Calgary & Area

Calgary is often referred to by many monikers that speak to its western heritage—Texas of Canada and Cowtown, to name a couple. But relics of the Wild West are just a small slice of what Calgary and...

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Each year on the second Sunday in August, the streets of Marda Loop come alive with the New Orleans-themed Marda Gras Street Festival. This one-day free public event includes the sights and sounds of...

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Fringes are uncensored, non-juried theatre festivals. The first Fringe started in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1947, and has grown into one of the biggest arts festivals in the world. The second-largest...

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The Calgary Highland Games are an event where people from Western Alberta are given the opportunity celebrate their Scottish heritage. For those who do not have a Scottish background, it is the...

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Calgary ReggaeFest's Main Stage event isn’t just for Reggae fans. It’s a full day family event that transcends racial, cultural and musical boundaries. With live performances from Canadian and...

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Afrikadey! specifically focuses on the talent, energy and innovation of young people of African descent who are actively striving to improve and open the lines of communication between different...

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One of my favourite day trips from Calgary is to visit Cochrane, so when I had the chance to check out the Calgary Police Rodeo this weekend, there was no way I would pass it up.

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Head to WinSport Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, to welcome the world’s best freestyle mogul skiers. This group of young athletes will be competing in the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, presented by...

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There aren’t many places where you can watch the sun set over the Rockies while you’re sitting on a midway ride. But you can in Cochrane, during the annual Cochrane Fair.

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After visiting countless Calgary Stampede rodeos, I vowed never to get on top of a bull. That all changed when I visited the 2012 Cochrane SummerFest on a hot July day.