Wood Buffalo, culture

Recently Wood Buffalo has had plenty of culture to offer to residents, thanks to Culture Days. There were more than 17 cultural events held in a 5 day period, giving visitors and residents both plenty of artistic activities and items to choose from. The Wood Buffalo Alberta Culture Days was held from September 24 through September 28, and many people attended at least one of the activities that were offered during this time. According to Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo’s cultural coordinator Theresa Joliffe “Alberta Culture Days brings together all of our cultural community groups, including arts groups, dance groups, multicultural groups… over one weekend and they produce free events for our community,.They’ve been working together since the beginning of March, here, to come up with various events to showcase the talent within our community, it’s pretty amazing.”

Some of the recent culture events in Wood Buffalo included the Dance Till Dark music and dance celebration, the MacDonald Island Park Handcrafts Fair, and the showcase for dance called The World Meets in Wood Buffalo. Theresa Joliffe talked about the importance of culture exposure, saying “I think it might open somebody’s eye, give them an option to try new things that they may have never tried before, and look into other opportunities to get involved in these events… or community groups. I think it’s really great that they make everything accessible so that community people can really try something new.” Participants could also take advantage of events like Come to the Caberet, the Nicely Put Together Band, Identity Day, and many others.