Calgary’s next municipal election is on October 20, 2025. The Sprawl kept a running calendar of all forums and debates happening in the city, and livestreamed as many candidate forums as possible. During the last week of the campaign, we organized four last-ditch debates in wards that hadn’t yet had any forums.

Below, you can find debate videos for all of Calgary’s 14 wards—plus mayor. Enjoy!

Mayoral Debate at Central Library
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall, Central Library (800 3 Street S.E.)
Candidates who participated: Sarah Elder (Independent), Jeff Davison (Independent), Jeromy Farkas (Independent), Jyoti Gondek (Independent), Jaeger Gustafson (Independent), Grant Prior (Independent), Sonya Sharp (Communities First) and Brian Thiessen (The Calgary Party). Moderated by Jeremy Klaszus and Lori Williams. Presented by the Calgary Public Library and Bow Valley College. This debate was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

Mayoral Candidate Forum in Killarney
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Killarney-Glengarry Community Association Hall (2828 28 Street S.W.)
Candidates who participated: Jeff Davison (Independent), Jeromy Farkas (Independent), Sonya Sharp (Communities First), Brian Thiessen (The Calgary Party). Jyoti Gondek (Independent) was invited but did not attend. Presented by the Bankview, Marda Loop, Richmond Knob Hill, and Killarney-Glengarry Community Associations. This forum was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

Calgary Mayoral Debate (WATCH HERE!)
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Jack Singer Concert Hall (225 8 Avenue S.E.)
This forum was recorded by LiveWire Calgary. Moderated by Deborah Yedlin. Presented by Creative Calgary, Calgary Chamber of Commerce and the Calgary Downtown Association.

CJSW Mayoral Candidate Debate (WATCH HERE!)
August 27, 2025
Candidates who participated: Jeff Davison (Independent), Jeromy Farkas (Independent), Jyoti Gondek (Independent), Brian Thiessen (The Calgary Party). This debate was livestreamed by CJSW.

Calgary Mayoral Election Debate Night 2025 – Shaping Our City’s Future (WATCH HERE!)
Monday, September 15, 2025
Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall, Central Library (800 3 Street S.E.)
Candidates who attended: Jeff Davison (Independent), Jeromy Farkas (Independent), Jyoti Gondek (Independent), Jaeger Gustafson (Independent), Sonya Sharp (Communities First) and Brian Thiessen (The Calgary Party). Presented by Ethnik Festivals. This event was livestreamed by Lanre Ajayi.

Mayoral Jeopardy! (WATCH HERE!)
Monday, September 22, 2025
Contemporary Calgary
Candidates who participated: Jeromy Farkas (Independent), Jyoti Gondek (Independent) and Sonya Sharp (Communities First). This event was livestreamed by LiveWire Calgary.

Calgary Alliance for the Common Good Mayoral Forum
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Knox United Church (506 4 Street S.W.)

Mayoral Candidates Forum on Housing and Neighbourhood Growth
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall, Central Library (800 3 Street S.E.)
Confirmed candidates: Jeromy Farkas (Independent), Jyoti Gondek (Independent), Sonya Sharp (Communities First) and Brian Thiessen (The Calgary Party).

Mayoralty Candidates Forum
Saturday, October 11, 2025
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Unison at Kerby Centre - Gymnasium (1133 7 Avenue S.W.)
Moderated by Tara Nelson.

CBC Mayoral Debate
Thursday, October 16, 2025
7 p.m.
Red & White Club (1833 Crowchild Trail N.W.)
Hosted by Loren McGinnis.

Ward 1 Candidates Forum
Monday, October 6, 2025
Varsity Community Association (4303 Varsity Drive N.W.)
All candidates participated: Matthew Fritz (Independent), Cathy (Angel) Jacobs (A Better Calgary Party), Joey Nowak (The Calgary Party), Dan Olesen (Independent), Ali Oonwala (Independent) and Kim Tyers (Communities First party). The Sprawl livestreamed this forum (this is a version with clear audio, unlike the original livestream):

Ward 1 Councillor Debate
Thursday, October 9, 2025
6 - 8 p.m.
Bowness Ratepayers Scout & Guide Hall (8551 Bowness Road N.W.)
Candidates who participated: Matthew Fritz (Independent), Joey Nowak (The Calgary Party), Dan Olesen (Independent), Ali Oonwala (Independent) and Kim Tyers (Communities First). Absent candidate: Cathy (Angel) Jacobs (A Better Calgary Party). The Sprawl livestreamed this debate:

The Sprawl's Ward 2 Last-Ditch Debate
Thursday, October 16, 2025
This ward hadn’t yet had a debate so The Sprawl organized one. Four out of five candidates participated: Trevor Cavanaugh (Independent), Shaukat Chaudhry (Independent), John Garden (A Better Calgary Party) and Candy Lam (The Calgary Party). Absent candidate: Jennifer Wyness (Independent). This debate was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

The Sprawl's Ward 3 Last-Ditch Debate
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
This ward hadn’t yet had a debate so The Sprawl organized one. Six out of eight candidates participated: Rajesh Angral (Independent), Atul Chauhan (The Calgary Party), Jaspriya Johal (Independent), Danny Ng (Independent), Siraaj Shah (Independent) and Andrew Yule (Independent). Absent candidates: Taran Dhillon (Independent) and Christy Edwards (A Better Calgary Party). This debate was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

Ward 4 Candidate Forum
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Thorncliffe Greenview Community Association (5600 Centre Street N)
Candidates who participated: DJ Kelly (The Calgary Party), Jeremy Wong (Communities First) and Sheldon Yakiwchuck (Independent). This forum was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

Ward 4 Candidates Forum
Monday, September 29, 2025
Dalhousie Community Centre (5432 Dalhart Road N.W.)
Candidates who participated: DJ Kelly (The Calgary Party), Jeremy Wong (Communities First) and Sheldon Yakiwchuck (Independent).

RED FM Ward 5 Councillor Candidates Debate
Monday, September 29, 2025
Genesis Centre - Multipurpose Room (7555 Falconridge Blvd N.E.)
All candidates confirmed: Raj Dhaliwal (Independent), Gurpreet Dhillon (The Calgary Party), Tariq Khan (Independent), Reet Mushiana (Independent), Jigar Patel (Independent), Harry Singh Purba (Independent), Aryan Sadat (Independent). This forum was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

Ward 5 Councillor Candidate Town Hall
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Ismaili Community Centre And Jamatkhana (4669 Westwinds Drive N.E.)

Ward 6 Municipal Election Debate: Waffles for Ward 6
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Strathcona Christie Aspen Community Hall (277 Strathcona Drive S.W.)
Candidates who participated: Joanne Birce (Independent), John Pantazopoulos (Independent) and Inam Teja (The Calgary Party), Jeff Watson (Independent). Presented by the Strathcona Christie Aspen, West Springs/Cougar Ridge and Coach Hill/Patterson Heights community associations. This debate was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

Ward 7 Candidate Debate
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Montgomery Community Association (5053 16 Avenue N.W.)
Candidates who participated: Greg Amoruso (Indpendent), Myke Atkinson (Independent), David Barrett (Independent), Heather McRae (The Calgary Party) and Terry Wong (Communities First). This forum was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

Ward 7 Jeopardy!
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Central United Church
Candidates who participated: Myke Atkinson (Independent), David Barrett (Independent) and Terry Wong (Communities First). This event was livestreamed by LiveWire Calgary.

University of Calgary Students' Union Ward 7 Forum
Thursday, October 9, 2025
MacEwan Ballroom at the University of Calgary. (3rd floor of 2500 University Drive N.W.)
All candidates have confirmed: Greg Amoruso (Independent), Anthony Ascue (A Better Calgary Party), Myke Atkinson (Independent), David Barrett (Independent), Heather McRae (The Calgary Party) and Terry Wong (Communities First).

Ward 7 Councillor Candidates Forum
Saturday, October 11, 2025
The Calgary Chinese Elderly Citizens' Association (111 Riverfront Avenue S.W.)

Ward 8 Election Forum
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Cliff Bungalow Mission Community Association (2201 Cliff Street S.W.)
Candidates who participated: Miguel Cortines (Independent), Kent Hehr (Independent), Josie Kirkpatrick (Independent), Nathaniel Schmidt (Independent), Cornelia Wiebe (Communities First). Gary Bobrovitz (Independent) was invited but did not attend. This forum was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

Ward 8 City Council Candidate Forum
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Killarney-Glengarry Community Association Hall (2828 28 Street S.W.)
Candidates who participated: Miguel Cortines (Independent), Dave Cree (The Calgary Party—has since withdrawn his candidacy), Kent Hehr (Independent), Nathaniel Schmidt (Independent) and Cornelia Wiebe (Communities First). This forum was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

This Must Be The Ward 9 Debate
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Cold Garden Beverage Company (1100 11 Street S.E.)
All candidates participated: Harrison Clark (Independent), Tony Dinh (A Better Calgary Party), Shirley Brun Parungao Do (Independent), Gar Gar (Independent), Alison Karim-McSwiney (Communities First), Ariana Kippers (The Calgary Party), Marina Ortman (Independent). This forum was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

Dover Ward 9 Forum (WATCH HERE!)
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Dover Community Hall (3133 30 Avenue S.E.)
Presented by the Dover Community Association. This forum was livestreamed by LiveWire Calgary.

Ward 9 Candidate Panel
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Renfrew Community Association (811 Radford Rd N.E.)

Ward 10 Forum
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Calgary Marlborough Community Hall (636 Marlborough Way N.E.)
Candidates who participated: Nickie Brockhoff (The Calgary Party), Andre Chabot (Communities First party) and Mahmoud Mourra (Independent). Tarlochan Singh Sidhu (Independent) was invited but did not attend. Presented by the 12 Community Safety Initiative (12CSI). This forum was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

Ward 11 Forum
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Acadia Recreation Complex (240 90 Avenue S.E.)
Presented by the Acadia Community Association. Candidates who participated: Kourtney Penner (Independent) and Alex Williams (The Calgary Party), plus CBE trustee candidates Tyzen Ario, Nancy Close and Pooja Sharma. Councillor candidate Rob Ward (Communities First) was invited but did not attend. The Sprawl recorded this forum:

Ward 11 All Candidates Civic Election Forum (WATCH HERE!)
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Haysboro Community Association (1204 89 Avenue S.W.)
Presented by the Haysboro Community Association, which livestreamed this forum. All three candidates participated: Kourtney Penner (Independent), Rob Ward (Communities First) and Alex Williams (The Calgary Party).

The Sprawl's Ward 12 Last-Ditch Candidate Debate
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
This ward hadn’t yet had a debate so The Sprawl organized one. All five candidates participated: Shane Byciuk (Communities First), Brent Curtis (Independent), Sarah Ferguson (The Calgary Party), Mike Jamieson (A Better Calgary Party) and Raj-Kumar Khuttan (Independent). This debate was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

The Sprawl's Ward 13 Last-Ditch Candidate Debate
Friday, October 17, 2025
This ward hadn’t yet had a debate so The Sprawl organized one. One out of two candidates participated: Elliot Weinstein (The Calgary Party). Absent candidate: Dan McLean (Communities First). This debate was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

Ward 14 Candidate Debate
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Mid-Sun Community Centre (50 Midpark Rise S.E.)
At the Mid-Sun Community Centre. All candidates were invited. Candidates who participated: Erin Averbukh (Independent), Devin Elkin (Independent), Keener Hachey (A Better Calgary Party) and Landon Johnston (Independent). Absent candidates: Chima Akuchie (Independent), Sunjiv Raval (Independent) and Ryan Stutt (The Calgary Party). This forum was organized by candidates Landon Johnston and Erin Averbukh because no independent forum was happening in Ward 14. This debate was livestreamed by The Sprawl:

Calgary Public Teachers (ATA Local 38) held a series of virtual forums with trustee candidates on Zoom:

Wards 1 & 2 (WATCH HERE!)
Monday, September 29, 2025

Wards 3 & 4 and Wards 5 & 10 (WATCH HERE!)
Thursday, October 2, 2025

Wards 6 & 7 and Wards 8 & 9 (WATCH HERE!)
Monday, October 6, 2025

Wards 11 & 13 and Wards 12 & 14 (WATCH HERE!)
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

If you know of a Calgary election debate or forum which is not listed here, please email details to hello@sprawlcalgary.com so we can add it!