# Hire bartenders Calgary — GigMe

Canonical page: https://www.gigme.ca/bartenders-calgary

Hire bartenders in Calgary for weddings, corporate events, and private parties. Require ProServe on alcohol gigs. Post a bartender shift in the GigMe app and choose who to hire.

Download: [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/gigme/id6792975587) · [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.gigme.app)

Related: [Event staff Calgary](https://www.gigme.ca/calgary) · [event servers in Calgary](https://www.gigme.ca/event-servers-calgary)

## Certification

Alberta requires ProServe for anyone serving alcohol at a licensed event. Hosts can require ProServe certification when they post a bartending or alcohol-service gig. Workers do not need ProServe just to join GigMe.

## FAQ

**How do I book a bartender for a Calgary event on GigMe?** Download the GigMe app, open a host account, and post a bartender gig with the date, neighbourhood or venue address, hours, and hourly rate. Applicants in the Calgary area respond; you review profiles and ratings, then confirm who you want to hire.

**Do Calgary bartenders need ProServe?** Alberta requires ProServe for anyone serving alcohol at a licensed event. Hosts can require ProServe certification when they post a bartending or alcohol-service gig. Workers do not need ProServe just to join GigMe.

**What should I pay a bartender in Calgary?** Alberta minimum wage is $15.00/hr, frozen since October 2018 (Alberta Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Trade, as stated on GigMe’s Calgary city page). Hosts set the rate on every GigMe posting. As a platform-wide guide from completed gigs — not a Calgary-only sample — typical rates often land around $21–$23/hr.