June Days: They're Back!!!!

June Days in Yorkton City Centre Park started as an idea to get more people downtown and into the Park for some family friendly, wholesome, engaging fun.

Various community groups within our city were engaged to share their culture, art, music, stories and their food with ALL of Yorkton. Man, did they step up! The weekly events started drawing bigger and bigger crowds and EVERYONE that attended had lots of fun!

Yorkton Business Improvement District is proud to re-do the event again this year, in conjunction with our supporting sponsors, partners and some truly amazing Yorkton Community groups!

Volunteer! Have some fun! Make new friends!

We are also putting a call out for supportive volunteers & business social groups, that are:

Willing to assist with set up on event day, handing out coupons, sponsoring kids face painting & tatoo’s, attending to a game station, then helping with tear-down and light clean up of the park at the end of the day.
Each June Days event set up starts at 3:30pm. Each event starts at 4:30pm and runs to 8:00 pm – and the volunteer day is complete at ~8:30pm.
Businesses or business social committees that wish to sponsor or participate are welcome!

For more information or to let us know you are willing to help out during a particular evening Click Here!

While your downtown, take a stroll and check out some of our fantastic local Yorkton businesses!

June Days: Yorkton City Centre Park

Scheduled Events

Thursday, June 1 2023 : Jamaica! Come : Be Welcome & Relax!

This event runs from 4:30pm to 7:30pm and everyone is invited! Join in on Yorkton's the welcoming Jamaican community experience !

Please - due to the expected high attendance, please DO BRING along your own seating or lawn chairs!

The Jamaican Community organizing group also encourages those planning to attend to wear Black, Yellow and Green - the colors of Jamaica! If you can bring some pots and pans to make loud celebratory noise with - do that too!

June Days Jamaica Evening Event Schedule:

4:00pm: Food Trucks Open (Tea Pro & Pink Ladies)

4:30pm to 5:00pm: Welcome from event hosts. Rundown of the evening's event schedule.

4:30pm: The following activities open or start:

Jamaican Food Booth
Kids Bouncy House
Kids Games & Activities
Temporary Tattoo Booth
DJ Music / Entertainment
Rolling Thunder Car Show
City of Yorkton Fire Services / Antique Fire Truck Rides

5:30pm to 6:00pm: Official Opening. National Anthem, Host community flag raising, Greetings from attending dignitaries.

7:30pm: Close

Thursday, June 8 2023: An Evening in Vietnam / Philippines.

This event runs from 4:30pm to 7:30pm and everyone is invited! You may have noticed a large and growing segment of Yorkton community members claim Vietnam or the Philippines as their cultural touch stone.

This event is a wonderful opportunity to learn more, enjoy the renowned Vietnamese / Philippine guest hospitality, vibrant family and community minded culture and attitude! Come on down and travel through a full and rich cultural experience! Prepare to have fun!

The evening has two color themes to represent the two host communities. For Vietnamese wear red & yellow, for Philippines wear white, blue and yellow.

Don't forget: the event attendance is expected to be high, and in place seating limited, so please do bring along your favorite lawn chair(s) if you plan to make an evening of it!

June Days Vietnam / Philippines Evening Event Schedule:

4:00pm: Food truck opens: (Poutine Truck)

4:30pm to 5:00pm: Welcome from event hosts. Quick rundown of the evening's events.

4:30pm: The following events and activities open or start.

Music by organizing group live singers & karaoke/ open mic.
Other host group(s) cultural activities and presentations.
Food Booths open: (Vietnamese M Coffee House & Chester's Chicken - Philippines)
Kids Bouncy House
Kids Games & Activities
Temporary Tattoo Booth
Face Painting ( by Big Brothers / Big Sisters Yorkton)
Art & Crafts
Rolling Thunder Car Show
City of Yorkton Fire Services / Antique Fire Truck Rides

5:30pm - 6:00pm: Official Opening. National Anthem, Host community flag raising, Greetings from attending dignitaries.

7:30pm: Close

Thursday, June 15 2023: Slava Ukraina!

Anyone who has lived in Yorkton and the surrounding region for as little as - a week, knows the Ukrainian community in Yorkton is huge, vibrant and supportive!

Given the current circumstances being faced by the Ukrainian nation, and the wealth of community support that community has thrown into making Yorkton a great place to live & work - come on down to support and celebrate everything Ukrainian (and everything Yorkton by extension)!

The event organizers encourage all who plan to attend to wear your Ukrainian blouse or shirt. If you don't have one of those - no worries, just wear Blue and Yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag!

Remember: In place seating is limited in the park. Attendance is expected to be high, so if your plans are to linger throughout the whole evening - please DO bring along your favorite lawn chairs or cushions!

June Days Ukraine Evening Event Schedule:

4:00pm: Food Truck opens (Pink Ladies)

4:30pm to 5:00pm: Welcome from event hosts. Rundown of the evening's event schedule.

4:30pm: The following activities open or start.

Live Music (Bandurist and more!)
Food Booth opens: (Joe Beavers - Ukrainian menu!)
Other host group cultural activities begin
Kids Bouncy House
Kids Games
Temporary Tattoo Booth
Face Painting ( by Big Brothers / Big Sisters Yorkton)
Kids Art & Crafts
Ukrainian Crafts Table
Rolling Thunder Car Show
City of Yorkton Fire Services / Antique Fire Truck Rides

5:30pm - 6:00pm: Official 0pening. National Anthem, host community flag raising. Greetings from attending dignitaries.

6:00pm - Close: Ukrainian Dance! (Ituna's Klenovee Lystky Ukrainian Dance Club).

Learning about Indigenous Peoples, places and experiences is a step forward each Canadian can take on the path to reconciliation and is a way to honor the culture of Canada's Indigenous people.

The event has long outgrown the confines of City Centre Park and the events run all day - at multiple locations and venues throughout Yorkton.

For more information on the many events being planned in celebration of the day please go to the Yorkton Tribal Council (YTC) web or Meta pages!

National Indigenous Peoples Day Scheduled Events:

Yorkton Tribal Council Web Page

Yorkton Tribal Council (YTC) Meta / Facebook Page:

Thursday, June 22, 2023: South Asian!

Yorkton's South Asian Community is growing, wonderful, welcoming and diverse! The community includes those whose family or cultural heritage and hearth originates from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, The Maldives and Sri Lanka! The combined cultural experience and offering should be amazing and awesome!

If anyone attended last years event sponsored by this community, you will remember that both water - and color have a BIG role in the evenings plans.

The host group is encouraging all Yorktonites that plan to join in their evening, to wear a white t-shirt and bring your water guns! Yes -you read that right, bring your favorite water gun(s) and I promise you at some point in the evening, they WILL be put to good use!

Remember: In place seating is limited in the park. Attendance is expected to be high, so if your plans are to participate all evening long - please DO bring along your favorite lawn chairs or cushions!

June Days South Asian Evening Event Schedule:

4:00pm: Food Trucks Open (Tea Pro)

4:30pm to 5:00pm: Welcome from event hosts. Rundown of the evening's busy event schedule.

4:30pm: The following activities open or start:

Music by DJ
Other host group(s) cultural activities and presentations.
Food Booth opens: (Yorkton Kinnettes)
Kids Bouncy House
Kids Games & Activities
Temporary Tattoo Booth
Face Painting ( by Big Brothers / Big Sisters Yorkton)
Kids Art & Crafts
Rolling Thunder Car Show
City of Yorkton Fire Services / Antique Fire Truck Rides

5:30pm to 6:00pm: Official Opening. National Anthem, Host community flag raising, Greetings from attending dignitaries.

7:30pm: Close

Thursday, June 29, 2023: Nigeria / Canada Evening

There just are NOT enough weeks in June! So this evening is a "two-fer"!

Did you Know? That the Nigerian cultural mosaic includes over 527 different languages with over 1150 dialects and ethnic groups? Yorkton's Nigerian community is equally diverse and loves to be involved and engaged! This evening has to be one in your schedule of "must do" family events this summer. The evening promises to be joyous, lively, fun and enriching!

At the end of it all, we'll squeeze in a warm up for the coming Canada Day!

If you wish to come and "represent", Nigeria theme colors are green and white, Canada's are red & white!

June Days Nigeria / Canada Evening Event Schedule:

4:00pm: Food trucks open: ( Tea Pro & Poutine Truck)

4:30pm to 5:00pm: Welcome from event hosts. Quick rundown of the evening's events.

4:30pm: The following events and activities open or start.

Live Music by Rocket Billy
Other host group(s) cultural activities and presentations.
Kids Bouncy House
Kids Games & Activities
Temporary Tattoo Booth
Face Painting ( by Big Brothers / Big Sisters Yorkton)
Kids Art & Crafts
Rolling Thunder Car Show
City of Yorkton Fire Services / Antique Fire Truck Rides

5:30pm - 6:00pm: Official Opening. National Anthem(s), Host community flag raisings, Greetings from attending dignitaries.

7:30pm: Close