Special early show with Raygun Cowboys, Class Action, and Quit It this Friday. Doors at 6 PM. Tickets $17 on Eventbrite.

Where does the time go? Somehow Hang The DJ is turning 15 on April 12 and you’re all invited! Tickets $10 on Eventbrite.

Terminus: Modulation - July 24-27, 2025

Weekend passes on sale Wednesday, March 5 at 12:00 PM MST at terminus-festival.com/tickets

The very first BangFest with Uma Gahd, Lilith Fair, and Chelsea Horrendous takes place tonight. Drag theatre at its finest!

Well… it’s hard to deny things are CRAZY out in the world. We’re doing what we can to bring you little moments of joy throughout every week. From live music to dance parties to drag, burlesque, trivia, poetry, board games, bingo, and even the occasional history lesson, come and hide out with us ❤️

Definitely seems to be a renewed interest in coming over to Bluesky again. I can’t imagine why 😂😅😳

Last night of business until our little break. We’re not going to be open a whole lot for the next couple of weeks so get your Dickens fix when you can.

Just a heads up if you’re still planning to come out to our NYE party… the tickets have never sold as quickly as they are doing this year. We’re now at 75% sold.

Not the biggest crowd for Hang The DJ on Saturday but boy, was everybody ever down to dance! I’d take an enthusiastic crowd over a big crowd any day.

Our NYE party is now 40% sold. That’s much faster than usual so if you’re planning to come, please get those tickets so you’re not left out. We’re going to have the best time. It’s a 2025 guarantee.

Very excited for Hang The DJ on Saturday night. It sounds like we will have a bunch of birthdays in the house. Are you celebrating a birthday this weekend?

Holy smokes. We just got Santa Conned hard. Nearly 400 Santas in a horde.

Did you know that we have a board game day at Dickens once a month? Gamer Sunday takes place tomorrow (Dec 8) from noon until 6 pm. People bring their own games or pick from our selection. There’s usually an RPG game or two, some Catan action, and lots of other stuff. You should check it out!

Working in the bar industry where messaging that seems clear is lost entirely on some people. In case it isn’t obvious, this WAS a full garbage bag covering the urinal.

The first weekend of December brings us a killer metal show tonight and the Emo Nightmare Before Christmas is tomorrow for all your Emo dancefloor sing-your-heart-out needs.

GoGo Battles is back at Dickens tonight. If you haven’t seen this feminist comedy wrestling extravaganza before, you can’t even imagine what you’re missing. This is top form entertainment.

The Dickens staff party is tomorrow and oh boy, do we have plans.

The nightly scary game for bars at this time of year… “Is it going to snow?” (Aka can we kiss any business goodbye)

Working in an event space is kind of like living in two simultaneous timelines. You exist in the present, running the shows you have booked but you spend all your other time planning for shows in the future. It’s all about spring right now. Winter is so three months ago.

We’re just getting into a tricky time of year in the industry. Between Christmas parties and family events, it’s harder to get people to commit to going out. Do you find you go out to the bar more or less as the holiday season wears on?

Yeah I realize that was my mistake yesterday. I posted corrections all over the place but ugh… silly silly me. Sorry!

We just put our NYE party on sale yesterday. It sells out every year. 80s vs 90s alternative and retro tracks on the dancfloor all night surrounded by the best people in Calgary. This is the best way to start 2025. Jump on Eventbrite and grab those tickets before they’re gone.

If anybody is interested in other related Dickens things. Terminus Festival runs every summer at the venue since 2012 and is our biggest undertaking of the year. Greycell is the DJ name under which I host events mostly at Dickens but increasingly in other spots and sometimes other cities as well.

Soooo… guess this is the new thing. More places to follow us and find out all the latest event announcements and general fun happenings at Dickens.