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Special Events

International Sled Dog Classic, Jan/Feb, Canmore (website: www.canemoresleddograces.ca)
Calgary Winterfest, arts, culture and sporting events, Feb, various venues (website: www.calgarywinterfest.com)
Calgary International Children’s Festival, late May, Olympic Plaza and Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts (website: www.calgarychildfest.org)
International Native Arts Festival, Jun, various venues
Calgary International Jazz Festival, late Jun, various venues (website: www.jazzfestivalcalgary.ca)
Calgary Stampede, rodeos, chuckwagon races, cowboy celebrations and parade, Jul, Stampede Park and throughout city (website: www.calgarystampede.com)
Banff Arts Festival, music, art, dance and aboriginal art, Jul-Aug, Banff (website: www.banffcentre.ca)
Calgary International Film Festival, late Sep-Oct, various venues (website: www.calgaryfilm.com)
Wordfest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival, mid-Oct, The Banff Centre and various Calgary venues (website: www.wordfest.com)
Banff Mountain Book Festival/Banff Mountain Film Festival, early Nov, Banff (website: www.banffcentre.ca)

Plus: Two major quadrennial music events, the Calgary International Organ Festival (website: www.triumphent.com), which takes place in August (2006, 2010 etc), and the Honens International Piano Competition (website: www.honens.com), which will be held next in 2007, take place at the Epcor.



   
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