Stampede Art Walk
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This self-guided walking tour showcases 15 sculptures and murals located in and around Stampede Park. It’s a colourful way to learn about the city’s western heritage and the history of the “Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth”. Look for the brochure at the airport information kiosk or download it here: http://art.calgarystampede.com/art-walk
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Wonderland Sculpture
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You can walk right through this 12 metre-high metal representation of a girl’s head and ponder what she might be thinking about as she gazes at the scene downtown. It's located in an open plaza in front of one of The Bow, one of Calgary’s newest, shiniest and tallest office towers.
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Calgary International Film Festival
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This is the city’s premier film festival, attracting the biggest budget films, and even an occasional star or two. Many of the films are premiers for the city, province or country. In September, this is the place to see and be seen.
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Plus 15 (+15 Walkway)
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These elevated walkways allow Calgarians to walk around downtown in weather-protected comfort any time of year. The mezzanine levels of the connected buildings are packed with cafes, shops, public art pieces and essential downtown services like shoe-shine stands.
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Prince's Island Park
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This huge downtown island park is well loved and used by locals, who enjoy the mature trees, riverside pathways, walking trails and picnic spots. On summer weekends and holidays, there is often a festival happening.
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Contemporary Calgary Gallery
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It's always free to visit the ever-changing contemporary and modern art exhibits at this gallery. There's always something thought-provoking and boundary-stretching on display. Sometimes the works are newly created to explore a particular theme, so you won't be able to see them anywhere else.
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Peace Bridge
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Although only completed a few years ago, the Peace Bridge designed by renowned architect Santiago Calatrava has quickly become a sleek new city icon. It The bridge crosses the Bow River heading north out of downtown and forms part of Calgary’s extensive river pathway system.
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Famous 5 Statues
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The 'Women are Persons' sculpture grouping is a tribute to the Famous 5 Alberta women who fought and won the battle to have women recognized as “persons” under the law in 1927. The ladies are inviting us to sit down on the empty chair and have tea with them. This is how they had to disguise their political meetings - as innocent tea parties.
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Heritage Walking Tours
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These self-guided walking tours include reams of historical information into some of Calgary's oldest and most interesting neighbourhoods. Brochures can be downloaded from the City of Calgary website (see website link)
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Shakespeare by the Bow
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From late June through late August, one of the city’s largest theatre companies stages free Shakespeare productions in a beautiful park setting. The performances are always well received and best enjoyed with a picnic blanket and your beverage of choice.
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Reel Fun Film Festival
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The festival includes quality programming of thought-provoking films that appeal to “all ages, from 4 to 104″. The festival is sometimes the only chance Calgarians will get to see some of the movies, and it includes a variety of film genres, including full length features, shorts, and animated films.
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Skyline Luge
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It's just plain fun! Speedsters of all ages can have a blast zooming down the luge track in summer. Kids younger than 6 can ride tandem with a parent. It's easy to control your own speed, so you can make it as relaxing or as thrilling as you like. The facility provides helmets, and the carts are pretty much impossible to tip over.
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Level 1 Escape
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You and your friends have 60 minutes to escape from the locked room. There are different themes and different levels of difficulty to the puzzles that you will need to solve in order to escape.
There are several businesses that run Escape Rooms in Calgary and this is by far one of the better ones.
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Do Re Me Fa Sol La Si Do
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This set of 8 brightly coloured stylized steel horse cut-outs running through the park brightens up the mood at courthouse park. It's one of many western-themed pieces throughout the city sponsored by a group of private and corporate donors via the Calgary Stampede Art Committee.
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Poppy Plaza
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The public art and memorials in this area along the riverbank are a modern and touching tribute to war veterans and first responders who died in the line of duty. The weathering steel walls inscribed with quotes and giant word sculptures give the space an industrial look, and there is lots of seating for taking a few moments of contemplation.
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