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 A celebration of African culture |
213 19th Street North West Suite #9, Prince's Island Park Calgary, AB T2N 2H9 Canada +1 403 234 9110 http://www.afrikadey.com/ |
This annual summer festival is a colourful celebration of African culture. For one week in August, various venues around the city come alive with the music, literature, visual arts, dance and cuisine of Calgary's African descendants. The festival winds up with an outdoor celebration at Prince's Island Park, complete with music, art and craft booths and spicy food. Ticket prices vary for the different events, starting at CAD5. Tickets for the Prince's Island Park events are around CAD12. Call the Festival Office for details. The hours of operation are to be announced. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 For art lovers with comfortable shoes |
Various venues Calgary, AB T2G 3J4 Canada +1 403 870 2787 http://www.art-city.ca/ |
Artcity is a festival of contemporary visual art, architecture and design held every September in Calgary. The festival includes a self-guided tour through city galleries where art lovers can view featured exhibitions of visual arts, architecture and design. In addition to the gallery exhibitions, the festival includes special events such as design competitions, lecture series, public programming and more. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Cultural Fun |
6449 Crowchild Trail South West (North Glenmore Park) Calgary, AB T2E 5R7 Canada +1 403 216 0145 http://www.calgarydragonboat.com/ |
According to legend, dragon boat races have been an annual event since 277 BC when Chinese fishermen hurried to rescue a revered poet. In Calgary, this weekend race and festival has been held on the Glenmore Reservoir since 1992. In addition to the exciting races, the event features Chinese dancers, martial arts demonstrations, theatre, ethnic food, lion dances and fashion shows. The cultural exposition is not limited to Asia; a recent festival featured music and dance from the Ukraine, Russia and Latin America. This is a free event. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Amazing musical feats |
Various venues Calgary, AB T2P 3C3 Canada +1 403 233 0904 http://www.calgaryfolkfest.com/ |
This festival is one of the hottest music events in Canada. Held each year in late July, Folk Fest is a four-day feast of acoustic folk, Celtic, world, blues, bluegrass, roots, alternative, country music and more. It's all held outdoors, amidst the green lawns and trees of Prince's Island Park. Past performers include Joan Baez, David Byrne, Joan Armatrading and countless more. The organizers also take pains to introduce new talent. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Not for clown-o-phobes |
Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts Various venues Calgary, AB T2G 0K9 Canada +1 403 294 7414 http://www.calgarychildfest.org/ |
Almost as much an excuse for adults to behave like children as an event for children themselves, this five-day spring festival features theatre, acrobats, puppets, storytellers, magicians and other clowns from around the world. Most events are held in various theatres in the Performing Arts Centre, with outdoor activities such as face-painting and puppet-building workshops at Olympic Plaza. Past festivals have featured everything from Native Canadian campfire stories to African acrobatics. Ticket prices vary. Located in the Downtown/Olympic Plaza neighbourhood. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The greatest outdoor show |
Stampede Park Calgary, AB T2P 2K8 Canada +1 403 261-0101(Info) / +1 403 269-9822 (Tickets) / +1 800 661 1767 (Tickets) www.calgarystampede.com |
More than a million people pass through the gates of Stampede Park each July to enjoy what's billed as the greatest outdoor show on earth: a rodeo, carnival, midway, agricultural fair and street party packed into the confines of a downtown park. This event really lives up to its billing and absolutely takes over the city, with locals and visitors alike going cowboy for ten days. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Curing the February blahs |
Calgary, AB T2P 0S4 Canada +1 403 543 5480 http://www.calgarywinterfest.com/ |
Originally conceived in February 1989 as relief to the year-long hangover Calgarians were suffering after hosting the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, this 11-day festival has grown into one of Calgary's favourite events. This celebration of everything snowy, frosty and cold, includes ice sculpture contests, human curling championships, music, clowns, winter crafts, snowboarding demonstrations and more. Most events are free and take place in various venues throughout the city. And in spite of the theme of the festival, many are held indoors or in heated tents. It is February, after all. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Oh Canada! |
Memorial Drive (Prince's Island Park) Calgary, AB T2G 0C6 Canada +1 403 268 3888 http://www.calgary.ca/ |
Each July 1, Canada celebrates its birthday in Calgary with this massive festival at Prince's Island Park. Regardless of weather, the park is always teeming with patriotic Canadians on this day; last year some 45,000 showed up. There are several stages featuring bands and cultural groups, face painting and craft booths for children, countless buskers and vendors dishing out all sorts of summer snacks. Admission is free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Follow the steel drums |
1st Avenue & 4th Street South West (Prince's Island Park) Calgary, AB T2P 0W6 Canada +1 403 292 0310 |
The festival begins with a raucous parade and includes five days devoted to the gods of steel drums, rum and reggae. The downtown lunch hour parties tempt office dwellers to exchange their power ties for Rasta caps. The main event is the Sunshine Festival held at Prince's Island Park, which draws huge crowds hoping that the music, spicy food and Caribbean arts and crafts will make them forget about Calgary's legendary cold temperatures. Most of the events are free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Wild Annual Street Festival |
4 Street South West (12 Avenue to Elbow Drive) Calgary, AB T2S 1W9 Canada +1 403 229 0902 http://www.4streetcalgary.com/ |
On the last Sunday of May it seems like everyone in Calgary is on Fourth Street for the city's largest street festival. The mayhem begins at noon with a parade, and the street is jammed with street performers, local musicians, face-painted children, dog-walkers and drumming hippies until the festival ends at 5p. Local artisans ply their wares on street-side tables and the neighbourhood's many restaurants offer food samples to the hungry crowds. Bring the kids, some coins for the buskers, and an umbrella, as it invariably rains every year. This is a free event. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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'A World of Difference' |
Elliston Park International Ave (17 Ave) and 60 St SE Calgary, AB T1Y 5Z6 Canada +1 403 569 9679 http://www.globalfest.ca/ |
GlobalFest - Canada's way of celebrating cultural diversity is a festival which includes trademark features such as International Fireworks Competition, Cultural Pavilions, and the recently added Calgary Foundation Centennial World Stage and GlobalFest Film Festival. The events take place at Elliston Park and lasts all night long. The Fireworks competition starts as soon as the sun sets. In order to enjoy this explosive celebration you can book the tickets at any Calgary Co-op or online. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Bug Spray & The Bard |
1st Avenue & 4th Street South West (Prince's Island Park) Calgary, AB T3E 6K6 Canada +1 403 440 6206 http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca/shake... |
Each summer the noise of the football-tossers and off-leash poodles in Prince's Island Park is tempered by the dignified sounds of Elizabethan verse, as drama students perform informal and creative takes on the works of Sir William. This is by no means stuffy theatre, and the troupe's interpretations of the plays are always entertaining. (One summer, Macbeth was a Japanese Samurai). Two of Shakespeare's plays are presented each year, each performed on alternating evenings (except Mondays). Performances are free, but cast members solicit CAD10 donations after each show. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Five days for book lovers |
1400 12 Avenue South West Calgary, AB T3C 3W5 Canada +1 403 294 7462 http://www.wordfest.com/ |
This gathering will appeal to everyone from the youngest bibliophile to the snootiest member of the literati. For six days, authors gather in various venues in Calgary and Banff to read from their works, sign copies and meet with other writers in open discussion. All genres are represented, from poetry to politics, and there are plenty of activities aimed at young readers. A Gold Pass allows entry to all events in both Calgary and Banff. The performances take place at various venues. Review © 2007, Wcities |