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💰Unfamiliar Perspectives: The NWMP and Canada’s Colonial Project Exhibit
🛍️Farmers and Makers Market
💰CTV Country Music Hall and Alberta Slim
🎨Depixelating History
🎨Samantha Walrod: Off The Beaten Path
🎨Yvonne Mullock & Lindsay Montgomery: SoothSayers
🎨He Was Taken Up Into The Sky by Samantha Harrison
He Was Taken Up Into the Sky speaks of the potential for perceiving divinity within the human form, and the ways in which people – even when flawed – can be powerful, impactful, and immensely beautiful beings. Most of the portraits are a part of a large body of work depicting individuals as
🎨Rupture(d): Constructing a Point of View in the Expanded Narrative
🎨A World Without Barriers
40 Years Later, Still In Motion Forty years ago, Rick Hansen was on the homestretch of the Man In Motion World Tour. The dream that propelled him: A World Without Barriers for people with disabilities. That journey sparked a movement. Today, Rick and the Rick Hansen Foundation continue to remove barriers in the places we live, work,...
🎨Carl White: 21 Meditations
🎨40th Anniversary Exhibition
Wallace Galleries, one of the region’s most established and respected contemporary art galleries, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Over a forty-year legacy, Wallace Galleries has championed the careers of Canadian artists, cultivated passionate collectors, and shaped how contemporary
🎨Elaine Cameron-Weir: Bookends
Bookends marks the first major solo exhibition in Canada by New York-based sculptor and AUArts alumna Elaine Cameron-Weir (BFA 2007), bringing together a body of work that reflects both her artistic evolution and a broader cultural diagnosis concerning the entanglement of technology, systems of
🎨Arboreal Intuitions & Oooooo (sing together and you will make a perfect circle)
Oooooo (sing together and you will make a perfect circle) reveals the connection between harmony, mathematics, and the human body. It consists of a CRT TV and two microphones. The title of the work invites pairs of people to sing into the microphones. The signals are directly mapped onto the TV
🎨Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca: “Swinguerra”
For over a decade, Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca have developed a collaborative practice across cinema, visual arts and performance. Their videos and installations are created in dialogue with diverse artists and collectives, combining documentary strategies with narrative layers of
🎨Stillness: Natalie Gerber
💰Haunted Historic Inglewood
🎉Haunted Historic Inglewood
Calgary's oldest neighbourhood turns haunted for all of October: a month of ghost tours, workshops, a psychic fair, zombie walks, storefront ghosts, murder mysteries and trick-or-treating while exploring local businesses and historic streets in Inglewood (150+ years of history). Program includes paid sub-experiences; see dated listings.
💰The Crypt & The Crow
💰Indigo Kids Hourly Storytimes
🛍️Maple & Makers: A Fall Market – Calgary
💰Paulaner Official Oktoberfest 2026
👨👩👧The Colossal Carve: Heart of the Harvest
🛍️The Group Art Society of Calgary Fall Show and Sale
💰Historic Union Cemetery Tour
💰Michaels Kids Club Halloween Crafting
🎨Beacon Original Art Annual Fall Exhibition & Sale
🎨Beacon Original Art Annual Fall Exhibition & Sale
🎨Palette Fine Art Show & Sale
🎨Palette Fine Art Show & Sale
🛍️The Halloween Market by The Barn Artisan Market
The Barn Artisan Market's Halloween Market runs October 25, 2026 at 224 Shawmeadows Drive SW with free admission.
🎭The Others: An Interactive Movie
💰Ready Set Halloween at Calgary Police Discovery Centre
🎨Heritage Weavers and Spinners Annual Fall Sale
🎨Heritage Weavers and Spinners Annual Fall Sale
🛍️Auburn House Christmas Craft & Marketplace
🛍️Bowness Holiday Craft Fair
🛍️Bowness Holiday Craft Fair
🎃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.
💰Songsmith Sundays with Carter Felker
🧵Introduction to Textiles (Free curator tour at Nickle Galleries)Curator brings vault textiles out for close looks
🎨TOUR – Introduction to Textiles: Materials, Processes, and Nickle Galleries
Are you textile curious? Want to know the difference between cotton, wool, and silk fibres or how weaving, knitting, and felting create different textiles? Whether you are looking to enhance your technical knowledge, seek creative inspirati
👨👩👧TOUR – Introduction to Textiles: Materials, Processes, and Nickle Galleries
Are you textile curious? Want to know the difference between cotton, wool, and silk fibres or how weaving, knitting, and felting create different textiles? Whether you are looking to enhance your technical knowledge, seek creative inspiration, or want to know
💰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.
🎨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.
🔹2026 General Admission - October
2026 General Admission - October at The Military Museums, Calgary.
🎨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.
💰WorkABility Career Connections Inclusive Hiring Event - FREE EVENT
🛍️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.
🛍️Crossroads Market weekend market
'The People's Market since 1987' — indoor year-round weekend market open Friday-Sunday 9 AM-5 PM at 1235 26 Ave SE in Inglewood/Ramsay with vendors, a food hall and seasonal events.
🎨Exhibition - Held. Together.
🎨TOUR – Introduction to Textiles: Materials, Processes, and Nickle Galleries
🍷MechtoberFest
🍷YYC Pizza Fest 2026
Restaurants across Calgary create original contest pizzas Oct 2-18; diners sample during business hours and vote for awards like Top Rated Pizza. Each pizza sold donates $1-$4 to Calgary Meals on Wheels.
🎃The Colossal Carve 2026 (Live giant-pumpkin carving)
Yann Blanchard, the market's ice-carving champion, trades ice for two giant competition pumpkins grown in Taber and carves one live at each Calgary Farmers' Market. Kids hunt for prize gourds and decorate pumpkins at the Little Gourd Studio, and anyone can guess the giants' weight to win a Thanksgiving market basket.
🍁Maple & Makers: A Fall Market (Free makers market)Alberta artisans, bakers and handmade gifts
Alberta makers, bakers and small shops fill a community hall with candles, knits, jewellery, original art and fresh baking, pitched for Thanksgiving hosting and early holiday gifts. Entry is free.
🎨Group Art Society of Calgary Fall Show and Sale (Free art show)Meet local painters, buy originals, free entry
Local painters hang original work in many styles and sizes and sell it directly, with seven new guest artists this year and a door-prize draw for an original acrylic by Colin Bell.
🎉PlayLab: Rhythm Playground
Step into PlayLab and explore rhythm through hands-on, high-energy music making.
🎓2026 Marguerite Schumacher Memorial Alumni Lecture
Join us for UCalgary Nursing’s biggest event of the year on Saturday, Oct. 4! This lecture, presented by Dr. Fadumo Robinson, DN’26, explores what it means to pursue doctoral education later in a leadership career and how continued learning can support effecti
🎓2026 Marguerite Schumacher Memorial Alumni Lecture
Join us for the 2026 Marguerite Schumacher Memorial Alumni Lecture where Dr. Fadumo Robinson, DN’26 will explore leadership, lifelong learning, and navigating complexity in today’s changing healthcare system.
🎓2026 Marguerite Schumacher Memorial Alumni Lecture
Join us for the 2026 Marguerite Schumacher Memorial Alumni Lecture where Dr. Fadumo Robinson, DN’26 will explore leadership, lifelong learning, and navigating complexity in today’s changing healthcare system.
🔹2026 General Admission - October
2026 General Admission - October at The Military Museums, Calgary.
🎨Historical Village and Gasoline Alley Museum Admission
Heritage Park is one of Canada’s leading living history museums. With more than 200 exhibits and attractions spread over 127 acres of lush parkland, Heritage Park has a lot to offer both the history buff and the pleasure seeker. It balances historical fact with adventure, discovery and family fun. Experience Western Canadian history as you hop aboard an antique steam train, set sail aboard Calgary's only paddle wheeler and visit the farm animals at the ranch.
🎃The Colossal Carve 2026
Champion carver Yann Blanchard transforms enormous pumpkins into art live, alongside the Great Gourd Guess, a Golden Gourd Hunt for kids, the Little Gourd Studio decorating station, live music and fall décor.
🎓2026 Marguerite Schumacher Memorial Alumni Lecture
Join us for the 2026 Marguerite Schumacher Memorial Alumni Lecture where Dr. Fadumo Robinson, DN’26 will explore leadership, lifelong learning, and navigating complexity in today’s changing healthcare system.
🔹Hairitage - Calgary
Hairitage - Calgary at The Palace Theatre, Calgary.
💰YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING
🛍️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.
🛍️Crossroads Market weekend market
'The People's Market since 1987' — indoor year-round weekend market open Friday-Sunday 9 AM-5 PM at 1235 26 Ave SE in Inglewood/Ramsay with vendors, a food hall and seasonal events.
🎓Bow Valley College Fall Open House 2026
🎃The Colossal Carve 2026
Calgary's only live giant pumpkin carving event: champion carver Yann Blanchard (Cold Cut Canadian Ice Carving Championship winner) carves enormous award-winning pumpkins from Taber's Johnson Fresh Farms, with the Great Gourd Guess weight contest, the Golden Gourd Hunt prize hunt, the Little Gourd Studio pumpkin-decorating station, free live music and fall-chic Thanksgiving shopping. Saturday, October 3 session runs at CFM West, 11 AM-3 PM.
🎉Senior & Youth Community Art Mural
🍷Free Fall Dinner
🎓2026 Marguerite Schumacher Memorial Alumni Lecture
🎸Calgary: BP's Shawnessy - Taylor Swift Name That Tune - Oct 3, 8pm
🎧Hairitage
Hairitage plays the Palace with free admission before 10:30 PM.
🎸Hairitage
Hairitage plays The Palace Saturday, October 3 with free entry before 10:30 PM.
🛍️First Canadian Collectors Club Show and Sale
Antiques, collectibles, mid-century modern gems, rustic decor, advertising memorabilia and vintage toys on October 3; $5 admission, kids 12 and under free.
🧺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.
🍂Union Cemetery Tour (Free guided history walk)Volunteer guides share stories of early Calgarians
🛍️The Mercantile on 9th - Sustainable Market
A seasonal street market of friendly, eco-minded local artisans, artists, and makers in Inglewood, run as a neighbourly block market on 9 Avenue SE from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
🎸Contemporary Kids: Flute Toot-torial
Join us for a special flute workshop with Jiajia Li. For its simplicity, flute is one of the oldest instruments since the dawn of civilization. In this workshop, award-winning flutist Jiajia Li will guide us on how to make a DIY “flute”, teach some basic playing techniques, and show the beauty of the instruments connecting different cultures. No experience required—just bring your curiosity! This workshop is led by the artist and will run for 75 minutes.
🔹2026 General Admission - October
2026 General Admission - October at The Military Museums, Calgary.
🎨Historical Village and Gasoline Alley Museum Admission
Heritage Park is one of Canada’s leading living history museums. With more than 200 exhibits and attractions spread over 127 acres of lush parkland, Heritage Park has a lot to offer both the history buff and the pleasure seeker. It balances historical fact with adventure, discovery and family fun. Experience Western Canadian history as you hop aboard an antique steam train, set sail aboard Calgary's only paddle wheeler and visit the farm animals at the ranch.
🛍️The Mercantile on 9th - Sustainable Market
Curated market of sustainable local artisans, artists and makers at the Alexandra Centre in Inglewood — one-of-a-kind pieces from independent small businesses.
🎃The Colossal Carve 2026
Champion carver Yann Blanchard transforms enormous pumpkins into art live, alongside the Great Gourd Guess, a Golden Gourd Hunt for kids, the Little Gourd Studio decorating station, live music and fall décor.
🎸Contemporary Kids: Flute Toot-torial
Join us for a special flute workshop with Jiajia Li. For its simplicity, flute is one of the oldest instruments since the dawn of civilization. In this workshop, award-winning flutist Jiajia Li will guide us on how to make a DIY “flute”, teach some basic playing techniques, and show the beauty of the instruments connecting different cultures. No experience required—just bring your curiosity! This workshop is led by the artist and will run for 75 minutes.
🛍️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.
🛍️Crossroads Market weekend market
'The People's Market since 1987' — indoor year-round weekend market open Friday-Sunday 9 AM-5 PM at 1235 26 Ave SE in Inglewood/Ramsay with vendors, a food hall and seasonal events.
🏃The b.class® | Sundays @ 10am with Bronwyn - North Glenmore Park
🎃The Colossal Carve 2026
Calgary's only live giant pumpkin carving event: champion carver Yann Blanchard (Cold Cut Canadian Ice Carving Championship winner) carves enormous award-winning pumpkins from Taber's Johnson Fresh Farms, with the Great Gourd Guess weight contest, the Golden Gourd Hunt prize hunt, the Little Gourd Studio pumpkin-decorating station, free live music and fall-chic Thanksgiving shopping. Sunday, October 4 session runs at CFM South, 11 AM-3 PM.
🍷Sundae School (Calgary)
🍷Contemporary Kids: Flute Toot-torial
🎓Free Educational Seminar about First Time Home Buyers
🛍️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.
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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. Experience a bold new quintet by Alberta composer Howard Bashaw,
🎸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. Experience a bold new quintet by Alberta composer Howard Bashaw, specifically compose
🎸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. 
🎸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.
🎓Mini Medical School - Pulmonary Fibrosis: When Healing Goes Too Far
Join us on October 5th for an eye-opening hybrid public lecture that explores how lungs repair, scar, and lose their ability to function.
🔹2026 General Admission - October
2026 General Admission - October at The Military Museums, Calgary.
🎸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.
🎓Mini Medical School - Pulmonary Fibrosis: When Healing Goes Too Far
Join us on October 5th for an eye-opening hybrid public lecture that explores how lungs repair, scar, and lose their ability to function.
🍷Gluten-Free Money$aver Monday
🎸Roger Admiral and the Edmonton Saxophone Quartet
🍷New Fall 2026 Alberta Beverage Awards winners trade tasting and showcase
🎓Mini Medical School - Pulmonary Fibrosis: When Healing Goes Too Far
🎨Heart Health for Her: Empowering Women at Every Beat
Join us for Heart Health for Her: Empowering Women at Every Beat at Seton Library. This event brings women’s cardiovascular experts to the community! Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 preventable, yet leading cause of death in women in Canada. For decades, w
💰Heart Health for Her: Empowering Women at Every Beat
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 preventable, yet leading cause of death in women in Canada. For decades, women have been critically underrepresented in cardiovascular research, which has resulted in women being under-recognized, underdiagnosed and undertreated. Although traditionally considered only a disease of older women, we know that cardiovascular risk...
🔹2026 General Admission - October
2026 General Admission - October at The Military Museums, Calgary.
💰Elders on Campus with Evelyn Good Striker
Gather in a warm, welcoming space
💰Heart Health for Her: Empowering Women at Every Beat
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 preventable, yet leading cause of death in women in Canada. For decades, women have been critically underrepresented in cardiovascular research, which has resulted in women being under-recognized, underdiagnosed and undertreated. Although traditionally considered only a disease of older women, we know that cardiovascular risk...
🎓Tech Start - Launch Night 2026
💰Heart Health for Her: Empowering Women at Every Beat
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 preventable, yet leading cause of death in women in Canada. For decades, women have been critically underrepresented in cardiovascular research, which has resulted in women being under-recognized, underdiagnosed and undertreated. Although traditionally considered only a disease of older women, we know that cardiovascular risk...
🏃The b.class® - YYC | Tuesdays with Kim
🎸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
🎉Forever Young: Carolyn Harley Trio
Join us for a special edition of Forever Young: Seniors' Wednesdays and celebrate lifelong connections to music with interactive experiences for all ages.
🌿Mushrooms & Immune Defense: Nature’s Hidden Allies
Our bodies are constantly working to find balance. The demands of everyday life—stress, busy schedules, poor sleep, environmental factors, and emotional demands—can gradually leave us feeling depleted. Let’s take a more holistic approach to wellness, looking at how mushrooms, adaptogenic herbs, plant-based nutrients, and other natural ingredients can work alongside…
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