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3rd Annual Family Halloween Gathering: Costumes, Kinship & Community Joy! 🎃👻

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Halloween Costumes and Celebrations

Costumes & Family Fun
Marlborough Community Hall NE

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Family Halloween Gathering

Our Families Together
Celebrating Community Kinship

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Community Feast and Dinner

Hot Dinner & Round Dances
Sharing Food & Friendship

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Pumpkin Activities and Games

Pumpkin Painting Tables
Fun Crafts for the Children

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Community Fellowship

Youth Activities & Laughter
Safe Spaces for Our Youth

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Celebration Highlights

Good Times Across Generations
Smiles from Youth to Elders

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📍 Marlborough Hall NE • October 29, 2026
👥 200+ Relatives & Members
📸 24 Story Highlights
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Highlights from the Gathering:

🎭 Costumes & Family Creativity
From handmade capes to full family outfits, our relatives brought plenty of creativity, laughs, and awesome costumes celebrating our young ones, parents, and Elders alike.

🍲 Hot Family Feast & Round Dances
A hot supper served family-style so everyone could sit down, visit, enjoy round dances, and leave with full bellies in a welcoming community atmosphere.

🎃 Pumpkin Painting & Crafts
Craft tables stocked with mini pumpkins, paint markers, and treat bags so our young relatives had plenty of creative activities to make and take home.

🤝 Frontline Helpers & Crew
Big appreciation to our staff and community helpers who checked coats, served dinner plates, and kept things running smoothly all night long.

🧡 Welcome to Our Family Circle

Every time we host a seasonal party, the real goal is simple: giving our families, young ones, and Elders a good, warm place to come together, have fun, and share a hearty meal. There is no cost, no stress, and no barrier—just good food, good company, and a lot of laughter under one roof.

Big thanks to all the 200+ relatives and community members who brought their energy and smiles, to our helpers in the kitchen and at the craft tables, and to everyone in the community who pitches in to keep these celebrations alive.

✨ Keeping Our Gatherings Free & Open

Help Us Keep the Tables Full

Our seasonal parties and community feasts are always free for everyone who walks through the door. If you are in a position to help, small community donations go directly toward buying groceries for the kitchen, craft supplies for the children, and gifts for our youth and Elders.


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📋 Event Snapshot & Program Notes
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Event Summary & Overview

The 3rd Annual Family Halloween Gathering was held on October 29, 2026, at Marlborough Community Hall. The event provided an inclusive, welcoming evening featuring a hot family dinner, costume recognition, pumpkin decorating, and intergenerational social activities for urban Indigenous families in Calgary.

Who Gathered With Us
200+ Relatives
Children, youth, parents, and Elders

Helping Hands
~35 Total Hours
Staff and community volunteers assisting

Plates & Activities
200+ Meals Served
Fresh supper, treat bags & craft kits

Core Takeaways

  • Provided a zero-barrier seasonal gathering open to all urban relatives with no registration fees.
  • Helped relieve family grocery pressures by serving a warm, sit-down meal for over 200 attendees.
  • Offered a safe, family-friendly hall space keeping children, youth, and Elders engaged in positive community fun.
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