Living Skies Fireworks this August Long at Lake
July 7, 2025, 9:25 am
Ashley Bochek
The Living Skies Come Alive Fireworks Competition is firing up again this August Long with Alberta and Saskatchewan competing with fireworks shows Saturday and Sunday.
Kyle Jeannot, Chair of Entertainment on the Moosomin Regional Park committee, says the weekend is about bringing families and people together at the lake.
“It is about getting people together and putting on a very good event. It is a great spot for family and friends to meet up, there are lots of family reunions that happen, and it is a huge fundraiser for the park and community with a lot of people coming and buying their booze, groceries, and gas in town.”
Tickets on early bird sale!
Jeannot says ticket sales have been steady the past few weeks on early bird sale.
“Ticket sales have been going pretty good so far. We have never started selling this early. We usually wait until middle of July and we started in mid June with an early bird sale. I already know the first day that we had the tickets in our office for sale we had three people getting tickets and people from Manitoba calling to book and get tickets so it is really good. It is good to see that it’s starting off strong.
“All of our power sites were all booked at the end of March, but we have a ton of overflow sites available and if they want to come we are going to find a spot for them.”
Jeannot explains the event is affordable for families to enjoy the lake and fireworks for the long weekend.
“It is a great opportunity for families and anybody who wants to see some fireworks. It is pretty cheap entertainment when you think about it. I know the tickets are $20 on early bird price, but cheaper than a concert, and you can’t take your family of five for $100 to an event with an added cost of camping, you aren’t going to get that anywhere in the city or around the city.
You get to be at the lake and your kids get to play games all day for free. You get to watch live entertainment and get to see one of the best fireworks shows in Southern Saskatchewan for $20 a person.”
Need more volunteers
Jeannot says the committee is looking to community groups to help volunteer for the weekend.
“Right now we are getting everything organized. We are working on finishing getting our lotto license for 50/50. We are going to be doing a progressive 50/50 and then the next thing is making sure everything is set. We are still looking for a few more people for parking and some people for selling 50/50. There are a few groups we still need to reach out to for that.
“We are going to do a two to three hour shift for those jobs. That is why it takes an army to run this thing. There are a few of us that get stuck from eight in the morning to one in the morning, but there is only a handful of us who do that. For everybody else, if we could get a couple hours of help that’s great and it relieves some stress on everybody else.”
Kids Activities
Jeannot says there will be many activities for kids and families to enjoy at the lake.
“There is going to be lots of activities. Usually everything is going to start kicking off around 11am or noon. Food trucks open at 10am. There will be vendors open at 10 as well and go until 3pm. Then, kids games each day that start around 12:30pm so people can get their kids fed. There will be sandcastles, beach volleyball, road hockey, kayak races, just a variety of activities for the kids.”
Jeannot says the committee asked cottage owners for input on activities.
“August Long was a no brainer because a lot of people missed it. Then, we started going through what people like to do at the lake and asking seasonal cabin owners what summer activities to do. We looked at other regional parks as well to see what they do to pull people in.
“This last weekend we had a golf cart parade for Canada Day and we had 22 golf carts and expected five so it was awesome. We probably had a good crowd of 100 people watching as well and we threw it together about a week and a half ago. Then, we had a road hockey tournament and had a lot of kids out. It was great.”
Community excited for August Long
Jeannot says the committee has heard positive comments about bringing the fireworks to the lake again this summer.
“I think a lot of people are excited for the August Long fireworks. Everybody has their questions of campsites and making sure they get their tickets in time at the discounted pricing. I have heard a lot of people say they are looking forward to it so I think it should be good.
“I’d love to see 5,000 people. My plan is we are going to get 3,500 a night.
Looking back that is usually the sweet spot of 3,500 to 4,000 people. The only time they had the 7,000 was when they had China here for the fireworks weekend and drew in a much bigger crowd as an International competition. Maybe one day we will get back to that, but for now we are just baby stepping our way back into this one since it has been gone for a few years. If we get 3,500 people, that is going to be amazing as well.”
Gathering place for the summer
Jeannot says the weekend is about bringing people together.
“I think it is just getting people together to hangout for the summer. It is about getting people out to socialize and visit. To see the park busy is another thing because you are going to get a few people out who have never been to the lake through family connections and they might think ‘maybe I’ll come back for a couple weeks next year and put my kid in swimming lessons at the park or come camping for a month.’ In the long run that is what we are hoping—to show people what we have at the lake. It is kind of a hidden gem and there are lots of people travelling through that don’t even know it is there. We want to make an impression so they make sure when they come back through to stop and stop another time again. That is all we can hope for.”
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