Parks and athletic fields
Calgary is filled with amazing parks that offer a great deal of choice for production, with features such as shallow lagoons, access to the Bow River, pedestrian foot bridges, major athletic fields, wading pools and more.
A few highlights of Calgary’s parks offerings
- We have the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America, with approximately 1000 kilometres (about 621 miles) of multi-use pathways for walking and cycling. That’s more than twice the length of the Grand Canyon.
- More than 8,500 hectares of parkland and about 96 kilometres (59 miles) of trails (unpaved paths).
- Over 1,100 playgrounds, and hundreds of fields for soccer (indoor and outdoor), baseball, football, cricket, lacrosse and rugby.
Park guidelines and considerations
- Our goal is to accommodate filming requests, but we also need to ensure public access and availability of our parks and greenspaces. Filming cannot impact existing bookings.
- Filming is not allowed in, or within 30 meters of, natural areas (including forests, wetlands, natural grassed areas).
- All filming must follow federal regulations that protect migratory birds and nests. If wanting to film in a natural area, a certified ecologist must do a site assessment. The assessment must be provided to the Film Friendly team before permits are provided.
Fees relating to parks
A $5.75 risk management fee is applied to all bookings/rentals.
- Each application will incur a non-refundable $26.25 administrative fee upon processing the application.
- Most park fees vary based on amenities, the day of the week and the time of year. Our Film Friendly Team will help you identify suitable locations and provide quotes.
- Some Parks properties have set rates, as follows:
| Type | Fee |
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Green spaces (manicured areas that are maintained but not designated parks)
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$63.69 per day |
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Pathways (paved pathways that are part of our city-wide network and secondary pathways located in communities) |
$63.69 per day |
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Bow River Pathways (Including Shouldice Park, Edworthy Park, Prince’s Island north and south pathways) |
$92.87 per day |
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Community playfields – natural surfaces (grass fields and ball diamonds, minimal maintenance and no staff on site) |
$5.04 and up per hour |
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Athletic park sport fields – natural surfaces (grass fields and ball diamonds, staff on site) |
$60.50 and up per hour |
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Athletic park sport fields – artificial surfaces (indoor and outdoor spaces, staff on site) |
$158.50 and up per hour |
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Athletic Park Specialty Spaces (Velodrome/Track and Field, staff on site) |
$27.32 and up per hour |