| Special events
- Upcoming Events:
- Winter Carnival (Monday, February 20, 2012)
- Spring Fever (Sunday, April 8, 2012)
- Mountie Day (Monday, May 21, 2012)
- Canada Day (Sunday, July 1, 2012)
- Heritage Day (Monday, August 6, 2012)
- Alberta Arts Days (Saturday, September 29 & Sunday, September 30, 2012)
- Artisan's Fair (Sunday, November 11, 2012)
- Calendar of Events
- Past events
Winter Carnival
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Monday, February 20, 2012 |
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10am - 4pm |
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FREE |
Enjoy free winter fun at Fort Calgary to celebrate Family Day. Activities will include carnival games, crafts, a treasure hunt, storytelling, cartoons and movies in the theatre, facepainting, and balloon animals. Outdoor events will include winter games, wagon rides and and maple syrup candy-making (weather-permitting). NOTE: we're expecting a crowd, no strollers allowed!
Spring Fever
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Sunday, April 8, 2012 |
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11am - 4pm |
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FREE for children under 18 |
Stop by to enjoy fun Easter activities for the whole family: crafts, games, face painting, and a treasure hunt. Meet Peter Rabbit and watch the Canadian Rabbit Hopping Club perform.
Mountie Day
You are invited to join Fort Calgary on Victoria Day to commemorate the formation of the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) by Sir John A. Macdonald in 1873. To celebrate the 139th birthday of the formation of the NWMP - who later grew and evolved into Canada's world-renowned RCMP - the first 139 visitors will enjoy a piece of birthday cake. Visitors will learn about the NWMP's March West and the history of the NWMP in Calgary. Activities will include live stage entertainment, crafts, games, and facepainting.
Canada Day
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Sunday, July 1, 2012 |
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9am - 4pm |
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FREE admission for outdoor activities
50% discount on regular admission to museum galleries |
Join us during our Canada Day celebrations, which will include a free pancake breakfast, live stage entertainment in partnership with Cantos Music Foundation, a classic car show, carnival games, jump houses, pony rides, a petting zoo, roving entertainment, and more. We will be offering free shuttle bus services between Fort Calgary and Prince's Island.
Heritage Day
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Monday, August 6, 2012 |
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11am - 4pm |
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FREE |
Enjoy a full day of family fun. Take a historic interpretive tour of our galleries and grounds, or try your hand at our craft contest or games. Facepainters and balloon artists will be on site.
Alberta Arts Days
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Saturday, September 29 & Sunday, September 30, 2012 |
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10am - 4pm |
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FREE |
Celebrate Alberta Arts Days in the place where Calgary's culture began. Daily entertainment will include live stage performers, historic films, face painting, crafts, and more.
Artisan's Fair
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Sunday, November 11, 2012 |
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11:30am - 5pm |
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FREE (donations of non-perishable food items encouraged) |
Join us during our 10th annual Artisan's Fair and explore a great variety of talented local artisans and crafters who will be exhibiting and selling their fine arts and crafts. Santa will make an appearance in the afternoon. In lieu of admission, we encourage our visitors to bring along non-perishable food items for donation to the Veteran's Food Bank.
CALENDAR OF Events
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= Fort Events |
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= Temporary Exhibits |
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= Murder Mysteries |
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= Other Events |
For more information, click on the event(s) below.
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