Saskatoon 
Sunny days are here again! Here is a list of great family fun summer activities in and around Saskatoon to keep the kids entertained all summer.
RCMP Musical Ride at Prairieland Park
Fun Things to Do With Kids This Summer in Saskatoon 2023
- Find food trucks, food trailers, and food booths at the Foodtruck Wars Street Festival taking place from July 27 – 29, 2023.
- Join a Meewasin guide to explore the River Valley in Downtown Saskatoon and learn some quirky facts about the rich history that exists along our riverbank. Designed to connect with visitors and locals alike, this tour is a chance to discover the city in a fun new way! Meewasin Walking Tours takes place on select days from July 5 to September 23.
- Books, movies, magazines are not the only things that can be rented from your local public library. This summer, you can also borrow Saskatchewan Provincial Park Passes! These passes can be used enjoy a seven-day loan period with free access to nearly 100 regional parks across the province.
- Spend the night camping overnight at one of the many Provincial Parks and campgrounds in Saskatchewan. Check out the “Camping This Weekend” feature on the new reservation site that features last-minute campsites that can be booked for the coming weekend. Check back to the site often as cancellations may open a spot for you and your family!
- Sign for Book Camps! These free programs are for kids ages 8 – 12 and are an excellent way to have some fun while digging into great reads!
View this post on Instagram - Beat the heat and enjoy the summer by visiting one of our many spray parks, and outdoor pools around the city.
- Go on a self-guided canoe tour from Gardiner Dam to Outlook.
- Enjoy a transformative culinary experience at Wanuskewin. Designed to delight the senses, Han Wi Moon Dinner is a celebration of the Northern Plains—people, landscape, ingredients, and culture. August 23 – 28, 2023
- Join WDM Saskatoon for a day of summer fun featuring the Whitecap Dakota Dancers, harvest machinery demonstrations, blacksmith demonstrations, lawn games, and fun activities inside the Museum. Saturday, July 8, 2023
WDM Saskatoon
- The sun is out and it’s a perfect day to be outside. And if there is water – that’s almost paradise. Grab your little ones and drive to one of the biggest natural beaches in southern Saskatchewan – the Rowan’s Ravine for summer fun time.
- Get your free tickets to Multi-platinum award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, and author Jann Arden concert on August 17th.
View this post on Instagram - If you are looking for something fun and unique this summer, come enjoy the outdoor experience at our maze adventure! With a new design each year, you can puzzle your way through a cornfield of winding trails and dead ends. Usually open mid-August (August 18, 2023).
- Go on a road trip to the National Parks in Saskatchewan.
- Bring history to life this summer at Fort Carlton. Fort Carlton was an important hub of Hudson’s Bay company and An important negotiation site for Treaty Six in 1876. The reconstructed fort has many features that speaks of the past including palisade, fur store, tipi encampment. While here, explore historic trails including the Carlton Red River Cart trail. Head out on the North Saskatchewan River in a canoe or kayak and experience what life was like for those who worked and traded.
- On the way back stop at Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre to see artifacts pertaining to Northwest Resistance and First Nation-Métis-Settler history of 1870-1905. Learn about the pioneers, the First Nations and the Metis from the interesting displays and artifacts. Climbing the viewing tower. Go on guided tours (if available) of the Murals of Duck Lake organised by the Centre. Located within 1 h from Saskatoon.
- Are you a nature, music, and community lover? Spend your September Long weekend harkening back to the high days of summer and the old days of Ness at BackwardsNess. September 1 -2, 2023
- This summer experience The Monster, the world’s largest inflatable obstacle course boasting 40 unique challenges that will test every challenger! July 7 – 9, 2023 at SaskTel Centre
The Monster
- Remember those summer days when you could watch the movie under the open sky? Head to Kyle to watch a movie at the Clearwater Drive-In.
- Go on a self-guided tour seeing the public art in Meewasin.
- Summer isn’t summer if you can’t enjoy a day at the beach.
- The beautiful scenery around a man-made lake calls visitors back to Lake Diefenbaker. Spend the day exploring the place and enjoy water sports.
- Have a fun day with your family, a barbeque picnic in a park in Saskatoon.
- Journey to a time when the Metis settled on the banks of Saskatchewan River. Learn the history of the final battle of Northwest Resistance of 1885 between the Metis provincial government and the Canadian government. Look out for red chairs at the Batoche! There are several walking trails to enjoy including the popular Li pchi shmayn walking trail. Look out for red chairs at the Batoche! From July to August you can use the Ride the Batoche shuttle to explore from 9 am to 4:30 pm. Shuttle tours can be booked in advance for dates between May 20 to October 4. Around 1 h drive from Saskatoon.
- This summer enjoy a visit to Champetre County visiting farm animals, lost Corral maze, hiking trails, good home-cooked meals, and more.
View this post on Instagram - Join Back2Nature for a day of outdoor fun and adventure while getting the relaxation and rejuvenation you need.The conduct several activities including full moon paddle, overnight paddleboarding, SUP, and camping, that will help you onyour Wellness journey.
- Platinum-selling rapper NF brings the Hope Tour with special guest Cordae to SaskTel Centre on August 27.
- Tired of spending time outside in the summer heat? Head to your nearby leisure centre for indoor fun.
- Less than two hours from the City are great fishing spots. Why not head there today?
- Friday Nights Classic car show will take place every Friday in summer.
- Plan to spend a night at the Buffalo Pound Provincial Park. The park offers a number of activities for a multi-day adventure including wildlife viewing, hiking, fishing, canoeing as well as mountain biking.
- Sing Happy Birthday Canada!
- Borrow a Birding Backpack from your SPL usiing your library card and go birding.
View this post on Instagram - World Kimchi Canada Festival comes to SaskTel Centre on Saturday, June 24 with special guests 6Band, Cheetah, Viviz, Sunye, Oneus, Gukjeongdan, DJ Flashfinger, DJ Ariv, and DJ 38Sun. June 24, 2023
- Join us on Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 for the Second Annual Riversdale Street Fair! The Riversdale Street Fair will incorporate the local businesses with a street sale, as well as offering entertainment to attendees such as live music, performers, experiences, & more!
- Revel in summer splendour at the beautiful Emma lake. Pack a picnic lunch and hike to the Fire Tower, watch loons and blue herons, enjoy swimming and boating. Located 2 hours from Saskatoon.
- What is better than spending the night camping with family! Gordon Howe Campground is open.
- This summer you can ride go-karts at the Berry Barn. When tired why not head to their ice cream shack or their cafe?
- Summer is a great time to visit the Danielson Provincial Park. The Lake is a popular angling spot, with lots of fish species. See the exhibits on the construction of Gardiner Dam at the visitor center, tour the power station, hike the trans-Canada trail, go swimming, and boating.
- Rent a cabin for the night at the Struthers Lake Regional Park. This park borders a lake and from here you can see the sandhills that border the lake. This is also an excellent place for birdwatching.
- Challenge your friends. Head to Grip It Climbing and see who reaches the top first.
- Check out The Monster – The World’s Largest Inflatable Obstacle Course!
View this post on Instagram - Showcase your innovation and skill at Saskatoon Mini Maker Faire.
- Take your kid on a ferry ride. Head to the Town of Duck Lake to the St. Laurant Ferry that crosses the South Saskatchewan River.
- How about an interactive thriller experience that will keep the whole family scrambling for clues? 60 minutes of action at the Escape rooms of Saskatoon. Ages: 7+.
- Sand dunes and crystal-clear waters. You can find them both at the Douglas Provincial Park. Windsurfing, angling, swimming, sailing, boating and more. Go hiking across the prairie and sand dunes along the Juniper Nature Trail and Cacti Trail. See the abundant wildlife species in the park.
- Celebrate Multiculturalism Day with Folkfest! June 27, 2023
- Don’t miss this summer spectacle starring the RCMP Musical Ride. A troop of police officers and their horses delight audiences with a truly spectacular showcase of equestrian skill through formations and cavalry drills set to upbeat music. July 15 & 16, 2023
- Relax, swim, boat, or fish on Regina Beach while enjoying a fun family day out in the sun. Be warmed by the laughter of your kids as they enjoy this family outing. If you want to spend the night, book a campsite at the Regina Beach Campground. Approximately 2.5 hour from Saskatoon.
- Borrow the book ‘Saskatchewan Scenic Drives‘ from your local library and go on a drive with family. Or follow our list and experience the beauty of Saskatchewan through hiking.
- Teach kids about sustainable farming, seasonal produce, get them to spot exotic vegetables, and the importance of supporting local farms by visiting the Farmers Market.
- The 31st anniversary of the Ness Creek Music Festival will be celebrated on July 13 to 16.
View this post on Instagram - Journey back in time to a prairie life long ago when people used to grind the grain to make bread. To a time when horses were used to plough the fields and wheat was harvested the old-fashioned way. Experience life in a farmland at the Motherwell Homestead National Historic Site. Around 3.5 h from Saskatoon.
- Head to the Elk Ridge Resort for a weekend getaway. Push your boundaries while flying through the trees on a zipline adventure, enjoy a tee time, go biking or cruise the beautiful Waskesiu Lake or just spend your time relaxing. Around 2.5 hours from Saskatoon.
- Relive the days of 1885 when the Metis led by Louis Riel clashed with the Canadian militia. This day trip takes you north from Saskatoon to the areas around the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers, the centre of Metis settlement and the site of the main battles between the Metis and government forces.
- Plan a trip to the Saskatchewan Railway Museum to see heritage rail cars, buildings, and other memorabilia. While here, see the Eaton memorial commemorating the 1919 internment camp.
- Escape to the quietness of the Anglin Lake campgrounds.
- Take your family on a drive to the Resort Village of Candle Lake. Located on the west side of the lake is the Candle Lake Provincial Park famous for its ridge of sand-dunes at the Minowukaw Beach. Enjoy a day at the sandy white beach, fishing, and boating. Spend the night camping in one of the campgrounds. Around 2.5 h from Saskatoon.
- What’s summer without ice cream? Enjoy the delicious treats from Homestead.
- Experience the wonders of the opimihāw Valley. Relive the stories of the peoples who came to hunt bison, gather food and medicines, and escape the winter winds. Walking in their footsteps, you will understand why this site has always been and continues to be a place of celebration, renewal, and deep spirituality.
View this post on Instagram - Step into a time machine and be whisked back in time to the early 20th-century industrial era in Canada. You are at the North America’s best preserved brick-making site – a site that has remained unchanged from the day it opened in 1914. This is the place that supplied the fire bricks that lined the fire boxes of the Corvette warships in World War II. Take the eco-educational offered by the historical society and learn how bricks are made, see the wildlife in the surrounding Massold Clay Canyons at the Claybank Brick Plant National Historic Site. Around 3 h from Saskatoon. Open Thursdays to Monday from 10:30 am to 5 pm.
- Get ready for an adventure of a lifetime, from start to finish! Experience the thrill of soaring high. Sundance Balloons. Ages 10+.
- Playing from June 21st to 30th is Disney’s Beauty & the Beast that tells the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. Disney’s Beauty & the Beast
- See one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies on stage in a visual feast as two young lovers are caught between their two rival households. Can love conquer over hate? The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo + Juliet plays July 04 to August 20, 2023.
- Saskatchewan’s largest summer event will be on August 8 – 13, 2023. Saskatoon EX has fun activities for all ages.
View this post on Instagram - Hey, Kids! It’s time to visit the cougars and red pandas. Visit the wild animals at the Saskatoon Forestry Park and Zoo.
- Summer means it’s time for the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival when Saskatoon reverberates with the sounds of jazz, blues, funk, pop, and world music. June 30 – July 9, 2023
- Explore Nutrien Wonderhub, the province’s first and only children’s museum.
- Enjoy countless hours of fun riding the carousel, ride the train or just spend a wonderful time with family at the Nutrien Playland at Kinsmen Park.
- Enjoy an evening of bowling at a nearby bowling alley.
- Take highway 12 toward Blaine Lake to Doukhobor Dugout House for a guided tour at this unique heritage site. Learn the story of Russian Doukhobor settlers who fled their homeland and settled in the Blaine Lake area of Saskatchewan. The Dugout House is open on Saturdays in July from 10 am to 5 pm. Located 1 hour north of Saskatoon. Wear your historic transitions and be apart of variety of culture on July 1, 2023 at 10 am.
- Get ready to rock! Rock the River takes place August 18 – 20, 2023.
- Go on self-guided walks, dance presentations, bison walks, and more at Wanuskewin Heritage Park.
- Spend the day biking at the Blackstrap Provincial Park.
- Enjoy a canoe trip organized by the Canoe Ski Discovery Company and explore Saskatchewan. The minimum age varies with the trip selected.
- A memorable day is one day you spend with your family and friends. Plan an outing to the Meewasin Valley.
- Families, get ready to be entertained and spellbound with Wheatland Express‘ featured entertainers! Riders will experience the exhilaration of the train trip, and explore the length of rail-cars meeting a few interesting characters along the way! Check the website for tour dates.
View this post on Instagram - Have a fun time at Wet Paint Pottery. They organize many events. So keep checking their calender.
- Learn about nature and have fun at the same time through Saskatoon Nature Society and Wild about Saskatoon programs.
- If you are up to a 4 h drive, head to the town of Ogema for a rail excursion along Southern Saskatchewan. Your journey takes place in a renovated passenger car. Not only can you experience the beauty of the prairies, but also have a most entertaining and memorable day. Enjoy a pioneer meal, experience the market, be started by the robbery all the while peaking into the heritage of an old town. Southern Prairie Railway.
- Located 1.5 h north-west of Saskatoon is the Fort Battleford National Historic Site. Watch soldiers in scarlet serge march. Learn about life in Fort Battleford in the 1800s, hear stories of early settlers and First Nations and the North-West Mounted Police. Enjoy disc golf, go on a self-guided audio tour.
- Getaway to Prince Albert National Park. Hit the beach or get on the water in Waskesiu, the lakeside town that serves as the park’s hub. Or leave civilization behind as you hike, explore backcountry lakes and maybe even spot wild bison. 3 hrs from Saskatoon.
- Summer is a good time to play hide-and-seek and tag games. For a high-tech twist, head to Merril Dunes.
- Fill up your summer days… with reading! Check out books from the Saskatoon Public Library.
- Who wants to spend a sunny day inside the house. Head to Pike Lake Provincial Park to enjoy its beach, the nature trail, and have fun.
- Journey back in time to the 1910s to meet the Worthys family. Drop in at the newspaper office, and later at the dentist’s office at the Boom town. Learn about the suffrage movement and the two women who influenced it. Also visit the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame located on the upper level of the Western Development Museum.
- History goes underground at the Tunnels of Moose Jaw. Hear the tales of smuggling and the tales of fortune on this guided tour. Around 2.5 hour from Saskatoon.
View this post on Instagram - Great Blue Heron Provincial Park is well known for its beautiful hiking trails. Why not head there to enjoy one?
- Plan a weekend getaway to Grasslands National Park. The Grasslands National Park Dark Sky Preserve is one of the largest and darkest in Canada! It is an excellent place to stargaze and to enjoy the beauty of the night sky. For astronomers, this is one of the best places to observe deep-sky objects. On the way see, the Val Marie Grain Elevator one of the few left in Saskatchewan. Go on an eco-tour scenic drive. This is a 20 km self-guided driving tour through the Frenchman River Valley in the Park’s West Block.
- Go on a guided heritage walking tour. Presented by the Saskatoon Heritage Society, these tours are a great way to know local history.
There is always something fun going on for the whole family, any given week. See Family weekend activities article for more details.
Where is Sturgeon River Ranch on this list? They are the best way to see the wild bison on the west side of the PANP and horseback riding should be on the list anyway!!!