🗓️ Foothills Family Events Calendar
Real dated events and seasonal dates for families around Okotoks, High River, Turner Valley, Black Diamond, Longview and Kananaskis, from organizers' own pages.
Dates change. Events can be cancelled or moved for weather and other reasons, so check with the organizer (use each Details link) before you go.
Coming up: next 3 months
🗓️ October 2026
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 – Sat, Oct 31, 2026
🎃 Pumpkin Hunt
📍 Black Diamond (Diamond Valley)
Search for wooden pumpkins hung in the trees around Millennium Park and the west end of the Friendship Trail. Daily, all day, Oct 8-31. Cost: Free.
Fri, Oct 16, 2026
Nature Fridays at the Environmental Education Centre
📍 Okotoks
🔁 Fridays, 10 am to 4 pm (staff-led activities)
Each Friday a staff member runs nature activities; parents stay with their kids.
Fri, Oct 16, 2026
Nature Fridays: Food Scraps Day
📍 Okotoks
Drop-in nature crafts and activities at the Environmental Education Centre, 10 am to 4 pm.
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 – Sun, Oct 25, 2026
🎃 Fall Days at Calgary Farmyard
📍 Rocky View County (east of Calgary)
Pick your pumpkin, wander the corn maze, take a wagon ride and meet the farm animals. Open Fri-Sun from 10 am through Oct 25 (Fri/Sat until 9:30 pm with Harvest Lights; Sun until 5 pm). At 284022 Township Rd 224. Cost: $25.95 + GST online; tickets are date-specific.
Sat, Oct 17, 2026
Winter Clothing Swap
📍 Okotoks
Swap winter gear for growing kids at the Environmental Education Centre, 11 am to 3 pm.
Sat, Oct 17, 2026
🎃 Drive-In Movie on the Elevator: The Witches (PG)
📍 Nanton
Watch The Witches (PG) projected on the grain elevator from your car. 7-9 pm at Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre, 2119 19 Ave. Cost: $40 per vehicle (about $42.48 with Showpass fees).
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 – Sat, Oct 31, 2026
🎃 Harvest Pumpkin Fest at Butterfield Acres
📍 Calgary (NW, Rocky Ridge Rd)
Pick a pumpkin in the farmyard, visit the animals, ride a wagon through Scarecrow Alley and warm up by the firepits. Weekends only: Oct 17, 18, 24, 25 and 31. Tickets are for a 2-hour time slot and must be bought online ahead (no drop-ins). Morning tickets have an option for a pumpkin hunt for little ones. At 254077 Rocky Ridge Rd NW. Cost: Kids (walking to 17) $16.99 + GST; adults $19.99 + GST; pony rides and wagon rides extra; pumpkins sold separately.
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 – Sun, Oct 25, 2026
🎃 Pumpkin Palooza at Cobb's Adventure Park
📍 Calgary (east, 84 St NE)
Walk the pumpkin patch, snap fall photos and pick a pumpkin to carve, plus the kangaroo petting zoo, fence maze and giant slides. Pumpkin Palooza runs Saturdays and Sundays, 11 am-5 pm, through Oct 25 at 1500 84 St NE. Cost: Day pass $21.95 + GST online (plus $1.95 ticket fee); kids 2 and under free.
Mon, Oct 19, 2026
🎃 Pumpkin Racer Decoration Meet-Up
📍 Diamond Valley
Get your pumpkin racer ready for the Pumpkin Derby: decorate it together with other families. 1-4 pm at Sheep River Library, rooms 3 and 4, 129 Main St NW. Cost: Free, pumpkins provided; optional wheel sets $10. Registration closed Oct 12; call the library to check for spots.
Wed, Oct 21, 2026
🎃 Mini Pumpkin Painting (ages 11-14)
📍 Okotoks
A cozy creative night for tweens painting their own mini pumpkins. 6-7:15 pm at Okotoks Public Library, 23 Riverside Dr. Cost: Free, registration required. Full, waitlist full.
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sun, Oct 25, 2026
🎃 Ghouls' Night Out
📍 Calgary (south)
Family Halloween event in the historic village: a Halloween maze, crafts, live Halloween theatre and characters. Oct 23–24, 5–9 pm, and Oct 25, 3–7 pm at Heritage Park Historical Village, 1900 Heritage Dr SW. Cost: Adults 16+ $24.95 + GST; kids 3-15 $18.95 + GST (prices from Daily Hive; check at booking).
Sat, Oct 24, 2026
🎃 Boo Bash (ages 0-6)
📍 Cochrane
A gentle morning for the littlest ghosts, with crafts, games, a play zone and indoor trick-or-treating. 10 am-2 pm at SLS Centre. Cost: Free.
Sat, Oct 24, 2026
🎃 Family Pumpkin Carving
📍 High River
Carve a pumpkin together as a family in 30-minute slots. 1-3:30 pm at High River Library, WO Mitchell Room, 909 1 St SW. Cost: Free. Registration required, spots limited.
Sat, Oct 24, 2026
🎃 Halloween Howl
📍 Millarville
An old-fashioned country Halloween with a potluck, pumpkin carving contest, haunted house and costume parade. 6-10 pm at Millarville Racing & Agricultural Society Hall, 306097 192 St W. Cost: Not listed (potluck).
Sat, Oct 24, 2026
🎃 Kids Halloween Howler
📍 Turner Valley (Diamond Valley)
A costume dance party just for kids. Bring your ghosts, goblins and superheroes to the dance floor. 6:30-9 pm at Turner Valley Legion, 121 Sunset Blvd E. Cost: Not listed.
Sat, Oct 24, 2026
🎃 Trunk or Treat
📍 Cochrane
Kids collect treats from decorated cars and play Halloween games, a safe and easy way to trick-or-treat. 5-8 pm at SLS Centre. Cost: Free.
Sat, Oct 24, 2026
🎃 Western Foothills Pumpkin Derby
📍 Diamond Valley
Pumpkin racing fun for the whole family; costumes encouraged. 10 am-1 pm (judging starts at 11, racing at noon) at Sheep River Library, 129 Main St NW. Cost: Free (pre-register Oct 1-22 to guarantee a spot).
Sun, Oct 25, 2026
🎃 Banff Halloween: Echoes of the Forest
📍 Banff
Hot apple cider, spooky stories by the fire, crafts and library storytimes in the park. 1-4 pm (library storytimes 1:30, 2:15, 3 pm) at Okâch – Îyethkabi Oûgitûbi pavilion, Sundance Park. Cost: Free.
Fri, Oct 30, 2026
🎃 Family Halloween Boogie
📍 High River
A family costume dance with a photo booth, crafts, a costume contest and an indoor trick-or-treat trail. 5:30 pm at Town Hall, 309B Macleod Trail SW. Cost: Not listed (food bank / Jumpstart donations encouraged).
Sat, Oct 31, 2026
🎃 Halloween Hangout (Movie + More), Teens only (ages 13-17)
📍 Okotoks
Teens only (ages 13-17). A laid-back Halloween movie afternoon with a selfie station for teens who've outgrown trick-or-treating. 1:30-4 pm at Okotoks Public Library, 23 Riverside Dr. Cost: Free, drop-in.
Sat, Oct 31, 2026
🎃 Trick or Treat in Historic Downtown Cochrane
📍 Cochrane
Stroll downtown in costume and collect treats at local shops that have balloons out front. 12-4 pm at Participating businesses, Historic Downtown. Cost: Free.
Sat, Oct 31, 2026
🎃 Trunk or Treat (Lions Club of Canmore)
📍 Canmore
Daytime trick-or-treating from trunk to trunk, all in one walkable spot. 11 am-2 pm at The Beat at Spring Creek, Spring Creek Dr. Cost: Free.
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 – Sun, Nov 1, 2026
🎃 ZooBOO
📍 Calgary
Kids trick-or-treat at stations around the zoo, colour a giant monster mural and visit the animals. 9 am-5:30 pm (per ToDo Canada) at Calgary Zoo, 210 St. George's Dr NE. Cost: Included with zoo admission or membership.
🗓️ November 2026
Sat, Nov 7, 2026
Animal Hour at William Watson Lodge
📍 Kananaskis (Peter Lougheed PP)
Free 1 pm interpreter talk about K-Country wildlife, with artifacts to see and touch.
Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Sheep Falls day use: last day of season
📍 Turner Valley / Sheep River PP
Sheep Falls day use season runs May 15 to Nov 30.
🗓️ December 2026
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 – Mon, Jun 14, 2027
Hwy 40 Highwood Pass closed for winter
📍 Kananaskis / Longview
Hwy 40 from Peter Lougheed PP to Highwood House Junction is closed each year Dec 1 to Jun 14.
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 – Fri, May 14, 2027
Hwy 546 closed west of Sandy McNabb
📍 Turner Valley / Sheep River PP
Hwy 546 west of Sandy McNabb Campground is closed each year Dec 1 to May 14.
Sat, Dec 5, 2026
Animal Hour at William Watson Lodge
📍 Kananaskis (Peter Lougheed PP)
Free 1 pm interpreter talk about K-Country wildlife, with artifacts to see and touch.
Later this season
🗓️ January 2027
Sat, Jan 16, 2027
Animal Hour at William Watson Lodge
📍 Kananaskis (Peter Lougheed PP)
Free 1 pm interpreter talk about K-Country wildlife, with artifacts to see and touch.
Thu, Jan 21, 2027 – Sun, Feb 7, 2027
Banff SnowDays festival
📍 Banff / Lake Louise
Winter festival with ice sculptures and family fun around Banff and Lake Louise.
Fri, Jan 29, 2027 – Sun, Jan 31, 2027
SnowDays: Weekend of Wonder
📍 Banff
The SnowDays family weekend.
🗓️ February 2027
Wed, Feb 3, 2027 – Sun, Feb 7, 2027
SnowDays: Ice Magic at Lake Louise
📍 Lake Louise
Ice sculptures on display at Lake Louise.
Sat, Feb 13, 2027
Animal Hour at William Watson Lodge
📍 Kananaskis (Peter Lougheed PP)
Free 1 pm interpreter talk about K-Country wildlife, with artifacts to see and touch.
🗓️ March 2027
Sat, Mar 13, 2027
Animal Hour at William Watson Lodge
📍 Kananaskis (Peter Lougheed PP)
Free 1 pm interpreter talk about K-Country wildlife, with artifacts to see and touch.
🗓️ May 2027
Sat, May 15, 2027
Hwy 546 reopens west of Sandy McNabb
📍 Turner Valley / Sheep River PP
The annual Dec 1 to May 14 closure ends, opening the road to Sheep Falls.
Sat, May 15, 2027 – Tue, Nov 30, 2027
Sheep Falls day use season opens
📍 Turner Valley / Sheep River PP
Picnic tables, firepits and falls views; season May 15 to Nov 30.
🗓️ June 2027
Tue, Jun 15, 2027
Hwy 40 Highwood Pass reopens
📍 Kananaskis / Longview
The annual Dec 1 to Jun 14 closure ends; Highwood Pass is open to vehicles.
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