Flag raising and half-mast list
2025
Date | Type | Flag | Occasion |
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January | |||
Jan 1 | Flag raising | Slovakia | National Independence Day |
February | |||
Feb 1 | Half-mast | All flags at Municipal Complex | Passing of former Mayor of Calgary – Rod Sykes |
Feb 17 | Flag raising | Kosovo | National Independence Day |
Feb 23 | Flag raising | Ukraine | 3 Years Anniversary of Ukraine Invasion |
March | |||
Mar 1 | Flag raising | Wales | Saint David, the Patron Saint of Wales |
Mar 2 | Flag raising | Franco-Albertan | Alberta Francophonie Month |
Mar 3 | Flag raising | Bulgaria | National Liberation Day |
Mar 12 | Flag raising | Mauritius Island | National Independence Day |
Mar 25 | Flag raising | Greece | National Independence Day |
Mar 26 | Flag raising | Bangladesh | National Independence Day |
Mar 30 | Flag raising | Transgender | Transgender Day of Visibility |
April | |||
Apr 9 | Half-mast | All flags at Municipal Complex | National Day of Remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge |
Apr 24 | Flag raising | Against Parental Alienation | International Parental Alienation Awareness Day |
Apr 25 | Flag raising | Australia | Anzac Day ( Australia and New Zealand) |
Apr 26 | Half-mast | All flags at Municipal Complex | Death of His Holiness Pope Francis |
Apr 28 | Half-mast | All flags City-wide | Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace (also known as National Day of Mourning) |
Apr 29 - 30 | Half-mast | All flags at Municipal Complex | Tragedy at Lapu Lapu Festival |
May | |||
May 1 | Flag raising | Israel | Israel's 77th Independence Day |
May 3 | Flag raising | Poland | Polish Constitution Day |
May 12 | Flag raising | Canada Navy | 30th Anniversary of the Commissioning of HMCS Calgary |
May 18 | Flag raising | Haiti | Haitian Flag Day |
May 23 | Flag raising | Eritrea | National Independence Day |
May 26 | Flag raising | Azerbaijan | National Independence Day |
May 27 | Flag raising | Disability Pride Flag | National Access Awareness Week |
June | |||
Jun 9 | Flag raising | Albertan Francophone Pride flag | Pride Month |
Jun 23 | Half-mast | All flags at Municipal Complex | National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism |
Jun 30 | Flag raising | Burundi | National Independence Day |
July | |||
Jul 1 | Flag raising | Somalia | National Independence Day |
Jul 5 | Flag raising | Venezuela | National Independence Day |
August | |||
Aug 6 | Flag raising | Jamaica | National Independence Day |
Aug 7 | Flag raising | Cote D’Ivoire | National Independence Day |
Aug 14 | Flag raising | Pakistan | National Independence Day |
September | |||
Sep 9 | Flag raising | Calgary Fire Department Pensioners Association | Firefighters' National Memorial Day |
Sep 14 | Half-mast | All flags at Municipal Complex, Calgary Police Service and Calgary Fire Department facilities | Firefighter’s National Memorial Day |
Sep 19 | Flag raising | Nepal | National Day and Constitution Day of Nepal |
Sep 28 | Half-mast | All flags at Municipal Complex, Calgary Police Service and Calgary Fire Department facilities | Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial Day |
Sep 30 | Half-mast | All flags City-wide | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation |
October | |||
Oct 1 | Flag raising | UN International Day of Older Persons | United Nations International Day of Older Persons |
November | |||
Nov 1 | Flag raising | Antigua and Barbuda | National Independence Day |
Nov 8 | Half-mast | All flags at Municipal Complex | Indigenous Veterans Day |
Nov 11 | Half-mast | All flags City-wide | Remembrance Day |
December | |||
Dec 6 | Half-mast | All flags at Municipal Complex | National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women |