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CULTURE DAYS IN ST. CATHARINES

Mark your Calendars for the next Culture Days:
September 25 to October 25, 2020

Activities will be listed here in advance of the event.

In previous years Culture Days has been held on the last weekend of September. In 2020 the event has been expanded to one month and activities will be led either online or in-person with social distancing and enhanced cleaning considerations.

Each year, a variety of activities are held throughout St. Catharines at new and returning venues and presented by local artists and organizations. Participants are given the opportunity to get creative, get messy, engage with performances, make art and experience culture!

Culture Days is a Canada-wide celebration that is the largest-ever public participation campaign undertaken by the arts and cultural community in this country. Culture Days features FREE hands-on activities that invite the public to participate in the "behind-the-scenes" experiences.

2019 WRAP-UP

Last year our community engaged over 5000 individuals with Culture Days including participants, activity delivery staff and volunteers. We were excited to make the Canada-wide top 10 list for the number of events offered!

Funding for 2020 Activities | Now Closed

The Culture Days Activity Program Funding

As part of the St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program (SCCIP), the City offers the Culture Days Activity Program, intended for artists, businesses or organizations who wish to run a Culture Days activity in St. Catharines.

The application portal for funding of 2020 Culture Days activities is now closed. The deadline to apply was Friday, March 27, 2020 at 4:30 pm

For more information, including guidelines and application forms, please visit the SCCIP Development Funding page.

Culture Days 2019 Resources

CLICK HERE FOR A ONE PAGE PRINTABLE SCHEDULE from the 2019 event.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL WEEKEND PROGRAM (ALSO PRINTABLE) from the 2019 event.

Culture Days in Canada, A National Celebration of Arts and Culture

Each year during the last weekend of September, millions of Canadians engage in thousands of free events hosted by artists, cultural organizations, institutions, and municipalities in communities across the country—these events serve to showcase the importance of arts and culture in our communities year-round. St. Catharines has participated in Culture Days as a community since 2015 by providing funding to Artists & Organizations.

Culture Days aims to:

Foster appreciation and support of the artistic and cultural life that is lived, created and expressed across the country in urban, suburban and rural areas alike;
Promote direct interaction between creators and citizens, as a key to increasing understanding and appreciation of art and culture; and
Affirm that every citizen is the guardian of the cultural life of his, her or their community.

Culture Days serves as a year-round catalyst that connects individuals and creators to build measurable support for the entire sector and amplify its contributions. They seek to eliminate barriers to access and participation, and stimulate understanding, appreciation and exploration of arts and culture—so that every person in the country has a deeper connection with themselves, their communities, and Canada.

For more information please visit www.culturedays.ca.