Special Events
Attend, donate or volunteer!
Spring & Summer
Grow-a-row
Large or small, every donation from a garden makes an incredible impact. It is critical to eat well when you are in crisis so when we can give fresh-from-the-garden vegetables it tells someone they matter. It’s fresh from the heart!
march & october
Canstruction®
Canstruction® brings together teams of engineers, designers, architects, and builders to create extraordinary structures out of non-perishable food items. The structures are judged, exhibited to the public and then de-canstructed, with food going to the Food Bank.
November
Stuff a bus
We celebrated the 30th Annual Stuff A Bus event on Saturday, November 19! Volunteers from the City of Calgary Transit, Annie Banister Girl Guides, and the Calgary Food Bank collect donations from Calgary Co-op location.
November-December
Mayor’s Food Drive
Businesses, students and communities come together with Mayor Jyoti Gondek to support the Food Bank. The Mayors Food Drive collects important food and funds for families and individuals in need during the holidays and into the New Year.
December
CBC holiday events
CBC Calgary partners with the Calgary Food Bank to fill every plate in Calgary during the holiday season. Donate food and funds throughout the month of December at one of the many events supporting the CBC Food Bank Drive.
May
Bare Bottoms Diaper Drive
Generous Calgarians and businesses come together each May to collect diapers, baby food and formula. We rely on donations of diapers and designated funds for the more than 10,000 families.
July
Put the boots to hunger
Our annual Stampede food and fundraiser, Put the Boots to Hunger, brings together the community during the 10 days of Stampede to help stomp out hunger during the summer months.
September
City-Wide Food Drive
For one week every September volunteers deliver hundreds of thousands of donation bags to the front doors of homes across the city. Generous Calgarians then fill those bags with healthy, nutritional, and much needed non-perishable food that is picked up by volunteers.
year round
Calgary corporate challenge
Participate in fun, engaging team-building events throughout the year. The challenge component gives teams a series of opportunities to give and engage in meaningful ways so they can do good and be good (and also earn points in the standings).
year round
Host your own event
You can hold your own personal and unique event. We’ve made it easy to get involved!