Community events in Calgary & the Rockies
84 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…
Friday, November 6
Spruce Meadows International Christmas Market — Nov 6 – Dec 6Spruce Meadows International Christmas Market
Spruce Meadows
A Calgary holiday tradition returns bigger than ever in 2026.This year, the International Christmas Market expands to…
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…
Winter Pottery Sale — Nov 6 – Nov 21Winter Pottery Sale
5:00 PMCalgary
Join us at our annual Winter Sale! Discover a variety of handmade ceramic pieces from Albertan Ceramic Artists, each…
The Taboo Show — Nov 6 – Nov 8The Taboo Show
5:00 PMBMO Centre$24.99-$149.99
An upscale weekend dedicated to enhancing lifestyles, encouraging romance, personal betterment, and all things Taboo…
Ghar Wali Diwali — Fri, Nov 6Ghar Wali Diwali
6:00 PMCalgary$25-$50
Diwali away from home hits different. No mom's kitchen, no cousins, no chaos, so let's make our own.Come celebrate…
Crochet Scrubbies — Nov 6 – Dec 21Crochet Scrubbies
6:00 PMSammie Cafe
Learn the basics of crochet while making your very own reusable kitchen scrubbie! This beginner-friendly workshop is a…
- The Calgary Aquabelles 60th Anniversary Gala — Fri, Nov 6
The Calgary Aquabelles 60th Anniversary Gala
6:00 PMCalgary Petroleum Club$65.40-$81.41
Calgary Petroleum Club. A NIGHT TO RECONNECT - Come mingle, reconnect and celebrate 60 years of Aquabelles with former…
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…
Beakernight (18+) — Fri, Nov 6Beakernight (18+)
6:00 PMTELUS Spark Science Centre$20-$39
TELUS Spark Science Centre · 6:00 PM - 12:00 AM (Adults Only) Beakernight is Petri Dish’s adults-only opening night. Six…
Saturday, November 7
- Lee Valley Tools Calgary Store - Turn a Pen — Sat, Nov 7
Lee Valley Tools Calgary Store - Turn a Pen
9:30 AMLee Valley Tools$50
Spend the day with us and learn to turn your own pen.
Supermarché de l’Art 2026 — Sat, Nov 7Supermarché de l’Art 2026
10:00 AMcSPACE Marda Loop
Discover over 50 local artists and 1500 artworks priced between $30 and $300. An accessible, inclusive, hands-on art…
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SUE: The T.Rex Experience — Jun 27 – Nov 29SUE: The T.Rex Experience
9:00 AMTELUS Spark Science Centre$24.95-$33.95
Meet the most famous dinosaur in the world. SUE the T. rex is the most complete, best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever…
The Oratory: Live at Kipling Square — Jul 26 – Nov 29The Oratory: Live at Kipling Square
2:00 PMCalgaryBy donation
With joyful urgency, we have co-imagined and co-designed an experience for curious minds seeking deeper connection to…
Burwood Distillery Craft Bitters Experience — Aug 13 – Dec 17Burwood Distillery Craft Bitters Experience
7:00 PMVeranda Restaurant at Burwood Distillery$85.27
Discover the art and flavour behind one of the cocktail world’s most essential ingredients at Burwood Distillery. Guided…
Dinner with Creatives — Sep 6 – Dec 27Dinner with Creatives
7:00 PMCalgary$22.53
Hey, Creative Souls! When was the last time you did something completely spontaneous? Our series groups together…
Come Sing With Us Vocal Latitudes Choir — Sep 15 – Dec 16Come Sing With Us Vocal Latitudes Choir
7:00 PMCalgary
Vocal Latitudes is a non-auditioned world music choir, singing a wide variety of choral music in all genres. The music…
Discover Impossible Geometries at TELUS Spark — Sep 28 – Jun 1Discover Impossible Geometries at TELUS Spark
TELUS Spark Science Centre$24.95-$33.95
Step into a digital immersion experience where art and math collide. Explore six looping worlds filled with lines…
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…
Learn from Legends: Songwriting — Oct 7 – Dec 9Learn from Legends: Songwriting
1:00 PMCalgary$80
Wednesdays Learn from history’s hottest hitmakers in this music analysis class for aspiring songwriters. We’ll explore…
Sew Social — Oct 8 – Dec 10Sew Social
12:30 PMCalgary
Sew Social... interested in sewing? Gain knowledge, experience and skills in both hand and machine sewing. Meet others…
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…
The History Keepers Tour — Oct 10 – Dec 19The History Keepers Tour
2:00 PMHeritage Park$29.95
Step beyond the familiar and discover a different side of Heritage Park with The History Keepers Tour—an exclusive…
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…
Musicianship: Do Re Mi and You — Oct 13 – Nov 17Musicianship: Do Re Mi and You
1:00 PMCalgary$60
Tuesdays Discover the joy of making music in a welcoming and supportive environment! In this class, we will focus on…
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…
Learn from Legends: Songwriting — Oct 14 – Dec 9Learn from Legends: Songwriting
1:00 PMCalgary$80
Learn from history’s hottest hitmakers in this music analysis class for aspiring songwriters. We’ll explore songs from…
Culturally Speaking — Oct 14 – May 12Culturally Speaking
7:00 PMHeritage Park
Discover new stories at Heritage Park! Held each month, Culturally Speaking is a free speaker series that explores the…
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…
Homeschooler Days — Oct 15 – Apr 16Homeschooler Days
9:30 AMHeritage Park$55.95
Bring your homeschoolers to Heritage Park for an immersive day of hands-on learning! Homeschooler Days let you choose…
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…
Youth Sleepover Program — Oct 16 – Jun 13Youth Sleepover Program
6:30 PMHeritage Park$85
Heritage Park invites you to step back in time and spend the night in the historic Burns Barn! In the evening, let our…
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…
Puppy Yoga in Calgary — Oct 24 – Dec 20Puppy Yoga in Calgary
10:00 AMCalgary$49
Join a puppy yoga class in the Beltline. Each class lasts 60 minutes: 30 minutes of gentle, beginner-friendly yoga, then…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Liner Notes: Inside the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio — 'Mystery to Me' — Nov 1 – Mar 7Liner Notes: Inside the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio — 'Mystery to Me'
2:00 PMStudio Bell, home of the National Music Centre$45
Liner Notes: Inside the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio is part storytelling tour, part listening session, exploring the…
Wild After Hours: Snow Leopards — Nov 1 – Sep 5Wild After Hours: Snow Leopards
3:00 PMWilder Institute's Calgary Zoo$130
Step into the fascinating world of snow leopards at this adults-only event that explores the unique lives of these…
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