The countdown is on to Culture Days in the city.

Events go Friday, September 27th through Sunday, September 29th.

The line-up includes an intercultural workshop and gallery hop on Friday.

Co-chair Susan Terry says Saturday the 28th is the big day, starting with a masque parade and the opening ceremonies at the bandshell on the waterfront.

She says they’ve been going into the schools over the past couple of weeks to prepare.

“With West Ferris, Silver Birches and Nbisiing Secondary School, doing masque workshops. Many of these students will be displaying their masques in this parade,” she says.

There’s also an international drum and dance festival, international food festival and block party that day.

Next Sunday is all about family with a pop-up picnic, drum and dance family workshop and more.

Terry says a follow up event, a seniors tea time and cultural art exhibit, is being held on Tuesday, October 1st to mark National Seniors Day.

“We are honouring our seniors in the community and there will be workshops with them during the festival, and leading up to it, and those art works will be displayed at 176 Lakeshore,” she says.

The only event that has a cost is the International Food Festival, which is $10 to sample ten different foods, with the rest of the festival being free.

Here’s the full list of events:
FRI SEPT 27
– INTERCULTURAL WORKSHOP – 176 Lakeshore Dr (2-4 pm)
– GALLERY HOP – Downtown & around North Bay (7-9:30 pm)

SAT SEPT 28
– MASQUE PARADE & OPENING CEREMONIES – Memorial Dr. Bike Path – Bandshell (10am-12pm)
– INTERNATIONAL DRUM & DANCE FESTIVAL – Kiwanis Bandshell (12-3 pm)
– INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL – 176 Lakeshore Dr (5-8 pm)
– ART JAM & FERRIS BLOCK PARTY – 176 Lakeshore Dr (5-11 pm)

SUN SEPT 29
– FAMILY FUN – COLOURS OF THE WIND – CULTURAL POP-UP PICNIC – North Bay Museum Amphitheatre (12-4 pm)
– DRUM & DANCE FAMILY WORKSHOP – North Bay Museum Amphitheatre (2-4 pm)
– CLOSING CEREMONY & DRUM OFF – North Bay Museum Amphitheatre (4-5 pm)

TUES OCT 1 (National Seniors Day)
– ABCs with Seniors Tea Time & Cultural Art Exhibit – 176 Lakeshore Dr (1-3 pm)

Check out nipissingculturedays.com for more.

 

(File photo by station staff)

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