Aug 15, 2026
TD Chinatown Street Festival in Calgary
Calgary Chinatown's free street festival is Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 3 Avenue and 1 Street SE, with food, vendors, and lion dance.
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Calgary Chinatown's street festival is Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 3 Avenue SE and 1 Street SE, plus Lot 26. Free. Last year it ran 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with lion and dragon dance near noon. Watch @calgarychinatown that week for this year's open.
Expect food, local vendors, and a stage. Pets are welcome. CTrain to City Hall or 1 Street SE. Do not drive into the closed block.
Same Saturday, Dragon City Market is inside the mall on 3 Avenue, and indiYEAH! is downtown at CPA Lot 6 until 4. Do Chinatown first if you want the street. India Day is a CTrain hop across the river.
This is the neighborhood's big outdoor day. Eat one thing from a stall and one thing from a regular Chinatown shop. Centre Street Bridge traffic will be ugly by midafternoon. Walk, or ride the train and stay on foot once you arrive.
When: August 15, 2026
Where: 3 Avenue SE & 1 Street SE / Lot 26, Calgary Chinatown
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