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Sunday Safari Brunch
2026-07-05 09:00 - 23:59, 2026-07-12 09:00 - 23:59 (America/Denver) | Calgary Zoo, 1300 Zoo Rd Ne, Calgary, T2E 7V6
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!

MexiFest Mexican Arts & Cultural Festival
2026-07-05 11:00 - 23:00 (America/Edmonton) | Eau Claire Plaza, 101 Barclay Parade Sw, Calgary, T2P 4R3
Mexifest is a family-oriented, multicultural arts and entertainment festival highlighting Mexican Culture. It is an opportunity to support Calgary’s Mexican community while encouraging multiculturalism among all. Mexifest aims at attracting attendees from all walks, with a focus on promoting cross-cultural experiences and introducing the city to the finer aspects of contemporary and traditional Mexican culture.
Mexifest will take place in Eau Claire Plaza in Downtown Calgary; 3 Days of Mexican Fiesta, Friday, we have free admission from 10:30 am to 1 pm. Address is 101 Barclay Parade SW, Calgary, AB T2P 4R3, with easy access by bike, foot, train, or car.
The Latino Folkloric Society presents Mexifest, an event highlighting Mexican culture. Mexifest will showcase the diversity in Mexican gastronomy, arts, music, and culture. Mexifest will give Calgary a Taste of Mexico.
Two stages, one for dancers, one for live bands. 1 wrestling ring with real luchadores (wrestlers) coming directly from Mexico, all surrounded by the most authentic and delicious Mexican food and beverages, artisan market, kids area, and so much more…

National Music Centre Tours
2026-07-05 11:30 - 23:59 (America/Denver) | National Music Centre | Centre National de Musique, 850 - 4 Street SE, Calgary
Dive deeper into Canada’s music story and explore the National Music Centre’s collections, exhibitions, and studios through guided tours at Studio Bell.
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GREATEST HITS TOURSSelect Saturdays and Sundays*11:00 am and 2:30 pm
BACKSTAGE PASS TOURSSelect Saturdays and Sundays*12:00 pm and 1:30 pm
*Subject to availability.
Learn more and book your tour at https://www.studiobell.ca/tours.
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GREATEST HITS TOURS:
Dive into the world of music technology and explore unique instruments from the National Music Centre’s world-renowned collection. This is your chance to see how music is made and experience one-of-a-kind instruments in action. Step beyond the exhibits as interpreters go behind the glass to demonstrate historic artifacts, revealing the mechanics, sounds, and stories that make each instrument extraordinary. Plus, this tour includes a sneak peek into NMC’s recording studios! For an in-depth studio experience, check out the Backstage Pass tours.
BACKSTAGE PASS TOURS:
Take an exclusive tour backstage at Studio Bell and see music come to life in the National Music Centre’s recording studios! Catch a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the working spaces of our world-class recording facilities* and hear the stories behind notable artifacts — spanning 450 years of music innovation and technology — guided by NMC’s talented music educators. Visitors will gain insight into some of NMC’s most treasured items — that few members of the public have seen — from the earliest instruments in the NMC Collection, such as a 16th century Trasuntino Harpsichord, to modern electronics, like TONTO, considered to be the ‘holy grail’ of synthesizers. Plus, you’ll get to see the legendary Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, where countless hit records were recorded.

Songsmith Sundays with Carter Felker
2026-07-05 11:30 - 23:59, 2026-07-12 11:30 - 23:59 (America/Denver) | The King Eddy, 438 9 Ave Se, Calgary, Ab, T2G 0R9
Every week, country-folk singer-songwriter Carter Felker presents a chill weekend set with a rotating cast of guests.
This family-friendly show is best paired with our delicious Sunday brunch!
Brunch menu: https://kingeddy.ca/menu
About Carter Felker:
Born and raised in the Prairies, Carter Felker’s eyes have seen the length of the wheat fields through many winter mornings, and the stretch of the sun through many short-lived summers. He has laboured, he has lost, and he has loved. Carter uses his own experience, and his desire to tell a story to create honest, human-made, country music.
“Carter Felker traffics in music, yes, but even more profoundly in essence: the humdrum essence of Monday morning alarms clocks coming round again during lifetimes ticking on through thoughtless dawn moments walking across the kitchen floor; the craven essence of sneaking wordlessly away from a relationship and feeling the mute screen door sag shut behind you; the essence of everyday struggles.” – MLW
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Music starts at 11:30 amNo cover

Tres Beaches Stampede Day Party @ National Saloon Beer Garden, Calgary
2026-07-05 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | National Saloon, 330 11th Avenue, Calgary, Alberta, T2R 0C5
Tres Beaches & Friends present Calgary Stampede’s Biggest Day Party

Back for year two, Tres Beaches is taking over National Saloon’s outdoor beer garden again during Stampede. Daytime, open-air, and built around what actually works: good music, drinks in hand, and a packed crowd from start to finish.

Last year set the tone, this is the follow-up.
Coffee, pancakes, spritzes, and a proper day party instead of just another lineup poster.
👉 Free coffee + pancakes (while supplies last!!)
👉 Tres Beaches + friends (multi-city lineup)
👉 National Saloon outdoor beer garden
👉 Free RSVP before 1PM
Date : Sunday, July 6 Time : 12PM – 4PM

Venue: National Saloon (Outdoor Beer Garden) Tres Beaches has been running pop-ups across Canada that turn everyday spaces into full rooms, this is the Stampede version of that, just outside and in the middle of it all.

Note: Please be aware walk-in cover will be more expensive the day of so RSVP is strongly recommended as it’s cheaper & faster to get in!

All RSVP tickets are final sale.

Fluor Rope Square
2026-07-06 08:30 - 13:00, 2026-07-07 08:30 - 13:00, 2026-07-08 08:30 - 13:00, 2026-07-09 08:30 - 13:00, 2026-07-10 08:30 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | Stephen Avenue Walk, 340 8 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, T2P 1C1
Start Your Stampede with Flour Rope Square! YAHOO!

At Fluor Rope Square, every day starts with our famous bacon pancakes served hot off a chuckwagon!
We also have Stampede-style entertainment, and fun events for the whole family (and for everyone!).
Highlights include the daily First Nations Parade, square dancing, musical acts, and the Old Time Rigs ride.

You can find Fluor Rope Square and the friendly volunteers of the Calgary Stampede Downtown Attractions Committee (DTA) on Stephen Avenue, between the blocks of 2nd Street SW and 1st Street SE.

Fluor Rope Square operates on:
– Saturday July 4th and Saturday July 11th, from 8:30 am – 12 pm
– Monday, July 6th through Friday, July 10th 2025, from 8:30 am – 1 pm

Please note: Fluor Rope Square does not operate on Sunday July 5th.

CHUCKWAGON BREAKFASTS
Daily 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Get your flapjacks and bacon hot off the griddles from the back of the authentic GMC Rangeland Derby Chuckwagons and Fluor Smokies at Fluor Rope Square. Fluor Rope Square serves up our famous bacon pancakes daily. The Chuckwagons are located throughout Fluor Rope Square, all along Stephen Avenue Mall.

ENTERTAINMENT & ACTIVITIES
Entertainment starts at 8:30 a.m. daily
Fluor Rope Square presents marching bands, dancers, singers, fiddlers, clowns, face painting, friendly mascots, and this year we have added something new: a country themed photobooth! Don’t miss our daily High Noon Hootenanny, featuring country music artists. Featured entertainment & activities over the week include:
– Everyday: High Steppin Daddy
– Saturday the 4th: Free Ice Cream courtesy of our friends Bonjour Québec
– Monday: Cole Malone
– Tuesday: Charley Tate
– Wednesday: Trevor Panczak
– Thursday: Maureen Murphy
– Friday: Craig Silver
– Saturday the 11th: Double Suede

Join us down at Fluor Rope Square! You could be invited to compete in the Lammle’s World Championship Hat Stomping Contest, the Fluor Great Western Flapjack Flip, or be sworn in as a honourary Calgarian.

OLD TIME RIGS
Tour downtown Calgary in a horse-drawn old-time rig.
DTA volunteers will be randomly giving out these free tickets to people at Fluor Rope Square this year. Ticket holders are then escorted from Fluor Rope Square at 9:30 a.m. to the departure point on 9th Avenue and 1st Street SW (EnCana Place across from the Palliser Hotel). The tour leaves at 10 a.m. and takes approximately one hour.
Note: this activity is not suitable for those with mobility restrictions.

FIRST NATIONS PARADE
Parade starts at 11:30 a.m. daily (weather permitting)
Members of the five tribes of Treaty 7, dressed in traditional regalia, proudly share their heritage and culture through dance, music, and commentaries in a Parade through Flour Rope Square. Come join them in the Friendship Dance.

SQUARE DANCING
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. daily
Kick up your heels and join our square dancers on Stephen Avenue between 1st Street SW and Centre Street. Experience isn’t necessary! With the help of our Fluor Square Dancers, anyone can learn to dance.

SURGE CITY Hoops Summer Series
2026-07-07 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Edmonton) | Century Gardens Basketball Courts, 826 8 Ave Sw, Calgary, T2P 1H7
This summer, the Calgary Surge & The City of Calgary’s Downtown Strategy team have partnered to bring back Surge City Hoops, and our FREE youth basketball clinics to the heart of our city.
Join us for free basketball clinics every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from June through September, hosted at the ﻿Century Gardens Basketball Courts (826 8 Avenue SW).
Open to youth ages 8 to 17, these clinics are all about building skills, boosting confidence, and having fun on the court—whether you’re a beginner or looking to take your game to the next level. Surrounded by the downtown energy and led by experienced coaches, this is your chance to train, play, and grow in one of Calgary’s most iconic outdoor spaces.

Karaoke Night at The Kings Head
2026-07-07 20:00 - 23:59, 2026-07-14 20:00 - 23:59 (America/Denver) | The Kings Head Eatery & Music Room
Join us every Tuesday from 8PM–11:30PM for Karaoke Night hosted by Darcy Lebo!
Bring your friends, grab a drink, and let the good times roll!🎤
🍻 Happy Hour | 3PM–7PM• $5 House Pints• $5 Highballs
🌮 All-Day Tuesday Specials:• Half Price Tacos• $6.75Margaritas (1oz)

Country Girls Make Do!
2026-07-08 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Denver) | Gulbar, 636 10 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, 636 10 Ave Sw, Calgary, Ab T2r, t2r
“Country Girls Make Do”is a stand up comedy show that will deliver the laughs women need!Sarah Stupar hosts this Ladies’ Night Stampede Spectacle featuring some of Alberta’s most hilarious women.Line up coming soonThis show is open to men and women, but no hurt feelings will be tolerated boys, so don’t cry if you get roasted!

Line Dancing
2026-07-09 10:00 - 23:59 (America/Denver) | 12400 Crestmont Boulevard SW, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta T3B 5W5, 12400 Crestmont Blvd Sw, Calgary, Ab, 12400
Come check out our FREE line dancing lessons and get Stampede ready this Thursday at Crestmont Hall 💃

SURGE 2 STAMPEDE | Calgary Surge vs. Vancouver Bandits
2026-07-09 18:30 - 23:59 (America/Denver) | Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary
THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE SUMMER. ON THE BIGGEST WEEK IN CALGARY.
We know what happened last summer, and so do they.July 9th. Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary Surge vs Vancouver Bandits.

Inglewood Night Market
2026-07-10 17:00 - 22:00 (America/Denver) | Inglewood Night Market, Inglewood 10th avenue and 11th Street SE, Calgary
Inglewood Night Market is a series of FREE summer night markets taking place in the heart of Inglewood. The markets have over 150 unique and local artisan vendors, food trucks, an all-ages licensed area & live music. The markets feature the best arts and culture talent Calgary has to offer. Come to shop and stay for the atmosphere!

Performing July 10 : Smoke Show
2026-07-10 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Comedy Cave, 1020 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, 1020 8 Ave Sw, Calgary, Alberta
High… or Are They?
A comedy show where the comics might be high… or they might just be that funny. You decide.The audience is the judge as comedians take the stage and try to keep it together. Are they baked or just brilliantly chaotic? Either way, you’re in for a night of unpredictable laughs.
Sponsored by Gorilla Gardens and Comedy Cave
Calgary’s only 420-friendly comedy show
Ever wanted to try stand-up but feel like you might need a little lift? This is the show for you.Come…baked…or not.Just be prepared to laugh.

SHIP OUT: CAVALRY vs WHITECAPS
2026-07-13 17:30 - 23:59 (America/Denver) | Ship & Anchor Pub
Ship Out with us to the Championship Quarter Final Match!Cavalry FC vs Vancouver WhitecapsTickets available now on Eventbrite!
Game Package $37 includes admission, round trip transport and complementary pint
*Already have tickets? Transport Only tickets also available
ITINERARY:5:30am Will Call/Check In at the pub with Bus Host, grab your game ticket and free MOOSEHEAD pint coupon
6:30pm Midnight Madness Coach departs from pub to stadium
7:30pm Kick Off
8:40pm Midnight Madness Coach departs from stadium to return back to the pub (It is the ticket holders responsibility to be on Coach ahead of departure time)
9:30pm Coach drops off back at The Ship

4th Street Night Market
2026-07-18 17:00 - 22:00 (America/Edmonton) | Central Memorial Park, 1221 2 St Sw, Calgary, T2R 0W9
The 4th Street Night Market is located in the heart of The Beltline for 2026. Visit the lively main street neighborhood of 4th Street for food, fun, local finds, & friends at this family-friendly, free, pet-friendly night market all summer long! (May 16, June 20, July 18, August 22, September 19)

Candlelight: Tribute to Queen
2026-07-18 20:30 - 21:30 (America/Edmonton) | Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, 850 4 Street Southeast, Calgary, T2G 1R1
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Calgary. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Tentative Program
– I Want to Break Free
– We Will Rock You
– Somebody to Love
– Radio Ga Ga
– Don’t Stop Me Now
– Killer Queen
– Crazy Little Thing Called Love
– Who Wants to Live Forever
– Bohemian Rhapsody
– Love of My Life
– We Are the Champions
– Another One Bites the Dust
Performers– String Quartet:– 2 violins– 1 viola– 1 cello
