4th Street Lilac Festival
When: Sunday
Where: 4th St. S.W. from 12 Ave.-25 Ave
Enjoy the wide array of entertainers that are featured on stages and entertainment zones along 4th Street in the heart of the Mission district. In addition, shop at over 600 craft, food and entertainment vendors along the 13 blocks of the festival.
Calgary Ukrainian Festival
When: Saturday & Sunday
Where: Triwood Community Centre, 2244 Chicoutimi Dr. N.W.
Visitors can browse local vendors and featured artwork and pysanky, traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs. And don’t forget your appetite! Sample locally-made authentic varynyky (perogies), holubchi (cabbage rolls), and kolbassa – washed down by several imported beer and vodka.
Calgary Beerfest
When: Friday & Saturday
Where: Big Four Building (Upstairs), Stampede Park
Once inside, you can purchase sample tokens to enjoy 100′s of beers from down the block to around the world, delicious food from some of Calgary’s most delicious eateries, plus a sample of coolers & ciders. Talk with beer experts as they educate you about their products. Sit back and soak in the live music from some of Calgary’s top local performers. Lots of great prizes to be won.
18th Annual CUPS/Calgary Stampeders Kickoff Breakfast
When: Friday
Where: Hyatt Regency Calgary, 700 Centre St. S.E.Breakfast
Meet many of Calgary’s gridiron greats and celebrate the beginning of another exciting season of Stampeder football while raising funds for CUPS Health & Education Centres.
Fairy Tales International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
When: On until June 4
Where: The Plaza Theatre, 1133 Kensington Road N.W. & Uptown Stage & Screen, 612 8th Avenue S.W.
Alberta’s only film and video festival dedicated to gender and sexual diversity, the festival features over 90 films and videos across 10 days.
Bragg Creek Festival
When: All weekend
Where: Bragg Creek Centre, 23 White Ave., Bragg Creek, Alberta
This is a festival of musical encounters, highlighting and blending Classical, Latin, Folk and Jazz genres. The artists will cross the conventional boundaries that usually divide music into genres or traditions.
