Calgary's free Grey Cup week: pancake breakfasts, a family zone and a nightly drone show
Most of the 113th Grey Cup festival costs nothing to attend, with breakfasts, a family zone and a nightly drone show at Stampede Park.
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A drone show lights up the Suncor Street Festival at 8:45 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, and the festival is free to attend, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the parking lot between the Big Four Roadhouse and BMO Centre.
Free pancake breakfasts run every morning Thursday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Lot 3 at Stampede Park. The festival is wheelchair friendly and includes a licensed beer garden, performances and public art.
The Outdoor Community Stage in Lot 3 offers nightly DJs and local artists on the same hours, after an opening set by The Trews on Wednesday.
Families can use the Telus Family Zone in BMO Centre Halls A1 and A2, open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday to Saturday. It includes inflatables, a bouncy castle, an indoor turf area, a toddler play zone, the CFL Hall of Fame and alumni autographs, plus stroller parking, a nursing trailer and a sensory-friendly space with weighted blankets and noise-cancelling earphones on loan.
The CFLPA Official Players HQ at Rooftop YYC is first-come, first-served and offers autograph signings and photos with players and the Grey Cup trophy. It runs 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 12 to 5 p.m. Saturday.
The game is Sunday at McMahon Stadium, between the Edmonton Elks and the Montreal Alouettes. Tourism Calgary expects roughly 30,000 visitors and more than $50 million in economic impact.
