Siksikaitsitapi Music Showcase

The Siksikaitsitapi Music Showcase honours and uplifts Indigenous artists while celebrating Siksikaitsitapi culture and heritage through song, storytelling, and performance. Featured performers represent the Siksikaitsitapi and the Blackfoot Confederacy.

The Siksikaitsitakpi Music Showcase will follow the following format:

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Traditional Singing Contest & Hand Drum Contest 

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Open Mic Section 

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Performance: Summer Ends

The Open Mic will feature four 15-minute performance slots for solo and duo acts only. This provides space for four artists to share their music, stories, and creative expression with the audience in a showcase setting. 

Artists will be notified of approval by June 30th, 2026.

Any questions can be sent to Will Big Bull (will.bigbull@gmail.com)

Performer Code of Conduct 

To ensure a safe environment for our guests, vendors, and performers, all applicants, by submitting any application, give implied consent to comply with the event rules stated below. 

Inappropriate Behaviour 

• Using offensive language while on stage
• Creating a safety hazard
• Drunk and disorderly conduct
• Fighting or challenging others to fight
• Taunting and/or using profanity and/or other offensive language 
• Taunting of event staff, performers, event volunteers or guests
• Aggressive or challenging behaviour towards the event committee, The Blackfoot Confederacy Committee, or Excite Staff
• Promoting inappropriate conduct for a family-friendly environment
• Failure to comply with the event personnel while performing duties 
  Violation of local, provincial, or federal laws
• Smoking, vaping, and the use of cannabis in unauthorized areas
  Violations & Disciplinary Process

Performance Rules 

• Performances must be appropriate for guests of all ages
• Performances at this event must be family-friendly, and we ask for a mix of upbeat music, dance, and variety acts
• Performers are required to perform exclusively within the designated area(s) as indicated on the Whoop Up Days Map 
• Performers under 18 must have the approval of their legal guardians. A responsible adult must accompany performers under 18.
• Performers are not permitted to perform without being scheduled by Excite Lethbridge or the Blackfoot Confederacy Committee
• Before performing, all props intended for use in a performance must be approved by the Blackfoot Confederacy Committee