Canada Day at The Forks

Name: Canada Day at The Forks
Start: 2025-07-01T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-07-01T18:00:00-05:00
Location: The Forks Market

DATE

July 01, 2025

TIME

9:00 am - 6:00 pm

LOCATION

1 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4L9, Winnipeg

🇨🇦 Canada Day at The Forks – July 1, 2025

📍 Location: Multiple Locations at The Forks
🕘 Time: Events run from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
🎟️ Admission: Free

Celebrate everything that makes Canada ‘our home and native land’ this July 1 at The Forks! The day features the return of dance battles, Píhtikwé Skatepark demonstrations, a basketball tournament, and food trucks. It's a vibrant, family-focused celebration with a handmade market, live critters from FortWhyte Alive, and performers representing many cultures.

Activities by Location:

CN Stage and Field: Handmade Market, Large Games, Basketball
Oodena Celebration Circle: Sacred Fire
The Plaza Skate Park: Píhtikwé Skatepark Demo – spray paint and stencils for boards/shirts, sticker giveaway
Food Trucks: Throughout the site

🕘 Hourly Schedule

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Oodena: Pipe and Water Ceremony
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Oodena: Children's Story Time with Ashley Cook
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Oodena: Folklorama Collaboration
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Oodena: Folklorama Cultural Dances and Fashion Show
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Johnston Terminal Stairs: Live Music with Sassy Mellows
Oodena: Folklorama Cultural Dances and Fashion Show
The Port: FortWhyte Alive Critters
Roof of Parkade: NORTH STAR DANCE FESTIVAL – Cultural Performances, Free Dance Workshops, Street Dance Battles (Dance With GeNie)

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Johnston Terminal Stairs: Ashley Fredette
The Market: Indigenous Youth Empowerment Panel
Oodena: Karen Warner and 15 Fiddlers
The Port: Fancy Shawl and Grass Dancer
Roof of Parkade: NORTH STAR DANCE FESTIVAL
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Johnston Terminal Stairs: French Class Music
Oodena: Contemporary Dance with Justine Erickson
The Port: Hoop Dancer
Roof of Parkade: NORTH STAR DANCE FESTIVAL
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Johnston Terminal Stairs: Inuit Throat Singing and Drum Dancing
The Market: Tobacco Tie Making
The Port: Fancy Bustle Dancer
Roof of Parkade: NORTH STAR DANCE FESTIVAL
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Oodena: Singing and Drumming with Mary Black
The Port: Jingle Dress Dancer

Schedule, times, and locations are subject to change on-site.

Thanks to:
This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.
Special thanks to supporting sponsors: London Drugs and CBC.

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