IMAX® Cities of the Future

Cities of the Future combines state-of-the-art CGI with live-action cinematography to take you 50 years into the future! Explore future smart cities designed to be totally sustainable and experience amazing innovations happening right now, all in IMAX 3D on Alberta’s largest screen!

Imagine the future - renewable energy is our primary power source. Space-based solar power provides energy 24 hours a day. Everything is recycled, smart buildings and greener infrastructure keep you cool, and you travel on aerial highways in individualized pods that run on little or no energy.

This isn´t science fiction. Today’s engineers are already designing sustainable solutions like smart buildings and electric flying cars that will change the way we live forever!

Cities of the Future also shows you how modern urban landscapes are transforming right now, revealing profound changes already happening in some of the world’s greatest cities, from Los Angeles to Amsterdam to Singapore.

And — you'll meet a team of middle school students participating in the Future City Competition, an annual contest in which 60,000 middle school students from the U.S. and around the world compete to create a model future city.

Narrated by award-winning actor John Krasinski, don't miss this opportunity to experience these exciting innovations forging a brighter, more sustainable future.

Be inspired by engineering, science, and our human spirit – get your tickets today!

And get ready for the future — combine with the Our Climate Quest Exhibition!

Combo rates (including regular popcorn) are available.

Cities of the Future combines state-of-the-art CGI with live-action cinematography to take you 50 years into the future to explore smart cities designed to be totally sustainable and experience amazing innovations all in IMAX 3D on Alberta’s largest screen!

Imagine the future - renewable energy is our primary power source. Space-based solar power provides energy 24 hours a day. Everything is recycled, smart buildings and greener infrastructure keep you cool, and you travel on aerial highways in individualized pods that run on little or no energy.

This isn´t science fiction. Today’s engineers are already designing sustainable solutions like smart buildings and electric flying cars that will change the way we live forever!

Cities of the Future also shows you how modern urban landscapes are transforming right now, revealing profound changes already happening in some of the world’s greatest cities, from Los Angeles to Amsterdam to Singapore.

And — you'll meet a team of middle school students participating in the Future City Competition, an annual contest in which 60,000 middle school students from the U.S. and around the world compete to create a model future city.

Narrated by award-winning actor John Krasinski, don't miss this opportunity to experience meeting the challenges of a changing world and forging a brighter, more sustainable future.

Be inspired by engineering, science, and our human spirit – get your tickets today!

And get ready for the future — combine with the Our Climate Quest Exhibition!

Best Curriculum Fit

Grade 2

• Matter: Students investigate properties of materials and relate them to a purpose
• Earth Systems: Students investigate Earth, its landforms, its bodies of water, and its relationship to the Sun
• Computer Science: Students apply creativity when designing instructions to achieve a desired outcome

Grade 3

• Computer Science: Students investigate creativity and its relationship to computational thinking

Grade 4

• Earth Systems: Students investigate the systems of Earth and reflect on how their interconnections sustain life
• Computer Science: Students examine and apply design processes to meet needs

Grade 5

• Energy: Students investigate and analyze various energy resources
• Earth Systems: Students analyze climate and connect it to weather conditions and agriculture practices
• Computer Science: Students apply design processes when creating artifacts that can be used by human or machine to address a need

Grade 6

• Matter: Students investigate how particles of matter behave when heated or cooled and analyze effects on solids, liquids, and gases
• Energy: Students investigate energy resources and explain factors that influence their use
• Earth Systems: Students investigate climate, changes in climate, and the impact of climate change on Earth
• Living Systems: Students investigate the characteristics and components of and interactions within ecosystems
• Space: Students analyze and represent celestial bodies of the solar system
• Computer Science: Students examine abstraction in relation to design and coding, and describe impacts of technologies

Grade 7

• Science: Unit D: Structures and Forces

Grade 8

• Science: Unit D: Mechanical Systems

Grade 9

• Science: Unit D: Electrical Principles and Technologies