West-central Saskatchewan
A town of about 1,250 that nearly doubles when the bones come out. Highways 14 and 31, five minutes from Alberta, a world away from ordinary long weekends.
At the junction of Highway 14 and Highway 31 stands a 32-foot fibreglass horse anklebone — the tourist information booth. At night it glows orange for miles. Inside: provincial travel info, Bunnock stories, and souvenirs of the Worlds.
Tourism Saskatchewan listing →Macklin Lake Regional Park sits about 2 km south of the giant bunnock. Registration, games, beer gardens, dances, and the championship crowning all orbit these courts.
Beyond the brackets: street vendors, kids’ activities, pancake breakfasts, open-air dances, fireworks over the lake, and roughly 320 teams chasing jackets and bragging rights.