Persons Day, Puptoberfest, Lego and tennis: What our photographers saw this weekend

Check out what Postmedia Calgary photographers saw in and around the city this weekend, from Puptoberfest to Lego — and plenty of tennis

Thursday night

Hunter’s Moon

Hunter's Moon 2024
A full moon peeks over the trees in Fish Creek Provincial Park in Calgary on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.Brent Calver/Postmedia

Hunter's Moon 2024
A full moon peeks over the trees in Fish Creek Provincial Park in Calgary on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.Brent Calver/Postmedia

Friday

Calgary National Bank Challenger

Alexis Galarneau
Canadian tennis player Alexis Galarneau plays opposite U.S. player Murphy Cassone in the Challenger Tour at the Osten and Victor Alberta Tennis Centre in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Brent Calver/Postmedia

Nicolas Mejia
Columbian tennis player Nicolas Mejia plays opposite Tunisia’s Aziz Dougas in the Challenger Tour at the Osten and Victor Alberta Tennis Centre in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Brent Calver/Postmedia

Tunisian tennis player Aziz Dougas plays opposite Columbia’s Nicolas Mejia in the Challenger Tour at the Osten and Victor Alberta Tennis Centre in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.
Tunisian tennis player Aziz Dougas plays opposite Columbia’s Nicolas Mejia in the Challenger Tour at the Osten and Victor Alberta Tennis Centre in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Brent Calver/Postmedia

Alexis Galarneau
Canadian tennis player Alexis Galarneau plays opposite U.S. player Murphy Cassone in the Challenger Tour at the Osten and Victor Alberta Tennis Centre in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Brent Calver/Postmedia

Persons Day

Persons Day 2024 in Calgary
The ‘Women Are Persons!’ monument at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza during ‘Persons’ Day celebrations, marking the 95th anniversary of the historic ‘Persons’ Case verdict by Alberta’s Famous 5 in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

Persons Day 2024 in Calgary
Papers being handed out at the ‘Women Are Persons!’ monument at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza during ‘Persons’ Day celebrations, marking the 95th anniversary of the historic ‘Persons’ Case verdict by Alberta’s Famous 5 in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

Persons Day 2024 in Calgary
Papers being handed out at the ‘Women Are Persons!’ monument at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza during ‘Persons’ Day celebrations, marking the 95th anniversary of the historic ‘Persons’ Case verdict by Alberta’s Famous 5 in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

Persons Day 2024 in Calgary
Mayor Jyoti Gondek speaks at the ‘Women Are Persons!’ monument at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza during ‘Persons’ Day celebrations, marking the 95th anniversary of the historic ‘Persons’ Case verdict by Alberta’s Famous 5 in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

Persons Day 2024 in Calgary
Actors from Memory Lane Fashions pose at the ‘Women Are Persons!’ monument at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza during ‘Persons’ Day celebrations, marking the 95th anniversary of the historic ‘Persons’ Case verdict by Alberta’s Famous 5 in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

Persons Day 2024 in Calgary
Denise Kokaram poses at the ‘Women Are Persons!’ monument at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza during ‘Persons’ Day celebrations, marking the 95th anniversary of the historic ‘Persons’ Case verdict by Alberta’s Famous 5 in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

Persons Day 2024 in Calgary
Chantal Chagnon says a prayer at the ‘Women Are Persons!’ monument at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza during ‘Persons’ Day celebrations, marking the 95th anniversary of the historic ‘Persons’ Case verdict by Alberta’s Famous 5 in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

Saturday

Puptoberfest

East Village Puptoberfest 2024
Pups and their owners take part in the fashion show at the annual East Village Puptoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

East Village Puptoberfest 2024
Pups and their owners take part in the fashion show at the annual East Village Puptoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

East Village Puptoberfest 2024
Pups and their owners take part in the fashion show at the annual East Village Puptoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

East Village Puptoberfest 2024
Pups and their owners take part in the fashion show at the annual East Village Puptoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

East Village Puptoberfest 2024
Pups and their owners take part in the fashion show at the annual East Village Puptoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

East Village Puptoberfest 2024
Pups and their owners take part in the fashion show at the annual East Village Puptoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

East Village Puptoberfest 2024
Pups and their owners take part in the fashion show at the annual East Village Puptoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

East Village Puptoberfest 2024
Pups and their owners take part in the fashion show at the annual East Village Puptoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

East Village Puptoberfest 2024
Pups and their owners take part in the fashion show at the annual East Village Puptoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Normie Kwong Park

Normie Kwong Park
From Left: Deb Lee with the Bridgeland Riverside Community Association; Kyle Ripley, director of Calgary Parks and Open Spaces; Normie Kwong’s sons Randall, Bradley, Martin and Gregory; and Ward 9 Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra unveil a plaque naming a Bridgeland park in honour of Normie Kwong on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. A former CFL star and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Normie Kwong grew up in the community.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Bradley Kwong
Normie Kwong’s son Bradley Kwong speaks during a ceremony naming a Bridgeland park in honour of his father on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. A former CFL star and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Normie Kwong grew up in the community.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Kyle Ripley
Kyle Ripley, director of Calgary Parks and Open Spaces, speaks during a ceremony naming a Bridgeland park in honour of Normie Kwong on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. A former CFL star and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Normie Kwong grew up in the community.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Normie Kwong Park
Normie Kwong’s sons from left; Randall, Bradley, Martin and Gregory pose together with a plaque naming a Bridgeland park in honour of their father on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. A former CFL star and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Normie Kwong grew up in the community.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Sunday

Brick Roundup Lego show

Brick Roundup Lego show 2024
Visitors take in the Brick Roundup Lego show at MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Brick Roundup Lego show 2024
Visitors take in the Brick Roundup Lego show at MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Brick Roundup Lego show 2024
Visitors have fun building with Lego blocks at the Brick Roundup Lego show at MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Brick Roundup Lego show 2024
Builders are challenged in a stand up build competition during the Brick Roundup Lego show at MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. Competitors are given a 72-piece Lego kit and have to build it standing up while keeping the pieces only in their hands. The fastest builder wins.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Brick Roundup Lego show 2024
Visitors take a close look at a Borg cube at the Brick Roundup Lego show at MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Brick Roundup Lego show 2024
Visitors take in the Brick Roundup Lego show at MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Brick Roundup Lego show 2024
Visitors take in the Brick Roundup Lego show at MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Brick Roundup Lego show 2024
Calgary firefighter Stephen Cassley poses with the build that he and fellow firefighter Stephen Joe earned a runner-up prize with in the Lego Masters TV Show during the Brick Roundup Lego show at MacEwan Hall on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. Cassley and Joe designed a Lego maltese cross, which is the symbol of fire departments.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Brick Roundup Lego show 2024
Visitors take in the Brick Roundup Lego show at MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Brick Roundup Lego show 2024
A Lego Prince House is displayed at the Brick Roundup Lego show at MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. The Prince House is one of the historical homes at Heritage Park.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Brick Roundup Lego show 2024
Visitors take in the Brick Roundup Lego show at MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Brick Roundup Lego show 2024
Builders work during the Brick Roundup Lego show at MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Calgary National Bank Challenger women’s tennis singles final

Rebecca Marino
Canadian Rebecca Marino returns a shot while playing USA’s Anna Rogers in the National Bank Challenger women’s tennis singles final at the Osten & Victor Tennis Centre in Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Rebecca Marino
Canadian Rebecca Marino celebrates a point on USA’s Anna Rogers in the National Bank Challenger women’s tennis singles final at the Osten & Victor Tennis Centre on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Anna Rogers
USA’s Anna Rogers returns Canadian Rebecca Marino’s shot in the National Bank Challenger women’s tennis singles final at the Osten & Victor Tennis Centre in Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Rebecca Marino
Canadian Rebecca Marino returns a shot while playing USA’s Anna Rogers in the National Bank Challenger women’s tennis singles final at the Osten & Victor Tennis Centre in Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Anna Rogers
USA’s Anna Rogers returns Canadian Rebecca Marino’s shot in the National Bank Challenger women’s tennis singles final at the Osten & Victor Tennis Centre in Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Anna Rogers
USA’s Anna Rogers celebrates a point on Canadian Rebecca Marino in the National Bank Challenger women’s tennis singles final at the Osten & Victor Tennis Centre in Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Anna Rogers
USA’s Anna Rogers returns Canadian Rebecca Marino’s shot in the National Bank Challenger women’s tennis singles final at the Osten & Victor Tennis Centre in Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Rebecca Marino
Canadian Rebecca Marino returns a shot while playing USA’s Anna Rogers in the National Bank Challenger women’s tennis singles final at the Osten & Victor Tennis Centre in Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

Rebecca Marino
Canadian Rebecca Marino serves to USA’s Anna Rogers in the National Bank Challenger women’s tennis singles final at the Osten & Victor Tennis Centre on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia

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