31 things to do at Beakerhead today: Saturday, September 16

Take in Beakerhead in all its glory throughout this beautiful Saturday, and end it all off with the big finale: Beakernight.

There’s a lot to do and a lot to see, so here’s our list of all the awesome events to check out—with some happening today, and today only!

See also

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Girls Learning Code: Light It Up

• What: A full day of youth and beginner friendly instruction on programming, lights, and wearable technology.
• When: Saturday, September 16
• Time: 10 am to 4 pm
• Where: Innovate Calgary – 3553 31st Street NW
• Admission: Free!

Monstrous Adventure Playground

• What: Adventure Playground allows kids to create, destroy, and imagine to their mind’s delight.
• When: Saturday, September 16
• Time: Noon to 4 pm
• Where: Shaw Millenium Park – 1220 9th Avenue SW
• Admission: Free!

Projecting Mapping Workshop

• What: Create illusions on real-world objects with projection mapping, and learn the methods of disguising what is really there.
• When: Saturday, September 16
• Time: 1 to 4 pm
• Where: Memorial Park Library – 1221 2nd Street SW
• Admission: Free!

Pop-Up Puppet Studio

• What: Create your own puppet—including a chemical reaction—at this kid friendly workshop.
• When: Saturday, September 16
• Time: 1 to 3 pm
• Where: For Calgary Learning Centre – 760 9th Avenue SE
• Admission: $10 per person or $35 for groups of 4-6, available at Eventbrite

Virtual Reality (Intro) Academy

• What: Discover how to create virtual worlds that can be experienced through virtual reality.
• When: Saturday, September 16
• Time: 1 to 4 pm
• Where: Mount Royal University Riddell Library and Learning Centre – 75 Mount Royal Circle SW
• Admission: Free!

Inventors’ Open Mic

• What: Whatever your idea, the mic is there for you! Listen in to what might be bouncing around other peoples’ minds, or share your own crazy creations.
• When: Saturday, September 16
• Time: 3 to 4 pm
• Where: Beakerbar, Fort Calgary – 750 9th Avenue SE
• Admission: Free!

Bike to Beakernight

• What: Get on your bike and pedal over to Beakernight alongside other cyclists. Costumes are encouraged!
• When: Saturday, September 16
• Time: 6:30 to 8 pm
• Where: Loop – 4th Street and 21st Avenue SW
• Admission: Free, donations welcomed

Hack the Flyer

• What: Turn a red wagon into a speed racer with whatever you have at your disposal in this Beakerhead competition.
• When: Saturday, September 16
• Time: 7 to 8:30 pm
• Where: East Village Riverwalk Plaza – 618 Confluence Way SE

Beakernight

• What: Beakerhead’s big send off party, featuring a night of installations, fire, lasers, and more!
• When: Saturday, September 16
• Time: 7 to 11 pm
• Where: Fort Calgary and East Village River Walter
• Admission: By donation

SkiiTour – Beakernight Afterparty

• What: Keep the party going after Beakernight at the Palace Theatre for dancing and drinks
• When: Saturday, September 16
• Time: 11 pm to 2 am
• Where: Palace Theatre – 219 8th Avenue SW
• Admission: Free if RSP before 11 pm, $20 after 11 pm

And here’s all the events and installations that will be sticking around throughout the week:

Cooking in the Arctic

• What: Discover the culinary traditions of Nunavut from the Arctic Institute of North America.
• When: Friday, September 15 and Saturday, September 16
• Time: 5 to 7:30 pm
• Where: ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen – 909 11th Avenue SW
• Admission: $110, available at Eventbrite

Night Light Walking Tour

• What: A two kilometre tour of the Beakerheads brightest lights.
• When: Thursday, September 14 to Saturday, September 16
• Time: 7 to 10 pm for Thursday, 7:30 to 10 pm on Friday, and 6:30 to 8 pm on Saturday.
• Where: Eau Claire Market – 200 Barclay Parade SW
• Admission: $15.50, available at Eventbrite

Market Collective

• What: A gathering to celebrate art, science, and music, with food truck, DJs, and shopping.
• When: Friday, September 15 to Sunday, September 17
• Time: 4 to 9 pm on Friday, 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday
• Where: Inglewood Warehouse – 1309 17th Avenue SE
• Admission: $5 for the weekend

Engineered Eats

• What: 24 different bars and restaurants participating in Beakerhead experiments.
• When: Tuesday, September 12 to Sunday, September 17
• Where: Participating Restaurants throughout Calgary

Metamorphosis

• What: Interactive artwork that can communicate through sensory metaphors.
• When: September 7 to October 7
• Time: 11 am to 6 pm Tuesday to Friday, 11 am to 5 pm on Saturdays
• Where: Herringer Kiss Gallery – 709 11th Avenue SW
• Admission: Free!

Bee Kingdom’s Inflatable Space Invasion

• What: Huge space invaders blown up and ready to be gawked at.
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Time: 10 am to 4 pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, 6 to 10 pm Thursday as well, and 1- am to 5 pm on Saturday
• Where: Telus Spark – 220 St. George’s Drive NE
• Admission: $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, $16 for youth, and $13 for kids

Snakes and ladders

• What: A journey of 14 different Beakerhead sites to visit the ups and downs of invention.
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Where: Throughout downtown Calgary
• Admission: Free!

Kensington Alley

• What: Check out the Beakerhead version of one of Calgary’s tightest squeezes.
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Where: Alley beside 1145 Kensington Crescent NW
• Admission: Free!

Loop

• What: Your own motion will activate images in this two metre wide illuminated cylinder.
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Where: 4th Street SW, between 20th Avenue and Elbow Drive SW
• Admission: Free!

Love in the Age of Machines

• What: An installation created by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and the Alberta College of Art + Design.
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Where: Visible from the shared traffic corridor and C-Train platform by SAIT and ACAD
• Admission: Free!

Serpent Mother

• What: An awesome, gigantic, fire breathing serpent.
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Saturday, September 16
• Time: Nightly shows at 8 and 9 pm on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and at 8, 9, and 10 pm on Saturday
• Where: Fort Calgary – 750 9th Avenue SE
• Admission: Free!

Impulse

• What: 15. Giant. Interactive. Teeter-totters.
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Where: 6th Avenue and 6th Street SE
• Admission: Free!

Nest

• What: A nest of dragons hiding behind construction barriers—keep your eye out!
• When:Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Where: Victoria Park – 201 10th Avenue SE
• Admission: Free!

Nucleation

• What: 5,00 white balloons attached to Legion No. 1—don’t worry, it won’t be floating away.
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Where: Legion No. 1 – 116 7th Avenue SE
• Admission: Free!

Enoch Park

• What: Check out the bunnies during the day, then see the amazing light shows at night.
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Time: Noon to 10 pm Wednesday to Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm on Sunday
• Where: Enoch Park – 314 12th Avenue SE
• Admission: Free!

Skybeings

• What: Learn about the stars and the story of the Big Dipper
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Time: Noon to 10 pm Wednesday to Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm on Sunday
• Where: Eighth Avenue Place – 525 8th Avenue SW
• Admission: Free!

Mars 112

• What: A show home on Mars in the first Martian colony.
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Time: Noon to 8 pm Wednesday to Friday, 10 am to 8 pm on Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm on Sunday
• Where: Loft 112 – 535 8th Avenue SE
• Admission:

Up Against All Odds

• What: A game that pits you against fate at the roll of the dice.
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Time: Noon to 8 pm Wednesday to Friday, 10 am to 8 pm on Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm on Sunday
• Where: McDougall Centre – 455 6th Street SW

Claw

• What: An industrial-sized claw game that puts you in the driver seat.
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Time: Noon to 8 pm Wednesday to Friday, 10 am to 8 pm on Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm on Sunday
• Where: Eau Claire Market – 200 Barclay Parade SW
• Admission: Free!

BowWave

• What: Play the Bow River with illuminated, interactive shapes cast across the gravel beach.
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Time: 5 to 11 pm Wednesday to Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm on Sunday
• Where: On the banks of the Bow River east of Centre Street
• Admission: Free!

Beaker Bar

• What: The perfect place to taste some experimental brews during Beakerhead.
• When: Wednesday, September 13 to Sunday, September 17
• Time: 4 to 9:30 pm Wednesday to Friday, noon to 11 pm Saturday, noon to 5 pm Sunday
• Where: Fort Calgary – 750 Avenue SE
• Admission: Free admission, beverages by token