Swift Current is about to experience an action-packed weekend with an extensive variety of events and activities for residents and visitors to enjoy.
Making the most of today's 27-degree forecast, numerous outdoor events are taking place throughout the city.
Dunk Tank for Your Community
The Kinette Club of Swift Current will be hosting a dunk tank in downtown Market Square today beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Attendees will be able to purchase balls to dunk one of the brave local figures.
The last participant will step into the dunk tank at 2:00 p.m., with all money raised going towards The Centre in Swift Current.
Chili Cook-Off
The Center’s annual Chili Cook-Off will also take place in downtown Swift Current today starting at 11:00 a.m.
The Swift Current Fire Department, Swift Current RCMP, and Hutch Ambulance Service will all be putting their recipes to the test.
Those in attendance will be able to vote on the best chili by donation.
All the proceeds from the event will go toward The Center.
Windscape Kite Festival
Today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., over 40 national and international stars of kite performing, and kite-making will be demonstrating their skills at the Windscape Kite Field located at 11th Avenue southwest and Matson Street.
There is also a wide variety of activities offered for children and families such as a bubble station, a straw bale maze, and building workshops.
There is no admission, and visitors receive a free festival program and passport upon arrival.
Long Day’s Night Music Festival
Live Music and a summer breeze will fill the air this weekend at the Festival Field, on 11th Avenue southwest and Matson Street.
The doors will open at 8:00 p.m., tonight with music beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Tonight's performances will feature Edmonton artist, Robin Cisek, followed by rising star, Begonia.
Concluding the live music on Sunday will be Alberta-born Americana singer-songwriter, Mariel Buckley.
The doors will open at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday and the concert will begin at 8:00 p.m.
Mankota Rodeo
The 38th annual Dean Anthony Memorial Rodeo is taking place today and tomorrow in Mankota.
Events will start at 6:00 p.m. tonight before picking back up tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.
Hosted at the Mankota Rodeo Grounds, attendees will be treated to live music and access to Beer Gardens.
Admission for adults and students is ten dollars, while 12 and under can enter for free.
Memorial Picnic
Family, friends, and community members are gathering at Riverside Park this afternoon to recognize the three-year mark of a collision that took the lives of four teenagers.
The collision took the lives of Courtney Forfar, 19, Hunter Beeching, 16, Arn Slaven, 18, and Cody Miller, 19, on June 24, 2020, just east of Swift Current.
A sponsored picnic from Daisy Lane Catering will take place next to O’Rudys Creek House at 1 p.m., featuring a raffle by DH Crafty Creations and a cruise throughout the afternoon.
All proceeds will be split between covering the costs to make it an annual event, and the families whose loved ones were involved in the accident.