10 things to do in Calgary this weekend
There are plenty of local events and activities you can check out in Calgary this weekend.
Here's a look at just 10 things happening around the city:
Check out YYC Hot Chocolate Fest
- What: Dozens of vendors will be selling specialty hot chocolates for charity during Calgary's annual YYC Hot Chocolate Fest. A portion of the sales go to Calgary Meals on Wheels.
- When: Feb. 1-29
- Where: Various locations throughout Calgary
- Cost: Prices vary
Chinese New Year Festival 2024
- What: The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre hosts its 2024 Chinese New Year Festival, including a market, dragon and lion dances, art exhibitions and more.
- When: Feb. 3, 4, 10 and 11 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Where: The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre, 197 First Street S.W.
- Cost: Free
Lunar New Year at the Calgary Farmers' Market West
- What: Celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Calgary Farmers' Market West, including a performance from The Jing Wo Cultural Association's lion dancers
- When: Saturday, Feb 3 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Where: Calgary Farmers' Market West, 25 Greenbriar Drive N.W.
- Cost: Free
Calgary’s Motorcycle and Powersport Show
- What: Calgary’s Motorcycle and Powersport Show returns for the first time since the pandemic.
- When: Friday, Feb. 2 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 3 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Where: BMO Centre, 20 Roundup Way S.E.
- Cost: $18 for adults, $13 for seniors and students, $10 for juniors age six to 14, $46 per family (two adults and two juniors) and free for kids five and under.
Calgary Opera presents The Elixir of Love
- What: Gaetano Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love is described as a light and lyrical comedy in the bel canto style.
- When: Feb 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 4 at 2 p.m.
- Where: The Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 1415 14 Ave. N.W.
- Cost: Prices vary
Meteor Shower by Steve Martin
- What: Theatre Calgary presents Meteor Shower by Steve Martin, described as an "absurdist, fast-paced comedy."
- When: Jan. 23 to Feb. 11.
- Where: BMO Centre, 20 Roundup Way S.E.
- Cost: Prices vary
Heist at Vertigo Theatre
- What: Heist is a play about a diamond heist gone wrong, described by the Vertigo Theatre as fast-paced and full of guns, lasers and betrayal.
- When: Jan. 27 to Feb. 25
- Where: Vertigo Theatre, 115 Nine Ave. S.E.
- Cost: Prices vary
Step by Step, Evolution of the Greatest Boy Bands
- What: Watch Step by Step, Evolution of the Greatest Boy Bands at Stage West.
- When: Head to State West to learn about music history from the Beatles to The Bee Gees, to the New Kids on the Block and on to NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys.
- Where: Until Feb. 4.
- Cost: Prices vary
Roughnecks
- What: The Calgary Roughnecks take on the New York Riptide at the Saddledome on Friday, followed by a matchup with the Toronto Rock on Saturday.
- When: Friday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.
- Where: Scotiabank Saddledome,555 Saddledome Rise S.E.
- Cost: Prices vary
Hitmen vs. Oil Kings
- What: The Calgary Hitmen take on the Edmonton Oil Kings at the Saddledome.
- When: 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024.
- Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, 555 Saddledome Rise S.E.
- Cost: Prices vary
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