Festivals in Saskatoon

Break up the winter chill with three days of live music at four venues throughout the city! Details

WinterShines is one of Saskatoon’s must-attend winter events! Featuring an Ice Park, Ice Scultpure Garden, Winter Camp in the City, Soup Cook-Off and so much more! Details

Explore the rich diversity of Saskatoon from past to present through the variety of heritage and multi-cultural themed displays & interactive exhibits. Join the opening parade and be entertained with music and performances. Details

Cinergie Festival invites all cinema lovers and families to enjoy five great days of French-speaking movies from all around the world, all subtitled. Details

The Saskatoon Blues Festival, presented by Cherry Insurance, will open your eyes to the diversity and scope of that multi-faceted music genre known as “The Blues”. The Saskatoon Blues Festival features some of Canada’s best musical talent, along with International artists. During Festival week enjoy “The Blues” at various clubs, bars and coffee shops around the city. Details

The Pop Con YXE brings North American television and movie entertainers, as well as pop culture and comic book creators, under one roof. Details

Delight yourself with the sights, sounds, and tastes of Ukrainian culture!! Details

Let’s Talk Science, an award-winning, national, charitable science outreach organization will be partnering with Science Rendezvous for Canada’s largest celebration of science: the Science Rendezvous Festival. With over 300 events across 30 cities, this event will dazzle you with incredible feats of science, technology, engineering, and math. Hosted by your very own University of Saskatchewan! Details

Saskatchewan Marathon is a Boston qualifier and has running distances from 2.2K to 42.2K, youth and virtual options, too! Details

A celebration of chamber music. Details

The Dark Bridges Film Festival brings the best horror films from around the world to Saskatoon. Details

Enjoy children’s theatre, music, dance, puppetry, and more from around the world. With lots of hands-on arts and creative learning activities, the festival is fun for the whole family. Details

The Dark Bridges Film Festival brings the best short and feature-length horror films from around the world to Saskatoon. Details

Hosted by the Saskatoon Diversity Network (SDN), this week-long festival provides an accessible space in which to celebrate queerness, fostering community pride, and raising awareness of queer culture within the larger community. Details

Doors Open Saskatoon will showcase a number of buildings in various clusters around Saskatoon. This event is FREE of charge and is a great way to see some of Saskatoon’s most interesting buildings. Details

For ten days each summer, the city of Saskatoon reverberates with the sounds of jazz, blues, funk, pop, and world music. Details

The only festival celebrating francophone culture in Saskatchewan! Details

Saskatchewan’s finest actors performing Shakespeare’s greatest works in a tent! Details

Enjoy a cultural weekend of celebrating Métis heritage. Details

Saskatchewan’s largest annual event grandstand, free entertainment, Kidsville, stunts, trade show, and much more. Details

10 days of theatre, arts, crafts, food and busking in the heart of the Broadway District in Saskatoon. Details

3 days of folklore, music, food and cultural festivities. Details

Saskatchewan’s classic rock festival. Details

Saskatoon’s Outdoor Ukrainian Festival with stage performances, cultural displays, children’s activities and souvenir vendors. Enjoy refreshing Ukrainian import beer in the beer gardens and Ukrainian food. Details

Fun for the family! With entertainment and amazing fireworks displays, food, fun for kids and adults, demonstrations, and games. Details

An eclectic array of street performers, vendors, artists, musicians, and dancers transform Broadway into a five block-long street fair. Details

Through an annual three-day national celebration each September, hundreds of thousands of artists and cultural organizations in hundreds of cities and towns come together and invite Canadians to participate in free interactive and “behind the scenes” activities to discover their cultural spirit and passion. Details

Night-time Arts Festival that showcases and celebrates art and culture. Details

Featuring a different cast of stellar burlesque performers from around the globe each evening. Details

From ghost tours to freaky flashlit night experiences navigating corn mazes to haunted houses, there are plenty of events to get spooked out during Halloween in Saskatoon.

One of Canada’s largest indoor Remembrance Day service. Details

Participate in hundreds of author readings, discussions, and activities, and shop in a vibrant Exhibitor Marketplace. There’s plenty to see and do for the whole family. Details

Saskatchewan’s Top Wintertime Visitor Attraction featuring spectacular drive-through Christmas display with 75 custom displays throughout the forest. Details

Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival (SFFF) presents the best in international independent cinema through screening a wide gamut of award-winning contemporary films in a variety of categories, ranging from feature length narrative and documentary, to animation and short films. Details

The Festival of Trees kicks off the Christmas Season in Saskatoon. Decorated trees, displays along with a gingerbread house display, entertainment and special events make this a popular family outing. Details

Enjoy holiday entertainment while you shop for that unique gift for your loved ones. Details