Saskatoon’s Caswell Hill Reclaims Its Cultural Heart: ‘Art in the Park’ Returns After Six-Year Hiatus to Connectd Celebrate Community
After six years away, Art in the Park is returning to Ashworth Holmes Park – and honestly, it feels like a long time coming.
The Caswell Hill Community Association is bringing the beloved festival back on June 13th and 14th, 2026, and the whole weekend has that rare quality of feeling like something people actually need right now. What started 25 years ago as a neighbourhood gathering has grown into something much more meaningful: a reminder of why community matters, and what it feels like when a park becomes a home.
“Art in the Park embodies everything I love about this neighbourhood”
Community Association President Ty Johnston
“I stumbled upon this festival eight years ago while visiting Saskatoon and it had everything I wanted in a neighbourhood, kids It was a big part of choosing this city, specifically this neighbourhood, and moving here.”
That’s the kind of thing that’s hard to manufacture – and it’s exactly what the organisers are hoping to bring back.
The weekend unfolds across two days. Saturday evening, June 13th (5–8 PM), opens with a community gathering: live performances, a traditional neighbourhood BBQ, and a few twilight art activations to ease everyone back into it together. Sunday, June 14th (12–5 PM), is the full festival experience, with an Artist Village Market, live main stage performances, and all kinds of family programming spread through the park. The main stage lineup spans a wonderfully Saskatchewan range – the Bridge City Brass Band, the North Saskatchewan Regiment Pipes and Drums, anlocal favourites 5 Guys Named Dave.
Artists Anna Setyo and Julie Larson are bringing large-scale interactive flower installations that will the space in the best possible way.
Caswell Hill Community Association 