Congress Coffee

We just LOVE it when artists approach us to do something a lil' special..here's some one-time-only events coming up at Congress! Support your local awesomeness. (Tix and info on our FB page and website)

TOMORROW (FRIDAY!) Ruby Swan presents The Kings and I: An Alt-pop cabaret!

Saturday Oct 12 Jon McCaslin celebrates the centennial of legendary jazz drummer Max Roach in It's Time: A Sonic Tribute to Max Roach.

Friday Oct 18 Calgary's preeminent clown drag artist Comrade Yulia Borscht presents her one-woman show Sh*t Talker: Surviving Two Years of Drag.

And Saturday Oct 19 is the family-friendly performance art of Darlings of Oden - a pagan celebration.

All this plus our incredible array of live music, dance, drag & burlesque all live on our event calendar at www.congresscoffeeyyc.com/events.

Tonight - PWYC for this workshop for musicians!

Blue Willow Entertainment & Music Fit Collective Presents:

The Live Show Success Formula: How To Deliver Consistently Outstanding Live Performances Without The Anxiety of Underperforming EVEN If You Have No Idea What Works Best For Your Audience!

7-8 pm: Join Music Fit Collective's Performance Coach Mike Schwartzfor a LIVE Podcast Interview and Q&A with Blue Willow Entertainment's President, Seth Anderson to unlock the three strategies to turn your band into a business.

8-9 pm: Stick around for a 60-minute Interactive Workshop where Mike will provide you with his "8 Secrets To Performance Mastery" that's helped his artists turn their passion into profit and have way more fun on stage.

FREE show this Sunday from 2-4 pm. Myhill is a singer-songwriter based out of Ottawa, Ontario, formerly of such bands as Vistas and Trevor James and the perfect gentleman. He is on the road supporting his newest album "Cozy In Automobiles, Reading A Wave" recorded with Juno award winner Siegfried Meier and internationally successful musician John Ferrara (Trophy Scars). Left to his own devices, he writes big ideas and presents them in a bare bones fashion. Myhill takes a Leonard Cohen delivery with punk rock ethos and investigates the particulars of life.

Tonight's Fromage Chaud performance has been postponed - we hope to re-book this awesome duo soon! So instead we will be closing at 5pm.

But today still has amazing live music with Megs Benedict joining us for a free show from 2-4 pm!

Cool Graffiti Art weekend including a free all ages punk show at Congress Friday night!

Free show this Sunday 2-4pm - all welcome!

Ottawa singer/songwriter Rory Taillon is a road warrior, touring across the country and back again. Rory is not just an entertainer he’s a performer. It’s just that simple, when Taillon sings everything stops and when it starts again it’s all changed. It’s just that simple, like folk.

Tomorrow! We are excited to be the host of both the T2E arts market and kids zone! Dozens of awesome vendors will be all up and down our street and CAOS - Calgary Animated Objects Society will be doing small puppet shows indoors! The roads will be closed to vehicles in the surrounding area so walk, bike, scoot on in! (Parking will be available on the outer streets).

On Sunday, we have this exciting family, friendly event at the Congress Café beer Gardens, pinup contest, artisan market, and so much more ��. You want something fun to do with the whole family on Sunday. Come check it out.�

This Friday! serve songs for the post punk dance party. Snarling guitars, vintage keys and sweet harmonies abound. Joined by the velvety voice and wry songwriting of Mr.

We still have a few weekend nights in Aug to book if you are looking for the perfect venue for your show! This is a community-driven cafe, so we bring the state of the art sound system and killer coffee, and you bring your audience! Artists keep 100% of door proceeds. Max capacity 40.

ARTS VENDORS! Calling all makers/crafters/artists/vintage enthusiasts. Tango 2 Echo is back in Greenview this August 4 and we want YOU to be part of our arts market! Priority given to those who live work and play in the Greenview area. Interested? Drop us a DM or email [email protected]. You are encouraged to bring your own tent and table, but rentals can be made available.

This week at the wonderfully air-conditioned cafe...

Friday Bijan Maysami Music and guests return with HYMMmelodies! This monthly show is a rich tapestry of music and dance with multi-instrumentalists evoking the songs of the Middle East and Europe. 8PM $10 All Ages

On Saturday, let's get heavy, let's get loud. Dismania are back!! And they are bringing those scamps from Stolen Moon! 8PM $10 All Ages

And just look ahead to next week - wowzer!

We've made a lil' playlist as your soundtrack to Stampede! It's a love letter to q***r country culture.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3bHBFYOpG6UdBPPKMOMKdZ?si=83e41385f4794e1a

It takes a beautiful rainbow village to make Congress as accessible as we can be! (Or a giant step forward at least!) THANK YOU THANK YOU to and the whole famjam for this new wheelchair ramp! And thank you to for building our wooden prototype that served us so well this past year. We truly love our extended family of beautiful weirdos. Mwah!!