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Arts & Culture
Flying Canoe Volant
Jan. 28, 2026 to Jan. 31, 2026
Selected as a Taproot pick
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Come celebrate your inner traveler with light, music, legends, and dance!
The Flying Canoe Festival is a creative and interactive cultural celebration designed to engage with local history and all things awesome during a long winter night.
Inspired by the legend of the flying canoe and French-Canadian traditions,
of First Nations and Métis, the Flying Canoe Festival embraces
the magnificent Mill Creek Ravine in Edmonton and the Francophone Quarter of Edmonton.
With the warm welcome of the Edmonton community, the celebration also organizes school programs and all kinds of activations to further spread the joy, spirit, and education of the legend.
9570 76 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB, T6C 0K2
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