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🍷Pasta La Feasta
Month-long pasta festival running October 1-31, 2026 with special 'Proudly Canada' themed pasta creations at 10 Calgary restaurants and one in Banff; $3 from every featured dish supports The Alex Community Food Centre, with dishes like Little Noodle Shop's Heated Rivalry pasta and River Cafe's Jiggs Dinner Agnolotti.
🍷Pasta La Feasta
Month-long pasta festival running October 1-31, 2026 with special 'Proudly Canada' themed pasta creations at 10 Calgary restaurants and one in Banff; $3 from every featured dish supports The Alex Community Food Centre, with dishes like Little Noodle Shop's Heated Rivalry pasta and River Cafe's Jiggs Dinner Agnolotti.
🍷Pasta La Feasta
Month-long pasta festival running October 1-31, 2026 with special 'Proudly Canada' themed pasta creations at 10 Calgary restaurants and one in Banff; $3 from every featured dish supports The Alex Community Food Centre, with dishes like Little Noodle Shop's Heated Rivalry pasta and River Cafe's Jiggs Dinner Agnolotti.
🍷Pasta La Feasta
Month-long pasta festival running October 1-31, 2026 with special 'Proudly Canada' themed pasta creations at 10 Calgary restaurants and one in Banff; $3 from every featured dish supports The Alex Community Food Centre, with dishes like Little Noodle Shop's Heated Rivalry pasta and River Cafe's Jiggs Dinner Agnolotti.
🍷Pasta La Feasta
Month-long pasta festival running October 1-31, 2026 with special 'Proudly Canada' themed pasta creations at 10 Calgary restaurants and one in Banff; $3 from every featured dish supports The Alex Community Food Centre, with dishes like Little Noodle Shop's Heated Rivalry pasta and River Cafe's Jiggs Dinner Agnolotti.
🍷Pasta La Feasta
Month-long pasta festival running October 1-31, 2026 with special 'Proudly Canada' themed pasta creations at 10 Calgary restaurants and one in Banff; $3 from every featured dish supports The Alex Community Food Centre, with dishes like Little Noodle Shop's Heated Rivalry pasta and River Cafe's Jiggs Dinner Agnolotti.
🍷Pasta La Feasta
Month-long pasta festival running October 1-31, 2026 with special 'Proudly Canada' themed pasta creations at 10 Calgary restaurants and one in Banff; $3 from every featured dish supports The Alex Community Food Centre, with dishes like Little Noodle Shop's Heated Rivalry pasta and River Cafe's Jiggs Dinner Agnolotti.
🎨Beacon Original Art Annual Fall Exhibition & Sale
🍷Pasta La Feasta
Month-long pasta festival running October 1-31, 2026 with special 'Proudly Canada' themed pasta creations at 10 Calgary restaurants and one in Banff; $3 from every featured dish supports The Alex Community Food Centre, with dishes like Little Noodle Shop's Heated Rivalry pasta and River Cafe's Jiggs Dinner Agnolotti.
🎨Beacon Original Art Annual Fall Exhibition & Sale
🍷Pasta La Feasta
Month-long pasta festival running October 1-31, 2026 with special 'Proudly Canada' themed pasta creations at 10 Calgary restaurants and one in Banff; $3 from every featured dish supports The Alex Community Food Centre, with dishes like Little Noodle Shop's Heated Rivalry pasta and River Cafe's Jiggs Dinner Agnolotti.
🎨Palette Fine Art Show & Sale
🍷Pasta La Feasta
Month-long pasta festival running October 1-31, 2026 with special 'Proudly Canada' themed pasta creations at 10 Calgary restaurants and one in Banff; $3 from every featured dish supports The Alex Community Food Centre, with dishes like Little Noodle Shop's Heated Rivalry pasta and River Cafe's Jiggs Dinner Agnolotti.
🎨Palette Fine Art Show & Sale
🍷Pasta La Feasta
Month-long pasta festival running October 1-31, 2026 with special 'Proudly Canada' themed pasta creations at 10 Calgary restaurants and one in Banff; $3 from every featured dish supports The Alex Community Food Centre, with dishes like Little Noodle Shop's Heated Rivalry pasta and River Cafe's Jiggs Dinner Agnolotti.
🍷Pasta La Feasta
Month-long pasta festival running October 1-31, 2026 with special 'Proudly Canada' themed pasta creations at 10 Calgary restaurants and one in Banff; $3 from every featured dish supports The Alex Community Food Centre, with dishes like Little Noodle Shop's Heated Rivalry pasta and River Cafe's Jiggs Dinner Agnolotti.
🎭The Others: An Interactive Movie
🍷Pasta La Feasta
Month-long pasta festival running October 1-31, 2026 with special 'Proudly Canada' themed pasta creations at 10 Calgary restaurants and one in Banff; $3 from every featured dish supports The Alex Community Food Centre, with dishes like Little Noodle Shop's Heated Rivalry pasta and River Cafe's Jiggs Dinner Agnolotti.
🍷Pasta La Feasta
Month-long pasta festival running October 1-31, 2026 with special 'Proudly Canada' themed pasta creations at 10 Calgary restaurants and one in Banff; $3 from every featured dish supports The Alex Community Food Centre, with dishes like Little Noodle Shop's Heated Rivalry pasta and River Cafe's Jiggs Dinner Agnolotti.
🎃Halloween On 17th - A Carnival of Curiosities
The 17 Avenue BIA's free all-ages Halloween takeover of Tomkins Park: classic Halloween film screenings under the stars, live entertainment with fire performers and fortune tellers, organized trick-or-treating with free candy, photo booths, costume contests, and immersive glowing art installations. Multi-day, no tickets or registration required.
🍷Alberta Food Finder Game: Kensington
🍷Brunch at the Calgary Farmers' Market WEST
🎸Disney's Moana Live-To-Film Concert with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
🍷Thanksgiving Dinner at The Fat Ox
🍷Thanksgiving Dinner at The Fat Ox
🎨Ghost Garlands
🎨Under $200 Art Show
🎨Under $200 Art Show
🎭The Unfinished Chapter: Seance
🎨Under $200 Art Show
🎨Under $200 Art Show
🎨A Haunting at the Gallery Party
🛍️Mystic Market
🎸Dean Brody and The Reklaws: Hometown Heroes Tour
🎸Pavlo In Concert (Mediterranean guitar)
Toronto-born guitarist Pavlo plays what he calls Mediterranean music, an upbeat instrumental mix of Greek, flamenco, Latin and Balkan sounds, with his full band. It's his only Calgary date this tour, and his bio says he gives a guitar away to someone in the audience at every concert.
🎭A Fox on the Fairway (Golf-club stage farce)
Morpheus Theatre opens Ken Ludwig's A Fox on the Fairway, a door-slamming farce about mistaken identities and romantic mix-ups among the stuffy members of a private golf club. Ludwig, who wrote Lend Me a Tenor, built it as a tribute to the English farces of the 1930s and '40s, and the whole run lasts nine days.
🪕Cara Luft with Brianna Lizotte (Roots album-release concert)
Juno-winning roots singer Cara Luft, a founding member of The Wailin' Jennys, plays her hometown release show for My Heart Will Always Be, her first solo album in more than 13 years. Edmonton fiddler Brianna Lizotte opens.
🎃Pumpkins After Dark (Halloween pumpkin walk)Self-paced kilometre of carved pumpkin scenes
WinSport's Halloween walk lines a one-kilometre path with more than 10,000 carved pumpkins, real and foam, built into lit scenes with music and effects. Entry is by 15-minute timed slot, and Sunday is the cheapest of the three nights.
🎶Connie Kaldor with Gabriel Campagne (Prairie folk songwriter)Juno-winning prairie songwriter, her son opens
🍝Pasta La Feasta (Month-long restaurant pasta festival)Eleven chefs cook Canadian-themed pastas all October
Eleven restaurants each serve one special pasta all October, themed Proudly Canada this year, and $3 from every featured dish goes to The Alex Community Food Centre. Think Taber-corn agnolotti at Acme or Jiggs Dinner agnolotti at River Cafe.
💰TOUR – Introduction to Textiles: Materials, Processes, and Nickle Galleries
Join curator and textile scholar, Michele Hardy for an interactive look at textiles and textile structures using samples drawn from Nickle Galleries’ rich collection.
🛍️Calgary Farmers' Market South weekend market
Year-round Calgary Farmers' Market South weekend market at 510 77 Ave SE; open Thursday-Sunday 9 AM-5 PM with local vendors, food stalls and specialty shopping.
🛍️Calgary Farmers' Market West weekend market
Year-round Calgary Farmers' Market West weekend market at 25 Greenbriar Dr NW; open Wednesday-Saturday 9 AM-7 PM with local vendors, food stalls and specialty shopping.
🍷Italy: North to South
Ciao! Join us on a delicious journey through Italy, exploring the diverse flavours from the North to the South!
🎨Date Night (Calgary)
Spend your date night learning all about how we make our artisan ice cream! Create your own flavours and leave with 4 pints per pair.
🎉Righteous Gelato - VIP Gelato Academy Date Night - Calgary
More time, more indulgence. Craft a flavour together, take home 8 pints, and make it a fun, hands-on date night to remember.
🎭Adam Tiller Live
🎻Steve Hackman's Beethoven X Beyoncé (Symphony meets pop concert)
The Calgary Philharmonic plays Beethoven's Seventh Symphony while three singers, a bassist and a drummer weave Beyoncé hits like Crazy in Love, Single Ladies and Halo right through the score. It's conductor Steve Hackman's classical-meets-pop format, not a tribute act, and Calgary gets exactly one performance.
🌱Little Shop of Horrors (Man-eating-plant rock musical)A talking plant with a taste for blood
🎉Haunted Mini Golf
WinSport's mini golf course is converted into Haunted Mini Golf for the fall, with eerie obstacles, spooky surprises and Halloween decorations, and the course is licensed so guests can buy a drink mid-round. Prices are $17 adult (18-64), $15 senior (65+) and youth (6-17), $10 preschool (3-5), free for ages 2 and under, with GST included; the last tee time is 8 p.m. Pumpkins After Dark ticket holders receive $2 off walk-up tee times.
🛍️Calgary Farmers' Market South weekend market
Year-round Calgary Farmers' Market South weekend market at 510 77 Ave SE; open Thursday-Sunday 9 AM-5 PM with local vendors, food stalls and specialty shopping.
🛍️Calgary Farmers' Market West weekend market
Year-round Calgary Farmers' Market West weekend market at 25 Greenbriar Dr NW; open Wednesday-Saturday 9 AM-7 PM with local vendors, food stalls and specialty shopping.
🍷Strange Grapes of the World
Sometimes the varietals you don't know become your new favorite.
🎸Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
Experience Pink Floyd's legendary album The Dark Side of the Moon in a 360° immersive journey inside the Infinity Dome at TELUS Spark. Each of the album's 10 classic tracks is presented in order with surround visuals produced by NSC Creative with Pink Floyd creative director Aubrey Powell. Partner-hosted screening; does not include general admission.
🎸Steve Hackman's Beethoven X Beyoncé
Conductor and creator Steve Hackman layers Beyoncé hits such as Crazy in Love, Single Ladies and Halo over Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, with three guest vocalists.
🎓Clay, Love & Laughter: Couples Pottery Workshop
Get your hands dirty and make something special together in this fun pottery session for couples.
🎸Couples Clownselling: Calgary
The Show Where Stand-Up Comedians And Their Partners Get Therapized... By No One With A License.
🎸Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
Experience Pink Floyd's legendary album The Dark Side of the Moon in a 360° immersive journey inside the Infinity Dome at TELUS Spark. Each of the album's 10 classic tracks is presented in order with surround visuals produced by NSC Creative with Pink Floyd creative director Aubrey Powell. Partner-hosted screening; does not include general admission.
🎸Steve Hackman's Beethoven X Beyoncé
Conductor and creator Steve Hackman layers Beyoncé hits such as Crazy in Love, Single Ladies, Halo and Texas Hold 'Em over Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, with three powerhouse vocalists.
🍷Iconic Eats of Calgary Food Tour
🎨Ocean Sunset
🎭Adam Tiller Live
🎤Lunch at Allen's (Canadian songwriter supergroup)
Murray McLauchlan, Cindy Church, Marc Jordan and Ian Thomas sit in a circle trading their own songs and the stories behind them, from Farmer's Song to Marina Del Rey and Painted Ladies. They've toured together for 20 years, and this is the Calgary stop on their farewell tour.
🧇Sunday Safari Brunch (Zoo buffet brunch)
The zoo's Safari Lodge sets out a Sunday buffet with a Lindt milk-chocolate fountain, eggs Benedict, a Belgian waffle bar and a chef-made omelette station, and the ticket includes a full day at the zoo. Online sales close at midnight Saturday, so book ahead.
🧺The Mercantile on 9th (Free Inglewood makers market)Thirty makers, vintage, ceramics and fresh baking
The Mercantile on 9th's Harvest market brings 30 independent vendors, from potters and vintage clothing sellers to bakers and jam makers, inside and outside the Alexandra Centre. Leashed dogs are welcome.
🎉Haunted Mini Golf
WinSport's mini golf course is converted into Haunted Mini Golf for the fall, with eerie obstacles, spooky surprises and Halloween decorations, and the course is licensed so guests can buy a drink mid-round. Prices are $17 adult (18-64), $15 senior (65+) and youth (6-17), $10 preschool (3-5), free for ages 2 and under, with GST included; the last tee time is 8 p.m. Pumpkins After Dark ticket holders receive $2 off walk-up tee times.
🛍️Calgary Farmers' Market South weekend market
Year-round Calgary Farmers' Market South weekend market at 510 77 Ave SE; open Thursday-Sunday 9 AM-5 PM with local vendors, food stalls and specialty shopping.
🛍️Calgary Farmers' Market West weekend market
Year-round Calgary Farmers' Market West weekend market at 25 Greenbriar Dr NW; Sunday hours 9 AM-5 PM with local vendors, food stalls and specialty shopping.
🛍️Bearspaw Lions Farmers Market — Sunday Oct 4
Bearspaw Lions' farmers market (running since 1992) with 110+ vendors, brunch in the Lions Hall from 9:30am, and food trucks. Open 10am-2pm. Final 2026 market date (first Sunday in October); retained through Oct 25.
🎸Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
Experience Pink Floyd's legendary album The Dark Side of the Moon in a 360° immersive journey inside the Infinity Dome at TELUS Spark. Each of the album's 10 classic tracks is presented in order with surround visuals produced by NSC Creative with Pink Floyd creative director Aubrey Powell. Partner-hosted screening; does not include general admission.
🎸Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
Experience Pink Floyd's legendary album The Dark Side of the Moon in a 360° immersive journey inside the Infinity Dome at TELUS Spark. Each of the album's 10 classic tracks is presented in order with surround visuals produced by NSC Creative with Pink Floyd creative director Aubrey Powell. Partner-hosted screening; does not include general admission.
🍷Sunday Safari Brunch
A unique Calgary brunch experience in the heart of the zoo: gourmet and comfort breakfast foods including a free-flowing chocolate fountain, eggs Benedict, Belgian waffle bar and made-to-order omelettes. Combo ticket includes zoo admission; infants under 3 eat free. Four seatings daily (9, 10, 11 a.m. and 12 p.m.).
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🎸Roger Admiral and the Edmonton Saxophone Quartet
Camrose pianist Roger Admiral joins forces with the Edmonton Saxophone Quartet for a performance that sits at the thrilling intersection of funk, jazz, and classical mastery. 
🎸Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band
Join the UCalgary Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band for an evening of music with a rich and diverse program, ranging from classic symphonic masterpieces to contemporary wind ensemble compositions. Noted for their precision and dynamic spectr
🎸Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band
Join the UCalgary Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band for an evening of music with a rich and diverse program, ranging from classic symphonic masterpieces to contemporary wind ensemble compositions. Noted for their precision and dynamic spectrum, the UCalgary Win
🎸Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band
Join the UCalgary Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band for an evening of music with a rich and diverse program, ranging from classic symphonic masterpieces to contemporary wind ensemble compositions.
🎸Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band
Join the UCalgary Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band for an evening of music with a rich and diverse program, ranging from classic symphonic masterpieces to contemporary wind ensemble compositions.
🎸Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band
Join the UCalgary Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band for an evening of music with a rich and diverse program, ranging from classic symphonic masterpieces to contemporary wind ensemble compositions.
🎸Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band
🍷Paint Night - Glance Of Summer
💰Nickle@Noon – Deployed: Canadian Army Reservists Overseas
Dick Averns discusses his newest exhibition, Deployed, opening October 1, 2026 at Founders Gallery, The Military Museums of Calgary.
🎨Book Launch: Epistemic Freedom in Africa
Deprovincialization and Decolonization See detailed information here. 
🎨Shugart Lecture 2026
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026 Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm (doors open @ 6:30pm)
🎉Haunted Mini Golf
WinSport's mini golf course is converted into Haunted Mini Golf for the fall, with eerie obstacles, spooky surprises and Halloween decorations, and the course is licensed so guests can buy a drink mid-round. Prices are $17 adult (18-64), $15 senior (65+) and youth (6-17), $10 preschool (3-5), free for ages 2 and under, with GST included; the last tee time is 8 p.m. Pumpkins After Dark ticket holders receive $2 off walk-up tee times.
🎸Disney's Moana Live-To-Film Concert
The Calgary Phil performs Mark Mancina's score live with the film as the story of a young navigator who sets sail to save her people and her island plays on screen.
🎸Disney's Moana Live-To-Film Concert
The Calgary Phil performs Mark Mancina's Grammy-winning score live with the film as a spirited young navigator sets sail to save her people and her island.
🍷Paint your Date
🍷Gluten Free Fall Market by Lokal
Gluten Free Market inside the Marda Loop Community Hall
🎉Haunted Mini Golf
WinSport's mini golf course is converted into Haunted Mini Golf for the fall, with eerie obstacles, spooky surprises and Halloween decorations, and the course is licensed so guests can buy a drink mid-round. Prices are $17 adult (18-64), $15 senior (65+) and youth (6-17), $10 preschool (3-5), free for ages 2 and under, with GST included; the last tee time is 8 p.m. Pumpkins After Dark ticket holders receive $2 off walk-up tee times.
🎸Disney's Moana Live-To-Film Concert (Matinee)
The Calgary Phil performs Mark Mancina's Grammy-winning score live with the film as a spirited young navigator sets sail to save her people and her island.
🎸The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans
Welcome to The Jazz Room! Step into iconic venues, be swept away by world-class musicians, and rediscover timeless hits and legendary tributes. Sessions: 6:00 pm and 8:30 pm.
🎸Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
Experience Pink Floyd's legendary album The Dark Side of the Moon in a 360° immersive journey inside the Infinity Dome at TELUS Spark. Each of the album's 10 classic tracks is presented in order with surround visuals produced by NSC Creative with Pink Floyd creative director Aubrey Powell. Partner-hosted screening; does not include general admission.
👨👩👧Polar Bear Breakfast
A fun and educational morning at the zoo: exclusive before-hours viewing of the Wild Canada zone with polar bear facts from Conservation Education staff, followed by a buffet breakfast with fresh fruit and pancakes. Ticket includes complimentary day access to the zoo. sold-out-prone event.
🍷Iconic Eats of Calgary Food Tour
🎉Haunted Mini Golf
WinSport's mini golf course is converted into Haunted Mini Golf for the fall, with eerie obstacles, spooky surprises and Halloween decorations, and the course is licensed so guests can buy a drink mid-round. Prices are $17 adult (18-64), $15 senior (65+) and youth (6-17), $10 preschool (3-5), free for ages 2 and under, with GST included; the last tee time is 8 p.m. Pumpkins After Dark ticket holders receive $2 off walk-up tee times.
🦃Fall Harvest Dinner
A four-course turkey dinner in Safari Lodge after a day of zoo exploring. Ticket holders can enter the zoo from 9 a.m., the cash bar opens at 5 p.m., and dinner is served from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. General (16-59) $74.95, senior (60+) $69.95, child (3-15) $43.95, all plus GST.
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