5 Family-Friendly Calgary Thanksgiving Events 2014
- October 10, 2014
- By Cody Battershill
Calgaryism's Top 5 Family Thanksgiving Events in October 2014
Looking for some fun family-friendly Thanksgiving events this weekend in Calgary? If so, you've come to the right place!
From the historical horse-wagon ride at Heritage Park to the action-packed pumpkin destruction zone at the Autumn Pumpkin Festival, there's a full line-up of events happening this Thanksgiving weekend that will keep everyone excited! Here they are:
Autumn Pumpkin Festival
- When: October 11th – 13th, 10:00am to 5:00pm
- Where: Calgary Corn Maze – 284-022 Township Road 224, Rocky View
- Cost: $13.50 per person ages 3 and up
- Contact: 403-648-2719, info@calgarycornmaze.com
Also listed in our list of Top 5 Cool Festivals in October 2014, the Autumn Pumpkin Festival is one of the most interactive family events happening this Thanksgiving weekend. Activities include:
- Corn mazes
- Mini-golf
- Arts and crafts
- Pumpkin destruction / decoration
- Scarecrow making
- Pig races
…and much more. On the way out you may want to take a glance at the pre-carved jack-o-lanterns for sale; these works of art make pumpkin carving for Halloween much less of a mess!
Disney’s Fantasia: Live in Concert
- When: October 10th, 7:30pm, October 11th, 2:00pm and 7:30pm
- Where: EPCOR Centre’s Jack Singer Concert Hall
- Cost: $20.00 to $45.00 for children, $20.00 to $90.00 for adults
- Contact: 403-571-0849
Disney’s Fantasia: Live in Concert features and exciting compilation of some of the best Disney cartoons over compelling classical music.
Each set is accompanied by a score including Carnival of the Animals, The Nutcracker Suite, Claire de Lune and many more. In short, Disney’s Fantasia: Live in Concert is the place to be this Thanksgiving weekend!
Halloweekend at Calaway Park
- When: October 11th – 13th, 11:00am to 6:00pm
- Where: Calaway Park, Springbank, Rocky View County
- Cost: Regular admission ticket prices
- Contact: 403-240-3822, calaway@calawaypark.com
This weekend, join the “Boo Crew” of countless kids and adults alike on Halo-Street at Calaway Park!
Get your kids dressed up to the nines in their Halloween costume of choice for some pre-Halloween fun and enjoy all the rides at Calaway Park’s awesome theme park while you’re at it!
Heritage Park
- When: October 11th – 13th, 9:30am to 5:00pm
- Where: Heritage Park, 1900 Heritage Dr SW
- Cost: Regular admission ticket prices + meal cost (if you choose)
- Contact: 403-268-8500
Enjoy a delicious traditional Thanksgiving meal inside the Wainwright Hotel Dining Room before and after you take part in a variety of activities ranging from a ride on the antique midway ride to a tour of the park on the back of a horse-wagon.
The first 500 people through the gates will be given a free pancake breakfast on the house (before 10:30am). Heritage Park is closing for the winter after Thanksgiving weekend, so check it out before it’s too late!
The Three Bears
- When: October 11th – 12th, Sat – 1:00pm, Sun – 1:00pm, 3:00pm
- Where: Crossroads Market – 1235 26th Avenue SE
- Cost: $12.00 per person
- Contact: 403-265-5862
This weekend Loose Moose is presenting the epic story of the three bears, one little girl and three bowls of porridge at the Loose Moose Theatre on the second floor of the Crossroads Market. If you appreciate quality humour, then this is the event for you!
We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!
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