Explore Calgary Nightlife

Your stay in Calgary is not complete without checking out one of these popular night spots. So, if you like to party, love to have fun and to mingle with sociable people then Calgary’s Nightlife is for you! It’s a nice way to spend your evening whether after a hectic day at work or just visiting the colorful city of Calgary.

As your guide, here are best places to have fun and experience awesome Calgary Nightlife:

The Whiskey

The Whiskey is one of the most popular night clubs in Calgary. The place offers great music from old school rock, hip hop, all the way to current popular dance hits. You won’t be disappointed with their innovative and very creative décor inside the club. The club offers fantastic line-up of drinks for you to enjoy your evening of fun and dance.

Cowboys

Get your boots and cowboy hats because your going to need them here! Cowboys is an excellent place to be and be seen (ask Prince Harry!). This place is very popular with tourist and is legendary to many Calgarians. Some of the most respected magazines such as Sports Illustrated, Stuff Magazine and USA Today spoke highly about this place. I would say that this is the unofficial party headquarter of the Calgary Stampede.

The Back Alley

Located near Chinook Mall, The Back Alley offers fantastic evening of fun and excitement. Dance the night away with today's most popular dance hits, hip hop and Top 40. They also have fantastic line up of live performers from top artist.

The RoadHouse

The Roadhouse nightclub offers the best of DJ mixes, top-40, alternative, and dance hits. This place is another unofficial party spot during the Stampede. You'll have a wicked Calgary Nightlife experience with this place for sure!

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Flames Central

Flames Central is a sports bar dedicated to the Calgary Flames and its legion of loyal fans. It is the number one place where Flames fans gather to mingle with fellow sports fanatics and celebrate every hockey game win. If you want to witness how popular hockey is in Calgary, then this is the place to be. My Tips! don’t wear any other jersey other than the Flames. You don’t want to mess up with Flames fans (lol!). Aside from hockey you can watch UFC, basketball, Monday Night Football and more from numerous TV screen scattered all over the place.

Schanks Sports Grill

9627 SW MacLeod Trail
Calgary, AB T2J0P6
Tel: (403) 253-7300

Another great sports bar in Calgary is Shank’s. They have two locations in Calgary, one on MacLeod Trail in the south and the other is in the northwest side of Calgary up in Crowfoot. There are a lot of fun activities you can do inside Shank’s. While having your favourite drinks, you can play mini golf or virtual golf. Test your gaming skills with different kinds arcade games. In their Crowfoot location, you can play bowling. And finally, one of my favourite, billiards. Oh yah, they also have many TVs with different sports you can watch. They also offer PPV for huge sporting events like UFC and Boxing.

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Stampede Casino

Are you feeling lucky? Then try your luck at the Stampede Casino. This huge Casino also has 5 000 sq ft of multi-purpose entertainment space (the Big Sky Showroom), great for concerts, live entertainments and boxing fights. There are tons of slot machines, cards games and poker rooms to test your luck and enjoy your evening. The casino is conveniently located at the Calgary Stampede Grounds.

Elbow River Casino

Not far away from the Stampede Casino is the Elbow River Casino (along the Red Mile). It is another place to test your luck and enjoy your evening here in Calgary. Enjoy nightly performance from various acts and performers. Indulge yourself to their wide-array of card games, slots, roulettes and many more.

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Deerfoot Inn & Casino

Another fantastic spot to enjoy Calgary Nightlife is in the Deeroot Inn & Casino. From downtown, Deerfoot Inn & Casino is about 15 to 20 minute drive. Enjoy your evening playing poker, blackjack, slots, roulettes, mini baccarat and many more. Watch their line-up of concerts events and poker tournaments. You also have fantastic view of the Rocky Mountain with Deerfoot Inn & Casino.

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There you go! Calgary Nightlife is more done just cowboy boots & hats eh! It's an experience you can tell stories again and again.

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