Canada Holidays in Calgary

Calgary is a clean, safe and dynamic city in which to enjoy your Canada holiday. Experience a passionate sporting culture, a warm western welcome and breathtaking natural beauty...

Flights to Calgary | Events in Calgary

Calgary Sights

Visit the Glenbow Museum, the largest museum in Western Canada, and learn about the diverse people, stories and events of the region through wonderful exhibitions and collections. For more history of the west check out Fort Calgary or Heritage Historical Village.

Enjoy the panoramic views of Calgary from the top of the 160 metres (525 feet) tall Calgary Tower and dine at the great restaurant that revolves atop the tower, a must during your Canada holiday.

On the world stage, Calgary has a legacy of excellence in hosting major sporting events. The 1988 Winter Olympics, 1997 World Police and Fire Games, and the 2002 Nokia Briar are just a few examples of Calgary's world-class reputation of hosting sport events. This tradition will continue to grow when Calgary hosts the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships. So don’t miss the Olympic Saddledome or Canada Olympic Park Calgary, the premiere site of the XV Winter Olympic Games and the most visible legacy of the 1988 Olympic Games.

Visit Calgary Zoo, home to 1,400 residents, a botanical garden and a prehistoric park with replicas of ancient dinosaurs. Other Canada holiday attractions in Calgary include the Calgary Science Centre, the Spruce Meadows equestrian centre and Calaway Park, an exciting outdoor amusement park great for kids.

A visit to Pioneer Acres is also recommended.

Where to eat in Calgary

In downtown’s Stephen Avenue Walk discover swanky restaurants offering anything from Alberta’s famous beef, to fresh exotic sea food and wild game fused with international influences.

Where to shop in Calgary

Shop at Eau Claire’s Festival Market, a fantastic market which offers excellent shops, art galleries, restaurants, fresh food and entertainment including the IMAX Theatre, Cineplex Odeon Theatre and Cinescape (an arcade and entertainment complex). You’ll find affordable Canadian antiques in Calgary's historic neighbourhood of Inglewood, plus art galleries, as well as exclusive boutiques along Uptown 17th Avenue. If you are in Calgary's downtown during your Canada holiday and feel like shopping, you will find three adjoined malls Calgary Eaton Centre, TD Square and Scotia Centre with four levels of shops and even an indoor tropical garden. For excellent outdoor and sporting goods stores, western wear and jewellery boutiques visit the charming alpine villages of Waterton, Banff, Jasper and Canmore.

Calgary Nightlife

Calgary offers a varied nightlife with Irish pubs, a wonderful casino, live music venues and frontier-style-bars. During the summer, take in a free performance at the River City Shakespeare Festival.

Calgary Day Trips

From Calgary you can visit Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, one of the most beautiful places in the world. The attraction of this area is nature itself. Recreational opportunities available to visitors on Canada holidays range from skiing to snowmobiling and rock climbing to hiking to name a few. Rent a bike in Calgary and explore Canada’s longest web of continual paths totalling 460km or if you want to visit another city nearby to Calgary, head to beautiful Edmonton for the day. An hour and a half drive northeast brings you to Drumheller and the Royal Tyrrel Museum of Palaeontology, the world’s most extensive display of dinosaurs. Two and a half hours to the south of Calgary brings you to Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, a World Heritage Site designated to the preservation of buffalo jumps. A 45-minute trip west takes you to the Kananaskis Trail, where you can enjoy panoramic views of Alberta’s ranching country, learn about the area and get active in the many sport activities. Or you can head north toward the Canadian Badlands Trail to discover two-billion-year-old rocks and the largest collection of dinosaur skeletons in the world.

Getting around Calgary

Calgary has bus services and LRT Lines that cover most of the Calgary area.

The weather in Calgary

Calgary has a dry climate, but the temperature and climatic conditions can vary from day to day. The weather in Calgary varies quite dramatically, from extreme cold in the winter to heatwaves exceeding 32°C (90°F) in the summer. Normally July and August are pleasant months for a Canada holiday in Calgary. Average temperatures are 20ºC to 25ºC.

Flights to Calgary | Events in Calgary

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