Calgary events in May 2024. 🇨🇦 Best festivals, concerts, fun things to do, Victoria Day shows & events, discount tickets

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 am 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

Foreigner: Farewell Canada Tour With Special Guests The Headpins

“I Want To Know What Love Is”, “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Urgent,” and no less than five more Top 10 hits. FOREIGNER, the band behind these iconic songs announces its historic Farewell Tour of Canada

Calgary | Grey Eagle Resort and Casino | 8:00 pm to 10:30 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 0:00 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

The immersive concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel

Calgary | Grey Eagle Resort and Casino | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

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