List of festivals in Calgary

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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

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Whirling dervishes at Calgary Turkish Festival
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Carifest 2007 opening day parade

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Festival Occurrence Location Description
Calgary Stampede Template:Date table sorting 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] Template:Date table sorting 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 28- Aug 3, 2025 Calgary: The Confluence blues music festival
CSIO Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament Template:Date table sorting Calgary: Spruce Meadows equestrian show jumping tournament
Festival of Chariots (Rath Yatra)[4] Template:Date table sorting Calgary religious Hindu festival
High River International Food Festival[5] Template:Date table sorting High River food festival
Inglewood Sunfest[6] Template:Date table sorting Calgary: Inglewood street fair
Inspirefest[7] Template:Date table sorting Calgary festival for Alberta-based music, artists, artisans, horticulture, and vendors
Roundup MusicFest[8] Template:Date table sorting Calgary music festival co-produced by 51 North Productions and Live Nation Entertainment
ShadyGrove Bluegrass Festival[9] Template:Date table sorting Sundre bluegrass music festival
Shakespeare by the Bow (or Shakespeare On The Go)[10] Template:Date table sorting - Template:Date table sorting 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] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Afrikadey! Music Festival[12] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Caesar Week[13] Template:Date table sorting Calgary week-long festival celebrating caesar cocktails
Calgary Dragon Boat Race & Festival[14] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Calgary Fringe Festival[15] Template:Date table sorting Calgary fringe theatre festival
Calgary Japanese Festival “Template:Transliteration”[16] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Calgary Pride Template:Date table sorting Calgary LGBTQ+ Pride parade and festival
Carifest[17] Template:Date table sorting Calgary Caribbean cultural festival
Chinatown Street Festival Template:Date table sorting Calgary Chinese cultural festival in Chinatown
Expo Latino[18] Template:Date table sorting Calgary Latino cultural festival
GlobalFest Template:Date table sorting 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] Template:Date table sorting Calgary: Mount Royal University week-long classical guitar festival
Heritage Day Festival[20] Template:Date table sorting (first Monday) Calgary
International Reggae Festival Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Marda Gras[21] Template:Date table sorting Calgary: Marda Loop street festival
Mountain View International Festival of Song and Chamber Music[22] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
When Words Collide[23] Template:Date table sorting Calgary festival for commercial and literary fiction
Tabestoon Festival[24] Template:Date table sorting (biennially) Calgary Iranian arts and culture festival, organized by the Persian Gulf Foundation
Taste of Calgary[25] Template:Date table sorting (third weekend) Calgary food and drink festival
Artember[26] Template:Date table sorting Airdrie art festival
Beakerhead[27] Template:Date table sorting Calgary celebration of art, science and engineering
Barbecue on the Bow[28] Template:Date table sorting Calgary culinary festival and barbecue competition
BrazilFest[29] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Calgary Corporate Challenge September Games[30] Template:Date table sorting Calgary 2-week corporate team-building event that features various competitions "focusing on teamwork and networking"[30]
Calgary Highland Games[31] Template:Date table sorting (Labour Day weekend) Calgary Celtic sports, music and dance
Canmore Highland Games Template:Date table sorting (Labour Day weekend) Canmore Celtic sports, music and dance
Cochrane Lions Labour Day Rodeo[32] Template:Date table sorting (Labour Day weekend) Cochrane rodeo
Heritage Park Railway Days Template:Date table sorting Heritage Park
Calgary Arab Film Festival Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Calgary International Film Festival Template:Date table sorting / Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Calgary Tattoo & Arts Festival[33] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation "CIBC Run for the Cure" Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival[34] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Wordfest: Calgary International Writers' Festival Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Calgary Justice Film Festival (formerly Marda Loop Justice Film Festival)[35] Template:Date table sorting Calgary environmental and social justice film festival
CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival[36] Template:Date table sorting Calgary Non-fiction film festival presented by the Calgary Underground Film Festival
Otafest Aurora Template:Date table sorting Calgary anime convention, smaller version of Otafest in the spring/summer
Airdrie Festival Of Lights[37] Template:Date table sorting Airdrie Rides, Christmas lights, refreshments
Emerging Artism Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Once Upon A Christmas Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Zoolights[38] Template:Date table sorting / Template:Date table sorting Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo 6-week Christmas/holiday festival
High Performance Rodeo Template:Date table sorting Calgary 3-week international festival of live art produced by One Yellow Rabbit
International Festival of Animated Objects Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Chinook Blast[1] Template:Date table sorting 2-19, 2024 Calgary Tourism Calgary's winter festival
Picture this…film festival Template:Date table sorting Calgary postponed since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Template:As of[39]
Artifact Small Format Film Festival (formerly $100 Film Festival) Template:Date table sorting Calgary celluloid-based film festival
Gluten Free Expo[40] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
MTT Fest[41] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Rodeo Royal Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo[42] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Calgary Beer Festival Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Calgary International Spoken Word Festival Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Calgary Maple Festival des Sucres[43] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Vaisakhi Mela Template:Date table sorting Calgary Punjabi spring harvest festival
FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival Template:Date table sorting + Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Calgary International Children's Festival[44] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Heritage Park Festival of Quilts Template:Date table sorting Calgary: Heritage Park
Lilac Festival Template:Date table sorting Calgary: Beltline + Mission street festival
Otafest[45] Template:Date table sorting Calgary anime convention
Puppet Power: Festival of Ideas[46][47] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Calgary Greek Festival Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Commuter Challenge Week[48] Template:Date table sorting (week of June 5) Calgary
Ignite! Theatre-Arts Festival Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Light & Motion Prop Arts and Circus Festival[49] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
MEC Bikefest[50] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
MEC Paddlefest[51] Template:Date table sorting Calgary
Sled Island Music and Arts Festival[52] Template:Date table sorting Calgary independent music and arts festival
Calgary Ukrainian Festival[53] Template:Date table sorting Calgary, Acadia Recreation Complex Ukrainian culture and heritage

Most attended festivals

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Calgary Stampede

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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 Script error: No such module "age". 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. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". During Stampede Week, many of the city's residents dress in country attire, and many businesses decorate their stores and offices in western style.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Lilac Festival

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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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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

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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External links

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