The annual Queen City Marathon headlines a wide range of family-oriented activities, including live music, car shows and summer festivals.
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For almost 25 years, the Queen City Marathon has been a popular late-summer diversion for competitors and spectators alike.
This year, the three-day event headlines a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities around Regina as we begin the transition from summer to fall.
1. GMS Queen City Marathon
Dubbed Saskatchewan’s premier road race, the annual QCM runs Friday to Sunday and is headquartered on the grounds of the Conexus Arts Centre (CAC). It offers “a race for every pace,” with competitions for all ages and skill levels. That includes the full marathon, half marathon, team relay, 5K family race, 5K night race, 10K event, wheelchair and walking options, and kids’ mini-marathons.
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There’s a wellness expo and runners market on Friday (12:30 p.m.-7 p.m.) and Saturday (8 a.m.-5 p.m.), along with free family fun such as a movie night, bouncy castles, music, etc.
A non-profit community group called Summer Bash is offering various performances and activities on all three days. That includes Friday’s free outdoor movie night featuring the Princess Bride at 8 p.m. outside the CAC.
The festivities culminate Sunday with the 42.2-kilometre full marathon, beginning at 8 a.m.
Learn more at runqcm.ca.
2. Abbamania and Night Fever
Described as “incredible” by Rolling Stone Magazine, the all-Canadian show transports audiences back to the 1970s with tributes to Abba and the Bee Gees on Saturday night at the Casino Regina Show Lounge.
Abbamania is self-proclaimed as the world’s No. 1 production of Abba, featuring hits from the legendary Swedish pop group such as Waterloo, S.O.S and Dancing Queen.
Night Fever presents classic Bee Gees’ songs like Jive Talking, Too Love Somebody, Stayin’ Alive, and You Should Be Dancing.
“With amazing vocals, look, sound and authentic costumes, you will believe you are actually watching the original Abba,” says Casino Regina’s website. “Abbamania and Night Fever have been performing for the past 16 years with over 200 concerts a year. Go back in time when Abba and The Bee Gees ruled the pop music world.”
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For more information, go to casinoregina.com.
3. Driven Canadian Car Show
The national tour — described as a celebration of Canadian car culture — is scheduled to make a pitstop in Regina on Saturday (1-7 p.m.) at the Viterra International Trade Centre.
The event includes an indoor auto show featuring a wide range of new and modified vehicles as well as vendors offering various products and services. There’s also an outdoor pro drift demo (2 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 5 p.m.) featuring drivers from across Canada.
For more info, visit drivenshow.ca/regina.
4. Strings attached
The Regina Musical Club is presenting a special performance by the VC2 Cello Duo on Sunday afternoon (3 p.m.) at Darke Hall.
VC2 is comprised of Toronto-based cellists Amahl Arulanandam and Bryan Holt. They’re to be joined by violinist Amy Hillis for a program that “celebrates chamber music for strings by featuring music by composers audiences may already know like Bach, Haydn and Beethoven who set the basis for string chamber music,” says a media release.
“Alongside these historical masters, the concert also presents trio, duo and solo works by master composers of today like Andrew Staniland and Dinuk Wijeratne who are taking chamber music for string instruments in new, exciting directions based in our own language, reflecting current perspectives.”
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For more info, visit darkehall.ca.
5. Festa Italiana
The public is invited to “indulge in all things Italian” on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on the grounds of the Italian Cub.
Admission is free
The family-oriented event includes food, a street market, Italian car show, live music and entertainment, a petting zoo, and more.
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