Astrid Hermanssen

Calgary Events - Festivities to Remember Canada By

 A province of Canada, Calgary is the largest city in Alberta. If you are visiting this area, you will want to take in one or more of the many annual events that take place each year. Some of the annual events that you can expect to find when you visit Calgary include the following:

A province of Canada, Calgary is the largest city in Alberta. If you are visiting this area, you will want to take in one or more of the many annual events that take place each year. Some of the annual events that you can expect to find when you visit Calgary include the following:

GIRAF

This is the Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival and is held every year at the Quickdraw Animation Society in Calgary. On the first weekend of November each year, the animation festival hails the underground animation artists from Canada as well as throughout the world. If you are a fan of underground animation, this is the festival for you. It has been continuing for the past 8 years.

Frolicking With Santa

On 4th Street, Calgary hosts a Christmas parade every year on the second Saturday in December. This is an annual event that not only includes a small parade, but caroling throughout the street, sleigh rides and a huge craft fair. If you are looking to get into the Christmas spirit, this is one place in Calgary that you will definitely want to be in early December. Each year, the Frolicking with Santa festival attracts hundreds of thousands of people.

Winter Festival

Calgary has its share of winter, but they sure know what to do with the season. The Winter Festival draws a large crowd and includes an ice fishing derby, snow pitching tournaments, sleight rides and fun for the entire family at Chestermere Lake. The annual event takes place the second weekend of January.

Brazil Fest

This is an annual festival in Calgary that celebrates the culture of Brazil. It is usually held the weekend before Lent begins and is somewhat of a Canadian Mardi Gras. In addition to sampling the foods of Brazil, there is dancing and entertainment such as authentic Brazilian music. It is well worth attending.

Wine Fest

The annual Wine Festival is held every year at Stampede Park Roundup Center. There is a fee for the wine fest that includes food as well as samplings of wines from throughout the world. It is traditionally held the last weekend of February and requires that you dress for the occasion. The Wine Fest is open to the public but you do need to get tickets.

The $100 Film Festival

During the first week of April at Plaza Theater, there is the annual $100 film festival. If you want to talk low budget, you do not get much lower budget than this annual film festival that celebrates not only independent film makers but those who get very creative to keep their film under the $100 budget. This is a free event and is open to everyone.

Mosaic Culture Festival

The Mosaic Culture Festival takes place the second weekend of July at Central Memorial Park in Calgary and celebrates cultural diversity in Calgary. There are vendors and performers that feature dancing and music from all over the world. Calgary is a very diverse city and the Mosaic Culture Festival allows everyone to see how all of the cultures, coming together, can blend for one.

Calgary is worth a trip to visit and there are plenty of annual events to partake in if you live in this area or if you are just planning on visiting.

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