🗝️SUNDAY SNEAK PEEK - July 20, 2025

Your key to Calgary's headliners, hot spots, & hidden gems.

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Sarah Hovind
July 20, 2025

Hi friends,

I am back after a brief hiatus! (more on that below) It’s been crazy busy! (but I feel like I say that every week so its almost meaningless at this point 😅)

How is your mid-July going? This was a post-stampede recovery week for most of us. I feel like after Stampede is when Summer officially starts, cuz June is still spring, and Stampede is it’s own season, so Summer starts now in my mind.

I am working on my summer bucketlist to ensure I have fun plans every weekend of July-Aug. There are so many festivals and local experiences I still haven’t done believe it or not! I really want to go to Tour de Bowness, Dragon Boat Racing, and a Stamps Game (which I have done before, but gotta do it annually!).

EVENTS TO SUPERCHARGE YOUR WEEK

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A curated list of the best fun events! Get out of your house and do one (or more!) of these fun events happening this week!

MONDAY

TUESDAY

  • 🛍️ STEPHEN AVENUE MARKET: Every Tuesday this summer at 11am until 4pm you can catch street vendors along Stephen Avenue

  • 🌮 TU TACO TUESDAYS: $3 Street Tacos at Tu Taco in Kensington. Yum!

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

  • 🌙 KENSINGTON NIGHT MARKET: Do a little shopping in Kensington

  • 🎵 CALGARY FOLK FEST: Enjoy a variety of music in Prince’s Island Park all weekend long. 4 Day passes are $264 or single day passes are around $100.

  • 🏈 STAMPS HOME GAME: I feel like there are so few stamps homes games, you really gotta jump on these when you get a chance!

  • 🎤 WALK OFF THE EARTH CONCERT: Catch these Juno-award winners at Grey Eagle Event centre

FRIDAY

  • 🖤 TERMINUS MUSIC FESTIVAL: Dicken’s puts a on a heck of a music festival each year for people who are into the hard stuff (July 24-27). You can buy a daily ticket ($67-$92) or a weekend pass ($278)

SATURDAY

  • ☀️ INGLEWOOD SUNFEST: A cute but busy one-day festival in Inglewood. On from 11-7pm and FREE entry!

  • 🐶 DAY OF THE DOG (PET-A-PALOOZA): On both Saturday and Sunday, this fun dog-oriented festival has everything dog related and is pet friendly of course

  • 🛍️ THE MOM MARKET: Shop shop shop in the East Village Riverwalk

  • 🏇 PACKWOOD GRAND: Time to dress fancy, bet on horse races, and sip champagne

SUNDAY

6 EVENTS TO LOOK FORWARD TO! 🤩

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Plug it into your calendar, invite your friends, and feel happy you’ve got something fun to look forward to!

  1. Casablanca for Summer Movie Nights at the Grand Friday July 25

  2. Libations Fest at Century Downs on Saturday Aug 2

  3. CIFF Calgary International Film Festival Sept 18-28

  4. Locked Library: Ghost Stories Friday Sept 26

  5. Just announced:📢 Rick Mercer to be at the Jubilee Sept 14

  6. Just announced:📢 Cocktails for Critters Humane Society Fundraiser Oct 4

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  • 💸 20% OFF VR EXPERIENCE: Check out either The Horizon of Khufu OR Life Chronicles at Chinook Centre! Get 20% off with code IMMERSIVECGY20 

  • 💸 20% OFF NEWSLETTER SOFTWARE: Want to send your own super cool newsletter? Use my link for a free 30 day trial and 20% your first 3 months.

  • 💸 30% OFF WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL: Get tix to Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival in Calgary Oct 17-18 with code EARLYBIRD25

  • 💸 80% OFF FRESH PREP: Get up to 80% off Fresh Prep meal making kits (new customers only) Use code INFSOCIABLE80 (not sure if this code still works…)

  • 💸 2 FOR 1 ADMISSION STUDIO BELL: Get two admissions for the price of one with code PHIL2FOR1 online or in person (ends Sept 30, I got this code from Calgary Phil’s newsletter)

  • 🎄FREE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT: Yes you read that right, Theatre Calgary is giving away a free ornament to those who purchase tickets to A Christmas Carol before August

KEEP THE PARTY GOING 🎉

Friends, part of the reason I paused this newsletter for the last 8 weeks is because it is expensive to operate. Even without factoring the cost of my time (which I’m happy to donate), I still pay $150 a month in software expenses. That makes continuing the newsletter a tough financial decision and one I am seriously debating.

While I am actively searching for advertisers to support the newsletter, reader donations would make a huge difference. If you enjoy the newsletter and want to see it continue, please consider contributing a small amount each month - even $1 to $3 helps cover the costs and keeps it going.

THANK YOU SO MUCH - LOVE Y’ALL 💛

NEW TASTY THINGS TO EAT IN OUR CITY 🍕

Here’s the food news that’s got me drooling, thirsty, or texting the group chat 💬

  • Unfiltered Wine Bar is a new wine bar that just opened on 14th ave. I’m confused on the vibe of this place as the outside looks kinda industrial, but from what little I can see on social media of the inside it looks fancy (ish??). Unsure on dress code for this one. Love a new spot to meet up with a friend for a bevvy tho.

  • I’m a sucker for a good view and Calgary doesn’t have a ton of patios with epic views so I’m pumped Bow & Bend offers just that. Despite that the name sounds like Calgary’s newest yoga studio, I believe it’s a remodeled office building so the restaurant feels somewhat “accidentally corporate,” (according to my friend who told me this lol) This is a spot I’d love to check out.

  • Dorset Pub is now closed. RIP. Their last day was at the end of June so sad to see them go. No idea what will be happening to their space. (Let me know if you know)

  • But in happier news, Hey Sugar, known for their pretty baked goodies and sweet treats, is opening July 28th downtown. Stop by on opening date for samples, giveaways and party vibes.

HAPPIEST HAPPY HOURS 🍸

I’m always keeping my eyes open for an especially good happy hour. Here’s what I’ve recently bookmarked to visit!

  • I stumbled upon Teatro’s happy hour and daaaammmmn, it looks good. ½ price pizza, ½ price martinis and $1.50 oysters?! 🦪 Insane. You can catch it Mon-Fri 2-4:30pm

  • Calcutta Cricket Club is also doing the most with buy 1, get 1 appetizers, $5 sangria, $5 beer and ½ price bottles of wine. Daily 2-5pm and repeats again on Friday & Saturday nights 10pm-Midnight.

Hope you have a good week friends! And I hope to see you again soon. If you found this newsletter helpful consider donating a few dollars to help cover costs and keep us trucking along. 🚚💨

Cheers!

Sarah

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⚠Accuracy: I do this newsletter alone and inevitably it will feature a typo or two (or I might have got my details mixed up, I am just a frequently hungover person after all). Furthermore, event details can change at the organizer’s whim, please double check before you head out anywhere. That said, I think this is 99.9% accurate! I try my best!

🫥 Full Transparency:  Sometimes I include events or businesses within this newsletter that have a sponsored connection to YYC Sociables (my local small business). Some links may be affiliate (very rarely, but sometimes) which means I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Or I may refer to a hosted media event or gifted food.

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