Name: Central Park Block Party || sākihiwē festival 2026
Start: 2026-06-28T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Central Park (Winnipeg)

$Central Park Block Party || s\u0101kihiw\u0113 festival 2026$

Central Park Block Party
Celeigh Cardinal, Kutcha Edwards & Dr. Shellie Morris (Australia), Darren Lavallee, Willows, KNG JMZ, Rhonda Head, Amanda Gendron, Tunngasugit, Spence Neighbourhood Association youth
Partners: Spence Neighbourhood Association
Sunday, June 28
Central Park, near 400 Edmonton 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:
2:15 p.m.: Tunngasugit (30 minutes) *
3 p.m.: Rhonda Head & Amanda Gendron (45 minutes) *
4 p.m.: KNG JMZ (45 minutes) *
5 p.m.: Willows (45 minutes)
6 p.m.: Kutcha Edwards & Dr. Shellie Morris (45 minutes)
7 p.m.: Darren Lavallee (45 minutes)
8 p.m.: Celeigh Cardinal (45 minutes)
* Performances by youth from the Spence Neighbourhood Association in between acts.
Accessibility:
The block party will be set up under the trees on the north side of the soccer field. Visitors will need to park on Edmonton Street, Carlton Street, or the surrounding area and use the paved walkways to access the site.
An accessible port-a-pottie will be located on the boulevard next to the soccer field along Edmonton Street.
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 have helpers who can wait with them while you find a parking spot in the area.
Partners and Funding:
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 Airports Authority, The Forks, and the Winnipeg Folk Festival.
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.