An Omatsuri, or a traditional festival, is a good display of the Japanese culture and lifestyle beyond the modern likes of Anime and Manga. With that in mind, no wonder that the third year of the Calgary Japanese Festival Omatsuri expanded many patrons’ horizons on their knowledge of Japan. Happi coats: Being a admissions and food ticket…
Masks, masks, masks everywhere? New Orleans style? You must the Marda Gras Street Festival! Aug 11 was the day the hand clicker was in my palm and I was pressin’ away and greeting the patrons. Knowing I’m a bit late in the blogging game, let’s give my photos of Marda Loop and such a go! After the…
On Aug 10, the Chinatown Street Festival was back (and better than ever!) Not only did it spruce up the area vibrantly, the festival exhibited how well the collaboration went in the community after the flood. Here are my highlights: Volunteering – For starters, with an awesome t-shirt design, we recognized all the communities where the…
I first came across the Calgary Fringe Festival in a magazine and truth be told, I wasn’t immediately interested in it. However, after a few days, I thought that it wouldn’t hurt to give it a try and applied to be a volunteer (the volunteer sign-up process was online and easily accessible). As this was…
As most of us know, summer gets boring after a while. Want to know how to beat the boredom? Here are some ways to energize yourself this summer. 1. Volunteer with the Calgary Public Library, Youth Volunteer Corps (via Youth Central), City of Calgary Youth Employment Centre or festivals and summer camps around Calgary. 2. Exercise: swim at…
Taste of Calgary is back again this year from Aug 15 to Aug 18, and like previous years, there will be lots of ex0tic food and drink sampling available just outside of Eau Claire Market. For those of you that haven’t been to Taste of Calgary before, visitors can buy sampling tickets for $1 each,…
Saturday was the one and only day to #seizethesunfest. It was Inglewood’s day to showcase its charm, and the mostly-sunny weather helped with reining the crowds in, but the actual festivities did the rest. After I finished my volunteering shift there, I was able to check it out! Being a neighbourhood street festival, this meant…
A staple in the Sun & Salsa Festival each year is of course, the Salsa Competition! Each year, the various businesses in the Kensington Business Revitalization Zone(BRZ) compete to make the best Salsa. Visitors can buy chips during the festival at the special chip tents and then visit one or more of the salsa stations…
This year’s Sun & Salsa Festival was a blast. There was so much to see and eat that 6 hours was just not enough. If you weren’t down in Kensington on Sunday, then you were missing out. From dancing to music to salsa, it was just an all around amazing experience to go and celebrate…
So who told you to do a review on fries when you should have taken advantage of being a Salsa Station greeter at Sun and Salsa? Well, well, don’t blame me, blame all the patrons who took all the samples! (Don’t actually do it though. :D) The turnout was amazing, so you might as well…
Last summer, I was bored out of my mind because hey, after immense pressure and ever-increasing loads of schoolwork and commitments, when 2 months with no pressure and little to no schoolwork stretches out in front of you, it can often seem cavernous. It’s funny how we often look towards summer holidays as the pinnacle…
Summer break is almost halfway over and I would like to remind those of you out there of a really cool festival happening this Sunday. It is the annual Sun & Salsa Festival in Kensington occurring on July 21, 2013 from 11am to 5pm. One of the largest one day festivals in Calgary, Sun &…
Summer in Cowtown is the prime “festival season” as it is a “construction season”; the vibrancy is meant to be taken in through participation, not realizing you have missed out on the fun after hearing about it through post-festival media coverage! Here is a set of festival listings that I have found to be useful…