Real District events

Tuesday was Harlem Globetrotter Day. The history goes like this: Abe Saperstein founded the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team in 1926. They were initially known as the Savoy Big Five, after the famous Savoy Ballroom in Chicago, where they held their first performances. The original team members were all African-Americans from the south side of Chicago, […]

The longest-running indoor powwow in Treaty 4 Territory is once again welcoming everyone. The First Nations University of Canada Spring Celebration Powwow runs this weekend at the Brandt Centre. The powwow returns in full swing after 3-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Robyn Morin, the co-chair for the First Nations University of Canada Spring […]

As we come up on the final weekend of the 2023 Frost Festival, the REAL District is reminding residents that the area is expected to be extremely busy this Saturday, February 11, with pedestrian traffic during the final events this weekend. The REAL District will be having its usual events at the Viterra International Trade […]