Ignite your imagination!
This years Downtown Spark Festival features O-day’min Day!
NOTE: due to rain and wind, this event location has changed to ATB Place.
Bill chats with Erin Clyde from Foundry Events to chat about the event, the venue changing to adhere to weather conditions and what people can expect:
O-day’min is the Anishinaabe word for strawberries (heart berry). It’s also the name of the downtown ward because it is the heart of the city. The fun continues at Downtown Spark with exciting and educational activities, an Indigenous market, entertainment, and more on Thursday, May 30 with O-day’min Day.
| Schedule | |
| 4 – 5 PM | Matthew Cardinal |
| 5 – 5:30 PM | Darla Daniels (Metis fiddler) |
| 5:30 – 6 PM | Stories with Kohkum Kathy. Community Elder Kathy and guests share Indigenous stories, with love and laughter, and Indigenous Cree perspectives along the way. |
| 6:15 – 7 PM | Toosick (hip-hop, storytelling, and Indigenous dance) |
| 7:15 – 7:45 PM | Sauvage Plain |
| 8 – 9 PM | Rellik & Signal from Earth |
PLUS engage with activities throughout the event:
- *NEW* wander the Indigenous market that showcases local art and products, see below for vendor listing
- Moosehide Medicine Pouches maker station, facilitated by Lorrie Lawrence
- Land-Based Teachings – Chantelle Gray has been working with plant medicines her entire life and will share gardening tips, Traditional Medicine teachings from an Indigenous perspective, and small plant pots for little people and adults alike to learn how to care for plants.
- E2S Tea and Chat: Along with Chantel’s plant medicine teachings, E2S will have a table to chat with community members to provide information on their organization and 2 Spirit understandings in an informal setting.
The Indigenous market will include:
- Sabrina Williams of SAW SACRED BEADING
- Donna Robillard of Kookum Donna’s Creations
- Felishia Dumont of Felishia’s Creations
- FM Whitford & Arden Herman of Bead work & Bannock
- Nicole Bell of Almost Famous Designs
- Monica Rain of The Little Tipi Family
Get eats from food trucks:
- Filistix
- Drift
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