Literary-art Events in Calgary

Check out happening literary-art events all around Calgary, AB

An Evening with Eckhart Tolle in Calgary

 Sat, 23 May at 07:00 pm BMO Centre Calgary: Champions Ballroom CAD 64 to 241

Matt Rife & Friends - Calgary (SECOND SHOW ADDED!)

 Fri, 28 Aug at 12:00 pm Prince's Island Park

CORB LUND LIVE AT RANCHMANS CALGARY

 Tue, 26 May at 08:00 pm 9615 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB, Canada

Calgary, AB: David Nihill at The Laugh Shop

 Fri, 31 Jul at 08:00 pm The Laugh Shop at Hotel Blackfoot

Sled Island and Servus present: billy woods + guests

 Fri, 19 Jun at 09:00 pm Royal Canadian Legion #1

5TH ANNUAL INCREDIBLE INDIA FEST

 Mon, 03 Aug at 12:00 pm The Westin Calgary Airport Free

When Words Collide 2026

 Fri, 14 Aug at 11:00 am Hyatt Regency Calgary

Performing May 15 : Gerard Michaels

 Fri, 15 May at 07:30 pm Comedy Cave, 1020 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta

Exclusively at Comedy Cave | Dave Nystrom | May 25-30

 Mon, 25 May at 07:00 pm The Comedy Cave CAD 17

FTFF 2026: The Secret of Me

 Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm Contemporary Calgary CAD 0 to 17

FTFF 2026: Firsts (Short Film Package)

 Sun, 17 May at 04:00 pm Contemporary Calgary CAD 0 to 17

RANDY GALLANT MAY BUSINESS MIXER

 Wed, 20 May at 05:30 pm Stonyslope Brewing Company CAD 40

Performing May 9 : Natan Badalov

 Sat, 09 May at 07:30 pm Comedy Cave, 1020 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta

Performing May 8 : Natan Badalov

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm Comedy Cave, 1020 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta

Laugh at the Track Golf Club - 6 FunnyFest Comedians - Tues. June 2 @ 7 pm

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm The TRACK Golf Club CAD 22 to 106

Mother's Day Tribute

 Tue, 05 May at 06:30 pm Calgary Public Library - Central CAD 0 to 17

The Sky Inside - OffBeat Figure Drawing - Session #50

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm nvrlnd. arts foundation CAD 27 to 105

Book Launch: "See-Me Street" with DerRic Starlight

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall - Central Library Free

Performing May 7 : Natan Badalov

 Thu, 07 May at 07:30 pm Comedy Cave, 1020 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta

Performing May 5 : Natan Badalov

 Tue, 05 May at 07:30 pm Comedy Cave, 1020 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta

Neverland - June 10

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:00 pm cSPACE Marda Loop CAD 10 to 15

Conversations in Trust Calgary: Canadian Authors Make Sense of Our World

 Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm Decidedly Jazz Danceworks CAD 20

Frozen Jr

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Arbour Lake CAD 17

Performing May 4 : Natan Badalov

 Mon, 04 May at 07:30 pm Comedy Cave, 1020 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta

Woolf's Voices 42, Land and Sea: Honouring Indigenous Feminine Voices

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm 244 7 Ave SW Free

ArtistSpeak* – Social Media

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Congress Coffee Company CAD 20

How to Share an Egg: In Conversation with Bonny Reichert

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall - Central Library Free

The Reset Series:Calm Your Mind, Lift Your Mood, Restore Your Energy

 Sun, 17 May at 03:30 pm Breathe Hot Yoga & Massage (Britannia) Free

Bury Your Gaze

 Sat, 23 May at 03:00 pm Vertigo Theatre CAD 12 to 33

Performing May 6 : Natan Badalov

 Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm Comedy Cave, 1020 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta

Robert J. Sawyer and Finnian Burnett book launch

Mon, 25 May at 06:00 pm Memorial Park Library

AI and the Future of the Humanities

 Fri, 08 May at 09:30 am The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland Free

Ode to My Mother: An Evening of Love, Affirmation & Celebration

 Sat, 09 May at 05:00 pm 611 10 Ave SW CAD 17 to 39

Jane's Talk Calgary 2026

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Good Places HQ CAD 10

Crescent Heights, Renfrew, & William McKnight

 Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm Crescent Road Northwest & 6A Street Northwest Free

Birding Workshop: Seeing the World with Wonder

 Sat, 06 Jun at 09:30 am Inglewood Bird Sanctuary CAD 32

Calgary Girls Book Club - YYC Girls Night (Book - Arcana Academy)

 Tue, 26 May at 06:00 pm Two Rivers Distillery CAD 7 to 12

A Century of Worker’s Rights: Calgary’s Labour History Walk

 Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm 707 - 13 Ave SW, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta T2R 0K8

Made of Snow and Story: Calgary Book Launch with Lana Skauge

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm cSPACE

Stories that Move Safety: An Interactive Storytelling Workshop

 Thu, 11 Jun at 08:30 am 715 5 Ave SW CAD 0 to 195

ARTIST2ARTIST: Grant Writing Workshop

 Sun, 03 May at 01:30 pm The Alcove Centre for the Arts, 7 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, Canada Free

Rabindra Jayanti 2026 | A celebration of Rabindranath Tagore's Legacy

 Sun, 10 May at 05:00 pm BMO Theater, Shane Homes Ymca At Rocky Ridge

BOOK LAUNCH: Hovel

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm 1302 4 St SW #100, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta T2R 0X8

LAST CLASS: Creative Alchemy: Playful Art For Emotional Integration

 Sun, 28 Jun at 10:00 am Bowness Community Association CAD 49

Calgary Girls Book Club - YYC Girls Night (Book - The Horn of Avalon)

 Tue, 30 Jun at 06:00 pm Two Rivers Distillery CAD 7 to 12

Speak Up Monthly Open Mic Night

 Thu, 30 Apr at 05:30 pm San<K>tjuri Buks Free

Queereads YYC: 'The Honeys'

 Mon, 11 May at 07:00 pm Owl's Nest Books

From the QILT2BAG+ Zine Launch

 Wed, 10 Jun at 03:00 pm 1302 4 St SW #100, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta T2R 0X8

The Red Rug Affair 2026 - Calgary

 Wed, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm Bleu Calgary CAD 55

Through The Bamboo: A Staged Reading

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm F.R. Matthews Theatre CAD 33

Prompt Engineering for Better AI Results: 1 Day Session in Calgary

 Fri, 30 Jan at 09:00 am Regus – AB, Calgary – McDougall CAD 536 to 700

Balmoral Heritage Walk

 Sat, 02 May at 10:00 am Balmoral Circus Park Free

Double Book Launch: We Survived Until We Could Live and Wound Archive

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Shelf Life Books Free

BOOK LAUNCH: My Mother Joins The Resistance

Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm 1302 4 St SW #100, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta T2R 0X8

BOOK LAUNCH: Do It Wrong

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm 1302 4 St SW #100, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta T2R 0X8

Queereads YYC: 'How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures'

 Mon, 13 Jul at 07:00 pm Owl's Nest Books

Queereads YYC: '100 Boyfriends'

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm Owl's Nest Books

Mastering Instrument Selection with Beth Parkes RDH, BSc.

 Thu, 11 Jun at 05:00 pm Passion Dental Group Training Room Free

Stories Without Words. An Asemic Writing Workshop with Lynette Melnyk

 Sun, 31 May at 10:00 am Kensington Art Supply & Instruction CAD 68

Cherry Tree Lane Junior Book Club - Tenth Edition

 Wed, 06 May at 03:30 pm 905 1 Ave NE, Calgary, AB, Canada CAD 26

Corporate Mindfulness ( Lunch & Learn)

 Thu, 21 May at 12:00 pm Canadian Mindfulness Research Center, 1 Street Southeast, Calgary, AB, Canada CAD 105

Artist Talk: All My Sisters Photography Book

 Fri, 01 May at 06:30 pm The Camera Store CAD 21

User-Centered UX Writing Skills: 1 Day Session in Calgary

 Wed, 11 Feb at 09:00 am Regus – AB, Calgary – McDougall CAD 550 to 714

Modern UX Content Design Practices: 1 Day Session in Calgary

 Sat, 21 Feb at 09:00 am Regus – AB, Calgary – McDougall CAD 550 to 714

The Cornerstone Poetry Lounge

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:00 pm Cornerstone Music Cafe SE - Music Lessons Calgary - Coffee & Food Free

Campfire Kinship Book Launch Celebration

 Sat, 12 Sep at 12:00 pm SCA Community Association CAD 21 to 48

Anne Logan presents "The Measure" by Nikki Erlick

 Wed, 20 May at 10:00 am Marda Loop Communities Association CAD 12

SEO Strategy & Content Mastery: 1 Day Course, Calgary

 Mon, 16 Mar at 09:00 am Regus – AB, Calgary – McDougall CAD 532 to 694

Prompt Engineer for Healthcare & Medical AI: 1 Day Session, Calgary

 Thu, 26 Mar at 09:00 am McDougall Court Northeast CAD 541 to 704

Flourish Festival of Letters and Art

 Thu, 22 Oct at 08:00 am Hotel Blackfoot USD 609

Roundtable of Executive Directors and Leaders of Youth-serving Agencies

 Wed, 06 May at 11:30 am Centre for Newcomers CAD 41

Tony Del Degan - Horror Author Book Signing at Chinook Chapters

 Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm Chapters Chinook

Smart Email Strategy for Business Growth: 1 Day Course in Calgary

 Tue, 06 Jan at 09:00 am Regus – AB, Calgary – McDougall CAD 541 to 704

Strategic Storytelling for the Workplace: 1 Day Session in Calgary

 Tue, 13 Jan at 09:00 am Regus – AB, Calgary – McDougall CAD 559 to 725