Experience Calgary
Photo Courtesy of L. Thomas
Giant Pandas Photo Courtesy of Toronto Zoo
Calgary is located at the confluence of the Elbow and Bow Rivers and is the largest city in Alberta. Every year, this vibrant community hosts numerous events, such as: the Calgary International Film Festival, Calgary Folk Music Festival, Beakerhead Arts, Science and Engineering Festival, FunnyFest, Folk Festival, Greek Festival, GlobalFest, the Calgary Fringe Festival, Summerstock, Calgary Pride, and many more. visitcalgary.com/things-to-do/festivals
Red Panda Photo Courtesy of Mathias Appel
fort. Colonel James McLeod came up with the name “Fort Calgary”, after his home in the Scottish Highlands. Come here to discover the rich scarlet history of the North West Mounted Police. Located east of the downtown on 9th Avenue South. Close by, take the kids to the Calgary Zoo. It is open from 9am to 5pm each day, 364 days each year and hosts about 800 animals from around the world. Already Canada’s most visited zoo, they expects to host 1.5 million visitors over the next year.
In July, during a 10-day celebration of our authentic western heritage, The Calgary Stampede hosts more than one million attendees to the greatest outdoor show on earth. To learn more, pick up a copy of Experience the Cowboy Trails.
Why? Because the Giant Pandas have arrived! That’s right, after many years of planning, and $100 million in upgrades, the Calgary Zoo opened the doors to its new stateof-the-art Panda Passage on May 7, 2018.
Calgary is also home to major attractions. Including Heritage Park, Telus Spark, Glenbow Museum, Canada Olympic Park, Spruce Meadows and the Military Museum.
Bringing the pandas to Calgary was part of an international agreement signed in 2012 between China and Canada. The panda habitat, located at the heart of the zoo, promises to be one of the best animal facilities of its kind in the world.
The Calgary Tower is another “must-see”, celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2018! On the Observation Deck you’ll enjoy a spectacular 360-degree view of the bustling city as well as the majestic Rocky Mountains. Dine in the rotating restaurant or stand on the glass floor for a bird’s-eye view of the streets below. This city’s history dates back to 1875 when a troop of North West Mounted Policemen found the ideal place to build a
“Not only is Panda Passage the most unique animal habitat we’ve ever created, but we have also renovated every corner of the zoo,” says Dr. Clément Lanthier, President and CEO of the Calgary Zoo. “We expect a 25% increase in the number of visitors in the first year of the pandas’ five-year stay, so we needed to make the necessary changes to specific areas of the park in order to create an amazing experience for our guests.”
6 | Enter our Photo & Selfie Contests
