Here are the events that will be happening this week in Calgary. Check out the fun and interesting events for August 2023. Every month we spend hours searching for the best Calgary local and fun events for the whole family so that you don’t have to! I deliver these events ONCE a month to my subscribers.
Tuesday, August 1
+Summer Core Connexion Series Held by Nadia Van Doren @ Evolved Movement Arts from 7pm-9pm; Tickets – $25
+Skate Night at the Market @ Triwood Community Association 2244 Chicoutimi Drive NW from 3.30m-7pm
+Triwood Weekly Farmers Market @ Triwood Community Association 2244 Chicoutimi Drive NW from 3pm-7pm
+Moonshine Bandits @ Aura Calgary – Stage & Bar at 7pm; Tickets – $41.05
Wednesday, August 2
+Picnic & Dance in the Park @ Riley Park from 6.30pm-9.30pm
+Cold Water (Full-Stack Folk) @ Heritage Park from 6pm-8pm
+Stand up -The Potion Room @ 1211 9 Ave SW from 7.30pm-9.30pm
+Crescent Heights Night Market Fest from 4.30pm-9.30pm @ Centre Street & 16th Avenue N (open green space right next to Shikiji Japanese Noodles block)
Thursday, August 3
+Aug 3-7 – Taste of Calgary Food Festival from 11am-10pm @ ParkPlus Lot 6 – 311 8th Street SW. Check out the menu here. The city’s most appetizing festival, giving visitors the chance to sample the city’s food, beverages, music and other cool things. Event-goers can choose to pre-purchase their Taste Pass online and receive VIP entry to skip the line. Admission to the event is free; $1 per digital Taste Ticket loaded on your Taste Pass — each dish will range between 2 to 7 tickets.
+Art and Beat – Free Drumming Event & More @ Century Gardens from 3pm-8pm
+Blow Out (1981) @ 617 8 Ave SW from 7pm-9pm; Tickets – $13
+Surrounded by Wolves with special guest Taylor Lang @ King Eddy at 7.30pm; Tickets – $13.41
+August 2023 Flywheel @ Pages On Kensington 51.052320, -114.088150 from 7pm-10pm
+Brit Floyd 50 Years Of Dark Side @ Arts Commons at 8pm; Tickets: $3.00 – $213.00
+All Ages Show-Lost Nebula,The Astral Prophets, Bodies Of Everest, Lethal Mentality @ Blox Arts Centre, 625 11 Ave SW from 5pm-10.30pm; Tickets start from $15
+Boyz II Men- American R&B vocal group @ Grey Eagle Event Centre at 8pm; Tickets start from $90.55
Friday, August 4
+Aug 3-7 – Taste of Calgary Food Festival from 11am-10pm @ ParkPlus Lot 6 – 311 8th Street SW. Check out the menu here. The city’s most appetizing festival, giving visitors the chance to sample the city’s food, beverages, music and other cool things. Event-goers can choose to pre-purchase their Taste Pass online and receive VIP entry to skip the line. Admission to the event is free; $1 per digital Taste Ticket loaded on your Taste Pass — each dish will range between 2 to 7 tickets.
+Blow Out (1981) @ 617 8 Ave SW from 7.30pm-9.30pm; Tickets – $13
+The Changeling(1980) @ 617 8 Ave SW from 10pm-11.30pm; Tickets – $13
+Grassi Lakes Hike @ Grassi Lakes 51.033558, -114.070440 at 9am; Tickets – $45
+Calgary Fringe Festival Show – Long Night of the American Dream @ Festival Hall at 7.45pm; Tickets – $20
+Freak Heat Waves, Cindy Lee @ Idle Eyes Collective 215 36 Ave NW from 8pm-1am; Tickets start from $20
+Roger West Live At Ranchmans @ Ranchmans Calgary at 6pm
+Lauren Mayell @ The King Eddy at 8.30pm
+Calgary Stampeders vs. Toronto Argonauts @ McMahon Stadium at 7pm; Tickets: $40-$140
+Drumming In the Park @ Weaselhead/Glenmore Park Preservation Society 6615 37 Str SW from 7pm-8.30pm; Tickets start from $5
+“Free Range” Art Opening @ Framed on Fifth 1207 5th Avenue NW from 6pm-9pm
Saturday, August 5
+Aug 3-7 – Taste of Calgary Food Festival from 11am-10pm @ ParkPlus Lot 6 – 311 8th Street SW. Check out the menu here. The city’s most appetizing festival, giving visitors the chance to sample the city’s food, beverages, music and other cool things. Event-goers can choose to pre-purchase their Taste Pass online and receive VIP entry to skip the line. Admission to the event is free; $1 per digital Taste Ticket loaded on your Taste Pass — each dish will range between 2 to 7 tickets.
+Blow Out (1981) @ 617 8 Ave SW from 7pm-9pm; Tickets – $13
+The Changeling(1980) @ 617 8 Ave SW from 6.30pm-8pm and 9.15pm-10.45pm; Tickets – $13
+Tango with Diego & Stephanie @ Dance Life Calgary Suite 3 – 2312 4 St SW from 3pm-6pm; Tickets – $75
+Avenged Sevenfold & Alexisonfire @ Scotiabank Saddledome from 6.30pm-9.30pm; Tickets start from $32.37
+Beauty and the Beast Game @ 51.046204, -114.065436 at 9am
+LifzGood Acoustic at Hose & Hound: Doug Taylor Plays Your Requests @ Hose and Hound Neighbourhood Pub from 7pm-10pm
+Acoustic Afternoons with Alex Hughes @ The King Eddy at 11.30am
+Carte Blanche @ Sub Rosa at 9pm
+Kristina Kuzmic’s Hope & Humor Show @ Bella Concert Hall from 8pm-10pm
Sunday, August 6
+Aug 3-7 – Taste of Calgary Food Festival from 11am-10pm @ ParkPlus Lot 6 – 311 8th Street SW. Check out the menu here. The city’s most appetizing festival, giving visitors the chance to sample the city’s food, beverages, music and other cool things. Event-goers can choose to pre-purchase their Taste Pass online and receive VIP entry to skip the line. Admission to the event is free; $1 per digital Taste Ticket loaded on your Taste Pass — each dish will range between 2 to 7 tickets.
+Blow Out (1981) @ 617 8 Ave SW from 3pm-5pm and 5.30pm-7.30pm; Tickets – $13
+The Changeling(1980) @ 617 8 Ave SW from 3.30pm-5pm and 6.15pm-7.45pm; Tickets – $13
Monday, August 7
+The Louisiana Blues Vixen Geminii Dragone @ Ironwood Stage & Grill at 7pm
+Heritage Day Festival @ Olympic Plaza from 12pm-6pm
+Heritage Day @ Heritage Park from 10am-5pm; Tickets start from $22.95 plus GST
+Tour de Bowness + Bowcycle @ Bowness Road from 9am-16pm
Wednesday, August 9
+Lovebullies – Vintage Pop Rock @ Heritage Park from 6pm-8pm
+Lougheed House Garden Tour @ Lougheed House from 7pm-9pm
+Stand up – The Potion Room @ 1211 9 Ave SW from 7.30pm-9.30pm
+Metis Medicine Plant Walk @ Highfield Regenerative Farm at 6.30pm; Tickets – $35
+Pond Dipping for Families @ Weaselhead Flats from 9am-11.30am; Tickets – $6.66
+PitBull Poetry in the Park @ 1721 29 Ave SW from 6pm-8pm
Thursday, August 10
+The Frontiers at The King Eddy @ King Eddy at 7.30pm
+Hidden Beltline: Historical Walking Tour @ Lougheed House from 7pm-8.30pm
+Ritual and Resonance: Exhibition Tour with Elizabeth Diggon with ASL @ Esker Foundation
51.042550, -114.038710 from 6pm-7pm
+T.J. Miller – Exclusive Concert Presentation @ The Laugh Shop Calgary, 5940 Blackfoot Trail SE from 7pm-8.45pm; Tickets start from $39.9
Friday, August 11
+Spark After Dark(18+) – So Robot @ TELUS Spark Science Centre from 6pm-12am; Tickets – $26
+Calgary Japanese Festival “Omatsuri” @ Max Bell Centre from 7pm-11pm; Tickets – $10
+T.J. Miller – Exclusive Concert Presentation @ The Laugh Shop Calgary, 5940 Blackfoot Trail SE from 7pm-8.45pm and 10pm-11.45pm; Tickets start from $39.9
+Collective Soul @ Grey Eagle Event Centre at 8pm; Tickets start from $82.59
Saturday, August 12
+Carte Blanche @ Sub Rosa from 9pm-2am
+Calgary Japanese Festival “Omatsuri” @ Max Bell Centre from 10am-5pm; Tickets – $10
+Paint Along – Sunflower Workshop @ Sparrow Artspace 51.053053, -114.051497 from 1pm-4pm; Tickets – $110
+”Sunny Day” Shine Collective Summer Show @ Youth Singers of Calgary 1371 Hastings Cres. SE from 2pm-5pm; Tickets start from $10
+Acoustic Afternoons with Justine Giles @ King Eddy at 11.30am
+T.J. Miller – Exclusive Concert Presentation @ The Laugh Shop Calgary, 5940 Blackfoot Trail SE from 7pm-8.45pm and 10pm-11.45pm; Tickets start from $39.9
+Performance of “First sound, last sound” by Mel O’Callaghan @ Esker Foundation from 2pm-2.30pm
+Bagel and Bao Comedy Tour @ Vern’s Bar from 8pm-9.30pm; Tickets – $25.57
Sunday, August 13
+Sundays in C-Square: Electric Religious with Noeline Hofmann @ C-Square in East Village (corner of 7 Ave and 4 Str SE in East Village) from 1pm-4pm
+A Reading with Stuart Ross and Nikki Reimer @ Shelf Life Books 51.040440, -114.071230 at 2pm
+Sunday Bingo @ The Texas Lounge at 3pm; Tickets – $20
+Marda Gras Street Festival @ Marda Loop from 10am-5pm
+BARC’S & Brews Puppy Patio Party @ Banded Peak Brewing from 12pm – 6pm
+Steve Vai @ The Palace Theatre at 7pm; Tickets – $63.5
Monday, August 14
+World Lizard Day: Buddy the Bearded Dragon Book Release @ Shelf Life Books at 2pm
Tuesday, August 15
+Carnival @ Heritage Park from 7pm-11pm; Tickets start from $99.95
+Focused – The Camera Store @ Calgary Zoo from 6pm-8pm; Tickets – $50 + GST
+Gregory Alan Isakov – Indie Rock @ MacEwan Hall 402 Collegiate Boulevard NW at 8pm; Tickets – $50.50
Wednesday, August 16
+Kate Melvina – R&B @ Heritage Park from 6pm-8pm
Thursday, August 17
+Locked Zoo: Deserts Decoded (18+) @ Calgary Zoo from 5pm-9pm; Tickets – $45+GST
+Anthony Jeselnik: Bones and All @ Jack Singer Concert Hall at 7pm; Tickets start from $38.50
+Rod Stewart & Cheap Trick @ Scotiabank Saddledome at 7.30pm; Tickets start from $110
+Dance Temple Calgary @ Evolved Movement Arts at 7pm; Tickets start from $20
+Sunalta Summer Tots – Parent & Child Playgroup @ Sunalta Community Association
51.043499, -114.098682 from 10am-12am
+Spirit of Summer Artists Reception Mid-Month Reveal @ Sparrow Artspace 51.053053, -114.051497 from 4pm-8pm
Friday, August 18
+Hedonist (Victoria), Deathknell, Pearl Malè, Walkout @ The Palomino Smokehouse and Social Club at 8.30pm; Tickets – $14
+Dada Life Live @ Back Alley Nightclub at 9pm
+Sarah McLachlan @ Grey Eagle Event Centre at 8pm; Tickets start from $79.99
Saturday, August 19
+Average Citizens With Cake Baby @ 3911 Brandon St SE from 10pm-6am; Tickets start from $21.73
+”Little Dream Paradise” –Chinatown Street Festival @ Calgary Chinatown Suite 208, 328 Centre Str SE at 12.30pm
+Monster Jam @ GMS Stadium at 3pm; Tickets start from $43.30
+The Spot Light @ Rated Ultra Lounge, 314 3 St SE from 8pm-2am
+BarbieParty YYC @ 227 11 Ave SW from 7pm-11pm; Tickets start from $11.98
+Christian Ferguson – JazzYYC @ Kawa Espresso Bar from 3pm–6pm
+Fish Scale Art Workshop @ Lougheed House from 1pm-3pm
+Capturing the Wild Photo Seminar & The Wilder Institute @ The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo
51.046669, -114.023400 from 4pm-8pm; Tickets – $30
+Fun in the Summer Sun Pop Up Roller Rink @ Olympic Plaza from 1pm-8pm
+Alberta Open Farm Days @ Highfield Regenerative Farm 1920 Highfield Crescent SE from 10am-8pm; Tickets start from $25.00 + $0.63 service fee
+OPM Summer Fest @ Grey Eagle Event Centre at 7pm; Tickets start from $108.65
+Western Canadian Reptile and Plant Expo @ Seven Chiefs Field House from 10am-4pm; Tickets start from $7
+WestHills Summer Block Party @ WestHills Towne Centre- Cineplex Parking Lot (South side) from 13pm-17pm; Tickets -$5 per family
Sunday, August 20
+Western Reptilian Expo @ Seven Chiefs Field House from 10am-4pm; Tickets start from $7
Monday, August 21
+Del Boy Druid Summer Tour 2023 @ Vern’s 622 8 Ave SW at 8pm; Tickets – $10
+Brooklyn 99 @ The Canadian Brewhouse at 7pm; Tickets start from $17.05
Tuesday, August 22
+Movie Night @ Women’s Centre of Calgary 39 – 4 St NE from 5.30pm-7.30pm
Wednesday, August 23
+ L’omelette – Vibrant Heady Art Rock @ Haritage Park from 6pm-8pm
+Blue Rodeo @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium at 8pm; Tickets start from $249.90
+Adventure in Photography: Calgary’s Downtown Architecture @ 115 4 Ave SW from 10am-1pm; Tickets start from $150
Thursday, August 24
+Movie on the Rise – The Super Mario Bros. Movie @ St. Patrick’s Island Park from 9pm-11pm
+Westwinds Summer Concert @ 629 49 Ave SW at 7pm
+Milky Chance @ Grey Eagle Event Centre at 6.30pm; Tickets start from $213.01
+Taylor Tomlinson: The Have It All Tour @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium at 7pm; Tickets start from $47.25
+Sashay, Fillet! YYC 2023 @ The Prairie Emporium 334 53 Ave SE from 7pm-10.30pm; Tickets start from $27.98
Friday, August 25
+Cacao Dance Journey with Krista @ Evolved Movement Arts at 7pm; Tickets – $30
+Cutting Shapes Presents: Jex Opolis (YEG) @ Shuffle Club YYC 51.041170, -114.065970 at 9pm; Tickets start from $15
+NF | Hope Tour @ Scotiabank Saddledome at 8pm; Tickets start from $39.5
+Nick Offerman @ Prince’s Island Park from 6.30pm-8.30pm; Tickets start from $53.54
+Taylor Tomlinson: The Have It All Tour @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium at 7pm; Tickets start from $47.25
+Paint the Night Pink @ TELUS Spark at 6pm; Tickets – $35
+Woezo Africa Cultural Festival @ The GRAND 608 1 St SW from 6pm-8pm; Tickets start from $13.66
Saturday, August 26
+Poison Arrow (All 80s) @ Dickens at 10pm; Tickets start from $5
+Acoustic Afternoons with Devin Cooper @ King Eddy at 11.30am
+Down2Date Summer Patio Singles Mixer – 35-45 & 45-55 Cross the Floor Event @ St. James Corner Restaurant & Irish Pub 1219 1 Str SW from 2pm-5pm
+Colin James @ Grey Eagle Event Centre at 8pm; Tickets start from $61.60
+ART SPOT Expresstival @ ‘Lot 6’, 311 8th St SW from 12pm-6pm
Sunday, August 27
+Little Daisy Florals U-Pick Flower Event @ U-Pick Flower from 10am-7pm; Tickets – $40
+Adventure in Photography: Calgary’s Downtown Architecture @ 115 4 Ave SW from 1pm-4pm; Tickets start from $150
+RainbowRec23: Land Learning Walk @ Lindsay Park from 12pm-1pm
+The Barn Artisan Market @ Shawnessy Barn, 224 Shawmeadows Rd SW from 11am-4pm
Tuesday, August 29
+NMC Presents 50 Years of Hip Hop: Four Elements from the West with Master T and Guests @ National Music Centre at 6pm; Tickets start from $5
Wednesday, August 30
+Kardinal Offishall & Kiesza: Party in the Plaza @ Olympic Plaza at 8pm
+Crystal Eyes with Special Guest (Indie Dream Rock) @ Haritage Park from 6pm-8pm
+Bob Ross Paint Night: Be the fro @ Asylum for Art 2505 14 St SW from 6pm-10pm; Tickets – $30
Thursday, August 31
+Calgary Bluesfest Presents: New Orleans’ Johnny Sansone and Tony D of MonkeyJunk @ The King Eddy at 7.30pm; Tickets – $29.09
+Maisie Peters – The Good Witch Comes to North America Tour @ The Palace Theatre at 8pm; Tickets – $28+Fee
+Music And Comedy Collide With The Polyjesters @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium at 7.30pm; Tickets – $21.59
This Month (August)
+True Romance (1993) @ 617 8 Ave SW, August 25 – September 1, Various times; Tickets – $13
+Thursday Tango Practice for all @ Scarboro Community Association 51.040400, -114.101220, August 17 – December 14 (Thursdays) from 8pm-10pm; Tickets – $15
+Fish Bowl Comedy Show @ 223 8 Ave SW, August – December (Wednesdays) from 7.30pm-10pm; Tickets – $11.06
+The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival @ Prince’s Island Park, August 25 – 27; Tickets start from $39
+Barbie: A Cultural Icon @ Telus Spark, August 5 – September 10 at 9am; Tickets start from $26
+Cirque du Soleil: Kooza @ Under the Big Top, Stampede Park (Lot #6), August 25 – October 8; Tickets start from $54
+ Fort Calgary Stories Walking Tour @ Fort Calgary, August 2 – October 29 (Wednesday-Sunday) from 1pm-2pm; Tickets – $10 + fee
+Sunday Jam-The Calgary Parkour Community @ Downtown Calgary, August (Sundays) from 12pm-2pm
+Aggudo Monday Chess Night @ Aggüdo Coffee INC, August 7 – December 25 (Mondays) from 4pm-8pm
+Calgary Brunch Bike Tour @ Calgary, August 12 – September 30 (Saturdays) from 9am-12pm; Tickets – $99
+Futsal Calgary Women & Youth Summer Program @ Knob Hill Community Center Outdoor Hockey Rink 2433 26 Ave SW, August 7 – September 25 (Mondays) from 7.30pm-8.30pm
+Rosebud Open-Air Concert @ Rosehub Theatre, August (Saturdays) from 4.30pm-6pm; Tickets – $28
+Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival @ Calgary Various location, August 4 – August 12; Tickets start from $10
+Bump Street Art Festival @ Calgary Various locations, August 5 – August 26
+Aug 3-7 – Taste of Calgary Food Festival from 11am-10pm @ ParkPlus Lot 6 – 311 8th Street SW. Check out the menu here. The city’s most appetizing festival, giving visitors the chance to sample the city’s food, beverages, music and other cool things. Event-goers can choose to pre-purchase their Taste Pass online and receive VIP entry to skip the line. Admission to the event is free; $1 per digital Taste Ticket loaded on your Taste Pass — each dish will range between 2 to 7 tickets.
+Drumming In the Park @ Weaselhead/Glenmore Park Preservation Society 6615 37 Str SW, August 4 – September 29 (Fridays) from 7pm-8.30pm; Tickets start from $5
+Triwood Weekly Farmers Market @ Triwood Community Association 2244 Chicoutimi Drive NW, August 1 – September 26 (Tuesdays) from 3pm-7pm
+All Levels Acro Yoga Drop-In @ Riley Park, July 31 – September 4 (Mondays) from 5pm – 6.30pm; Tickets start from $15
+Calgary Cup – World Water Ski (WWS) Overall Tour 2023 @ Predator Bay, August 4- August 5
+17th Annual Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival @ August 4 – August 12
+Carifest 2023 @ Shaw Millenium Park, August 18-20
+2023 Country Thunder Alberta: Jon Pardi, Tim McGraw & Keith Urban @ Fort Calgary, August 18-20 at 12pm, Tickets start from $183.01
+Block Party 2023/ The Roller Rink @ 901 64 Ave NE, August – September 10
+Calgary Open Market @ Meadowlark Park Community Association 623 58 Ave SW, August (Thursdays) from 5pm-8pm
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2 comments
That is a great list of fun stuff happening in Calgary
Thank you, Asad!