Calgary

Brilliant City

Calgarians are invited to come out on September 1 and celebrate the centennial in style! There will opportunities to savour food by many of the city's best restaurants, non-stop entertainment on three separate stages, birthday cake and historical district tours.

Location:
Olympic Plaza Cultural District and EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts

Time:
3:00pm – 10:10 pm

How to get here
It is highly recommended that visitors use Calgary Transit to get to the festival. The LRT stops right at Olympic Plaza (northbound) and City Hall or the Convention Centre (southbound).

Parking
Underground parking is available at City Hall, the Calgary Convention Centre, and the EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts. There are also outdoor pay lots along 9th and 10th Avenues SE. Street parking is free south of 9th Avenue and elsewhere in downtown evenings after 6.

Types of entertainment:
Host: Karen Percy-Lowe

International Street Performer Festival with over 20 acts (Stephen Avenue Walk from Olympic Plaza to 1st St. SW)
Musical entertainment including Tariq, Jane Hawley, War Party, The Highwater Jug Band, DerRic Starlight, The Ramblin’ Ambassadors, Roaring Centennial Revue
100 foot birthday cake
Sandstone Cowboys, EPCOR CENTRE’s 10-site roving play (Stephen Avenue Walk from Bankers Hall to EPCOR CENTRE)
Fire box show and pyrotechnic display

More information:

View the full schedule of events(pdf)

Jubilee Auditorium Gala Performance Celebration

Reception 6:30 p.m.
Pre-show 7:30 p.m., live gala 8:00 p.m.

Host: Tom Jackson
Jann Arden, Rebecca Jenkins and performances by various musical artists, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and a full choir.

Free tickets to the gala are sold out.
See the new Jubilee seating chart.