Free Culture Days events 2023

Prince Albert invites you to the 2023 Culture Days with our theme, Heartbeat of the North!

More than a dozen FREE events and opportunities are being offered over the three-week national festival from September 22 to October 15, 2023

Here are a few of the FREE opportunities planned:

• Open House with the Art Guilds at the Arts Centre on Sept.23 hosted by the Prince Albert Council for the Arts. Ask the photography club a question, try spinning and weaving, watch a pottery demo and more!
• Tapestrama Cultural Festival on Sept.23 & 24, hosted by the Prince Albert Multicultural Council and held at Carlton Comprehensive High School. Tapestrama is a perfect example of our city's diversity, culture, and talent and includes some amazing food booths.
• A Taste of Home Cultural Café at the YWCA Settlement Services on Sept.28. Experience the world over your lunch hour!
• Several National Day for Truth & Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day walks and events, most held on Sept.30.
• Free admission to the Prince Albert Historical Museum on Sept.30.
• Northern Lights Casino Thanksgiving Powwow on Oct.6 to 8.
• “Between Us” Bee Art Drop-In Activity at the Mann Art Gallery on Oct.7.
• Four programs at the Prince Albert Arts Centre, including Storytelling through Photography and Story Stones. Please note these programs are free but require pre-registration at www.citypa.ca/register.
• A complete schedule of all the events is available on the Prince Albert Hub Page.

“Arts & Culture are thriving in our community, and we recognize the value for our enjoyment, mental health, and connection to the community,” said Judy MacLeod Campbell, Arts and Cultural Coordinator for the City. “There are many arts and culture opportunities that organizations and artists provide all year long for the community to take part in. Culture Days allows us to provide some of these free to try.”

There will also be FREE public transit for Culture Days on Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23.

About Culture Days

Culture Days is a national celebration of arts and culture. Culture Days has become the largest cultural event in Canada, attracting an estimated 2 million annual attendees to thousands of free activities and performances hosted by artists, cultural organizations and municipalities in 355 communities across Canada.

Culture Days in Prince Albert are coordinated by a local committee and funded by SaskCulture, Saskatchewan Lotteries, the Municipal Cultural Action Plan (City of Prince Albert), and the organizations and their funders hosting Culture Days events as noted in the events listing.

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For more media inquiries, please contact:

Judy MacLeod Campbell

Arts & Cultural Coordinator

Phone: (306) 953-4825