Events & Gatherings

The Steadies

The Steadies aren’t invited to the party—they ARE the party. Mixing the explosively popular pop-rock genre with rocksteady and reggae influences, The Steadies have created a signature sound they’ve dubbed, ‘island rock.’ Their latest releases, a series of three EPs, are an ode to the band’s rocksteady roots and offer an electrifying collection of radio-worthy originals and rock-out party songs.

Eliza Mary Doyle

Bright, feisty, and fierce, this banjo-playing troubadour of exceptional talent and vision has been gracing stages around the world for the past 20 years with her spontaneous and contagious energy. Doyle is a Juno and international award-winning artist who, together with her band, can be described as “sweet as honey and raw as hide.” Her past discography goes back to 2003, and since then, she’s recorded on 23 albums, toured Canada, the US, Europe and the UK extensively, and crafted her musicianship to rise in excellence as a leader in this province as a banjo player, performer, teacher and songwriter.

Falynn Baptiste

Falynn Baptiste is a proud Cree-Métis singer-songwriter from Red Pheasant First Nation in Saskatchewan. She grew up in a large family, rooted in her nêhiyaw culture, traditions and language. Her mother says she came into the world a songbird, humming and singing to herself when she was a little girl.  Baptiste is also a high school teacher and Cree language advocate, passionate about connecting Indigenous youth to their language and culture in the hopes of strengthening identity. Motivated by the importance of preserving the language she has performed and recorded Christmas songs, the national anthem and hymns in Cree. She believes language is the spirit of what it means to be Indigenous.  Hearing contemporary song translated into Indigenous language stirs emotion and creates a strong connection to the spirit.  Incorporating language into contemporary song also creates connection among people of all nations. In 2023, she released her first hybrid language solo album titled “níki – Home” leading to both the winning of the inaugural 2023 Saskatchewan Indigenous Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year, and the 2023 Saskatchewan Music Award for Indigenous Artist of the Year.

Jake Chenier

Jake Chenier has captured the hearts and imaginations of families for over two decades and has recorded four albums of original songs inspired by travels to Thailand and Latin America. His Juno Award-nominated recording, “Walking In The Sun”, offers many musical styles including calypso, reggae and Cajun. He has shared his Franco-Manitoban heritage with family audiences throughout Canada with his educational and bilingual music. In recognition of his work, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Jake’s spirited concerts encourage children of all ages to join in the fun, combining sing-along and action songs.

Empire Parkour

Empire Parkour, Saskatoon’s only Parkour Gym, has well over a decade of experience in training and teaching, with a focus on safety and community. The group has travelled and trained with parkour communities all over the world. These experiences allow Empire Parkour to continue to deepen skills, and create videos documenting their adventures.

Pure Energy

The original terms used to describe dancers when breakin’ first emerged were “b-boy” (“break-boy”), “b-girl” (“break-girl”), and “breaker.” Alpha Kids and Raw Honey Crew are comprised of dancers that come from diverse cultural backgrounds and have varied dance experiences, ranging from 2 years to over 18 years. Some began dancing as children, while others started in their early twenties. Each dancer has a unique story about how they got into dance, and they are all between the ages of 18 and 33.

What unites them is the shared values of hip-hop: peace, love, unity, and having fun. Despite their individual creative styles in breakin’ (also known as breakdancing) and other street dance forms like hip-hop, whacking, popping, animation, and shuffling, they are all drawn together by these core principles. These dancers perform, teach, and compete both locally in Saskatchewan and across Canada.

Nikki Sirett

Nikki Sirett is a visual artist with a varied practice who has been living in Saskatchewan for the past three years. Originally from Vancouver, she graduated with a BFA in Visual Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2015. She works primarily in acrylic paint (often animal subjects), ink (highly detailed abstract work), and chalk (in the summer of 2023 she completed 100 public chalk drawings in 100 days, in a project funded by SK Arts) but will use any medium that makes sense for her ideas. For her, sidewalk chalk drawings are a fun way to engage with the community and bring a little novelty to ordinary spaces. Since moving to Saskatoon her work has been featured in several group and individual shows, including a solo show at the Gallery at Frances Morrison Central Library, and twice in Nuit Blanche YXE. Keep up with her at nikkisirett.com, and @‌cantstopthedancingchicken.

Quinlan Sharkey

Free Flow Dance Theatre Company artist Quinlan Sharkey was born in Calgary and raised on the family farm outside the city. She took classes in ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, and tap and later on spent a year training at The School of Alberta Ballet before moving to New York City to become a trainee at the Joffrey Ballet School. Quinlan has now been with the school for four years and has performed many roles in The Nutcracker, and other showcases, as well as had opportunities to perform outside of Joffrey with other schools and choreographers. She has worked with and performed professionally with Benjamin Briones Ballet Company dancing in various new works.

Müveddet Al Katib

Take part in a collage activity with artist Müveddet Al Katib. Using the vibrants shapes and colours of Eastern tile, WEGO attendees are invited to create their own unique designs.

Saskatoon Public Library 

Saskatoon Public Library offers vibrant and welcoming community spaces and digital environments that provide Saskatoon residents of all ages and ability levels access to a range of programs, services, collections and online resources. At WEGO, SPL will offer a pop-up library experience so that kids and families can explore literacy in fun, creative ways.

Wanuskewin

For thousands of years, Northern Plains Indigenous peoples relied on bison as a major source of food, tools, and shelter. In order to hunt bison and survive the challenging environment, children were taught survival skills in the form of games. Join Wanuskewin for an interactive program to learn more about how Northern Plains Indigenous people used the bison and try your hand at playing some traditional games to practice your hunting, physical, and social skills.

Western Development Museum

You’re never alone when you’ve got a phone.  Join the WDM Saskatoon to learn about Saskatchewan’s communication heritage. How have people in communicated over time? Spin the dial on a rotary phone, write your own postcard, and try to decipher morse code.

Nutrien Wonderhub

Join Wonderhub for a robotic adventure activity station. Have fun learning beginner coding concepts with our cute little robots. The station will also have hands-on activities that let you explore the art of construction using unique open ended floor toys. 

Meewasin Valley Authority

Meewasin Valley Authority offers an engaging scavenger hunt activity that allows you to explore Saskatoon’s natural beauty. Discover hidden gems along the river trails and enjoy colouring pages featuring native wildlife and flowers, making every adventure in the Meewasin Valley both educational and fun for all ages. Also, explore volunteer opportunities to help preserve and protect this unique environment.

Persephone Theatre

Creation Station fun with Persephone Theatre School. Using masks and wings and everyday things to inspire characters and fuel your imagination!

Dance Saskatchewan Inc.

Remai Modern is partnering with Dance Saskatchewan on an Artist-In-Residence Program. The dancers will be on site at the museum for a month-long residency, culminating in a performance at WEGO on August 25. During this time, they will develop work inspired by Remai Modern’s exhibitions.

The dancers are Mitchell Larsen, Valentyna Matyushenko, Meghann Michalsky and Ruby Eger.

Family Shorts Films from the NFB

Cool down in the SaskTel Theatre with a selection of family friendly short films provided by the National Film Board of Canada! These films screen on loop throughout WEGO from 10AM – 4PM.

Click here to see the schedule.