Box
Presented by Viq Design and Gurkaran Dhaliwal
Shadowbox is about the “Observer being the Observed”. We often perceive ourselves as separate entities, disconnected from others…
+ 15 more dates
The Alcove Art Space
Presented by The Alcove Centre for the Arts
Join us for The Alcove’s weekend pop-up in a storefront at Victoria Park. Come warm up and hangout…
+ 1 more date
Winter City Design Competition – Illumine
Presented by City of Calgary
The Winter City Design Competition was established to imagine the possibilities for eye-catching and interactive displays along Stephen…
+ 25 more dates
Winter City Design Competition – Chinook-ery
Presented by The City of Calgary
The Winter City Design Competition was established to imagine the possibilities for eye-catching and interactive displays along Stephen…
+ 25 more dates
Laser-mapped Light Show
Presented by Studio Luma
Come downtown to Stephen Avenue and see one of Calgary’s historic buildings come to life with a dazzling…
+ 5 more dates
CURLING ON THE ISLAND
Presented by East Village
HURRY HARD TO ST. PATRICK’S ISLAND East Village’s 31-acre backyard, St. Patrick’s Island, is home to a little…
+ 31 more dates
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