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Canada Day at The Forks

DATE
July 01, 2025
TIME
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
LOCATION
1 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4L9, Winnipeg
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🇨🇦 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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Event Venue
The Forks Market, 1 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4L9
Winnipeg, R3C 4L9 CA
Event Details
01 July 2025
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