Festivals
Living Sky Casino Round Dance - Saturday, February 18
Celebrate Culture in the Southwest with the Living Sky Casino Round Dance at the Sky Centre in Swift Current. For information call (306) 778-5759.
Thursday, February 23 to Saturday, February 25, 2012
Presented by Blenders at the Lyric Theatre, 227 Central Ave N
Get out of your house! Make the winter blues go away! StirCrazy Blues Festival concerts are at the Lyric Theatre. Advance tickets and festival passes will be available at Pharmasave, or call Shann at (306) 778-2686.
Swift Current & District Music Festival -
April 1 to 5; April 16 to 28, 2012
The Swift Current & District Music Festival is a music festival for youth performers from our community, featuring approximately 500 performances that occur at various schools, churches and public venues around Swift Current. Performances include: Voice/Strings, Band/Primary Piano and Piano, culminating in a Festival Xtravaganza.
Thursday, June 21 to Saturday, June 23, 2012
Marston Street & 11th Avenue SW in Swift Current, SK
Celebrate three of the longest days of the year with great music and lots of fun under a big-top tent at the Long Day's Night Music Festival. Advance tickets and festival passes available at Pharmasave.
Saturday, June 23 to Sunday, June 24, 2012
Marston Street & 11th Avenue SW in Swift Current, SK
The skies above Swift Current will fill with a colorful array of some of the most unique kites North America has to offer. Internationally acclaimed and award winning, Windscape Kite Festival is a family-friendly, free-admission festival.
Frontier Days Fair & Rodeo - Thursday, June 28 to Sunday, July 1, 2012
Swift Current's biggest event of the year is Frontier Days: 4 days of CCA rodeo, horse and cattle shows, midway rides and grandstand concerts, all at Kinetic Park.
Thursday, July 5 to Sunday, July 8, 2012
Lyric Theatre, 227 Central Avenue North, Swift Current, SK.
Return to the 1920s, with Summer Chautauqua, where travelling shows captivated local audiences. Listen to lectures, musicians and raconteurs, drink sarsaparilla and eat corndogs, and enjoy world-class, touring theatre artists performing original and critically acclaimed work.
18th Annual Mennonite Heritage Village Watermelon Festival - Sunday, July 22, 2012
Mennonite Heritage Village, Kinetic Park
The 18th Annual Mennonite Heritage Village Watermelon Festival features watermelon, faspa and entertainment, from 2:30 - 5:30 at Mennonite Heritage Village, Kinetic Park.
Multicultural Festival - Watch for 2012 dates to be announced
An array of dishes and performances from different cultures will be on hand,
as well as cultural displays and activities, and a multicultural marketplace, 11 am to 4 pm, at the Lyric Theatre downtown, the Newcomer Welcome Centre and the RBC Pavilion. Info: (306) 774-4883.
Watch for 2012 dates to be announced
"Celebrating arts + culture
from coast to coast to coast."
Enjoy free concerts, tours, demonstrations and other fun cultural events for everybody, during Culture Days at various locations throughout Swift Current. For more information: Shann (306) 778-2686.