Culture of the Event
See what Canada is all aboot! As Canada is a Mosaic Culture, we will honor as many of our founding people as possible including First Nations.
Check out this interesting article about the founding of Canada and other historical facts of our neighbor to the north!
2024 Music Lineup – Watch this space! Save the date for Saturday, September 21, 2024 at the Arcadia Creek Festival Place.
World Champine Poutine Competition Local and regional restaurants and food trucks will compete to create the best Poutine in the World!
New in 2024! Butter Tart Competition Open to all who want to bring their best version of this sweet Canadian classic!
Children’s Culture Tent: Join us at the children’s tent for arts, crafts and cultural and educational activities about Canada!
Youth books! Le Caribou a lunettes will be bringing Francophone books and reading in the cultural center. Le Caribou promotes the French language and Francophone Cultures through youth literature and more!
Expanded in 2024: Canadian Sports Center and “Families Have Fun!”
This outreach program is lead by former Canadian Olympic athlete and now local coach Heather Sawyer! We’re teaming up with Western Michigan University and the YMCA of Kalamazoo. We will have:
- Live Curling! sponsored by the Kalamazoo Curling Club and Millenium Restaurant Group.
- Live Lacrosse! This Canadian favorite was invented by First Nations people, and the Kalamazoo United lacrosse team will be there with a net to show you how it’s done.
- Crokinole! Eric Kramp will be attending with his hand-crafted crokinole boards. Learn more about this Canadian board game invented in the 1870s!
- Hockey! Come learn street hockey and enter our slapshot contest!
- Basketball! Invented by a Canadian! We will have a dunk contest and a skills workshop.