What's open and closed in Calgary this Heritage Day long weekend

The Heritage Day long weekend is almost upon us, and some spots around Calgary will be making some minor accommodations to their services to reflect this.

Most City services will remain open; however, there are adjustments to operating hours in place. A reminder that Heritage Day is not a statutory holiday in Alberta, and if an employer recognizes an additional holiday, all employment standards rules related to holiday pay apply to these additional holidays.

Here’s what’s open — and what’s not — for Heritage Day long weekend 2025.

Post offices

Canada Post will be closed on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025.

Malls

• CF Chinook Centre: Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025
• CF Market Mall: Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025
• The CORE Shopping Centre: Open noon to 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025
• Southcentre Mall: Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025

Movie theatres

Cineplex Entertainment, Landmark Cinemas, and Canyon Meadows Cinemas will be open on Heritage Day for anyone who wants to catch a movie and gorge on popcorn.

For your closest movie theatre showtimes, you can visit Cineplex’s website, Landmark Cinemas’ website, and Canyon Meadows Cinemas’ site.

City of Calgary

The holiday weekend will bring some changes to City of Calgary services. If you’re driving to any events this weekend, you’ll be happy to hear no payment is required for on-street parking on Heritage Day.

Calgary Parking parkades and surface lots will offer weekend rates. Trains will also operate as usual. The Contact Centre and Impound Lot will be closed on Monday.

Landfills will be open most days except for the Spyhill and Shepard locations on Sunday. You can find more detailed hours here.

Leisure centres

Southland Leisure Centre, Village Square Leisure Centre, Shouldice Aquatic Centre, and Killarney Aquatic & Recreation Centre will all be closed on the holiday Monday.

Calgary Public Library

The Calgary Public Library will be operating under its standard weekend hours on Saturday and Sunday, but all locations will be closed for Heritage Day on Monday. If you’re hoping to spend the long weekend relaxing with a new read, you’ll want to stop by between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday or noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Grocery and liquor stores

While grocery and liquor stores are considered essential services and are generally open across the city on holidays, they might be operating on adjusted hours. We advise checking your favourite location before you go, just to confirm.

• Calgary Co-op
• Costco
• IGA
• No Frills
• Real Canadian Superstore
• Safeway
• Save-On-Foods
• Shopper’s Drug Mart
• Sobeys
• Walmart
• Ace Liquor Discounter
• Co-op Wine Spirits Beer
• Crowfoot Wine & Spirits
• Liquor Depot
• Sobeys Liquor
• Willow Park Wines & Spirits

Other attractions

There are so many popular local attractions to choose from that will be open for regular hours this weekend.

If you haven’t made your weekend plans yet, consider checking out Heritage Park, Calaway Park, the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, Telus Spark, or the Hangar Flight Museum, which are all open for their regular working hours.