Art events in Calgary & the Rockies
102 upcoming events, listed by the day they happen.
Tuesday, November 3
Artists Way For Calligraphers — Nov 3 – Jan 12Artists Way For Calligraphers
1:00 PMCalgary
The Artist’s Way for Calligraphers is a 14-week live creative journey inspired by Julia Cameron’s classic The Artist’s…
Kinusaiga Workshop — Nov 3 – Dec 8Kinusaiga Workshop
6:00 PMSammie Cafe$49.51
Discover the beauty of Kinsusaiga in a warm, welcoming class designed to bring our arts community together. This…
Improv 101: Intro Part 1 — Nov 3 – Dec 8Improv 101: Intro Part 1
7:30 PMCalgary$312.69
Maybe you’ve heard the amazing ways improv helps with creativity and communication. Or maybe you’ve seen a show and…
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Wednesday, November 4
November | Open Studio for 55+ — Nov 4 – Oct 20November | Open Studio for 55+
1:00 PMContemporary Calgary
Join Contemporary Calgary at our drop-in Open Studio Session for 55+ on Wednesdays in November. During this informal…
Improv 401: Scenework — Nov 4 – Dec 9Improv 401: Scenework
7:30 PMCalgary$312.69
Continue with your improv education, and learn how to put it all together! Taking the elements from Improv 101, 201…
Thursday, November 5
Robin Smith-Peck – Still Haunted — Nov 5 – Nov 25Robin Smith-Peck – Still Haunted
10:00 AMCalgary
“Rocks, soil, water, these are the materials of the Earth. They make up the physical substance that we dig in and travel…
Calgary Justice Film Festival — Nov 5 – Nov 7Calgary Justice Film Festival
6:00 PMThe Confluence Historic Site & Parkland
The 21st Calgary Justice Film Festival (CJFF) is returning, and it’s going to be better than ever! This year, film is…
Late Late Breakfast Show presents Corn Pop Demon Hunters — Nov 5 – Nov 7Late Late Breakfast Show presents Corn Pop Demon Hunters
7:00 PMCalgary$19.97-$33.68
Corn Pop Demon Hunters are here to save us... with joy and laughter (and swords?). The Late Late Breakfast Show presents…
Friday, November 6
Core Collective Winter Art Market — Nov 6 – Nov 8Core Collective Winter Art Market
2:00 PMCalgary
Join us at the Core Collective, for the Winter Art Market, where original art meets meaningful giving. Each artist is…
Re-Sieving the News: How to Glean the Gold from the Gravel — Fri, Nov 6Re-Sieving the News: How to Glean the Gold from the Gravel
6:00 PMCalgary Central Library
Join a panel of leading international scholars to explore how people engage with news across cultures, countries, and…
Genocide in the Wildflower State — Fri, Nov 6Genocide in the Wildflower State
6:00 PMThe Confluence Historic Site & Parkland
This is a documentary about a violent, state-run system of eugenics, racial absorption, and social assimilation in…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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