List of festivals in Calgary

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.

FestivalOccurrenceLocationDescriptionCountry Thunder AlbertaLast weekend of JuneCalgary: The Confluencecountry music festivalCalgary Stampede 5-14, 2024Calgary“The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.”Cowboys Music FestivalJuly 4-15, 2024 Calgary: Stampede ParkBadlands Music FestivalJuly 6-14, 2024CalgaryFiestaval Latino Festival 19-21, 2024Calgary: Olympic PlazaCalgary Folk Music Festival (aka Calgary Folk Fest)July 25-28, 2024Calgary: Prince’s Island Parkfolk music festivalCalgary International Blues FestivalJuly 28- Aug 3, 2025Calgary: The Confluenceblues music festivalCSIO Spruce Meadows 'Masters' TournamentCalgary: Spruce Meadowsequestrian show jumping tournamentFestival of Chariots (Rath Yatra)Calgaryreligious Hindu festivalHigh River International Food FestivalHigh Riverfood festivalInglewood SunfestCalgary: Inglewoodstreet fairInspirefestCalgaryfestival for Alberta-based music, artists, artisans, horticulture, and vendorsRoundup MusicFestCalgary: Prince’s Island Parkmusic festival co-produced by 51 North Productions and Live Nation EntertainmentOxford STOMPJulyCalgary: Prince’s Island Parkalternative rock music festivalShadyGrove Bluegrass FestivalShadyGrove Bluegrass FestivalSundrebluegrass music festivalShakespeare by the Bow (or Shakespeare On The Go) - CalgaryShakespeare festival presented by Theatre CalgaryChasing Summer Music FestivalAug 3 & 4, 2024Calgary: Max Bell Centremusic festival presented by Live Nation EntertainmentAfrikadey! Film FestivalCalgaryAfrikadey! Music FestivalCalgaryCaesar WeekCalgaryweek-long festival celebrating caesar cocktailsCalgary Dragon Boat Race & FestivalCalgaryCalgary Fringe FestivalCalgaryfringe theatre festivalCalgary Japanese Festival “”CalgaryCalgary PrideCalgaryLGBTQ+ Pride parade and festivalCarifestCalgaryCaribbean cultural festivalChinatown Street FestivalCalgaryChinese cultural festival in ChinatownExpo LatinoCalgaryLatino cultural festivalGlobalFestCalgaryconsists of OneWorld Festival and International Fireworks FestivalGreat Outdoors Comedy FestivalAugustCalgary: Prince's Island ParkOutdoor comedy festival presented by Trixstar LIVEGuitarFestWestCalgary: Mount Royal Universityweek-long classical guitar festivalCanmore Folk Festival (Heritage Day weekend)Canmorefolk music festivalHeritage Day Festival (first Monday)CalgaryInternational Reggae FestivalCalgaryMarda GrasCalgary: Marda Loopstreet festivalMountain View International Festival of Song and Chamber MusicCalgaryWhen Words CollideCalgaryfestival for commercial and literary fictionTabestoon Festival (biennially)CalgaryIranian arts and culture festival, organized by the Persian Gulf FoundationTaste of Calgary (third weekend)Calgaryfood and drink festivalArtemberAirdrieart festivalBeakerheadbeakerhead.comCalgarycelebration of art, science and engineeringBarbecue on the BowCalgaryculinary festival and barbecue competitionBrazilFestCalgaryCalgary Corporate Challenge September GamesCalgary2-week corporate team-building event that features various competitions "focusing on teamwork and networking"Calgary Highland Games (Labour Day weekend)CalgaryCeltic sports, music and danceCanmore Highland Games (Labour Day weekend)CanmoreCeltic sports, music and danceCochrane Lions Labour Day Rodeo (Labour Day weekend)CochranerodeoHeritage Park Railway DaysHeritage ParkCalgary Arab Film FestivalCalgaryCalgary International Film Festival / CalgaryCalgary Tattoo & Arts FestivalCalgaryCanadian Breast Cancer Foundation "CIBC Run for the Cure"CalgaryRocky Mountain Wine and Food FestivalCalgaryWordfest: Calgary International Writers' FestivalCalgaryCalgary Justice Film Festival (formerly Marda Loop Justice Film Festival)Calgaryenvironmental and social justice film festivalCUFF.Docs Documentary Film FestivalCalgaryNon-fiction film festival presented by the Calgary Underground Film FestivalOtafest AuroraCalgaryanime convention, smaller version of Otafest in the spring/summerAirdrie Festival Of LightsAirdrieRides, Christmas lights, refreshmentsEmerging ArtismCalgaryOnce Upon A ChristmasCalgaryZoolights / Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo6-week Christmas/holiday festivalHigh Performance RodeoCalgary3-week international festival of live art produced by One Yellow RabbitInternational Festival of Animated ObjectsCalgaryChinook Blast 2-19, 2024CalgaryTourism Calgary's winter festivalPicture this…film festivalCalgarypostponed since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Artifact Small Format Film Festival (formerly $100 Film Festival)Calgarycelluloid-based film festivalGluten Free ExpoCalgaryMTT FestCalgaryRodeo RoyalCalgaryCalgary Comic and Entertainment ExpoCalgaryCalgary Beer FestivalCalgaryCalgary International Spoken Word FestivalCalgaryCalgary Maple Festival des SucresCalgaryCalgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF)CalgaryVaisakhi MelaCalgaryPunjabi spring harvest festivalFunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival + CalgaryCalgary International Children's FestivalCalgaryFairy Tales Queer Film FestivalCalgaryHeritage Park Festival of QuiltsCalgary: Heritage ParkLilac FestivalCalgary: Beltline + Missionstreet festivalOtafestCalgaryanime conventionPuppet Power: Festival of IdeasCalgaryCalgary Greek FestivalCalgaryCommuter Challenge Week (week of June 5)CalgaryIgnite! Theatre-Arts FestivalCalgaryLight & Motion Prop Arts and Circus FestivalCalgaryMEC BikefestCalgaryMEC PaddlefestCalgarySled Island Music and Arts FestivalCalgaryindependent music and arts festivalCalgary Ukrainian FestivalCalgary, Acadia Recreation ComplexUkrainian culture and heritage

Most attended festivals

Calgary Stampede

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 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. During Stampede Week, many of the city's residents dress in country attire, and many businesses decorate their stores and offices in western style.

Lilac Festival

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

Sun and Salsa Festival

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

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.

Bow River Flow (August) — human-powered transportation festival Calgary Corn Festival - Kingsland Farmers' Market (August) Calgary Intercultural Turkish Festival (July) FozzyFest (Canada Day long weekend) — outdoor electronic music festival in South Kananaskis Haultain and First Street Festival in Victoria Park (September) Morningside Music Bridge (July) — international music festival, originally hosted by Mount Royal University in Calgary but now held in Boston Summerstock (August) Sun and Salsa Festival (July)Sun and Salsa Festival — Latin festival in Kensington. In 2015, organizers announced that the festival would be cancelled due to construction developments in the community, and has been under an indefinite hiatus since. X-Fest Calgary (August) — Alternative music festival in Fort Calgary.

List of festivals in Calgary

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