Sunsational summer fun - activities here, there everywhere

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 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 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

Pony (unicorn, even!) and Mini Farm can come for a special party at your home! Follow us on social media for animallover updates, contests, and great farm fun!

CALGARY FARMYARD Phone: 403-648-2719 Website: calgaryfarmyard.com If you are looking for the ultimate corn maze experience and family adventure, then you’ve found it! The Calgary Farmyard is an award-winning corn maze. Navigate your way through over 13 acres of corn mazes, mingle with friendly barnyard animals at the petting zoo, play a round of mini golf, bounce on the jumping pillows, ride the tractor train, watch the pig races, and more!

CITY OF CALGARY RECREATION Various Locations Phone: 403-268-3800 Website: calgary.ca/register Although things are a little different this year, we’re taking measures to keep everyone safe. See our website for free drop-in and registered outdoor programming for all ages, like active and art day camps, golf and sailing lessons, youth leadership, as well as fitness, nature, and art activities.

GRANARY ROAD Website: granaryroad.com

MUSTARD SEED’S STAMPEDE IN A BOX (THE) Website: theseed.ca/stampedeinabox Purchase your Stampede BBQ in a box and enjoy a delicious pulled pork meal from Calgary’s Pit Master Big T’s BBQ. This kit has everything you need for a Stampede party - except your boots! Meal for two: $50; meal for four: $85. Your choice of pickup date, time, and location.

OUTDOOR FUN - FOR MORE GREAT IDEAS

CALGARY PLAYGROUND REVIEW Website: calgaryplaygroundreview.com Started in 2010, Calgary Playground Reviews seeks out the best playgrounds, attractions, ice cream shops, and more in Calgary, Alberta, and beyond! (One of Calgary’s Child’s very favorite websites.)

FAMILY ADVENTURES IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES Website: rockiesfamilyadventures.com Tons of great hiking and activity ideas! This blog seeks to chronicle the joys and challenges of taking kids hiking, camping, backpacking, skiing, biking, paddling, and all-out exploring in the Canadian Rockies. (Tanya Koob is a regular and favorite contributor to Calgary’s Child!)

PLAY OUTSIDE GUIDE Website: playoutsideguide.com Karen Ung started the Play Outside Guide in 2013 to showcase outdoor adventures in Western Canada and beyond - she has tons of amazing ideas for off-the-beatenpath activities and outdoor fitness ideas, including a fantastic travel map around Alberta! (Karen Ung is a regular and favorite contributor to Calgary’s Child!)

OUT-OF-TOWN ADVENTURES

ALBERTA BIRDS OF PREY CENTRE Website: burrowingowl.com/visit BRAGG CREEK, ALBERTA Website: visitbraggcreek.com

FORT MUSEUM OF THE NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE AND FIRST NATIONS INTERPRETIVE CENTRE Website: nwmpmuseum.com

HEAD-SMASHED-IN BUFFALO JUMP WORLD HERITAGE SITE Website: headsmashedin.ca

NIKKA YUKO JAPANESE GARDEN Website: nikkayuko.com

PARKS CANADA - BANFF NATIONAL PARK Website: parkscanada.gc.ca/banff

TOWN OF FORT MACLEOD Website: fortmacleod.com

TRAVEL ALBERTA Website: travelalberta.com

TSUUT'INA NATION CULTURE/MUSEUM Website: tsuutinamuseum.com

WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK Website: parkscanada.gc.ca/waterton

WEE TRAVEL BABY EQUIPMENT RENTAL INC. Phone: 1-800-933-0810 Email: info@weetravel.ca Website: weetravel.ca Planning a family getaway to BC or Ontario? Travelling with a baby doesn’t mean you need to pack lots of extra stuff. Instead, have all of your favorite items delivered to your accommodation. With locations in Vancouver, Victoria, and Toronto, Wee Travel Baby Equipment Rental has everything to make your vacation stress-free and easy.

SUMMER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

BUTTERFIELD ACRES FARM 254077 Rocky Ridge Road NW Phone: 403-239-0638 Email: farmfun@butterfieldacres.com Website: ButterfieldAcres.com Please see our full listing under “Outdoor Fun.”

CALGARY REPTILE PARTIES Website: calgaryreptileparties.com Dinosaur walks, virtual reptile shows, reptile show-and-tell birthday parties, and more! Reptile Parties are structured to appeal to different age groups and sizes. Kids meet up close with cold-blooded animals, such as friendly bearded dragons, amazing frilled dragons, colorful geckos, incredible snakes, and even tarantulas and scorpions! They may even come face-to-face with Faith, the eight-foot plus suriname red tailed boa constrictor!

CALGARY ZOO Phone: 403-232-7770 Email: salesinfo@calgaryzoo.com Website: calgaryzoo.com Looking for an awesome birthday party idea for your child? Look no further than the Calgary Zoo! Contact the Zoo for more information on their Birthday Party Packages!

MASTER RIM’S TAEKWONDO Phone: 587-410-2330 Email: masterrimtkd@gmail.com Website: masterrim.com At Master Rim’s Taekwondo in Calgary and Airdrie, each Birthday Party is designed not only to be fun, but also to be educational. You’ll never see kids running around wild or standing around bored. Trained instructors will supervise and coordinate everything from beginning to end.

MENAGERIE PARTIES & CAKES Phone: 403-890-4803 Email: tanya@menagerieyyc.ca Website: menagerieyyc.ca Handcrafting boutique party experiences for people living full, productive lives wanting to celebrate life to its fullest! Menagerie Parties & Cakes can create event themes, customized, handmade décor, interactive games, playlists, photo booths, goodie bags, meals, and more! Conveniently delivered to your doorstep, it’s a Party in a Box! No event planner needed, or endless hours spent in a party supply store. A celebration made with heart with just one call to Menagerie!

RICHARD RONDEAU MAGICIAN Phone: 403-254-8718 Email: magic@rrmagician.com Website: rrmagician.com Specializing in children’s performances for over 30 years. Richard’s shows are specifically tailored to the age of your group. A large portion of his act allows the children to participate in the show. Age-appropriate comedy throughout and magic that will astound the spectators! Suitable for ages 3 and up.

YYC PRINCESS Website: yycprincess.com