Have a good time Saskatchewan Parks Week July 10 to 16 | Information and Media

Launched on July 11, 2022

The Executive of Saskatchewan has formally designated July 10 to 16 as Parks Week, along side Canada’s Parks Day on July 16.

“Parks Week is recently underway with a sequence of amusing methods and are living performances presented all the way through the week in a variety of provincial parks,” Parks, Tradition and Recreation Minister Laura Ross stated. “Parks Week is a smart lead as much as Canada’s Parks Day on July 16, an annual initiative led by way of the Canadian Parks Council to attach other people to nature via amusing, tutorial, family-oriented occasions and methods all around the nation.”

This yr’s Parks Week and Canada’s Parks Day will characteristic a sequence of themed methods in a variety of provincial parks, with actions reminiscent of treasure hunts, guided hikes, crafts, portray and extra. Occasions and dates for guided methods and occasions can also be discovered by way of looking “Occasions & Tickets” by way of each and every park at http://parks.saskatchewan.ca. 

Along with the themed programming, Blackstrap Provincial Park’s Seaside Lu’au, hosted by way of Little Kahuna’s Seaside Café and Tiki Bar, will run from 12 p.m. to ten p.m. on July 16. The development will come with a Polynesian pulled red meat bar, crafts, a treasure hunt, cornhole event, metal drum efficiency by way of The Steadies, an astronomy program, tiki cocktails and beer gardens. An in depth itinerary for the Lu’au can also be discovered below “occasions” on Sask Parks’ Fb web page.

SaskExpress kicked off their provincial park excursion on Thursday, July 7, in Moose Mountain Provincial Park with their “Going for Gold” efficiency, taking the sector of Olympic athletes and mashing it with musical theatre for a humorous, thrilling and sure-to-impress are living display. The remainder provincial park excursion dates going down throughout Parks Week are as follows: 

• The Battlefords – July 14
• Blackstrap – July 15
• Saskatchewan Touchdown – July 16
• Buffalo Pound – July 17

Showtimes are scheduled for 7 p.m., even though places or display instances would possibly alternate within the tournament of deficient climate stipulations. To obtain vital updates, guests must pre-register on-line at parks.saskatchewan.ca or take a look at Sask Parks’ Fb web page.

Whilst Parks Week wraps up on July 16, the joys continues on Sunday, July 17 with a Seaside, Beer & Brisket tournament at Duck Mountain Provincial Park. The day will come with seaside actions and video games, brisket BBQ smoked by way of Yoder People who smoke and beer gardens. The development is hosted by way of Waves Ice Cream and Mini Golfing and Buddies of Madge Lake, in partnership with Madge Lake Golfing Hotel and different native companies.

For the ones on the lookout for self-guided job choices, Discovery Packs are to be had to borrow at park customer centres and access gates and come with the whole lot had to entire a craft, discover the park or behavior a science experiment. Topics come with astro explorers, climate wonders, historical parks, disc golfing and extra.

New this yr, loose park job booklets also are to be had for children, stuffed with puzzles, video games, colouring sections and extra. Booklets can also be picked up at park customer centres and access gates.

To stick up to the moment on park methods, occasions and choices, observe Sask Parks on Fb at http://fb.com/saskparks.

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For more info, touch:

Jalaine Thibault
Parks, Tradition and Recreation
Regina
Telephone: 306-529-4087
E-mail: [email protected]