Kid-Friendly Events in Calgary

Over 10,000 jack-o'-lanterns, every one carved by hand, are built into lit scenes with music and effects along an after-dark path at WinSport, with carvers at work as you walk. It's billed as family-friendly with no jump scares, and you book a 15-minute arrival slot.

East Village's free dog festival moves to RiverWalk Plaza this year, with a dog costume fashion show at 2 PM, an agility course, free nail trims and mini-grooms, and local animal rescues on site.

The University of Calgary's men's hockey team hosts the Regina Cougars in Canada West conference play, Friday night and again Saturday afternoon. The Dinos are 0-2 in conference play and looking for a first win, and general admission puts you close to the ice for $18.

The Alberta Ghostbusters, a volunteer cosplay group that raises money for children's hospitals, work their way along 9th Avenue SE in full gear, 'capturing' Inglewood's haunts from the Alexandra Centre to the Hose & Hound and posing for photos.

The Confluence screens ParaNorman, the 2012 stop-motion film from Laika, the studio behind Coraline, about a boy who sees ghosts and has to break a 300-year-old witch's curse. It's rated PG, and the $12 ticket includes popcorn.

Calgary Meals on Wheels' pizza competition ends Sunday. About 21 restaurants each serve one original pizza, from a Bánh Mizza to a duck confit pie, and you rate them online to help pick the winners, with $1-$4 from every pizza going to the charity.

Calgary Farmyard's fall season has more than 40 attractions, including a 10-acre corn maze, wagon rides, zip lines and pumpkin picking. On Friday and Saturday the same ticket runs into Harvest Lights, when the farm is lit up after dark and the maze becomes a flashlight challenge.

Check out Free Soccer Friday. This is a chance for youth of all ages and abilities to stay active, make friends, and build confidence through fun, unstructured play.

Embrace creativity and exploration in our Saturday Drop-in Art Making program. Materials and light instruction are provided, along with rotating themes and activities and encourages people of all ages to connect with modern and contemporary art through enjoyable and interactive creative experiences.

Weekend street hauntings through October: costumed haunts appear in Inglewood nooks by day and dedicated dead zones at night, plus storefront ghost displays and the Nine Lives of 9th Avenue ghost-cat story trail.

Singer-songwriter Erika Mae performs for Acoustic Afternoons. Every week, catch a new songwriter performing a family-friendly afternoon set to soundtrack your brunch.

Calgary’s Largest Baby & Kid’s Second-Hand Sale is your chance to find great deals on clothing (with a focus on winter wear & gear), toys, books, baby ... »

Indigo stores have kid-friendly fall fun, filled with toys and books! Note that the drop-in events on Saturday are free, but the activities on Sunday require registration for $5 +fees, and it comes with a $5 gift card.

Michaels invites your kids to come and create a fun, free craft! This Saturday, it’s Lil Witching Hours: Halloween Fest.

Turn up the music and shake it out! Join us in PlayLab where we’ll be moving and grooving to a new style of dance each session. ... »

Puptoberfest is a celebration of all things fall and dogs in East Village. So grab your pooch and enjoy an afternoon of live music, Instagram-worthy moments, fall ... »

An immersive Halloween pop-up transformation inside a south Calgary pizza shop.

Giant-screen nature film following a seasonal year around a suburban home, shot with cameras inside dens, nests, forest floor and pond bottom. Listed INCLUDED WITH ADMISSION on the dome hub.

Learn how to care for your baby’s gums and teeth, prevent cavities, and support healthy oral habits from the start.

Picking the perfect pumpkin at the Farmyard is an annual tradition for many families and friends. In addition to enjoying hours of fun on the farm, pumpkins ... »

Field of Screams is turning Cobb’s Adventure Park into a terrifying, thrilling and spine-tingling terror show. Brought to you by Screamworks Inc. the mastermind creators of ... »

Gather your friends and family for a spine-chilling twist on Heritage Park’s Famous 5 Afternoon Teas! Start with a 60-minute, family-friendly ghost tour through the Park’s ... »

Halloween gets a science makeover across Spark: live science shows, worm dissections in Steven's Lab, floating phantom magnets in the LEGO Lab, sheep-heart dissections and reptile parties, included with general admission. Costumes encouraged.

Enjoy all the fun of the Farmyard as the whole farm remains open while becoming colourfully lit with thousands of lights under the evening sky. All attractions ... »

Fall farm fun is back at Butterfield Acres, and it’s time to pick your perfect October adventure. Come stroll the farmyard, visit your favourite animals, snap ... »

Embrace the spooky season in the haunted neighbourhood of Inglewood this October! Haunted Historic Inglewood features a variety of unique haunted experiences with Haunted Calgary, plus special promotions, including guided ghost tours, workshops, a psychic fair market, zombie walks, pumpkins, ghostly apparitions, trick-or-treating, and more. You can also take a self-guided haunted tour. Families w

Lila has made a huge scientific discovery of a strange creature that craves destruction and chaos yet loves to sing and dance to… Elvis music? This strange creature seems uncontrollable, ruining everything for her and getting her in trouble. Can Lila teach the beast how to stop wrecking...

A Calgary-created immersive art-and-math walk through six looping worlds with handmade stop-motion animations exploded into floor-to-ceiling projections and motion-tracking floors. Built by Calgary studio AZMA with collaborators in Bogotá; designed with curious kids ages 6-12 in mind.

Step into a world where circles have ideas and lines misbehave. Impossible Geometries is a brand-new digital immersion experience where art and math collide, overlap, and get a little weird, in the best way! Suitable for visitors of all ages. Designed with curious kids ages 6-12 in mind.

Lila has made a huge scientific discovery of a strange creature that craves destruction and chaos yet loves to sing and dance to… Elvis music? This strange ... »

Learn and practice Spanish in Calgary! Build speaking skills for everyday life with guidance from a bilingual instructor.

Full-dome film about young bear Eve discovering how life on Earth began — an adventure for children of all ages 'from 1 to 120', with three stories from the history of life. Listed INCLUDED WITH ADMISSION on the dome hub.

New live interactive planetarium show 'MISSION MOON: the Next Giant Leap' — moon phases, the Apollo landings and Artemis' next leap, about 30 minutes, all ages. Included with general admission per Spark's admission page.

Walk through our pumpkin patch, take beautiful photos and pick your favourite pumpkins to buy for Halloween carving! It's an event for the whole family that you ... »

Music and history come together as Christopher Hunt weaves tales of his family’s ranching roots. With old-time folksiness, old-time music, and old-time humour, Christopher retells the story of Alberta with modern eyes, stopping to spin a yarn or two along the way. From a butcher shop in Calgary...

Experience an immersive Indigenous Astronomy Night featuring stone circles, planetarium experiences, telescope viewing, storytelling, and hands-on activities for all ages. Join Elders, Knowledge Keepers, astronomers, and Indigenous scientists as they explore the connections between the land, the...

A fun retreat where girls 9-12 get to explore creativity, make new friends, and design their own chill space.

Family Art Café at Canopy Studios! Create together with our all-you-can-create Art Buffet. $10/child, adults create free.

A practical, biblical 4-week journey to prepare for marriage, date intentionally, discern wisely and move toward covenant with confidence.

Creative night out in Rocky View at Fionn MacCools Crossiron. Everything's provided, beginner-friendly. Leave with something you made

This Brand Ambassador Materials Workshop is a hands-on demo for artists of all levels and experience from beginner to professional.

Calling all animal enthusiasts in grades 1- 6!

Pumpkin carving night at Cold Garden on Oct 19 during Haunted Historic Inglewood.

Tre’ Stewart found Comedy pretty early in life. While other kids were watching cartoons he was watching Saturday Night Live, writing jokes and doing impressions preparing himself for his inevitable career in Stand Up Comedy.

“Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior sets out to protect her people from a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal.” Join us for a screening of the riveting film Prey (2022) and a post-movie conversation led by Kaia MacLeod. Oct 20 at 1pm-3pm Gallery Hall (Taylor Family Digital Library) Hosted by UCalgary Library’s Indigenous Working Group

Taught by a certified instructor.

Teens-and-up paint night at WXYZ Lounge at Aloft Hotel, Calgary . Paint Autumn Stream III together, supplies included, beginner-friendly.

Explore funeral, burial and cremation options in Alberta. Join CMS for a practical presentation, refreshments and an optional tour.