What’s Happening This July in Calgary

Now until Jul 7. Canada’s National Fishing Week. Fish without a license for the week. catchfishing.com

Jul 3. Rope for Hope. Rappel down a skyscraper for the Make a Wish Foundation. Barclay Centre. makeawishsa.ca

Jul 3-7. Spruce Meadows North American Tournament. Show jumping competition. sprucemeadows.com

Jul 3-Aug 28. Music in the Plaza. Wednesday nights at 6:00pm. heritagepark.ca

Jul 4-15. Cowboys Music Festival. Featuring Brett Eldredge, Lee Brice, Guy Fieri and more. $25+. cowboysmusicfestival.com

Jul 5-7. Mexifest. Mexican food, art, music and wrestling. Eau Claire Plaza. mexifest.ca

Jul 5-14. Calgary Stampede

Parade. Jul 5 at 9:00am

Stampede Rodeo. Daily at 1:30pm

Grandstand Evening Show. Nightly at 7:45pm

GMC Rangeland Derby. Nightly at 7:45pm

Monster Energy Compound AND Dog Bowl. Various times.

Bulls After Dark. Jul 12-13 at 9:30pm

Coca Cola Stage

Jul 4. Reuben and the Dark

Jul 5. Feist

Jul 6. Bishop Briggs

Jul 7. Dashboard Confessional

Jul 8. T-Pain

Jul 9. King Princess

Jul 10. Metric

Jul 11. Mother Mother

Jul 12. The Glorious Sons

Jul 13. Chromeo

Jul 13. Keys N Krates

Jul 14. Death Cab For Cutie

Nashville North Stage

Jul 4. Emerson Drive

Jul 5. The Reklaws

Jul 6. Tebey

Jul 7. Granger Smith

Jul 8. Kiefer Sutherland

Jul 9. Chad Brownlee

Jul 10. Aaron Goodvin

Jul 11. Jess Moskaluke

Jul 12. Andew Hyatt

Jul 13. Jade Eagleson

Jul 14. David James

Big Four Roadhouse

Jul 4. Dwayne Gretzky

Jul 5. Sam Roberts Band

Jul 6. Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion

Jul 8. Classified

Jul 9. Hanson

Jul 10. The Trews

Jul 11. Barney Bentall

Jul 12. A Tribe Called Red

Jul 13. Clayton Bellamy & The Congregation

Jul 14. Dueling Piano Kings

calgarystampede.com

Jul 12-14. Calgary Turkish Festival. Turkish art, dance, music and food. Eau Claire Plaza. calgaryturkishfestival.ca

Jul 12-14. Calaway Comic Fest for Kids. Superhero dress up and meet and greet with characters. $29+. calawaypark.com

Jul 12-21. Cyclepalooza. Do-it-yourself bicycle fest. cyclepalooza.ca

Jul 12, Aug 9, Sept 13-14. Inglewood Night Market. 2nd Friday of each month. inglewoodnightmarket.ca

Jul 10. Roundup Music Fest. Billy Idol, Blondie and more. Shaw Millennium Park. roundupmusicfest.com

Jul 12. Zac Brown Band. $75+. scotiabanksaddledome.com

Jul 12. Oxford Stomp. Bryan Adams, Amanda Marshall and more. Shaw Millennium Park. $99+. oxfordstomp.ca

Jul 13. Sugarland. $74+. scotiabanksaddledome.com

Jul 14. Tim McGraw. $75+. scotiabanksaddledome.com

Jul 17-21. Westerner Days (Red Deer). Aaron Goodvin, Jason Benoit and more. $23+. westernerdays.ca

Jul 18. The Offspring. $192+. greyeagleresortandcasino.ca

Jul 19-21. Fiestaval. Latino festival with music, food and vendor market. Olympic Plaza. fiestaval.ca

Jul 20. Zero Waste Festival. East Village Crossroads. plasticfreeyyc.com

Jul 20. Taste of Okotoks. Food festival featuring local food vendors. okotoks.ca

Jul 20. One-Day Book Drive. Supporting the Calgary Public Library. librarybookdrive.ca

Jul 20. 50th Anniversary Moon Landing Party. Adults-only night. TELUS Spark. $26. sparkscience.ca

Jul 20. Creekfest. Live music, nature walks and family activities. Bow Valley Ranch. friendsoffishcreek.org

Jul 21. Tri-Kids Triathlon. Non-competitive race for youth. Glenmore Athletic Complex. $15+. trikids.ca

Jul 24. Backstreet Boys. $49+. scotiabanksaddledome.com

Jul 25-28. Calgary Folk Music Festival. With Tal National and Charlotte Day Wilson. Prince’s Island Park. calgaryfolkfest.com

Jul 26. Credence Clearwater Revisited. $70+. greyeagleresortandcasino.ca

Jul 27-28. Pet-A-Palooza. Running of the bull(dogs), wiener dog races and a puppy stampede. Eau Claire Market. petapaloozawest.com

Jul 29-Aug 4. Calgary International Blues Festival. Workshops, concerts and special events. Shaw Millennium Park. $35+. calgarybluesfest.com

Jul 31. Def Leppard. $51+. scotiabanksaddledome.com

For a full listing of Summer Events, download the PDF below.