Have a Blast This Winter! Chinook Blast is on January 31 - February 17, 2025
Chinook Blast is back for its fifth year, running from Jan. 31 to Feb. 17, 2025. This beloved winter celebration is a must-attend tradition, drawing Calgarians and visitors alike to discover Calgary and its downtown in a whole new way.
This year’s festival will once again showcase the city’s creativity and community spirit with a spectacular lineup of events and experiences for all ages. From live music performances to thrilling outdoor sports, captivating art installations and unique cultural experiences, there’s truly something for everyone to enjoy.
Whether you’re exploring downtown, discovering local artists, or simply embracing the winter magic with friends and family, Chinook Blast is a perfect way to warm up Calgary’s coldest season!
Mark your calendars and don’t miss out on this incredible winter tradition. Visit chinookblast.ca to learn more and plan your adventure!
A Few Highlights from Chinook Blast 2025!
PHENOMENA: The Exhibition
Presented by TELUS Spark
January 19 - March 26, 2025
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Reality Isn’t Always as It Seems – Explore PHENOMENA! This exhibition invites you to uncover the science behind illusions and explore the mechanisms that govern human perception. Through hands-on experiences and captivating exhibits, discover how your brain can be tricked and learn about the scientific principles behind these deceptions. LEARN MORE.
Curling on St. Patrick’s Island
Presented by East Village
Friday, January 24, 2025 - Sunday, February 23, 2025
Free Admission
Hurry hard to the curling rink on St. Patrick’s Island, East Village’s 31 acre backyard. The pop-up synthetic curling rink is located by Confluence Plaza, near the island washrooms and Calgary Zoo parking lot. This is your chance to make some winter memories that rock 🥌 (pun intended). LEARN MORE.
Chinese Lunar New Year Festival 2025
Presented by Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre
Saturday, January 25 + Sunday, January 26. Saturday, February 1 + Sunday, February 2, 2025
Free Admission
The Chinese Lunar New Year Festival 2025 will showcase captivating activities such as dragon and lion dances, multicultural performances, an art exhibition, food vendors, games, and a marketplace. The Centre will have lantern and light decorations, promotional posters, food and merchant vendors, art showcases, and other educational items divulging Chinese history and culture. LEARN MORE.
Out from Under the Shadows: Shadow Bombing Tour| Presented by Studio 34
Saturdays, February 1-15, 2025
Free Admission
Every Saturday night of the Blast come and enjoy free hot chocolate with Kid.Be and embark on a Shadow Bombing tour and impromptu artist talk. Explore the vastness of our concrete jungle through the diverse imagery of Kid.Be’s figurative artworks with his improvised mobile GOBO projector. Experience the diverse range of projected distortions and abstractions, while the artist gives an impromptu artist talk. LEARN MORE.
One Big JAM
Friday, February 7, 2025
Free Admission
For Chinook Blast 2025, One Big JAM will assemble a band featuring some of Calgary’s finest musicians to perform a fully improvised and interactive concert on Stephen Avenue. Come prepared to dance as the music takes all sorts of unexpected twists and turns, pulling in ideas and vocal samples from the audience. Every concert is a new experiences, drawing from, and collaborating with everyone in attendance. LEARN MORE.
Black Legacy, Black Poetry, Black Together: An Interactive Evening with Wakefield Brewster
Friday, February 7, 2025
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Presented by The Confluence Historic Site. Join an evening of poetry and learning with Calgary’s only Black Poet Laureate, Wakefield Brewster. Listen to Brewster share poetry in honour of Black History Month and ask all your burning questions about his life, work and poetry in a Q&A session. LEARN MORE
Drag on Ice 3
Presented by The Cabaret Company
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Free Admission
Back back back again for 2025! Drag on Ice features stunning drag performances in iconic Calgary spaces. This year we are excited to be at Confluence Park! Hosted by Karla Marx and starring Kaos (Canada’s Drag Race S4), Addi Pose, Dogii Chow and more! LEARN MORE.
CALGARY SURGE OUTDOOR BASKETBALL COURT ACTIVATION | Presented by Calgary Surge
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Free Admission
Join as the Calgary Surge brings basketball to the heart of Chinook Blast. Participate in pick-up games, test your skills with interactive activities, and win exciting prizes. It’s a chance to connect with the community, celebrate the spirit of sport, and share in our passion for uniting Calgary through basketball. LEARN MORE.
Block Heater – Various Locations
Presented by Folk Festival Society of Calgary
Friday, February 14 + Saturday, February 15, 2025
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Light up your life with the Calgary Folk Music Festival’s Block Heater. Two star-studded evenings brimming with music and dance, dazzling downtown lights, and the warmth of love in the air. Set your soul aflame this winter with 18 artists across three Calgary venues. LEARN MORE
SkijorDue
Presented by Skijor Canada
Saturday, February 15 + Sunday, February 16, 2025
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Skijor Canada invites you to the Greatest Show On Snow! A blistering blend of Snow, Speed, Style & Cheese. Gritty cowboys, gnarly freeriders, fur, fringe & fashionistas. SkijorDue 2025 will be a two day skijoring exhibition in the heart of downtown Calgary at The Confluence Historic Site and Parklands. LEARN MORE.