Your Guide to Chinook Blast

Chinook Blast downtown Calgary
Chinook Blast downtown Calgary
Calgary’s Winter Festival

Your Guide to Chinook Blast

Everything you need to know about Chinook Blast in Calgary.

Warm up your winter with Chinook Blast in Calgary. This winter festival is a celebration of the best of winter in Calgary with fun and unique ways to warm up your schedule. Local artists will illuminate winter nights with photo-worthy installations along Stephen Ave with iconic events and activities, including High Performance Rodeo, BIG Winter Classic, Nitrocross, Snow Rodeo, Calgary Folk Music Festival’s Block Heater, and Ethnik Festival. 

Discover everything you need to know about Chinook Blast from February 2-19, 2024.



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What is Chinook Blast?

Chinook Blast is a winter festival in Calgary and the perfect chance to celebrate the season. Free and fun festivities for the whole family will be available with art installations, activities, buskers, pop-up performances, a community stage, and an artist pavilion. This year you can participate in a variety of world-class festivals, free outdoor programming, artistic light displays, and cultural experiences. From Sport Calgary skating events and DIY Crafting Workshops to Musical Matinees, and Hackathons, there truly is something for everyone.

 

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Cultural Experiences at Chinook Blast

Cultural Experiences at Chinook Blast (Photo credit: Roth & Ramberg)

Art Installations at Chinook Blast

Art Installations are displayed all throughout downtown Calgary during Chinook Blast (Photo credit: Roth & Ramberg)

 

When is Chinook Blast?

Chinook Blast takes place from February 2-19, 2024, with festivities happening around the city before and after to warm you up to the festival and keep the party going after. Bundle up and enjoy the outdoor and indoor fun this winter in Calgary with free activities that will take place throughout the festival.

 

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Chinook Blast Art Installation

Chinook Blast takes place from February 2-19, 2024 (Photo credit: Neil Zeller).

 

 

 

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What activities are part of Chinook Blast?

With iconic sporting events, live music, art installations, and night markets, Chinook Blast has something for everyone to enjoy. A collection of free activities, community pop-ups, and all new interactive installations will also light up Calgary neighbourhoods to create unique Chinook Blast experiences. Tickets are not required to visit the free festivities and installations.

 

Sports take centre stage in 2024

This year, Chinook Blast becomes a huge arena to showcase an impressive lineup of major sporting events including:

 

Other events and activities

 

Tickets and festival passes to these events will be available from individual event organizers. Check out the complete Chinook Blast event schedule for a detailed list of all events.

 

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Chinook Blast

Iconic events and activations take place during this winter festival (Photo credit: Roth & Ramberg)

 

Where is Chinook Blast?

Chinook Blast includes a series of outdoor displays throughout the downtown core of Calgary. You can find all the action throughout Stephen Avenue, Olympic Plaza, East Village and Eau Claire. The entire festival is a walkable experience everyone can enjoy. Keep a lookout for other displays throughout downtown Calgary during the festival.

Getting to Chinook Blast is easy with Calgary Transit routes throughout the city making stops in the downtown core. Taking the C-Train is a great way to access the Chinook Blast activations with stops at 3rd Street SW, 1st Street SW, Centre Street, or City Hall. Street parking and Calgary Parking Authority parking lots are easy to access throughout the downtown core. Park near Olympic Plaza for the best experience.

Festival partners will host events at various locations throughout the city.

 

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Ice skating in Olympic Plaza

Ice skating in Olympic Plaza (Photo credit: Roth & Ramberg)

Chinook Blast on Calgary’s Stephen Avenue

Chinook Blast on Calgary’s Stephen Avenue (Photo credit: Roth & Ramberg)

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