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Winter City Calgary

Explore our city Winter in Calgary

Living in Calgary means the possibility of snowfall and cold weather almost every month of the year, giving us the opportunity to toboggan, skate, and to warm up at an outdoor fire pit. Check out all the activities, events and resources that will help you to love winter in Calgary.

Winter feature

Chinook Blast

Experience winter fun at Chinook Blast – Calgary’s winter festival from February 4 to 27, 2022.

Chinook Blast will be heating up our city with a celebration of community, culture, and civic pride. The best of Calgary’s art, music, theatre, sport, and recreation will be on display.

Learn about Chinook Blast

Winter activities

There are so many awesome outdoor activities to keep you active and healthy in winter. Find toboggan hills, outdoor skating rinks and much more.

Find a winter activity

Winter events

Get outside and enjoy fun-filled winter festivals and events that will lift your spirits with music, art, culture, food and entertainment. Coming your way this winter!

Find winter events

More reasons to love winter

We’re working on a Winter City Strategy to promote and celebrate all that Calgary offers in the winter. Our goal is to find ways to create more economic, social and cultural opportunities during Calgary's winter months. This includes extending Calgary's festival and event season, finding ways to improve safety and accessibility and improve the economy, especially in our downtown core.

News and updates

Have your say on the City’s Snow and Ice Program

We are looking for public input on how we can explore new opportunities, make improvements, and plan how we respond to snow events in the future.

Name a snow plow contest winners

We’ve selected some of the most creative and popular names submitted and you should see them plowing a street near you soon.

Calgary’s first accessible outdoor community rink is opening

The Parkdale Community Association has built Alberta’s first outdoor accessible community rink, and it’s opening on January 29, 2022.

Winter City Design Competition

We are excited to announce winners of the inaugural Winter City Design Competition, who will receive funding to build and install their designs along Stephen Avenue.

Neighbours helping neighbours

Our Snow Angels program encourages neighbours to look out for one another by shovelling sidewalks for a neighbour who needs support.

Winter Neighbourhood Nature Challenge

Explore nature in Calgary this winter. Complete these activities in your backyard or local park. Try to finish all the challenges by the end of March.

Chinook Blast

Due to emerging conditions presented by the ongoing pandemic, the organizers have decided to delay the beginning of Chinook Blast to Friday, February 4, 2022
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