Art events — What’s on across Calgary & the Rockies

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Jun 4 – Nov 8
Ghazaleh Avarzamani: Churn, Earn, Burn and then Return
12:00 PMContemporary Calgary
Examining familiar objects and settings — playgrounds, board games, sport arenas — Ghazaleh Avarzamani traces the subtle…
Ghazaleh Avarzamani: Churn, Earn, Burn and then Return — Jun 4 – Nov 8
Aug 19 – Dec 2
Classics & Crafts
6:30 PMThe Confluence Historic Site & Parkland$12
Fuel your creativity with movies on the big screen at Classics and Crafts! Bring your current craft project and join us…
Sep 2 – May 19
Ratboy Comedy
8:00 PMCalgary$3.67
A COMEDY SHOW 4 BASEMENT PEOPLE: skulk around in a dive bar & watch a surprise lineup of local comics, first-timers, and…
Ratboy Comedy — Sep 2 – May 19
Sep 12 – Jul 27
Carly's Angels Drag Show Season 27
8:00 PMThe Attic Bar & Stage$32.34
Carly’s Angels have been dazzling audiences here for 25 years, and they’re back for another spectacular season! Join us…
Sep 17 – Nov 21
Bookends, presented by the Illingworth Kerr Gallery
Calgary
Bookends marks the first major solo exhibition in Canada by New York-based sculptor and AUArts alumna Elaine…
Bookends, presented by the Illingworth Kerr Gallery — Sep 17 – Nov 21
Sep 17 – Jan 3
Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds, worlds, worlds
Contemporary Calgary$12-$24
worlds, worlds, worlds explores how stories are held and carried across the vestiges of history and memory. Rooted in a…
Sep 19 – Dec 20
Brendan Fernandes: Other Moves
12:00 PMEsker Foundation
Brendan Fernandes is an internationally recognized Canadian artist working at the intersection of dance and visual art.
Brendan Fernandes: Other Moves — Sep 19 – Dec 20
Sep 19 – Dec 20
Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca: Swinguerra
12:00 PMEsker Foundation
For over a decade, Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca have developed a collaborative practice across cinema, visual arts…
Oct 1 – Jan 3
Deployed: Canadian Army Reservists Overseas
12:00 PMNickle Galleries
Dick Averns showcases a new exhibition at UCalgary Founders’ Gallery, Deployed, providing a rare and candid look at the…
Oct 6 – Dec 1
Dance Party: Broadway, Your Way!
1:00 PMWildflower Arts Centre$130
Dance Party is a high-energy, community-focused dance class that celebrates movement, music, and connection. Each…
Oct 8 – Dec 3
Dance Lab: Jazz It Up
1:00 PMWildflower Arts Centre$130
Thursdays Dance Lab is a community-focused dance class designed for movers who want to deepen their skills while staying…
Dance Lab: Jazz It Up — Oct 8 – Dec 3
Oct 8 – Dec 17
Friendships, Mirrors: Movement Lab 2.0
7:30 PMCalgary$299-$350
Friendships, Mirrors: Movement Lab 2.0 is a series of 10 movement classes for adults (18+), a space to explore how your…
Oct 9 – Dec 19
Phuong Nguyen: I Was Born Where You Are
Calgary
‘I Was Born Where You Are’ is a collection of work that explores the ‘peri-human’ through orientalism/ornamentalism and…
Phuong Nguyen: I Was Born Where You Are — Oct 9 – Dec 19
Oct 11 – Nov 8
No Experience, Pottery Wheel for Fun
4:00 PMCalgary$86.53
Have you ever wanted to try your hands on a pottery wheel? Come get your hands dirty, have some fun, and experience the…
Oct 13 – Nov 14
Evil Dead The Musical
7:30 PMAlberta Theatre Projects$30-$130
Five college students visit an abandoned cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all…
Oct 14 – Nov 7
Exhibition - collectif Devenir
cSPACE Marda Loop
Discover the exhibition Evolution by the collective Devenir between October 14th and November 7th. For a better…
Exhibition - collectif Devenir — Oct 14 – Nov 7
Oct 14 – Dec 5
CrossCraft Pattern Systems
12:00 PMCalgary
CrossCraft Pattern Systems is a research-creation project that explores how traditional craft techniques can be…
CrossCraft Pattern Systems — Oct 14 – Dec 5
Oct 14 – Nov 18
Stand Up Comedy Workshop
7:00 PMCalgary$289
Learn Comedy Now and improve your Public Speaking - 200 performance techniques and 30 writing ways - 100% Guaranteed…
Stand Up Comedy Workshop — Oct 14 – Nov 18
Oct 15 – Nov 4
Elzbieta Krawecka – A Space that Remembers
10:00 AMCalgary
A Space That Remembers reflects my belief that places can inhabit us as much as we inhabit them. "Through painting, I…
Oct 15 – Nov 7
Fluid Fest 2026 | Presented by Springboard Performance
7:00 PMContemporary Calgary$15-$40
Fluid Fest 2026 is a celebration of dance, contemporary performance and connection unfolding across the city. Framed by…
Oct 16 – Dec 12
All Netted Together: Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, and the Social Life of a Theory
9:00 AMNickle Galleries
This exhibition draws upon Libraries and Cultural Resources recently acquired D. Hall Darwin-Wallace Collection, which…
Oct 17 – Nov 14
Jack Bishop: In The Pines
12:00 PMNewzones Gallery Of Contemporary Art
Newzones is pleased to present "In The Pines" a solo exhibition of new work by Canadian contemporary painter, Jack…
Jack Bishop: In The Pines — Oct 17 – Nov 14
Oct 18 – Jul 18
Devilled Legs Drag Brunch at The Attic Bar & Stage
11:30 AMThe Attic Bar & Stage$18.18
Carly York Jones presents: Devilled Legs Drag Brunch at The Attic Bar & Stage, with special guests every month! Join…
Oct 18 – Jun 20
Fish Creek Provincial Park Soundwalks with Chad Eastman
2:00 PMCalgary
Take a walk at night. Walk so silently that the bottoms of your feet become ears. Pauline Oliveros, Native, 1974 Since…
Oct 22 – Nov 21
Endtroducing
Christine Klassen Gallery
Endtroducing CKG often presents an artist’s first exhibition with the gallery under the title Introducing… For Bryan…
Endtroducing — Oct 22 – Nov 21
Oct 22 – Jun 27
Damien Eagle Bear: when you see it
6:00 PMContemporary Calgary
How do we see the world and how do we come to understand it? The significance of Indigenous knowledges and their deep…
Damien Eagle Bear: when you see it — Oct 22 – Jun 27
Oct 23 – Dec 12
Otipemisiwak Fantasy by Riel Starr
The New Gallery
In Otipemisiwak Fantasy , Riel Starr explores Métis culture through an Indigiqueer perspective. Starr unapologetically…
Otipemisiwak Fantasy by Riel Starr — Oct 23 – Dec 12
Oct 24 – Jan 9
Footsloose: A Cutloose Parody
6:00 PMJubilations Dinner Theatre - Calgary$48.95-$85.95
Footsloose: A Cutloose Parody is a comedic, interactive musical comedy dinner show presented by Jubilations Dinner…
Oct 26 – Dec 14
Ballet for Grown-Ups
7:20 PMCalgary$249-$290
An 8-class beginner ballet course for adults who have always wanted to try ballet but never had the chance, and for…
Ballet for Grown-Ups — Oct 26 – Dec 14
Oct 28 – Dec 30
The Inner Gallery: Creating a Visual Deck of the Parts Within
6:30 PMCalgary$65
The Inner Gallery is a monthly creative series inviting you to discover and explore these different aspects of yourself…
Oct 28 – Nov 7
Little Elves
7:30 PMThe Pumphouse Theatre$15-$50
Inspired by the chilling folktale of St. Nicholas and the Evil Butcher, Little Elves is a bold new musical that…
Little Elves — Oct 28 – Nov 7
Oct 28 – Dec 2
Clown for Improvisers with Jacqueline Russell
7:30 PMCalgary$312.69
Do you crave more physicality in your improv? Do you yearn to explore new ways of accessing impulse? Are you curious…
Oct 29 – Dec 20
Arthur Jafa: Love is the Message, the Message is Death
12:00 PMEsker Foundation
Arthur Jafa is an artist and filmmaker. Across three decades, Jafa has developed a dynamic practice comprising films…
Oct 29 – Dec 9
Beginners Beading Class
6:00 PMSammie Cafe$17.87-$33.68
Enjoy a fun, social evening at Sammie’s Café creating your own bracelets, earrings, or necklaces. All materials and…
Beginners Beading Class — Oct 29 – Dec 9
Oct 30 – Nov 30
Art on 9th Inglewood Pop Up
Calgary
New art. New shows. New pop ups. For more than a decade, Art on 9th has been popping up in great spaces and filling the…
Art on 9th Inglewood Pop Up — Oct 30 – Nov 30
Oct 30 – Dec 11
Held. Together.
9:00 AMNickle Galleries
Held. Together. is a group exhibition featuring Glenna Cardinal, seth cardinal dodginghorse, Dwayne Martineau, and…
Held. Together. — Oct 30 – Dec 11
Oct 30 – Nov 27
Poetry Lounge
6:00 PMCornerstone Music Cafe
Join us on the last Friday of each month for The Cornerstone Poetry Lounge — an evening of poetry, spoken word, and…
Poetry Lounge — Oct 30 – Nov 27
Oct 31 – Nov 22
The 3 Pigs
1:00 PMLoose Moose Theatre Company$18.89
Our 2026/27 Theatre for Kids Season continues with the classic story of The 3 Pigs presented in the fun and unique Loose…
The 3 Pigs — Oct 31 – Nov 22
Oct 31 – Apr 17
Winging It!
8:00 PMCalgary$19.80-$21.90
Winging It! is an improvised fantasy comedy show. Think a cross between an RPG Actual Play and an improv game show like…
Winging It! — Oct 31 – Apr 17
Nov 1 – Nov 8
Beaded Poppy Pin Workshop
10:00 AMThe Confluence Historic Site & Parkland$100
Create a beaded poppy pin and learn the basics of Métis beadwork. In this beginner-friendly workshop, instructor and…