Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are some of the top events to check out in Calgary between April 15 to 17.
For a complete list of events, check out our Calgary events calendar.
PianoMan Live Blues Happy Hour
- What: Skip rush hour and grab a drink after work while listening to blues music Carla Olive will keep you entertained while you catch up with your friends and start the weekend off right.
- Where: Blues Can – 1429 9th Avenue SE
- When: Friday, April 15 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Koi Presents: Ann Taylor and Galactic Funk
- What: Enjoy the energy and rhythm of live music at Cafe Koi. This week musician Ann Taylor takes the stage with DJ Galactic Funk finishing off the night
- Where: Cafe Koi – 100, 1011 1st Street SW
- When: Friday, April 15 at 7 p.m.
Theatre Junction Grand’s Concord Floral
- What: Concord Floral is a place where teens can go and be themselves not to mention it’s a million-square foot greenhouse in a suburb of the city. In the play, ten young adults flee to the greenhouse when a plauge visits their neighbourhood.
- Where: Theatre Junction Grand – 608 1st Street SW
- When: Now to Saturday April 16
- Cost: $45 or $27 for students and artists under 30
Calgary Underground Film Festival 2016
- What: 30 feature films will be shown at this year’s festival along with their Saturday morning all-you-can-eat cereal cartoon party, and CUFFcade a selection of the best new local and Canadian independent videogames.
- When: Now until April 17
- Where: The Globe Cinema – 617 8th Avenue SW
- Cost: $8 – $12
Dreams of Broadway
- What: A musical evening featuring 31 songs spanning 80 years of musical theatre.
- Where: The Wright Theatre at Mount Royal University – 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW
- When: Friday April 15 to Sunday April 17
- Cost: $25
Canmore Uncorked 2016
- What: A 12 day food and drink-focused festival, giving attendees the opportunity to celebrate Canmore’s remarkable and ever-expanding dining scene. Head to Canmore this weekend for your last chance to indulge in some amazing eats.
- Where: Various locations in Canmore
- When: Now until Sunday April 17
- Cost: Ticket prices vary, please check website.
Calgary Poutine Week
- What: Select restaurants around YYC will feature poutines for a cause. For every poutine you buy and enjoy during Poutine Week one free meal will go to someone in need with partnership from local non profit Mealshare.
- Where: Participating restaurants
- When: Friday April 15 to Saturday April 23
- Cost: $7.50 – $23
The Calgary Opera – The Magic Flute
- What: Listen to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s tale of love and the triumph of virtue.
- Where: Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
1415 14th Avenue NW -
When: Saturday, April 16 to Friday, April 22 - Cost: varies
Calgary Women’s Show
- What: Over 300 Exhibits, samples & tastings, free swag, fashion shows and non-stop entertainment. Not just a show for women, a great time for the whole family.
- Where: BMO Centre – 20 Roundup Way SW
- When:
- Saturday April 16 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
- Sunday April 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Cost: $9 – $16
Supertrain 2016
- What: Featuring over 60,000 square feet of Operating Model Railroad Layouts, Displays, Lionel, Lego Trains, Thomas and Friends, Garden Railroads, Photo Exhibits, Merchandise for Sale, Live Demos and Clinics.
- Where: Genesis Centre – 7555 Falconridge Boulevard NE
- When: Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Cost: $5 for youth, $10 for adults
eWaste round up
- What: Recycle your electronics this weekend at Market on Macleod to celebrate Earth Day. Become a part of Alberta’s eWaste solution by recycling your obsolete electronics. Bring a non-perishable food item in support of the Calgary Food Bank. For more information email lauren@alchemycommunications.
ca - Where: The Market on Macleod – 7711 Macleod Trail SE
- When: Saturday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cineplex Family Favourites
- What: The whole family can head down to participating Cineplex theatres every Saturdays throughout April and May for a screening of popular family films. Saturday, April 16 they’ll be showing Rio.
- Where:
- Cineplex Odeon Crowfoot Crossing Cinemas – 91 Crowfoot Terrace NW
- Cineplex Odeon Sunridge Spectrum Cinemas – #400, 2555-32nd Street NE
- Scotiabank Theatre Chinook – 6455 Macleod Trail SW
- When: Saturday, April 16
- Cost: $2.99
Homestyle Breakfast Buffet
- What: Enjoy comforting homestyle food at the Wainwright Hotel. Step into the past, and savour all of your breakfast favourites.
- Where: Heritage Park
- When: Now until May 1 on Sundays only from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Cost: $11 kids; $18 adults
Weekend Brunch
- What: Self proclaimed as the hangover cure, head to National on 17th, National on 10th or National Westhills for your weekend brunch fix.
- Where:
- National on 17th – 550 17th Avenue SW
- National on 10th – #210 341 10th Avenue SW
- National Westhills – 180 Stewart Green SW
- When: Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fitness at the CORE
- What: Closed on Sunday mornings, the CORE is hosting a free Zumba class before their stores open.
- Where: CORE Shopping Centre
- When: Sundays until May 1 from 11 a.m. to noon
- Cost: Free
Candlelight Yoga
- What: Take part in one hour of yoga and one hour of self-development, while you explore the mind-body connection. Take a notebook, a yoga mat and some water with you. The yoga practice will be beginner/intermediate level.
- Where: 2501 Alyth Road SE – Studio Bay 3
- When: Sunday, April 17 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Cost: $37.71
Body Worlds Vital
- What: Celebrating the human body in its healthy, vibrant, and optimal self. Body Worlds is one of the first showcases to provide human specimens on display.
- Where: TELUS Science Centre – 220 St. George’s Drive NE
- When: Now until May 31
- Cost: $24.95 for adults (18 to 64), $22.95 for seniors (65 and over), $20.95 for youth (13 to 17), $17.95 for children (3 to 12)