Issue 2026.40 · Week of October 2/ Calgary · Mohkínstsis Mohkínstsis (moh-KINST-sis) is the Blackfoot name for Calgary — “elbow,” for where the Bow and Elbow rivers meet. The Niitsitapi lived here long before the city did.

All the goings
& doings, the whole
hubbub in & around town.

hub·bub/ˈhʌbʌb/noun.

a busy commotion of voices & movement; the goings & doings of a lively place.

  • festivals
  • openings
  • block parties
  • late-night oddities
  • the occasional rodeo
Sorted weekly · edited by humans who actually live here
Now dealing
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№ 01 · Coming up

What's coming up.

The long list →
Calgary International Film Festival
film

Calgary International Film Festival

Eleven days of independent and international cinema across Calgary venues.

Calgary Horror Con
convention

Calgary Horror Con

Canada’s largest horror-genre convention; two days of guests, screenings, and vendors.

Screamfest
family

Screamfest

A three-week Halloween-themed haunted attraction.

Calgary Tattoo & Arts Festival
convention

Calgary Tattoo & Arts Festival

A three-day tattoo and art convention with live tattooing and competitions.

Grey Cup Festival
sport

Grey Cup Festival

Eight days of festival programming surrounding the CFL Grey Cup.

№ 02 · By mood

Sorted by feeling.

№ 03 · About

Where the hubbub lives.

Calgary is louder than it gets credit for. There's at least three things worth doing every night of the week, and you would not know it from the listings sites.

The Hubbub Club is where you go to find them. Festivals, gallery openings, block parties, late-night oddities, the occasional rodeo — and the quiet hours too. Scan, scroll, pull a card. Show up.

No app. No algorithm. No "you might also like." Just a weekly read on what's going on in your area, written by people who live in it.

All the hubbub of one city, in one place.
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