Festivals
Indigenous Pop-Up Concert
July 1 from 8:00pm-10:00pm
Free outdoor Indigenous Concert featuring Wendy Walker and The Reconciliation Tribe and special guests to be announced.
Where: Bridgeland Riverside Community Association
Cost: FREE
Latin Festival
July 22-24 Olympic Plaza
Festival is a free and family-oriented, multicultural arts and entertainment festival highlighting the Latin American Culture. Cost is FREE
Visit: https://fiestaval.ca for more details.
Calgary Folk Fest
July 21- 24th
Tickets are on sale now for the 43rd presentation of the Calgary Folk Fest happening at Prince’s Island Park.
Visit: https://www.calgaryfolkfest.com
Calgary Fringe Festival
July 29th- Aug 6th
This year’s event will be a hybrid approach and will have a mix of live in person events, as well as pre-recorded artist showings as well.
Visit www.calgaryfringe.ca for all the info and updates.
Canada Day Activities
Bowness Fest
10:00am-9:00pm
Come down to Bowness to celebrate with tons of food, entertainment for the whole family, as well as artisan markets.
Where: Our Lady of Assumption School Field
Visit: https://bownessfest.ca/
Olympic Plaza
11-5pm
Get ready for a whole day of music by local artists as well as art installations and more.
St. Patrick’s Island
11-5pm
Visit the Island to partake in Buskers, Music, Food, vendors , face painting, street performers and more.
Fort Calgary
11-5pm
Head over to Fort Calgary to experience Powwows’, and an Indigenous Showcase. They will also be offering walking tours every hour, as well as there will be food trucks on site.
Fireworks
Where to watch this years Fireworks
Online Live Stream: July 1st, at 11PM
visit: www.calgary.ca/canadaday
Stampede
July 8-17th
Tickets can be purchased ahead of time, and is suggested. Persons supporting clients that plan to attend the events, will still be allowed to enter free of charge.
Stampede Breakfasts will also be taking place leading up to the kick off of Stampede.
Visit this handy link to find one near you: https://stampedebreakfast.ca/
For full list of events please visit: calgarystampede.com
If you choose to attend on your own personal time, Sobeys, IGA and Safeway have 10 days of entries for $50.
HIKES
Here is a list of accessible hikes to check out this month. Always visit the PARKS website before you head out to note any warnings, closures and trail conditions.
Peter Lougheed Discovery Centre
Rocky Mountain Legacy Trail (Banff – Canmore)