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Special Events

FEBRUARY
• CANADIAN CHALLENGE SLED DOG RACE,
LA RONGE
APRIL
• FIRST NATIONS UNIVERSITY OF CANADA
POWWOW, REGINA
MAY
• YORKTON FILM FESTIVAL—GOLDEN SHEAF
AWARDS
JUNE
• NUTRIEN CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL OF
SASKATCHEWAN, SASKATOON
• SASKPOWER WINDSCAPE KITE FESTIVAL,
SWIFT CURRENT
• SASKTEL SASKATCHEWAN JAZZ FESTIVAL,
SASKATOON
JULY CROOKED LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK • TOURISM SK/GREG HUSZAR PHOTOGRAPHY
• BACK TO BATOCHE DAYS, BATOCHE
• COUNTRY THUNDER MUSIC FESTIVAL,
House, with its impressive Edwardian Moose Jaw has capitalized on its
CRAVEN
Garden, captures a bygone era when this Roaring Twenties’ past when it was a
• NESS CREEK MUSIC FESTIVAL NEAR BIG
RIVER was the residence of the Lieutenant hotbed for Prohibition-era bootlegging
• SASKATCHEWAN FESTIVAL OF WORDS, Governor (www.governmenthousesk.ca). and gangster activity. The Tunnels of
MOOSE JAW Regina is famous as home of the RCMP, Moose Jaw runs tours recreating this
• WOOD MOUNTAIN SPORTS & STAMPEDE where Mounties have trained since 1885. colourful time when Al Capone was
JULY – AUGUST The RCMP Heritage Centre showcases the rumoured to have been a regular visitor
• RCMP SUNSET RETREAT CEREMONIES, REGINA history of this world-renowned police force (www.tunnelsofmoosejaw.com).

AUGUST (www.rcmphc.com).
• NUTRIEN FIREWORKS FESTIVAL, Saskatoon’s most defi ning feature is its THE GREAT OUTDOORS
SASKATOON beautiful riverbank along the South Saskatchewan is known as a stellar
• REGINA FOLK FESTIVAL Saskatchewan River—home to parks, canoeing destination with everything
• SASKATCHEWAN PREMIER’S WALLEYE CUP walking trails, numerous festivals and the from adrenaline-pumping whitewater to
FISHING TOURNAMENT, NIPAWIN
popular River Landing development in the tranquility in stunning wilderness.
OCTOBER south downtown (www.tourismsaskatoon. Churchill River Canoe Outfi tters is the
• NHL HERITAGE CLASSIC, REGINA
com). For a diff erent perspective of the go-to source for guided trips, equipment
NOVEMBER heart of Saskatoon, climb aboard the Prairie rentals and advice (www.churchillriver
• CANADIAN WESTERN AGRIBITION, REGINA Lily riverboat for a one-hour river cruise, or canoe.com). Get a taste for ranch life in
opt for a Sunday brunch or dinner cruise Cypress Hills’ cowboy country where the
www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/
things-to-do/events (www.theprairielily.com). Historic Reesor Ranch off ers everything
from trail rides to cattle drives (www.
FORT WALSH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE • TOURISM SK/GREG HUSZAR PHOTOGRAPHY reesorranch.com).
The fi shing in Saskatchewan is
legendary, where trophy-sized catches are
practically taken for granted. For the
ultimate experience, head to a remote fl y-in
lodge for a combination of exceptional
fi shing and resort-style pampering in
pristine forested lakelands. The
Saskatchewan Commission of Professional

Outfi tters lists sport fi shing operators that
meet high standards (www.scpo.ca).
Situated on the Central North American
Migratory Flyway, Saskatchewan is a
birdwatcher’s dream. Among the easiest
hot spots to visit is Chaplin Lake, right
beside the Trans-Canada Highway. The lake
is so signifi cant that the Western
Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network
named it a Site of Hemispheric Importance.