Calgary events in May 2024
Discover Calgary's May events, from live music and festivals to family activities.
International Jazz Days Festival: Benny Benack III Workshop
A rare workshop opportunity with New York based artist Benny Benack III as he discusses his approach on trumpet, vocals and composition
Calgary | Memorial Park Library | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Music / Concert | Free
International Jazz Days Festival: Fox Big Band featuring Benny Benack III
Fox Big Band enjoys a growing audience in Calgary, performing at the Ironwood Stage and Grill and other venues
Calgary | Ironwood Stage and Grill | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music / Concert
Half Step Trio Live at Cliff Bungalow!
The Half Step Trio will be performing at Cliff Bungalow on May 1!
Calgary | Cliff Bungalow | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music / Concert
Alberta Ballet in Der Wolf & The Rite of Spring
This double bill invites you into the dark and curious landscape of folklore, forest and frenzy against hard-hitting visceral scores
Calgary | Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Dance
Sheldon Zandboer Presents @ Vin Room West
Calgary’s finest jazz vocalists and instrumentalists perform their material under the influence of…Sheldon Zandboer. No cover. Free parking. Kids and dates are welcome
Calgary | Vin Room West | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music / Concert | Free
Alberta Ballet in Der Wolf & The Rite of Spring
This double bill invites you into the dark and curious landscape of folklore, forest and frenzy against hard-hitting visceral scores
Calgary | Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Dance
Land Of Talk
Calgary Folk Music Festival presents Land of Talk with Bells Larsen, powered by ATB
Calgary | Festival Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music / Concert
Alberta Ballet in Der Wolf & The Rite of Spring
This double bill invites you into the dark and curious landscape of folklore, forest and frenzy against hard-hitting visceral scores
Calgary | Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Dance
Weekly Saturday Kawa Jam
Join us at the weekly Saturday Jazz Jam at Kawa Espresso Bar. Open to all ages and levels of experience
Calgary | Kawa Espresso Bar | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Music / Concert
Lorna MacLachlan and Friends at the Ironwood
Lorna Maclachlan has invited several amazing performers to present new works composed or arranged by herself
Calgary | Ironwood Stage and Grill | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music / Concert
David Lavoie Quartet Live at Betty Lou’s Library
David Lavoie is a guitarist, trumpeter, and composer residing in Mohkinstsis who studied with noted Canadian jazz trumpeter Brad Turner in Vancouver
Calgary | Betty Lou's Library | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music / Concert
Jazz Vespers – Spring
Celebrate spring with hymn tunes and jazz standards in the key of Spring
Calgary | St. Giles Presbyterian Church | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Music / Concert
Sheldon Zandboer Presents @ Vin Room West
Calgary’s finest jazz vocalists and instrumentalists perform their material under the influence of…Sheldon Zandboer. No cover. Free parking. Kids and dates are welcome
Calgary | Vin Room West | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music / Concert | Free
Static-x & Sevendust: Machine Killer Tour With Special Guests Dope & Lines Of Loyalty
Due to the overwhelming excitement by fans for The Machine Killer Tour, metal legends Static-X and Sevendust are announcing a second leg in February 2024
Calgary | Grey Eagle Resort and Casino | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music / Concert
Jim Hutchison at the Hawthorn
Spring is on its way! To get you in the mood acclaimed Calgary vocalist Jim Hutchison is appearing in the beautiful Hawthorn Lounge at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel
Calgary | Hawthorne Dining Room and Bar | Music / Concert
Tadpole: LAMENTATIONS
To close this season, Tadpole presents LAMENTATIONS, featuring a visual art exhibition by Claudia Chagoya over two floors of Theatre 1308
Calgary | Theatre 1308 | Exhibition
Lorrie Morgan: Ruby Anniversary Tour 2024 Featuring Very Special Guest Jamie O’neal
Loretta Lynn Morgan is an American country music singer and actress
Calgary | Grey Eagle Resort and Casino | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music / Concert
Weekly Saturday Kawa Jam
Join us at the weekly Saturday Jazz Jam at Kawa Espresso Bar. Open to all ages and levels of experience
Calgary | Kawa Espresso Bar | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Music / Concert
MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - #2B
This Canadian Premiere by Kate Hamill is a funny and modern approach to a classic tale with your favourite characters.
Calgary | Vertigo Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Calgary Women’s Jazz Orchestra Mother’s Day Brunch
Calgary | Ironwood Stage and Grill | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family / Kids
Wheel Of Fortune Live!
Wheel of Fortune LIVE! brings America’s Game® to your hometown! One of the greatest game shows of all time has been adapted into a stage show to give more fans access and more chances to win at “Wheel of Fortune LIVE!”
Calgary | Grey Eagle Resort and Casino | 7:30 pm to 12:00 am | Show
MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - #2B
This Canadian Premiere by Kate Hamill is a funny and modern approach to a classic tale with your favourite characters.
Calgary | Vertigo Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Experience the film that started it all like you never have before!
Calgary | Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium | 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - #2B
This Canadian Premiere by Kate Hamill is a funny and modern approach to a classic tale with your favourite characters.
Calgary | Vertigo Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
MRU Conservatory Presents Jazz on Lincoln Park – An evening with Al Muirhead
This event will be a special occasion where you get to hear Al and his band play, and we will be mixing in some vignettes of interviews with Al to get to know the man behind the trumpet.
Calgary | Nickle Theatre, Mount Royal University | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music / Concert
Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Experience the film that started it all like you never have before!
Calgary | Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium | 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
Weekly Saturday Kawa Jam
Join us at the weekly Saturday Jazz Jam at Kawa Espresso Bar. Open to all ages and levels of experience
Calgary | Kawa Espresso Bar | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Music / Concert
MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - #2B
This Canadian Premiere by Kate Hamill is a funny and modern approach to a classic tale with your favourite characters.
Calgary | Vertigo Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Calgary Jazz Composers Collective, Vol. 8
The Calgary Jazz Composers Collective is a co-operative ensemble that creates and presents new and original jazz music and arrangements
Calgary | Theatre 1308 | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music / Concert
Rick Climans Trio Live at Alvin’s!
The Rick Climans Trio will be performing at Alvin’s Jazz Club for ‘Date Night’ on Wednesday May 22!
Calgary | Alvins Jazz Club | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music / Concert
MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - #2B
This Canadian Premiere by Kate Hamill is a funny and modern approach to a classic tale with your favourite characters.
Calgary | Vertigo Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Sheldon Zandboer Presents @ Vin Room West
Calgary’s finest jazz vocalists and instrumentalists perform their material under the influence of…Sheldon Zandboer. No cover. Free parking. Kids and dates are welcome
Calgary | Vin Room West | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music / Concert | Free
Sheldon Zandboer Presents: Angela Verbrugge
Angela steps into the world of Sheldon Zandboer and spontaneously creates a unique experience of anything can happen
Calgary | Vin Room West | Music / Concert
Charley Crockett: $10 Cowboy Tour With Special Guest Noeline Hofmann
Matthew Charles Crockett is an American blues, country, and Americana singer, guitarist, and songwriter
Calgary | Grey Eagle Resort and Casino | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music / Concert
MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - #2B
This Canadian Premiere by Kate Hamill is a funny and modern approach to a classic tale with your favourite characters.
Calgary | Vertigo Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Calgary Stampeders vs. BC Lions
CFL Preseason Week 2
Calgary | McMahon Stadium | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Sports
Weekly Saturday Kawa Jam
Join us at the weekly Saturday Jazz Jam at Kawa Espresso Bar. Open to all ages and levels of experience
Calgary | Kawa Espresso Bar | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Music / Concert
TD Jazz Summer Festival 2024
This summer’s festival features an incredible lineup of international musicians (and some local) from a variety of jazz genres and styles
Calgary | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival
TD Jazz Summer Festival 2024: Cory Henry
Simply put Cory Henry is a Grammy Award Winning Artist, Composer, Producer, Multi-instrumentalist, all around keyboard master, and is the future of music!
Calgary | Bella Concert Hall | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music / Concert
MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - #2B
This Canadian Premiere by Kate Hamill is a funny and modern approach to a classic tale with your favourite characters.
Calgary | Vertigo Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
An evening with Dee Daniels featuring the MusicConnect Chamber Orchestra
Dee Daniels is in tune with the music she sings, respecting its integrities and demanding that its stories are as clear as intended, adding her own coolness and spicing to give it her unique personal energy
Calgary | Grace Presbyterian Church | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music / Concert
Swing Into Spring at Central Library
Learn to swing dance with our beginner-friendly introductory lessons starting at 1 pm, and social dancing from 2 - 4 pm. No partner or experience required
Calgary | Central Library | Dance | Free
TD Jazz Summer Festival 2024
This summer’s festival features an incredible lineup of international musicians (and some local) from a variety of jazz genres and styles
Calgary | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival
TD Jazz Summer Festival 2024
This summer’s festival features an incredible lineup of international musicians (and some local) from a variety of jazz genres and styles
Calgary | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival
TD Jazz Summer Festival 2024: Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East
Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East sources musical inspiration from the scores of Bollywood classics and Spaghetti Westerns, Punjabi folk traditions, jazz improvisation, and rollicking psychedelic styles
Calgary | Commonwealth Bar & Stage | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music / Concert
TD Jazz Summer Festival 2024
This summer’s festival features an incredible lineup of international musicians (and some local) from a variety of jazz genres and styles
Calgary | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival
MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - #2B
This Canadian Premiere by Kate Hamill is a funny and modern approach to a classic tale with your favourite characters.
Calgary | Vertigo Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
TD Jazz Summer Festival 2024
This summer’s festival features an incredible lineup of international musicians (and some local) from a variety of jazz genres and styles
Calgary | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival
MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - #2B
This Canadian Premiere by Kate Hamill is a funny and modern approach to a classic tale with your favourite characters.
Calgary | Vertigo Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Sheldon Zandboer Presents @ Vin Room West
Calgary’s finest jazz vocalists and instrumentalists perform their material under the influence of…Sheldon Zandboer. No cover. Free parking. Kids and dates are welcome
Calgary | Vin Room West | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music / Concert | Free
TD Jazz Summer Festival 2024
This summer’s festival features an incredible lineup of international musicians (and some local) from a variety of jazz genres and styles
Calgary | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival
MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - #2B
This Canadian Premiere by Kate Hamill is a funny and modern approach to a classic tale with your favourite characters.
Calgary | Vertigo Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre
Youth Wrap-Up BBQ
Youth & families of youth! Join us as we cap off the 2022-2023 youth year together with an evening of fun, games, food, campfire & hanging out (officially) one final time before the summer!
Calgary | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family / Kids
MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - #2B
This Canadian Premiere by Kate Hamill is a funny and modern approach to a classic tale with your favourite characters.
Calgary | Vertigo Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre