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Summer Fun & Getaway Directory Sunsational summer fun - activities here, there & everywhere! Editor’s Note: Events and festivals are pending on Alberta Health restrictions on mass gatherings.
CITY OF CALGARY PARK BOOKINGS Website: calgary.ca/csps/parks/bookings/park-bookings.html Parks has over 45 picnic sites in 9 different parks available for booking. View the picnic site information to see which site works best for you!
CITY OF CALGARY OUTDOOR POOLS Website: calgaryoutdoorpools.ca Bowview: 1910, 6 Avenue NW Forest Lawn: 1706, 39 Street SE Highwood: 25 Holmwood Avenue NW Millican-Ogden: 69 Avenue & 20A Street SE Mount Pleasant: 2310, 6 Street NW Silver Springs: Silverridge Close & Silverridge Drive NW South Calgary (closed for renovations): 3130, 16 Street SW Stanley Park: 4011, 1A Street SW
CITY OF CALGARY SPRAY PARKS Canmore Park: 2020 Chicoutimi Drive NW Eau Claire Plaza/Barclay Mall: 105 Barclay Parade SW Prairie Winds Park: 223 Castleridge Boulevard NE Rotary Park: 617, 1 Street NE South Glenmore Park (Variety Park): 90 Avenue & 24 Street SW Valleyview Park: 28 Street & 30 Avenue SE
CITY OF CALGARY WADING POOLS Bowness Park: 8900, 48 Avenue NW Eau Claire Plaza/Barclay Mall: 105 Barclay Parade SW Prairie Winds Park: 223 Castleridge Boulevard NE Riley Park: 800, 12 Street NW
SEASONAL FARMERS MARKETS Airdrie Farmers Market: Wednesdays, Jensen Park Plainsmen Area Bearspaw Lions Farmers Market: Sundays, 25240 Nagway Road NW Cochrane Farmers Market by the Bow: Saturdays, Spray Lakes Family Sports Centre Crossfield Farmers Market: Thursdays, Crossfield Community Centre Farmers & Makers Market at cSpace: Saturdays, 1721, 29 Avenue SW High River Agricultural Society Farmers Market: Fridays, High River Rodeo Grounds Hillhurst Sunnyside Farmers Market: Saturdays, 1320, 5 Avenue NW Millarville Farmers Market: Saturdays, 20 minutes SW of Calgary off Hwy 22 Okotoks Farmers Market: Fridays, 322041, 15 Street E Strathmore Farmers Market: Fridays, Strathmore Kinsmen Park Triwood Farmers Market: Tuesdays, Triwood Community Association Hall
SUMMER EVENTS & FESTIVALS JUL 1 - CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS - THE CITY OF CALGARY JUL 1 - CANADA DAY/DOMINION DAY - HERITAGE PARK JUL 1 - CANADA DAY EAST VILLAGE STREET FAIR JUL 1 - CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS - EAU CLAIRE MARKET JUL 3 - ADULTS ONLY NIGHT - WING FESTIVAL - COBB’S ADVENTURE PARK JUL 9 TO 18 - CALGARY STAMPEDE JUL 16 TO 18 - FIESTAVAL LATIN FESTIVAL
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JUL 17 TO 23 - CREEKFEST REIMAGINED! JUL 22 TO 25 - CALGARY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL JUL 24 TO 25 - PET-A-PALOOZA JUL 30 TO AUG 7 - CALGARY FRINGE FESTIVAL AUG 7 - ADULTS ONLY NIGHT - HOPPY NIGHT (BEER FESTIVAL) - COBB’S ADVENTURE PARK AUG 7 TO 8 - RAILWAY DAYS AT HERITAGE PARK AUG 8 - MARDA GRAS STREET FESTIVAL AUG 13 TO 28 - GLOBALFEST AUG 21 - FESTIVAL OF QUILTS - HERITAGE PARK
ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES BOW HABITAT STATION Website: bowhabitat.alberta.ca CALAWAY PARK Phone: 403-240-3822 Website: calawaypark.com Open for another season of fun! 32 family-friendly rides. High-energy entertainment. Tempting treats. Calaway Park has something for everyone! As Western Canada’s Largest Outdoor Family Amusement Park, Calaway Park has been offering affordable, family-friendly fun and entertainment for over three decades. Book your tickets online (admission by reservation only). CALGARY CHINESE CULTURAL CENTRE Website: culturalcentre.ca CALGARY PUBLIC LIBRARY Website: calgarylibrary.ca/events-and-programs/ultimatesummer-challenge Blast off to free summer fun with the Ultimate Summer Challenge. Kids ages 0 to 12 can explore a galaxy of reading challenges, activities, and exciting free programs. Those ages 13 to 17 can join the Teen Takeover. All ages could win prizes that are out of this world! To sign up, visit the website. CALGARY TOWER Website: calgarytower.com CALGARY ZOO Guest Relations: 403-232-9300 Email: guestrelations@calgaryzoo.com Website: calgaryzoo.com Dinosaurs have awakened at the Calgary Zoo! The Zoo will take you back in time to when dinosaurs reigned supreme with its newest exhibit, “Dinosaurs: Awakened.” The exhibit, designed to educate, as well as entertain, encourages visitors to go on an immersive journey through the newly-designed Prehistoric Park to experience what it may have been like to roam the Earth with the dinosaurs, while inspiring action to prevent the loss of endangered species today - a key component of the vital conservation work the Calgary Zoo does both locally and globally. CANADA’S SPORTS HALL OF FAME Website: sportshall.ca CREATIVE KIDS MUSEUM Website: sparkscience.ca/creative-kids-museum GASOLINE ALLEY MUSEUM Website: heritagepark.ca GLENBOW MUSEUM Website: glenbow.org HANGAR FLIGHT MUSEUM (THE) Website: thehangarmuseum.ca
HERITAGE PARK HISTORICAL VILLAGE Phone: 403-268-8500 Email: info@heritagepark.ca Website: heritagepark.ca Step into a world of history and Escape Today. Ride the authentic steam train, enjoy the antique midway, set sail on Calgary’s only paddle wheeler, and more! With over 180 exhibits situated on 127 acres of pristine land in the heart of Calgary, Heritage Park is the perfect place to create your own historic memories. MILITARY MUSEUMS (THE) Website: themilitarymuseums.ca REPSOL SPORT CENTRE Phone: 403-233-8393 Email: info@repsolsport.com Website: repsolsportcentre.com Make this an active and unforgettable summer at Repsol Sport Centre. There is no shortage of fun and sport discovery on land and in the water for the whole family. STUDIO BELL, HOME OF THE NATIONAL MUSIC CENTRE Website: studiobell.ca TELUS SPARK Website: sparkscience.ca WINSPORT Website: winsport.ca/explore-winsport/current-activities/ mini-golf Hit the links for family fun! Our fun and intermediate 18-hole outdoor course will challenge all ages and abilities. It is a great way to get outdoors this summer with your household. This summer, WinSport requires participants to be members of the same household or your two close contacts if you live alone. Tickets must be purchased online in advance. WP PUPPET THEATRE Phone: 403-228-3373 Email: admin@wppuppet.com Website: wppuppet.com Visit WP Puppet Theatre’s website for DIY Puppet Projects that are free, fun for the whole family, and sure to spark creativity! Make sure to tag @WPPuppet in your DIYs to be featured on social media. Plus, information about puppetinfused educational programming! Check out the online store for unique items. YMCA CALGARY Website: ymcacalgary.org We’re excited to welcome you back! YMCA Calgary has eight health and wellness facilities, seven child development centres with licensed child care, two outdoor camp sites, and over 60 community program sites serving all quadrants of the city. These spaces and programs allow YMCA Calgary to deliver programs, services, and opportunities to help the Calgary community connect with others, build lifelong skills, and keep active and healthy.
OUTDOOR FUN BUTTERFIELD ACRES FARM 254077 Rocky Ridge Road NW Phone: 403-239-0638 Email: farmfun@butterfieldacres.com Website: ButterfieldAcres.com Family Fun, Fresh Air, Farm Animals... our little family farm welcomes visitors April through September. Fantastic Day Camps for 4 to 14 year olds, Birthday Parties! Our Birthday
