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
Garden Skills Workshop - Perennial Planters
July 4, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
FREE - registration required
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Ready to cultivate that green thumb? Perennial Planters is for anyone looking to learn all about building a thriving planter here in Calgary. Guided by Lougheed House Head Gardener, Anne Garth, Anne will explore the benefits of bringing perennial blooms to your backyard or balcony, from being drought conscious to helping our native bees thrive. This is a hands-on workshop, so be sure to bring your own gardening gloves if you want them. Each participant will fill a 21-inch planter under Anne’s instruction and bring it home with them at the end of the workshop.
House Meets Garden Tour
July 12, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
$15 per person, $12 per member, $10 per student
Registration required
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Have you ever walked past Lougheed House and wondered what's inside, or strolled through Beaulieu Gardens and considered what this land might have looked like 100 years ago? Learn about the architecture and design of Lougheed House and Beaulieu Gardens in this House Meets Garden guided tour! This tour will go both inside and out, starting inside and ending in the gardens. Museum admission is included in your ticket price, so feel free to explore the museum after your tour!
Beaulieu Flower & Artisan Market
July 18, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
FREE
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Visit Calgary’s only public flower market this summer! The Beaulieu Flower & Artisan Market at Lougheed House celebrates the long history of blooms and beauty in the historic greenspace at Lougheed House, right in the heart of Calgary’s Beltline neighbourhood. Browse local artists and flower vendors, take part in free art workshops, enjoy tunes spun by DJ Adam Kamis, and cool off by exploring the museum—all for free. Funding for this event is provided by the City of Calgary Downtown in Motion grant.
Summer Sun Embroidery Workshop
July 22, August 1, August 6
$26 per person, $22 for members
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Always wanted to try your hand at embroidery? This summer embroidery workshop is for you! Our experienced crafting facilitator will take you through the basics of embroidery, in the historic Conservatory at Lougheed House where House residents of the past once did their own handicrafts.
Choose from 3 designs (roses, strawberries, or bird) inspired by vintage embroidery patterns and spend the afternoon crafting in good company!
All supplies are included for this workshop. Recommended as a beginner-level adult workshop.
Choose which embroidery design to make when purchasing a ticket.
A Senator’s Home: Building the Lougheed Legacy House Tour
A Historic Calgary Week event
July 27, 1:30 to 3:00 pm
FREE
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The Lougheed family name has long been a prominent and powerful name in Alberta and Canada, and all began right here. This guided house tour will take you through all three floors of Lougheed House and through the social and political legacy of the Lougheed name. Join us in exploring how this House became an iconic landmark for this city, and how James and Isabella navigated the new lives they forged here together.
“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:
