Family Activities
May 31
185 Young Street, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1Y8 WinnipegCircusClub@gmail.com
The Winnipeg Circus Club is an eccentric collection of Winnipeg's local circus and flow communities! We have clowns and jugglers, hula hoopers and stilt walkers, acro yogi's and dancers, tight rope walkers and flow artists. WE WANT YOU!
From beginner to professional, tween to senior, all are welcome and encouraged at the circus club. We have plenty of gear and toys for you try, and friendly members ready to teach you.
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June 1, 1 pm - 4 pm
St Vital Branch Library, 6 Fermor Ave, Winnipeg MB R2M 0Y2
Mindful Colouring - Drop in and unwind in a serene, social setting to colour, chat, and relax. Use our selection of colouring pages, pencil crayons, and sharpeners, or bring your favourite colouring supplies from home.
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June 3, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Millennium Library, 251 Donald St, Winnipeg MB R3C 3P5
Make Music Night
Connect with local musicians and drop in to the ideaMILL for a relaxed, acoustic jam session. Beginners are welcome! There are parts for all skill levels. We encourage you to bring an acoustic instrument.
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June 6, 8 - 11 am
Taché Fire, 150 Main St, Tache, MB R0A
Landmark Fire Station Fundraising Pancake Breakfast
Come enjoy a morning of FREE pancakes while supporting your local firefighters as they cook up breakfast. We will also be hosting a Silent Auction, so bring your family and bid on some great prizes!
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June 6 and 13, 4 pm - 6 pm
Inclusion Winnipeg, 120 Maryland St.
Choir For Every Body linktr.ee/sickandtwistedtheatre
Come as you are, come when you can!
Welcoming all to gather at an accessible space to share in a love of song, and connect with some of Winnipeg’s vibrant ‘crip’ community.
Led by actor and choir director, Emily King
Fun (+ optional!) performance opportunities throughout the year!
All experience levels welcome
Yes, non-disabled choristers are more than welcome!
Sick+Twisted Theatre is a professional disabilities theatre company based in Winnipeg. Founded by wheelchair-enabled actor, Debbie Patterson, S+T exists to make space for and celebrate the vibrancy and impact of inclusive theatre performances. outreach.sickandtwisted@gmail.com
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June 9, 7 am
Across The Board Game Café, 211 Bannatyne Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 3P2
$15/person https://acrosstheboardcafe.com/event/trivia-night-disney-edition/?fbclid=IwY2xjawR53eBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEySTdWQjZ2bG9YUnZBbTVwc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqCIw8-VlXE3XNmUPljDreDTueqz71nZqFcOWN1SXnASnxXgbtgl34AqUb37_aem_eF45ti6PEPTZ-gfckTtxSQ
Tickets include access to our board game library before and after the trivia event.
Disney Trivia Night - Bring a team of up to 6 people and add some magic to your week with 5 rounds of Disney (movie) themed trivia! We'll be testing your knowledge of everything from Disney classics to modern Pixar.
If you register and are no longer able to attend: please e-mail hilary@acrosstheboardcafe.com as space is limited. Tickets will not be refunded within 24 hours of the event.
Across the Board is a licensed restaurant, so food and drink options are available.
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June 9, 9 am - 4 pm
Birds Hill Provincial Park, ChargePoint, Springfield, MB R1B 1A4
Working Equitation will be part of the 55+ games this year! Dressage tests will be on Tuesday in conjunction with dressage tests from other disciplines. Ease of Handling and Speed will take place on Wednesday and will be judged by Pam Vust. Course set up will start at 9:00, course walk 10:00-11:00, EOH 11:00-12:00, speed course walk 12:30-1:00, speed 1:00-2:00.
If you are interested in a private or semi-private lesson with Pam after 2:00 contact us at southmbworkingequitation.gmail.com We will need VOLUNTEERS.
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June 11, 5:30 pm
Rossbrook House, 658 Ross Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3A 0M1
You are invited to the annual Rossbrook House Pow Wow in the Freight House Field across from Rossbrook House. This amazing event has been going on with the children and youth for almost five decades. Started by the late Sister Margaret Hughes at Wi Wabigooni school as a thank you to the community, it has grown to include community dancers and drum groups.
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June 18, 1 pm - 4 pm
NorWest Co-op Community Health, 35 Gilbert Park Avenue #7, Wpg R2X 0T4
The 3rd Annual Gilbert Park Smudge Walk
This year, the event is planned and led by some amazing grade 7 and 8 students at Shaughnessy Park School. Students have worked hard to create a healing and community-centered event for everyone to gather, walk, reflect, and celebrate together. The walk will be followed by a Solstice Feast and an afternoon of art, performances, and community connection at the NorWest Community Food Centre (61 Tyndall Ave).
Everyone is welcome to join us as we walk together in healing, community, and celebration.
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June 20, 11 am - 3 pm
Tickets https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/friendsofdalnavert/items/584435/availability/2086581184/book/?flow=1134210&fbclid=IwY2xjawR52aZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEySTdWQjZ2bG9YUnZBbTVwc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpIMSttyYu8nRvbrP95Cf6SEysU09Lcr73Scmaufvk4mDR7yIw4ivfy5Y_cE_aem_4HEARPwNoPj4uGfe1tCPlQ&full-items=yes
Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre, 61 Carlton Street, Wpg, MB R3C 1N7
Pay-What-You-Can. Refreshments and snacks are included with your ticket.
Summer session of Dalnavert Museum's Crafting Circle, hosted by Laurie McDougall of @velvetleaf.beadworks
This community "crafternoon" will be held on our veranda, weather permitting. Bring your work-in-progress, enjoy the provided snacks and drinks, and explore the historic house to inspire your crafting. In the morning, you will also be able to explore the historic house to inspire your crafting or for a well-deserved break.
This is not a workshop; instruction and materials will not be provided.
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June 20, 11 am
The Winnipeg Board Game Club, 725 Kylemore Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3L 1B8
Ian Ross Board Game Sale
A large collection of nearly 1500 games for sale.
The Winnipeg Board Game Club is a group dedicated to providing free regular monthly board gaming events in Winnipeg. All are welcome. Our regular event is on the third Saturday of each month.
Pride Week Events
June 2, 9 am - 11 am
Club 200, 190 Garry St, Wpg
AWE: A Women's Event - Lube Wrestling at Club 200's centre stage lube pool with wrestlers competing for the crowd who'll vote by cheers for the Champion.
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June 2, 11 am - 2:30 pm
University of Winnipeg, Library, 5th floor, 515 Portage Ave, Wpg, R3B 2E9
All are welcome! Free to attend. RSVP https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/machform/view.php?id=815344
Niciwakân Native Gay Society 40th Anniversary Tea and Bannock Social
Join 2Spirit Manitoba Inc. and the Two-Spirit Archives for a celebration of 2SIQ history with an exhibit honouring the 40th anniversary of the Niciwakân Native Gay Society. There will be teachings, tunes, tea, and a drag show, in homage to the original Niciwakân socials!
Parking information: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/parking/parking-map.html
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June 6, 9 am
The Forks, Winnipeg
https://raceroster.com/events/2026/119043/winnipeg-pride-run-2026?fbclid=IwY2xjawR52olleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEySTdWQjZ2bG9YUnZBbTVwc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHi9puWmrFxXpuFkZFKeFz5fa_4OmUbVXGPtHfoYeELZGZa7gMTpctL6Xv8yH_aem_0BHbky8VPdW58kgnEGELKQ
Winnipeg Frontrunners Pride Run - Join us at the Forks festival site just east of Orientation Circle! Choose from a fun 3K or 6K walk/run and celebrate love, inclusion, and community.
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June 6, 9 am
Canadian Museum for Human Rights, 85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0L5
https://rainbow.givevirtuous.org/Event/2026-saturday-night-pride?fbclid=IwY2xjawSFi4xleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE1MTRnWEFPOEd1WE9PdzR4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHt8unqOoxLqMUzy-6vEukaaQ2zOD2raLnX40lZFOU-hWRoWySHM-3J7OHjWm_aem_WC5HbAxA_V7zFXyToNkqDA
Saturday Night Pride - Party all night with local drag artists, as well as Canada's Drag Race Season 6 Runner-up, Eboni La'Belle & Canada's Drag Race Season 6 Finalist, PM. Saturday Night Pride is one of the most anticipated events of Winnipeg's Pride celebrations!
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June 7, arrive before 10:30 am
Memorial Park, 222 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg, MB
Lutherans/Anglicans at the Winnipeg Pride Parade
The Lutheran/Anglican float will be staging on Memorial Drive, Row C, section 79 if you want to walk/roll/ride in the float. The parade is scheduled to begin at 11. Bring a camp chair or something to sit on while you wait, and dress for the weather.
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June 7, 4:15 pm - 5 pm
The Mamawi Stage, The Forks, Winnipeg
Shequel at Pride Winnipeg Festival: Celebrate Yourself!
Bring those dancing shoes and come hang out with the band as we honour the theme, Celebrate Yourself! We will have some merch available during the time we are on stage performing.
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McNally Robinson Booksellers Launches
hosted live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park
June 3, 7 - 8 pm
Join us for the Winnipeg launch of German author Elina Penner's Nightberries, a dark modern fairytale about the enigma, Nelli Neufeld. Featuring a conversation hosted by Andrew Unger.
Available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/FpbWqOe5hfI
The quiet youngest daughter in a noisy, tangled German Mennonite family who fled from Russia in the 1990s, Nelli seems to be coping well in a traditional marriage. But what is going on in her memory? As we follow the events on two key days in 2020, we are asked riddles about Nelli that even she might not be able to answer.
Penner was born in 1987 as a Mennonite German in the former Soviet Union and moved to Germany in 1991. She is a successful personal essayist and blogger, with many of her non-fiction pieces gathered in the 2023 collection, Migrantenmutti (Migrant Mother). Nachtbeeren was her first novel. In 2025, her second novel, Die Unbußfertigen (The Unrepentant), was released in Germany.
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June 6, 7 - 8 pm
Join author Gail Perry for an illustrated talk and book signing in celebration of the launch of John D Atchison Architect: His Works & Times (Winnipeg Architecture Foundation).
Available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/M4U8T94YeQU
From 1905 to 1923, Atchison, one of Winnipeg’s most prolific and accomplished early twentieth century architects, built the backdrop to the city. This first Atchison monograph collects and considers his life’s work in historical context, including his early influences in and around Chicago and, in later years, his design direction in California. The text is complimented by hundreds of images, including an illustrated listing of his extant works in Winnipeg and Western Canada, the American Midwest and California.
Perry (BA, LL.B) is the first heritage designation officer for the Province of Manitoba and a founder of the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation. She is a 2020 recipient of the Lieutenant Governor General’s Award for Historical Preservation and Promotion. She is active with the Manitoba Historical Society and Winnipeg Architecture Foundation.
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June 10, 7 - 8 pm
Join us for an evening with acclaimed horror novelist Marcus Kliewer as he presents his new book, The Caretaker. Featuring a conversation hosted by Joanna Graham followed by a book signing. Available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/4r2ocByMscg
A supernatural horror about a young woman who accepts a caretaking job from Craigslist, only to discover the position has consequences far greater—and more dangerous—than she ever could have imagined.
Kliewer is a writer and stop-motion animator. His debut novel We Used to Live Here began life as a serialized short story on Reddit. Film rights were snapped up by Netflix, and it was acquired by Simon & Schuster in the US for publication. He lives in Vancouver.
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June 11, 7 - 8 pm
Join us for an evening with Dora Dueck as she returns to celebrate the launch of her latest book, Like a River Divides the Earth. Featuring a reading and a conversation hosted by Sue Sorensen, followed by a book signing.
Available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/NSENwRkZa1M
Dora Dueck’s characters encounter grief or betrayal, as they quest for tenderness and connection. With compelling grace and insight, Dueck probes the things that divide us and the ways our lives are indelibly stitched together.
Dueck is the author of five books, as well as essays, stories, and poetry in a variety of journals. Honours include the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award, the High Plains Book Award for short fiction, and winner of The Malahat Review’s novella contest. She blogs at www.doradueck.com
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Markets & More!
June 5, 6 pm - 3 am
5 Sutherland Ave, Winnipeg, MB R2W 3B6
https://www.universe.com/events/691f745f171e17006356c133?fbclid=IwY2xjawR54S1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFGb0tWT1BsSmNOOWVJOG1oc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmkxPEdzO8DBv_Rwry_OT9p3h39KAWZMC6QMpHoF728tR9FA0_W__AtKBaRz_aem_NiyCO0kNiP-2Op8TZmaC5g
Outdoor music festival, vendor market, food trucks, projection visuals on the warehouse, lasers in the trees. Full lineup out now!
Featuring: D.Mo from Toronto - https://soundcloud.com/dmobeats
Brent D. Mosher aka D.Mo is a Toronto-based artist who blends UK Garage & House with his West Coast bass music upbringing, combining two distinct hubs of the music world into his own unique vision. Full Warehouse Lineup:
OVERLAND / D.MO / INNEZZ / ST!X / SHAEL
FEENIX / MARCO ROBERTO / ELLE FAST
BILLY B / RESCUE / DRAY / ELIO GRIS
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June 26, 4 pm - 11 pm
True North Square and Graham Ave., 242 Hargrave St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0T8
The Winnipeg Night Market with bold street eats, local makers, music, and nonstop night vibes!
Eat. Shop. Vibe. Entrance Free
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June 28, 2 pm - 9 pm
Central Park (Winnipeg), 400 Edmonton St, Wpg, R3B 2M2
Free admission / on the north side of the soccer field
Park on Edmonton Street, Carlton Street, or the surrounding area.
Central Park Block Party by sākihiwē festival
Celeigh Cardinal, Kutcha Edwards & Dr. Shellie Morris (Australia), Darren Lavallee, Willows, KNG JMZ, Rhonda Head, Amanda Gendron, Tunngasugit, Spence Neighbourhood Association youth
All ages, everyone welcome
Free BBQ, free photo booth, activities for families
2 pm - 8 pm - Indigenous Marketplace
2:15 pm: Tunngasugit
3 pm: Rhonda Head & Amanda Gendron
4 pm: KNG JMZ
5 pm: Willows
6 pm: Kutcha Edwards & Dr. Shellie Morris
7 pm: Darren Lavallee
8 pm: Celeigh Cardinal
Prize draw at 8:45 pm
Performances by youth from the Spence Neighbourhood Association in between acts.
An accessible port-a-pottie will be located on the boulevard next to the soccer field along Edmonton Street. If you are concerned about barriers, please contact alan@sakihiwe.ca by June 24. We have helpers.
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June 17, 7 pm - 10 pm
Prairie Theatre Exchange, 3rd Floor, Portage Place, Y300-393 Portage Avenue, R3B 3H6
$120 (includes partial tax receipt). https://purchase.pte.mb.ca/ChooseSeats/6001?fbclid=IwY2xjawR53otleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEySTdWQjZ2bG9YUnZBbTVwc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkdgyxmk70Ns3FQgg1Hr6-FQ53O-HxCG8u9RgoceFRZ5_EzWFdz-gFIFPow0_aem_uQTXM2Nh4WLNtNtV2mD5Fw
Sample dozens of premium wines + delicious local bites at PTE PAIRINGS, one delectable evening in support of local arts + businesses!
We limit the attendance to about 150 people, and those people are spread throughout the space. That means that there are no line-ups, no one elbowing past you, and lots of time to meander to all the food and wine stations, savouring everything and enjoying some conversation. For more info, contact Carman at 204-925-5263
