2021

Chinatown

Ice Sculpture

Showcase

The Chinatown Business Improvement Area is once again bringing back a widely received winter event - Chinatown Ice Sculpture Showcase (CISS). This 3rd edition falls on the Chinese Zodiac - 'Year of the Ox' - with the display of five (5) life-size ice sculptures of an Ox to celebrate.  

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Each Ox will be represented in different shapes, back lit and colourized for ideal Instagram and Facebook photo  moments. The colourized themes are: 

 

The Lunar New Year Ox celebrates Calgary's multiculturalism

Location: Dragon City Mall (328, Centre St. S)

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The Diversity Ox signifies Chinatown lives in harmony with Calgary

Location: Silver Dragon Restaurant (106, 3 Ave. SE) 

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The Community Safety Ox brings unity and safety to Calgary

Location: Golden Inn Restaurant (107, 2 Ave. SE)

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The Youth & Fantasy Ox instills new ideas for our future

Location: HSBC Chinatown Branch (111, 3 Ave. SE)

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The Love & Family Ox appreciates your love to our city

Location: Great Taste Restaurant (123, 2 Ave. SE)

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These themes are consistent for both Chinese Lunar New Years and Chinook Blast Winter Festival. As a pedestrian event, this is a walking visit through Chinatown and compliance with AHS public gathering restrictions should be achievable (to be determined). 

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*information subject to change and weather permitted.

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𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕

Calgary Chinatown is giving away 10 (TEN) sets of $75 ‘Dinner-for-two in Chinatown’ gift certificates:

- 2 (TWO) giveaway on Feb 13 (Dragon City Mall)

- 2 (TWO) on Valentine's Day Feb 14 (Great Taste)

- 2 (TWO) on Family Day Feb 15 (HSBC Bank)

- 2 (TWO) on Friday Feb 19 (Silver Dragon)

- 2 (TWO) on Saturday Feb 20th (Golden Inn)

 

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒑𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒂𝒈 #𝑪𝑰𝑺𝑺-𝑮𝑰𝑽𝑬-𝑨𝑾𝑨𝒀.

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Relive the

Ice-Sculpture

Showcase 2020

About CISS

Chinatown Ice-Sculptures Showcase

In 2018, the Chinatown Business Improvement Area had a dream to light up Chinatown with Ice-Sculptures and carvings during Chinese Lunar New Years to celebrate what this unique community is all about. 

Our dream was realized in 2019 (the Year of the Pig) when we presented 12 unique carvings at the James Short Park for three weeks. In 2020 (the Year of the Rat), Calgary Chinatown BIA once again re-upped CISS by bringing another dozen ice-sculptures to various locations in the area.

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