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Free Fun: What you need to know about the Grey Cup Festival today

Kick your weekend off with fun and games at the Grey Cup Festival on Friday

CBC's list of free activities Friday at the Grey Cup Festival

Maestro Fresh Wes performs at the free entertainment stage on Friday. (Ajani Charles)

Grey Cup weekend is here!

Even if you don't have a ticket to the game, there'slots of ways to take part in the Grey Cup Festival.

CBCisrunning a list of all free activities in the festival everyday until game day.

Here's what Friday holds for Grey Cup fans.

Fan state of the League with CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie

  • WHERE: The Westin
  • WHEN: 10:30 -11:30a.m.
  • WHO: All ages

Calgary Grey Cup Committee Stampede Breakfast: Free pancakes and sausage with music by HighSteppin' Daddy

  • WHERE:TelusPark (between Union Bank Inn andATBPlace)
  • WHEN: 11 a.m. -1 p.m.
  • WHO: All ages
Their team's in the Grey Cup and they're flipping pancakes to celebrate. (Grey Cup Festival)

River Cree Bungee Jump

  • WHERE: Jasper Avenue, west of 97th Street
  • WHEN: 11a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • WHO: Anyone brave enough to jump off a six-storey building

Jiffy Lube Tube Slide

  • WHERE: Jasper Avenue, west of 97th Street
  • WHEN: 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
  • WHO: All ages

Get your game face on: Make-up artists paint your face in the colours of your team

WHERE:Jasper Avenue and 99th Street
WHEN:6 p.m.
WHO: All ages

Epcor StreetSki offers lessons and a downhill run

  • WHERE: Jasper Avenue, west of 97thStreet
  • WHEN:11a.m. -9:30 p.m.
  • WHO: Five and up (ski equipment provided)

Capital Power Zip Line

  • WHERE: Jasper Avenue, west of 97th Street
  • WHEN: 11a.m. -9:30 p.m.
  • WHO: Daredevils who would enjoy soaring through the airto Louise McKinney Park

The Brick Family Fun Zone offers family-friendly interactive games and displays in a heated tent, including mini zipline, tube slide, bungee trampolines, digital graffiti wall and climbing wall

  • WHERE: Jasper Avenue, east of 99stStreet
  • WHEN: 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • WHO: All ages

Syncrude Mini-field organizes footballgames and drills for groups of all ages

WHERE: 99thStreet, east of Canada Place
WHEN: 11 a.m. -10p.m. (youth football during the day; adults at night)
WHO: All ages

WHAT: Cooper Equipment Entertainment Stage withNotorious YEG, Jay Sparrow,Marie-JoseOuimet, Maestro Fresh Wes, Toque, Classic Roots, The Strumbellas

  • WHERE: Jasper Avenue, west of 96thStreet
  • WHEN: Noon - 9:15 p.m.
  • WHO: All ages

Hospitality Rooms

  • WHERE: Check locations on chart below. Note:Some rooms have a cover charge.
  • TIME: Various times
  • WHO: 18 and older