This is National Tourism Week, and REAL District is pleased to welcome visitors from across the nation for the 2025 Futsal Canadian Championship. 

All 16 teams have made their way from across Canada to the Queen City for the event which is being held here for the first time in the city’s history. This exciting national tournament will start on April 10 with the finals on Sunday, April 13.  

The men’s teams are FC Brazil Vancouver; Edmonton Rangers FC; Yorkton United FC; Winnipeg Pioneers FC; Whitehorse Yukon Selects FC; Rankin FC; Atlético Gatineau; and 9 de Octubre FC Toronto, who are the two-time defending champions. 

The women’s teams are Native Indian FA Pacific FC; Calgary Impero FC; Saskatoon SK Impact FC; Winnipeg 1v1 Futbol Dreams; Whitehorse Yukon Selects FC; Iqaluit Prospects; Windsor Caboto SC; and Underdogs FC Bourassa. 

Fans can watch all 32 games of this fast-paced sport for FREE thanks to FC Regina. Games will alternate between Brandt Centre and the Brunswick Steel Rink in the Co-operators Centre. The ability to move with ease between the two locations is an advantage REAL has over other facilities in Canada. The massive interconnected facility offers a location that is unique in Canada.

If the sport is new to you, it will be worthwhile to check out. Futsal is played indoors on a small court with five players to a side and they play two 20-minute halves. It features a sport-specific ball that does not bounce the same way as a traditional football bounces on grass or turf.  

As we celebrate National Tourism Week, we acknowledge several other events that are taking place at REAL District: 

• The Sask Volleyball Cup – Viterra International Trade Centre – April 12-13

• Queen City Challenger Female Hockey Tournament – Co-operators Centre – April 10-12

• WCP Cup – AffinityPlex – April 10-12

• Can-Am Classic Open Martial Arts Tournament  – Avana Centre – April 12

• The Kid Expo – Viterra International Trade Centre Hall C – April 13

Each of these events have an economic impact on our city and support the local economy and workforce by bringing athletes, coaches, and staff along with fans, spectators, family, and friends.  

The rest of 2025 will bring visitors from across the nation and globe with the following events:  

• First Nations University Spring Powwow – April 19 and 20 

• The Skills Canada Competition – May 29 and 30 

• Jon Pardi – June 11 

• Jim Jefferies – June 13 

• Queen City Ex – July 30 to August 3 

• Keith Urban – September 13 

• Darius Rucker – October 20 

• Canadian Western Agribition – November 24 to 29 

REAL is designed to bring us together, and each one of these events, along with the many others in 2025, do just that as visitors come to our city and help drive our local economy. Our unique facilities offer one of the largest interconnected venues in Canada to feature large scale, local, national, and international events. 

For more information on the above activities and all the other exciting happenings at REAL, head to our Events Page.