Regina 
Credit: Fort Winter Festival – Fort Qu’Appelle
Let’s celebrate winter in Saskatchewan! A list of festivals held during winter season to wipe away those winter blues.
Enchanted Forest
Photo Credit: Enchanted Forest
This spectacular Saskatchewan Family Christmas Tradition is the perfect place to take visiting friends and family. The forest features over 75 custom animated light displays scattered throughout an urban forest. Allow 30 minutes for viewing. Proceeds go to Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation and Saskatoon Zoo Foundation. Details
Saskatchewan Blue Cross Push to Play Light Walks: $5/Person, $20/Family, 5 years or under Free. No vehicle traffic allowed for this event.
Enchanted Forest Drive-Thru: Door: $10/person or $35/car (upto 7 people); 5 years or under Free
Car pass tickets at Saskatoon Safeway/Shoppers Drug Mart: $25
Enchanted Express Pass: $25 (save $5 off gate admission)
Winterruption Regina
Enjoy 40+ artists, musical shows, poetry and more at the festival. Have a frosty good time! DetailsThe LineUp: Good Lovelies, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Hannah Epperson, Begonia, Dirty Catfish Brass Band, Super Duty Tough Work, Choir! Choir! Choir!, Whitehorse, Weaves, Marissa Burwell, The Won’ts, Little Miss Higgins & Ellen Froese
The Artesian, The Exchange, Revival Music Room in Regina
January 22 – 26, 2020
Varies
Kona-Wanuskewin Winter Festival
Kôna – Wanuskewin Winter Festival is an immersive 1 day event that features over 20 family friendly activities. Celebrate Indigenous Culture and spend the day exploring the park. Details
Wanuskewin Heritage Park
February 15, 2020 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Free
Waskesiu Snow Days
Embrace winter in the beauty of Saskatchewan’s Boreal Forest and enjoy a number of activities for the whole family! Campfires, family programs, geocaching, scavenger hunts, ice fishing, live music, skating and more. Details
Prince Albert National Park
February 14 – 23, 2020
Free activities
Winterruption 2020 Saskatoon
Winterruption is a multi-venue festival that seeks to celebrate the fact that Saskatoon is a Winter City. The full festival features performances in venues thoughout the city and a two-day outdoor festival that features diverse cultural activities that seek to help build community. There will be a variety of acts from live theatre, to podcast tapings to live music as well as outdoor winter activities. Details
Various Venues, Saskatoon
January 22 – 26, 2020
Varies
Beer Bacon Bands
It’s a beer fest, it’s a bacon fest and it’s a music festival! Beer, Bacon and Music aficionados unite to sample cold brews, taste unique bacon creations and listen to awesome live music, while having fun!Details
Conexus Arts Centre, Regina
January 25, 2020
Advance: $35.00 Per Night
Nutrien Wintershines Festival
Photo Credit: Nutrien Wintershines Festival
Saskatchewan’s Premiere Winter Festival. Come and check out the professionally-designed ice creations, super gigantic IGLOO, sleigh rides, soup cook-off and enjoy the festive atmosphere. Details
Saskatoon
January 25 – February 2, 2020
Free & ticketed events
Prince Albert Winter Festival
Photo Credit: Prince Albert Winter Festival
Enjoy a number of indoor and outdoor events including fiddle show, rock shows, comedy shows, jiggling contests, family sliding day, fish fry, Scout Parade & Bonfire fireworks, Snow Sculptures, sled dog races and rides, horse drawn sleigh rides, movies, kids fun zone and more!Details
Prince Albert, SK
February 7 – 23, 2020
Winter Festival Buttons: $3 each; Tickets varies with event.
Martensville Winter FunFest
A combination of indoor and outdoor activities including sleigh rides, fire pit, bouncy castles, balloon twisting, clown show and much more will guarantee a great family entertainment. End the night with a fantastic firework show and Christmas tree burning! Details
North Ridge Centennial Community Centre and Kinsmen Park, Martensville, SK
February 17, 2020
Waskimo Winter Festival
The most fun you’ve ever had on ice! Family Day Monday means awesome winter fun indoors and out in Wascana Park. It’s the only day of the year the public is allowed onto the ice of Wascana Lake. Tons of family fun including Sled Dog Races, Snow Cricket, Horse-Drawn Sleigh rides and much more! Be there for all the fun! Details
Wascana Lake, Conexus Arts Centre, Regina
February 17, 2020
For the most part, Waskimo is free! Free access onto the ice, free access into the Conexus Arts Centre indoor kids carnival.
Provincial Snowmobile Festival
Join us for a weekend full of snowmobile fun! Ride the trails on guided or unguided tours, enter to win some fantastic prizes, raise money for your local clubs, enjoy great food, cold drinks, and dance the evening away with fantastic people and live music!DetailsFebruary 28 – 29, 2020
Melfort, SK
Adult pass (17+) $100; Youth (7-16) $60; 6 and under Free
Denare Beach Winter Festival
Enjoy Family Snow/Ice Sculpture Contest, Family Fishing Derby , Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides, compete for King & Queen Trapper and more!Details
Denare Beach, SK
2020 TBA
February 22 – 24, 2019
Varies
Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race
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Saskatchewan’s toughest sled dog race, an amazing experience to see, hear, support, watch and be a part of. The race is a qualifier for the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod, and attracts some of the best in the mushing community. Combining the warmth of the Saskatchewan welcome, the beauty of our frozen lakes and stunning forests, and the thrill of seeing and hearing amazing canine and human athletes – what’s not to love? Come along and experience it for yourself, we would love to see you.Details
Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK
February 18, 2020
Saskatoon Blues Festival
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
Various venues, Saskatoon
February 27 – 29, 2020
Varies – $22 & up
Mid-Winter Blues Festival
7 days of music, great food and merchandise with national and international headliners. Details
Various Locations across Regina
February 27 – 29, 2020
Ticketed and free events
Fort Winter Festival
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Three full days of family-friendly activities! There will be Lantern Lighting, Fireworks, Turkey Shoot, Log Sawing, Spike Driving, Food Eating, Pillow Fighting, Fire Building, Ice Fishing, and more!Details
Fort QuAppelle, SK
February 28 – March 1, 2020
2020 TBA
2018 – Adults: $5, Children 4-12: $3, 3 years and under: Free
Fire & Ice Winter Festival
Photo Credit: Fire & Ice Winter Festival
Enjoy the ski trails during the Nordic Ness Loppet, try your hand at snow sculpting, and experience a new view of winter on a sleigh ride!
When you start to get chilly, come warm up next to a bonfire or join in on a jamming session when you want to rest your feet after all the winter games. We even get to set off fireworks and you can bring your own too!
Details
Ness Creek Site, Big River, SK
Sleigh rides (weather permitting) | 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Fireworks | 8:00 PM
March 7, 2020
$25 in advance (plus taxes and fees), $35 at the door (flat fee); Kids (under 12) are free