Afrikadey!
In mid-August, enjoy this festival of African arts and culture accompanied by music and a food fair throughout the downtown core. The festival ends with a celebration at Prince's Island Park.

Telephone 403.234.9110
www.afrikadey.com

Banff Mountain Film Festival
In Banff at the end of October, film lovers and movie stars attend this world festival of mountain-themed cinema held at the Banff Centre for the Arts (see Arts and Culture section for more information).

Telephone 403.762.6100
www.banffcentre.ca/mountain...

BBQ on the Bow
This festival of food takes place in September at Eau Claire Market. Activities include the Alberta BBQ Championship, Children’s Craft Tent and Just Kidding Performers, BBQ Food concession, the Alberta Beef Producers Tent and the General Store featuring Alberta fresh corn, Canadian Club BBQ sauces and cookbooks by local authors for sale to the public.
Telephone 403.233.4380
webmaster@bbqonthebow.com
www.bbqonthebow.com

Calgary Dragon Boat Races
In late July, Dragon Boat Races take place in Glenmore Park. Calgary teams compete in several classes to participate in the Canadian Dragonboat Championship in Vancouver, and the World Dragonboat Championship in Hong Kong.

Telephone 403.216.0145
www.calgarydragonboat.com

Calgary Folk Music Festival
The Calgary Folk Music Festival takes place in late July and is a celebration of traditional roots, musical innovation and diversity from around the globe. Experience Celtic sounds, world music, blues, bluegrass, acoustic and electric folk, roots music, alternative sounds, country, swing, and more. The Festival offers five different daytime stages and an evening stage hosting numerous concerts and workshops (round-robins, and jams) and takes place at Prince's Island Park.

Telephone 403.233.0904
www.calgaryfolkfest.com

Calgary International Blues Festival
The Calgary International Blues Festival is a four day long celebration of some of the best local, regional, national and international blues artists. Described by many as one of the best parties of the year in Calgary, this little festival has grown in attendance by leaps and bounds since its inception in 2005. Attendance for the first festival was 3200 and was up to 10,000 in 2006.

www.calgarybluesfest.com

Calgary International Children's Festival
The Calgary International Children’s Festival, held annually in late May, is one of Canada’s foremost arts festivals and the third largest of its kind in North America. The Festival is a destination of choice for more than 60,000 young people, their families and teachers. Held at the EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts and on Olympic Plaza, the Children’s Festival offers world-class performing arts experience that sparks imagination, inspires creative thought, encourages cultural understanding, and fosters a lifelong passion for the arts.

Telephone 403.294.7414
www.calgarychildfest.org

Calgary International Film Festival
Every September, the Film Festival celebrates international cinema from more than 20 countries. Screenings are held at the Globe, Uptown and Plaza theatres over six days and six nights. The films are grouped into eight series: Contemporary World Cinemas, Canadian Film Works, American Independents, Documentaries, Curiously Late Movies, Youth Film, Off the Beaten Track and Hot Shorts.

Telephone 403.283.1490
Box Office 403.612.3377
www.calgaryfilm.com

Calgary International Jazz Festival
In late June, more than 300 musicians perform all types of jazz in a variety of venues around town. (Some venues are bars and lounges and may require attendees to be at least 18 years of age).

Telephone 403.249.1119
www.jazzfestivalcalgary.ca

Calgary Stampede
In early July, put on jeans and a cowboy hat and enjoy this week-long party known as the "Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth!" The Stampede includes a popular downtown parade and numerous exhibits and attractions at the Stampede grounds including the midway, the rodeo, the stock show and chuckwagon races. Local arts and crafts are for sale and each night concludes with a fireworks display on the grounds. Pancake breakfasts abound around the city: in malls, businesses, and along the Steven Avenue Mall (Eighth Avenue).

Telephone 403.261.0101
Toll Free 800.661.1260
www.calgarystampede.com

Calgary Winterfest
In February, this 10-day celebration commemorates the 1988 Winter Olympics with numerous winter events, including human curling.

Telephone 403.543.5480
www.calgarywinterfest.com

Carifest
In mid June, this festival features the best in Reggae music and food from the Caribbean. There's a parade on the first Saturday and a party and food fair on Prince's Island on the second Saturday.

Telephone 403.292.0310

Forzani's Mother's Day Road Race
This road race is a national event held in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax. It is a fun-filled event that has become a tradition for Canadians of all fitness levels to run or walk together in celebration of families, health and fitness.
Calgary's event has become Alberta's largest recreational running and walking event with over 10,000 participates.

Telephone 403.717.1461
foundation@forzani.com
www.forzanigroup.com

Fourth Street Lilac Festival
In Spring, Fourth Street between 17 Avenue SW and Elbow Drive (30th Street) is blocked off for this street fair, featuring live music, street merchants, food vendors, and all of the Fourth Street merchants

Telephone 403.229.0902
www.4streetcalgary.com/lilacfestival

High Performance Rodeo
One Yellow Rabbit Theatre presents High Performance Rodeo featuring the best in new and experimental performance from across Canada and around the world. The Rodeo lets participants meet the world's most creative performers from Calgary and abroad.

Telephone 403.264.3224
www.oyr.org

International Native Arts Festival
Celebrate Calgary's First Nations heritage. This festival is held in July and is centered around Stephen Avenue Mall (Eighth Avenue).

Telephone 407.233.0020

Kiwanis Music Festival
The Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival is held annually as one of 245 music festivals in Canada. It is the largest competitive music festival in North America. It provides approximately 12,000 amateur musicians and speech performers the opportunity to perform, compete for scholarships, listen to other perlormers, and be adjudicated by national and international adjudicators.

Telephone 403.283.6009
www.calgarykiwanisfestival.ca

Enbridge playRites
The Enbridge playRites festival is an internationally recognized showcase of new Canadian work and helps to foster the work of Canadian playwrights, it is a signature event for Alberta Theatre Projects. Six weeks of rehearsals lead to a six-week run in repertory of four new Canadian plays. The plays take place on the ENMAX Stage in the Martha Cohen Theatre.

Telephone box office 407.294.7402
www.atplive.com/playrites.html

Wordfest
Now the third largest literary festival of its kind in Canada, WordFest started in Calgary and Banff in 1996. Now, it attracts more than 8,000 attendees a year. As an internationally recognized event, WordFest celebrates both the written and spoken word.

Telephone 403.294.7462
www.wordfest.com

Roughstock
One of the country's richest rodeos, a free celebration of agriculture and a saloon withi a life ol ils own can all be found at Roughstock - a western festival.

http://calgarystampede.com/roughstock/

Royal Bank Calgary International Organ Festival and Competition
Cantos Music Foundation presents free concerts and organ performances throughout the year. The feslival fosters the best in classical organ performance.

Telephone 403.543.5115

Twelve Days of Christmas
Heritage Park celebrates Christmas "the old-fashioned way" on weekends from mid-November to Christmas Eve. Costumed "residents" of Heritage Park, actors, and local merchants recreate a pre-Confederation Christmas.

Telephone 403.268.8500
reception@heritagepark.ab.ca
www.heritagepark.ab.ca

WineFest
This annual festival of wine takes place annually in mid-February. It is presented by Dragonfly Productions in the Senate Room at SAIT. The festival offers samples of 300 wines plus breads, gourmet cheeses and pates. Wine makers and agents from around the globe are in attendance in this friendly and informal setting.

Telephone 403.293.2555
dragonflymail@shaw.ca
www.winefestcalgary.com