Issue 2026.20 · Week of May 19/ 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
№ 01 · Coming up

What's coming up.

The long list →
Calgary Stampede
★ Marquee event
festival

Calgary Stampede

Calgary's ten-day rodeo, midway, concert, and parade extravaganza.

Calgary Folk Music Festival
★ Marquee event
music

Calgary Folk Music Festival

Four days of folk and roots music on the river at Prince’s Island Park.

Cannonball Festival of Youth Theatre
theatre

Cannonball Festival of Youth Theatre

Seven plays entirely written, directed, and performed by Calgary youth.

Calgary Black Film Festival
film

Calgary Black Film Festival

Independent cinema celebrating Black stories and voices from around the world.

East Town Get Down
music

East Town Get Down

A one-day multi-venue music festival along International Avenue with 40+ performances.

Calgary Marathon
sport

Calgary Marathon

Calgary's annual marathon weekend, with distances from 5K to the full 42.2.

Taste of Calgary Food Truck Edition
food

Taste of Calgary Food Truck Edition

A new one-day food-truck rally serving small plates from a dozen-plus trucks.

№ 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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