Jun 11

Downtown Weekly Events | Week of June 11

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The Downtown Summer Stage is back up and running this week so make sure to run down at lunch and catch a couple shows! Or if you’re looking for something a little more classical, check out the lunch time opera with Cowtown Downtown.

JAZZ @ STEPHEN AVENUE MALL

The JazzYYC Summer Festival presents the Stephen Avenue Mall Lunch Series. Shows are outside on the downtown summer stage, and are completely free and family friendly.

Wednesday June 13th
12:00 - 1:00pm
Tricia Edwards Quartet

Thursday June 14th
12:00 - 1:00pm
Frisson

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FEEDING THE 5000

F5K Calgary event is to raise awareness about food waste & to show YYC that we can Feed 5k people w food that would otherwise end up in a landfill!

We’re looking for some awesome volunteers again this year too! Those interested can visit https://recycle.ab.ca/f5kyyc/ for more information on how to apply!

This event is FREE and family friendly.

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SAIT CULINARY SUMMER BLOCK PARTY

Come celebrate our graduation at The Tastemarket, play board games with friends while enjoying fresh summer for and blended beverages on a crisp summer afternoon.

Live music with local artists Krystle and DJ Bullet.

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COWTOWN DOWNTOWN

Join us for lunch with a side of opera. Take a break with us this summer and be fed, entertained and back at the office in under an hour!

Each Thursday lunchtime event includes 40 minuites of music presented by the talented Cowtown Opera Roster Singers as well as a boxed lunch ready to enjoy when you arrive!

Theme for this week is:

June 14th: Musical Theatre Extravaganza!- Listen to some of your favourite Sondheim, Gilbert and Sullivan and Rodgers and Hammerstein as you munch your lunch.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Downtown through the Decades
June 16 - September 15, 2021

Explore the history of Calgary through a series of musical performances each Saturday that reflect a different period of our city’s past.

Sled Island
June 20 – 24, 2018

Each June, the five-day music and arts festival brings together a community of more than 250 bands, comedy, film and art as well as over 30,000 attendees in more than 35 venues.

Calgary Track Takeover
June 23rd, 2018

Come out and watch some of the best athletes in the world showcase the sport of Athletics in a fun environment where fans can truly be a part of the action

Sultry and Sweet Summer Reads YYC
June 24, 2022

Start your summer by diving into sultry and sweet love stories with Calgary’s first romance reader festival!

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If you want to see more events happening this week and the weeks to come, visit our Event Calendar.

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