Hey Wanderers!
March has arrived, bringing fresh energy and exciting activities for everyone for FREE! From bustling spring markets and family-friendly festivals to outdoor adventures and special celebrations, there are endless ways to make the most of the season without breaking the bank.
Make Spring Break unforgettable with fun-filled events for all ages, treat yourself on National Pancake Day, and explore Calgary’s vibrant markets filled with unique treasures. Step outside to enjoy the first signs of spring, take in live entertainment, and soak up the lively atmosphere of cultural celebrations happening throughout the city.
So gather your friends and family, embrace the season, and let March be filled with memorable moments across Calgary!
IHOP National Pancake Day
📍 IHOP Calgary (Deerfoot City NE, Shawville Blvd SW, Southcentre Mall SE)
📆 March 04, 2025
IHOP is serving up a FREE short stack of their original buttermilk pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, National Pancake Day. Yum!
In return for the free breakfast, IHOP asks that you consider donating to one of their charitable partners. (This free deal may vary by location, so be sure to confirm details before you go.)
Story Time at Heritage Park
📍 Railway Orientation Centre at Heritage Park (1900 Heritage Dr SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 05, 12, 19 & 26, 2025
Bring the kids to Heritage Park and visit the Railway Orientation Centre for story time! Volunteers will read familiar classics and modern favourites. After the story time, kids will enjoy sing-along activities and a creative craft session.
NEW for 2025: Story Time at Heritage Park is now FREE! But make sure you register to ensure your spot.
Active Toddlers at the Genesis Centre
📍 Genesis Centre (7555 Falconridge Blvd. NE, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 03 - 27, 2025
Get active with your little ones! Bring your children, age 5 and younger, to the Genesis Centre every Mondays through Thursdays and enjoy FREE drop-in play. There will be access to lots of toys and a bouncy house; kids can learn balance and fine motor skills, all while having fun.
Spruce Meadows Winter Farewell
📍 Spruce Meadows (Spruce Meadows Way Southwest, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 06 - 09, 2025
The Winter Farewell welcomes horses and riders to the Spruce Meadows Equi-Plex.
Welcome to the Winter Series at Spruce Meadows, one of the most exciting indoor equestrian events of the year. Held in the Equi-Plex, the Winter Series offers spectators a unique opportunity to exciting equestrian action in a comfortable indoor setting. With free admission and free parking in Lot 7, Spruce Meadows is the perfect destination for a fun and affordable family outing. And don’t miss the food concession that is open all weekend. Whether you’re an equestrian enthusiast or just looking for a fun day out, the Winter Series at Spruce Meadows is an event not to be missed.
NMC Jam Club
📍 Studio Bell at National Music Centre (850 4 St SE, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 06, 13, 20 & 27, 2025
The National Music Centre (NMC) is calling all teens to Studio Bell! In partnership with CJAY 92, NMC is supporting the next generation of rock stars with a free after-school drop-in program for teens, as Jesse & JD present the NMC Jam Club.
Youth ages 13 – 19 are invited to jam, practice their skills, and explore their creative potential, all while making new friends, every Thursday at Studio Bell. All skill levels are welcome – whether you’re a prodigy or just started toying with the idea of picking up a new musical hobby, Jam Club is the place to be. Don’t own any instruments of your own? No problem! At Jam Club, students are welcome to make use of NMC’s extensive fleet of instruments. Space may be limited and is first-come, first-served.
LEGO Store Free Make and Take
📍 LEGO Store at Chinook Centre (6455 Macleod Trail SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 09, 2025
Head to the LEGO Store from 12 – 2 PM on March 9, 2025, for this special Steering Wheel from the Formula 1 Collection to take home! Limited quantities, available on a first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last.
International Women’s Day: STEM Stars of Tomorrow
📍 Central Library (800 3rd Street Southeast, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 09, 2025
Celebrate women in STEM with hands-on activities for kids age 4-10 (from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm) and exciting robotics demonstrations for teens (from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm). Empower young readers to explore science and engineering in this engaging event for the whole family.
In partnership with Alberta Women’s Science Network.
Festival of Animated Objects
📍 Various locations
📆 March 11 - 30, 2025
The Festival of Animated Objects awakens the inanimate, giving expression to the inert. This festival brings world-class artists to engage and entertain audiences of all ages through the innovative and sophisticated art of storytelling through masks, puppetry, and animated objects.
There are numerous events, performances, and workshops at various locations. Many events are for adults but some are for the whole family.
Please note that not all events are free. For specific details, we encourage you to visit the event's official website.
Spruce Meadows Spring Welcome
📍 Spruce Meadows (Spruce Meadows Way Southwest, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 13 - 16, 2025
The Spring Welcome invites horses and riders to the Spruce Meadows Equi-Plex.
Welcome to the Winter Series at Spruce Meadows, one of the most exciting indoor equestrian events of the year. Held in the Equi-Plex, the Spring Series offers spectators a unique opportunity to exciting equestrian action in a comfortable indoor setting. With free admission and free parking in Lot 7, Spruce Meadows is the perfect destination for a fun and affordable family outing. And don’t miss the food concession that is open all weekend. Whether you’re an equestrian enthusiast or just looking for a fun day out, the Winter Series at Spruce Meadows is an event not to be missed.
Soccer Fridays
📍 Calgary Soccer Centre (7000 48 Street Southeast, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 14, 2025
Free Soccer Fridays, sponsored by Servus Credit Union, invites kids to a FREE, unstructured, drop-in soccer opportunity. This is a chance for youth of all ages and abilities to play and enjoy the sport. There is no cost, but parents do need to sign a waiver.
Calgary Comic Book Show
📍 Millican Ogden Community Association (2110 69 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 15, 2025
Do you or your kids love comic books? Then you’ll want to check out the FREE Calgary Comic Book Show on March 15, 2025! Comic book collectors will love the show, with more than 20 different comic book vendors bringing their best boxes of comics for you to dig through. All vendors must have 50% of their tables devoted exclusively to comic books.
Puppet PopUp at Lilunne
📍 YMCA (Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge11300 Rocky Ridge Road Northwest, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 15 - 16, 2025
Presented by the Festival of Animated Objects, at the YMCA, this family friendly show tells the story of LiLuune and the mysterious discovery that changes everything.
The quick take home puppet project features projects with natural fibres echoing the aesthetic of LiLunne. Braid your own yarn doll, ink stamp and fold a fish or make a furry face friend.
Volunteers on hand, materials and instructions supplied.
Running:
Saturday March 15: Noon – 1:00 pm AND 2:00 pm – 3:30 PM
Sunday March 16: Noon – 1:00 pm AND 2:00 pm – 3:30 PM
FREE - No need to register!
Earth Science for Society Exhibition 2025
📍 MacEwan Hall, University of Calgary (2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 16 - 18, 2025
ESfS is a fun, educational, and dynamic geoscience outreach event in which students, families, youth groups, and the public are given an opportunity to explore the wonders of Earth science.
You are invited to visit our four themed pavilions Energy for Us, Resources and You, One Dynamic Earth and Our Future! ESfS showcases hands-on, interactive exhibits showing the importance of the Earth Sciences in our everyday lives in a fun way. Geoscience volunteers are on hand to help you and the youth groups, elementary and junior high school students who attend on organized visits.
EVA NEWMAN “In My Mind’s Eye”
📍 cSPACE, 2nd floor (1721 - 29th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 18 - 29, 2025
This is an exhibition of new watercolours/paper and acrylics/canvas. It features self portraits, still lifes and landscapes. Exhibition posters, greeting cards and handmade magnets will be available for purchase as well as the artworks on display.
Calgary Career Fair and Training Expo
📍 BMO Centre - Stampede Park (20 Roundup Way SE, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 20, 2025
At Career Fair Canada, connect with hiring managers and apply for jobs with companies hiring in Calgary! You can’t miss out on this amazing opportunity, start working on your career goals today! This year, discover new career paths with college recruiters and learn more on how to earn the certifications and diplomas needed to find jobs in Canada.
GlassMasters ARG Autoglass Two Inc.
Bow Valley College
Kinea Training Centre
WOW! mobile boutique
CLI College of Business, Health & Technology
JBS Foods Canada
Thermal Systems
Combined Insurance
Academy of Learning Career College
Alberta College of Massage Therapy
Alpha Better Landscaping
Palette Skills
Royal Canadian Navy
Tire Chalet
MCG Career College
BrokerLink Inc.
Encepta
Calgary Retired Teacher’s Association Art Show and Sale
📍 Parkdale United Church (2919 8th Ave NW, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 22, 2025
Check out and browse original artwork in a variety of styles and mediums, meet the artists, and enter to win the Door Prizes. Also available will be art cards, some jewelry and stained glass work, and illustrated books. Free Admission, Free Parking.
The Barn Artisan Market
📍 Shawnessy Barn (224 Shawmeadows Rd SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 23, 2025
Shop local, support local! The Barn Artisan Market has two floors of local vendors with unique, hand-crafted, and made-in-Alberta products. Enjoy an afternoon of supporting local businesses in the historic Shawnessy Barn in SW Calgary. Admission is free and there is on-site parking.
Toys R Us March Break Activities
📍 Toys R Us
📆 March 24 - 28, 2025
Wondering how to keep the kids busy over spring break this year? Toys R Us has something planned for every day of March break, from March 24 – 28, 2025! Events run every day at 1 pm. Check with your local store for details and to confirm it’s participating.
Monday: Adorable ALEX Crafts
Tuesday: Play-Doh Nature Fun
Wednesday: Rainbow Loom Workshop
Thursday: Munsch-o-rama!
Friday: Games + Giveaway Day
Indigo Spring Break Fun
📍 Chapters & Indigo stores
📆 March 24 - 30, 2025
Entertain your kids and inspire your little ones with spring break stories and activities at Indigo! Every day from March 24 – 30, 2025, there will be FREE fun, with a themed story time and activities, at 1 pm. Contact your local store for specifics and fill your break with books and fun!
Monday: LEGO® Mashup Mission
Tuesday: Tonies® Superstar Party & Hungry Caterpillar Crafts
Wednesday: MAGNA-TILES® Fun
Thursday: Bluey Arts & Crafts, Plus DIY Play-Doh
Friday: Ready, Set, Race!
Saturday: Build to the MAX & The World of Dr. Seuss
Sunday: Welcome to the Mini Market
Staples Kids' Event
📍Staples
📆 March 25, 2025
Participants will shape and mold their own magical character, complete with hat, a bubbling potion and mushroom. They will bring their imagination to life while learning basic sculpting skills.
In this session you will learn:
Basic sculpting techniques of rolling and pinching
How to blend and attach pieces of clay
How to follow instructions and patience because clay needs to be conditioned before molding into shapes
City of Calgary Youth Hiring Fair
📍The Big Four Building (1801 Big Four Trail SE, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 27, 2025
The City of Calgary Youth Employment Centre (YEC) is proud to announce our 25th Annual Youth Hiring Fair.
The event hosts 80+ employers and attracts over 5000+ job seekers looking for part-time, full-time, permanent, and seasonal jobs.
The Spring Market
📍 Deerfoot Inn & Casino (11500 35 St SE #1000, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 30, 2025
The 3rd Annual Spring Market at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino! After our successful Holiday Market we are pleased to bring you the Spring Market.
Join us in the Hallway, the Sundance & Bridlewood, Midnapore ballroom where you will find up to 90 vendors.
March is packed with amazing free events across Calgary, making it the perfect time to embrace winter without spending a dime!
Whether you’re making the most of spring break, browsing lively markets, or embracing the changing season, there’s something exciting and memorable happening every week this month.
Know of any AMAZING free events we might’ve missed? Share them in the comments or send us a note at info@wanderinginyyc.ca—we’d love to include your favourites!
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