Cochrane Historical Museum
2025-05-21 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-22 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-23 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Cochrane Ranche, Hwy 1A, Cochrane, Alberta
Visit the Cochrane Historical Museum Wednesday through Sunday (plus stat Mondays) until September 1st, 12pm to 4pm.
Learn more: https://urbancasual.ca/history-live-here-cochrane-historical-museum-opens-at-the-ranche-may-17th/

Wing Night at The Taproom
2025-05-21 17:00 - 20:30 | Rocky View Taproom, 420 1st Street, Cochrane, AB
Join us every Wednesday from 5pm to 8:30pm for $8.50/lb wings!
We have a variety of flavours from you to choose from. You won’t wanna miss it!

Inside the Writer's World: A Conversation with Shelly Campbell
2025-05-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Cochrane Public Library, 405 Railway Street W, Cochrane, Alberta
Discover the world of writing with local author Shelly Campbell.
Shelly writes speculative fiction and has a wealth of knowledge about the writing and publishing process.
Whether you’re curious about worldbuilding, self-publishing, or the ins and outs of indie publishing, Shelly is ready to share her insights and answer your questions.
This is your chance to connect with a local author and delve into the world of writing.
Refreshments will be served.
Registration opens at 10:30am on Saturday, April 5.

Country Music with Turner Bates at the Venue
2025-05-21 18:00 - 21:00 | AB

LEGION: POOL LEAGUE
2025-05-21 18:30 - 21:30 | The Legion, 114 Fifth Ave, Cochrane, Canada
MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT 6:30PM
CONTACT PACIFIC VENDING AT (587) 577-5434

Seniors on the Bow - May
2025-05-22 - 2025-05-23, 2025-05-23 - 2025-05-24, 2025-05-24 - 2025-05-25 | Seniors on the Bow, 800 Griffin Road E., Cochrane, AB, Canada
THINGS TO NOTE:

MAY 5 – HEALING ART WITH RITA
MAY 9 – AHPCA SESSION
MAY 9 – GAME NIGHT: WHIST
MAY 10 – SPRING FASHION SHOW
MAY 13 – COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR
MAY 16 – HOT LUNCH
MAY 19 – CLOSED FOR VICTORIA DAY
MAY 23 – GAME NIGHT: CANASTA
MAY 31 – SENIOR RESOURCE FAIR

Village of Play May Schedule
2025-05-22 - 2025-05-23, 2025-05-23 - 2025-05-24, 2025-05-24 - 2025-05-25 | AB
Discover May’s vibrant lineup at Village of Play! From Brain Builders for kids (ages 6-11) to movement & mindfulness classes for teens, adults, parents, babies, and kids, we’ve got something for everyone. Join us for play, growth, and connection—your family’s go-to spot for fun and enrichment in Cochrane!”

Daycare & Dayhome Storytime
2025-05-22 10:15 - 10:45 | Cochrane Public Library, 405 Railway Street W, Cochrane, Alberta
Dayhome and Daycare providers – this program is for you!
Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and stories that will complement the early literacy skills your littles are learning.
Weekly registration will open on the Monday prior to each session.

Drop-In Storytime (Parented) Thursday
2025-05-22 11:15 - 12:15 | Cochrane Public Library, 405 Railway Street W, Cochrane, Alberta
Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and stories that will incorporate early literacy skills into your daily routine. These sessions will keep your preschooler interacting from start to finish!
Spring Session: May 1 – June 5
*All Early Literacy sessions are drop in, to a maximum of 25 people. Program passes will be available on a first come, first served basis.

Cochrane Weekend Buzz - Weekly Series
2025-05-22 12:00 - 12:30 | AB
� Join us every Thursday at 12pm for the Cochrane Weekend Buzz!
Stay in the loop about upcoming events and fun activities happening right here in our community.
Tune in on our website, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube, to connect with your neighbors and discover what Cochrane has to offer.

Cochrane Classic Car Club meet Up
2025-05-22 17:00 - 20:00 | A&W WESTSIDE DRIVE
Cochrane Classic Car Club Thursday Night Show and Shine will start on Thursday April 17th (Weather Permitting) from 5:00 to 8:00.
The event will be held every Thursday during the season unless otherwise posted on Facebook at the A&W Westside Cochrane.
Hope to see everyone soon

LEGION: EUCHRE
2025-05-22 18:00 - 21:00 | The Legion, 114 Fifth Ave, Cochrane, Canada
DROP IN THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 6PM

LIVE MUSIC at Half Hitch
2025-05-22 18:00 - 22:00 | Half Hitch Brewery
Join us every Thursday evening at 6pm for free local live music! Enjoy great tunes, local craft beer, and tasty fare. Here are our upcoming artists!

2nd Annual Men's Mental Health Movie Night
2025-05-22 18:00 - 22:30 | Cochrane Movie House
Men of Cochrane
Please join the fellas from A Brothers Path
for our free 2nd Annual Men’s Mental Health Movie Night on Thursday May 22, at the Cochrane Movie House
There is no cost to this event.
You must RSVP your attendance @ daryl@pfmfreight.com
Event details
📍 Cochrane Movie House – 218 5th Ave, Cochrane, AB T4C 1X3
📅 Thursday, May 22, 2025
⏰ 6:00 PM to 10:30pm (this is an open finish time no rush to leave, great for networking.)
🎬 Red Carpet Sneak Peek: Mission Impossible – Final Reckoning
Free Dinner, dessert, beverages and of course popcorn
RSVP your attendance @ daryl@pfmfreight.com

Karaoke at the Venue
2025-05-22 19:30 - 23:30 | AB
🎤🍽 Join us at The Venue this Thursday for a night of delicious food and epic karaoke!
🎶 Get ready to sing your heart out starting at 7:30pm.
See you there! #KaraokeNight #TheVenue #ThursdayVibes 🎤🍷

The Rockyview Hotel - Karaoke
2025-05-22 20:00 - 23:30 | Rockyview Hotel
THE ROCKYVIEW HOTEL | EST’D IN 1904 – Celebrating 120 years in Historic Downtown.
+ Dance the night away at the @texasgate.cochrane !
+ Tuesdays – learn to line dance, 7pm
+ Thursdays – karaoke, 8pm
+ Fridays / Saturdays – all request DJ, 10pm
+ Sundays – All day free pool!
To book your stay & for more info: rockyviewhotel.ca

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Parent & Tot Sing-Alongs
2025-05-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Frank Wills Memorial Hall, 405 1st Street E, Cochrane, Alberta
Welcome to Cochrane’s Parent & Tot Sing-Along Sessions!
Join us for a fun and interactive music experience with your little ones. Sing along to popular children’s songs and nursery rhymes in a welcoming and inclusive environment.
STARTING DATE Friday January 3, 2025
Time: Doors at 10:00 AM music starts at 10:15am
Location: Frank Wills Community Hall
Coffee, tea and cookies provided.
Bring your singing voices and get ready to bond with your child through music. No experience necessary, just come ready to have a great time!
Floor seating so bring a blanket, yoga mat or cushion if you’d like.
*Price is for parent & tot with no more than 2 parents per caregiver. $7/each drop-in or $20 for 4 consecutive drop ins (billed once at the beginning of the month)

Plein Air Oil Painting Demo with Marike MacDonald
2025-05-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
What IS Plein Air Painting?
En plein air is a French expression meaning “in the open air”, and refers to the act of painting outdoors with the artist’s subject in full view. Plein air artists capture the spirit and essence of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light, color and movement into their works.
Date: May 23rd, 2025
Location: Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park | Participants should meet at the parking lot at the main gate.
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: FREE DEMO
Audience: Ages 15+
Attire: Dress for being outside.
NOTE: This workshop is subject to inclement weather.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Marike will work up a painting from start to finish (hopefully) using oil paint from the scene in front of her while explaining her process and answering questions.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
born and raised in South Western Ontario. Her early years involved the discovery of meadows, woodlands, farm and animal life. She showed an early propensity for drawing and longed to paint. Family resources would not allow it. After graduating from high school, she enrolled in a Fine Arts Program at Humber College where she discovered Canadian art and the Group of Seven in addition to receiving instruction in life drawing, painting (finally!), sculpture, and printmaking. Since art school, her artist training has been augmented by courses by various art professionals.
Marike seeks to create works of art to share and stimulate others to an awareness of the preciousness and beauty within our world. Underscoring this yearning is her faith in God and the knowledge that whatever she creates is but the dimmest reflection of the natural world.
For thirty years, Marike resided in Muskoka and was particularly inspired by the beauty of the lakes and forests of central and northern Ontario; the very landscape that had inspired the Group of Seven and countless other artists. Currently, living in south western Alberta, her current inspirations are the big sky and the grandness of the nearby mountains. She loves painting en plein air. She creates out of her home studio in Cochrane and she paints using oils or acrylic paints. Her work was been featured in the July 2019 issue of the Muskoka Life magazine, and in the October 2020 issue of Arabella. Marike is represented by the Eclipse Gallery in Huntsville, Ontario and in the Route 22 Collective Gallery in Cochrane, Alberta.

Little Sprouts at Growing Roots
2025-05-23 10:30 - 12:00 | AB
Get outside with your 18–36 month olds in this parented outdoor program at the Cochrane Ranch. This Forest School program provides a fantastic opportunity for kids to explore, play outside with other kids and make new friends. It’s for kids who are ready to dip their toes into the larger world but are not ready to be on their own just yet. Let’s help our littles embrace their curiosity and take on the world with confidence!
When: Friday mornings, 10:30-12
Where: Historic Cochrane Ranche
Who: 18-36 months olds and their families – siblings welcome!
Cost: First class free! Then $15/class. Register for only the class(es) you wish to attend
More details at GrowingRootsKids.ca

Liquitex Demonstration with Artist A.S. Helwig
2025-05-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Route 22 Artist Collective Gallery, 208 1st Street W., Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Join Liquitex Artist Alice Helwig as she demonstrates how to use Liquitex Heavy Body and Liquitex Mediums to paint Plein Air.

Plein Air Oil Painting Demo with Marike MacDonald
2025-05-23 13:30 - 15:30 | Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
What IS Plein Air Painting?
En plein air is a French expression meaning “in the open air”, and refers to the act of painting outdoors with the artist’s subject in full view. Plein air artists capture the spirit and essence of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light, color and movement into their works.
Date: May 23rd, 2025
Location: Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park | Participants should meet at the parking lot at the main gate.
Time: 1:30PM TO 3:30PM – MEET AT 1:15PM
Cost: $25
Audience: Ages 15+
Attire: Dress for being outside.
NOTE: This workshop is subject to inclement weather.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Marike will work up a painting from start to finish (hopefully) using oil paint from the scene in front of her while explaining her process and answering questions.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
born and raised in South Western Ontario. Her early years involved the discovery of meadows, woodlands, farm and animal life. She showed an early propensity for drawing and longed to paint. Family resources would not allow it. After graduating from high school, she enrolled in a Fine Arts Program at Humber College where she discovered Canadian art and the Group of Seven in addition to receiving instruction in life drawing, painting (finally!), sculpture, and printmaking. Since art school, her artist training has been augmented by courses by various art professionals.
Marike seeks to create works of art to share and stimulate others to an awareness of the preciousness and beauty within our world. Underscoring this yearning is her faith in God and the knowledge that whatever she creates is but the dimmest reflection of the natural world.
For thirty years, Marike resided in Muskoka and was particularly inspired by the beauty of the lakes and forests of central and northern Ontario; the very landscape that had inspired the Group of Seven and countless other artists. Currently, living in south western Alberta, her current inspirations are the big sky and the grandness of the nearby mountains. She loves painting en plein air. She creates out of her home studio in Cochrane and she paints using oils or acrylic paints. Her work was been featured in the July 2019 issue of the Muskoka Life magazine, and in the October 2020 issue of Arabella. Marike is represented by the Eclipse Gallery in Huntsville, Ontario and in the Route 22 Collective Gallery in Cochrane, Alberta.

Friday Night BBQ (Family Friendly) at the Legion
2025-05-23 16:30 - 19:00 | Cochrane Legion, 114 5th Ave, Cochrane, Alberta, T4C 1A5, Canada
Steak, burger and hot dogs are on the menu Friday nights. All items come with potato, salad, beans and garlic toast.
Check our Facebook page for updates.
Family Friendly
No membership required
We hope you can join us

Teen Night Takeover
2025-05-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Cochrane Public Library, 405 Railway Street W, Cochrane, Alberta
Calling Grades 9 – 12 teens! Looking for a fun way to kick back and hang out? Join us for Teen Night Takeover! Bring your friends, meet new ones, and enjoy games and snacks! Whether you love gaming or just chilling with good company, we’ve got something for everyone.
Don’t miss out—see you there!
Pizza made possible by the generosity of Panago.

The Rockyview Hotel - All Request DJ
2025-05-23 22:00 - 23:30 | Rockyview Hotel
THE ROCKYVIEW HOTEL | EST’D IN 1904 – Celebrating 120 years in Historic Downtown.
+ Dance the night away at the @texasgate.cochrane !
+ Tuesdays – learn to line dance, 7pm
+ Thursdays – karaoke, 8pm
+ Fridays / Saturdays – all request DJ, 10pm +
+ Sundays – All day free pool!
To book your stay & for more info: rockyviewhotel.ca

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