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#EXPLOREDOWNTOWNYYC Downtown Summer Festivals

Calgary’s Summer Festival Season is in full swing! Downtown is where you’ll find the electric energy as people unite to celebrate community, creativity, and culture. With over 100 festivals and events happening downtown this summer, the heart of our city will be bursting with fun and entertainment for everyone.

Photo by Kelly Hofer

Festivals & events are generally approved to proceed, as long as they adhere to water restrictions currently in place. Please check the events website for any updates.

Explore downtown with these summer festivals and events:


FEATURED EVENT


Xiang Long Chinese Dragon Festival

This event will focus on delivering live cultural performances including lion and dragon dances, multicultural artists, a local vendors marketplace, and various family-oriented activities. We will also host a special dragon walk, to connect the community together with this unique mythical creature. 

Where: Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre
When: June 29 – July 14

Great Outdoors Comedy Festival

When: August 23 - 25

The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival features some of the best comedy legends in live shows that promise great laughs, good times, and a celebration of all forms of performance comedy. 

Expressitival

When: August 24

This inclusive event features all types of artists from all walks of life aiming to break down barriers by providing an accessible platform for artists to interact with the greater community. Experience over one hundred artists showcasing their art in an interactive way through live performances, exhibitions, installations, demos, workshops and so much more.  

Ukrainian Independence Day

When: August 24

Celebrating 33 years of Ukrainian Independence with Ukrainian Community in Calgary, this exciting event will feature a variety of performances, special guests, and booths showcasing active organizations in Calgary.

Calgary Pride

When: August 24 - September 2

Where: Various locations

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.

Brewery & the Beast

When: August 25

Where: The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland (formerly Fort Calgary)

Brewery & the Beast brings together chefs and restaurants form Calgary, Banff, Edmonton, and the surrounding area to celebrate Alberta’s food and beverage scene. This festival creates a dynamic environment to learn about local proteins and produce, enjoy quality food and drink, and support local businesses. 

Arts Commons Outdoor Concert

When: August 28

Where: Olympic Plaza

Experience a free concert for the whole family hosted by Arts Commons with a performance by a marquee artist complete with an opening act in the renowned Olympic Plaza.

Seconds Collective Vintage and Second Hand Market

When: August 30 - 31

Seconds Collective is a second-hand market that does pop ups all over the city. Their goal is to empower individuals to buy, sell, and trade quality pre-owned textiles. This calm, cool, collective emphasizes the power of community to create a greener, more responsible, and unique consumer culture.

Fiesta Filipino

When: August 30 - September 1

Where: Olympic Plaza

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.

Love is Love Mile

When: September 1

Where: Ninth Ave. S.E. in front of The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland (formerly Fort Calgary) to Ninth Ave. S.W. / Third St. S.W.

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.  

Getting downtown


Calgary Transit
You can get downtown with Calgary’s Public Transit system. For more information on Calgary city buses or the CTrain, including schedules, maps, passes and fares, visit Calgary Transit.

Extend your Stay with Calgary Parking!
Sleep-in and enjoy a cup of coffee when you use a City lot or parkade on the weekend and extend your parking session for free! This program provides the flexibility to park your vehicle conveniently and securely, without having to pick it up until 10 a.m. the next morning.

Walk, Wheel or Spin
If you’d prefer an active mode of transportation, walk, wheel or spin downtown!

Submit an event


If you have an event you would like added, please email:
downtownstrategy@calgary.ca with the subject: Downtown Summer Festivals.

*Please note, this page is updated regularly. The festivals and events listed below are either organized, supported, or in good standing with The City of Calgary.

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