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Turtle Island Block Party

Saturday, June 27, 2026 | 2PM - 9PM

Turtle Island Block Party
Ivan Flett Memorial Dancers, Dr. Winston Wuttunee, Willows, Amanda Gendron, Big Tones, Aaron Peters, Rising Sun Pow Wow Club, Blazing Buffalo, Thunderbird Coming
Partners: Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, City of Winnipeg, North End Revitalization Inc.
Saturday, June 27
Turtle Island Neighbourhood Centre, near 510 King Street, Winnipeg
Music: 2 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Free admission
All ages, everyone welcome
Free BBQ, free photobooth, activities for families
Indigenous Marketplace, 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Prize draw at 8:45 p.m.

Schedule:
2 p.m.: Pow wow demonstration (1 hour 45 minutes)
4 p.m.: Winston Wuttunee (45 minutes)
5 p.m.: Amanda Gendron & Willows (45 minutes)
6 p.m.: Big Tones (45 minutes)
7 p.m.: Aaron Peters (45 minutes)
8 p.m.: Ivan Flett Memorial Dancers (45 minutes)

Accessibility:
The block party will be set up in the field next to the Turtle Island Neighbourhood Centre. The centre is in the middle of housing. Visitors will need to park on King Street, Dufferin Avenue, or Flora Avenue and use the paved walkways to access the site.

The Turtle Island Neighbourhood Centre has accessible washrooms inside the building. Please use the front door to avoid barriers.

If you are concerned about barriers and need to drop off a family member closer to the block party site, please contact [email protected] by June 24. We'll make arrangements for you to drop off your family member(s) closer to the centre.

Sponsors & Partners:
Aboriginal Music Manitoba (AMM) acknowledges sākihiwē festival Helper Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries and Resilience Partner The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund. The organization also extends its gratitude to ziibi 104.7 FM, the West End BIZ, Manitoba Music, Assiniboine Credit Union, Star Chief Lifestyle, the City of Winnipeg, the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport, The Forks, the Winnipeg Folk Festival, North End Revitalization Inc., and Central Neighbourhoods Winnipeg.

AMM acknowledges the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Arts Council, and the Winnipeg Arts Council for their financial support of the sākihiwē festival.

Tags: Aaron Peters | Amanda Gendron | Big Tones | Blazing Buffalo | Dr. Winston Wuttunee | Ivan Flett Memorial Dancers | Rising Sun Pow Wow Club | sakihiwe festival 2026 | Thunderbird Coming | Willows

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