Calgary Things To Do

 

Aero Space Museum, History of aviation in Western Canada.
 

Alberta Campgrounds, Find a campground or point of interest near Calgary or in Alberta. Excellent information and related photo galleries.

 

Big Rock Brewery Ltd.,  Brewery offering tours of its facility. Restaurant on the facility
 

Bow River, This feisty waterway is popular for its adjacent walkways used by walkers and bicyclers.
 

Bragg Creek Provincial Park, A recreational park overlooking the Rocky Mountains.

 

Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs, The Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs is without doubt one of the Seven Wonders of Calgary, Alberta. It boasts 1350 square meters (14 600 square feet) of gardens which includes a spectacular Wall Garden that runs an uninterrupted 1300 feet.

 

Bow Habitat Station and Fish Hatchery, Visit Alberta's largest fish hatchery and discover what it takes to raise millions of trout each year. Explore hands-on exhibits, feed the fish, go fishing in the trout pond and hike the interpretive trails. The experience will leave you hooked.

 

Butterfield Acres Farm

Get the family out for a bit of fresh air and some wholesome farm experiences! Discover the joy and wonder of the farm environment, always new experiences and discoveries as you follow the animals thru the seasons!
 

Calgary Convention and Visitors Bureau, Pick up some brochures at this visitor's center.

 

Calgary Corn Maze, Get lost in a very large natural corn maze. Closed in winter.

 

Calgary Events, Scroll through some Calgary Events.

 

Calgary Farmers Markets, Local Farmers markets found around Calgary and surrounding area.

 

Calgary Fish Creek Provincial Park, Photographs and locations of nature areas found Fish Creek Provincial Park.

 

Calgary Garage Sales, Enter your Calgary garage sale or find a garage sale close to you.

 

Calgary Parks, Surf through photographs of over 30 Calgary parks and plan a picnic.

 

Calgary Pathway System, A series of paths used for recreational purposes.
 

Calgary Science Centre, 11 Street SW location now closed. New Science Centre opens October 29, 2011 at 220 St. Georges Drive. Donate or become a Member online today!
 

Calgary Swimming Pools, Go for a swim. This site lists all the pools found in Calgary.
 

Calgary Tower, During the 1988 Winter Olympics, a flame burned at the top of this famous building; now, it's a major tourist attraction, known for its spectacular views of the city.
 

Calgary Zoo, Famous painting elephant as well as the Botanical Garden and a Prehistoric Park.
 

Calaway Park, Outdoor family amusement park.
 

Carburn Park, A good spot for family outings, featuring a playground and lots of trails for hiking and biking.

 

Cardel Place, 195,000 square foot fitness and recreation centre.

 

Canada Olympic Park, You can speed down slopes on a bobsled or soar over the 90-meter ski jump.
 

Chinese Cultural Centre, Outstanding Architecture modeled after the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, houses a library, health center and an art gallery.

 

Cobb’s Corn Maze and Family Fun Park, We’ve got more than a full day’s worth of family fun activities here – Corn mazes, hay bale, rope and fence mazes, giant puzzles, life-size board game, hay rides, mountain slide, playgrounds, pedal carts, crafts centre, Bouncy World with bouncy houses and obstacle courses, amusement rides, great food, party rooms and so much more.
 

Confederation Park, A recreational park offering picnic tables, tennis courts and beautiful landscape.

 

Creative Kids MuseumA space for children and their families to have fun in an exciting environment where hands-on discovery enhances creativity and learning.

 

Dancenergy Dance Lessons Can You Feel It!

Fun & easy dance lessons for all ages!! Ballroom, Latin, Country & Swing. Learn to dance for weddings, parties or just to meet people.

 

Devonian Gardens, Set in the middle of the city, this indoor garden spans three acres and is home to waterfalls, trees and thousands of plants.
 

Drumheller, Attraction type: Scenic drive and Tyrell Museum

 

Eau Claire Market, This colourful Calgary street market sells food and handicrafts and is popular for its restaurants, walkways and movie theatre.
 

Eau Claire YMCA, This Calgary site boasts an Olympic size swimming pool and lots of exercise equipment.

 

 

Fish Creek Provincial Park, One of the largest urban wildernesses in the world, with over 54 miles of trails for hiking, biking and running.

 

Fort Calgary, Built in 1875 as the original home to the North West Mounted Police, this 40-acre area is now a park.

Genesis Centre of Communituy Wellness

Enrich your health and wellness in our indoor fields, gymnasiums, meeting rooms, outdoor soccer fields, and multi-purpose spaces.

 

Glenbow Museum, The largest museum in Western Canada has exhibits on everything from traditions of piercing and tattooing to life in certain tribes in Western Africa to Canada's heritage.
 

Grain Academy Museum, Offers tours to anyone who has an interest in gaining a bird's eye view of the grain handling system, storage and transportation industries.  

 

Griffin Valley Ranch

Imagine spending the day exploring the rugged wilderness in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains on horseback.

 

Heritage Park, Historical village replicating the Western Canadian settlements that developed in the 1800s.

 

Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, located only five kilometres from downtown, is a birding hotspot and a beehive of environmental education activities for a range of ages and abilities

 

Jubilee Auditorium, Take in a live performance.
 

Kensington area, Active Calgary nightlife, dining and holistic shopping area.

 

Loose Moose, Live Theatre

 

Millennium Skate Park, Get your skate board out on this world class skate park.

 

The Military Museums
Explore Western Canada's largest military museum, a nationally acclaimed facility dedicated to educating the general public, in particular youth, about Canada's military history

 

Nose Hill Park, This park's rugged, hilly terrain is full of paths and trails for Calgary hikers, bikers and runners.
 

Olympic Oval, Once the training grounds of the 1988 Winter Olympics, this 450-meter indoor track is now open to the public.
 

Olympic Hall of Fame and Museum, Located at the site of the 1988 Winter Olympics, here visitors can view mementos associated with this international event.
 

Olympic Plaza, Downtown Calgary
 

Pearce Estate, Beautiful park full of trails for hiking and biking.
 

Saddledome, Watch major events and the Calgary Flames.

 

Prince's Island Park, This recreational island is located in the Bow River, providing stressed-out urbanites opportunities to bike, hike and fish.
 

Race City, Calgary drag racing.

 

SAIT Summer Youth Camps 

SAIT Polytechnic offers summer camps for grades 3-11, with topics ranging from science and Web design to cooking and photography. Kids can explore their interests in a fun, hands-on environment while making new friends and learning from the pros. For more information visit www.sait.ca .

 

Spruce Meadows, This picturesque complex has captivated the worldwide audience of the sport of horse show jumping in Calgary.

 

Stampede Park, The greatest outdoor show on earth, rodeos and chuck wagon races.

 

Stage West, Live dinner theatre.

 

Studio School of DanceCome join the excitement!
It's fun & easy. Ballroom, Latin, Swing & Country Dance Lessons. No partner required! Singles & Couples Welcome!

 

Telus Spark. Calgary's Science Centre. Hundreds of experiences. One incredible location. Visit today.

W.P.Puppet Theatre Society, Watch a Calgary puppet show.

 

Surrounding Calgary Area Things To Do

Alberta Wow, points of interests and nature found in Alberta.

Banff National Park and Lake Louise Our Rocky Mountains are world class tourist destinations, 1.5 hour drive from Calgary to Banff.

Bar U RanchThe site has 35 buildings and structures, illustrating various stages of ranching development, and is rich in cultural landscape features. Also includes a visitors orientation centre.
Bragg Creek Provincial Park, 
A recreational park overlooking the Rocky Mountains. 40 Minutes west.

Drumheller Royal Tyrell museum, world class paleontology site for Dinosaurs. 1.5 hours east.

Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump One of the world's oldest, largest and best preserved buffalo jump known to exist. 2 hours south of Calgary

Take a Country Drive Discover year round rural attractions, events, history, markets & local cuisine. Several farm operations and country business's between Calgary and Red Deer open their doors to visitors.
West Edmonton Mall
Worlds largest shopping mall, 2.5 hours from Calgary to the City of Edmonton

 

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