A few summers ago I put out a list of 20 things to do in Regina. I thought it was a pretty good list and it got some positive reviews. It came on the heels of a few other similar, smaller lists of places people should visit in Regina and was meant as a "grand finale" of lists.
That article is old, but it's still fairly popular. Normally I wouldn't pay much attention to it, but a few months ago somebody commented on it and informed me that my list, and my blog in general, "sucked". Ouch.
A lot of the places on this list are my personal favourites, so if there is a place you'd like me to add, please let me know in the comments. (I'd hate for my list to "suck" again!)
Saskatchewan Science Centre (including Adult Science Nights)
Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame Museum
Stone Hall Castle
The Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum (online)
Wander around these art galleries:
Assiniboia Gallery
Dunlop Art Gallery
Henry Ripplinger Art Gallery
MacKenzie Art Gallery
Neutral Ground Art Gallery
Nouveau Gallery
Slate Fine Art Gallery
Gawk at these historic churches:
First Baptist Church
Holy Rosary Cathedral
Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church
Knox Metropolitan Church (including tower tour)
St. George Orthodox Cathedral
St. Paul's Cathedral
The RCMP Chapel (including Depot tour)
Enjoy these local eateries:
20Ten City Eatery
Avenue
Beer Bros. Gastropub
Birmingham's
Bushwakker Brewing
Caraway Grill
Capitol Restaurant and Cocktail Bar
Cathedral Social Hall
Crave Kitchen and Wine Bar
Creek In Cathedral Bistro
Da India Curry House
Dessart Sweets
Dieppe Café at the Royal Canadian Legion
Dragonboat Dimsum House
Fireside Bistro
Fresh & Sweet
Fresh on Hamilton
Flavours of India
German Club
Gilmour's Corner
Golf's Steakhouse
Henry's Cafe
Hunter Gatherer Vegetarian Diner
Industrial Park Cafe
Italian Star Deli
Juliana Pizza & Lounge
Knotted Thistle Pub
La Bodega
Leopold's Tavern
Luiggi's Pasta House
Milky Way Ice Cream
Milu Fresh Rolls & Subs
Ngoc Van (my personal favourite)
O'Hanlon's Irish Pub
Peg's Kitchen
Ru Soju Bar & Lounge
Selam Regina
Shannon's Pub
Shynok Restaurant
Skye Cafe & Bistro
Sprout Cafe
The Bannock House
The Copper Kettle
The Fat Badger
The Moo Shoppe Ice Cream
The Roof Top Bar and Grill
Victoria's Tavern
Vietnamese Garden
Wann Izakaya Japanese Gastropub
Willow on Wascana Restaurant
If there is one you would like me to add to the list, please let me know in the comments below!
Relax at these coffee shops and bakeries:
13th Ave Coffee House
33 1/3 Coffee Roasters
Atlantis Coffee Co
Brewed Awakening
Café Drip
Café Francais
Fix Coffee
Happy Hi Coffee
Kneaded Bake Shop
Koko Patisserie
Le Macaron
Magpies Kitchen
Northgate Bakery
Recharge Café
Rochdale Roca House
Serendipity Gluten Free Bakeshop
Sinfully Sweet
Stone's Throw Coffee
Sweet Bakery & Coffee House
Tangerine: The Food Bar
The French Press
The Greenspot Cafe
The Naked Bean Espresso Bar and Café
Drink at these local breweries and distilleries:
District Brewing
Malty National
Outlaw Trail Spirits
Pile O' Bones Brewing Company
Rebellion Brewing
Sperling Silver Distillery
Party on (dudes!) at these festivals and events:
BAZAART
Beer, Bacon and Bands
Bump in the Night
Canadian Western Agribition
Cathedral Village Arts Festival
ChristKindl Market by the German Club
Culture Days
Doors Open Regina
Fan Expo Regina
FNUC Annual Spring Pow Wow
Great Saskatchewan Mustard Festival
Ignite! Festival
International Puppet Underground Festival
JazzFest Regina
Light the Lights
Mid-Winter Blues Festival
Mid-Winter Ceilidh
Mosaic - A Festival of Cultures
Nuit Blache Regina
Olive and Grape Harvest Festival
Park(ing) Day
Plywood Cup
Queen City Pride
Queen City Marathon
Regina Afro Fest
Regina Chamber Music Festival
Regina Dragon Boat Festival
Regina Folk Festival
Regina International Film Festival and Awards
Regina International Fringe Theatre Festival
Regina Restaurant Week
ReginaCadabra Magic Festival
Rotary Carol Festival
Saskatchewan Fashion Week
Saskatchewan Highland Gathering & Celtic Festival
Summer Bash YQR
Swamp Fest
Symphony under the Sky Festival
Taboo Regina
The Trial of Louis Riel
Warehouse District Tailgate Party (August 25th)
Waskimo Winter Festival
Winterruption
When I put this together, I was impressed by the number of festivals in Regina. I didn't know we had so many! Do you know of any others? I'll add it to this list!
Did I miss your favourite hand out spot, eatery, coffee shop or event? There's so many awesome locations around Regina that I probably did! Let me know in the comments what I missed and I'll add it to this list!
Don't forget to pin it!
And, as always, a big thank you to my sweetheart Jessica Nuttall for proof reading a countless number of my articles. I couldn't do any of this without you. I love you.
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As I stood in the courtyard of Fort Henry, I heard screams emanating from within. Fort Henry was constructed to protect the Kingston Royal Dockyard from the invading American forces during the War of 1812. The threat was so real that the capital of Canada – which was then Kingston – was moved to Quebec to protect it. The docks are all that stood between the United States and the St. Lawrence River and both countries were all too familiar with how easily it would turn the tides of battle.
As the screams from inside Fort Henry faded, I turned to the man beside me. He had come with his family. We got talking, trying to calm our nerves as bloodied clowns and undead mimes began wandering out from inside the fort.
They say hope was the last thing to die in Auschwitz.
It's been just over 70 years since the Allies liberated the death camp and the horrors of the "Final Solution" were revealed to the world. Prior to their arrival, Auschwitz was the most effective death camp ever created, having taken the lives of over 1.1 million Jews.
Block 4 of Auschwitz holds the museum, explaining the best it can about what happened seven decades past. The museum explains what Auschwitz was originally built for – a camp for Polish prisoners of war – and how it became key to the Nazi's "Final Solution". The museum goes over the construction of Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II (Birkenau) and Auschwitz III (Monowitz), the increased sizes and effectiveness of gas chambers and the factories of death that stood and smoked over the camp during its operation.
Cemeteries are a place of solace. All people, regardless of wealth, status, religion or creed are equals within a cemetery. It's a place of remembrance, respect and reconciliation. If you visit a cemetery, you are visiting the graves of lost loved ones. These may be children, pioneers, rebels or everyday people. Every grave has a story, and all are longing to be told.
Because of this, cemeteries are a library of knowledge. They hold the lessons of our past, and the wisdom of our future. As the leaves change and the days get shorter, cemeteries attract a much different crowd than that of just historians and family members. With autumn crisp in the air, cemeteries fill with thrill-seekers and paranormal believers. There is a fine line between what is and isn't acceptable within a cemetery and those who dabble into the affairs of the afterlife know this all too well. Few people go into cemeteries looking to disrespect the graves; instead, most are just hoping they can answer their own questions about life after death.
Not all cemeteries are haunted, but each holds their own stories. Keep this in mind while you read this article. If you end up visiting any of these sites, remember to step softly, speak quietly and respect the surrounding graves. You might not be as alone as you think.
