Photos: Calgary’s annual Lilac Festival draws tens of thousands By Darren Krause June 4, 2018 Last updated June 4, 2018 Support LWC on Patreon Crowds down 4th Street SW for Sunday's Lilac Festival in Calgary. KIERON CIRCUIT / for LiveWire Calgary The DogFather proved to be a popular spot for visitors at Sunday’s Lilac Festival in Calgary. KIERON CIRCUIT / for LiveWire Calgary Colby from the Salgado Fenwick booth at Sunday’s Lilac Festival in Calgary. KIERON CIRCUIT / for LiveWire Calgary Hare Krishna dancing in the street at Sunday’s Lilac Festival in Calgary. KIERON CIRCUIT / for LiveWire Calgary Dance_Electronica duo – Hello Moth at Sunday’s Lilac Festival in Calgary. KIERON CIRCUIT / for LiveWire Calgary Kaylee Houde of kayleehoude.com with Zera, out enjoying Sunday’s Lilac Festival in Calgary. KIERON CIRCUIT / for LiveWire Calgary Juan and Diana out enjoying the sun and fun at Sunday’s Lilac Festival in Calgary. KIERON CIRCUIT / for LiveWire Calgary Lanny enjoying the pools at Dogtopia at Sunday’s Lilac Festival in Calgary. KIERON CIRCUIT / for LiveWire Calgary Shantelle Gartner of pinkravenjewlery.etsy.com showed off her wares at the Lilac Festival in Calgary on Sunday. KIERON CIRCUIT / for LiveWire Calgary Crowds down 4th Street SW for Sunday’s Lilac Festival in Calgary. KIERON CIRCUIT / for LiveWire Calgary Squanto entertaining the crowd on 13th Ave at Sunday’s Lilac Festival in Calgary. KIERON CIRCUIT / for LiveWire Calgary Claire Feasby working the Prairie Girl Flowers stall with her mom and owner Becky Feasby. KIERON CIRCUIT / for LiveWire Calgary A bagpiper performs for a crowd at Sunday’s Lilac Festival in Calgary. KIERON CIRCUIT / for LiveWire Calgary Liked it? Take a second to support Darren Krause on Patreon!Share this article Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Trending articles Calgary ups safe daily water use limit to 500M litres ahead of March 9 restrictions Darren Krause Monday, March 2, 2026 Perspectives: On housing, Mayor Farkas promised a plan and hasn’t delivered Contributed Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Arusha Centre submits its revitalization plan for vacant Beltline Old Y Darren Krause Monday, March 2, 2026 Downtown Green Line preliminary feedback shows cool reception for elevated option Darren Krause Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Expedited Calgary water projects to cost additional $609.5 million Darren Krause Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Latest from LiveWire Calgary Top 5 Calgary mayoral candidates in 2025 election raise more than $1.7 million: Disclosures Darren Krause Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Downtown Green Line preliminary feedback shows cool reception for elevated option Darren Krause Tuesday, March 3, 2026 CBE officials acknowledge progress made in provincial education support, but say more is needed Kaiden Brayshaw - Local Journalism Initiative Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Expedited Calgary water projects to cost additional $609.5 million Darren Krause Tuesday, March 3, 2026 MORE RECENT ARTICLES Perspectives: On housing, Mayor Farkas promised a plan and hasn’t delivered Contributed March 3, 2026 Calgary ups safe daily water use limit to 500M litres ahead of March 9 restrictions Darren KrauseMarch 2, 2026 Arusha Centre submits its revitalization plan for vacant Beltline Old Y Darren KrauseMarch 2, 2026 Provincial education property tax increase ‘egregious’ without meaningful benefit for Calgary: Farkas Darren KrauseFebruary 27, 2026