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1 List of festivals in Calgary  




2 Most attended festivals  


2.1  Calgary Stampede  




2.2  Lilac Festival  




2.3  Sun and Salsa Festival  






3 Former festivals  




4 See also  




5 References  




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    • The following is an incomplete list of annual festivals and cultural events in Calgary and the Calgary Region, in the province of Alberta, Canada.

    This list includes festivals of diverse types, such as regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.

    List of festivals in Calgary

    [edit]
    Whirling dervishes at Calgary Turkish Festival
    Carifest 2007 opening day parade
    See also: Category:Festivals in Calgary
    Festival Occurrence Location Description
    Calgary Stampede July 5-14, 2024 Calgary “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.”
    Cowboys Music Festival July 4-15, 2024 Calgary: Stampede Park
    Badlands Music Festival[1] July 6-14, 2024 Calgary
    Fiestaval Latino Festival[2] July 19-21, 2024 Calgary: Olympic Plaza
    Calgary Folk Music Festival (aka Calgary Folk Fest) July 25-28, 2024 Calgary: Prince’s Island Park folk music festival
    Calgary International Blues Festival[3] July 29- Aug 4, 2024 Calgary
    CSIO Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament July Calgary: Spruce Meadows equestrian show jumping tournament
    Festival of Chariots (Rath Yatra)[4] July Calgary religious Hindu festival
    High River International Food Festival[5] July High River food festival
    Inglewood Sunfest[6] July Calgary: Inglewood street fair
    Inspirefest[7] July Calgary festival for Alberta-based music, artists, artisans, horticulture, and vendors
    Roundup MusicFest[8] July Calgary music festival co-produced by 51 North Productions and Live Nation Entertainment
    ShadyGrove Bluegrass Festival[9] July Sundre bluegrass music festival
    Shakespeare by the Bow (or Shakespeare On The Go)[10] July - August Calgary Shakespeare festival presented by Theatre Calgary
    Chasing Summer Music Festival[11] Aug 3 & 4, 2024 Calgary: Max Bell Centre music festival presented by Live Nation Entertainment
    Afrikadey! Film Festival[12] August Calgary
    Afrikadey! Music Festival[12] August Calgary
    Caesar Week[13] August Calgary week-long festival celebrating caesar cocktails
    Calgary Dragon Boat Race & Festival[14] August Calgary
    Calgary Fringe Festival[15] August Calgary fringe theatre festival
    Calgary Japanese Festival “Omatsuri”[16] August Calgary
    Calgary Pride August Calgary LGBTQ+ Pride parade and festival
    Carifest[17] August Calgary Caribbean cultural festival
    Chinatown Street Festival August Calgary Chinese cultural festival in Chinatown
    Expo Latino[18] August Calgary Latino cultural festival
    GlobalFest August Calgary consists of OneWorld Festival and International Fireworks Festival
    Great Outdoors Comedy Festival August Calgary: Prince's Island Park Outdoor comedy festival presented by Trixstar LIVE
    GuitarFestWest[19] August Calgary: Mount Royal University week-long classical guitar festival
    Heritage Day Festival[20] August (first Monday) Calgary
    International Reggae Festival August Calgary
    Marda Gras[21] August Calgary: Marda Loop street festival
    Mountain View International Festival of Song and Chamber Music[22] August Calgary
    When Words Collide[23] August Calgary festival for commercial and literary fiction
    Tabestoon Festival[24] August (biennially) Calgary Iranian arts and culture festival, organized by the Persian Gulf Foundation
    Taste of Calgary[25] August (third weekend) Calgary food and drink festival
    Artember[26] September Airdrie art festival
    Beakerhead[27] September Calgary celebration of art, science and engineering
    Barbecue on the Bow[28] September Calgary culinary festival and barbecue competition
    BrazilFest[29] September Calgary
    Calgary Corporate Challenge September Games[30] September Calgary 2-week corporate team-building event that features various competitions "focusing on teamwork and networking"[30]
    Calgary Highland Games[31] September (Labour Day weekend) Calgary Celtic sports, music and dance
    Canmore Highland Games September (Labour Day weekend) Canmore Celtic sports, music and dance
    Cochrane Lions Labour Day Rodeo[32] September (Labour Day weekend) Cochrane rodeo
    Heritage Park Railway Days September Heritage Park
    Calgary Arab Film Festival October Calgary
    Calgary International Film Festival September / October Calgary
    Calgary Tattoo & Arts Festival[33] October Calgary
    Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation "CIBC Run for the Cure" October Calgary
    Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival[34] October Calgary
    Wordfest: Calgary International Writers' Festival October Calgary
    Calgary Justice Film Festival (formerly Marda Loop Justice Film Festival)[35] November Calgary environmental and social justice film festival
    CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival[36] November Calgary Non-fiction film festival presented by the Calgary Underground Film Festival
    Otafest Aurora November Calgary anime convention, smaller version of Otafest in the spring/summer
    Airdrie Festival Of Lights[37] December Airdrie Rides, Christmas lights, refreshments
    Emerging Artism December Calgary
    Once Upon A Christmas December Calgary
    Zoolights[38] December / January Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo 6-week Christmas/holiday festival
    High Performance Rodeo January Calgary 3-week international festival of live art produced by One Yellow Rabbit
    International Festival of Animated Objects January Calgary
    Calgary Midwinter Bluesfest February Calgary
    Chinook Blast[1] February 2-19, 2024 Calgary Tourism Calgary's winter festival
    Picture this…film festival February Calgary postponed since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as of 2022[39]
    Artifact Small Format Film Festival (formerly $100 Film Festival) March Calgary celluloid-based film festival
    Gluten Free Expo[40] March Calgary
    MTT Fest[41] March Calgary
    Rodeo Royal March Calgary
    Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo[42] April Calgary
    Calgary Beer Festival April Calgary
    Calgary International Spoken Word Festival April Calgary
    Calgary Maple Festival des Sucres[43] April Calgary
    Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) April Calgary
    Vaisakhi Mela April Calgary Punjabi spring harvest festival
    FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival May + June Calgary
    Calgary International Children's Festival[44] May Calgary
    Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival May Calgary
    Heritage Park Festival of Quilts May Calgary: Heritage Park
    Lilac Festival May Calgary: Beltline + Mission street festival
    Otafest[45] May Calgary anime convention
    Puppet Power: Festival of Ideas[46][47] May Calgary
    Calgary Greek Festival June Calgary
    Commuter Challenge Week[48] June (week of June 5) Calgary
    Ignite! Theatre-Arts Festival June Calgary
    Light & Motion Prop Arts and Circus Festival[49] June Calgary
    MEC Bikefest[50] June Calgary
    MEC Paddlefest[51] June Calgary
    Sled Island Music and Arts Festival[52] June Calgary independent music and arts festival
    Calgary Ukrainian Festival[53] June Calgary, Acadia Recreation Complex Ukrainian culture and heritage

    Most attended festivals

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    This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

    Calgary Stampede

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    Main article: Calgary Stampede
    Rider at the Stampede Rodeo

    The city of Calgary is famous for the Calgary Stampede, a large agricultural fair and rodeo held every July. The Stampede officially bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth". It features an internationally recognized rodeo competition, a midway, stage shows, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon races, First Nations exhibitions, and pancake breakfasts around the city. It is among the largest and most well known festivals in Canada. The event has a 111 year history. In 2005, attendance at the 10-day rodeo and exhibition totaled 1,242,928, which set a new record. Attendance at the Stampede Parade (North America's second longest parade), which takes place downtown on opening day, is usually somewhere between 300,000 and 400,000. [citation needed] During Stampede Week, many of the city's residents dress in country attire, and many businesses decorate their stores and offices in western style.[citation needed]

    Lilac Festival

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    Main article: Lilac Festival (Calgary)

    The Lilac Festival is an annual street festival held in Calgary, Alberta. In 2005 it had an estimated 120,000 attendance.[54] The festival takes place along the 13 blocks of 4th Street (between 13th Avenue South and Elbow Drive) in the Beltline and Mission neighborhoods.[54]

    Sun and Salsa Festival

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    Main article: Sun and Salsa Festival

    The Sun and Salsa Festival is an annual festival put on in the Kensington Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ) of Calgary.[55][56][57][58][59] Attendance of the festival has grown to around 100,000 in 2010.[60]

    Former festivals

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    This is a list of festivals that no longer exist, have been on a prolonged hiatus, or festivals that were once held in Calgary but have since moved to elsewhere.

    See also

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    References

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  • ^ "Festival of Chariots | Alberta Canada". www.travelalberta.com. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ "High River International Food Festival | 4th Avenue SW, High River". To Do Canada. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ Sunfest, Inglewood. "Inglewood Sunfest". Inglewood Sunfest. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ "Festival | Inspire Fest | Calgary". INSPIRE FEST. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
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  • ^ "Chasing Summer Festival - July 30 & 31, 2022". Chasing Summer Festival - July 30 & 31, 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
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  • ^ "Calgary - Caesar Week Registration now open!". Caesar Week. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  • ^ "Calgary Dragon Boat Society". Calgary Dragon Boat Society. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  • ^ CARBON. "Calgary Fringe Festival". www.calgaryfringe.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  • ^ "Calgary Japanese Festival "Omatsuri"". Calgary Japanese Festival “Omatsuri”. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  • ^ "Carifest | Calgary's Caribbean Carnival". Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  • ^ "Home". EXPO LATINO. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ "GuitarFest West | MRU". www.mtroyal.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ "Calgary Folk Arts Council". Calgary Folk Arts Council. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  • ^ "Marda Gras". Visit Marda Loop. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ "Mountain View Festival | Classical Music Concerts". mountainviewfestival. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ "When Words Collide 2018". www.whenwordscollide.org. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  • ^ "Tabestoon Festival 2016". www.tabestoonfest.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  • ^ "Taste of Calgary – Taste of Calgary". www.tasteofcalgary.com. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  • ^ "Home". ARTember 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ beakerhead.com
  • ^ "BBQ on the Bow | BBQ Competition and Festival - Calgary, Alberta". BBQ on the Bow. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ Geiger, Matt (2021-08-16). "BrazilFest". Eau Claire Market. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
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  • ^ "Calgary Highland Games". FestivalSeekers. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ "Cochrane Rodeo | Cochrane Lions Club". Lions Rodeo. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ "Tattoo Calgary Home". Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  • ^ "Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival". Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  • ^ "About". Calgary Justice Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ "CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival - Calgary Underground Film Festival". www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  • ^ "Welcome to the Airdrie Festival Of Lights". Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  • ^ "Wilder Institute 25 Years of ZOOLIGHTS! | Wilder Institute Calgary Zoo". www.calgaryzoo.com. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ "2020 Festival". Picture this... film festival. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  • ^ "Gluten Free Expo". Gluten Free Expo. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  • ^ "MTT Fest".
  • ^ "The Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo".
  • ^ "CALGARY MAPLE FESTIVAL DES SUCRES". CALGARY MAPLE FESTIVAL DES SUCRES (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  • ^ "Calgary International Children's Festival | May 24 to 27, 2017". The Calgary International Children's Festival. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  • ^ "Otafest - May".
  • ^ McTavish (30 April 2017). "Puppet Power - Festival of Ideas". WP Puppet Theatre. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ "Puppet Power - May". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  • ^ "Commuter Challenge". www.commuterchallenge.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  • ^ "Light and Motion - June 11th and 12th". Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  • ^ "MEC Calgary Bikefest".
  • ^ "MEC Calgary Paddlefest".
  • ^ "Sled Island Music Festival". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  • ^ "Calgary Ukrainian Festival". Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  • ^ a b "Lilac Festival". 4th Street BRZ. Archived from the original on 2007-05-20. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
  • ^ White, Tarina (2008-07-21). "Smokin' salsa social". Calgary Sun. Canoe Inc. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-22.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  • ^ Dormer, Dave (2008-07-20). "Sun-sational salsa adds spice to city". Calgary Sun. Canoe Inc.
  • ^ "Kensington Heats Up With Sun and Salsa". visitkensington.com/sunsalsa. Kensington BRZ. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  • ^ Dormer, Dave (2010-07-25). "Street fest hot, hot, hot". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  • ^ "The Bow River Flow is a go". Calgary. 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ "Bow River Flow". Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  • ^ "Turkish INTERCULTURAL Festival". Eventbrite. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  • ^ "CTF : Home". www.calgaryturkishfestival.com. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  • ^ FozzyFest (2011). "FozzyFest".
  • ^ "Homepage | Victoria Park Calgary". www.victoriapark.org. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  • ^ "History". mmb.international. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
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  • ^ "X-Fest Calgary". CBC.ca. Retrieved 19 Dec 2022.
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