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Fort Whoop-Up presents, Winter Traditions: Storytelling, Celebration. and Survival

  • Galt Museum & Archives 502 1 Street South Lethbridge, AB, T1J 1Y4 Canada (map)

Winter Traditions: Storytelling, Celebration. and Survival
December 13th, 14th, 20th, and 21st, 2025

Step back in time and experience winter at Fort Whoop-Up through stories, language, and traditional skills that celebrate the season’s beauty and resilience. Gather around the fire for tastings of berry soup and pemmican, enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride, learn the Blackfoot language, & join in hand games, jigging, storytelling, tea making, winter counts and winter survival activities. Discover how people on these traditional Blackfoot lands have come together to share warmth, knowledge, and celebration through the long winter months.

Tickets available soon!

12:00–5:00 pm | all ages | Fort Whoop Up admission applies | free to members & self-identified Indigenous peoples | horse rides sold separately