Weekend Activities

Batoche National Historic Site

Discover a new cultural skill every weekend with the Batoche Weekend Activity Program. Learn hands-on the history and significance of beading, jigging, and many other Métis art forms.

Weekend activities take place from 1:00pm to 3:00pm every Saturday and Sunday in July and August.

Bannock on a stick

A child in a coat and hat holding a stick with dough wrapped around the end over a fire pit.

Learn more about the history of Bannock while enjoying a tasty treat.

  • July 5 and 6
  • August 9 and 10

Beading

A person sitting at a picnic table stringing red beads overtop of a piece of material with beadwork on it.

Learn how do to beading during a guided activity.

  • July 12 and 13

Embroidery

A piece of material it embroidered flowers on it in a round frame in a basket.

Learn more about the distinctive floral designs while trying your hand at some Métis embroidery.

  • July 26 and 27

Pointillism

A close up view of a painting with coloured dots of paint used to make a larger picture.

Learn all about re-creating traditional Metis beadwork through painting.

  • August 2 and 3
  • August 23 and 24

A Journey Through Time

A woman in historic costume standing outside a white building near a boardwalk, with a garden in the background

Hear stories told by knowledgeable staff in historical period clothing representing the characters who once called this land home.

  • August 16 and 17

Cost: See prices

For more information contact the Batoche National Historic Site Visitor Centre.

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