Calgary’s coming in hot this weekend with a cultural buffet that’s impossible to ignore. Whether you’re craving powerhouse vocals, boundary-pushing theatre, indie music vibes, or community-driven creativity, the city has something dialed in for every mood.
🎤 Alessia Cara is bringing her Love & Hyperbole Tour to town, serving up soul and swagger in equal measure.
🎭 The hit Broadway sensation SIX the Musical lights up the stage with a fierce reimagining of Henry VIII’s queens.
🎨 Get hands-on and local at the Inglewood DIY Fest, where grassroots art meets homegrown talent.
🎞️ The Calgary Black Film Festival is rolling out bold stories, powerful voices, and cinematic excellence.
🎸 And over in Forest Lawn, East Town Get Down delivers a genre-bending sonic takeover with over 80 bands across multiple venues.
No matter your vibe, this weekend is packed with reasons to get out and make some memories. Let’s dive into the best of what’s happening in the city!
Allesia Cara: Love & Hyperbole Tour
May 23rd – 8:00PM
A decade after her breakout debut and now a Grammy-winning artist, Alessia Cara returns to the stage with her much-anticipated Love & Hyperbole World Tour. The Canadian singer-songwriter, beloved for her raw vocals and heartfelt lyrics, brings her latest album to life with a globe-spanning tour, stopping at Calgary’s Grey Eagle Casino.
May 20th – 25th
From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the six wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st-century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over!
Inglewood DIY Fest
May 11th – 25th
Being an arts and culture hub, Inglewood is a stage to host the InglewooDIY Festival as an experience full of creativity. Artists, artisans, handcrafters, and makers will be scattered throughout the neighbourhood, hosting numerous demonstrations, workshops, and art installations over two weeks in May.
Calgary Black Film Festival
May 23rd – 27th
The Calgary Black Film Festival is dedicated to giving unique voices in cinema the opportunity to present audiences with new ways of looking at the world. CBFF’s ambition is to encourage the development of the independent film industry and to promote more films on the reality of Black people from around the Globe.
East Town Get Down
May 24th
Inspired by the thriving Calgary independent music scene, major multi venue festivals like SXSW and the excitement of International Avenue, East Town Get Down melds location, food and performance into an immersive one night event all within a walkable six blocks. See bands across many genres from Calgary and beyond + $5 food plates.
