10 Things to Do in Calgary This April

Shop, sip and socialize your way through the first month of spring! —Sara Samson

1. The Commonwealth Collector’s Club makes its triumphant return this month. Shop the vintage clothing, art and jewelry while sipping mimosas.

2. Get your geek on at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo and keep your eyes peeled for big-name celebrities such as Jeremy Renner, John Cusack and Millie Bobby Brown.

3. Grab some friends, or your mom, and shop the more-than 300 exhibits at the Calgary Woman’s Show.

4. The Easter Eggstravaganza is back at the Calgary Zoo. Spend part of your Easter weekend hunting for eggs, crafting and listening to live entertainment.

5. Listen to spoken-word poetry by local and international poets, and then get inspired to create your own work, at the Calgary Spoken Word Festival.

6. Take a food pilgrimage through Bridgeland to sip and snack at three new eateries that just opened in this hip ‘hood—Blowers & Grafton, Bridges on First and Bike and Brew.

7. In honour of the Comic Expo, this month’s theme at Telus Spark’s Adults Only Night is The Final Frontier featuring the Star Trek: The Starfleet Academy Experience exhibit.

8. Get to know Calgary’s local artists a little better at the This is My City Festival.

9. Film buffs won’t want to miss the annual Calgary Underground Film Festival, where rarely-seen-in-Canada films from around the world, in a variety of genres, are screened at the Globe Cinema.

10. What would Easter be without Sunday brunch? For something a little different book a reservation at Heritage Park’s historic Wainwright Hotel and stick around for Easter egg painting.