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The experience

Scotia Place - The experience

The new heart of entertainment

Blending bold and innovative design with culture, community and entertainment.

Main arena

Experience Calgary's future home for sports, concerts and live entertainment.

Experience the main arena features

Public plazas

Explore welcoming public spaces where community comes together year-round.

Explore the public spaces

Dining and retail

Discover the new dining and retail options at Scotia Place. 

Discover the dining and retail options

Esso Community Arena

Learn how the Esso Community Arena will support community programming year-round.

Learn about the Esso Community Arena

Accessibility features

Explore the accessible and welcoming space for all.

Explore the accessible design

Sustainable design

Uncover how the building will be climate-ready from opening day.

Uncover the climate-ready technology

Indigenous influences

Learn how the design incorporates Indigenous voices and perspectives.

Learn about the Indigenous influences

Scotia Place design details

A clearer, more detailed look at the design concepts.

Download the design brief (64MB)

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Land acknowledgement

Calgary sits on fertile land where two rivers meet, where Indigenous Peoples have been gathering for thousands of years, sharing knowledge and storytelling, and planning for future generations. The traditional names for this place we know as Calgary are Moh-kins-tsis, Wîchispa Oyade, Otos-kwunee and Guts-ists’i — the land that has given so much to so many.

Elders teach us the importance of acknowledging the land of where we gather, settle or visit, and offering gratitude for the generosity of the gifts that Mother Earth has shared with us. With this, we offer respect for those who traditionally lived on this land, and welcome those who have made Calgary their home.

Calgary is located on the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. This includes the Blackfoot Confederacy, made up of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations; the Îethka Nakoda Wîcastabi First Nations, comprised of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations; and the Tsuut’ina First Nation. Calgary is also homeland to the historic Northwest Métis and to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. We acknowledge all Indigenous urban Calgarians who have made this city their home. Together, their spiritual and practical relationships to the land create rich lessons for our life as a community.

We are thankful for the opportunity that this sacred place provides us to engage in reconciliation and to make life better every day for all who call Calgary home.

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Video footage and images provided by: C&B Advertising, Cakewalk, Calgary Economic Development, Calgary Stampede, Glenbow, Sean Thonson, Colin Way, Sherpas Cinema, Tourism Calgary, Travel Aberta, Calgary Tower, Calgary Sports & Entertainment Corporation.

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