Events Calendar
Jul 1, 2025
Canada Day at The Forks
Canada Day is an opportunity to celebrate everything that makes Canada ‘our home and native land.’ July 1 festivities include the return of dance battles, more skateboarding demonstrations with Píhtikwé Skatepark, a basketball tournament, and food trucks. Visitors will enjoy a vibrant, family-focused celebration during the day that also includes a handmade market, critters from FortWhyte Alive, plus a wide variety of performers representing many cultures.
Events running throughout the day 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- CN Stage and Field: Handmade Market
- Oodena Celebration Circle: Sacred Fire
- The Plaza Skate Park: Píhtikwé Skatepark Demo – spray paint and stencils for boards/shirts, sticker giveaway
- Food Trucks
HOURLY BREAKDOWN
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
- Oodena Celebration Circle: Opening Ceremony
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Oodena Celebration Circle: Children's Story Time with Ashley Cook
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- CN Field: Large Games
- CN Stage: Basketball Manitoba Public Basketball Court With A DJ
- CN Stage: Basketball Opening Remarks (11:00 AM - 11:30 AM), Youth Championship Game (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM)
- Oodena Celebration Circle: Folklorama Collaboration
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
- CN Field: Large Games
- CN Stage: Basketball Manitoba Public Basketball Court With A DJ
- CN Stage: Youth Championship Game
- Oodena Celebration Circle: Folklorama Cultural Dances and Fashion Show
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- CN Field: Large Games
- CN Stage: Basketball Manitoba Public Basketball Court With A DJ
- CN Stage: Basketball Shooting Competition (1:00 PM - 1:30 PM), Wheelchair Basketball Demonstration and Game (1:30 PM - 2:30 PM)
- Johnston Terminal Stairs: Live Music with Sassy Mellows
- Oodena Celebration Circle: Folklorama Cultural Dances and Fashion Show
- The Port: FortWhyte Alive Critters exhibit
- Roof of Parkade: NORTH STAR DANCE FESTIVAL - Cultural Performances, Free Dance Workshops and Street Dance Battles, brought to you by Dance With GeNie Event Group
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- CN Field: Large Games
- CN Stage: Basketball Manitoba Public Basketball Court With A DJ
- CN Stage: Wheelchair Basketball Demonstration and Game (1:30 PM - 2:30 PM), Dunk Contest (2:30 PM - 3:00 PM)
- Johnston Terminal Stairs: Live Performance with Ashley Fredette
- The Market: Indigenous Youth Empowerment Panel
- Oodena Celebration Circle: Live Performance with Karen Warner and 15 Fiddlers
- The Port: Fancy Shawl and Grass Dancer
- Roof of Parkade: NORTH STAR DANCE FESTIVAL - Cultural Performances, Free Dance Workshops and Street Dance Battles, brought to you by Dance With GeNie Event Group
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- CN Field: Large Games
- CN Stage: Basketball Manitoba Public Basketball Court With A DJ
- CN Stage: Winnipeg Sea Bears Activation
- Johnston Terminal Stairs: French Class Music
- Oodena Celebration Circle: Elder Barb Nepinak Storytelling
- The Port: Hoop Dancer
- Roof of Parkade: NORTH STAR DANCE FESTIVAL - Cultural Performances, Free Dance Workshops and Street Dance Battles, brought to you by Dance With GeNie Event Group
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- CN Field: Large Games
- CN Stage: Basketball Manitoba Public Basketball Court With A DJ
- CN Stage: Adult Championship Basketball Game
- Johnston Terminal Stairs: Inuit Throat Singing and Drum Dancing
- The Market: Tobacco Tie Making and Offering for MMI2SWG
- The Port: Fancy Bustle Dancer
- Roof of Parkade: NORTH STAR DANCE FESTIVAL - Cultural Performances, Free Dance Workshops and Street Dance Battles, brought to you by Dance With GeNie Event Group
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- CN Field: Large Games (until 5:30 PM)
- Johnston Terminal Stairs: Leonard Sumner
- Oodena Celebration Circle: Singing and Drumming with Mary Black
- The Port: Jingle Dress Dancer
Schedule, times and locations may be subject to change on-site.
Bike valet avialable 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM.
This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.
The Forks also thanks Supporting Sponsors for Canada Day: London Drugs and CBC.
Location: Multiple Locations
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