Flag raising and half-mast list

2024

Date	Type	Flag	Occasion
January
Jan 1	Flag raising	Slovakia	National Independence Day
Jan 13	Half-mast	All flags at Municipal Complex	Passing of former Member of Council John Dale Hodges
February
Feb 10	Flag raising	Grenada	National Independence Day
Feb 17	Flag raising	Kosovo	National Independence Day
Feb 24	Flag raising	Ukraine	To show solidarity with the people of Ukraine
March
Mar 1 - 23	Half-mast	All flags at Municipal Complex	Passing of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
Mar 25	Flag raising	Greece	National Independence Day
Mar 26	Flag raising	Bangladesh	National Independence Day
Mar 31	Flag raising	Transgender	International Day of Transgender Visibility
April
Apr 1	Flag raising	RCAF	Royal Canadian Air Force Centennial
Apr 9	Half-mast	All flags at Municipal Complex	National Day of Remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
Apr 24	Flag raising	Australia	Anzac Day ( Australia and New Zealand)
Apr 25	Flag raising	Against Parental Alienation	International Parental Alienation Awareness Day
Apr 28	Half-mast	All flags City-wide	Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace (also known as National Day of Mourning)
May
May 4	Flag raising	Poland	Polish Constitution Day
May 14	Flag raising	Israel	National Independence Day
May 17	Flag raising	Norway	Constitution Day / National Day
May 18	Flag raising	Haiti	Haitian Flag Day
May 24	Flag raising	Eritrea	National Independence Day
May 26	Flag raising	Azerbaijan	National Independence Day
June
Jun 12	Flag raising	Philippines	National Independence Day
Jun 15	Half-mast	All flags at Municipal Complex	Passing of Gordon Wells Shrake
Jun 23	Half-mast	All flags at Municipal Complex	National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism
July
July 1	Flag raising	Burundi	National Independence Day
July 5	Flag raising	Venezuela	Venezuela Independence Day
Jul 20	Flag raising	Colombia	National Independence Day
August
		AUGUST EVENTS CANCELLED DUE TO PLAZA RENOVATIONS
September
Sep 8	Half-mast	All flags at Municipal Complex, Calgary Police Service and Calgary Fire Department facilities	Firefighter’s National Memorial Day
Sep 11	Half-mast	All flags at Municipal Complex	Passing of former Cllr. Linda Janet Fox-Mellway
Sep 15	Flag raising	El Salvador	National Independence Day
Sep 16	Flag raising	Mexico	National Independence Day
Sep 19	Flag Raising	Nepal	National Day and Constitution Day
Sep 23	Flag raising	Deaf Flag	United Nations International Day of Sign Languages
Sep 29	Half-mast	All flags at Municipal Complex, Calgary Police Service and Calgary Fire Department facilities	Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial Day
Sep 30	Half-mast	All flags City-wide	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October
Oct 1	Flag raising	UN Older Persons Flag	United Nations International Day of Older Persons
Oct 2	Flag raising	Nigeria	National Independence Day
Oct 15	Flag raising	Calgary Region Foster and Kinship Association	Foster and Kinship Caregiver Appreciation Month
Oct 27	Flag raising	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	National Independence Day
Oct 29	Flag raising	Turkey	Republic Day
November
Nov 8	Half-mast	All flags at Municipal Complex	Indigenous Veterans Day
Nov 11	Half-mast	All flags City-wide	Remembrance Day
Nov 12	Flag raising	Metis	Metis Week
Nov 25	Flag raising	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Statehood Day
Nov 30	Flag raising	Barbados	National Independence Day
December
Dec 1	Flag raising	Albania	National Independence Day
Dec 6	Half-mast	All flags at Municipal Complex	National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

2023

2023 flag raising and half-mast list