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Song to the Waters - This event has already occurred
Saturday, August 16, 2025 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Address:
Ball’s Falls Conservation Area, 3292 Sixth Avenue, Lincoln, ON and Queenston Heights Park, 14184 Niagara River Pkwy, Niagara-on-the-Lake
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Community Events
Event Details:
Song to the Waters is a free, multi-event, immersive musical and cultural experience featuring Indigenous artists, knowledge keepers, and Elders from Canada, Australia, and Aotearoa (New Zealand). Rooted in the teachings of water as life, this event honours the voices of the land and calls participants and audiences to listen, reflect, and act in celebration and conservation of the natural world.
Highlights include:
Tuesday, Aug. 12 – Ball’s Falls Conservation Area, Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA)
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7 to 9 p.m. - Reawakening: Fireside Song, Stories and Stargazing with Māori Elder Bunna Lawrie
Wednesday, Aug. 13 - Ball’s Falls Conservation Area, NPCA
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1 to 3 p.m. - Water Custodianship Sharing Circle
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6 to 8 p.m. - Song to the Waters: Global Drum Circle
Friday, Aug. 15 - Queenston Heights Park, Niagara Parks
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6 p.m. - Kids’ Illumination Art Workshop
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7:30 p.m. - Song to the Waters Concert Performance
Saturday, Aug. 16 – Queenston Heights Park, Niagara Parks
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All day - Indigenous Artisan Market
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1:30 to 2:30 p.m. - Māori Song & Cultural Workshop with Whaia Sonic Weaver
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4 to 5 p.m. - Katajjaq Inuit Throat Singing & Culture Workshop With Lydia Etok & Nina Sealowitz
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6 to 7 p.m. - Kids’ Illumination Art Workshop
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7:30 p.m. – Song to the Waters Concert Performance
For all activities and performances:
Free | All Ages Welcome
Bring your own picnic blanket or lawn chair.
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