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EXPLORE
CALGARY

EXPLORE
CALGARY

Explore Calgary and Kensington

Experience the Best of Calgary with Our Favourite Things to Do

Stay in a charming location next to the Bow River. Enjoy easy access to vibrant Downtown Calgary or explore closer to home at Kensington’s 250+ businesses. The nearby Peace Bridge puts the heart of the city at your fingertips. Bicycling, walking and jogging opportunities are right outside on the Bow River pathways. With so many things to do and see nearby, here are a few of our favorites for you.

CONCIERGE

Hotel Arts Kensington’s passionate concierge team is ready to take care of every detail during your stay. Let us help you in arranging your transportation, guided tours or reservations at some of Calgary’s best restaurants.

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Arts & Entertainment

Calgary Opera brings the drama, grandeur, and magic of live opera to Calgary with productions of fresh new works and timeless masterpieces.

Calgary Philharmonic

Led by Music Director Rune Bergmann, the Orchestra presents a wide range of concerts, inspiring education programs, and reaches audiences worldwide.

One Yellow Rabbit

One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre is part of the cultural fabric of the city, staging award-winning productions and hosting the annual High-Performance Rodeo, Calgary’s International Festival of the Arts for three wild weeks each January.

Alberta Ballet thrills and inspires audiences with unparalleled productions. As a resident company of the Jubilee Auditorium, it reaches over 60,000 Albertans each year with performances in Calgary and Edmonton.

Theatre Calgary

Entertaining audiences since the 1940s, Theatre Calgary produces a full season of headlining shows from local playwrights and seasonal classics to musicals with live orchestras.

Alberta Theatre Projects

A national leader in the development of new plays, ATP specializes in provocative contemporary works selected from the finest Canadian and international plays.

Contemporary Calgary

Contemporary Calgary provides Calgary and its visitors with a significant visual arts destination dedicated to modern and contemporary art.

Esker Foundation

Esker Foundation is one of Calgary's leading contemporary art galleries. Explore innovative exhibitions and engaging public programs.

Newzones Gallery

Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art is one of North America’s leading contemporary art galleries representing prominent Albertan, Canadian and international artists.

Local Attractions

Calgary Stampede

The Calgary Stampede is an annual, 10-day rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July.

The Calgary Tower is a 190.8-metre free standing observation tower in the downtown core, with a revolving restaurant at the top.

Spruce Meadows boasts one of the greatest outdoor equestrian venues in the world and offers an incredible experience for riders and fans alike.

Calaway Park in Calgary, Alberta is Western Canada's Largest Amusement Park and one of the most exciting Calgary attractions.

The museum has the largest public art collection in Western Canada, along with extensive historical collections emphasizing settler and immigrant history, decorative arts, and military history.

TELUS Spark Science Centre is an all-inclusive experience giving visitors full access to the galleries, outdoor park and free dome shows.

Visit Heritage Park Calgary, Western Canada's Living History Museum and discover family fun for all ages.

The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is home to nearly 1,000 creatures across 119 species and is one of the city's favourite family destinations.

Exhibits on Canadian music history, hands-on instrument areas & concerts in a contemporary setting.

Golf

Shaganappi Point Golf Course

Shaganappi Point boasts amazing views of downtown Calgary on the back 9 overlooking the south bank of the Bow River. Just minutes from downtown, our two shorter length golf courses offer fun and challenging holes.

The Links of GlenEagles

On the edge of the Rockies and just a few minutes from the beautiful Calgary limits, The Links of GlenEagles invites golfers into a serenely beautiful course that is second to none for Calgary golf courses.

Kananaskis Country Golf Course

immaculate lush fairways, bent grass greens, over 120 silica sand bunkers, and six sets of tee boxes are framed by glacier-fed creeks and ponds, the cascading Kananaskis River and glimpses of majestic wildlife.

Ski

WinSport offers a variety of winter and summer activities including: mountain biking, skiing, hockey, outdoor camps, skating, sports training and more.

Nakiska Ski Area is well known for a few things, including its super long ski season and often being the first to open each season.

Banff Sunshine Village, famous for Canada's Best Snow and three mountains of diverse terrain.

Lake Louise Ski Resort offers 4200 acres of terrain spread across 4 mountain faces set amongst the stunning backdrop of the Canadian Rockies.

Castle Mountain Ski Resort

Closer to Heaven, Down to Earth. Castle Mountain Resort is Alberta's second largest ski area where powder means more than profit.

CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures is the world's largest heli-skiing and heli-hiking company, with 11 destinations, 472 inches of snow and 3 million acres of terrain.

Sightseeing & Tours

Alberta Blue Sky Tours

Alberta Blue Sky Tours specializes in tour packages in the Canadian Rockies, including Banff, Jasper, and Yoho National Parks.

Brewster Sightseeing Tours

Tours take guests to the most exceptional locations for photos, wildlife viewing and nature walks in the Rocky Mountains.

Snowy Owl Sled Dog Tours

Experience winter dog sled tours, or try dryland adventure dog carting in the summer. Tours span Kananaskis Country and areas outside of Canmore.

Alpine Helicopter Tours

Offers the most spectacular sightseeing tours in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Tours depart from their Canmore tourist facility at the base of Three Sisters Peaks.

Canadian Craft Tours

Tours are designed to showcase the very best of the city and its surroundings, offering unforgettable adventures for locals and visitors alike.

Alberta Food Tours

Eat the Iconic foods of Calgary. Tour the Calgary Farmers’ Market West monthly. Try our self-guided food tour in the Kensington neighbourhood anytime.

Daytrips

Dinosaur Provincial Park

Noted for its striking badland topography, and abundance of dinosaur fossils, Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated 220 kilometres east of Calgary.

Blackfoot Crossing

This crossing of the Bow River was traditionally a bison-hunting and gathering place for the Siksika people and their allies in the Blackfoot Confederacy. Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park is a complex of historic sites on the Siksika 146 Indian reserve.

Kananaskis offers year-round activities for every age group and every level of ability. Visitors can reach out and touch nature in a diversity of landscapes.

Royal Tyrell Museum

The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology is a palaeontology museum and research facility in Drumheller, featuring one of the world’s largest displays of dinosaurs.

On Banff Avenue, the main thoroughfare, boutiques and restaurants mix with château-style hotels and souvenir shops. The surrounding 6,500 square kilometres of parkland are home to wildlife including elk and grizzly bears

Head Smashed-in Buffalo Jump

Where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains meet the Great Plains sits one of the world's largest, oldest, and best-preserved buffalo jumps.

OXBOW

at Hotel Arts Kensington

Meander through the course of your day and anchor here, at one of Calgary’s most inviting restaurants. Whether it’s snacks to savour as you sip in the comfort of our vibrant lobby lounge, an intimate meal to share amongst family in our dining room… or something uniquely in between. We bend to suit your tempo. So stay for a little, stay for a while. Our delightful setting situated in the heart of Kensington inspires unexpected experiences, shared with family, friends or coworkers.

Freestyle Social Club

at Hotel Arts

We’re championing an experience that’s not glitz & glamour or blue jeans & boots. It’s sneakers, loose linen and laidback luxury. When you’re here, you can be as free as you want to be.

If you find yourself losing track of time and making unlikely connections, that’s the freestyle effect. We invite you to celebrate the everyday with the wish that you may always be as chill as your beverage.

Discover Freestyle

POOLSIDE

at Hotel Arts

Nestled into Hotel Arts, is the ultimate hideaway – Poolside. Here you’ll find your freestyle, with spaces designed for connection and crafted for both the solo and social visitor. Whether you’re looking to dangle your toes into our heated pool, or kickback fireside with our weekend DJs, there is an experience for everyone.

Relax at Poolside

Yellow Door

at Hotel Arts

Bistro-style cuisine with a contemporary twist awaits at our vibrant, award-winning restaurant at Hotel Arts.

A bright, airy space full of surprises, Yellow Door offers creative dishes in a whimsical, approachable style. Come for the culinary splendour. Stay for the unconventional charm.

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