DESTINATION PROFILE On November 7, 2027, Regina will host the 2027 Grey Cup at Mosaic Stadium. For the first time ever, the entire Grey Cup Festival, including the Street Festival, will be held indoors at the REAL District. BUCKETS & BORDERS: COMMUNITY THROUGH BASKETBALL Founded in 2015, Buckets & Borders is a non- profit using basketball and sport to strengthen communities. Working in more than 50 countries, the organization restores outdoor courts, tells powerful stories and delivers community-led programming. To date, Buckets & Borders has helped beautify dozens of courts, engaged over 500 youth directly and donated more than 3,500 basketballs through its Ball 4 All initiative. UPCOMING AND RECENTLY HOSTED SPORT EVENTS 2028 Can-Am Police-Fire Games 2026 ICF Dragon Boat World Championships 2025 Futsal Canadian Championship 2025 Canoe Kayak Canada Sprint National Championships 2025 Vanier Cup 2025 CFL Combine 2025 Baseball Canada Men’s Senior National Championships 2025 Spo Ho Xperience ADDITIONAL SPORT VENUES Beyond the REAL District, Regina offers a deep bench of sport infrastructure. The Canada Games Athletic Complex features a regulation track, artificial turf field, baseball and fastball diamonds, cricket pitch, tennis and pickleball courts, disc golf course and more. The Sportplex includes a 200-metre indoor track, fieldhouse, courts, classrooms and the Lawson Aquatic Centre. The University of Regina’s Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport regularly hosts national and international competitions. Among the facilities are a three-court gymnasium with seating for up to 2,000 spectators and lecture and classroom facilities. IN THE WORKS Regina’s proposed Indoor Aquatics Facility is scheduled to open in 2029. With geothermal heating at its core, the energy-efficient facility features two 50-metre competition pools, dive towers and dryland training spaces. Announced in fall 2025, Queen City Distillers is a new entertainment hub that will connect directly to the Brandt Centre and feature a craft distillery and brewery, an all-ages sports bar, restaurant, wine bar, speakeasy-style lounge and a 1,490-person live music venue with three stages. Indoor Aquatics Facility renderings for the wave pool (top image), dive pool (middle) and spectator seating. Note: conceptual drawings may not represent the final facility design. 17 SPRING 2026 | ADRENALIN ADRENALINMAG.CA
