Fun Things to Do in Calgary – Calgary Events for October 2026

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October brings Calgary’s busiest stretch of the fall calendar. Halloween attractions ramp up all month, the Calgary International Film Festival wraps its run, Thanksgiving weekend fills up with family events, and pumpkin patches across the region hit their peak. 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! Here’s what’s on.

October 1-31

• Calgary Ghost Walks @ Various venues, Calgary; Tickets: $15 and up. Evening walking tours through the mischief, mayhem, and murders of Calgary’s history.
• Haunted Historic Inglewood @ Various locations, Inglewood, Calgary; Tickets: free and ticketed events. A month-long Halloween takeover of Calgary’s original main street with eerie pop-ups and spooky programming throughout October.
• The Crypt & The Crow @ TOPS Pizza South, 9919 Fairmount Drive SE, Calgary; Tickets: Free. An immersive Halloween pop-up transformation inside a south Calgary pizza shop.
• Train of Terror @ Aspen Crossing, Mossleigh, AB (about an hour southeast of Calgary); Tickets: $66.66-$119.99 + fees. Canada’s only moving haunted house, aboard a real train.

October 9-31

• ScreamFest @ GMC Stadium, 2200 Stampede Trail SE, Calgary; Select dates (Oct 9, 10, 16, 17, 22-25, 29-31), 7 PM-midnight, October 22 is Adult Night (18+); Tickets: $35-$75 + fees and taxes, with General Admission, Killer Cash Combo, Zombie House Combo, Speedpass, and Speedpass Combo tiers. Canada’s largest and scariest Halloween event, with seven haunted houses, a slingshot ride, horror movie screenings, and the Midway of Mayhem.

October 1-10

• In Torch Song @ Joyce Doolittle Theatre, Pumphouse Theatres, 2140 Pumphouse Ave SW, Calgary; Tickets: $22-$25. A two-act revival of Harvey Fierstein’s award-winning Torch Song Trilogy, following a torch song-singing drag queen’s search for love and family.

October 2-3

• Calgary Wranglers vs. Abbotsford Canucks – Home Opener Weekend @ Scotiabank Saddledome, 555 Saddledome Rise SE, Calgary; Friday 7 PM, Saturday 5 PM; Tickets: from $21. The AHL Wranglers kick off their home season with a back-to-back series.

October 2

• Connie Kaldor with Gabriel Campagne @ Calgary Folk Club, 5432 Dalhart Rd NW, Calgary; Tickets: $35 + fees. A Juno-winning Canadian singer-songwriter performs an intimate folk club show.
• Dillstradamus @ Grey Eagle Event Centre, 3775 Grey Eagle Drive, Calgary; Tickets: $64.99 + fees. Dillon Francis and Flosstradamus team up for a long-awaited dance music reunion tour.
• Pavlo In Concert @ Bella Concert Hall, 18 Mt Royal Circle SW, Calgary; Tickets: $58.73-$70.65. Mediterranean-guitar virtuoso Pavlo returns with his full band.
• ZooDunnit (18+): Extinction Event @ Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, 210 St. George’s Drive NE, Calgary; Tickets: $94 + GST. A live murder mystery game held after-hours among the zoo’s exhibits.
• Campus Derby Day @ Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, 260 Century Downs Drive, Rocky View County; Tickets: $15 + fees. An evening of live horse racing with student perks and prizes.

October 2-4

• Pumpkin Palooza @ Cobb’s Adventure Park, 1500 84th Street NE, Calgary; Runs through October 25; Tickets: $21.95 and up. A full pumpkin patch experience with photo ops and carving pumpkins to take home.
• Pumpkins in the Park @ Granary Road, 112 Street West, Foothills County; Tickets: $29.95. Fall-themed family activities and pumpkin picking at Granary Road’s working farm.

October 2-18

• YYC Pizza Fest @ Various restaurants, Calgary; Tickets: varies by restaurant. Local pizzerias compete with original recipes for a good cause, with charity and community built into the event.

October 3

• Steve Hackman’s Beethoven X Beyoncé @ Jack Singer Concert Hall, 225 8 Ave SE, Calgary; Tickets: $34.50-$120.50. An inventive orchestral mashup fusing Beethoven’s symphonies with Beyoncé’s catalogue.
• Calgary Toy Show & Sale @ Edgemont Community Centre, 33 Edgevalley Circle NW, Calgary; Tickets: $3-$5. Eighty-three tables of vintage and modern collectible toys, from Hot Wheels to action figures.
• Paulaner Official Oktoberfest @ Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, 260 Century Downs Drive, Rocky View County; Tickets: Free. Bavarian culture meets high-stakes horse racing, featuring the CTHS Alberta Sales Stakes.
• Wild Walk 2026 @ Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, 1300 Zoo Road NE, Calgary; Tickets: $40-$60 + fees. A conservation-focused fundraising walk through the zoo, powered by Booster Juice.
• McDougall Fall Artisan Market @ McDougall United Church, 8516 Athabasca St. SE, Calgary; Tickets: Free. A local artisan market with live Western music in the afternoon.

October 3-4

• Calgary Horror Con 2026 @ Genesis Centre, 7555 Falconridge Blvd NE #10, Calgary; Tickets: check organizer site for current pricing. Canada’s largest horror fan gathering, with celebrity guests, panels, workshops, and an international film festival.
• The Colossal Carve: Heart of the Harvest @ Calgary Farmers’ Market locations, Calgary; Tickets: Free. Calgary’s only live giant pumpkin carving event, with champion carver Yann Blanchard transforming award-winning pumpkins.
• The National Franchise Show @ BMO Centre, Stampede Park, 1912 Flores Ladue Parade SE, Calgary; Tickets: $10. Alberta’s largest “own your own business” event, with 65+ franchises to meet.

October 4

• CIBC Run for the Cure Calgary @ Southcentre Mall, 100 Anderson Rd SE, Calgary; Tickets: Free, donations encouraged. The Canadian Cancer Society’s signature fundraising run/walk for breast cancer research.
• Calgary Hitmen vs. Regina Pats @ Scotiabank Saddledome, 555 Saddledome Rise SE, Calgary; Tickets: from $19. WHL junior hockey action.
• Historic Union Cemetery Tour @ Union Cemetery, Erlton St & 32 Ave SW, Calgary; Runs through October 31; Tickets: Free. Volunteer-led walking tours through the stories of Calgary’s Mounties, cowboys, and politicians buried on-site.

October 10-11

• Disney In Concert: Mary Poppins @ Jack Singer Concert Hall, 205 8 Ave SE, Calgary; Friday 7:30 PM, Saturday 2 PM; Tickets: check calgaryphil.com for current pricing. The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra performs the classic Disney score live alongside a screening of the film.
• The Princess Bride in Concert @ Jack Singer Concert Hall, 225 8 Ave SE, Calgary; Friday 7:30 PM, Saturday 2:30 PM; Tickets: check calgaryphil.com for current pricing. The award-winning score to the cult classic film, performed live by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.
• Rocky Horror Picture Show screening @ The Grand Theatre, 608 1 St SW, Calgary; Tickets: check thegrandcalgary.ca for current pricing. A cult classic Halloween-season screening, with the Waffles & Chix food truck serving in the lobby.
• 7th Annual Thanksgiving Pie Bake-Off @ Calgary Farmers’ Market South, 510 77 Ave SE, Calgary; 10 AM-2 PM; Tickets: Free to attend. A community pie-tasting competition to help decide Calgary’s favourite Thanksgiving pie flavour.

October 10-12

• Thanksgiving Weekend at Heritage Park @ Heritage Park, 1900 Heritage Dr SW, Calgary; Tickets: regular park admission. The historical village’s final weekend of the 2026 season, with Thanksgiving-season programming throughout the park.

October 11

• Calgary Stampeders vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders @ McMahon Stadium, 1817 Crowchild Trail NW, Calgary; 7:30 PM; Tickets: check stampeders.com for current pricing. CFL regular-season action over the long weekend.

October 12

• Colter Wall @ Grey Eagle Event Centre, 3775 Grey Eagle Drive, Calgary; 8 PM; Tickets: starting at $30. The Saskatchewan-born country and folk singer-songwriter brings his road-worn sound to Calgary.
• Calgary’s Thanksgiving Monday Walk and Dance Party @ theWALK.ca event, Calgary; Tickets: check organizer’s site for current pricing. A community walking and dance event supporting the Calgary Food Bank.

October 13-18

• Wordfest Imaginairium Festival @ Multiple venues including Memorial Park Library, 1221 2nd Street SW; Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall, Central Library, 800 3 St SE; DJD Dance Centre, 111 12 Avenue SE; and Bella Concert Hall, Taylor Centre, 4825 Mt. Royal Gate SW, Calgary; Tickets: individual shows and festival passes vary, festival pass seen at $165. Canada’s Liveliest Literary Festival marks its 31st year with 41 shows featuring over 50 acclaimed Canadian and international authors.

October 16-18

• Calgary Tattoo & Arts Festival 2026 @ BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary; Friday 4 PM (Adult Night), Saturday General Admission, Sunday; Tickets: $32-$105, with a weekend pass option. Tattoo artists from across the country set up shop for live tattooing, art, and entertainment over the weekend.
• Calgary Opera’s Tosca @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 1415 14 Ave NW, Calgary; October 16 & 24 at 7:30 PM, October 18 at 2 PM; Tickets: check calgaryopera.com for current pricing. Calgary Opera opens its 2026-27 season with Puccini’s tragic classic.

October 16-17

• Freshtival @ Globe Cinema, 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary; Tickets: Free. Canada’s premiere ski film festival showcases the most anticipated ski movies of the year from industry names like Matchstick Productions.

October 17

• Calgary Stampeders vs. BC Lions @ McMahon Stadium, 1817 Crowchild Trail NW, Calgary; 5 PM; Tickets: check stampeders.com for current pricing. CFL regular-season action.
• Cavalry FC vs. Pacific FC @ ATCO Field at Spruce Meadows, 18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW, Calgary; 2 PM; Tickets: check cavalryfc.ca for current pricing. Canadian Premier League soccer.
• GEDfest Calgary @ The Arrowhead, 4630 Macleod Trail SW, Calgary; Tickets: $18.95-$24.95. A gathering built around the GED video game fandom with panels, trivia, and community programming.

October 13-November 14

• Evil Dead: The Musical @ Check venue listing on organizer site; Tickets: check organizer site for current pricing. A gory, comedic stage adaptation of the cult horror franchise, running through mid-November with a special Halloween-night performance on October 31 that includes a pre-show party in the lobby.

October 30

• A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics @ Calgary Central Library, 800 3 Street SE, Calgary; Tickets: check library event listing for current pricing. The Listeso String Quartet performs a Halloween-themed classical program by candlelight.
• Pumpkin Drop @ Alice Sanctuary, Calgary area; Tickets: check Alice Sanctuary’s site for current pricing. A giant pumpkin is dropped and smashed for charity, supporting the animal sanctuary.

October 30-31

• Frights & Delights: Halloween at The Confluence @ The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland, 750 9 Avenue SE, Calgary; Tickets: check theconfluence.ca for current pricing. More than a Halloween market, with two nights of frightfully good times for all ages where the rivers meet in downtown Calgary.
• Calgary’s Haunted Hop: Halloween Bar Crawl @ GRETA Bar YYC, 213 10 Ave SW, Calgary, and other Beltline bars; Friday & Saturday 8 PM; Tickets: $18, 18+. A two-night Halloween bar crawl through the Beltline, one wristband covering four or more bars.

October 31

• Modern Steak Halloween Party @ Modern Steak, Stephen Avenue location, 100 8 Ave SE, Calgary; Tickets: $125, adults-only. A fancy, upscale Halloween dinner-dance party at the steakhouse. Modern After Dark is taking over all three floors of Modern Steak on Stephen Avenue this Halloween for a 25+ evening of wine, food, music and costumes. Your ticket includes tastings of 30 wines, passed canapés and charcuterie, plus access to three different music experiences: open format on the main floor, old school on the second floor, and ’90s and 2000s dance hits on the enclosed rooftop. Costumes are encouraged, with a $1,000 cash prize for Best Costume. The event runs Saturday, October 31 from 8 PM to midnight, with tickets available through OpenTable Experiences.

October 31

• Ready Set Halloween @ Calgary Police Discovery Centre, 5111 47 St NE, Calgary; Tickets: Free. A free, family-friendly Halloween event with costumes, safety tips, lights, and candy.
• Halloween Pet Parade @ Memorial Park Library, 1221 2 Street SW, Calgary; Tickets: Free. The library’s beloved annual pet costume parade returns.
• The Fright Crawl: Calgary Halloween Day Bar Crawl @ Downtown Commercial Core, starting at Social Beer Haus, Calgary; 1 PM; Tickets: check eventbrite.ca for current pricing. A daytime Halloween bar crawl through downtown Calgary.
• FunnyFest Halloween Comedy Extravaganza @ Commonwealth Bar & Stage, 731 10 Avenue SW, Calgary; Tickets: check funnyfest.com for current pricing. A costumed stand-up comedy night as part of Calgary’s long-running comedy festival.

October 31-November 1

• JAMMY CON 2026 @ WinSport Event Centre, 88 Canada Olympic Road SW, Calgary; Tickets: check organizer site for current pricing. A fan convention closing out the Halloween weekend.

September 24-October 4

• Calgary International Film Festival @ Various venues, Calgary; Tickets: vary by screening, check calgaryfilm.com. The city’s flagship film festival screens 200+ films from 40+ countries, spanning comedy, drama, foreign cinema, and indie darlings over its 11-day run.

September 25-October 31

• Pumpkins After Dark @ WinSport, 88 Canada Olympic Rd SW, Calgary; Select evenings, dusk-11 PM (last entry 10 PM); Tickets: general admission (18+) from $17.01, youth (4-17) from $11.46, under 4 free, VIP options available, price varies by date. Canada’s largest Halloween event, with a walk-through pathway of over 10,000 hand-carved pumpkins built into massive illuminated scenes, set to music and special effects.

September 26-October 25

• The Lodger @ Vertigo Theatre, 115 9 Ave SE, Calgary; Tickets: $32-$76 + fees. A mystery thriller about a couple struggling to make ends meet when a mysterious lodger arrives at their door – exactly the kind of answer that turns out too good to be true.

September 29-October 25

• Little Shop of Horrors @ Max Bell Theatre, 220 9 Ave SE, Calgary; Tickets: $30-$126. The cult classic musical about a timid shop assistant, a plant with a taste for blood, and the “Feed Me Seymour” number everyone’s waiting for.

What’s Happening This Month

• Calgary Farmers’ Market West, 25 Greenbriar Dr NW – open Wednesday to Saturday, 9 AM-7 PM, and Sunday, 9 AM-5 PM
• Calgary Farmers’ Market South, 510 77 Ave SE – open Thursday to Sunday, 9 AM-5 PM
• Calgary International Film Festival, Various venues (September 24-October 4)
• The Lodger, Vertigo Theatre (September 26-October 25)
• Little Shop of Horrors, Max Bell Theatre (September 29-October 25)
• Calgary Ghost Walks, Various venues (October 1-31)
• Haunted Historic Inglewood, Inglewood (October 1-31)
• The Crypt & The Crow, TOPS Pizza South (October 1-31)
• Train of Terror, Aspen Crossing (October 1-31)
• Pumpkin Palooza, Cobb’s Adventure Park (October 2-25)
• YYC Pizza Fest, Various restaurants (October 2-18)
• Pumpkins After Dark, WinSport (September 25-October 31)
• ScreamFest, GMC Stadium (October 9-31, select dates)
• Thanksgiving Weekend at Heritage Park, Heritage Park (October 10-12)
• Wordfest Imaginairium Festival, Multiple venues (October 13-18)
• Evil Dead: The Musical, venue TBD (October 13-November 14)
• Calgary Tattoo & Arts Festival, BMO Centre (October 16-18)

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