Record Store Day in Calgary, Canada
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Calgary, Canada
Independent record shops open in Calgary, Canada right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Blackbyrd Myoozik
Calgary location of the Edmonton-founded independent record store, on 17th Avenue SW, selling new and used vinyl, CDs and cassettes across all genres.
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- CD Trader Ltd
20+ year Brentwood used-media shop trading CDs, vinyl records, DVDs, cassettes, posters and video games for cash or credit, with a VIP loyalty program.
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- Heritage Posters and Music
Calgary institution for new and used vinyl plus rare concert/gig posters and music memorabilia; owner Jerry Keogh's personal collection of 8,000+ records seeded the shop. Known for jazz, blues and soul.
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- Hot Wax Records
Kensington fixture buying and selling premium new and used vinyl since 1978, one of Calgary's oldest independent record stores.
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- Melodiya Records
Independent vinyl shop specializing in new, vintage and rare indie/audiophile records across rock, punk, jazz, hip-hop and international genres, plus CDs and audio gear.
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- Neon Taste Records
Punk/counter-culture record shop and label in Calgary's Chinatown (Opulence Centre), opened 2024 by Josh Nickel after relocating from Vancouver. Carries used and obscure vinyl beyond its own label, plus vintage band tees.
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- Recordland
One of Canada's largest independent record stores, in Calgary's Inglewood district, selling new and used vinyl across all genres.
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- Sloth Records
Calgary's longest-running new-vinyl seller on 17th Avenue, stocking new and used LPs, 7-inches, CDs, cassettes, turntable gear and a strong local-music selection.
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- That Old Retro Store
Vintage audio and vinyl specialist in Inglewood selling 10,000+ used records alongside restored amps, turntables and speakers, with an in-house repair service.
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- Turn It Up! Records & Hi-Fi
Independent record and hi-fi shop in Calgary's Renfrew/Bridgeland area, pairing new and used vinyl with turntables and stereo equipment.
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See the full record store listing for Calgary, Canada.