Concerts Tonight in Calgary

Things to do in Calgary today

For a real-time read on what is happening in Calgary tonight, the fastest path is to check the live event listings on this page rather than the static city tourism sites, which lag a day or two behind. The Saddledome posts its full event calendar at scotiabanksaddledome.com, the Grey Eagle Event Centre at greyeagleresortandcasino.ca, Arts Commons at artscommons.ca and Studio Bell at studiobell.ca.

On a typical weeknight there will usually be at least one Flames game between October and April, a touring concert or comedy headliner at one of the mid-size rooms, a theatre run at Arts Commons or Theatre Calgary, and a steady rotation of live music at the Ironwood, Mikey’s, Broken City, the Blues Can, the Palomino and the King Eddy at Studio Bell. The free K-Days style outdoor programming at Olympic Plaza fills warm-weather weeknights and ZooLights at the Calgary Zoo carries the late-fall and early-winter nights.

Weeknight options are heavier than visitors expect because Calgary is a head-office city — Tuesday and Wednesday comedy and music dates are well attended by the after-work crowd and the conference visitors staying downtown. The C-Train Red Line connects most of the Beltline, downtown and University venues, and rideshare from anywhere central rarely runs more than fifteen minutes on a weeknight.

Most rooms hold a portion of seats for walk-ups, so a same-day decision is usually live across the smaller clubs.