What’s Up This Weekend?

January 13 to 15

January 13, 10am to 3pm; What’s Up with Green Living, ready to turn this year’s resolution into reducing your environmental footprint? This January, learn how you can reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink to help protect Alberta’s environment. With partners from the City of Calgary, Cows & Fish and the Calgary Region Airshed Zone – you won’t want to miss out on these fun facts, games, and activities at Bow Habitat Station. Learn more at bowhabitat.alberta.ca.

January 13 and 14, 2:30pm; Heroes of Film at Jack Singer Concert Hall, get into the heroic spirit with this concert of iconic themes from cinema and TV, conducted by John Morris Russell. Epic tunes from Batman, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Mandalorian, and many more will let you relive your favorite musical moments from the adventures of heroes of the big and small screens! Learn more at artscommons.ca.

January 13 to 15; Calgary Renovation Show, get ready to refresh your space! The Calgary Renovation Show returns to the BMO Centre. Find fresh inspiration, helpful tips, innovative products and fantastic deals in remodeling, home improvement, decor and outdoor spaces with hundreds of experts all under one roof. Learn more at calgaryrenovationshow.com.

January 14 to 22; 2023 Chinese New Year Festival, join the Chinese Cultural Centre as they celebrate the Lunar New Year and the transition from the Year of the Tiger to the Year of the Rabbit. The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre will be hosting the Chinese Lunar New Year Festival 2023 on January 14, 15, 21, 22, 2023, in accordance with the Centre’s mission of enriching and educating a traditional holiday with the public. Learn more at culturalcentre.ca.

January 15, 3pm to 4:30pm; The Calgary Philharmonic Presents Charlotte and the Music Maker, Charlotte plays the trumpet on a cardboard tube, the xylophone with two knitting needles, and the drums on anything that bangs. Her musical talents are not appreciated at home, so she sets off into the wide world, where the Music Maker comes to her rescue. Families will enjoy this magical journey with Platypus Theatre exploring the sounds and colors of the instruments and the exciting possibilities that music has to offer.  Learn more at calgaryphil.com.

Ongoing

Until January 14, Jubilations Dinner Theatre presents The Office: A Pop Rock Comedy, a hilarious take on the goings on at a small paper company office with Jim, Pam, Michael, and Dwight. Learn more at jubilations.ca/the-office-a-pop-rock-parody.

Until January 15; A Mighty Shrek Christmas, Jubilations Junior presents A Mighty Shrek Christmas – a production written for kids, and a meal designed with kids in mind. Learn more at jubilations.ca.

Until January 15; Legacy Christmas Lights, Legacy will light up the south end of the city with more than a million Christmas lights in a cheery display throughout the community as one of Calgary’s largest free light displays. Learn more at legacyresidents.ca.

Until January 15; Fiddler on the Roof, a wonderful cast and a lavish orchestra tell this heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. Learn more at jubileeauditorium.com.

Until January 22; Potion Putt – A Wizardry Minigolf Course, test your magic and wizarding putt putt skills on the golf course. A crazy golf course inspired by famous fantasy and fiction Wizards is coming to Springbank Links Golf Club this year. Embark on nine wand-erful holes of magic and encounter smoking cauldrons, tasty beverages, and magical portals along the way. You may even be required to cast a few spells in order to excel and complete the mystical challenge. Learn more at potionputt.com.

Until February 5; One Hit Wonders at Stage West Dinner Theatre, for every great band or artist, there are 20 more groups or artists who have had one big break – one great song to their credit. Many have even won a Grammy or a Juno, and the surprisingly, they disappear from the music scene. Look at those hits and groove to two hours of non-stop music. Learn more at stagewestcalgary.com.

Until March; Snowshoe Under the Stars, this November, enjoy the great outdoors and up your next date night with this one-of-a-kind experience. On this unique excursion, Calgarians will follow a skilled guide on a fresh, starlit tour through forest and snow, then can sip hot cocoa in a secluded meadow. They’ll bring the drinks, the lamps, and the telescope, and all you have to bring is yourself, and a good jacket! Learn more at kananaskisoutfitters.com.

Until March; Outdoor Skating, the city of Calgary has seven outdoor skating rink locations that are free to use on a first-come-first-served basis or skate on the ice trails at Bowness Park or North Glenmore Park. Learn more at visitcalgary.com.

Until March 12; Hockey: Faster Than Ever at TELUS Spark Science Centre, it is time to lace up some skates and learn about the technology, anatomy and physics that goes into this Canadian classic. Historical artifacts, including gear used by some of the greatest players of all time, are presented in innovative displays. Learn more at sparkscience.ca.

Until March 19; Winsport Tube Park, the perfect activity for a day with family and friends. WinSport’s Tube Park is one of the fastest of its kind in Western Canada. Learn more at winsport.ca.

Until March 19; Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo – Penguin Walk, the 2023 Penguin Walk marks the 11th year of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo’s penguin walk. During the winter months, the king penguin colony heads out on zoo grounds for a daily enrichment walk to keep their brains and bodies healthy and visitors get to experience the fun. Learn more at calgaryzoo.com.

Until April 9; Nightrise, this unique winter activity merges multimedia, storytelling and nature for a new and inspiring perspective at Banff Gondola. Learn more at banffjaspercollection.com.