A new weekend in Calgary is bringing plenty of reasons to get out and experience the city. From the stylish fun of Barbie™ x Spruce Meadows and an unforgettable night of country hits with Dallas Smith live, to the adrenaline and tradition of the Calgary Stampede First Nations Rodeo & Relay, there’s no shortage of ways to fill your weekend. Whether you’re planning a family outing, a day with friends, or looking for something uniquely Calgary, this weekend’s lineup has something for every kind of adventure.
We’ve rounded up the best events happening this weekend so you can spend less time searching and more time making plans. Below is your guide to what’s happening in and around Calgary from Friday, June 12 through Sunday, June 14, 2026, featuring local markets, exciting basketball action with the Calgary Surge, outdoor movie nights at Movies at the Meadows, live entertainment, family fun, and more happening across the city all weekend long.
Scroll through, make your picks, and turn it into a weekend worth remembering.
Full List of events
Friday, June 12, 2026
Barbie x Spruce Meadows
📍 Spruce Meadows (18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 June 12 – 14, 2026
💰 $15
⏰ 9am – 5pm
🔗 Learn more & get your tickets here: Click Here
Barbie x Spruce Meadows is three days where world-class show jumping meets one of the biggest names in global culture —thousands of guests in Barbie x Spruce Meadows bandanas, larger-than-life photo moments, and one of the most recognisable brands on the planet woven throughout the Spruce Meadows grounds.
Movies at the Meadows (Zootopia 2 & Barbie)
📍 Spruce Meadows (18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 June 12, 2026
💰 6+
⏰ 5pm & 8pm
🔗 Learn more & get your tickets here: Click Here
We’ve got something for everyone! Enjoy an evening of outdoor movies on ATCO Field, with a family-friendly feature starting around 5:00 p.m., followed by a movie for older audiences at approximately 8:00 p.m.
When you purchase your ticket for the day, it includes access to all activities happening across the grounds. Choose between our adults-only area or the family-friendly zone—both with plenty of delicious food options to enjoy!
WHAT TO BRING: Cosy blankets and low chairs (legs under 8 inches) to keep things comfy for everyone.
WHAT TO LEAVE AT HOME: Sofas, mattresses, ground stakes, or anything that could block views or take away from the fun. Let’s keep it enjoyable for all!
Dallas Smith (18+)
📍 Spruce Meadows (18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 June 12, 2026
💰 $101+
⏰ 7pm
🔗 Learn more & get your tickets here: Click Here
Dallas Smith brings his chart-topping country hits to Spruce Meadows’ Live & Intimate Concert Series on June 12. Inside the Equi-Plex, enjoy powerhouse vocals, fan favourites and new music in an up-close setting. Big sing-alongs, electric energy—kick off summer with us!
Inglewood Night Market
📍 10th Ave and 10th St SE, Calgary, AB
📆 June 12, 2026
💰 FREE
⏰ 5pm – 10pm
🔗 Learn more here: Click Here
If you’re looking for the ultimate summer evening vibe, the Inglewood Night Market brings together local vendors, live music, street food, and the perfect excuse to wander one of Calgary’s coolest neighbourhoods after dark.
Crossfield Pete Knight Days
📍 1218 Laut Ave, Crossfield, AB
📆 June 12 & 13, 2026
💰 $20 (6 and under free)
⏰ 6pm
Head to Crossfield, just north of Calgary, for Pete Knight Days from June 12 – 13, 2026. With a parade, a rodeo, live music, and some family fun, it’s a great start to summer.
The parade starts at 11 AM on June 13, 2026.
The Barn Artisan Market presents… The Barn After Dark!
📍 Shawnessy Barn (224 Shawmeadows Rd SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 June 12, 2026
💰 FREE
⏰ 5pm – 9:30pm
🔗 Learn more here: Click Here
Come “Sip & Shop” with us on Friday, June 12th for the first of two night markets this season at the historic Shawnessy Barn! We’ll have 34 local vendors over two floors featuring hand-crafted, created, and made in Alberta products, as well as live music, food trucks, and a bar hosted by the Shawnessy Community Association.
Untold Stories Theatre presents Hello Dolly
📍 The Pumphouse Theatre (2140 Pumphouse Ave SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 June 12 – 27, 2026 (Wednesdays – Sundays)
💰 $27+
⏰ Wed – Sat: 7:30pm / Sat & Sun: 2pm
🔗 Learn more & get your tickets here: Click Here
This musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s hit play The Matchmaker bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. The romantic and comic exploits of Dolly Gallagher Levi, turn-of-the-century matchmaker and “woman who arranges things,” are certain to thrill and entertain audiences again and again.
The ‘National’ at Spruce Meadows
📍 Spruce Meadows (18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 June 10 – 14, 2026
💰 $6+
⏰ 9am+
🔗 Learn more & get your tickets here: Click Here
Enjoy top athletes from around the world competing on the famous International Ring at Spruce Meadows. With kids’ activities, shopping, food, and free parking, this is a day out for everyone.
Planet Fitness FREE High School Pass
📍 Planet Fitness
📆 June 01 – August 31, 2026
💰 FREE
⏰ Hours vary by location
🔗 Learn more here: Click Here
Hey, teens! If you’re aged 14 – 19, you can head to Planet Fitness for FREE this summer and work out all summer long! Register today for an energized summer. (You will only have access to the Planet Fitness Club you select.)
Spring at Calgary Farmyard
📍 Calgary Farmyard (284022 Township Road 224, Rocky View County, AB)
📆 May 16 – June 21, 2026
💰 $25+
⏰ 10am – 7pm
🔗 Learn more & get your tickets here: Click Here
Get ready to kick up your boots and welcome spring at the Farmyard! As the sun shines brighter and the days get warmer, our farm bursts to life with bouncing baby animals, freshly planted fields, and plenty of good old-fashioned fun.
Spring is the season of new beginnings, and there’s no better place to celebrate it than here! Snuggle a baby goat, snap photos of colorful blossoms, and breathe in the fresh country air. Whether you’re young or just young at heart, the Farmyard is the perfect springtime adventure!
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Marren Morris (18+)
📍 Spruce Meadows (18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 June 13, 2026
💰 $112+
⏰ 7pm
🔗 Learn more & get your tickets here: Click Here
Maren Morris brings her genre-blending country sound to Spruce Meadows’ Live & Intimate Concert Series on June 13. Inside the Equi-Plex, experience her powerhouse vocals, award-winning hits and bold new music in an up-close setting. Soulful anthems, amazing energy—don’t miss this summer night!
Calgary Stampede First Nations Rodeo & Relay
📍 GMC Stadium (2200 Grandstand Trail SE, Calgary, AB)
📆 June 13, 2026
💰 $31+
⏰ 6:30pm
🔗 Learn more & get your tickets here: Click Here
Witness a thrilling celebration of athleticism, horsemanship and tradition come to life at the inaugural Calgary Stampede First Nations Rodeo & Relay where Indigenous athletes from across Canada and the U.S. showcase rodeo action and relay races.
Marda Loop Night Market
📍 Marda Loop (1911 34 Ave SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 June 13, 2026
💰 FREE
⏰ 5pm – 10pm
🔗 Learn more here: Click Here
If you’re craving a fun night out with local charm, the Marda Loop Night Market is packed with handmade goods, delicious food, live entertainment, and the kind of lively community atmosphere that makes summer nights in Calgary so good.
Calgary Reptile Expo
📍 The Genesis Centre (7555 Falconridge Blvd NE, Calgary, AB)
📆 June 13 & 14, 2026
💰 $31+
⏰ Sat: 10am – 5pm / Sun: 10am – 4pm
🔗 Learn more & get your tickets here: Click Here
Find your favourite reptile, amphibian, invertebrate, and plant enthusiast under one roof at the Calgary Reptile Expo.
Summer Solstice BBQ 2026
📍 BIG SKY BBQ (306016 15 ST E, Foothills, AB)
📆 June 13, 2026
💰 $28+
⏰ 12pm – 3pm
🔗 Learn more & get your tickets here: Click Here
Join us on June 13th from 12-3 pm at Big Sky BBQ in Okotoks for our Summer Solstice BBQ – a family-friendly afternoon filled with live music, tasty BBQ, games, face painting, and plenty of community spirit.
Easy Days Pop-Up Market
📍 RiverWalk Plaza, Calgary, AB
📆 June 13, 2026
💰 FREE
⏰ 12pm – 5pm
🔗 Learn more here: Click Here
Easy Days Pop-Up Markets are back in East Village! Hosted by All Things GQ, these markets showcase local designers, artists, creators, clothing curators and more.
With a full day of local businesses, live music and food trucks, Easy Days markets are free to attend and open to all!
Calgary’s LARGEST Garage Sale
📍 Acadia Rec Complex (240-90th Ave S.E., Calgary, AB)
📆 June 13, 2026
💰 $3
⏰ 10am – 4pm
🔗 Learn more here: Click Here
Calgary’s LARGEST Garage Sales. If you LOVE Garage sales, this is an event with a MASSIVE Garage Sale under one roof. Come check us out. So many great items to see & to find new loving homes for.
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Calgary Surge vs. Winnipeg Sea Bears
📍 WinSport Event Centre (88 Canada Olympic Rd SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 June 14, 2026
💰 $34+
⏰ 4pm
🔗 Get your tickets here: Click Here
Catch the city’s newest basketball obsession — the Calgary Surge are lighting up the court with fast-paced action, electric dunks, and a crowd that brings the heat! Whether you’re courtside or in the stands, every game is an experience. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the movement.
Circular City Alley Party
📍 Velet Bike Ski Cafe Alleyway (206 11 Ave SE, Calgary, AB)
📆 June 14, 2026
💰 FREE
⏰ 5pm – 9pm
🔗 Learn more here: Click Here
Come join us at Circular City for music, fun and hangout vibes!
There will be a Calgary Dollars vendor market and free bike repairs and maintenance!
The event will be at the back alley of Velet Bike Ski Cafe!
TAYLOR: A Tribute to the Eras of Taylor Swift Music
📍 Event Centre at Grey Eagle Resort & Casino (3775 Grey Eagle Drive, Tsuut’ina, AB)
📆 June 14, 2026
💰 $40+
⏰ 2pm
🔗 Learn more & get your tickets here: Click Here
Showtime presents Josette with international band and dancers in this joyous, effervescent concert experience, complete with sparkly costumes, cosmic stage production and over 20 exquisite renditions of Taylor’s biggest hits from every era of her career, including Shake It Off, Anti-Hero, Cruel Summer, You Belong With Me, Love Story, I Knew You Were Trouble, Blank Space, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Bad Blood, Our Song, Lover and more.
Calgary Jazz Orchestra: Oscar Peterson’s Canadiana Suite
📍 Bella Concert Hall (4825 Mt Royal Gate SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 June 14, 2026
💰 $55+
⏰ 7pm
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Go on a musical journey with Oscar Peterson’s Canadiana Suite. Designed in 1965, as he envisioned travelling by rail across this great country, you’ll hear gorgeous ballads, slow swinging blues, and uptempo bebop tunes all arranged and orchestrated by Johnny Summers.
Polish Canadian Heritage Day
📍 Polish Canadian Cultural Centre / Dom Polski (3015 15 St NE, Calgary, AB)
📆 June 14, 2026
💰 FREE
⏰ 12pm – 5:30pm
🔗 Learn more & reserve your spot here: Click Here
On June 14, 2026, head to the Polish Canadian Heritage Day, a free, family-friendly cultural celebration honouring the contributions of Polish-Canadians to Alberta’s cultural and civic life. Families can enjoy Polish cuisine, folk dance performances, exhibitions, archival photography, children’s programming, book displays, multimedia presentations and cultural activities. There is also a Polish flag-raising ceremony at McDougall Centre at 10:30 AM.
That’s your weekend, Wanderers. Whether you’re browsing local markets, catching the action at a Calgary Surge game, or settling in for a movie night at Movies at the Meadows, there are plenty of reasons to get out and make the most of the weekend.
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