Cypress Hills Events

2016

  • Observatory – 5 nightly programs (closed Monday & Wednesday).
  • Daily Interpretive Programs – pick up a Summer Program Schedule at the Visitor Centre.
  • Art in the Park – join the Artist in Residence for some amazing art fun!

Stop in at the Art Cabin for details

Date / Happening Events / Ask for the ‘Summer Programs Schedule’ for Daily Interpretive Programs
May long Weekend / Saturday May 21 – Art for Kids – 2:00-4:00 pm Art Cabin
Saturday May 21 – Moon Walk (hike) – 9:30 pmNative Prairie Trail
Sunday May 22 – Observatory AstronomyProgram - 10:00 pm
June 18 / Leisure Pool Opens for the season
11:00 am – 7:00 pm
June 25 / Cars in the Hills
This is a Tri Club Classic car show which is open to all makes and models of cars, pickups, and motorcycles...Held in the beautiful Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park south of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan...
Contact-Marvin Bauer 306 662 3179
Joe Hancock 306 662 7419

July 1 / Canada Day Festivities
A day to celebrate with lots of fun activities.
9:00 am to 12 noon - Pancake Breakfast Hosted by Friends of Cypress Hills Inc. Community Centre
11:00 am - Bike Decorating and Face Painting – Visitor Centre
12:30 pm - Canada Day Ceremony, Games and Cake – Visitor Centre
2:30 pm - Beach Sand Sculpture Building – Main Beach
7:30 pm – JordanaVos-Jans Music – Amphitheatre. Performance by donation.
July 2 / High Flyers
Bald and beautiful, with super-sniffers, this bird is known for what it eats! Park Interpreters present an enlightening story about the turkey vulture.
Location: amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 pm
July 3 / Conrad Sandberg & His Prairie Pals
Good old country western music. Great for the whole family.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
July 4 / Ghost Cats of the Cypress Hills
Join a park interpreter for this educational presentation about the wild cats of the Cypress Hills forests.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Presentation by donation
July 5 / JordanaVos-Jans Music
Enjoy a delightful variety of country music songs by this local artist. Great for the whole family.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
July 7 / The Gerd & Terry Music Show
This talented duo will perform some great music everyone will enjoy.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
July 9 / Starlight Follies
Join Galileo as he discovers how astronomy has advanced in the past 400 years. Learn how light pollution is affecting our environment and what you can do about it.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 pm
Presentation by donation
July 10 / Jack Humeny Music Show
You’ll love this great folk roots and country music singer.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
July 11 / T-T&B Band
Bring the whole family to enjoy some great classic country music with this trio from Maple Creek.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
July 12 / Twin Peaks Live
Western Canadian Music Award winning roots duo Twin Peaks play their harmonies. Naomi Shore and Lindsay Pratt are collectively radiant in song and in style. The whole family will love this musical performance.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
July 15 / Cheryl Eresman& Craig Solie Dynamic Duo
Dynamic and fun, this music duo will make you want to dance.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
July 16 / Canada’s Parks Day
A day full of fun for the entire family!
Location: Visitor Centre Lawn
Times: 1:00 – 4:00 pm Carnival - A fundraiser for the new Community Centre
9:00 pm – Family entertainment – Visitor Centre lawn
10:15 pm - Fireworks by Paradise – Loch Leven
July 17 / Nature’s Pantry Walk
Let the park interpreter introduce you to some of the medicinal remedies and nutritious foods found in the Cypress Hills.
Location: Highland Trail
Time: 7:30 pm
July 18 / Starlight Follies
Join Galileo as he discovers how astronomy has advanced in the past 400 years. Learn how light pollution is affecting our environment and what you can do about it.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 pm
Presentation by donation
July 21 / Brenda Lee
Enjoy the music of Brenda Lee, Patsy Cline and other greats of the western music scene
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
July 23 / Gala Fundraising Evening for the Community Centre
Music & Comedy Entertainment by Martin Janovsky, Saskatoon
Roast Beef Dinner
Tickets $75/person
Information & Tickets: (306) 662-2730
July 24 / A Walk Through Time
Take a walk into the Cypress Hills’ past and meet historical characters along the trail.
Location: Windfalls Trail
Time: 7:30 pm
July 25 / Replacing Rudolph
Rudolph has quit the sleigh team, so Santa sends Merry Elf to the Cypress Hills to find a replacement. Learn about the Cypress Hills ungulates in this hilarious play.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 pm
Performance by donation
July 26 / JordanaVos-Jans Music
Enjoy a delightful variety of country music songs by this local artist. Great for the whole family.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
July 26 / A Walk with Nyx
Through stories and cool facts, a park interpreter will uncover the uneasy relationship humans have had with the night for thousands of years.
Location: Native Prairie Trail
Time: 9:30 pm
July 29 / Floriography, Folklore and Faeries Walk.
Discover the myth, meanings and stories of the plants that surround us. And maybe the wee folk will come out to play.
Location: Highland Trail
Time: 7:30 pm
July 30 / Cottage Owners Annual Meeting
Location: Community Centre
Time:
July 31 / Hillbilly Hustle Relay Race
Don’t miss this fun annual event!
Teams of 5 compete on a short course of canoeing, running, cycling and swimming for best costume and race time. Minimum participant age 14 years old. Registration fee $25/team. Register by calling (306) 662-5449.
Registration for pre-registered participants – 6:30 pm
Race Time: 7:00 pm
August 2 / JordanaVos-Jans Music
Enjoy a delightful variety of country music songs by this local artist. Great for the whole family.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
August 4-7 / Sask Summer Star Party
Celebrate the Cypress Hills Dark Sky Preserve with public star gazing activities, astronomy presentations by experts in the field and more.
Thurs. Aug 4 – Living Skies Lecture Series guest presentation at the amphitheatre, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Public Star Star gazing to follow at observatory 10:00 pm – 12:00 midnight.
Fri. Aug 5 – afternoon public solar viewing by the Visitor Centre, guest presentations at the Resort Inn followed by Public Star Gazing at the observatory 10:00 pm – 12:00 midnight.
Sat. Aug6 - Public Star Gazing at observatory 10:00 pm – 12:00 am midnight at Observatory.
Sun. Aug 7 - Public Star Gazing at observatory 10:00 pm – 12:00 am midnight at Observatory.
To register for professional series and information go to or
August 6 / Wagon Train for Children’s Wish
Join the local Southwest Harness Club and their heavy horse and wagon teams for a scenic ride around Loch Leven for donations to the Children’s Wish Foundation of Saskatchewan. Location - Leisure Pool Parking Lot.
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Donation for ride
August 7 / Conrad Sandberg & His Prairie Pals
Good old country western music. Great for the whole family.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
August 8 / The Gerd & Terry Music Show
This talented duo will perform some great music everyone will enjoy.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
August 9 / JordanaVos-Jans Music
Enjoy a delightful variety of country music songs by this local artist. Great for the whole family.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
August 11 / T-T&B Band
Bring the whole family to enjoy some great classic country music with this trio from Maple Creek.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
August 12 / Cheryl Eresman & Craig Solie Dynamic Duo
Dynamic and fun, this music duo will make you want to dance.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
August 13 / A Walk Through Time
Take a walk into the Cypress Hills’ past and meet historical characters along the trail.
Location: Windfalls Trail
Time: 7:30 pm
August 16 / JordanaVos-Jans Music
Enjoy a delightful variety of country music songs by this local artist. Great for the whole family.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
August
18 & 19 / Jack Humeny Music Show
You’ll love this great folk roots and country music singer.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
September 3 / Conrad Sandberg & His Prairie Pals
Good old country western music. Great for the whole family.
Location: Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Performance by donation
September 4 / Great Vacation Treasure Hunt
The annual year end search for secret locations in the park. Winner receives a camping vacation package for 2017