This summer, TELUS Spark is buzzing with excitement as the science centre kicks off an epic summer of Bugs & Bytes! Guests are in for a summer full of exploring the secrets of both the digital and natural worlds while getting curious about science.

The Inglewood Night Market is a modern market with locally sourced and handmade vendors selling diverse goods; from handmade crafts to vintage clothing, antiques and collectibles, artisan eats and more. Enjoy 135 curated local artisans, beer gardens and dogs are welcome! 

Visit the lively main street neighborhood for food, fun, local finds, and friends. This year, the market will be at the heart of the Beltline due to Mission Bridge construction. This event is pet-friendly!

Calgary Pride celebrates the city’s diverse and inclusive 2SLGBTQ+ community. There is a full week of events, including the Pride Parade which attracts more than 60,000 spectators. The parade is followed by Pride in the Park, a free, family-friendly, outdoor celebration with food trucks, live music, a beer garden, and a family activity zone.

The Biggest celebration of the Filipino Canadian community and heritage since 2015, Fiesta Filipino is a celebration of the multiculturalism and diversity in Alberta through music, arts, food and performances.

The Canadian Indonesian Social Club, a non-profit organization here in Calgary since 1983, is hosting the inaugural Indonesian Festival! This festival will include food booths, art stations, guest stars, cultural performances, prizes and much more! Experience Indonesian and the world’s cuisine and culture at this family friendly, free event! Be sure to register at the link for a chance to win awesome door prizes. 

Launched in 2020, the Love is Love Mile was created to bring communities together! This one-mile run takes place on the Calgary Pride Parade route, prior to the parade's start. A virtual option is available whereby registrants complete their own one-mile run or walk anywhere, anytime, on any surface during Calgary Pride week.  

2022 Honens Prize Laureate Illia Ovcharenko and Honens Artistic Director Jon Kimura Parker are joined by Alberta’s own virtuoso pianists Carmen Morin and Zhenni Li-Cohen in this annual favourite, where you will hear some of some of the most fun, exciting, and upbeat repertoire classical piano has to offer. Piano students from University of Calgary’s School of Creative and Performing Arts and the Mount Royal University Conservatory will open the concert with party pieces of their own.  

Highlighting this year’s Honens Festival is a solo recital by 2022 Honens Prize Laureate Illia Ovcharenko. Illia is taking the world by storm with a fast-growing list of accolades. Illia’s program is centred on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, particularly the second movement.