The Collage Multicultural festival, which made it's debut in Estevan last summer, will be returning this fall.
The festival, which was visited by an excess of 4,000 people last spring, will be held Labour Day weekend on the Estevan Exhibition grounds and in the Exhibition hall. Collage was initially planned to be held at Woodlawn park, but the spring flooding forced the change in location.
"The plan was to have Collage set up like a folk festival at Woodlawn park," said Angela Simmons, the event consultant/coordinator. "The flooding kind of nixed that idea."
Regardless of the location change, Simmons expects the festival to go well.
"We're happy with how things are being planned and we think it'll be successful."
The festival is set to run September 1-4, with the main events taking place September 3 and 4. Simmons said Collage will likely continue to occur on Labour Day weekend in the future, rather than in May like last year's festival.
"We understand that people are coming back into town for that weekend, and that it is a huge Rider weekend. We've taken all of that into consideration and we want this to be the last big bash of summer," said Simmons.
Saturday night will feature a Caribbean-themed cabaret, while Sunday will be all about the Rider game.
"We know it's hard to pull people away from the Rider game, so we're offering a Rider pavilion. There will be food and bars set up, and people can come down and watch the game on big screen TVs. It'll be one big tailgate party."
Simmons said she hopes local businesses will get into the spirit of the festival and host lead-up events. These events could be fundraising barbecues, or specials on braiding at hair salons, among other events.
"We want to spread awareness of the cultural diversity in our community," said Simmons.
As of yet, no vendors or booths have been confirmed, and Simmons pointed out that anyone who is interested in taking part is invited to contact her about volunteering.
