Get Gift Cards to Local Businesses with
Calgary Dollars!
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Two Rivers Distillery - $25
Two Rivers crafts premium products using local ingredients. They work with local ranchers to ensure the spent grains don’t go to waste.
This gift card is worth $25 and can be purchased for C$25.
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Manana Imports - $25
Mañana Imports and Gifts Handcrafted folkart, crafts, jewelery, gifts and clothing from around the world
This giftcard is worth $25 and can be purchased for C$25
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Civic Tavern - $25
Warm, cozy pub in the Beltline, offering pizza & nachos, plus beers & cocktails!
This gift card is worth $25 and can be purchased for C$25
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The Sentry Box -$25
The Sentry Box is the place for those interested in fantasy, sci fi, military games, books, and miniatures!
This gift card is worth $25 and can be purchased for C$25
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Lowen's Skincare - $25
Family-owned, premium skincare brand with over 15 years of dedication to crafting high-quality, effective, and natural beauty solutions. Rooted in science and inspired by nature.
This gift card is worth $25 and can be purchased for C$25
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Moonstone Creation - $25
Indigenous Art Gallery and Shop -championing Indigenous art practices and sharing knowledge with all who seek.
This gift card is worth $25 and can be purchased for C$25
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Grounded Tea - $25
Where tea is more than just a drink, it's a way of life. Grounded Tea is steeped in grassroots passion. Rosemary Forget, the owner of Grounded Tea, possesses a wholehearted passion for tea that extends beyond its great taste.
This gift card is worth $25 and can be purchased for C$25
Eat, Drink & Be Merry
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Fresh Routes Mobile Grocery
Affordable groceries, accepting 100% Calgary Dollars for fruits, veggies, bread, eggs and more!
MOBILE GROCERY STORE
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Chento Spice Mixes
Vegan spice mixes available with no artificial flavours or fillers. Ranch "Not yo Cheese" and Sweet Cinnamon available.
Tea blends available as well.
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SunnyCider
Premium handcrafted hard ciders, made with Calgary and BC fruit. Enjoy local beverages, music and food at their tap house!
A delightful Holiday experience!
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Nature's CoCo Cups
Products with purpose. Some say CoCoNut Latte, we say CoCoNut ALOT-EH🇨🇦!!! Delightful beverage blends and more.
naturescococups@gmail.com
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Civic Tavern
Tucked away in Victoria Park, Civic Tavern is a great place to try some of the best craft beer that Alberta has to offer.
213 12 Avenue SW - (403) 453-4114
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Highwood Coffee
Open the door to a whole new world of coffee. Highwood Coffee crafts roasted whole bean coffee which are graded as 80 or higher on the Specialty Coffee Association scale. All Calgary orders receive free door step delivery.
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Two Rivers Distillery
Award winning craft distillery in Calgary AB. Grain to glass hand crafted spirits! Book a distillery tour or enjoy their cocktail lounge.
453 – 42 Avenue SE - (403) 455-9759
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ChocoLush Craft Chocolates
Craveable Craft Chocolate from whole food ingredients. Chocolate made from scratch with Venezuelan cacao beans, organic maple sugar, cocoa butter and whole nuts and fruit! Vegan, Soy + gluten free + refined sugar free.
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Sunnyside Natural Market
An intimate neighbourhood market located in the Kensington area of NW Calgary. Locally owned and operated!
338 10 St NW - (403) 270-7477
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Eat for Life by Marsha
Amazing recipes and Snackalicious packs that are allergy friendly and more! Visit the amazing Gluten Free Pantry in Kensington.
1978 Kensington Rd NW - (825) 222-4172
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MOB Cafe
Welcome to MOB Cafe at The Asylum for Art, a live performance venue of original and fringe music and performances. GF products!
2505 14 St SW, 2nd Fl. - 403 969 7257
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Daddy C's Jamaican Jerk Sauce
The flavour elevator! Gluten and Dairy free and can be used on all meats, seafood, vegetables, beans and can be used as a dip.
info@dcjerk.ca
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Embarcadero Wine + Oyster Bar
Calgary's premiere oyster bar since 1995. East and west coast varieties with a $1.50 featured oyster every day open to close.
208 17 AV SE - (403) 263-0848
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Lohee's Honey
Lohee’s Natural honey is responsibly sourced from a honeybee farm in central Alberta. It is unpasteurised and contains no additives. They serve it just as the bees made it.
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Highfield Regenerative Farm
Calgary Dollars can be used to purchase products from their farm stand, entry into events, and memberships!
1920 Highfield Cres SE
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KaffeeKlatsch
Kaffeeklatsch serves notable coffee in unique and unexpected places to facilitate social connections.
2000 Veterans Pl NW (kiosk) - 403-474-4942
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Culture Shocked Ferments
Fine, fermented foods. Sauerkraut, kimchi, hot sauce and more! Hand crafted in small batches here in Calgary.
Cultureshocked.ferments@gmail.com
Delights!
Somethin’ for Everyone
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The Sentry Box Games
19,000 sq. ft. of miniatures, science fiction, military, games and fantasy!
The Sentry Box is the world's largest game store and is a mecca for gamers and hobbyists both from Calgary and the world. Looking for a new board game for you, your friends or your kids? You will find it here!
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Lowen's Skincare
Lowen’s Natural Skincare is a family-owned and operated skin care company based in Calgary, Alberta.
Conceived by a veteran Pharmacist committed to using organic, fair-trade, and/or locally-sourced ingredients in his company's formulas. Shop Online
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Jennifer Illanes
Jennifer has BFA in Sculpture. As a multimedia artist and professional gremlin, she creates unique, fun and surprising works of art.
Visit her website for #sluglife hats, stickers and more. Jennifer can be hired for performance art and often accepts commissions.
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Manana Imports
Hand-crafted Folk Art, Jewelry, Clothing, & Unique Gifts from Around the World.
Discover our hand made products, share travel photography and visit our shop Mañana Imports and Gifts. We are a family business in Calgary, Alberta, Canada since 1989.
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Highwood Coffee
Highwood Coffee Strives to be the lowest carbon specialty coffee roaster in Western Canada.
Looking for specialty coffee that's roasted to perfection? Look no further than Highwood Coffee! Calgary dollars purchases are offered onsite at Hillhurst Sunnyside Farmers market only
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Bright Swan Creations
Beautiful bead earrings & jewelery, handmade here in Calgary! Stunning colours and designs by Pearl.
Check out her instagram for amazing designs including jingle cone pom poms, extravagant fringes and more. Indigenous owned and operated.
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Colouring it Forward
Spectacular artwork by authentic indigenous artists and wisdom by Blackfoot, Cree, Dene and Ojibway elders.
A great way to de-stress and have some fun while learning about indigenous cultures!
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YYC Beeswax
Illuminate your world with nature’s brilliance: Handcrafted Beeswax products
Crafted with 100% pure Alberta beeswax they offer candles, lip balms, essential oil infused melts and other delightful products!
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Handmade Photo Albums
These delightful albums are made of fabric and high quality materials.
Each page is a wonder to explore with fold-outs, pockets and pop-ups for your photos! Lots of themes to choose from and you can order custom themes too.
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Marigold Beauty
Marigold Beauty is a cosmetics company that celebrates inner and outer beauty. Their mission is to bring fun sparkly makeup to everyone. Focused on highlighting your natural beauty rather than covering up any perceived flaws. They want people to feel that they can be beautiful on the inside and outside.
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Her Leather Co.
Her Leather Co is a Calgary based company run by Elissa, a mother of two who juggles raising her kids and growing her local business.
Elissa designs and makes leather bags and accessories for knitters, crocheters and fibre artists. You will find leather yarn bowls, bags and so much more.
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Lucky Moon Cat Creations
Lucky Moon Cat Creations' plush creatures are handmade with the utmost care to ensure that everyone has brought a smile to their face.
Rather than relying on the quality of imported, assembly line-made products, Lucky Moon Cat Creations offers Canadians works of art that are made with an attention to detail.
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Canadiana Music
Canadiana Music strives to support the community and help kickstart local musicians careers, allowing them a stepping stone to the larger players in the industry.
Production services include sound, lights, stages, and even performers! Recording services include the studio, producers, engineers, songwriting, and session players!
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Devil's Head Coffee
Elevate your day with Devil’s Head. Specialty coffee roaster with a walk-in café and zero waste container refills. Free home delivery in Calgary orders over $35.
Bay 5 - 5700 Barlow Trail SE - 403.561.8274
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Mikka Lokka Candles
Hand-made premium scented candles with all natural ingredients, available in a variety of scents!
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Vermicompost Fertilizer
Enrich your soil! Vermicompost is a natural fertilizer which compared to compost, provides a higher germination rate.
To do!
Give the gift of experiences
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Dungeons & Dragons
Have you ever wanted to play D&D but you need someone to lead the way?
Teague is an exceptional Dungeon Master who can lead you and your party through a delightful D&D adventure!
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Learn to Play Guitar
Custom Guitar Lessons from basic (beginner) theory and technique to advanced jazz theory.
Garagey rock stuff, jazz, soul, blues, country.. Eugene can teach you how to learn the things that will help you to learn the music that you want to play.
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Drumming Lessons
BYOD - Bring your own drums, or not!
Gerald provides a banging good time with by the hour drum lessons on their drums or yours. Grab your sticks at get to learning your newest skill!
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Tarot Card Readings
Kourtney is new to the world of tarot and provides live video readings over Zoom or FaceTime. In a session they give three to five readings. A way to liven up an evening, or a great gift for the person in your life interested in tarot.
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Puppet Videos, Workshops, & More!
Michelle is a professional puppeteer providing muppet style workshops and more for children, adults, and seniors.
Give Michelle a call at 403-714-6395 or email at info@michellewarkentin.ca
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Hillhurst Sunnyside Farmers' Market
Spend some quality time with a loved one and support local by visiting the Hillhurst Sunnyside Farmers’ Market!
Planning a date with someone is a great gift to give- bring them to the farmers’ market where many vendors also accept Calgary Dollars
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Mandarin Lessons
Qiaolian is a teacher from China, and she would like to teach anyone who would like to learn Mandarin!
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Highfield Regenerative Farm
Highfield Regenerative Farm is 15 acres of vibrant and productive urban farm space. Among producing locally grown food they also host events and community gatherings! Use Calgary Dollars to buy the veggie lover in your life a membership!
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QiGong Class
Outdoor QiGong session to reconnect with your breath and body in a beautiful park within Calgary.
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Sew, Knit, Crochet
Diana has 45 years experience as a fiber artist and crafter. She loves sewing, knitting, and crochet. She is flexible for location and can meet in a public place like the Public Library or Coffee place anywhere in the city.
Help them get busy!
For the Entrepreneur
& Small Biz Owners
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Computer Programming Lessons
Learn a new skill to help your business!
Learn from a SAIT teacher that specializes in accessibility, web and database design, and embedded devices!
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Twilight Snap Shoot
Need photos taken for your business? Look no further because Twilight Snap Shoot is a local photography business ready to help you put your best self forward!
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Communication Consulting Services
GNT is a group with creative ideas for your communication needs from non-profit management to historical research, this group has seen a lot!
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Button and Magnet Machine for Rent!
Pick up at Arusha
Get creative by making custom 1” and 1.25” magnets and/or buttons to promote or sell through your small business.
C$ 0.40 each-no minimum or maximum amount required!
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Printing Services
Pick up at Arusha
Need to print but don’t have a printer? We are on it!
B&W - $ 0.20/side
8X11 Color - $ 0.60/side
11X17 - $ 1.20/side
8X11 - $ 0.30 extra for cardstock
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Sound Equipment Rentals
Pick up at Arusha
Mixers, microphones, speakers, and tabletop sound systems? Oh my!
check out our website for a more in depth look at our rental catalogue to fulfill the needs for your event.
We love local!
100% Calgary Dollars Accepted
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Winter & Yule Card Set
A Set of four cards made with post-consumer recycled paper.
Made by hand in Calgary! Each card is blank inside and comes with an envelope.
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Grandma's Knits - Gloves
Cozy those fingers this winter with hand knit by a 85 year old grandma, various colours and sizes, and can be washed and dried. Gift wrapping available upon request.
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MIKA LOKKA Candles
Hand-made premium scented candle with all natural ingredients.
100% soy wax, Non-toxic, Non-paraffin. A treat for the scent-ses!
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Teas and Spice Mixes
Chento Nutrition offers delightful tea blends and tasty spice mixes.
Made with healthy, whole ingredients and no artificial flavours!
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Young Adult Books
Give the gift of fantasy worlds this holiday season with a selection of young adult fiction. These books are great for anyone looking for a little whimsy in their literature!
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Apples to Apples
Crowd around with your pals and get into this wildly fun game of combinations, creativity, and build some holiday memories!
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Front Open Terrarium
60X45X30 cm
24X18X12 “Good for reptiles, plants, arthropods, and more! A wonderful gift for the critter nerd in your life!
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Picnic Basket
It won’t be cold forever! This green picnic basket with settings for four will make a great gift for the person in your life who loves a summer outdoor experience.
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Sunnyside Snow Shovelling
Snow-slide? No way, this is Sunnyside!
Jonah offers their services to come shovel your sunny-sidewalk or driveway!
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Custom Name Crayons
Don’t taste the rainbow, gift it instead!
Custom crayons for your little artist! A great stocking stuffer to bring a little colour to the holidays.
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Stick Horse
We are in a rootin’ tootin’ cowfolk city. Elevate your imaginative play with this classic piece of toy history. Hope on your stick horse and yee-haw all the way to Stampede!
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Rent a Bubble Machine
Rent a bubble machine to elevate your holiday party, great for large events or intimate settings full of bubble enthusiasts.
Pick up at Arusha
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Size 9 Skates
Hit those community ice rinks in style this winter in your newly sharpened size nice ice skates. You are sure to match the winter weather in these crisp white skates.
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Winter Dinosaurs
Dino-sweet, not dino-sour!
A set of five winter holiday cards. Perfect if you are a dinosaur enthusiast or if those on your list are.
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Art Set
Want to make some art to gift this year but don’t know where to start? This kit has you covered. It is used, but still has plenty of creativity left in it!
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Troll
Classic holiday colors!
With green hair and red shoes, this is a classic holiday season troll. Standing 16 cm tall (with hair), this troll is ready to celebrate with you.
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ArmorAll Utility Vacuum
Great for after parties!
Like new condition utility vacuum cleaner. Perfect for cleaning up all that holiday cheer, wet or dry!
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Exploding Kittens
Looking for a way to have a few laughs around the table this season? Why not try this game? It is bursting at the seams with kittens, laser beams, and even goats!
Win!