Literary-art Events in Calgary

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

An Evening with Gabor Maté in Calgary: The Myth of Normal

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:30 pm BMO Centre Calgary: Champions Ballroom CAD 67 to 291

An Evening with Eckhart Tolle in Calgary

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

NES Robert Burns 2026

 Sat, 31 Jan at 06:30 pm Fairmont Palliser CAD 0 to 2,557

Lennie Gallant

 Sun, 01 Feb at 06:30 pm Eresman Theatre

Jessie Dans at the King Eddy

 Fri, 23 Jan at 08:30 pm The King Eddy

LARKK - Calgary

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:30 pm The Lantern Church

Cadavre Exquis - Part One: “Reflect”

 Sat, 17 Jan at 06:30 pm Theatre 1308

Symphony of Art & Flavour

 Sun, 15 Feb at 06:00 pm The Hemingway Room CAD 119 to 169

An Alberta A(r)titude Artist Talk: Sahar Te

 Fri, 16 Jan at 01:00 pm Alberta University of the Arts Free

January 2026 Super Saturday: Super Bonus

 Sat, 24 Jan at 08:30 am Hotel Blackfoot CAD 44

Edmonton Comes to Calgary: Theresa Shea

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm 1302 4 St SW #100, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta T2R 0X8

Trouble in the Headwaters - Film Screening & Community Discussion - Calgary

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm University of Calgary Free

Ashwyn Singh in Calgary

 Sun, 01 Feb at 07:30 pm Vern's CAD 26 to 28

DOUBLE BILL: Noah Zacharin and Terra Spencer

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm 5432 Dalhart Road N.W., Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta

Panel Discussion: Art Criticism in Western Canada

 Sat, 17 Jan at 01:00 pm Alberta University of the Arts Free

Burns Night Scottish Spirit Tasting, Poetry by Shone Thistle and Bagpipers

 Sun, 25 Jan at 05:00 pm Bank & Baron P.U.B CAD 39

BOOK LAUNCH: Please Don't Interrupt

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:00 pm 1302 4 St SW #100, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta T2R 0X8

The 9th Annual McCready Fellow Lecture

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm Calgary Public Library - Central Free

Book Launch: Lawless

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm 1302 4 St SW #100, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta T2R 0X8

Jason Ellis

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm The Laugh Shop at Hotel Blackfoot

Burns Night

 Sat, 24 Jan at 07:00 pm Cornerstone Music Cafe SE - Music Lessons Calgary - Coffee & Food CAD 92

Acoustic Afternoons with Micah Sage

 Sat, 17 Jan at 11:30 am The King Eddy

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

Book Launch: Don't Yell at Her!

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

Culturally Speaking: New Blood Revisited

 Wed, 14 Jan at 07:00 pm 1900 Heritage Drive S.W., Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta T2V 2X3

Concert with Scarlett Butler at the Rocky Mountain Listening Room

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:30 pm Rosedale Community Hall CAD 33

All The Way Up @ Loophole Coffee Bar

 Wed, 21 Jan at 06:30 pm Loophole Coffee Bar

Book Launch - Raising Kane

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Owl's Nest Books - Brand-new books, old-fashioned service Free

Schubert | Winterreise

 Sun, 25 Jan at 03:00 pm Bella Concert Hall

Queereads YYC: 'The Death of Vivek Oji'

 Mon, 09 Feb at 07:00 pm Owl's Nest Books

Sound of the Heart

 Wed, 11 Feb at 06:30 pm LOUD Art Society CAD 4 to 23

Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio presented by JazzYYC & NMC

Sun, 15 Mar at 07:00 pm Studio Bell / National Music Centre

Big Book Club — Aritha van Herk presents "The Island of Missing Trees"

 Wed, 21 Jan at 10:00 am Marda Loop Communities Association CAD 12

Calgary Girls Book Club - YYC Girls Night (Book - To Touch a Silent Fury)

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:00 pm Two Rivers Distillery CAD 7 to 12

Single Onion #216

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm Shelf Life Books

Unlock your next great story…and the dozens behind it.

 Sat, 21 Feb at 11:00 am YWCA Calgary

As I Must Live It: YMCA Rocky Ridge

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge, BMO Theatre CAD 20 to 23

3 Day Meditation Retreat (Vipassana)

 Thu, 15 Jan at 06:00 pm Calgary CAD 268

Calgary Girls Book Club - YYC Girls Night (Book - Rings of Fate)

 Tue, 24 Feb at 06:00 pm Two Rivers Distillery CAD 7 to 12

Becoming Light - Releasing the weight

 Sat, 31 Jan at 10:00 am Luminescence Healing Inc. CAD 278

Holy Hurt: Mending Wounds, Embodying Healing -- Lecture and Workshop

 Sun, 25 Jan at 06:30 pm Triwood Community Association CAD 300

Turner Valley, 1914: Alberta’s First Oil Boom

 Sun, 18 Jan at 02:00 pm Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall - Central Library Free

Inspiration Unplugged featuring Heather Khym

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:00 pm McGivney Hall Free

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

Healing ❤️‍🩹 your heart with Sunny Dawn Johnston and Kris Voelker

 Fri, 16 Jan at 10:00 am Portuguese Society Of Calgary

Patience

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Pumphouse Theatre

Finding your Story: Songwriting with John Wort Hannam

 Sat, 14 Mar at 05:00 pm Dalhousie Community Association CAD 44

Rethinking the Table: Women Public Relations Leaders in Canada

 Thu, 22 Jan at 05:00 pm The Living Room Restaurant CAD 28 to 49

Corporate Mindfulness ( Lunch & Learn)

 Wed, 04 Feb at 12:00 pm Canadian Mindfulness Research Center, 1 Street Southeast, Calgary, AB, Canada CAD 105

A Conversation about the Internal Life of Canadian Political Parties

 Wed, 21 Jan at 05:00 pm Mount Royal University Library Free

Does Your Film Budget Make Sense? with Taylor Nodrick

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:00 pm Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers CAD 50 to 75

Connections Brewing (Calgary)

 Tue, 13 Jan at 06:00 pm Last Best Brewing & Distilling

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

Strategic Networking: Industry Mixer

 Thu, 23 Apr at 05:00 pm Bow Valley College, South Campus Free

MOMENTUM/You are a design thinker solving wicked problems

 Fri, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm Your Laptop USD 140

Chapter & Cause

 Wed, 28 Jan at 05:30 pm Education Tower Free

Content Marketing Training: 1 Day Workshop in Calgary

 Wed, 26 Nov at 09:00 am Regus – AB, Calgary – McDougall CAD 560 to 725

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

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

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

SEO Strategy & Content Mastery: 1 Day Course, Calgary

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