Saskatchewan · Canada
Regina travel guide
Regina is a city in Saskatchewan, Canada, home to about 226,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- YQR5 km · Regina International Airport
- Currency
- CADCanadian dollar
- Time zone
- America/Regina
- Language
- English, French
About
About Regina
Regina ( rih-JY-nə) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan.
Regina is pronounced with a long "I" in the middle. It's home of the RCMP Training Academy and the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders. Before Alberta and Saskatchewan became provinces, Regina was the capital of the Northwest Territories. Louis Riel, founder of Manitoba and the leader of the Métis peoples, was executed in the city. Residential neighbourhoods include precincts beyond the historic city centre are historically or socially noteworthy neighbourhoods – namely Lakeview and The Crescents, both of which lie directly south of downtown.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Regina
See
- Saskatchewan Science Centre
- Kramer IMAX Theatre
- The Royal Saskatchewan Museum
- MacKenzie Art Gallery
- RCMP Heritage Centre
- Neutral Ground
- Wascana Centre
- Douglas Park
- Willow Island
- Central Park
- Victoria Park
- A.E. Wilson Park
Do
- Canada's Farm Progress Show
- Regina Folk Festival
- Canadian Western Agribition
- Regina Farmers Market
- Regina Spring Farmers Market
- The Queen City Ex
- Regina International Fringe Theatre Festival
- Connect
- Cathedral Village Arts Festival
- Mosaic
- Saskatchewan Roughriders
- Regina Pats
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When to go
The best time to visit Regina
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Regina are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; June is the wettest, with about 78 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Regina: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Regina International Airport (YQR), about 4.6 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting around
Regina is pretty navigable, especially its inner city area where roads are on a grid, like most other cities around the region. Regina also has a Ring Road, though it is only a half ring road and can take you around most of the city.
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YQR · Regina International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Regina
Eat
Saskatchewan is known for having one of the largest per-capita ratio of restaurants to citizens, so there is a wide variety of places to choose from. Regina's downtown alone has approximately seventy eating establishments.
Drink
The legal drinking age in Saskatchewan is 19 years. For those looking to check out a bar or night club in the evening, Regina's Old Warehouse district is the place to be.
Stay safe
Much like Saskatoon, Regina has a higher-than-average crime rate per capita (at one point being known as Canada's most dangerous city), but unless you go out looking for trouble, nothing is likely to happen to you. The downtown area is quite safe, though you may run into the occasional panhandler or drunken person at night. The two main neighbourhoods to avoid in Regina are the North Central and Heritage/Chinatown districts, (which are located northwest and northeast of the downtown core), and where most of the crime and prostitution is concentrated.
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Questions
Regina: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Regina?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Regina are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; June is the wettest, with about 78 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Regina?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Regina International Airport (YQR), about 4.6 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Regina?
Canadian dollar (CAD).
Nearby
Destinations near Regina
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.