Downtown Calgary

The city is officially kicking off the 2018 Pride Week this Friday with a flag raising outside of City Hall! Feel free to come down and listen to the speeches. #iamdowntown

Feeling romantic this week? Well lucky for you ProArts Noon Concert Series is presenting a free lunchtime concert showcasing one of the romantic era's most beloved stars, Chopin. Come by Cathedral Church tomorrow at 12pm to listen! #iamdowntown

Only 4 days left to submit your idea for Park(ing) Day! The project will be presented downtown along Centre Street on September 21, and if you want to see your vision come to life on the street you better hurry up and apply! #iamdowntown
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Curious about downtown Calgary's history? Our Downtown through the Decades program has been running all summer long, get caught up with our blog series by hitting the link! #iamdowntown
http://www.calgarydowntown.com/‚Ķ/steph‚ Ķ/downtowndecades.html

The end of summer is on the horizon, but that doesn’t mean Downtown Calgary is slowing down! September is going to be just as busy as August, so make sure to check out our upcoming events too. #iamdowntown
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Stephen Avenue's freshly painted Pride Crosswalk brightening up the street on another smokey day! #iamdowntown

YYC during Y2K, The world was in hysteria but our city was thriving. Revisit 2000's Calgary with our newest blog - see what you remember and what you might have missed! #iamdowntown
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Bonjour! Olympic plaza will be bustling tomorrow with Calgary's 7th annual Franco Festival Calgary, come celebrate with our City's diverse francophone population and enjoy a variety of performances and activities. #iamdowntown

Is everyone excited for Expo Latino Festival??? The first day is tomorrow but it's running all the way until Sunday in Prince's Island Park. Can't wait to see you all down there celebrating with Calgary's latin communities! #iamdowntown

Such a fun way to brighten up parts of the downtown core, we can't wait to see what designs they come up with!
https://www.cbc.ca/…/manhole-drain-cove rs-calgary-artwork-1…

UPDATE: due to the air conditions today our summer stage concert has been cancelled #iamdowntown https://gph.is/2e4DJ5k

PARK(ing) Day is a city organized program aiming to start some critical thinking about how we use urban space. If you have a cool idea on how to reimagine a downtown parking stall please apply! The deadline is August 24th. #iamdowntown
http://www.calgary.ca/…/Pages/UrbanStra tegy/Parking-Day.aspx

Looking for plans this weekend? Downtown Calgary's got you covered! Another weekend of summer festivals is upon us, with Expo Latino Festival at Prince's Island Park, Franco Festival Calgary at Olympic Plaza, and The Fright Night Festival in Eau Claire all taking over the city centre. #iamdowntown
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The 10-minute plays by Jane's Walk were such a fun edition to Stephen Avenue this summer, check out the last handful of performances at 3pm on Wednesdays and 12pm on Saturday's at the Conversation Statue. #iamdowntown

Shakespeare By The Bow - Calgary is coming to the end of its 2018 season this week. If you haven't checked out this years show we highly recommend doing so before their final performance this Sunday.
As always, it was a pleasure having their team performing downtown for the summer! #iamdowntown

Only a few weeks left of the Stephen Avenue Market, make sure to make it down before the end of the summer! It starts at 10am today, come see whats going on. #iamdowntown

Some great pics from Truck Stop last Friday! A big thanks to Arts Commons and Machine de Cirque for helping us put on an amazing show :). #iamdowntown