Event Calendar

The  2026 Lethbridge Fiesta Extravaganza often referred to as the Festival of Smiles is a high-energy. 2 day celebration o Filipino culture, heritage, and community. The festival is designed to share the vibrancy of the Philippines with the broader  community while fostering multicultural awareness and connection. The family-friendly event is open to people of all  backgrounds and features a continous  flow of activities:

FOOD: Authentic, delectable Filipino and other International cuisine and traditional treats.

ENTERTAINMENT: Musical performances, concerts, and appearancesby renowned artists and celebrities.

CULTURE & ACTIVITIES: Captivating cultural presentations, traditional games for all ages, interactive booths, Dog fashion show, and  NIGHT MARKET.

Free drop in play program for families with children under 6. Indoor and outdoor place spaces.

Lethbridge Bulls vs Brooks Bombers

Home Game #20

Purchase Single Game Tickets: https://tickets.bullsbaseball.com/

Join us for our second YQL Story Slam!

Enjoy true stories told live. The best story wins $100 and is judged by a handful of randomly selected audience members!

Theme: Almost

The theme this month is "Almost". How will storytellers interpret the theme? Well, anyway they like, really. It could be a near-miss, good or bad. It could be a second-place finish in a competition they'd hung all their hopes on. What are those moments where life very nearly took a different path?

Expect laughter, surprises, honesty, and connection.

There are only two rules:

• Stories must be between 5 and 8 minutes long

• Stories must be true and personal

Free drop in play program for families with children under 6.

L-Skip (Lethbridge Seniors & Kids Intergenerational Program) brings the ages together benefiting children and seniors. The program creates opportunities to learn new skills and methods of doing things; encourages children to accept people of all ages, capabilities and limitations; develops social and emotional connections for children and seniors; alleviating isolation and depression for seniors; and filling a void for children who do not have grandparents available to them. The program pairs children (12 years and younger) and their caregivers with seniors. Participants will engage in active play, facilitated games, quiet time together working on puzzles, art or reading and close off with songs.

Costumed Life Drawing on Rotary Square is back at Casa for the month of July!

Enjoy making art with costumed models and music to inspire your drawing practice! Tables, chairs and easels will be available with lots of space to create in this no-pressure atmosphere. Bring your favourite drawing supplies to capture our exciting models on paper. The models will be directed through a series of poses. These are self-guided sessions for artists, open to all skill levels. No registration required; come drop-in and draw with us! *Please note materials are not supplied*

July 8 – Harley Morman
July 15 – Miss Zee
July 22 – Spencer Henrie
July 29 – Cassie Roy

FREE to attend
These sessions are outdoors on Rotary Square under the shade sails.
Casa (230 8 Street S)

Lethbridge Bulls vs Okotoks Dawgs

Home Game #21

Purchase Single Game Tickets: https://tickets.bullsbaseball.com/

Upside Downtown: Concerts + Art 2026 – Moranz & Fremlin, Those Folk

UPSIDE DOWNTOWN
Concerts + Art on Rotary Square, Casa

Thursday, July 23, 2026, 5pm: Moranz & Fremlin, Those Folk
Stage Sponsor: Shift
Community Highlight: Southern Alberta Art Gallery + Downtown Lethbridge BRZ
Food Truck Guest: Beau’s Birria + Macs N Custard
FREE

Band Bio – Moranz & Fremlin:
Like a summer wind’s last ride through fall’s first turn, Moranz & Fremlin are harbingers of a time on the verge. A dynamic Canadiana and bluegrass duo, multi-instrumentalist Ryland Moranz and mandolin aficionado Dan Fremlin champion the love and spirit to a disappearing art. Evoking a simpler ethos of string and timber; smoke and dew, joy, sorrow and the remembrance of all we hold most dear.

Band Bio – Those Folk:
Truly authentic, naturally charismatic, and delightfully entertaining, Lawrence Menard (USA) and Clare Quinn (AUS) are the transpacific troubadours known as ‘Those Folk’.

With Lawrence’s Cajun beginnings and Californian upbringing melding with Clare’s grounding in Australian folk music, their musical inspiration is diverse and ever expanding. Their worlds collided on the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland and the pair have been an inseparable duo ever since. Imagine Americana legends Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings, with a dynamic twist.

Their intimate stage show is constantly evolving with the introduction of new instruments and dynamic songwriting. Vocal harmonies are featured alongside guitar, octave mandolin, banjo, accordion, harmonica, and percussion. Their uplifting, thought-filled lyrics tell tales of travels, love, nostalgia and hope. Their amazing musical talent and heartfelt compassionate view of life shines through in each and every original composition. Their genuine stage presence and joyful melodies will have you smiling right from the start and all the way through the encore!

—-
Upside Downtown Concerts + Art 2026 Schedule

Weekly concerts on Rotary Square at Casa every Thursday night after work from 5pm – 7pm. Meet your friends, have a drink, grab a snack, and listen to local music in the downtown core. While you’re visiting, explore the galleries inside Casa.

JULY 2 – Skinny Dyck
JULY 9 – Monks on Call
JULY 16 – Lady Grime & the Prairie Scum, Sparkle Blood
JULY 23 – Moranz & Fremlin, Those Folk
JULY 30 – Joce Ryome, Paul Kype and Texas Flood
AUGUST 6 – Double Rider, Ekkohs
AUGUST 13 – Toni Vere, Mallory Chipman
AUGUST 20 – Midnight Channel
AUGUST 27 POP UP, GET DOWN 5pm until 10pm
The Windbreakers, Hippodrome, The Boom Booms
A summer dance party with three bands, an art market, and we’re closing 8 Street!

See all the arts events happening in Lethbridge here: http://yqlarts.ca
—-
The Allied Arts Council is thankful to the Upside Downtown sponsors that support arts programming in Lethbridge: FACTOR, Spectrum Ale Works, Westco Construction, Davis Auto Group, City of Lethbridge, Warwick Printing, Tourism Lethbridge, Safeway, Anova Law Group, Wide Skies Music Festival, St. John Ambulance, Sonic Multimedia, MNP, Andrew Hilton. Nectar Tattoo, and Airau.

If you like this event and other free arts programming supported by the AAC, consider donating here: https://bit.ly/AACDonate

Free drop in play program for families with children under 6.