Downtown Summer Festivals
Downtown Summer Festivals & Events Summer Starts Here!
Break out your sunglasses and embrace the summer vibes – because Summer Starts Here, in downtown Calgary! With over 200 festivals and events happening downtown this summer, the heart of our city will be bursting with energy, entertainment and community pride as we kick off a summer packed with fun, local talent and memory-making events.
Please check the official event websites for the most up-to-date information regarding cancellations, rescheduling or other important updates.
Explore downtown with these summer festivals and events:
FEATURED EVENT
Seconds Collective Vintage Market: Seconds Saloon
When: July 4-11
Where: 205 Eighth Ave. S.W. (Stephen Avenue)
Website: Seconds Collective Vintage Market
Get ready for 7 days of the wildest Seconds market yet! With donuts, non-alcoholic beers, photo ops, and all the vintage you can handle, this pop-up market celebrates sustainable style and community connection.
Seconds Collective is a second-hand market that does pop ups all over the city. Their goal is to empower individuals to buy, sell, and trade quality pre-owned textiles. This calm, cool, collective emphasizes the power of community to create a greener, more responsible and unique consumer culture.
Carifest
Join in the fun of Carifest, a spectacular celebration of Caribbean music, costumes, tradition, and culture. Carifest hosts a colourful parade for a festival of live reggae and steel pan music, dancing, and food.
Expo Latino Festivals
Expo Latino Festivals is Western Canada's largest Latino festival and welcomes visitors for a vibrant weekend of food, artisans, dancing, music, and entertainment for over 35 years.
Country Thunder
The biggest names in country music take the stage at Country Thunder for an epic concert event each summer in Calgary. Fort Calgary hosts this outdoor music festival with two stages, up-and-coming artists, and a nightly headliner straight from the top of the country charts.
Chinatown Street Festival
Chinatown Street Festival is an annual event in the heart of Calgary’s Chinatown featuring cultural and food exhibitors, activities, and live performances, including dance, singing, martial arts.
90s Throwback
Stop, collaborate and join in as 17th Ave throws it back to the 90s.
Calgary Pop-Up Care Village
The Calgary Pop-Up Care Village is an annual arts and culture festival that provides free, low barrier access for people experiencing systemic vulnerabilities. The event provides healthcare, clothing, haircuts, free meals, entertainment, and art workshops and aims to bridge the connection between Calgary’s broader community and underserved populations.
Great Outdoors Comedy Festival
The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival features some of the best comedy legends in live shows that promise great laughs, good times, and a celebration of all forms of performance comedy.
Muslim Heritage Day Festival
Muslim Heritage Day aims to introduce Muslim culture and heritage to fellow Canadians while building bridges between diverse cultural communities.
Calgary Pride Festival
This labour day weekend, enjoy the summer sun with Calgary's headlining and up-and-coming queer artists of all disciplines. Stroll through our artisan marketplace and enjoy local vendors showcasing their many talents.
Getting downtown
Plan your trip
Over the summer festivals season, the downtown core will be very busy with events, road work and more people getting around. If you're driving, give yourself extra time to find parking and expect potential delays. You can plan your trip ahead by visiting Calgary.ca/PlanYourTrip.
Park safely and responsibly
Safe and legal parking helps avoid tickets, towing and unsafe situations for people walking, wheeling or driving nearby. Please remember to read and follow the signs before parking, even if it's a spot you're familiar with. You can manage your future parking sessions effortlessly by using the Parking Planner to book your parking in advance.
Save on parking with year-round deals
Parking downtown doesn't have to be expensive. Calgary Parking offers a variety of promotions throughout the year to help you save. Whether you're staying late, heading in early or planning a full day downtown, there are deals that make parking more affordable and convenient. Check out the Deals and Promotions page to see what's available.
Submit an event
If you have an event you would like added, please email: downtownevents@calgary.ca
with the subject: Downtown Summer Festivals.
*Please note, this page is updated regularly. The festivals and events listed are either organized, supported, or in good standing with The City of Calgary.