Create your own hand-crafted drum using high-quality natural materials in this small-group, hands-on workshop with renowned Mi’kmaw canoe builder and artist Todd Labrador.
🗓️ Date: Friday, July 17, 2026
🕘 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
🎟️ Price: $500
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Join Todd Labrador for a hands-on drum-making experience using carefully sourced, high-quality materials. Participants will build their own drum over the course of two hours using elk hide from Québec, a yellow cedar hoop from Vancouver Island, and a moose antler handle. Each drum is paired with a matching drum stick.
Todd brings more than 40 years of drum-making experience and will guide participants through each step of the process in a supportive, small-group setting.
By the end of the workshop, you will leave with a finished drum and stick, along with a drum care sheet to help you care for your instrument for years to come.
Builders in Residence Program
This workshop is led by Todd Labrador, a Builder in Residence at the Museum. Learn more about Todd’s residency.
Through the Builders in Residence Program, canoe and kayak builders, makers, and artists from across Canada share their skills, stories, and creative process through immersive, hands-on learning experiences.
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