Venue / Location:
In the Cultural District - Olympic Plaza and surrounding venues
Ticket Price:
Many free events
Event Description:
how your love for Canada and join us for Canada Day arts and cultural festivities taking place in Calgary's Cultural District.
In this special edition of First Thursday, we celebrate with the City of Calgary at Olympic Plaza with a great lineup of bands and fun for the whole family. The Sled Island Music & Arts festival will also be in full swing on Canada Day. Music shows will take place in venues around downtown, with the main outdoor site taking place the weekend of July 2nd and 3rd at Olympic Plaza.
Canada Day in the Cultural District
So you think Calgary has a short history, compared with longer-in-the tooth locales such as Cairo or Kyoto? Well, you have to look back, way back, to find our beginnings.
12-5pm Art Central will be open Canada Day
Axis Contemporary Art: O-Canada: paintings by Timothy Wilson Hoey
Keystone Art Gallery: 10% off all artworks for one day only
INFLUX Jewellery Gallery: Big News II: 2nd Annual Invitational Artists Exhibition
Swirl Fine Art & Design: 10% off original artwork for one day only
Shisomiso: Original Prints by Jillian Cyca
Studio Todorovic: Artist Supplies Canada Day Sale: Canada Day is awesome, so we are having an awesome sale on all red and/or white products in our store!
My “Escape” Art Line Dancing II by Design Artist Melody Germain
1pm - 7pm Free Pancake Show
Free pancakes and sweet bands + two art openings
An annual independent multi-venue music and arts festival showcasing emerging and established local and international talent during a four-day celebration that makes truly revelatory shows more commonplace in Alberta.
This one-hour Downtown Public Art Circuit introduces you to Civic Art Collection pieces in and around the Municipal Building and Plus 15.
Explore the Cantos collection of keyboard and related instruments free of charge.
Olympic Plaza Stage
8:00 – 8:10 Opening Ceremonies
8:15 – 9:00 Wil
9:15 –10:00 Souljah Fyah
10:15 – 10:45 The United Steel Workers of Montreal
8:15 – 9:00 Wil
9:15 –10:00 Souljah Fyah
10:15 – 10:45 The United Steel Workers of Montreal
10:30pm - 12am Calgary Tower Flame Lighting
10:45 – 11:00 Fireworks
