Regina
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Canada Day Long Weekend in and around Regina – June 29 to July 2, 2018
From pancake breakfasts to great entertainment, festivals and fireworks, there is plenty to see & do in Regina this Canada Day weekend!
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Regina Canada Day
There will be tons of family friendly activities going on in Wascana Park on Canada Day this year. Watch in awe as the top 12 strength athletes within Western Canada fight for the title of Western Canada’s Strongest Man on the Legislative grounds this Canada Day. There will be many performers and demonstrations on the Children’s Stage. Details
Headliner: The Trews
Sunday, July 1, 2018 | 08:30 AM to 11:00 PM
Pancake Breakfast | 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM @ Wascana Centre
Western Canada’s Strongest Man @ Legislative grounds
Free Children’s activities on the Children’s Stage
The Trews @ the main stage in Wascana Park
Plywood Cup | 1:00 – 6:00 PM @ Across Wascana Lake
Regina Day Fun Run & Walk – 3 K & 5 K | 8:30 AM @ Wascana Park (Register before June 15 to guarantee shirt sizes)
Fireworks: After Dark
Wascana Park, Regina
Lieutenant Governor’s Canada Day Celebration
Sunday, July 1, 2018 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Government House, 4607 Dewdney Avenue, Regina
Hosted in the Edwardian Gardens
Free
Canada Day Long Weekend Events & Activities
Pre-Canada Day Celebration For Newcomers
Come Learn More About Canada Day. Activities To Learn About Canada And Entertainment! Come Join The Fun! Details
Thursday, June 28, 2018 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
City Square Plaza, Victoria Park
Saskatchewan Roughriders
vs Montreal Alouettes. Details
Saturday, June 30, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Mosaic Stadium – 1910 Piffles Taylor Way, Regina
$20 – $105 + charges
Annual Plywood Cup
Teams of 4 will use the supplies provided to build a boat to paddle across Wascana Lake. The first boat to the other side wins! The event includes a BBQ and GREAT prizes! Details
Sunday, July 1, 2018 | 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Wascana Park, Regina
Spectator – free
SACHM Annual Family Run, Walk & Roll
At the Honouring Tree in Wascana Park south of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. Join us for Physical and Family Fitness and enjoy the beauty of Wascana Park. Open to the public. Details
Saturday, June 30, 2018 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Wascana Park, south of Royal Saskatchewan Museum
No registration
Canada Day at the RCMP Heritage Centre
Report to the RCMP Heritage Centre on July 1st for the first-ever Family Basic Training. Participate in exciting activities based on Cadet Training. Have your family training manual stamped at each activity to graduate from Family Basic Training and receive a special treat. Details
Sunday, July 1, 2018 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Family Basic Training | 2:00 PM
BBQ by donation | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
RCMP Heritage Centre, 5907 Dewdney Avenue, Regina
½ Price admission all day
MacKenzie Art Gallery Canada Day Celebration
Come celebrate Canada Day with the MacKenzie Art Gallery by visiting our tent and designing your own skateboard deck inspired by our upcoming exhibition Boarder X. Think of your favourite place that has a special meaning to you and bring that landscape to life by incorporating it on your board! Details
Sunday, July 1, 2018 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Wascana Park, near the Legislative Building
Free
Saskatchewan African Cultural Heritage Museum Walk, Run and Roll
Join everyone at the Honouring Tree on Saturday June 30th at 1:00 p.m. to run, walk, roll to the legislature and back and learn the Saskatchewan history of African Canadians. Return on Canada Day for Cultural Village entertainment at the Bandstand. Details
Saturday, June 30, 2018 | 11:00 AM – 6:30 PM
East of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum
24 Hours of Science
As part of the 24 Hours of Science the Saskatchewan Science Centre will be open 24 hours. This includes a family flag football tournament available to all visitors who purchased tickets to this special event. Details
June 30, 2018 – 5:00 AM to July 1, 2018 – 10:00 AM
Saskatchewan Science Centre and Meadow
RCMP Depot Division’s Sunset-Retreat Ceremony
The RCMP Academy, “Depot” Division, is pleased to present the Sunset-Retreat Ceremony. This colourful event lasts approximately 45 minutes and includes military music, the lowering of the Canadian flag, the March Past, and a troop drill display performed by cadets dressed in the famous scarlet tunic.
You are also invited to meet our riders, horses and Safety Bear following the ceremony. Details
Sunday, July 1, 2018 | 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
In case of rain, the event will be cancelled and an announcement will be made on local radio stations.
RCMP Heritage Centre, 5907 Dewdney Avenue, Regina
Free
Shrek The Musical
Based on the hit DreamWorks Animation family film, Shrek The Musical follows everyone’s favourite grumpy ogre and his wise-cracking sidekick Donkey as they embark on an adventure to rescue the feisty Princess Fiona. Throw in a love-sick, fire-breathing dragon, a short-tempered villain and a gang of fairy-tale misfits and you’ve got the biggest, brightest musical comedy around. Details
May 23 – July 1, 2018
Globe Theatre Main Stage, 1801 Scarth Street, Regina
$25.88 – $87.15
Not Who, But Watt Garden Tour
Join acclaimed storyteller, Vincent Murphy, in his historical performance as Government House gardener and groundskeeper, George Watt. Accompany George as he leads you through the lavish Edwardian Gardens which surround Government House. Based on Watt’s personal journals, Vincent Murphy will transport you back to the spring planting season of 1910 with a unique insight of what life was like at the turn of the century. Details
Saturday, June 30, 2018 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Government House, 4607 Dewdney Ave, Regina
Free
Canada Day Classic Regatta
The Canada Day Classic regatta is one of Wascana Racing Canoe Club’s biggest club events of the summer. It is also one of the best attended regattas in Western Canada with events for all ages invited to attend. Teams can be Club, Provincial, and National. International are teams are welcome with paddlers from the USA often in the action. Details
June 29 – July 1, 2018
Wascana Lake, Lower Marina and Pine Island
A per person entry fee of $65.00 will include a BBQ supper after the 6KM events on Saturday evening.
Grab ‘Em By The Beaver A Canada Day Show
Join us in celebrating Canada’s 151st Birthday on our dance floor this Canada Day: DJ: Reid Bourgeois.Hosted by Gay & Lesbian Community of Regina. Details
Saturday, June 30, 2018| Doors 9:00 PM; Show 10:30 PM
Q Nightclub & Lounge, 2070 Broad Street, Regina
$5.00
Regina Canada Day Fun Run and Walk
There is a 3K and a 5K option. Details
Sunday, July 1, 2018| 8:00 AM
Wascana Centre
All family members must be registered to participate; Free post race pancake breakfast
2018 Canada Day Drumming Celebration
Following the success of the 2017 Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration, the Canada 150 Atlantic to Pacific Celebration committee is excited to announce the celebration will return to take place on Sunday, July 1st, 2018!
Canada Day Drumming 2018 will take place across 9 cities across Canada, with Vancouver hosting once again the Guinness World Records™ attempt for “Most Nationalities in a Drum Circle.” This historic event will not only achieve a breaking record, but will also symbolize the unity of Canada and the celebrate Canada’s birthday. Details
Sunday, July 1, 2018 | 11:05 M – 11:35 AM
Wascana Park
Free
2pm Family Activity – Soundproof Science
Family Activities are every Saturday and Sunday, perfect for kids, hands-on. Details
June 30 – July 01, 2018 | 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Saskatchewan Science Centre, 2903 Powerhouse Drive, Regina
Free
CANADA DAY WEEKEND TRIP
Regina Beach Canada Day
There is something for everyone with the Church Pancake Breakfast, Parade, Sun Shine Arts Festival put on by the Last Mountain Lake Culture Centre, and Parks & Rec’s Family Fun Zone. Details
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Town of Regina Beach
The Parade travels down Centre Street
Free
Canada Day Picnic at Lumsden
Canada day Picnic. Details
Sunday, July 1, 2018 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Fireworks ~ between 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM @ Beach
Temple Park, Lumsden
Free
Canada Day Train
History and Heritage under Prairie Skies – come for a leisurely ride through the open prairies with a guide giving local historical facts. Tour leaves Ogema Train Station and goes to Horizon, Sask. where your will receive an exclusive tour of a 1922 Federal Grain Elevator and then return to the Ogema Train Station. Details
Sunday, July 1, 2018 | 10:00 AM & 1:30 PM
Southern Prairie Railway, 401 Railway Avenue, Ogema (approximately 115 kilometres south of Regina)
Adult $47.00; Youth $39.00; Child $32.00
Mossbank Canada Day
The day’s celebrations commences with the raising of the Canadian flag. Activities include ball tournament, bouncy castles, museum tours, public swimming, fireworks and BBQ.
Event hosted by the Town of Mossbank and the Mossbank & District Museum, and sponsored in part by Heritage Canada. Details
Sunday, July 1, 2018 | 11:00 AM
Fireworks | 11:00 PM
Mossbank
Frontier Days Regional Fair and Rodeo
June 28 – July 1, 2018
Midway | June 28 | 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Midway | June 29 – July 1 | 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Living Sky Casino Fireworks | July 1 | 11:00 PM
Kinetic Park, Swift Current
Best place to view the fireworks is the grandstand. Those watching outside the grandstand will see the upper aspects of this part of the show.
Daily Grounds Admission – $5.00 Children 10 & Under Free
Canada Day @ WDM Moose Jaw
Try your hand at making ice cream the old fashioned way, create some crafts, and take part in a new Canada Day photo scavenger hunt. As well, you can stop by our theatre and take in some vintage Canadian short films from the National Film Board. The K+S Potash Canada Short Line 101 will also be running that afternoon! Details
Sunday, July 1, 2018 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Western Development Museum, 50 Diefenbaker Dr, Moose Jaw
Regular Museum admission applies
ParkArt 2018
Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery’s largest annual fundraiser, and one of the finest arts and craft markets in Saskatchewan. Event features a wide variety of high quality, handmade works by artists and artiscans from Saskatchewan and beyond. Details
Sunday, July 1, 2018 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Children’s activities | 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM @ the Museum
Crescent Park, Moose Jaw
Adjacent to the Library/Museum facility
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