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SUMMARY:Get Ready for the Ultimate Summer Challenge!
DESCRIPTION:The Challenge is simple — read every day this summer. \nEveryone can be part of the Ultimate Summer Challenge. This shared reading adventure is a great way to connect\, discover\, and keep learning through the summer months. \nFrom July 1 to August 31\, read\, attend programs\, explore new stories\, and have fun at the Library as part of the Ultimate Summer Challenge. \nRegistration opens June 15.
URL:https://exploredowntownyyc.com/event-calendar/qvvonebdk-get-ready-for-the-ultimate-summer-challenge/2026-08-09/
LOCATION:Calgary Public Library – Central\, 800 3 St Se\, Calgary\, T2G 2E7
CATEGORIES:Education,Family-friendly
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SUMMARY:Red Panda Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Get red-y to start your day with a hearty pancake breakfast\, fresh fruit\, and other buffet favourites while learning about our beloved red pandas. Your ticket includes exclusive early zoo access\, a delicious breakfast\, an engaging interpretive talk\, and a private viewing of our red pandas in their newly redeveloped Asian Highlands habitat. Perfect for families and little ones of all ages\, you’ll discover fascinating facts about red pandas\, their unique adaptations\, and the efforts conserving this beautiful species. \n \nWhere: Kitamba Café and Asian Highlands \n \nTime: 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. \n \n7:15 a.m. – Guests may begin to arrive at the North Entrance and proceed to Kitamba Café \n7:30 a.m. – Red Panda Breakfast begins \n8:00 a.m. – Red panda interpretive presentation from Conservation Education begins \n8:30 a.m. – Guests proceed to Asian Highlands for an exclusive viewing of red pandas \n8:45 a.m. – Early access to Asian Highlands with a special red panda enrichment \n9:30 a.m. – Red Panda Breakfast concludes
URL:https://exploredowntownyyc.com/event-calendar/pjdd-h7aye-red-panda-breakfast/2026-08-09/
LOCATION:Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo\, 210 St. George's Drive Ne\, Calgary\, T2E 7V6
CATEGORIES:Education,Family-friendly,Food & drink
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SUMMARY:Sunday Safari Brunch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a unique Calgary brunch experience in the heart of the zoo. You can enjoy both gourmet and comfort breakfast foods\, including a free-flowing chocolate fountain with fresh fruit\, eggs Benedict with Canadian bacon\, a Belgian waffle bar\, cooked to order omelets\, and much more. Get your combo brunch and admission tickets today!
URL:https://exploredowntownyyc.com/event-calendar/b9osvkt97t-sunday-safari-brunch-occ-12159/
LOCATION:Calgary Zoo\, 1300 Zoo Rd Ne\, Calgary\, T2E 7V6
CATEGORIES:Festivals & events,Food & drink
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SUMMARY:Cyanotype Workshop: Experimenting with Paper and Fabric
DESCRIPTION:This workshop expands the cyanotype process onto several kinds of paper and fabrics\, using the different materials to create different results. Using both botanical materials and photographic imagery\, participants will explore how light\, texture can create different results to your cyanotype prints.You will learn which fabrics and papers work best for cyanotype printing\, and which to avoid\, while being guided through the full process of preparing the surface\, arranging compositions\, exposing prints\, and developing final results. Through a series of small studies\, participants will build a collection of samples that highlight the unique qualities of cyanotype on cloth.After experimenting we will print a composition in a mini canvas bag\, that you can take home to store the samples we created. \nAll materials are included – but you can bring flowers and leaves!  No experience necessary.
URL:https://exploredowntownyyc.com/event-calendar/5byc6dva6-cyanotype-workshop-experimenting-with-paper-and-fabric/
LOCATION:Sparrow Artspace\, 36 4 Street Northeast\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2E 5A8
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Cyanotype Workshop: Experimenting with Paper and Fabric
DESCRIPTION:$70\, please register\, ages 15+ \nThis workshop expands the cyanotype process onto several kinds of paper and fabrics\, using the different materials to create different results. Using both botanical materials and photographic imagery\, participants will explore how light\, texture can create different results to your cyanotype prints. \nYou will learn which fabrics and papers work best for cyanotype printing\, and which to avoid\, while being guided through the full process of preparing the surface\, arranging compositions\, exposing prints\, and developing final results. Through a series of small studies\, participants will build a collection of samples that highlight the unique qualities of cyanotype on cloth. \nAfter experimenting we will print a composition in a mini canvas bag\, that you can take home to store the samples we created. \n All materials are included – but you can bring flowers and leaves!  No experience necessary.
URL:https://exploredowntownyyc.com/event-calendar/tzjh2nn7lv-cyanotype-workshop-experimenting-with-paper-and-fabric/
LOCATION:Sparrow Artspace\, 36 4 Street Northeast\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2E 5A8
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Historic Stephen Avenue Guided Walking Tours
DESCRIPTION:Discover the architectural gems\, historic landmarks\, and stories that have shaped this dynamic city on a guided walking tour that explores Stephen Avenue\, Calgary’s National Historic District. \nThese tours are approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes and include part of the surrounding area of Stephen Avenue.For a private tour or group larger than 20 people\, please contact us at info@heritagecalgary.ca.  \nTours are held twice a day at 10 am and 2 pm during July and August.
URL:https://exploredowntownyyc.com/event-calendar/6iizlas-m-historic-stephen-avenue-guided-walking-tours/2026-08-09/
LOCATION:Stephen Avenue Walk\, 340 8 Avenue Southwest\, Calgary\, T2P 1C1
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SUMMARY:Liner Notes: Inside the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio — 'Machine Head'
DESCRIPTION:Liner Notes: Inside the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio is part storytelling tour\, part listening session\, exploring the legendary albums recorded in the “Sistine Chapel of rock ‘n’ roll.” Step back in time and experience Machine Head as it was recorded through the RSM. \nConceived by Rolling Stones tour manager Ian Stewart and built in 1968\, the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio (RSM) helped redefine how—and where—albums could be made. For this session\, we turn to Machine Head by Deep Purple\, a landmark album born out of disruption\, famously recorded in Montreux after a fire at the casino forced the band to improvise its recording setup. That moment of chaos became legend in “Smoke on the Water\,” which directly references the Mobile Studio parked outside the burning venue and the band capturing ideas in real time as the scene unfolded. Across the record\, that intensity does not let up\, from the unstoppable momentum of “Highway Star” through to the explosive\, sprawling charge of “Space Truckin’.” It is a band completely dialed in\, pushing volume\, precision\, and urgency right to the edge.
URL:https://exploredowntownyyc.com/event-calendar/vshxbnjit2-liner-notes-inside-the-rolling-stones-mobile-studio-machine-head/
LOCATION:King Eddy\, 438 9 Ave Se\, Calgary\, T2G 1R1
CATEGORIES:Museums, galleries & exhibitions,Music & concerts
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SUMMARY:Country Club
DESCRIPTION:A country fair vibe with festival energy\, this is where the rodeo meets the rave. The wildest party of the summer is set to take over as Canadian festival collective\, Feaster announces the Alberta debut of Country Club- a full-scale country experience unlike any other. \nCelebrating local music\, sips\, and eats in an open-air festival\, guests break out their boots\, buckles\, and bandanas for an unforgettable experience in the Alberta Sun. Music includes country and YeeDM\, including VAVO\, Dazy Duke\, and MC4D.
URL:https://exploredowntownyyc.com/event-calendar/rqe43-rrzh-country-club/
LOCATION:The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland\, 750 9 Avenue Southeast\, Calgary\, T2G 5E1
CATEGORIES:Festivals & events,Music & concerts
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