On October 23, 2021, discover Spooktakular Soupalicious, a frighteningly fun harvest celebration and fundraiser featuring locally inspired soups, presented by Plant, Grow, Share a Row and Highfield Farm! This harvest celebration and fundraiser features harvest games, hayrides, live music, and a line-up of cauldron collaborations: soups created by pairings of local chefs
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Eating for a good cause? We’re all in! October is National Pasta Month and from October 1 – 31, 2021, Pasta La Feasta is bringing together a group of Calgary restaurants to offer a signature pasta dish, with $3 from every dish going to The Alex Community Food Centre. Nearly
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Sundays are brunch days and Heritage Park offers a delicious a la carte experience. Offered in the dining room at the newly-renovated Wainwright Hotel, this breakfast includes such tasty day-starters as fresh baked goods, buttermilk pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns, and drinks. Happy Sunday! Heritage Park Homestyle Breakfast: When: October 17 –
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Celebrate everything you’re grateful for this season at the Calgary Zoo! Spend the afternoon on October 10, 2021, exploring the zoo with your friends and family, followed by an amazing four-course turkey dinner at the Fall Harvest Dinner. The best part? You’ll spend the day with family and friends, instead
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There’s a new location of Pie Junkie Bakery and Cafe opening in Crowfoot on October 1, 2021, just in time for Thanksgiving, making it their fourth location in six years. The continued growth of this local business comes on the heels of the recent addition of Pie Junkie’s e-commerce platform
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I grew up in SW Calgary, in a neighbourhood tucked between two military bases; Currie Barracks and Harvey Barracks. During the 80s and 90s, Calgary’s local military had a peripheral presence in my daily life. I’d see soldiers out for their morning run in their maroon tracksuits during my morning
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Each Sunday, Safari Lodge, in the heart of Destination Africa at the Calgary Zoo, hosts a unique Calgary brunch experience. You and your fellow safari explorers can enjoy both gourmet and comfort breakfast foods, including a free-flowing chocolate fountain with fresh fruit, eggs benedict with Canadian bacon, fresh salads, a made-to-order omelette
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While Calgary may not be surrounded by orchards filled with sweet, red apples or those juicy plump cherries, there are several ways to enjoy the fruit of the season around the city in August and September. It’s even better when you know that you are using food that might otherwise
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The Saskatoon Farm, just outside of Okotoks, is a farm fun destination. Depending on the time of summer, you can come to pick your own saskatoons, sour cherries, and currants. But you’ll also find greenhouses, a gift shop and restaurant, and a seasonal farmers market! U-Pick Saskatoon berry picking starts
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Celebrate Father’s Day with help from the Calgary Farmers Market! Curbside Gifts Let’s face it – Dads are hard to shop for. Check out the Calgary Farmers Market! They’ve got a variety of gifts for all the fathers out there and they’re serving it up curbside. Whether he’s a dapper
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