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Things to do in Calgary
26th Annual: Crazy4Crafts Christmas Market In Chestermere
Quality Hand Made Goods, Crafted With Love For the 26th year in a row, out in Chestermere (about a 15 minute drive from Marlborough Mall), there’s an all day artisan Christmas craft market hosted by Crazy4Crafts. It’s not just limited to Christmas crafts, there’s all sorts of things for the kitchen, your home, office, kids, wardrobe, and so much more…
Spookiest Guide: Calgary Halloween Events in 2019
Calgary Halloween Events Halloween in Calgary is a blast; there’s always something to do, something to see, some people to scare. The weather can be pretty unpredictable (in Calgary?! no way), so there might be snow, might be a windchill, or it might just be pleasant as all heck, which can have a big impact on your plans. Check out…
Food
Bear & Kilt Freehouse Pub – Stephen Avenue
Craft Beer, Pub Food, Cheap Prices The Bear & Kilt Freehouse has been a long time staple on Stephen Avenue downtown as a great place for food and drinks, though you might miss it if you didn’t know it was there. The Bear & Kilt is somewhat of a hidden gem, located down a set of stairs, behind a couple…
Crave Cupcakes Pop Up Shop – In Middle Of Downtown!
Only Open Weekdays! 10 – 4:30 Crave Cupcakes opened a new location In October 2019 within the heart of downtown, perfect for downtown dwellers or corporate office workers to run down for some tasty tasty treats. In addition to cupcakes they also have cookies! Cooooookies!! This new pop up store is right in front of Brookfield Place, across the street…
Drinks
The best IPA in Calgary
10 Breweries to find the best IPA in Calgary IPAs (India Pale Ale or Imperial Pale Ale) are often light coloured hazy beer that usually has a bit of a higher alcohol percentage, and is made with lots of hoppy hops! A lot of people actually really dislike IPAs due to the amount of hops in the brew, but their…
The Best Cheap Growler Fill Deals in Calgary And Area
Save Money On Growler Fills What kind of beer do you like? Light beer? Dark beer? What about a sour? How about some cider? Growler fill deals are a really good way to expand your horizons and try some new beer, while at the same time saving some money. On this page we list the best cheap growler fill deals…
Lifestyle
ATB BoostR: Get Help For Your Small Business
What Is ATB BoostR? Launched in 2015, ATB BoostR is a rewards-based crowdfunding platform designed for small businesses and entrepreneurs in Alberta. ATB BoostR can be used to raise funds through donations, sell your products, experiences and other services, or even arrange pre-orders for future campaigns. Think of Kickstarter, Paypal and Patreon all rolled into one, but made locally, for…
Someone Hid $5 Phil & Seb Gift Cards Around Inglewood
$40 – Just To Make People Smile Sometimes people do nice things just because. Today that happened in Calgary. Have you ever heard of reddit? It’s a website that allows people to submit posts, comment, send messages, like a huge forum. There are what’s called sub-reddits, which are like mini-forums. There’s a sub-reddit to read the news called r/worldnews, one…
Tourism
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Guide
Albertas World Famous Buffalo Jump You’ve probably heard of Head-smashed-in Buffalo Jump, but have you ever been to visit in person? It’s quite the experience. They have an interpretative centre and museum packed full of Blackfoot culture and artifacts built right into the hillside, but the real treat in my opinion is standing on top of the very same ridge…
Banff Without A Car – Comprehensive Guide (2020)
What To Do In Banff Without A Car Doing Banff without a car is absolutely possible! We love Banff. You Love Banff. Everyone loves Banff. We’re so lucky to live so close to Banff! It’s only a short drive away and it’s always such a pleasure to visit for any reason (food, beer, day trips, staying in hotels). What if…
Contests
Win YSS Corp. & Sweet Tree Cannabis Co. Swag! (ENDED)
You Need Some Shirts And Hoodies! Good news everyone! YSS Corp. and Sweet Tree Cannabis Co. have recently each opened a new store in Calgary, one downtown and one on 17th AVE SW. To celebrate, they’re giving away a bunch of clothing swag. Giving away 5 hoodies, 2 t-shirts, and, as you might have guessed 4 pairs of socks. Everyone…
Win a FOUR20 Premium Market Gift Basket (ENDED)
Drift Into 2020 – In Style That’s right friends, we’re giving away the sweet gift basket you see below, care of FOUR20 Premium Market. This gift basket (it’s more of a box than a basket, but who wants to win a box?) is worth $175 Canadian dollarydoos. Enter below! It includes: Local Laundry x FOUR20 community crewneck FOUR20 crewneck FOUR20…
Cannabis
Buying recreational retail cannabis for the first time
Retail Weed Is Here Now that cannabis is legal across Canada, retail weed stores have been popping up all over the place. At present time there are 11 retail cannabis stores open in Calgary, with several more opening up each week. How is it though? Buying recreational weed in a retail store? Retail cannabis is such an interesting thing to…
What you need to know about legal cannabis in Canada
Legal Cannabis in Canada is here, Get Informed! This information is very helpful. This is a copy paste from a thread on reddit by /u/sofiavisitor. Re-posted with permission! This is an abbreviated review of Bill C-45 aka The Cannabis Act. This isn’t legal advice. And some rules have exceptions. I haven’t seen all this information in one place, and I’ve seen some…
Guest Blog Posts
Submit a guest blog postBreaking Free Foundation: May 4th Celebrity Poker Fundraiser
Do you know someone with PTSD? Chances are you do. PTSD affects 1 in 10 Canadians and our country actually has the highest rate of PTSD in the world. It can affect children as well as adults, and may not even present itself months or years after the initial exposure of the trauma. Breaking Free Foundation (BFF) is a Calgary-based non-profit…
How To Hire a Calgary Mover That Doesn’t Suck
The Handy Resource to Not Hiring A Terrible Moving Company Thank you to Calgary moving company Calgary Pro Movers for providing information to support this post. Moving sucks. Seriously, who doesn’t hate hearing the question “Can you help me move?”. Nobody likes being that person. Hiring a professional mover takes a huge load off the whole process. But it also…
