10^th - Ukrainian New Year's Eve Dance

31^st - FOREST CAPITAL Ceremony, 4:00pm Lighting the "TREE of LIFE"

31^st - FOREST CAPITAL Opening Ceremony, Gala Dance & Banquet

13^th,14^th,15^th - 25^th Anniversary of Royal Hockey Tournament / 15^th Anniversary of Royal Hockey Tournament (Minitonas Arena)

14^th - Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Banquet (Swan River Legion Community Hall)

23^rd, 24^th - Swan Valley Speech Arts Festival (Swan Valley Regional Secondary School)

25^th - Swan Valley Dance Festival (Swan River Legion Community Hall)

23^rd - ELKS NATIONAL Curling Championships (Swan River Curling Club)

23^rd,24^th,25^th - Swan Valley Band Festival (Swan Valley Regional Secondary School)

30^th,31^st, April 1^st,2^nd,3^rd,4^th - Swan Valley CENTENNIAL BONSPIEL, Seniors, Mens, Ladies, Juniors

18^th - Loggers & Haulers Awards Night, Banquet, & Dance (Swan River Legion Community Hall)

18^th - ROTARY Home & Leisure Show (Swan River Arena)

20^th,21^st,22^nd,23^rd,24^th - Keyboard, Strings, Choral & Vocal Arts Festival (Community Hall)

25^th - Beta Sigma Phi Founder's Day

29^th,30^th,May 1^st,2^nd - Senior Floor Curling Friendship Games (Senior Center)

3^rd,4^th,5^th,6^th,7^th,8^th,9^th - NATIONAL FORESTRY WEEK

8^th - "LIGHTS in the PARK" Opening Ceremony, Old-Timers fastball game

8^th,9^th - Art's Council, Mother's Day Craft Sale (Swan River Arena)

9^TH - Dedication of the Forest Nursery, "FOREST CAPITAL LEGACY" sponsored by the Town of Swan River and Louisiana Pacific

9^th,10^th - 1^st Annual Ray's Angels Red-Eye Slow-pitch Tournament

11^th - Tea for shut-ins and seniors, commemorating Town of Swan River 90^th Anniversary (Swan River Legion Community Hall)

17^th - MUSEUM seasonal opening (Swan Valley Museum Hwy 10N)

17^th - Presentation of plaques to Centennial Farms and Centennial Loggers and Lumbermen

31^st - His Beatitude WASYLY Archbishop of Winnipeg of Central Diocese Metropolitan of all Canada will visit the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Swan River

12^th,13^th - FOLKLORAMA (Swan River Curling Rink)

13^th - Folklorama Dance (Swan River Legion Community Hall)

18^th,19^th,20^th - LOGGERS & HAULERS live action demonstration of forestry operation PR 366 (Duck Mountain Provincial Park)

18^th,19^th,20^th - "Loggin' & Hollerin' Days" sponsored by the Swan River Chamber of Commerce

19^th - FORESTRY B.B.Q. & dance (Swan River Curling Club)

20^th,21^st - BENITO SPORTS DAY

20^th - NATIONAL ABORIGNAL DAY (Friendship Centre) - Children' games, jigging, Native foods

1^st - CANADA DAY celebrations (Swan River Fair Grounds)

1^st - Minitonas Ball Tournament (Minitonas Sports Grounds)

10^th - PIONEER DAYS - Old fashioned prices (Swan River Chamber of Commerce & Rodeo Committee)

10^th - Wagon Trail ride arriving from Fort Livingston at 3:00pm

10^th - Pioneer Golf Tournament (Swan River Golf Course)

11^th - 5^th Avenue Celebrations - Pancake Breakfast 7am-9am, Games, Wagon Rides, Entertainment

11^th - Dance (Centennial Arena) - Pioneer Dress

12^th - FAMILY PICNIC in the Park - reunion of old-time and new residents, Registration 12:00noon, picnic basket lunch, local bands performing, children's games, baseball

17^th,18^th,19^th - MINITONAS CENTENNIAL HOMECOMING

17^th - Lion's Supper & Street Dance

18^th - Pancake Breakfast, Parade, Wagon Trail Ride arriving from Cowan, Dance (Minitonas Arena)

22^nd - Swan Valley Tigers Football Alumni Reunion

23^rd - Senior Baseball Tournament

23^rd - Swan River School Band Reunion (41 years)

24^th,25^th,26^th - NORTH-WEST ROUNDUP & EXHIBITION - Pioneer theme (please enter your family float!), Includes special Forestry Events

25^th - Class of '73 Reunion (25 years)

31^st, August 1^st, 2^nd - Paul's Family Reunion, Vopni Family Reunion, Clark, Cox, Gordon Reunion

1^st - PRETTY VALLEY Pot Luck Picnic - hosts Gwen & Bob Palmer & family - home farm

8^th,9^th - COWAN TRAIL CELEBRATION - Theme being Cowan's Trail Ride Line History

8^th - Old fashioned dance, fiddling contest, Blueberry Queen Crowning

9^th - Pancake Breakfast, Plaque unveiling, jigger train rides, talent show, baking contest, children's events, viewing of Cowan Trail, Trail Ride Supper

TBA - FOREST CAPITAL OF CANADA Trapshoot (Swan River Gun Club)

14^th - Central Forest Products Association - Annual Meeting

28^th,29^th - HARVEST FESTIVAL - Swan Valley Museum

TBA - Canadian Forestry Association Annual Meeting

14^th - Sports Dinner (Legion Community Hall) Dennis Hull -speaker

31^st - FOREST CAPITAL Windup Function Winddown Celebrations

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