The Leaf Grand Opening Celebration
The Leaf will open to the public on Saturday, December 3
Visitors on opening day will enjoy pop-up performances by local musicians and dancers, and a variety of artistic and cultural demonstrations.
Entertainment takes place in a variety of locations throughout The Leaf. Click here to explore The Leaf.
The first 1,000 visitors to The Leaf will recieve a special gift! Admission tickets to The Leaf are time and date specific and capacity is limited by time slot. Get tickets to visit the biomes in advance online.
Presented by Bird Construction & Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
Entertainment Schedule
Schedule subject to change.
| TIME | ENTERTAINMENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00 am - 9:00 pm | Fire keeping, fire teachings, and tobacco teachings with Cree Crowchild | Indigenous Peoples Garden (outdoor gardens) |
| 9:30 am - 9:00 pm | Face painting | Event Hall |
| 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Tiauni - Fire Dancer | Outdoor pop-up performances |
| 9:00 am - 6:00 pm | Live Paintings | Mediterranean Biome 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: J.D. Hawke 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Jan Castillo 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm: James Culleton |
| TIME | ENTERTAINMENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Sarah Teakle - Hula Hooper | Hartley and Heather Richardson Tropical Biome |
| 10:00 am - 10:40 am | Sarah Teakle - Hula Hooper | Hartley and Heather Richardson Tropical Biome |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am | Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony | Tannis M. Richardson Classroom |
| 11:00 am - 11:40 am | Trio Los Laureles | Mediterranean Biome |
| 11:30 am - 12:00 pm | Wood Carving Mayan Style – El Salvadorean Artist Jorge Figueroa | Tannis M. Richardson Classroom |
| 11:40 am - 12:20 pm | Pan Flute Duo – Jaime Torres Duo | Hartley and Heather Richardson Tropical Biome |
| 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm | Carla Cerceau - Aerialist | Pre-Function Space |
| 12:20 pm - 1:00 pm | Trio Los Laureles | Mediterranean Biome |
| 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm | Traditional Pan Flutes from the Andes – Carlos & Daniela | Tannis M. Richardson Classroom |
| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Carla Cerceau - Aerialist | Pre-Function Space |
| 1:00 pm - 1:40 pm |
Pan Flute Duo – Jaime Torres Duo | Hartley and Heather Richardson Tropical Biome |
| 1:30 pm - 2:10 pm | The Hurdy Gurdy Chamber Music Quartet | Grande Allée |
| 1:40 pm - 2:20 pm | Trio Los Laureles | Mediterranean Biome |
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Carla Cerceau - Aerialist | Pre-Function Space |
| 2:20 pm - 3:00 pm | Pan Flute Duo – Jaime Torres Duo | Hartley and Heather Richardson Tropical Biome |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | African Gourd and Wooden Instruments – Evans Coffie Coffieman | Tannis M. Richardson Classroom |
| 2:30 pm - 3:10 pm | The Hurdy Gurdy Chamber Music Quartet | Grande Allée |
| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Carla Cerceau - Aerialist | Pre-Function Space |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | The Indigenous Drum & Singing Workshop – Ray “Coco” Stevenson | Tannis M. Richardson Classroom |
| 3:30 pm - 4:20 pm | African Xylophone Music – Evans Coffie | Hartley and Heather Richardson Tropical Biome |
| 3:40 pm - 4:20 pm | The Hurdy Gurdy Chamber Music Quartet | Grande Allée |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Carla Cerceau - Aerialist | Pre-Function Space |
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Walking Wolf Singers & Dancers | Pre-Function Space |
| 4:40 pm - 5:20 pm | The Hurdy Gurdy Chamber Music Quartet | Grande Allée |
| 5:10 pm - 6:00 pm | African Xylophone Music – by Evans Coffie | Hartley and Heather Richardson Tropical Biome |
| 5:40 pm - 6:10 pm | Walking Wolf Singers & Dancers | Pre-Function Space |
| 6:00 pm - 6:40 pm | Sarah Teakle – Hula Hooper | Hartley and Heather Richardson Tropical Biome |
| 6:10 pm - 6:50 pm | The Marco Castillo Band | Grande Allée |
| 6:40 pm - 7:00 pm | Walking Wolf Singers & Dancers | Pre-Function Space |
| 7:10 pm - 7:50 pm | The Marco Castillo Band | Grande Allée Sarah Teakle – Hula Hooper | Hartley and Heather Richardson Tropical Biome |
| 7:40 pm - 8:00 pm | Walking Wolf Singers & Dancers | Pre-Function Space |
| 8:10 pm - 8:50 pm | The Marco Castillo Band | Grande Allée Sarah Teakle – Hula Hooper | Hartley and Heather Richardson Tropical Biome |