12 Things to do in Calgary this Weekend with Kids - September 29 - October 1, 2023
Friday
Drop in Coding Lab for Kids: Code Your First App
Code and create as a family with Swift Playgrounds using iPad. Kids will experiment with code and design an app using the About Me playground. They’ll use Swift code to customize their app with fun fonts, background colours, Memoji and more. Then you’ll work together to bring their app to life. Recommended for kids ages 10 and up. Devices will be provided.
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Pumpkins After Dark
Pumpkins After Dark is Canada’s largest fall and Halloween festival. This all-ages outdoor event is a celebration of all things Halloween with over 6,000+ hand carved pumpkins that are built into large pumpkin art installations. The event also features live pumpkin carving demonstrations, live entertainment, food trucks with fall treats & sweets, photo ops, and much more! Discover your Halloween tradition this fall in Calgary.
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Heritage Inn Hot Air Balloon Festival
This fall, watch high into the sky as you experience three days of magic at the Heritage Inn Hot Air Balloon Festival. Fun takes place high in the sky, and on the ground during the Glow Festival, where balloons are tethered to the ground and the field is filled with family fun. Located just outside of Calgary, in High River, it’s a must-do festival with the kids in Alberta this fall.
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Free Hill Climbers Playgroup
Join a fun playgroup for free on a drop-in basis Friday mornings from 10:30am - 11:30am. Each month there is a new location, and no pre-registration is required. September will feature Confederation park, until October and November, when the playgroup will transition indoors for the winter.
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Night Light Festival at Victoria Park
Check out Night Light Friday, Saturday and Sunday night between 6pm-11pm! Night Light is a three night celebration of light and art. Featuring international and local artists with fun and interactive art installations in Victoria Park. This family friendly event is completely free.
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Free Coding Workshop: Make Your Own Emoji
Kids will learn fun ways to create their own emoji. We’ll show them how to draw colourful faces and objects. They’ll get hands-on using the Procreate app on iPad with Apple Pencil to draw an emoji to take home. Devices will be provided.
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Saturday
Calgary Lantern Fest
Lantern-Fest is in celebration of all the cultural lantern festivals around the world. Bringing community together to be creative, learn about lantern diversity and further strengthen the arts & cultural community in East Calgary. Take part in the lantern-making & procession, enjoy cultural entertainment, view local art and more!
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Visit Granary Road for Apple Fest
As the weather begins to cool down, that’s when the apple cider heats up at Granary Road! That’s right – Apple Fest is BACK, with all of your favourites and some new additions you are sure to find a-peel-ing! Visit the Adam & Eve's booth to watch a live apple cider press, enjoy a cup of cinnamon hot apple cider, discover various apple jams, jellies and syrups, enter our hands-tied-behind-your-back apple pie eating contest and more! Don’t skip the caramel apple decorating kits!
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Super Soaker Swim at Trico Centre
Bring your super soaker and join in on the fun every Saturday night!
Regular admission prices apply, as always members are free! f you are in need of a Super Soaker have no fear! Trico Centre does have a few that we can lend, just please ensure they are returned at the end of the swim time!
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Sunday
Butterfield Acres Pumpkin Fest
Stroll through the farmyard and find your perfect PUMPKINS at Butterfield Acres this year! Add in some great animal visits, fabulous fall photo-ops, pony rides, a ride thru Scarecrow Alley in the back woodlands (spectacular at this time of year) and you’ve got the MUST-DO fall family fun day that is great for the entire family! There are plenty of fun add-ons like activities and S’mores, and close to Halloween, it’s a spooky way to spend an afternoon in Calgary with your children!
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YYC Pizza Fest
YYC Pizza Fest is an annual event with charity, community, and pizza crusts in mind. Each year, local participating restaurants craft an original recipe in a competition to be lauded Calgary's best pizza - so, grab a slice this weekend and bring it to your favourite playground, while you give back for lunch or dinner!
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