EVENTS
Attend an Event at Lougheed House
Take part in a tour, test your trivia chops, visit for tea time, or stroll through our flower market.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project
On exhibition from April 2 to May 17, 2026
Included in museum admission
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Navigate the past and present of Calgary this spring with Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project! This new exhibit brings maps from the local historians, authors, and artists behind the Calgary Institute for the Humanities' Atlas Project to life at Lougheed House. Accompanied by original art pieces, artifacts, tours, workshops, and more, Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project is on display from April 2nd until May 17th.
Call for Vendors - Beaulieu Flower & Artisan Market
Closes May 11th at 4:59 pm MDT
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Are you a local artisan, florist, or maker interested in joining a local market?
The Beaulieu Flower & Artisan Market returns on July 18, 2026 from 10:00am to 3:00pm at Lougheed House!
Back for its third year, the Beaulieu Flower & Artisan Market remains one of the largest community programs at Lougheed House. With a record 1,400 attendees in 2025, we are so excited to bring back this celebrated outdoor program to our community - and we would love for you to be a part of it!
We anticipate accepting up to 38 vendors for this year's market and are seeking vendors in all stages of their careers! This market places an emphasis for work with floral elements and designs, flowers of all kinds (fresh, dried, pressed), and work that celebrates nature, summer, gardens and/or the outdoors.
As in previous years, there are no fees for participating vendors. This is thanks to the City of Calgary's Downtown In Motion Grant for supporting the event again in 2026! Through this grant, we will again be able to provide each vendor one 6-foot table and two chairs.
Interested in joining us for the 2026 Beaulieu Artisan & Garden Market? Find more information and the application here:
Applications will be open until May 11th at 4:59 pm MDT. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Map Launch: Road, Rail & Runway: Calgary's Forgotten Transportation History
April 30, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, doors at 6:30 pm
This is an 18+ event.
Free - registration required
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Join us as we celebrate the launch of Road, Rail & Runway: Calgary's Forgotten Transportation History — a fascinating journey through the city's rich and often overlooked transportation past. From Indigenous trails, to bicycles and streetcars, to the dreamers and entrepreneurs who brought commercial aviation to Calgary, this map tells the story of how different modes of transportation went in and out of fashion. Hear from researcher Carol Kehoe and artist Barbara Sutherland as they offer a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this unique map, and discuss the bridges, railways, and runways that shaped Calgary into the city it is today.
Inspired to explore Calgary through new eyes? Pick up a copy of any of the maps on display from the gift shop and prepare to get to know the city in a whole new way!
This is a FREE event. Registration is required.
About Barbara Sutherland:
Barbara Sutherland is an artist and educator whose practice predominantly involves installation and object making, deeply grounded and informed by fibre material, history, and processes. Sutherland is currently an assistant Professor at Alberta University of the Arts. She has received numerous awards and has exhibited across Canada, in Europe and Australia.
About Carol Kehoe:
Carol Kehoe is a third year history student at the University of Calgary. While participating in the University of Calgary Program for Undergraduates Research Experience (PURE) in the summer of 2024, she was invited to research and propose map points for the Road, Rail & Runway: Calgary’s Forgotten Transportation History Atlas Map. She is inspired by the Atlas Project and the creation of art from the Archives.
A Century of Worker’s Rights: Calgary’s Labour History Walk
May 2, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Free - registration required
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This 90-minute walking tour, beginning and ending at Lougheed House, will cover about 3 kilometres of distance and more than a century of history, discussing some of the major events in Calgary's labour history from the formation of Calgary's first union in 1886 to the teacher's strike of 2025.
Inspired to explore Calgary through new eyes? Pick up a copy of any of the maps on display from the gift shop and prepare to get to know the city in a whole new way!
Registration also includes museum admission, so feel free to explore the current exhibit, Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project before the walk.
This is a FREE event. Registration is required.About Kirk Niergarth:
Kirk Niergarth has taught Canadian history at Mount Royal University in Calgary since 2011. He is the author of The Dignity of Every Human Being: New Brunswick Artists and Canadian Culture between the Great Depression and the Cold War (2015), and is co editor of the journal Labour/Le Travail. He first gave a labour history walking tour of Calgary in 2016 and continues to learn new and surprising things about the history of workers and their organizations in this city.
Mother’s Day Tea
Presented by A Certain Flair Catering
May 9 & 10, reservations beginning at 10:00 am
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We’re celebrating all things Mum this Mother’s Day weekend! Treat the mothers in your life to fancy afternoon tea in the historic conservatory at Lougheed House, presented by our wonderful catering partner, A Certain Flair Catering - we’ll be serving tea all weekend! Museum admission is included in your reservation, so feel free to explore the newest exhibit, Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project.
$73.95 PER PERSON
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Iitsiiniiksi’naatsin/Story Robe
May 14, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, doors at 6:30 pm
This is an 18+ event.
Free - registration required
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Blackfoot story robes were recorded on hides, mainly Iini/Bison. Historically the drawings were created using natural inks derived from plants, rocks, animal fat, and other materials. Today Blackfoot artists still use historical materials yet also use contemporary dyes, paints, and materials. The stories that were told were often war exploits, personal accomplishments, historical events (Winter Counts), and symbolic representations. Warriors or artists often painted the robes, they became our living encyclopedias, moving around camps, animating our histories leaving a permanent record. Adrian will speak about his journey as an artist which lead him to being transferred the rights to create these robes, a continuum of Blackfoot ways of being.
Description provided by Adrian Stimson.Inspired to explore Calgary through new eyes? Pick up a copy of any of the maps on display from the gift shop and prepare to get to know the city in a whole new way!
This is a FREE, 18+ event. Registration is required.
About Adrian Stimson:
Adrian Stimson is a member of the Siksika Nation. He has a BFA from the Alberta University for the Arts and MFA from the University of Saskatchewan.Adrian is an interdisciplinary artist who exhibits nationally and internationally, he has numerous awards including the Governor General Award for Visual and Media Arts in 2018. Notable projects include National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan, Ottawa, Spirit of Alliance, Saskatoon and was recently awarded with groundcubed the Indian Residential School Memorial, Calgary.
Illustrate the Past: Using Photographs and Texts
May 16, 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Free - registration required
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Bring the past to life through traditional hand sketching using photography as a reference! This workshop, led by artist Karen Jeane Mills, will guide you through the theory and practice of transforming photos into hand sketches. You can expect an emphasis on local history, Calgary art traditions, and respectful representation while you explore a new, old art style! All materials are provided.
Inspired to explore Calgary through new eyes? Pick up a copy of any of the maps on display from the gift shop and prepare to get to know the city in a whole new way!
Registration also includes museum admission, so feel free to explore the current exhibit, Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project before the walk.
This is a FREE event. Registration is required.About Karen Mills:
Karen Jeane Mills is an illustrator based in Calgary, Alberta. She studied art at NSCAD University and graphic design at NSCC, both in Nova Scotia. Within her freelance studio Prairie Crop Design, she creates art pieces, brand suites, and education resources drawing on local history, the prairie bioregion, and public life.
Summer Kickoff Party
May 29, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
$60 per person - registration required
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This May, we are kicking off the summer with a Lougheed House party featuring a DJ, a silent auction filled with fun and experience-focused items, and the opportunity to party with a purpose as your ticket supports the Lougheed House Conservation Society.
Be the first to taste Beaulieu Botanicals, a brand-new Burwood Distillery gin made in collaboration with the Lougheed House Conservation Society. Jump into the silent auction action, to secure tickets to Folk Fest, lock in a private Beaulieu Gardens tour, adopt an iconic Lougheed House taxidermy treasure for the year, and much more! This is a house party of historic proportions you won’t want to miss!
Ready to party with a purpose? Get your tickets now!
“The House of Story speaker series was an informative, exceptional evening. As a monumental place filled with history, Lougheed House’s educational events go beyond the house’s own story.”
- Karen K.
“Being a vendor at the Harvest Market was a wonderful surprise—from the house to the gardens to the tremendous community turnout. There are so many fun, cool ways for the community to engage with this incredible historic site. Lougheed House is a place for everyone.”
- Nicole M.
Lougheed House would like to thank the following sponsors for their support:
