April 24-27, 2025

Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo

Stampede Park

Thursday: 4:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Friday: 12:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Special Preview on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. for VIP, Ultimate, and 4-Day pass holders who purchase in advance.

Passes:

VIP Package: $495

Ultimate Fan Package: $139, $149 full price

Four Day Pass: $109, $119 full price

Daily Tickets:

Thursday Adult: $24

Thursday Youth: $19

Family Pass: $53

Friday Adult: $39

Friday Youth: $29

Family Pass: $83

Saturday Adult: $54

Saturday Youth: $44

Family Pass: $118

Sunday Adult: $44

Sunday Youth: $34,

Family Pass: $93

Buy any Adult Pass and receive the equivalent Child Pass (Ages 6-12):$12 in advance, $12 at the door

Family Pass- 2 Adults and up to 4 Children (Ages 6-12)

Advanced pricing available until April 9

Special Events

Friday, April 25

POW! Parade of Wonders

10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

Opening Ceremonies start at 11:15 a.m.

Calling all fans to the POW! Parade of Wonders, Canada’s biggest cosplay parade celebrating all things pop culture and creativity in the heart of Calgary.

Want to walk in the parade? Grab your favourite costume and take your spot! Not interested in dressing up? No problem! You can watch thousands of incredible cosplayers (and a few CALGARY EXPO special guests) along the (all new) parade route. The parade welcomes all to bask in the wonder, with designated accessible seating and viewing areas in the FAN ZONE.

The POW! Parade of Wonders is FREE. Join in for the official kick-off to CALGARY EXPO.

For the first time, the POW! Parade of Wonders will be parading right to the steps of CALGARY EXPO. Join in to launch in Victoria Park's Haultain Park for the biggest and best Parade kick off yet. The Victoria Park Fan Zone is the centre of the action during parade day. Located along 13th Avenue at First Street S.W., the Fan Zone hosts live interactions with special guests in the parade as they pass through, and shares amazing prizes and merch with fans. The Fan Zone also has a small collection of bleachers available for the public to sit on beginning at 9:00 a.m. on parade day.

Past the Fan Zone the parade will travel south on Centre Street and east along 17th Avenue S.W. It's the perfect opportunity to connect with neighbours and friends, people watch with your dog, enjoy a coffee and be inspired by Calgary's cosplay community's creativity.

The parade concludes with the CALGARY EXPO's Opening Ceremonies in The Culture + Entertainment District at the BMO Centre's Grand Staircase on Stampede Park. Don't miss this free family-friendly opportunity to see enthusiasts and fans, and your favourite cosplaying marching band unite with celebrity guests to celebrate the beginning of the CALGARY EXPO.

Special Experiences

CALGARY EXPO Special Experiences are fun-filled events that require something a little extra such as registration, or special tickets, in order to attend.

An Evening With Marty And Doc, Celebrating 40 Years!

Friday, April 25

7:00 p.m.

Celebrate 40 years of Back to the Future at CALGARY EXPO with the legendary Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. With various once-in-a-lifetime packages for this iconic cast reunion, there’s something for everyone.

Gold Ticket - $149.99 – First Priority guaranteed seating.

Silver Ticket - $69.99 – Second Priority guaranteed seating.

General Admission - Free – General seating, available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Frank Miller’s Daredevil: Born Again

Saturday, April 26

Get closer than ever to comic legend Frank Miller with access to signed Daredevil collectibles, a private talk, and premium

Price: $200

The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo is the only festival in Calgary where you can get your sci-fi, film, television, fantasy, horror, comic book, gaming, and animation fix all in one incredible weekend. Featuring a myriad of special guests from film & television, comic books, sci-fi, horror, anime, cartoons & collectibles, this family friendly event caters to every fan of every genre. The show is packed with programming, vendors, artists, and special guests.

This year the Calgary Expo will feature a variety of guests from different industries. From film and television stars to make-up artists, to writers, to comic book creators, to cosplay specialists and so much more - the Calgary Expo covers every corner of pop culture imaginable! There's over 600 exhibitors, artists, and special guests, all in one spot!

The Calgary Expo brings to you some of the best names in sci-fi, horror, comics, anime, cartoons, gaming and animation so that you can experience, first hand, the energy and electricity of full-frontal nerdity. Apart from rubbing elbows with celebs, you will have the opportunity to sit in on many panels and workshops, dedicated to inform you about your area of interest. Whether it is voice acting, breaking into the comic book industry, improv sessions and everything in between there is certainly something for you.

Calgary Expo features over 160 hours of programming including panels with Expo guests, workshops with industry professionals, costume contests and more. Special Events take place outside of the main convention and are separately ticketed events. In the past, Calgary Expo Special Events have included one-night-only cast reunions of iconic films or television series (Star Trek: The Next Generation in 2012 and Aliens, 2014), concerts (Weird Al Yankovic), and Meet & Greet cocktail parties with Media Guests (cast members from Torchwood, cast members from Game of Thrones). This year look for the POW! Parade of Wonders, Master of Cosplay Contest, Walk on Cosplay Contest, Artbook and Charity Auction, Celebrity Photo Sessions, Autograph Sessions, Panels/Q&As, Artist Alley, Shopping, Costumes! Costumes! Costumes!, Cosplay Corner, Play Zone, Kid's Costume Showcase, Tabletop Gaming, Outdoor Combat Demos, and more.

The Calgary Expo also offers special events such as after-show parties, screenings, costume competitions, and various other goodies that are TBA so that your weekend is certain to be action packed from start to finish.

Attractions:

Autograph Sessions

Celebrity Photo Sessions

Meet Your Favourite Voice Actors

Meet Legendary Comic Book Creators

The Ultimate Shopping Experience

Artist Alley

Panels, Workshops And Seminars

Fun For The Entire Family!

Community Zones

Cosplay Meet Ups

Costumes! Costumes! Costumes!

Anime Zone

Anime Cosplay Meet Ups

Sketch Duels And More!

Kids Costume Contest

Gaming Tournaments & Programming

Gaming Zone

Meet over 70 other guests from the comic, horror, and entertainment fields, including:

Celebrities

Michael J. Fox

Charlie Cox

Nicholas Hoult

John Boyega

Christopher Lloyd

Alicia Silverstone

Tyler Hoechlin

Catherine Tate

Heather Locklear

Manny Jacinto

James Marsters

Adam Savage

Peter Facinelli

Kellan Lutz

Jennifer Beals

Steve Guttenberg

Patricia Velasquez

Bitsie Tulloch

Lucas Grabeel

David Giuntoli

Rachelle LeFevre

Dante Basco

James Tolkan

Claudia Wells

Brian Tochi

Ernie Reyes Jr.

Francois Chau

Helen Hunt

Kenn Scott

Robbie Rist

Animation Voices

Amir Talai

Blake Roman

Dante Basco

Greg Baldwin

Jack De Sena

Zach Tyler Eisen

Anime Guests

David Matranga

Ian Sinclair

Jad Saxon

Kyle Phillips

Maile Flanagan

Robbie Rist

Sonny Strait

Tia Ballard

Gaming Stars

TBA

Comic Creators

Featured Guests:

Frank Miller

Dan Slott

Jason Aaron

Ken Lashley

Clay Mann

Rodney Barnes

Bill Morrison

Jim Zub

Special Guests:

Jeremy Adams

Enid Balam

Brett Bean

Rose Besch

Nick Bradshaw

Cecil Castellucci

Richard Comely

Stephanie Cooke

John Delaney

Francine Delgado

Adriano Di Benedetto

John Gallagher

Guy Gilchrist

Tom Grummett

Scott Hanna

Scott Hepburn

Jason Howard

Creees Lee

Sam Maggs

Dave McCaig

Dawn McTeigue

Jonboy Meyers

Cary Nord

Dan Parent

Aaron Reynolds

Don Rosa

Mark Russell

Scott Shaw

Tim Sheridan

Arthur Suydam

Joshua Sway Swaby

Nathan Szerdy

Also Appearing:

Adriean Koleric

Alexander Finbow

Anthony Ruttgaizer

Becka Kinzie

Bobby Breed

Casey Parsons

Collette Turner

Don Nguyen

Fabrice Sapolsky

George Michail

Hugh Rookwood

Jeff Martin

John Fleming

Leo Leibelman

Marvin Mariano

Michael Schwartz

Mog Park

Nat Jones

Richard Fairgray

Rick Overwater

Ron Lamarre

Sam Noir

Sami Francis

Shea Proulx

Sheldon K. Bueckert

Sho Uehara

Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz

Cosplay

TBA