Edmonton's MAGICAL Flying Canoë Volant returns next month
It’s time to don your plaid and put on your voyageur hat because a winter festival celebrating French Canadian, First Nations, and Métis traditions is happening next month in Edmonton.
Flying Canoë Volant Festival celebrates local history and “everything that is great about a long winter’s night,” and it’s a staple of the winter festival scene in Edmonton.
Its theme is loosely based on the French Canadian legend of the Flying Canoe, which tells of voyageurs who strike a deal with the devil to make their birch-bark canoe fly so they can see their loved ones, but are instead condemned to fly the skies forever.
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The festival includes art, dancing, music, and plenty of fantastic winter activities drawing on the different cultures being celebrated.
Take a walk through the illuminated Mill Creek Ravine, sip some hot cocoa by the fire, or warm up inside with a tourtière. Whatever you do, it’s bound to be a magical time!
Flying Canoë Volant Festival will see events at various venues across Edmonton’s French Quarter, including La Cité Francophone and Rutherford School.
A full site map and a list of programming are available online.
Flying Canoë Volant Festival
When: January 29 to February 1, 2025
Where: Mill Creek Ravine and La Cité francophone — 8627 Rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury (91 Street)
Cost: Free