What’s Up This Weekend?

May 20 to 23

May 20, 1pm to 4pm; cKids Club, an experimental mash up of arts and culture activities for young people aged 8 to eighteen, from the cKids Cohort of tenants at cSPACE. Pay what you can. Learn more at eventbrite.ca/e/ckids-club-registration-324127071797.

May 20 to 21, 5pm to 8pm; May Long at ZooNights, back by popular demand, join us for ZooNights! The zoo will be open late over the May Long weekend so you can enjoy your favorite animals and the beautiful zoo grounds a little longer. Whether you make it a date night, or you bring the whole family, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Pre-order a special ZooNights Dinner Box, grab a beer, and enjoy some acoustic musicians as you wander the zoo. Learn more at calgaryzoo.com.

May 21 to 22; Otafest 2022 – Calgary’s Premier Anime Festival, Otafest is a 3-day Japanese Cultural and Animation Festival at the Calgary Telus Convention Centre. Activities include shopping, cosplay, playing games, watching anime and even the possibility of meeting your favorite stars. For more information and tickets, visit otafest.com.

May 21 to 22; Skyline’s Downhill Karting Opening Weekend, Downhill Karting by Skyline Luge Calgary is a fun, fast-paced family activity that people of all ages and abilities can enjoy. Skyline’s Downhill Karting experience is a unique wheeled gravity ride that provides riders full control over their descent on a purpose-built track. With more than 50 twists and turns and covering a distance of over 1,800 metres on a continuous downhill trajectory, you’ll want to do it again and again. Learn more at downhillkarting.ca.

May 21 to 22, 9am to 6pm; Granary Road Spring Fair, this event will include picnics, baby animals, gardening, books and more. Help build a rock garden, meet all of the new baby animals, and learn all about farm friends. A local author will be reading their books so make sure you listen in. Market vendors are busy making delicious food that you can enjoy during your picnic (indoors and outside). Learn more at granaryroad.com.

May 21 to 23; Heritage Park Opening Weekend, with more than 200 exhibits and attractions spread over 127 acres of land, Heritage Park Historical Village has a lot to offer people of all ages. Learn more at heritagepark.ca.

May 21 to 23, 10am to 7pm; Calaway Park Opening Weekend, come check out Western Canada’s largest outdoor family amusement park. Experience a thrilling new adventure at Cinemagic 3D in the Showtime Theatre. Calaway Park spans 160 acres and has a collection of over thirty-two rides including children’s rides, thrill rides and family rides. Learn more at calawaypark.com.

May 22; Tuner Spirit Show, a car show that aims to showcase the best quality of a vehicle and bring the local car community together at the BMO Centre. Learn more at tunerspiritshow.com.

May 22; International Tap Day Celebration, Tasha Lawson and Tri-Tone Rhythm Society have partnered with the National Music Center of Canada and Jaimie Hill & Tammy-Lynn Powers Memorial Foundation, to bring together the Alberta tap dance community for an evening of rhythm and expression. Learn more at eventbrite.ca/e/tap-day-celebration-tickets-310555940177.

May 23, 12pm to 4pm; Puppet Power Family Festival Day, families are invited to a Family Festival Day at Highland Park Community Association (3716 2 Street NW) filled with hands-on activities, performances, and puppets! Watch puppet shows, make your own take-home puppets, or join a puppet parade. Build a kite (an upside-down marionette!) and enjoy face painting, treats, and much more. Learn more at wppuppet.com/puppet-power/.

Ongoing

March 17 to October 27; National Music Centre’s Jam Club, join the National Music Centre’s free after-school Jam Club program. Youth ages thirteen to nineteen are invited to jam, practice their skills, and explore their creative potential, all while making new friends, every Thursday at Studio Bell for free. Students can drop in at any time between 3pm and 6pm and there is no obligation to attend week to week. Snacks, drinks, and pizza are provided. Learn more at studiobell.ca/after-school-jam-club.

March 26 to May 28; Jubilations Dinner Theatre presents Greased, go back to a time when life seemed simpler. Tap your toes and laugh as Jubilations parodies one of the all-time great nostalgia trips. All your favorite rock and roll classics of the ‘50s are queued up. Learn more and buy tickets at jubilations.ca.

March 27 to May 28, High Performance Rodeo Spring Edition, the rodeo takes over downtown Calgary in all shapes, sizes, and sounds – defying description and tantalizing the tastes of arts and culture lovers in various venues. Learn more and get tickets at hprodeo.ca. 

April 1 to May 28, Rosebud Theatre presents Grace & Glorie, a feisty ninety-year-old cancer patient, checks herself out of the hospital to return to her beloved homestead only to find her beloved apple orchard under construction. Glorie, a newly minted volunteer hospice worker and experienced city lawyer shows up to visit and maybe even save the day. The comedic clash of an illiterate rural woman and an overly sophisticated urban lawyer means that neither of their lives will ever be the same again. Learn more and buy tickets at rosebudtheatre.com.

April 9 to May 29; Skooby Doob and the Haunted Race Track at Jubilations Dinner Theatre, a production written for kids, and a meal designed with kids in mind. Join for a fun-filled morning of laughter, music and food. Visit jubilations.ca for more information and tickets.

April 22 to June 6; Storybook Theatre’s SpongeBob the Musical, adapted from the iconic Nickelodeon series. SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy, Squidward and all of Bikini Bottom face total annihilation — until a most unexpected hero rises to take center stage. For more information and to buy tickets, visit storybooktheatre.org.

April 29 to May 27; Playwrights Projects 2022, 6 online excerpt readings of new Canadian plays by members of the Alberta Theatre Projects Playwrights Unit. Tickets are $10 per evening. Visit albertatheatreprojects.com for more information.

May 1 to October 1; Bow Habitat Kids Can Catch Trout Pond, the Bow Habitat Station’s Kids Can Catch Trout Pond is open for the season. This pond is stocked with rainbow trout raised in the fish hatchery for you to catch and release. Visit bowhabitat.alberta.ca for more information.

May 1 to October 26; Dinosaurs Awakened at The Calgary Zoo, get ready to marvel at the sights and sounds of these magnificent life-like creatures and see for yourself what Alberta might have looked like when dinosaurs reigned supreme. Entry included in admission to the Zoo. Learn more at calgaryzoo.com.

Starting May 1; Gasoline Alley at Heritage Park will be buffed up and ready to shine under the bright lights as it opens for another season. Discover highlights from the vintage pick-up truck collection, play games, and visit with members of the Rocky Mountain Model Club.

May 7 to June 11; Stage West for Kids: The Great Race, join Hannah Hare and Tonya Turtle as they compete to win the grand prize in a reality show. Through obstacles, challenges and facing their fears, Hannah and Tonya discover that they are more the same than they are different. Based on the Aesop fable with a modern twist, The Great Race is a fun-filled musical adventure for the whole family. Learn more at stagewestcalgary.com/stage-west-for-kids.

May 13 to 29; Shark Bite at Lunchbox Theatre, a troubled urban teenager arrives at her Grandfather’s remote cabin for a visit, and they quickly realize that the easy days of their relationship are far behind them. When George tries to find some common ground between them through a nature hike, a dangerous turn of events leaves Ava in the position of trying to save them both. Learn more at lunchboxtheatre.com/shark-bite.

May 20 to June 26; Spring at Calgary Farmyard, spring is the perfect time to meet newly born barn babies and explore all the great attractions at the farmyard. Most of the animals on the farm are born there, and remain there so you can visit them each year. Learn more at calgaryfarmyard.com.

Visit the Glenbow at The Edison, the satellite location of the popular museum at The Edison building in downtown Calgary is now open. Best of all – admission is free for everyone, thanks to the support of the Calgary Downtown Association. A timed ticket is required for entry. To reserve your ticket, visit glenbow.org.