YYC Happenings Volume 29
Your guide to fundraisers, events and more.
Safe Haven Foundation - Ride for Refuge 2025 - Join the PARKER PR Team!
October 4 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | 380 Canyon Meadows Dr SE
Safe Haven, a Calgary-based non-profit that empowers young women and girls who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness, is the chosen local charity for RIDE 2025. The Ride for Refuge is a family-friendly, in-person fundraising ride/walk held on Saturday, October 4, 2025, in support of charities that help people seeking hope, safety and freedom. Participants can register with a team for free and have the choice to walk two-and-a-half or five kilometres or bike 10 or 20 kilometres.
Event Details:
When: October 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Fish Creek Park. Check in at 380 Canyon Meadows Dr SE.
Why: To raise money for Safe Haven, with the fundraising goal of $20,000
If you are interested in participating, here are the ways to get involved:
1. Join the PARKER PR team here.
2. Create your own team and set a fundraising goal
3. Donate to Safe Haven for RIDE 2025
For more information on how to get involved in RIDE 2025, visit Ride for Refuge’s website here.
Modern Steak - SHUCKtoberfest
October 1 - 31 | Modern Steak Stephen Avenue 100, 8 Ave S.E. | Southport 10606 Southport Road S.W.
Modern Steak is serving indulgence on ice with the return of SHUCKtoberfest, Calgary’s ultimate oyster celebration. Enjoy ½-price oysters during Happy Hour, plus month-long specials including $8 beers on tap, $8 Buckle Vodka and Eau Claire Gin martinis, 50% off bottles of champagne and sparkling and an incredible selection of 12+ premium and rare oysters. Try the signature offerings like $8 Buckle Vodka (By our pal Grant Doyle) oyster shots by and $8 caviar-dressed oysters.
Don't miss out on 1/2 price oysters Monday to Friday during happy hour all month long!
For more information and to book a table, visit Modern Steak.
Youth Singers of Calgary - Spotlight YSC 40 Anniversary Celebration
October 26 | Studio Bell, the National Music Centre | 850 4 St. SE, Calgary
Youth Singers of Calgary (YSC) marks four decades of artistic excellence with Spotlight YSC, a one-day community celebration at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
The event will showcase performances by current ensembles and distinguished alumni, invite attendees to explore immersive exhibits and celebrate the landmark moments that have shaped YSC’s legacy. It offers a unique opportunity to engage with the artists, educators and supporters who have contributed to the organization’s enduring impact.
Admission is complimentary, welcoming longtime supporters, music enthusiasts and the broader community to a day of performance, inspiration and connection. We hope to see you there!
For more information, visit the Youth Singers of Calgary website HERE.
Pup Crawl in Kensington- Trick-or-Treat for You and Your Pet
October 26 | 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Throughout Kensington
Join us in Kensington for the thrilling fifth annual Pup Crawl on October 26 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dress up in your spookiest costume with your furry friend and trick-or-treat around the neighbourhood at participating businesses. Capture the perfect moment with a photographer and a caricature artist at the outdoor plaza along Kensington Road. For more information and a map of participating businesses, visit Kensington @kensingtonyyc on Instagram coming soon.
Treat Accessibly - Calgary Halloween Village
Friday, October 31 | Your House
You can help make Halloween more inclusive this year by creating a barrier-free experience for trick-or-treaters who may have difficulty with stairs, steep driveways or winding walkways. Simply set up your treat station in an easy-to-access spot like the end of your driveway or front yard so every child can join in the fun. Don’t forget to place your Accessible Trick-or-Treating lawn sign to let families know your home is open and welcoming to all. Get your sign HERE!
SOLD OUT EVENT!
On October 18, 2025, 10A Street NW is hosting the Calgary Treat Accessibly Halloween Village, where a magical and safe trick-or-treating experience is created for all kids, with and
without disabilities. Attendees will delight in a variety of trick or treating stations filled with both edible and non-edible treats, alongside a DJ, magicians and costumed entertainers. This family-friendly event takes place during the day before Halloween, allowing kids, parents, and caregivers to fully embrace the joy of the season. Last year, the spirit of inclusivity spread across 9 villages in Canada, with over 15,000 kids and parents attending!
Since 2021, Canadian Tire has now championed 28 Villages in 9 Cities across Canada already - all because they heard families face accessibility barriers trick-or-treating every year. As of 2024, Treat Accessibly has inspired 230,000 homeowners across Canada to place our lawn sign out and Trick or Treat Accessibly Halloween Night!
Contemporary Calgary - Erik Olson: In the Garden
September 25 - February 15 | Contemporary Calgary 701 11 St S.W.
We are so delighted for Erik Olson’s In the Garden at Contemporary Calgary. Begun in Düsseldorf during the uncertain early months of the pandemic, the large-scale oil paintings draw on Germany’s historic Hofgarten as both a physical site and a psychological landscape. Over time, Olson expanded the series into dreamlike explorations where animals stalk, waters reflect and solitary figures pause in moments of reflection or doubt. The garden emerges as a threshold, between order and freedom, the familiar and the unknown, the personal and the collective.
Rich in colour, scale and atmosphere, these works invite us into a surreal space of memory, projection and transformation. The garden becomes a site of reckoning, where desire, unease and recollection converge. Curated by Kanika Anand.
Come see the series in person and experience the garden for yourself. Learn more about the exhibit HERE. For more information on all the exciting exhibits, visit Contemporary Calgary.
Contemporary Calgary - Preston Pavlis: You There
Preston Pavlis. Painted rocks and toys, 2025. Courtesy of the artist and Bradley Ertaskiran, Montreal.
September 25 - February 15 | Contemporary Calgary 701 11 St S.W.
We encourage Calgarians to check out this exciting exhibition by Preston Pavlis. His work explores seeing and being seen, intimacy and distance, through scenes drawn from Halifax walks and tender portraits of friends and family. Painted on one side and quilted on the other, each piece invites both contemplation and touch, holding moments of memory, encounter and quiet presence. Curated by Kanika Anand. Learn more at Contemporary Calgary.