CF Chinook Centre

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CF Chinook Centre is an indoor shopping mall in Calgary, Alberta, at 6455 Macleod Trail SW, north of Glenmore Trail.

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What's on here

Opening hours

Today10:00 – 21:00Show all
Monday10:00 – 21:00
Tuesday10:00 – 21:00
Wednesday10:00 – 21:00
Thursday10:00 – 21:00
Friday10:00 – 21:00
Saturday10:00 – 21:00
Sunday10:00 – 19:00

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Why go

  • A 16-screen cinema and bowling alley.
  • A four-storey central rotunda containing a time capsule scheduled to open in 2999.
  • Calgary’s largest heated underground parkade, in the North parkade.

What's inside

  • Tables with power outlets and USB ports on the Dining Hall’s south side
  • A charging area with wavy plug-in benches on level two in front of Ben Moss
  • A second charging area on level one in front of Phil & Sebastian
  • A professional tower

History

The mall opened in 1960 and expanded by joining Southridge in 1974.

  1. 1960Chinook Centre opened on August 16 as an open-air mall on the site of the Chinook Drive-In Theatre, Skyline drive-in and a driving range. Its anchors included Woodward’s, Holt Renfrew, a bowling alley and a Calgary Public Library branch.
  2. 1963Southridge opened across the street with Sears and about 30 other stores.
  3. 1974An expansion joined Chinook Centre and Southridge as Chinook Ridge Shopping Centre, adding parking, a movie theatre, an office tower and a food court.
  4. 1980sA two-storey specialty-retail wing and food court were added, bringing the mall to about 300 shops.
  5. early 1990sThe Chinook Movie Theatre closed, became a gaming arcade, and later became an expanded food hall.
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  1. late 1990sA three-year, $300 million renovation rebuilt the complex in three phases, adding Sears, The Bay and Zellers, a south parkade and a theatre complex.
  2. September 29, 2010A two-level, 180,000-square-foot expansion opened with around 60 retailers and two underground parking levels.
  3. 2018The indoor merry-go-round, moved to the expanded food court after a renovation in the 2000s, was removed for bridge construction and relocated to Spruce Meadows.
  4. 2023The relocated carousel appeared in an episode of the series The Last of Us.

How to get there

  • TrainChinook CTrain Station is three blocks east of the centre. A pedestrian bridge links the second-level Dining Hall to 61st Avenue, which leads to the station. The separate pedestrian tunnel closed in late 2018.
  • BusSeveral bus routes serve the centre.
  • BikeBike racks are at several entrances and near the cinema and Hudson's Bay.
  • ParkingThree parkades and surface parking serve the centre. Reach the North parkade from Macleod Trail or through a tunnel from the West parkade.

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair loans Wheelchairs are available to borrow free of charge, subject to availability.
  • West Parkade elevator The West Parkade elevator is out of service; nearby alternative elevators are available.

Sources: Chinook Centre - Wikipedia · Calgary/Southwest - Wikivoyage (buy) · CF Chinook Centre | Calgary's Largest Shopping … · Plan Your Visit to CF Chinook Centre | Parking,… · CF Chinook Centre | Bailey Nelson - New Collect… · CF Chinook Centre: tickets (its own site) · checked 10 Oct 2026

Where
6455 Macleod Trail SW Intersection of Macleod Trail and Glenmore Trail, Calgary

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Questions and answers

What are the opening hours?

Monday–Saturday, 10:00–21:00; Sunday, 10:00–19:00.

Where is Guest Services?

North of the Dining Hall on the upper level.

Can I rent a stroller?

The centre does not offer stroller rentals.

Where can I buy a gift card?

Self-service gift-card kiosks are available in the mall.

Is Nordstrom still open here?

No. Its store closed in 2023.

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