Saskatchewan Games Overview

The Saskatchewan Games were initiated by the Government of Saskatchewan in 1972. Since that time, the Saskatchewan Games have played an important part in the development of amateur sport athletes, coaches and officials, as well as communities across Saskatchewan.  As a provincial multi-sport event, the Saskatchewan Games provides developing high-performance athletes with their first multi-sport games experience, serving as a key stepping-stone along their sport pathway to the Canada Games and beyond.

The Saskatchewan Games represent a major opportunity for tourism generation, capacity-building, and community development for host communities throughout Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan cities of a minimum population of 5,000 people, as well as larger towns of a population of 4,000 to 5,000 people deemed capable of bidding by the Saskatchewan Games Council, are eligible to submit a Bid Application. Collaborative bids from two neighboring communities will be accepted; however, these communities must be within a 50 km radius of one another and all facilities are to fall within this radius. 

The past host communities for the Saskatchewan Games are as follows:

1972 Summer – Moose Jaw                                          1974 Winter – North Battleford

1976 Summer – Swift Current                                       1978 Winter – Moose Jaw

1980 Summer – Estevan                                                 1982 Winter – Prince Albert

1984 Summer – North Battleford                                 1986 Winter – Yorkton

1988 Summer – Melfort                                                 1990 Winter – Melville

1992 Summer – Prince Albert                                        1994 Winter - Kindersley

1996 Summer – Moose Jaw                                           1998 Winter – Nipawin

2000 Summer – Yorkton                                                 2002 Winter – Humboldt

2004 Summer – Weyburn                                              2006 Winter – Melfort

2008 Summer – Lloydminster                                        2010 Winter – Moose Jaw

2012 Summer – Meadow Lake                                      2014 Winter – Prince Albert

2016 Summer – Estevan                                                 2018 Winter – North Battleford

2020 Summer – Lloydminster (cancelled)                   2023 Winter – Regina (postponed from 2022 to 2023)

2024 Summer - Lloydminster                                                                                         

The Saskatchewan Games take place every two years, alternating between Summer and Winter Games.

The 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games will be hosted February 15 - 21, 2026 during the school break.