{"id":608713,"date":"2026-04-16T20:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/608713\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:24:08","slug":"celebrate-pop-culture-gaming-and-fandom-at-calgary-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/608713\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate pop culture, gaming and fandom at Calgary Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p>POW! Parade of Wonders!<\/p>\n<p>Every year, the Calgary Expo takes us out of this world \u2014 and CBC is excited to once again be part of the excitement. To kick it all off, we&#8217;ll be hosting the Fan Zone at the POW! Parade of Wonders, where fans unite in a vibrant display of creativity, passion and fandom.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Parade start: Friday, April 24 at 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Opening ceremony start: 11:15 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The POW! Parade of Wonders will launch in Central Memorial Park and will conclude at the steps of the BMO Centre. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/calgaryexpo\/parade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a> for more information about the parade route.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The POW! Parade of Wonders is free to attend. We hope to see you there. Can\u2019t make it? Watch our livestream on <a href=\"https:\/\/gem.cbc.ca\/live\/5431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CBC Gem<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cbcalberta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cbccalgary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Join us inside the BMO Centre<\/p>\n<p>CBC Calgary\u2019s afternoon show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-97-the-homestretch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Homestretch<\/a> will go live at BMO Centre from 3 to 6 p.m. on April 24 in the celebrity signing hall. Come say hi while you experience the ultimate fandom weekend of celebs, cosplay, comics, anime, gaming and so much more. You might even meet your favourite celebrity or discover a rare collectible!<\/p>\n<p>No passes? No problem. Win a weekend pass<\/p>\n<p>Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cbccalgary\/video\/7629131783283510549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TikTok<\/a> before April 20 for details on how you can win four weekend passes!\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":608714,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":["post-608713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-calgary","tag-ca","tag-calgary","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/608714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}