Calgary’s Year of Music

An exciting time to experience Calgary as a music lover

Mayor Naheed Nenshi launches Calgary's Year Of Music
Mayor Naheed Nenshi launches Calgary's Year Of Music at the 2016 High Performance Rodeo 2016 | Photo: Kelly Hofer, courtesy of One Yellow Rabbit

Push Play Calgary Year of Music 2016With over 150 music-related events in Calgary this year, it’s easy to see why 2016 has been dubbed the Year of Music.

This spring, Calgary hosts the 45th annual JUNO Awards.

Studio Bell, Home of the National Music Centre opens its doors in the summer.

Cultural institutions are celebrating milestone events, including the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s 60th anniversary, and Mount Royal University continues to welcome music lovers to the new Bella Concert Hall throughout 2016.

The city’s music scene provides some of the most unique experiences in Canada. Internationally celebrated artists perform on Calgary’s renowned stages throughout the year, while the local industry provides memories like visiting Music Mile or checking out Canada Boy Vinyl—Canada’s only vinyl pressing plant.

This is an exciting time to experience Calgary as a music lover and discover why 2016 is Calgary’s Year of Music.

For more information on the Year of Music, including event listings and information on Calgary’s music industry, check out pushplaycalgary.com—the official site of the Year of Music.

Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Ann Connors launch the 2016 High Performance Rodeo and Calgary’s Year of Music
Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Ann Connors launch the 2016 High Performance Rodeo and Calgary’s Year of Music | Photo: Kelly Hofer, courtesy of One Yellow Rabbit

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We acknowledge that the land we gather on, Mohkinsstsis, is the ancestral territory of the Siksikaitsitapi — the Blackfoot people — comprising the Siksika, Kainai and Piikani Nations, as well as Treaty 7 signatories, the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Îyârhe Nakoda Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations. Today this land is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government Districts 5 and 6 as well as many First Nations and Inuit from across Turtle Island.

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