Are the loud fireworks not your thing? Then you’ll want to check out Winnipeg’s first-ever drone show taking place at The Forks on Canada Day.
The 2023 Canada Day theme is Finding our North Star. The day will conclude with a drone show finale that pairs ancestral celestial teachings with cutting-edge drone technology never before seen in Winnipeg.
Canada Day events at The Forks will run from 12:00pm until 10:30pm, when the spectacular drone show acts as a finale to the full day of programming.
Activities include:
- Forks Market stage programmed in partnership with Manitoba Music
- family activities at the CN Stage
- workshops
- tours
- picnic tables
- food trucks
- and a huge soccer tournament
The drone show will start at 10:30pm. It’s entitled Acakos (ah-cha-kos) , meaning “star” in Cree, has been curated around the teachings of Elder Wilfred Buck , a member of Opaskwayak Cree Nation. Buck is an internationally known star Knowledge Keeper. Acakos will tell the story of the North Star, traditionally known as Kiwatin (kee-way-tin), meaning “the going-home star,” and Ikakacit (eh-kah-kah-chet), meaning “standing still,” as it’s the only star in the Northern Hemisphere that does not move.
Will there be Fireworks at The Forks on Canada Day?
No, there will not be fireworks at The Forks on Canada Day. Instead, the drone show will take its place.
