5th Annual The Archie Weekend
August 20th - 22nd, 2026
An annual 3-day weekend fundraiser for the World’s Oldest Basketball Court project named after Lyman Archibald who was instrumental in bringing basketball to the court. The Archie includes a celebrity golf tournament at the beautiful Algonquin Golf Course in St. Andrews, an evening of great food and live entertainment, tours of the World’s Oldest Basketball Court in St. Stephen and our annual 3x3 youth basketball tournament called Legends Jam.
Special for 2026 for the first time ever Canada Basketball will be bringing their Hall of Fame induction ceremony to St. Stephen and we'll be celebrating with all day events.
Thursday, August 20th - Saturday, August 22nd 2026
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Day 1 - Thursday, August 20th
It's time for the Tip-Off of The Archie! Bring the whole family to St. Stephen, N.B. on Thursday, August 20th starting at noon for a basketball block party packed with live music, food vendors, street performers, games & contests and World's Oldest Basketball Court tours. We're excited to also be hosting Canada Basketball's Hall of Fame Induction ceremony and have basketball celebrities with us throughout the day. We'll cap the evening off with a Waterfront Kitchen Party packed full of music, entertainment and special Hall of Fame moments.
We're honoured to be partnering with Canada Basketball for their Hall of Fame event.
Day 2 - Friday, August 21st
We're taking over the beautiful Algonquin Golf Course for our 5th annual celebrity golf tournament featuring 28 teams and packed full of prizes.
Our evening will feature a special sponsorship appreciation event at Char and Chowder.
Golf Team Registration is Sold Out! We're so happy with the support and excitement for The Archie Celebrity Golf Tournament. We currently have all our team spots filled. Thank you so much!
Day 3 - Saturday, August 22nd
The World’s Oldest Basketball Court is partnering with the Southwest Regional Basketball Association and Basketball New Brunswick to bring together basketball leaders from our local communities and across the country to deliver instruction on skills & drills to support your game and conversations to drive your passion. Wrapping it all up with a half court 3x3 tournament so everyone can show off their legendary status.
Previous Celebrity Guests
Dianne Norman
2x Olympian, Member of NB Sports Hall of Fame and Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.
Dave Durepos
5x Paralympian, 3x Gold Medalist, 1x Silver Medalist
Joyce Slipp
Captain and starting point guard of Canada’s first-ever women’s Olympic basketball team
Paul Jones
Canadian sportscaster, Raptors' radio play-by-play announcer on Fan 590.
Larkin Bogan
Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Producer
Jack Armstrong
Award winning sportscaster, TV Analyst at Toronto Raptors
Michael Grange
Leading basketball analyst for Sportsnet
Miranda Ayim
3x Olympian and flag bearer for Team Canada at 2020 Opening Ceremonies
Maestro Fresh Wes
Godfather of Canadian hip hop, actor, author, songwriter, TV show host, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee
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