15 photos of a beautiful first day of spring in Calgary

Flowers aren’t blooming, snow still covers much of the grass, and the trees are still completely bare — but there’s no denying that there’s a genuine feeling of spring in the air around Calgary today.

The first day of the new season hit Calgary with blessed sunshine, warm temperatures, and bright blue skies that are a staple of YYC living.

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• Record rainfall brings wildflower super bloom (and Instagrammers) to California
• Tim Hortons finally just launched a rewards program
• There's a massive FREE street party happening in Calgary this summer

It might still take a few more weeks (or months) to completely thaw out the city and get some colour back in those hills, but we’re just happy to be officially done with one of the worst winters Calgary has ever seen.

Just take a look below at some of our favourite photos from this first day of spring:

 

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A post shared by Alanna King (@alannababy1000) on Mar 20, 2019 at 9:03am PDT

 

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A post shared by Mike (@mikegoyke) on Mar 20, 2019 at 8:49am PDT

 

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A post shared by TigerClaw Jungalow (@yyctigerclawjungalow) on Mar 20, 2019 at 8:43am PDT

 

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A post shared by Daily Travel Treasures (@telleroftraveltales) on Mar 20, 2019 at 8:19am PDT

 

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A post shared by I BRING COLOR TO YOUR LIFE (@ana_shahnovich) on Mar 19, 2019 at 3:45pm PDT

 

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A post shared by EDC YYC (@edc.yyc) on Mar 20, 2019 at 7:58am PDT

 

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A post shared by warrenmuir (@warrenmuir) on Mar 20, 2019 at 7:55am PDT

 

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A post shared by Roxanne Vaudreuil (@crossing_bridges_yyc) on Mar 20, 2019 at 7:49am PDT

 

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A post shared by Robert Barnard (@rnbarnard) on Mar 20, 2019 at 7:44am PDT

 

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A post shared by Senior Lab Guy! (@paulimperius) on Mar 20, 2019 at 7:30am PDT

 

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A post shared by City of Calgary (@cityofcalgary) on Mar 20, 2019 at 7:30am PDT

 

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A post shared by Brad Orr (@wbradorr365) on Mar 20, 2019 at 7:16am PDT

 

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A post shared by Steven Snell (@stevenpsnell) on Mar 20, 2019 at 7:06am PDT

 

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A post shared by Rebecca (@r.wynhoff) on Mar 20, 2019 at 6:20am PDT

See also

• Record rainfall brings wildflower super bloom (and Instagrammers) to California
• Tim Hortons finally just launched a rewards program
• There's a massive FREE street party happening in Calgary this summer