Calgary Activities and Events! Indoor Fun
Here are some ideas to get out and try something new. Calgary is a great city and there are so many activities, events and attractions to check out. Never have a dull moment!!!
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Calgary Activities, Events and Stuff to do Indoors:
- Go to the Gym!
- Yoga, Yoga, Yoga
- Go out for Coffee
- Go play Laser tag
- Go indoor paint balling
- Visit the Calgary Tower
- Sign up for a Dance class
- Visit the Military Museum
- Go swimming at a public pool
- Stay home and watch a movie
- Take in an Alberta Ballet show
- Walk around Eau Claire market
- Go skating at the Olympic Oval
- Swing the clubs at the Golf Dome
- Catch a Jubilation’s dinner production
- Play some squash racket ball or tennis
- Make dinner and have some friends over
- Take in a show at Stage West Dinner Theatre
- Play Soccer at the soccer dome (NW or SE)
- Go out for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner
- Check out the Calgary Philharmonic orchestra
- Sign up for lessons at the Calgary Fencing Club
- Grab a bubble tea and check out an Internet Cafe
- Go Shopping at the new expansion of Chinook Mall
- Go to a Movie! (Check out my Movie Theatre Blog)
- Catch a comedy show at Yuk Yuks or the comedy cave
- Take the kids to Chucky Cheese or a MacDonald’s Play Place
- Take aim at the Shooters Edge and practice your target shooting
- Take in a Sporting event like the Flames, Hitmen or Roughnecks
- Go to the wave pool (Southland leisure center, NE leisure center)
- Go to the Theater ( Calgary has several excellent theater productions)
- Watch the hilarious Aussie Rules dueling pianos… (A fun time with friends)
- Go to the Arcade ( The biggest and best is at Cross Iron Mills Movie Theater)
- Go Shopping at the renovated Market Mall, Southland Mall or Sunridge Mall.
- Visit the Devonian Gardens (Re-opening this Fall, with a gorgeous new look)
- Stay home and play some board games (Monopoly, Cards or Jenga Anyone?)
- If playing poker is your thing maybe visit the casino (with a budget of course)
- Go Bowling at Chinook Mall, Mountain view Bowling, Lets Bowl or Frank Sissons.
- Buy some tickets for an upcoming concert at the Saddle dome or Jubilee Auditorium
- Go shopping downtown at “The Core” (Home to the worlds longest continuous skylight)
- Paint your own pottery (cups, bowls, mugs, plates, Elvis heads, etc…) Its So Much Fun!
- Find an indoor recreation sports league like dodgeball, floor hockey, indoor soccer etc…
- Learn a new Language! There are all sorts of language instruction classes all over the City.
- Visit one of the several Farmers markets ( Currie Barracks, Inglewood, Heritage Park Etc.)
- Start taking martial arts classes (Muay Thai, Karate, KravMaga, Kung Fun, Judo, MMA, etc)
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While there is a reference to “several theatre” companies in Calgary, that’s an understatement I would like to provide more information about. Calgary has a thriving theatre scene with 40+ professional theatres, many community theatres and new play development that is the envy of theatre artists across Canada. Check out the professional companies by visiting the website of the Betty Mitchell Awards. That’s like Calgary’s Oscars for theatre artists.
The comedy scene here is pretty active, too. Besides comedy clubs, there are comedy improv groups every weekend. Don’t forget, Calgary is the birthplace of Loose Moose, and Keith Johnstone’s methods are now taught across the globe. On most Monday evenings, you can join Dirty Laundry Calgary for improv featuring many professional actors who are appearing in (professional) productions during the week! For example, Karen Johnson-Diamond will be opening “Sequence” with Downstage Theatre in February, but Monday nights she is flying without a script.
Theatre tickets are dirt cheap compared to hockey and concert tickets, and it’s truly a lot of fun. If you’re not sure which production to see, just visit the company website to get a sense of the mandate for each theatre company or send an email. Here are some suggestions – If you like mystery, check out Vertigo. If you’re looking for an hour-long show on your downtown lunchbreak or something at the end of the workday (Fri), visit Lunchbox Theatre. If you like musicals, watch for something at Forte Musical Society. Want a big, huge, sweeping production… try Theatre Calgary. If news and currrent events and controversy interests you, try a show at Downstage Theatre.
Support Calgary’s vibrant theatre scene!!
Thank you Dale for the awesome comment!!! Really appreciate your insight!
Speaking of theaters, we went to see ‘Kung Fu Panties’ at Loose Moose Theatre last night and it was great! Definitely not for the whole family, just us grown ups. 😀
i saw it last year, it was very entertaining!