What’s Up This Weekend: May 16th-May 19th

From Party like Gatsby to Sin & Gin Soiree Cabaret, here's what's up this weekend in YYC.
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From Party like Gatsby to Sin & Gin Soiree Cabaret, here’s what’s up this weekend in YYC.

1. Party like Gatsby Calgary

May 18th from 9pm-2:30am
The Palace Theatre, 219 8 Ave SW
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Dress in your finest attire and feel the vibrant pulse of the Golden Twenties at arguably this year’s HOTTEST party. Become part of Jay Gatsby’s inner circle, dancing the night away with your friends sipping on the finest concoctions you can imagine.

2. Otafest 2019 – Calgary’s Premier Anime Festival
May 17th-19th 10am-10pm
Calgary Telus Convention Centre, 120 9th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0P3
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Shop. Cosplay. Play games. Watch anime. Join a community. Even meet your favourite stars!

3. Sin & Gin Soiree Cabaret 
May 19th from 7:30pm-9:30pm
Mikey’s on 12th Ave, 918 12th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0J4 

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Sin & Gin is filled with Music, Comedy, Burlesque, Dance, Cabaret and more! 

This month we have a very special treat for you…Royalty! We have Canada’s very own Legend Burlesque Hall of Fame – Judith Stein hitting the Sin & Gin stage, graced by our own King and Queen, the lovely Devery Bess and Karla Marx!

4. Heritage Park Opening Weekend
May 18th from 11am-6pm
Heritage Park Historical Village, 1900 Heritage Drive SW, Calgary AB T2V 2X3
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Celebrate the long weekend by stepping back in time. Calgary’s Heritage Park Historical Village’s 55th summer season begins on Saturday, May 18, 2019.
Enjoy a different experience every day. Take a tour back in time on a horse-drawn wagon ride, play traditional Aboriginal games in the First Nations’ Encampment and pick up a freshly baked cheese bun from the Alberta Bakery.

5. May Long Weekend – Sound of Summer Preview Party 
May 19th from 8pm-2am
CRAFT Beer Market Downtown, 345 10 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0A5

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What are you doing this May long weekend? CRAFT Beer Market & Fiasco Gelato are hosting the Sound of Summer Preview Party! DJ starting at 8 PM, all day happy hour, complimentary cocktail sampling.

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