Calgary bustling with activity and things to do over the long weekend
Posted May 16, 2014 7:51 am.
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Anyone stuck in Calgary this weekend won’t have much of a problem trying to find things to see and do.
Cowtown will be bustling with activity for the next three days as the city rings in Victoria Day in style.
Theatre lovers will have a full slate of shows to choose from including The Hound of the Baskervilles at the Centre for the Performing Arts.
A little further up the road there will be a tribute to all things Michael Jackson.
The Calgary Philharmonic’s Jeans n’ Classics will present The Best of Michael Jackson, showcasing his legendary career and the monster hits that made him famous including Billie Jean, ABC and Beat it.
It gets underway at 8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Jack Singer Concert Hall on 8th Avenue.
Those looking for something fun for the whole family will find “Mary Poppins” taking place at the Martha Cohen Theatre.
An original performance of The Basement Boys will be performed Friday night as the audience is left to wonder who will prevail when three men and friends, who live in their parents’ basements, have a woman come between them.
Backstreet Boys will entertain thousands Friday evening when they play the Saddledome.
Calgarians planning on a little bar-hopping should stop by the Roadhouse and put their Canadian knowledge to the test.
The 9th Avenue watering hole wants to know “Are you the Ultimate Canadian, Eh?”
They’re planning on testing patrons on all things Canadian and up for grabs is a trip to this country’s largest Canada Day party in Ottawa this summer.
There is also fun to be had at Fort Calgary, Heritage Park, Telus Spark and the Calgary Zoo with various events taking place all weekend.
