Art events in Calgary & the Rockies
45 upcoming events, listed by the day they happen.
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Fright Nights & Neon Lights — Oct 30 – Nov 2Fright Nights & Neon Lights
8:00 PMCalgary$21.69
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Sunday, November 1
National 10th Gets Stranger — Sun, Nov 1National 10th Gets Stranger
8:00 PMCalgary
For one night only, National 10th Bowl flips Upside Down. We will be transforming National 10th Bowl into a Stranger…
Monday, November 2
Witching Hour: A Coven Open Mic — Mon, Nov 2Witching Hour: A Coven Open Mic
7:00 PMCalgary$11.30
Step into Witching Hour, Coven Arts Collective’s open mic series, a night of bold voices, experimental sounds, and…
Crafty Monday: Cold Patrol Cheer Signs — Mon, Nov 2Crafty Monday: Cold Patrol Cheer Signs
7:00 PMCold Garden Beverage Company$16.50
Join us & make Cold Patrol Cheer Signs on Monday November 2 at 7:00 p.m.!Be sure to grab a ticket to secure your spot…
Mark Christopher — Mon, Nov 2Mark Christopher
7:30 PMThe Comedy Cave
Mark Christopher is an old-school comic with a modern sensibility (meaning he tells jokes but not the "dad" type). His…
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Ghazaleh Avarzamani: Churn, Earn, Burn and then Return — Jun 4 – Nov 8Ghazaleh 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…
Classics & Crafts — Aug 19 – Dec 2Classics & 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…
Ratboy Comedy — Sep 2 – May 19Ratboy 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…
Carly's Angels Drag Show Season 27 — Sep 12 – Jul 27Carly'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…
Bookends, presented by the Illingworth Kerr Gallery — Sep 17 – Nov 21Bookends, 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…
Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds, worlds, worlds — Sep 17 – Jan 3Curtis 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…
Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca: Swinguerra — Sep 19 – Dec 20Bárbara 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…
Brendan Fernandes: Other Moves — Sep 19 – Dec 20Brendan Fernandes: Other Moves
12:00 PMEsker Foundation
Brendan Fernandes is an internationally recognized Canadian artist working at the intersection of dance and visual art.
Deployed: Canadian Army Reservists Overseas — Oct 1 – Jan 3Deployed: 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…
Dance Party: Broadway, Your Way! — Oct 6 – Dec 1Dance 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…
Dance Lab: Jazz It Up — Oct 8 – Dec 3Dance 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…
Friendships, Mirrors: Movement Lab 2.0 — Oct 8 – Dec 17Friendships, 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…
Phuong Nguyen: I Was Born Where You Are — Oct 9 – Dec 19Phuong 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…
No Experience, Pottery Wheel for Fun — Oct 11 – Nov 8No 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…
Evil Dead The Musical — Oct 13 – Nov 14Evil 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…
Exhibition - collectif Devenir — Oct 14 – Nov 7Exhibition - collectif Devenir
cSPACE Marda Loop
Discover the exhibition Evolution by the collective Devenir between October 14th and November 7th. For a better…
CrossCraft Pattern Systems — Oct 14 – Dec 5CrossCraft Pattern Systems
12:00 PMCalgary
CrossCraft Pattern Systems is a research-creation project that explores how traditional craft techniques can be…
Stand Up Comedy Workshop — Oct 14 – Nov 18Stand Up Comedy Workshop
7:00 PMCalgary$289
Learn Comedy Now and improve your Public Speaking - 200 performance techniques and 30 writing ways - 100% Guaranteed…
Elzbieta Krawecka – A Space that Remembers — Oct 15 – Nov 4Elzbieta 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…
Fluid Fest 2026 | Presented by Springboard Performance — Oct 15 – Nov 7Fluid 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…
All Netted Together: Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, and the Social Life of a Theory — Oct 16 – Dec 12All 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…
Jack Bishop: In The Pines — Oct 17 – Nov 14Jack 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…
Devilled Legs Drag Brunch at The Attic Bar & Stage — Oct 18 – Jul 18Devilled 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…
Fish Creek Provincial Park Soundwalks with Chad Eastman — Oct 18 – Jun 20Fish 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…
Endtroducing — Oct 22 – Nov 21Endtroducing
Christine Klassen Gallery
Endtroducing CKG often presents an artist’s first exhibition with the gallery under the title Introducing… For Bryan…
Damien Eagle Bear: when you see it — Oct 22 – Jun 27Damien 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…
Otipemisiwak Fantasy by Riel Starr — Oct 23 – Dec 12Otipemisiwak Fantasy by Riel Starr
The New Gallery
In Otipemisiwak Fantasy , Riel Starr explores Métis culture through an Indigiqueer perspective. Starr unapologetically…
Footsloose: A Cutloose Parody — Oct 24 – Jan 9Footsloose: 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…
Ballet for Grown-Ups — Oct 26 – Dec 14Ballet 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…
The Inner Gallery: Creating a Visual Deck of the Parts Within — Oct 28 – Dec 30The 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…
Clown for Improvisers with Jacqueline Russell — Oct 28 – Dec 2Clown 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…
Little Elves — Oct 28 – Nov 7Little 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…
Arthur Jafa: Love is the Message, the Message is Death — Oct 29 – Dec 20Arthur 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…
Beginners Beading Class — Oct 29 – Dec 9Beginners 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…
Art on 9th Inglewood Pop Up — Oct 30 – Nov 30Art 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…
Held. Together. — Oct 30 – Dec 11Held. Together.
9:00 AMNickle Galleries
Held. Together. is a group exhibition featuring Glenna Cardinal, seth cardinal dodginghorse, Dwayne Martineau, and…
Poetry Lounge — Oct 30 – Nov 27Poetry 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…
The 3 Pigs — Oct 31 – Nov 22The 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…
Winging It! — Oct 31 – Apr 17Winging 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…
Beaded Poppy Pin Workshop — Nov 1 – Nov 8Beaded 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…