100+ Things to do in Regina

100+ Things to do in Regina April 2, 2018 · 9 min. readDisclaimer: This article may contain affiliate links.

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 "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.

It took me a bit to think about how I should respond to this person, so in rebuttal I have complied my longest list ever, consisting of over 100 things to do in Regina. I spoke to people at Tourism Regina, The Regina Downtown Business Improvement District and the The Warehouse District Business Improvement District to help put this list together.

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!)

Downtown Regina for Canada 150

Visit these museums:

  1. Alex Youck School Museum
  2. Civic Museum of Regina (ecomuseum)
  3. Elvis Presley Museum
  4. Government House
  5. North-West Territorial Administration Building
  6. RCMP Heritage Centre
  7. Royal Saskatchewan Museum
  8. Saskatchewan Legislature
  9. Saskatchewan Military Museum
  10. Saskatchewan Science Centre (including Adult Science Nights)
  11. Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame Museum
  12. Stone Hall Castle
  13. The Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum (online)
Elvis Presley Museum Elvis Presley Museum Government House Saskatchewan Legislature North-West Territorial Administration Building

Wander around these art galleries:

  1. Assiniboia Gallery
  2. Dunlop Art Gallery
  3. Henry Ripplinger Art Gallery
  4. MacKenzie Art Gallery
  5. Neutral Ground Art Gallery
  6. Nouveau Gallery
  7. Slate Fine Art Gallery

Gawk at these historic churches:

  1. First Baptist Church
  2. Holy Rosary Cathedral
  3. Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church
  4. Knox Metropolitan Church (including tower tour)
  5. St. George Orthodox Cathedral
  6. St. Paul's Cathedral
  7. The RCMP Chapel (including Depot tour)
Holy Rosary from 13th Ave Coffee House St. George Orthodox Cathedral RCMP Chapel RCMP Chapel

Enjoy these local eateries:

  1. 20Ten City Eatery
  2. Avenue (Coming soon!)
  3. Beer Bros. Gastropub
  4. Birmingham's
  5. Bushwakker Brewing
  6. Caraway Grill
  7. Capitol Restaurant and Cocktail Bar
  8. Cathedral Social Hall
  9. Crave Kitchen and Wine Bar
  10. Creek In Cathedral Bistro
  11. Da India Curry House
  12. Dessart Sweets
  13. Dieppe Café at the Royal Canadian Legion
  14. Dragonboat Dimsum House
  15. Fireside Bistro
  16. Fresh & Sweet
  17. Fresh on Hamilton
  18. Flavours of India
  19. German Club
  20. Gilmour's Corner
  21. Golf's Steakhouse
  22. Henry's Cafe
  23. Hunter Gatherer Vegetarian Diner
  24. Industrial Park Cafe
  25. Italian Star Deli
  26. Juliana Pizza & Lounge
  27. Knotted Thistle Pub
  28. La Bodega
  29. Leopold's Tavern
  30. Luiggi's Pasta House
  31. Milky Way Ice Cream
  32. Milu Fresh Rolls & Subs
  33. Ngoc Van (my personal favourite)
  34. O'Hanlon's Irish Pub
  35. Peg's Kitchen
  36. Ru Soju Bar & Lounge
  37. Selam Regina
  38. Shannon's Pub
  39. Skye Cafe & Bistro
  40. Sprout Cafe
  41. The Bannock House
  42. The Copper Kettle
  43. The Fat Badger
  44. The Moo Shoppe Ice Cream
  45. The Roof Top Bar and Grill
  46. The Ukrainian Restaurant
  47. Victoria's Tavern
  48. Vietnamese Garden
  49. Wann Izakaya Japanese Gastropub
  50. 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!

20Ten City Eatery Drip Coffee Fresh and Sweet

Relax at these coffee shops and bakeries:

  1. 13th Ave Coffee House
  2. 33 1/3 Coffee Roasters
  3. Atlantis Coffee Co
  4. Brewed Awakening
  5. Café Drip
  6. Café Francais
  7. Fix Coffee
  8. Happy Hi Coffee
  9. Kneaded Bake Shop
  10. Koko Patisserie
  11. Le Macaron
  12. Magpies Kitchen
  13. Northgate Bakery
  14. Recharge Café
  15. Rochdale Roca House
  16. Serendipity Gluten Free Bakeshop
  17. Sinfully Sweet
  18. Stone's Throw Coffee
  19. Sweet Bakery & Coffee House
  20. Tangerine: The Food Bar
  21. The French Press
  22. The Greenspot Cafe
  23. The Naked Bean Espresso Bar and Café
13th Ave Coffee House 33 1/3 Coffee Roasters Fix Coffee Naked Bean Drip Cafe

Drink at these local breweries and distilleries:

  1. District Brewing
  2. Malty National
  3. Outlaw Trail Spirits
  4. Pile O' Bones Brewing Company
  5. Rebellion Brewing
  6. Sperling Silver Distillery
Rebellion Brewing

Party on (dudes!) at these festivals and events:

  1. BAZAART
  2. Beer, Bacon and Bands
  3. Bump in the Night
  4. Canadian Western Agribition
  5. Cathedral Village Arts Festival
  6. ChristKindl Market by the German Club
  7. Culture Days
  8. Doors Open Regina
  9. Fan Expo Regina
  10. FNUC Annual Spring Pow Wow
  11. Great Saskatchewan Mustard Festival
  12. Ignite! Festival
  13. International Puppet Underground Festival
  14. JazzFest Regina
  15. Light the Lights
  16. Mid-Winter Blues Festival
  17. Mid-Winter Ceilidh
  18. Mosaic - A Festival of Cultures
  19. Nuit Blache Regina
  20. Olive and Grape Harvest Festival
  21. Park(ing) Day
  22. Plywood Cup
  23. Queen City Pride
  24. Queen City Marathon
  25. Regina Afro Fest
  26. Regina Chamber Music Festival
  27. Regina Dragon Boat Festival
  28. Regina Folk Festival
  29. Regina International Film Festival and Awards
  30. Regina International Fringe Theatre Festival
  31. Regina Restaurant Week
  32. ReginaCadabra Magic Festival
  33. Rotary Carol Festival
  34. Saskatchewan Fashion Week
  35. Saskatchewan Highland Gathering & Celtic Festival
  36. Summer Bash YQR
  37. Swamp Fest
  38. Symphony under the Sky Festival
  39. Taboo Regina
  40. The Trial of Louis Riel
  41. Warehouse District Tailgate Party (August 25th)
  42. Waskimo Winter Festival
  43. 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!

CVAF Bump in the Night

Visit these other recurring events:

  1. All of Regina's 59 outdoor ice rinks
  2. Centennial Market
  3. Cinema Under The Stars
  4. Evraz Park and Pool
  5. Heritage Regina Historical Walking Tours
  6. Heritage Regina Winter Lecture Series
  7. Market Under the Stars
  8. Paint Nite Regina
  9. Queen City Ex
  10. Queen City HACK
  11. Regina Farmer's Market
  12. Regina Pat's hockey game
  13. Regina Red Sox baseball game
  14. Regina Rolling Robot Tours
  15. Regina Thunder football game
  16. Saskatchewan Roughrider Football game
  17. Spring Free From Racism
  18. The Local Market YQR (Coming soon!)
  19. World Class Players
Ice rink in Regina Heritage Regina Cemetery Tours

Dance at these music venues and clubs:

  1. Artesian On 13th
  2. Cloud 9 Live Bar and Grill
  3. Eldorado Country Rock Bar
  4. Gabbo's Night Club
  5. Habano's Martini & Cocktail Club
  6. Noir Nightclub
  7. Q Nightclub And Lounge
  8. Revival Music Room
  9. The Exchange
  10. The Owl Restaurant and Pub
  11. The Pump Roadhouse

I don't go to clubs, so if there's any others you want me to add to this list, let me know.

Enjoy these family-friendly locations:

  1. Boards & Beans
  2. Boomers Air Park
  3. Dino Bouncers
  4. District 3 Escape Room
  5. Escape Club
  6. Escape Manor
  7. Globe Theatre
  8. IPSCO Park
  9. Kramer IMAX Theatre
  10. Laser Quest
  11. Lumberjax Axe Throwing (maybe stick with the "adult" members of your family for this one...)
  12. Matrix Gaming
  13. Mystery Mansion Escape Rooms
  14. Regina Climbing Centre
  15. The Grid VR
  16. Wheelhouse Cycle Club
  17. Wonderland Gaming
Boards & Beans

Explore these other points of interest:

  1. Bowties Only
  2. Cathedral Art School
  3. Caliber Coffee Roasters
  4. Conexus Arts Centre
  5. Creative City Centre
  6. Excalipurr Cat Cafe
  7. Kids Trading Company
  8. Leslie Lawn Bowling Greens
  9. Local Barre Fitness
  10. Loom & Magpie
  11. Mabel And Martha
  12. McKell Wascana Conservation Park
  13. Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre
  14. Project Barre Studio
  15. Red Fox Creative Studio
  16. Regina Disc Golf Park
  17. Regina Floral Conservatory
  18. Regina Symphony Orchestra
  19. Ringside Wrestling
  20. Riverside Memorial Cemetery
  21. Serenity Float Spa
  22. Schoolhaus Culinary Arts Regina
  23. Smith & Best Float Studio and General Store Regina
  24. Strength Effect
  25. Spoke n' Hot Women's Cycling Club
  26. SpokesMen Masters Cycling
  27. VegaBoo Cat Haven
  28. The Junction Creative Studio
  29. The Regina Cemetery
  30. The Regina Indoor Short Mat Bowling Club
  31. The Tartan Curling Club
  32. Ukrainian Co-op
  33. The Wine Cellar
  34. The Queen City SUP Shop
  35. Treehouse Lifestyle Supplies
  36. Wascana Park, Marina and Marsh
  37. Wascana Waterfowl Park Display Ponds
  38. X-Ray Records
Cat cafe Wascana Marina Wascana Park Wascana Lake in Summer Wascana Lake in Winter

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!

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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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