Family Activities l Pride Week Events l McNally Robinson Booksellers Launches l Markets & More! l PTE PAIRINGS

 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.

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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

McNally Robinson Booksellers Events l Oak Hammock Marsh Events l Markets & Craft Sales l Indigenous Events l Mother’s Day Movie l Flatlanders Beer Festival l Doors Open Winnipeg

 McNally Robinson Booksellers Events
Live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park

May 1, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join us for a special evening celebrating Road to Justice by Art Miki, illustrated by Geoff Miki. Featuring a conversation hosted by Fortunato Lim, followed by a book signing. This event sponsored by the Asian Heritage Society of Manitoba in celebration of Asian Heritage Month.
Available as a YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/XsNWqnicTsI

Art Miki was five years old in May 1942, when the Canadian government forced him and his family to leave their home in British Columbia because they were Japanese. As part of a special law that gave the government extra power during wartime, thousands of Japanese people in Canada were interned during the Second World War, which meant they lost their homes.
Art worked with other Japanese Canadians to make the government answer for the injustice of internment. After a lot of hard work and collaboration, they finally achieved redress for the wrongs that had been done to them. Recognizing that his family’s experience was one of many human rights violations in Canada, Art helped other groups fight for their rights, too.

Art Miki is a community leader, human rights activist and was a teacher, elementary school principal, citizenship judge and author of Gaman – Perseverance: Japanese Canadians’ Journey to Justice. Geoff Miki is an artist with his main focus on drawing, painting and printmaking.

Fortunato Lim is the President of the Asian Heritage Society of Manitoba and has been an educator for over 20 years. He currently serves as the Divisional Principal of Anti-Racism Initiatives for Seven Oaks School Division. Born in the Philippines and of Chinese and Filipino heritage, Fortunato moved to Canada in 1989.
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May 9, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join M. C. Joudrey for the launch of Marmalade Parade. Hosted by George Toles, the evening will be filled with discussion between him and Matt, followed by a brief Q&A period and a book signing. Available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/bDHLT9yvFvI

The first-person narrator has arrived at a house set high in the mountains in an undisclosed, remote location. He is confused, disoriented, and guarded. The home is owned by a man who is suffering from an illness affecting his memory. Both must navigate their combined gaps in memory to determine why they’ve been brought together.

M. C. Joudrey is an award winning Canadian writer, artist and designer. His second novel Of Violence and Cliché was released 2013, followed by his collection of short stories Charleswood Road: Stories in 2014. His novel Fanonymous was released in 2019 and won the Independent Publisher gold medal for best work of fiction for Western Canada. His work has been awarded four Alcuin Design Book Awards and the Manuela Dias Manitoba Book Award for Design. He is also a bookbinder and a number of his works are held in galleries internationally.
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May 28, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join acclaimed author Lindsay Wong, with Zilla Jones, Alison Gadsby, and Hollay Ghadery for an evocative conversation. Their books travel the world and into the minds of unforgettable characters. Find out where they came from, and where they’ll take you.
Available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/mZpx0DVgURg
Presented with support from the Writers' Union of Canada and Canada Council for the Arts.

Zilla Jones is an award-winning writer, anti-racist educator, lawyer, and singer. Recognized by the CBC Prize, the Journey Prize, the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award, she was also chosen as a Writers’ Trust Rising Star. She lives on Treaty 1 territory. The World So Wide is her debut novel.
World renowned opera singer Felicity Alexander should be charming audiences, not under house arrest during a revolution. Her career in ascendance, Felicity accepts an invitation to perform in Grenada. Surrounded by guns, Felicity must decide how to use her voice.

Alison Gadsby lives in Tkaronto, where she hosts Junction Reads, a prose reading series. Her debut novel, Dreams Of The Weary is forthcoming. Breathing is How Some People Stay Alive is her first collection.
A widower hires a humanoid nanny, a woman learns to swim, and a mother recycles time in stories that blur the lines between horror, speculative fiction and psychological realism, with characters struggling to stay afloat in the wake of childhoods they barely survived.

Hollay Ghadery is a multi-genre writer living on Anishinaabe land. The author of an award- winning memoir, Fuse, a collection of poetry, Rebellion Box, a collection of short fiction, Widow Fantasies, and a chapbook. The Unraveling of Ou is her debut novel.
On one of the happiest days of her life, Minoo is faced with a choice: make a clean break from her sock puppet companion or lose everyone she loves. Ecology Paul recalls Minoo’s teenage pregnancy in Iran, her exile to Canada, her questions about her sexuality, and his origin story.
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May 29, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join us for a rescheduled, very special evening with bestselling author Monique Gray Smith as she discusses her new book, Sharing the Light: Stories and Reflections with host Shelagh Rogers. A book signing will follow.
Available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/mZpx0DVgURg

Through the lens of five transformative practices - gratitude, love, joy, happiness, and hope - Monique weaves together short stories, poignant reflections, and thoughtful questions. 

Smith is an award-winning author of books for children and adults, as well as an international speaker and consultant. Of Cree and Scottish descent, she has been sober and on her healing journey for more than thirty-four years. Her debut novel, Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience, won the 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Literature. Smith and her family live on the traditional territory of the WSÁNEĆ people near Victoria, British Columbia.

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Oak Hammock Marsh Events

Ducks Unlimited Canada, 1 Mallard Bay at Highway 220, Stonewall, MB R0C 2Z0
To register: https://www.oakhammockmarsh.ca/events/

May 2 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunset Birding Walk - Bring your binoculars or use the ones provided and join our guide for a sunset birding walk. Pre-registration required.
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May 16 to 18
Get Into Wetlands - Hands-on activities that will let you investigate wildlife, monitor species, and uncover the science behind wetland conservation. All activities included with admission.
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May 7 & 23 - 7 a.m.
Birding Walk & Breakfast - Birdwatching with a guide for approximately 60 minutes, followed by a delicious, hot breakfast. Pre-registration required.
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May 24 - 10:30 a.m.
Tiny Tot Walk - Short interactive Guided Marsh Walk with A nature interpreter. Some puppets may make an appearance. Pre-registration required.

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Markets & Craft Sales

May 2, 5 pm - 10 pm
West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, MB

As the light fades and the evening softens, something begins to stir.
Bloom in the Dark - A Beltane Spring market - is an after dusk gathering of magic, mystery, and beautifully strange things. Set beneath the spell of the night, this enchanting market invites you into a wicked world. Wander through a curated collection of artists, makers, and mystics offering treasures and readings. www.thewickedbazaar.com

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May 8, 5 PM – 9 PM
May 9, 10 AM – 5 PM
Via Rail Union Station, 123 Main St, Treaty 1 Territory

Pitaw Mino Muskiki
Indigenous Handmade Mother’s Day Market
Whether you are looking for a fun weekend outing to enjoy with your mom or searching for a one of a kind gift, this is the place to be. This curated market brings together local Indigenous artists and makers showcasing everything from traditional crafts to contemporary wearable art.
Discover unique handmade jewelry, apparel, and home goods you won't find anywhere else.
Enjoy snacks, food and treats both outside (at the back) and inside throughout.
Visit the Snapfox Photo booth to capture a photo with Mom! (no cost)

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May 14 and 21, 10 am - 2 pm
Cityplace Winnipeg, 333 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, MB  R3C 1M8

The Downtown Farmers’ Market indoor season brings together local vendors offering local food, baking, preserves, meat, handmade crafts, jewelry, and more.
Music by Dwayne Davey at lunch time!
To be a vendor: https://www.cityplacewinnipeg.com/events-promotions/

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May 16, 10 am - 2 pm
Dakota Community Centre, 1188 Dakota St, Wpg MB R2N 3H4

River Park South Community Association’s Annual Hello Spring Craft Sale
Celebrate the season and support local makers at this much-loved community event featuring a wide variety of handmade goods, unique gifts, home décor, seasonal items, and more. It’s the perfect opportunity to shop local, find one-of-a-kind treasures, and connect with neighbours. 50/50 Draw!

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Indigenous Events

May 5, 5:30 pm
Oodeena Celebration Circle At the Forks, 1 Forks Market Road, Wpg, MB

May 5th is Federally recognized as National Red Dress Day, a day of Awareness and Action for MMIWG2S+ across Canada.
We invite and encourage all of our Relatives, Allies and Newcomers, no matter your background or beliefs, to attend this gathering and walk in support of the ongoing MMIWG2S+ Crisis across Turtle Island. This gathering and walk is an all inclusive and family-friendly event.
5:30 pm - Sacred Fire is lit
5:45 pm - Opening Drum Songs by Binesi Ikwéwag Singers
                Prayer by Community Knowledge Sharer Gayle Pruden
6 pm - Opening remarks and speeches
7 pm - Walk starts from Oodena Celebration Circle to Memorial Provincial Park
8 pm - Round Dance, drumming and singing and spending time with each other

We call on those Jingle Dress Dancers, Drummers and Singers to join us and share your medicine and gifts. Tobacco will be passed. Any questions - Travis @tjab21@hotmail.com
or Cedar or Susie @CM231INITIATIVE@GMAIL.COM

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May 8, 5:30 pm - 11 pm
Canadian Museum for Human Rights, 85 Israel Asper Way, R3C 0L5
Tickets. https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/becomes-her-vision-mother-of-change

Becomes Her Vision: Mother of Changer - 3rd Annual Fundraiser
An unforgettable evening as we celebrate Elder Mae Louise’s 92nd birthday and the work of Clan Mothers Healing Village & Knowledge Centre. This special gathering features a premiere screening, powerful performances by Inuit Throat Singer, Nikki Komaksiutiksak and Cellist and Composer, Rob Knaggs and a one-of-a-kind Indigenous-inspired culinary experience by award-winning Chef Luc Jean.
The night continues with dancing to a high-energy 8-piece funk, soul, and R&B band, The Solutions. Hosted by Nicole Dubé and Michael Redhead Champagne, this will be a meaningful and memorable celebration honouring Elder Mae Louise and the vision she continues to lead.

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May 14,  11 am / Walk will begin at 12 pm
Canadian Museum for Human Rights to True North Square

Moose Hide Campaign Day l Walk to End Violence
Walk with us in ceremony as we take a stand to end violence against women, children and all those along the gender continuum and to take practical steps for our collective journey of reconciliation.  Rain or Shine.  Everyone is invited to stay for messages from community advocates and cultural performances. Whether you’re able to join the full walk or meet us at the final gathering point, your presence matters.
Wear orange, ribbon skirts, or campaign apparel. Bring your hand drums, rattles, and signs.

The Moose Hide Campaign is a grassroots initiative committed to ending violence against women and children. It began as a call to action rooted in Indigenous ceremony and has grown into a nationwide movement. Wearing a moose hide pin is a visible commitment to honour, protect, and stand up for those impacted by violence. Moose hide pins will be provided to all attendees. They are also available for early pick-up at the Manitobah flagship store at The Forks. moosehidecampaign.ca

Opening Prayer: Elder Mae Louise
Guest Speakers:
• Don Amero – Canadian Country Music Association Nominated Artist
• Raven Dominique Gobeil – Anishinaabe lawyer
• Ashley Huston – Moose Hide Campaign local Community Steward
• Daman Morrisette – Manitobah
• Victor Mondaca – N’Dinawemak
• Daniel Hidalgo – Community 204
• Jeffrey Gobeil
• Tannis Smoke – Nina Waste Events
• Christine Prociuk – Manitoba Blue Cross
Special Appearances/Activities:
• Mickey Moose from the Winnipeg Jets
• Oversized yard games provided by Niña Waṡte Events
Performances By:
• Daerion Hidalgo
• Don Amero
• The Brian Clyne Family Troupe
• Kaeano Hidalgo
• Jada Ross
Drum Group: Singing Wolf

Thanks to Community204 and Turtle Island First Nations Auto, transportation will be available for participants in need. A big thank you to our local supporters: Manitobah, MediaEdge, Clan Mothers Healing Village, N'dinawemak, Sabe Peace Walkers, Community204, Winnipeg Jets, Manitoba Moose, True North Sports + Entertainment, True North Square, Turtle Island First Nations Auto, Niña Waṡte Events, Manitoba Blue Cross and 1JustCity.

Our walk takes place in the heart of the Red River Valley, the meeting place of the First Peoples. We acknowledge that we are on Treaty One Territory, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, Lakota, and Dene Peoples, and the homeland of the Red River Métis.  moosehidecampaign.ca/donate
Questions - Please contact Ashley at ashleyh@mediaedgepublishing.com

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May 13, 12 pm - 3 pm
Canadian Museum for Human Rights to the Manitoba Legislative Building

2nd Annual Walk to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Men and Boys
We must make space for the realities that our men and boys face: violence, systemic racism, incarceration, and disappearance that too often go unacknowledged. This march is about honouring our men and boys, lifting up families in grief, and raising our collective voices to say They mattered. Speeches will start at 1:30 pm at the Legislative Building from impacted families and leaders in Manitoba. Sponsored by:
Cross Lake First Nation
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO)
Southern Chief's Organization
Medicine Bear Counselling
Manitoba Moon Voices
Salvation Army
Candace House
Berens River First Nation
Warriors In Recovery
WIMC and Indigenous Arts and Cultural Centre
Questions - Please contact Corrine at corrinechief@hotmail.com

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May 10, Doors Open & Buffet: 10 am – 12 pm / Movie Starts: 12 pm
The Metropolitan Entertainment Centre, 281 Donald St, Wpg MB R3C 5S4
Tickets Adults: $49.99 / Seniors (60+): $44.99 / Children (12 & Under): $29.99
All prices include taxes, plus fees per person.   https://www.ticketmaster.ca/mothers-day-brunch-and-a-movie-winnipeg-manitoba-05-10-2026/event/1100647294B37C1D

Celebrate Mother’s Day at The MET with Brunch & A Movie
Start your morning with our signature brunch buffet, featuring a curated selection of brunch favourites. At 12:00 pm, enjoy a screening of Mother’s Day (2016) complete with hot buttered popcorn. Tables are communal seating, unless you buy the entire table.
Guests can enjoy beverages from our stand-up bar throughout the event. Midway through the film, a 15-minute intermission includes coffee and dessert served directly to your table, creating a relaxed and elevated movie experience.

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May 30, 7 pm
Canada Life Centre, 300 Portage Ave, Wpg, MB
Tickets.  You must be 18+ 
https://www.ticketmaster.ca/flatlanders-beer-beverage-festival-winnipeg-manitoba-05-30-2026/event/11006465DB2ECCBF
Designated Driver tickets are available at the door for $25 plus fees.

Manitoba Liquor Marts will present the Flatlanders Beer Festival’s 22nd in-person event in support of the True North Youth Foundation. More than 300 beers, including local craft beer, craft beers from across Canada and international beers from 15 countries, as well as ciders, spritzers and ready-to-drink beverages will be available to taste, including 165 products exclusive to the festival or available in very limited release.
The VIP tasting event is also back. Purchasers will get beer-inspired eats with access to the tasting at ice level an hour prior to general admission on Friday.

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May 30 & 31

Doors Open Winnipeg
Buildings throughout Winnipeg and beyond will open their doors to the public for FREE!
Take part in eye-opening tours, explore one-of-a-kind buildings, and discover the city's history through our beautifully built heritage.
doorsopenwinnipeg.ca

Live Music l Oak Hammock Marsh Events l Game Nights l Easter Scavenger Hunt l Fundraiser for the WECC l Book Lovers' Events l Markets l SCO’s Status Card l Architecture+Design Film Festival

 Live Music

Apr 8, 7 pm - 9:30 pm
X-Cues Cafe & Lounge, 551 Sargent Ave, Wpg MB R3B 1W4
Tickets are Pay-What-You-Can ($20 suggested) Reserve here: https://deadofwinter.ca/product/single-concert-tickets-winnipeg-baroque-festival-2025-copy/

Get ready to SING Handel's Messiah at hal-ALE-lujah! Featuring local soloists and instrumentalists with YOU as the choir!
This is your chance to sing one of the great Baroque oratorios in a casual setting, while enjoying a beverage of your choice. Presented as part of the Winnipeg Baroque Festival.
And there are more activities!
Commentaries - Lara Secord-Haid, Nolan Kehler & Jennifer Thiessen - April 1, 8 p.m.
Refractions of Bach - Karl Stobbe & Gwen Hoebig - April 5, 7 p.m
Ves-Byrd - Members of Proximus 5 - April 7, 9 p.m.
L'Art des Sons - Nonsuch Ensemble - April 10, 7 p.m.
Time Regained - Tacamis Trio - April 11, 7 p.m.
Choral Evensong - All the King's Men - April 12, 7:30 p.m.
Monteverdi: Prime parole, seconda musica — Sun, Apr 12, 2:00 PM
The Women's Musical Club of Winnipeg presents Rachel Fenlon - April 15, 7:30 p.m.
Bach Marathon - RCCO, Winnipeg Chapter - April 18, 1 p.m.

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Apr 16, 8 pm - 1:30 am
Lipstixx Show Lounge, 1105 Arlington St, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3L1
Tickets https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/winnipeg-ladies-night-tickets-1984835827390

Magic Male Revue is coming for a high-energy night of entertainment, music, and unforgettable performances. Perfect for a girls’ night out, birthdays, or bachelorette celebrations, this touring show brings charisma, music, and unforgettable performances to the stage.

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Apr 20, 8 pm - 11 pm
The Pyramid Cabaret
Tickets. https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/the-wailers-50-years-of-pyramid-cabaret-tickets/14122174

The Wailers, Bob Marley’s former Band, return to Canada to celebrate 50 years of Rastaman Vibration, marking a defining moment in reggae history and honoring one of Bob Marley & The Wailers’ most influential albums.

Released in 1976, Rastaman Vibration carried reggae’s message of resistance, spirituality, and hope onto the global stage, with songs like “Positive Vibration,” “Roots, Rock, Reggae,” and “War” remaining as relevant today as ever. Under the leadership of Aston Barrett Jr., son of legendary bassist Aston “Familyman” Barrett, The Wailers continue to honour their roots while carrying the music forward with purpose and authenticity.

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Oak Hammock Marsh Events

April 3 to 5
Join us for Easter and participate in our annual GPS Egg Hunt! Visit the marsh to try your hand at Bunny Bingo and join in the family-oriented GPS Egg Hunt. Lots of sweet prizes available! Online registration required, maximum of 2 families per time slot.
https://ducksunlimitedcanada.acemlnb.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GE3UnCZ55J6-N1OWRVtAKJTiQPzkPc2jHjIJaXM5HOrzEy7xORy236o-RVfjDZo3XPEI3js65F.zOxHUvFw3Hyok8
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April 11, 7 p.m.
Member's Trivia Night
Test your Knowledge. Have fun! Get your friends together for a fun evening of trivia, food and drinks (available for purchase). Online pre-registration required.
https://oakhammockmarsh.myshopify.com/products/trivia-night?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Oak+Hammock+Marsh+News+and+Events&utm_campaign=OHM+-+FY26+-+February+2026+Newsletter+%28Copy%29
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April 16, 8 p.m.
Astronomy Night - All about telescopes - An informative theatre presentation will be followed by an observation session from the rooftop, weather permitting. Online pre-registration recommended.
https://www.oakhammockmarsh.ca/events/astronomy-night-2/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Oak%20Hammock%20Marsh%20News%20and%20Events&utm_campaign=OHM%20-%20FY26%20-%20February%202026%20Newsletter%20%28Copy%29
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April 25 & 26
Nest Fest - Build a Birdhouse - Learn all about the different types of nests used by birds and build your own during this event. Online pre-registration required.
https://www.oakhammockmarsh.ca/events/nest-fest-birdhouse-workshop/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Oak%20Hammock%20Marsh%20News%20and%20Events&utm_campaign=OHM%20-%20FY26%20-%20February%202026%20Newsletter%20%28Copy%29
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April 30 - 7 a.m.
Watch the migrating birds return - Expect to be birdwatching with a guide for approximately 60 minutes, followed by a delicious, hot breakfast. Online pre-registration required.
https://www.oakhammockmarsh.ca/events/morning-birding-walk/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Oak%20Hammock%20Marsh%20News%20and%20Events&utm_campaign=OHM%20-%20FY26%20-%20February%202026%20Newsletter%20%28Copy%29
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April 24 to May 17
Special MTYP Promotion - Enjoy a discount on MTYP's Otosan
A young girl secretly follows her wildlife-filmmaker father to the North, hoping to form a deeper connection. Through puppets, wildlife projections, theatre, and music, Otosan tells a heartfelt story.

Use the promo code INTOTHEWILD and receive an additional 15% off the regular ticket prices.
https://purchase.mtyp.ca/Events?Attribute_EventType=MainstageShows

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Game Nights

Apr 4, 9 pm - 2 am
Four Crowns Restaurant, 1030 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB.  R2X 2K7
Booking & Details: www.fourcrowns.ca/events
18+ Event, ID Required, as it's highly inappropriate, as are the prizes!

Beat Drop Bingo is back YO!
Where 90s and 2000s Music Trivia & Games hit the stage with naughty adult prizes and a DJ dance Party! Dress Code: Lip Gloss & Cute A.F.
This is a loud, obnoxious, dance & game party event - bring your dancing shoes!
Venue requires minimum $25 spend per guest on food or beverages.
This is the most fun girls night out you will have in a long time!
Games are free to play, no purchase necessary. Play as many games as you'd like!

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Apr 24, 9 pm
Club 200, 190 Garry St Winnipeg   R3C 1G7
Entry Fee for Competitors: $5 / Cover: $15

Lesbian Visibility Week North America (Winnipeg) and AWE Present:
THE GREAT LESBIAN PIE EATING CONTEST
Ready. Set. PIE! Join us for the most deliciously chaotic event of Lesbian Visibility Week - The Great Lesbian Pie Eating Contest! Whether you're competing for glory or cheering from the sidelines, this is your chance to celebrate community, joy, and a whole lot of whipped cream.
Pie-eating showdown (no hands, obviously)
Prizes sponsored by Love Nest
Drag King performances & dance party to follow
All are welcome to attend and cheer! Contestant spots are limited, so sign up in advance at lube@mymts.net (contestants chosen randomly).

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Apr 4, 10 am - 2 pm
Van Der Meer Garden Centre
1027 Old PTH 59, Winnipeg, R0A 0T0
Free event!

Join us for an egg-citing Easter Scavenger Hunt at the garden center! Fun for all ages - explore, follow clues, and discover hidden treasures!
Photos with the Easter Bunny
Coloring activities
Little Eggplant food truck
We are located just 8 minutes south of Winnipeg on Highway 59.
Our store is easily visible from the highway and can be accessed via Old 59.

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Apr 8, Doors 7 pm | Music 8 pm
The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne St
$30 SEATED SHOW Tickets https://myparktheatre.com/tm-event/a-fundraiser-for-the-west-end-cultural-centre-at-the-park-theatre/

A Fundraiser for the WECC featuring a truckload of your favourite musical treasures: Amber Epp, David Graham, Gabi Ocejo, Jaxon Haldane, Jorge Requena Ramos, Keri Latimer, Lloyd Peterson, Nicky Mehta, Ridley Bent, Romi Mayes, and Scott Nolan.
There'll be a fantastic Silent Auction! Barb's Knits will be there with her latest creations!
PLUS a CD rummage sale. All proceeds to WECC!

The West End Cultural Centre is and has always been a non-profit and registered charity. Community support like this goes a long way towards keeping the lights and the future bright. Wits End is a Winnipeg concert series hosted by two community-minded art-loving people, and The Park Theatre is a pillar of the Winnipeg arts scene.

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Book Lovers' Events

Apr 8, 6:30 pm - 8 pm
Public Domain, 633 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB

Library Happy Hour: Adult Story Time
Feel like a kid again by listening to stories read aloud by your local librarians at Public
Live Music Venue     manager@publicdomain204.ca
  Event by Winnipeg Public Library
For ages 18+ only. Drop in, no registration required.


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McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park, 1120 Grant Ave, Winnipeg
Event will be hosted live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park

Apr 8, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join Philipp Schott for the launch of the fourth book in his Dr. Bannerman Vet Mystery series, Three Bengal Kittens. With a conversation hosted by Joanne Kelly, and a book signing.
Available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/fdCiIoAG53Y

With his sniffer dog, Pippin, Dr. Peter Bannerman uncovers suspects, treats animals, tracks a kitten kidnapper, and must solve a locked-room mystery.

Philipp Schott lives in Winnipeg, where he practices veterinary medicine. His first book, The Accidental Veterinarian, was a bestseller and was translated into five languages. Seven other books have followed.
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Apr 14, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join Booker Prize-winning, bestselling author Yann Martel as he brings his latest book, Son of Nobody, to Winnipeg. Featuring a conversation hosted by Winnipeg Free Press literary editor Ben Sigurdson, followed by a book signing.
Available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/yIZK84GZx7o

From the author of the international bestseller Life of Pi comes a retelling of the Trojan War from two commoners: an ancient soldier and modern scholar. In this masterpiece of myth, history, and domesticity, Son of Nobody explores how stories become facts, the price we pay to share them, and how we live - then, now, and always.
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Apr 16, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join Michael Hutchinson for the launch of The Case of the Movie Mayhem: A Mighty Muskrats Mystery. Featuring a conversation hosted by Rosanna Deerchild.
Available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/5bQrteEoqGo

School's out for the four Cree cousins, and a movie is being filmed in Windy Lake First Nation. Everyone has a job, even the Muskrats, who are helping Mavis with the film's catering. A truck filled with specialty props and equipment disappears, and it’s up to the Mighty Muskrats to find the culprits and get the filmmaking back on track!

Michael Hutchinson is Swampy Cree from the Treaty 5 area and a member of the Misipawistik Cree Nation.
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Apr 23, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join Jim Silver for the launch of The Transformative Power of Adult Education.
Available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/rcLi1lLnunI

This latest work explores how adult basic education strengthens families and builds capacity for community change, transforming society from the ground up.

Jim Silver is a professor emeritus at the University of Winnipeg and a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Manitoba.

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Apr 14, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Millennium Library, 251 Donald St, Wpg

Join us for the most peaceful reading club! Bring a book you're currently reading, and enjoy some quiet reading time with fellow readers. Afterwards, participants have the option to share a bit about what they're reading with the group. Drop in, no registration required.

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Markets

Apr 11, 10 am
Kindred Market, 861 Buchanan Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R2Y 1N1

Kindred Market is a curated community of local and handmade businesses. Come to shop, linger, and enjoy a warm, welcoming space where everyone feels like part of the community.

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Apr 11, 10 am - 3 pm
Breezy Bend Country Club, 7620 Roblin Blvd, Rural Municipality of Headingley
$2 entry fee – with all proceeds going to Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre

Over 45 amazing local vendors
Unique handmade goods, gifts, treats & delicious food available on-site
Strollers welcome – bring the whole family!
There just might be a little surprise that Wildlife Haven will be bringing along.

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Apr 12, 10  am - 4 pm
East End Community Club, Flaviez Delight, 517 Pandora Ave E, Winnipeg R3C 0A1
Entry is free

Jay's Creative Studio Presents the third annual Big Thrift Energy Market, a treasure trove of thrifty, vintage and handcrafted vendors along side some tasty treats! We will be collecting non perishable foods for the local food bank in Transcona.

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Apr 16 & 23 / May 14 & 21, 10 am - 2 pm
Cityplace Winnipeg, 333 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1M8

The Downtown Farmers’ Market indoor season brings together local vendors offering food, baking, preserves, meat, handmade crafts, jewelry, and more.
To be a vendor: https://www.cityplacewinnipeg.com/events-promotions/

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Apr 14, 11 am - 2 pm
Millennium Library, 251 Donald Street, Winnipeg (Anhang Room, second floor)
Appointments are required: Phone: 204-946-1869 / Toll free: 1-866-876-9701
Email: statuscard@scoinc.mb.ca

Do you need to renew, replace, or register for a Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS), also known as a secure status card? If so, you may wish to attend our clinic. Bring valid identification to apply for your status card. https://scoinc.mb.ca/status-cards/

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Apr 15 to April 19
Dave Barber Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3
A Festival Pass is on sale for $75, good for all films except the Gas Station Arts Centre event. Venues are physically accessible.
Advance Tickets https://adff.ca/tickets/

Architecture+Design Film Festival (A+DFF) 2026
Presented by the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation
Visit adff.ca for tickets and information, a digital programme, screening times and venue locations.

Weekday noon-hour screenings at Dave Barber Cinematheque and daytime events at other venues are free unless otherwise indicated.
A+DFF presents critically acclaimed films focusing on the importance of architecture and design in everyday life. The films cover a range of design-oriented topics from architecture, landscape and urban design to graphics and product design.
The films allow us to enjoy armchair travel and learn about a diversity of places and designers. For 2026, we present two world and several Canadian premieres of films.
Gas Station Arts Centre is a new venue which will feature the world premiere of a new Manitoban film: 'Meeting the moment – the art of social architecture.'

West St. Paul Events l Korean Lunar New Year l Literary Events l Fundraisers l Exhibitions l RBC Convention Centre Events l Markets

West St. Paul Recreation - Access Centre, 48 Holland Rd, West St Paul, MB R4A 5A4

Feb 28, 1 pm
Join the West St. Paul community and Penny's All Breed Animal Rescue Inc. for our Winter Family Fun Day, an afternoon of indoor and outdoor excitement. Whether you want to get active in the snow or cozy up inside with puppies and crafts, we have something for everyone.
FREE to attend! More Info: www.weststpaul.com/events

FREE Cross Country Skiing
The WinterPeg Ski Library will be on-site from 1:30–4:30 PM. They provide all equipment needed (skis, boots, poles) for all ages. No experience or gear required.

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES (1 – 4:30 PM)
Snowmobile Rides: 1 – 3 PM (Hosted by South Interlake Snoriders)
Family Skate: 1 – 4 PM (Bring your own skates/helmet)
Tobogganing: 1 – 4 PM (Bring your own sled)

INDOOR COZINESS (1 – 3:30 PM)
Penny’s Animal Rescue: Come visit with adoptable puppies!

KIDS CRAFT CORNER: Free winter-themed crafts.
Puzzle Sell & Swap: Bring your puzzles to trade or sell.
Family Board Games: Try out some new games with the kids.
Local Author Readings: 1:30, 2:00, and 2:30 PM.

MOVIE FINALE (3:30 PM)
Warm up with an indoor screening of ‘Bad Guys 2’ (presented by Bulldog Entertainment).
Bring a lawn chair, yoga mat, or blanket to sit on.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase!
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Mar 14, 9 am - 3 pm
FREE ENTRY

West St. Paul Garage + Craft Sale

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Feb 28, 2pm - 8 pm
Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave, Wpg, MB R3B 0N2
Tickets  https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/korean-lunar-new-year-celebration?fbclid=IwY2xjawQNhZ9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJmdDBJZWg1dkMwZXFKNGpuc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgISeXXreb1sBRZ4ZlUtt-tyV7QpJmdP-d0hTtrVT0Qa_-rHHrOUbphVubfp_aem_TMANMB2DoftENGLeGLEj1w

Celebrate Korean Lunar New Year with an evening of traditional and contemporary performances honouring culture, storytelling, and renewal, plus enjoy traditional food, and hands-on activities. This community celebration invites families and guests to experience Korean culture while welcoming the new year together.
Featured Performers: Navillera Korean Dance Ensemble (Toronto) — presenting traditional Korean dance, followed by a dynamic Demon Hunters themed performance. Known as the original K-pop demon hunters, their work blends heritage with modern energy.
Special Performance: Sangah Lee (Pansori) — featuring Honmoon, the gatesealer storyteller, bringing Korea’s powerful vocal tradition to life.

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Literary Events

McNally Robinson Booksellers, 1120 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg, MB
+1 800-561-1833 info@grant.mcnallyrobinson.ca mcnallyrobinson.com


Feb 28, 7pm - 8 pm
Join us for a special evening with Monique Gray Smith as she discusses her book, ‘Sharing the Light: Stories and Reflections’ with host Shelagh Rogers. A book signing will follow. https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/.../mon.../sharing-the-light
Also available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/R816o6t0IkU

This book can be used as a source of guidance, providing gentle wisdom that inspires and empowers. Through the lens of five transformative practices—gratitude, love, joy, happiness, and hope—Smith weaves together short stories, poignant reflections, and thoughtful questions that invite readers to pause and reconnect with their inner light.

Monique Gray Smith is an award-winning, bestselling author, as well as an accomplished international speaker and consultant. Of Cree and Scottish descent, she has been sober and on her healing journey for more than thirty-four years. Her debut novel, ‘Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience’, won the 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Literature.
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Mar 11, 7pm - 8 pm

Join award-winning author Tara Gereaux as she discusses her book, ‘Wild People Quiet: A Novel’ with host Shelagh Rogers. Featuring an introduction from katherena vermette. A book signing will follow. https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/.../tar.../wild-people-quiet
Also available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/eTe25WKQW9E

Set in Torduvalle, Saskatchewan, 1946, this story explores the repercussions of a woman’s decision to hide her Métis identity while living in a small, predominantly white prairie town.
This novel asks us what we will do for our community, for our families, for our friends, even at our own expense. It examines the harrowing effects of choosing to live as someone else, and the radiant peace that comes from finally living one’s truth.

Tara Gereaux is the author of ‘Saltus’, which was shortlisted for the 2022 ReLit Novel Award and three Saskatchewan Book Awards; and ‘Size of a Fist’, a teen novella, which was shortlisted for two Saskatchewan Book Awards.
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Mar 19, 7pm - 8 pm

Join Margaret Sweatman for the launch of her seventh novel, ‘Night Birds’. Featuring a reading and a conversation hosted by Charlene Diehl, followed by a book signing.  https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/.../margaret.../night-birds
Also available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/-21EHYRJfBo

A catastrophe on a mountain in Transylvania sends cyanide through rivers and streams, destroying an ecosystem and killing hundreds. As the impact of the mining breach stretches beyond the country’s borders it ensnares Farrar and Clio who begin to understand that their business interests are intertwined with enterprises more sinister than they’d realized.

Margaret Sweatman is a novelist, playwright, poet, and performer. Her work has won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, the Margaret Laurence Book Award, the Carol Shields Winnipeg Award, and the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award.
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Mar 21, 7pm - 8 pm
Join Robyn Chubey for the launch of ‘Gather Together: Delightful Décor and Simple Recipes for Every Occasion’.  https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/.../robyn.../gather-together
Also available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/exc2qBS1LxY

Take the stress out of entertaining with food and décor ideas for every holiday and occasion, organized by season. An ideal gift for newlyweds, new homeowners or renters, and DIYers.

Robyn Chubey is the Creative Director of Prairie Glow Acres, a boutique flower farm that offers everything from gardening to photography workshops. Robyn specializes in lifestyle photography. http://prairieglowacres.com/blog/
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Mar 25, 7pm - 8 pm

Join us for an evening with bestselling author Tracey Lindberg as she discusses her book, ‘The Cree Word for Love - Sâkihitowin’ with host Shelagh Rogers. A book signing will follow.   https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/.../the-cree-word-for-love
Also available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/KkT2PojPgt0

Tracey Lindberg and artist George Littlechild consider a teaching from an Elder that in their culture love, as constructed in Western society, does not exist. Through fiction and select paintings, they respond, inspiring readers to recall responsibilities to relations, to think about the obligation that is love, and to imagine what it means to have no word for love.

Tracey Lindberg is a citizen of As’in’i’wa’chi Ni’yaw Nation Rocky Mountain Cree from the Kelly Lake Cree Nation community. She is an award-winning academic writer and a professor of law. She is the author of ‘Birdie’, which was shortlisted for CBC’s Canada Reads, the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, and the Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction and longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award.

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Mar 3, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saint Boniface Library, 131 Provencher Boulevard, Winnipeg MB
Free parking. The upstairs room is accessible by elevator.

Speaking Crow is returning to our First Tuesday in-person event.
Start time is 6:30 pm. Arrive early to sign up for the open mic and chat.
Polish up your new poems for your 2 minutes of fame at the open mic.
No need to register in advance. There will be a sign-up sheet on the back table.

Featured reader: Cam Scott, a poet, critic and non-musician. His books include ‘Wrestlers’, ‘Romans/Snowmare’, ‘The Vanishing Signs’, and ‘Manor’s Ransom’. He is artistic director of send + receive, a festival of sound art and experimental music, and performs in many projects and collaborations.

Speaking Crow is a space that values diversity, creativity, and encouragement. Avoid racist/sexist/transphobic/homophobic/ableist terms and stereotypes, to make this a respectful place for all. Questions - email Angeline Schellenberg  speakingcrow@thinairwinnipeg.ca

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Mar 11 7 pm - 8:30 pm
University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Room 3C00
sustainability@uwinnipeg.ca
This event is open to the public and no registration is required.

Join Great Plains Press for an evening with local authors Michel Durand-Wood and UW's Patty Wiens, as they discuss the first two books in The City Project series. This event will have a reading, Q&A, and book signing, so bring your copies. The City Project imagines what a happier, healthier, more just and more sustainable city could look like, and how we get there.

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Fundraisers

Mar 1, Doors open at 6:30 pm / Meal served at 7:00 pm – 8:00 p.m.
Club 200, 190 Garry St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1G6
Tickets https://www.manitobaliberals.ca/event-details/bud-spud-and-steak-march-1st-2026?fbclid=IwY2xjawQNeutleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJmdDBJZWg1dkMwZXFKNGpuc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHg-IMfqVtwfTCvJD21iWqzW9nL_ynEE8OlvNLxRuDQcTdAiPZKiMMhZpqsW8_aem_rqSvbq-dBwLwUYw-iDQhwg

The Liberal 2SLGBTQ* Association is holding a Bud, Spud and Steak event in support of the Out to Win Fund to help support 2SLGBTQ* Candidates. We will be entertained by smooth vocal stylings of singer/guitarist Jamie Lillie and there will be a raffle with with lots of prizes.

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Mar 29, 12 pm - 5 pm
Fort Rouge Leisure Centre, Sam Southern Arena, 625 Osborne St, Winnipeg, MB R3L 2B3
Free to attend. No tickets required. Accepting donations to Our Own Health Centre.

The Fantastical Emporium of Mythical Finds, a Spring oddities fundraising market in support of Our Own Health Centre. Find all the wonderful things you've been searching for while helping raise funds for a worthy organization. Our markets are presented and curated by Liam Chase, Aine's Oddities and Your Siren's Call. All three are proudly 2SLGBTQ+ owned and operated small businesses in Winnipeg. 

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Exhibitions

March 6 through to April 4
210 Gallery, 210 Princess St, Winnipeg
Parking free after 5:30 , and 2 hours free on Saturdays

‘Soulful Seasons, Transitions of Change’
Exhibition and Sale, featuring over 30 new pieces by Jordan L Miller
Artist Hours: First Fridays - March 6 & April 3, 6 - 9 pm
                      Saturdays: March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4, 12 - 4 pm
Tours available by appointment - message gallery if you’d like an artist tour.

An open invitation to attend my first solo exhibition post-cre8ery!
Reaching deep on an emotional level, striving to create art infused with soul and beauty, the works presented in this exhibition resonate beyond the surface idea of abstracted landscapes.
My process has become an essential part of my artistic identity, grounded in the exploration of emotion, connection, and reflection.
Jordan L Miller, Artist & Art Consultant      @jordanlmillerartist / @millerartconsulting
Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Friday 10 am - 4 pm / Saturdays 10 am - 5 pm

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Mar 13, 12 pm - 4:30 pm
Mar 14 and 15, 9 am - 4:30 pm
Breezy Bend Country Club, 7620 Roblin Blvd, Headingley, MB
(204) 895-0107
Admission $10 at the door only. Children under 14 FREE!

Manitoba Orchid Society Annual Show and Sale
Enjoy thousands of orchid flowers displayed in the beautiful venue. Many of these plants are grown in Manitoba! Orchid related arts and crafts displayed as well.
Saturday and Sunday, 11 am and 2 pm - orchid talks featuring growing tips
Vendors from across the country will be selling orchids in the sales area.
Refreshments and light meals served at the Cafe.

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Mar 19 and 20, 2 pm - 10 pm
Mar 21, 11 am - 10 pm
Mar 22, 11 am - 6 pm
Canad Inn Garden City, 2100 McPhillips St, Wpg MB
$10 (Good All Weekend / 12 and under Free) Vendors accept cash or card
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/galaxy-winnipeg-psychic-crystal-fair-tickets-1981945399041?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawQNhDlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJmdDBJZWg1dkMwZXFKNGpuc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHofu-G-VJdeDnq7A5GD6ZZi4NyiRmKx7AWgSHUTBo8OR2O1XpPu_lZOBezn1_aem_bxzOdGjUzaPbidu8rvcUfA

Galaxy Psychic Fairs   GalaxyPsychicFairs.com
Some of Canada’s Top Psychics, Mediums, Astrologers, Rune Reading, Healers, Tea Leaf, Palm Readers and Aura Photo Booth $20. Beautiful crystals, hand made jewelry, and Door Prizes!

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Mar 28, 10 am - 5 pm
Best Western Plus Airport Hotel Winnipeg, 1715 Wellington Ave, Wpg, MB R3H 0G1

Winnipeg Anime-Fest
https://linktr.ee/WinnipegAnimeFest
Fun for the Whole Family. Featured Guests, Vendors, Artists, Panels, Contests and Cosplay Contest.  

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RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, 375 York Avenue, Winnipeg, MB

Mar 7, 9 am - 5 pm
Tickets $10 in advance  / $15 at door or 2 for $25

PegSpo 2026 - Check our webpage as we will continue updating.    www.pegspo.com
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March 7, 10 AM – 6 PM
March 8, 10 AM – 5 PM
Tickets  https://www.universe.com/events/winnipeg-womens-show-2026-tickets-6ZFR7T?utm_visitor=sales%40winnipegwomensshow.com&fbclid=IwY2xjawQNfnBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJmdDBJZWg1dkMwZXFKNGpuc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkhrYBESWgWrgpYPSIRYcWYjTVafsp_Pkbk3q9qQ86KNFHZTEzk_Q_70fGfA_aem_9aVZqskoAZlvdy1zOe-9sg

The 3rd Annual Winnipeg Women’s Show brings together an incredible lineup of exhibitors, speakers, experiences and ideas designed to empower, uplift, and energize women of all ages. Discover the latest in: Health & Wellness / Beauty & Fashion / Home & Lifestyle / Personal Growth / Shopping & Unique Finds
Learn from knowledgeable experts, enjoy interactive experiences, and treat yourself to something special. This is a space to celebrate strong, motivated women and support businesses created for women, by women.

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Markets

Mar 19 & 26. 10 am - 2 pm
Cityplace Winnipeg, 333 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, MB  R3C 1M8

The Downtown Farmers’ Market indoor season brings together local vendors offering local food, baking, preserves, meat, handmade crafts, jewelry, and more.
Apply to be a vendor: https://www.cityplacewinnipeg.com/events-promotions/

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Mar 22, 10 am - 3 pm
Southdale Community Centre, 254 Lakewood Blvd, Wpg, MB

Herbivore Haven is back and it’s bigger, brighter, and tastier than ever!
Join us for a plant‑powered celebration featuring over 50 incredible vegan vendors, from eats to handmade goods, sustainable lifestyle products, and creative local makers. Whether you’re a long‑time vegan, veg‑curious, or just here for the good vibes and great food, this is the place to be.

Happy Sixteenth Anniversary l Farmers’ Market l Indigenous & Crafting Events l Book Fair & Launches l Dalnavert Museum Events l Fill a Bag Event l Icelandic Winnipeg Bus Tour l Halloween Events l Winnipeg Comiccon

Happy Sixteenth Anniversary to Winnipeg is Better Than Chocolate and to you, its readers!

Thank you for visiting, whether you’re a regular or a ‘new to you’ visitor.

Since 2009 there have been over 1,067,000 visitors.

For the first few years Canada was the number one country for visitors. 

Well, a few years ago, people from the United States became the top visitors.

These are the places where our top twenty visitors come from:

United States………….. 422 K
Singapore……….………..114 K

Canada…………….…….. 107 K
Hong Kong………………… 73.6 K

Germany………....…….. 69.6 K

Russia………..…….…….. 49.8 K
Brazil…………..………..…39.3 K

Ukraine………..…..……. 20.4 K

France………..…...……. 18.1 K
Vietnam………..……..….11.9 K

Unknown Region…..... 7.67 K

United Kingdom…..….. 7.66 K

Philippines…..…....….. 5.67 K

Netherlands………...….. 5.41 K

China………………..….….. 5.07 K

Japan…………..…..….….. 4.5 K

Sweden……..…...……….. 3 K
Indonesia………...……….. 2.93 K

Poland…………...….……… 2.62 K

Other………….…...……… 96.5 K 

Vietnam is new to the top ten countries.
During the years there have also been visitors from Moldova, Turkey, Ireland, Australia, Taiwan, Argentina, Denmark, Eritrea, Italy, Finland, Spain, Macedonia (FYROM), Mexico, Afghanistan, Thailand, Slovakia, India, Bangladesh, Israel, Malaysia, Kuwait, Greece, Kenya, Vietnam, Czech Republic, Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Armenia, Belarus, Namibia, Honduras, Lithuania, Turkmenistan, Cambodia, Switzerland, Czechia, Bermuda, Portugal, Qatar, Egypt, Chile, Nigeria, South Africa, Iraq, Côte d’Ivoire, Serbia, Libya, Dominican Republic, Togo, Saudi Arabia, Albania, Malta, Seychelles, Morocco, Peru, Belarus, Cyprus, Slovenia and Austria.

Please take a moment and comment when you have enjoyed an event.
Local musicians and writers check when they’re in the media and they love the feedback.
Once again, thank you so much for visiting!

As I said when Sophie and I signed off our weekly show...
Have a great weekend. How can you miss - you're in Winnipeg!

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Wednesdays, 4 pm to 8 pm, until Oct 15
Lord Roberts Community Centre, 725 Kylemore Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3L 1B8

Fireweed Food Co-op's 10th Annual South Osborne Farmers’ Market
Farm fresh veggies, local food items and handmade goods from many local vendors you know and love alongside fantastic new faces, prepared food, live entertainment, and beer gardens featuring local beer and cider.   https://www.fireweedfoodcoop.ca/aboutmarket

This event is outdoors. The entrances are gravel pathways, and the rink is concrete. Washroom has a ramp at the buildings front entrance on Kylemore Avenue and automatic door openers. Walking distance of bus stops on Osborne Street (F6), Morley Avenue & Daly Street (557), and Fort Rouge and Jubilee Station (557, BLUE). Bike racks in front of the community centre, or walk your bike through the market. Limited parking lot spaces in the LRCC's lot. Do not use the back lane for parking.

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Indigenous & Crafting Events

9/25, 11 am - 2 pm
Enter through the St. Boniface Hospital's main doors, turn right to find the gallery.
Free, drop-in event. All are welcome! No registration needed.

paskwâwi-mostos: caretakers of the prairie, a collaborative community sculpture
Join Two-Spirit artist and educator, Britt Ross, at Galerie Buhler Gallery for this drop-in workshop. Britt will share bison teachings, while you create beads from clay and prairie seeds to adorn paskwâwi-mostos; a bison sculpture on display outside the gallery. Over the seasons, the beads you create will drop to the ground and plant the beginnings of a prairie!  paskwâwi-mostos is part of the exhibit 'Tending to Wild' to November 15.

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MAWA, 203 - 329 Cumberland Ave, Winnipeg, MB  R3B 1T2
Mobility issues - call us at 204-949-9490 for entry. Washrooms are single occupancy and gender neutral. MAWA opens 30 minutes before each program is due to begin. ASL interpretation is available for programs with 2 weeks notice.   https://mawa.ca/about/accessibility

Oct 1, 7 pm - 9 pm
Free! everyone welcome!
To mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Elder Albert McLeod will explain traditional Indigenous concepts of gender, the sacredness of gender diversity, the impact of colonization on gender diversity, and the re-emergence of 2Spirit/Indigenous LGBTQI+ people in the 21st century.

Albert McLeod is a Status Indian with ancestry from Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and the Metis communities of Cross Lake and Norway House in northern Manitoba. He is one of the directors of the Two-Spirited People of Manitoba. McLeod began his Two-Spirit advocacy in Winnipeg in 1986 and became an HIV/AIDS activist in 1987. He was the director of the Manitoba Aboriginal AIDS Task Force from 1991 to 2001. In 2018 McLeod received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the U of W and in 2019, a Champions of Mental Health Award from the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health. He is experienced in beadwork, Indigenous regalia-making and leather crafts. McLeod is part of the team designing Thunderhead, the 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument in Ottawa. He is a board member of Winnipeg’s Urban Shaman Gallery: Contemporary Indigenous Art.
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Oct 11, 1 pm - 4 pm
Tickets $25  https://mawa.ca/events/thread-painting-workshop-with-shula-mulenga-brown
All welcome! Spaces limited (24)

Thread Painting Workshop with Shula Mulenga Brown
In this embroidery workshop, you’ll learn to thread-paint a Hoopoe bird on a 6-inch hoop, with all materials and instructions provided. This piece is a tribute to everyday sights and sounds like those of the African Hoopoe or Canadian Blue Jay that offer a sense of belonging, comfort and home.
Shula Mulenga Brown is an African textile artist based in Winnipeg. She creates decorative and functional art through embroidery, sewing and rughooking. Her textile art is rooted in sustainability, supporting small African and North American businesses in order to craft pieces that inspire belonging and beauty in everyday life.       https://www.mulenga.ca/

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Oct 11, 2 pm - 5 pm
#3 759 Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg, MB   R3M 2l9
Cost $75. Spaces limited (12) Fabrics, notions and use of machines and tools included.

Join Cynthia Boehm (Lilax Studio) for a three hour beading lesson where you will learn the two-needle beading technique. Kits will include all materials required to complete a small beaded pin cushion.
Cynthia Boehm, born and raised in Norway House, MB, enjoys carrying on the tradition of her ancestors. The appreciation for the art form was strengthened when Cynthia discovered her great grandmother’s art at the Manitoba Museum. It prompted her to research the historical beadwork and embroidery patterns of her Cree-Métis ancestors.

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Oct 16, 6 pm - 7 pm
20 West Gate, Winnipeg, MB R3C 2E1

Invoking the Classical Past in the Gilded Age: The Greek Myth of Penelope and Women’s Craft
In the 1800s, neoclassical themes were popular in art and design. Penelope, the idealized faithful wife of Greek myth, appeared across a variety of media, from painting to upholstery fabric. Building from a discussion of an 1886 tapestry depicting Penelope by Dora Wheeler Keith, this talk examines the use of women’s craft and the invocation of the classical past in supporting colonial enterprise in late 1800s America.
Speaker: Melissa Funke, Dept. of Classics (2025-2026 UW Community Lecture Series)

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Oct 25, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library, 1-329 Cumberland Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1S6
Tickets  https://c2centreforcraft.ca/2025/08/29/caribou-moss-embroidery-workshop/

Caribou Moss Embroidery Workshop, associated with the Galerie Buhler Gallery exhibit “Tending the Wild”
Caribou moss is the inspiration for a free form work that uses colour, layering and only a few stitches to build a fanciful recreation of Cladonia rangiferin. Found in areas of alpine tundra, and in reality a lichen, it grows on the forest floor. You will finish a small piece in the workshop. A frame is included. Skill Level: Beginner and above

Leona Herzog’s art focuses primarily on botanical watercolours and fibres. She has spent hours in the forest with her pencils and watercolours recording plants in situ, pressing samples, and later taking advantage of dried specimens at the WIN Herbarium, U of M, for further study.
Her embroidery was in WIN Herbarium’s exhibition Dry Medium VII: Germinate, at the community gallery in Assiniboine Park Pavilion, and will be in Tending the Wild, curated by hannah_g, at the Buhler Gallery, until November 15. Leona has served on many arts boards and is currently Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for MAWA. Recent curatorial work includes Crafting Wellness – mind + body …at a cost, at C2 Gallery for Manitoba Crafts Museum & Library; and Divergence & Connection at MHC Gallery, a juried exhibition for FLASH photographic festival.

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Book Fair & Launches

9/27, 11 am - 4 pm
Millennium Library, 251 Donald St

Join us for the second annual Queer Book Fair, featuring local authors, booksellers, and makers. All are welcome and entry is free!

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McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park, 1120 Grant Ave, Wpg, MB
These events will be hosted live in the Atrium and are also available as a YouTube stream.

Oct 1, 7 pm
Join George Amabile for the launch of Seeing Things. Featuring a reading and a conversation hosted by Kristian Enright.

George Amabile's thirteenth book and newest collection of poetry is a poetic journey through clarity and distortion, presence and memory, grief and wonder.
George Amabile is a Winnipeg poet and writer. He has published 13 books and has had his work published in over a hundred national and international venues. He has won awards in the CAA National Prize, the CBC Literary Competition, the Petra Kenney International Competition, the MAC national poetry contest, and the National Magazine Awards. His most recent publications are Small Change, Dancing, with Mirrors, Martial Music all of which won Bressani awards, and Operation Stealth Seed which won the Michael Von Rooy award for genre fiction.
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Oct 3, 7 pm

Thomas Wharton will launch Wolf, Moon, Dog, a heartfelt novel about the many fabled lives of a dog named Wolf. Featuring a reading and a conversation hosted by Winnipeg Free Press literary editor Ben Sigurdson. This event is dog-friendly.

Follow Wolf as he reincarnates through the ages, from Ancient Egypt to Alexandrian Greece to the Space Race and all the way to a dark future beset by climate change. It is as insightful about human nature as it is about canine behaviour.

Thomas Wharton’s first novel, Icefields, won the 1996 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book Canada and the Caribbean and was also a 2008 CBC Canada Reads pick. His next book, Salamander, was shortlisted for the 2001 Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction and was also a finalist for the Roger’s Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize the same year. His latest novel, The Book of Rain, was a finalist for the 2023 Atwood Gibson Writer’s Trust Fiction Prize and the 2024 Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction.
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Oct 11, 7 pm

Join Melanie Dennis Unrau for the launch of her poetry collection Goose, featuring a reading and a conversation hosted by Ariel Gordon.

Goose is a collection of hand-traced visual poems made using found text and images from the 1938 and 1956 editions of Northland Trails, a book of self-illustrated short stories, poems, and essays about the Athabasca region authored by “father of the tar sands” S. C. Ells (1878–1971). Goose takes Ells’s early work as the starting point for an inventive and biting critique of the oil-sands industry and our petromodern energy system.

Melanie Dennis Unrau is a poet, editor, scholar, and climate organizer. She is the author of the literary study The Rough Poets: Reading Oil-Worker Poetry and the poetry collection Happiness Threads: The Unborn Poems. A former editor of The Goose journal and Geez magazine, Melanie also co-edited I’ll Get Right on It: Poems on Working Life in the Climate Crisis.
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Oct 23, 7 pm

Join us for for the launch of two new books: Into the D/ark by David Elias and Honeydew by Ben Zalkind. Featuring readings and a conversation hosted by Ron Robinson.

In Into the D/ark, Rose Martens struggles with the aftermath of a fire that has left her sons disfigured. When the first major snowstorm of the year roars into the valley, it unleashes a chain of bizarre events that the valley may never recover from.
Winnipegger David Elias is the author of seven books. His historical novel, Elizabeth of Bohemia, is a finalist for The Margaret Lawrence Award for Fiction at The Manitoba Book Awards. His previous works have been up for numerous awards. His writing has appeared in literary magazines and anthologies across the country. He is also a mentor, creative writing instructor, and editor.

In Calgarian Ben Zalkind's debut novel Honeydew, Rose Gold can’t catch a break. Her latest “golden opportunity” has given way to a madcap adventure through the soft underbelly of Bonneville City.

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Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre, 61 Carlton St, Wpg, MB  R3C 1N7

9/27, 6 pm - 10 pm
Admission to the museum is free. No registration is required.
During Nuit Blanche listen closely as Dalnavert comes to life with sound. As you wander the halls and rooms, let sounds from the past greet you, evoking the everyday presence of those who once moved through these spaces. A phonograph, a clock, a tub filling with invisible water - immerse yourself and experience what life looked and sounded like in the Victorian Period.
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Oct 19, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Tickets https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/friendsofdalnavert/items/436747/availability/1828617213/book/

Mourning fashion was at its peak during the reign of Queen Victoria. How you grieved was framed by rigid social expectations extending to the clothes you wore. Learn about the history of mourning dress with Dressed to Grieve: The Style of Sorrow in the Victorian Era, our special spooky season edition of The Language of Dalnavert: An Insider’s Perspective of the House and the Victorians, a monthly lecture series with Dalnavert’s Collections Registrar, Inés Bonacossa.

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Sept 27, 12 pm - 4 pm / Sept 28, 12 pm - 2pm
St. Thomas Anglican Church, 1567 William Ave W, Winnipeg, MB R3E 1A7

Bring a donation of a non-perishable food item or a monetary donation and you get one bag to fill with clothes, books and small household items. Limit one bag per donation per family, while items last. We ask that only one member of each household participate in this event. www.stthomasweston.ca

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Oct 11, 10 am
764 Erin St , Winnipeg, MB     R3G 2W4
Tickets  $65  https://icfron.ca/2025/09/03/tour-of-icelandic-winnipeg/
Covers transportation, lunch, the photo exhibit, and Kaffi Tími.

The Icelandic Canadian Frón and Lögberg Heimskringla’s Icelandic Winnipeg Bus Tour!
Led by Logberg Heimskringla Editor, Stefan Jonasson, the bus will take you through Winnipeg’s West End, highlighting landmarks and heritage sites tied to the city’s Icelandic roots. A delicious lunch will be served by the Scandinavian Centre’s own Bonne Cuisine, and a photo exhibit by Signy Thorsteinson will be on display. The tour also includes a visit to the University of Manitoba’s Icelandic Library archives, followed by a relaxing Kaffi Tími to close the day.

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Halloween Events

Oct 23 and Oct 24, 7:30 pm - 10 pm
Oct 25, 2:00 pm - 4:40 pm and 7:30 pm - 10 pm
Oct 26, 2:00 pm - 4:40 pm
Université de Saint-Boniface, 200 De La Cathedral Ave.   Martial-Caron Theatre
Tickets $25 at www.HoodandDagger.ca  (special rates if you have a group of 9 or more)

The Haunting of Hill House, by Hood and Dagger Production

Join us for this chilling mystery that follows a small group of researchers who have arrived at Hill House, a brooding mansion known as a place of evil. Led by a professor, they have come to probe the secrets of the old house, but they soon find that Hill House has terrible plans of its own.
This play was adapted by F. Andrew Leslie from the novel by Shirley Jackson. Featuring a local cast and crew of volunteers and local businesses. This is a community event with a 50/50 raffle for Darcy's Animal Rescue Centre! A portion of ticket sales will be given to Darcy's.
High Tea Bakery and Whodunit? Mystery Bookstore will have booths in the lobby.
Free Parking. Wheelchair accessible. Doors open 45 minutes before showtime. Rush seating. Performances in English.

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Oct 24 8 pm - 2 am
The Osborne Taphouse, 112 Osborne St

The Dark Eighties Halloween Costume Party in Winnipeg  18+
We'll be playing your favourite DARK 80s anthems: GOTH / POST PUNK / NEW ROMANTICS / EBM / INDUSTRIAL / DARK + COLD WAVE / DEATHROCK / MINIMAL WAVE / CULT 80S HITS / SYNTH POP / DARK ELECTRONIC / LATE 70s PUNK / DEEP CUTS / OBSCURITIES / FOREIGN / CULT HITS! We strongly encourage COSTUMES!

The Dark Eighties originated in Vancouver 11 years ago and have sold out nights in Montreal, Vancouver, NYC and London. We have a livestream running on Twitch.

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Oct 24 2 pm to Oct 26 - 4 pm

RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, 375 York Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3J3
Tickets  https://comicconwinnipeg.com/tickets/

Winnipeg Comiccon is a pop-culture fan convention that showcases artists and products from Sci-fi, Horror, Anime, video games, table top games, cosplay and comic books. It features a large array of exhibits with several companies demonstrating their wares, and a few vehicles or set pieces from film or television are on display.
Fans have the opportunity to meet creators from the world of comics, get their autographs, buy a sketch or thank them for their work. Fans get to meet the personalities behind their favourite TV shows and movies. Celebrities participate in photo opportunities and appear on stage. Fans are treated to a variety of panel discussions and workshops (included with any general admission).
Come dressed as your favourite pop culture characters and enter the costume contest!

Manitoba Museum Events l The Poverty and Prosperity Walking Tour l Food Events & Farmers’ Markets l Book Launches l Psychic Fairs & Haunted Houses l Jaws 50th Anniversary l Fall Bus Tour

 Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0N2

to Aug. 31, 10 am - 4 pm
https://manitobamuseum.ca/event/critical-distance-summer25-2/2025-07-30/

Critical Distance follows Kiki, an eight-year-old orca, and a group of resident orcas known as J pod. Seen through the eyes of Kiki, Critical Distance offers a unique and immersive AR experience where visitors can interact with sound waves and touch elements to learn about echolocation, noise pollution, and the daily perils facing this critically endangered pod as they navigate life in the Salish Sea.

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Sept. 5, 4 pm - 9 pm

Join us on the First Friday of every month for FREE general admission to our three core attractions: the Museum Galleries, the Planetarium, and the Science Gallery. No ticket required for First Friday.
Current: https://manitobamuseum.ca/series/first-fridays-the-manitoba-museum/
First Fridays at the Manitoba Museum is supported by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries.

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Aug. 28, 2 pm - 3 pm

Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre, 61 Carlton St, Wpg, MB  R3C 1N7

The Poverty and Prosperity Walking Tour
What was life like for people in Winnipeg 100 years ago? This city was quite different and had some major waves in growth. From being the "Gateway to the West" and "Chicago of the North" to the present day, Winnipeg's foundations have been shaped by classism, inequality, and histories forgotten and overlooked.
This tour of downtown explores Winnipeg's roots and foundations. Join us to hear stories of the city and learn how Winnipeg became the city it is today.
Tours proceed rain or shine, but may be cancelled in the event of extreme heat or lightning.

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Food Events & Farmers’ Markets

Every Wednesday: Aug. 27 - Oct 15, 4 pm - 8 pm  
Lord Roberts Community Centre, 725 Kylemore Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3L 1B8

Fireweed Food Co-op Presents: the 10th Annual South Osborne Farmers’ Market!
Shop farm fresh veggies, local food items and handmade goods in the rink just east of the the Community Centre. It will include many of the local vendors you know, alongside new faces. Enjoy food, live entertainment, and beer gardens featuring local beer and cider. https://www.fireweedfoodcoop.ca/aboutmarket
Takes place outdoors. Washrooms are accessible. Bike racks available. You can walk your bike through the market. Limited parking lot spaces in the LRCC's lot. Street parking also available.

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Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 11 am - 7 pm  
Fort Gibraltar, 878 St Joseph St, Winnipeg, MB

A celebration of culinary excellence featuring gourmet tastings, beverage pairings, and live entertainment. This food sampling event by TasteofManitoba showcases Manitoba restaurants.

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Sept. 6 and 7, 12 pm - 9 pm
King St., between James and Rupert St, Wpg, MB R3B 3G8

Manitoba Taste of Asia Festival, by Foodtrip Market, presents Winnipeg’s First Lantern Festival!
Join us as we light up the night and celebrate community, culture, and creativity! Enjoy:
 Lantern displays and installations
 Live performances and music
 Delicious food vendors, Family-friendly activities and Lantern Workshops

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Sept. 14, 8 am - 10 am
X-Cues Event Centre, 551 Sargent Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1W4

FREE Pancake Breakfast hosted by Cobra Collectibles at the Sargent Avenue Block Event! We'll be serving up fresh pancakes and fruit cups! This is a fantastic family-friendly event, and we have a special treat for the kids. You'll get to meet Pikachu and Grumpy Bear! Breakfast is first-come, first-served while supplies last.
Huge thanks to our sponsors and partners: Sargent Business Community, Councillor Cindy Gilroy, Cobra Collectibles, Foot Patrol, and X-Cues Event Centre!

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Sept. 20 and 21, 12 pm - 9 pm
221 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1T9

Foodtrip Market is excited to keep the momentum going with a brand new event that celebrates the heart and soul of our downtown!
Get ready for Live, Love Downtown, a vibrant festival that brings together local food, music, art, and community spirit. This event will shine a spotlight on the amazing people, nonprofits, and small businesses that make our city centre so special. In partnership with Culture Days.

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Book Launches

McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park, 1120 Grant Ave, Wpg, MB
These events will be hosted live in the Atrium and are also available as a YouTube stream.

Sept. 4, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join Philipp Schott for the launch of his eighth book, Heal the Beasts : A Jaunt Through the Curious History of the Veterinary Arts. Featuring a conversation hosted by Dr. Keri Hudson Reykdal (Dr. Keri: Prairie Vet).

How and why did humans begin to treat sick and injured animals? And how did those practices evolve from prehistory to the present day? Dr. Schott shares stories of 22 different animal healers and veterinarians from across eras and continents.
Schott lives and practices veterinary medicine in Winnipeg. His first book, The Accidental Veterinarian, was a bestseller and was translated into five languages.
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Sept. 5, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join Brittany Penner for the Winnipeg launch of Children Like Us: A Métis Woman's Memoir of Family, Identity and Walking Herself Home, and a conversation hosted by Shelagh Rogers.

A Métis girl is adopted by a Mennonite family in this memoir about family lost and found. Children asks difficult questions about family, identity, belonging and cultural continuity. How do you deal with the truth of your own story when you've always been told you should be grateful? What does it mean to belong when you feel torn?
Penner is an author, practicing family physician and lecturer with the U of M.
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Sept. 6, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join acclaimed Canadian comics creators Jeff Lemire and Jenn Woodall as they discuss their work as part of Prairie Comics Festival 2025.        https://prairiecomics.com/

Lemire is a New York Times bestselling, award-winning author, and creator of the graphic novel Sweet Tooth, and others. His most recent work is 10,000 Ink Stains: A Memoir.
Woodall is an award-winning illustrator and comics creator from Toronto. She self-publishes her comics and also has her work distributed and published through Silver Sprocket. Her most popular series, Magical Beatdown, is still ongoing. She is one of the editors for Pulping, an anthology that publishes work from Toronto and Ontario-based cartoonists.

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Sept. 10, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join Catherine Hunter for the launch of Seeing You Home: Stories. Featuring a reading and a conversation hosted by Margaret Sweatman.

Seeing is a poignant collection of interconnected short stories that navigate love, loss, and the quiet search for meaning in the wake of tragedy. In Winnipeg’s St. Boniface Hospital, Clare watches her husband battle cancer. Seeing traces the threads of their relationship through an intimate portrait of devotion, grief, and the task of finding a way forward.
Hunter is a Winnipeg poet and novelist. Her work includes four poetry collections, the novel After Light, the novella In the First Early Days of My Death, and three mystery novels. She has won several prizes and honours, and her latest poetry collection, St. Boniface Elegies, was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award.
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Sept. 11, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join David A. Robertson for the launch of The World's End, the sixth book and dramatic conclusion of his bestselling Misewa Saga. Hosted by Rosanna Deerchild.

In this award-winning, Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series, Eli must embrace his heritage and make an impossible decision about his future, and the future of Misewa. Eli, Morgan and Emily free themselves from captivity as the battle between the humans, animal beings, and Bird Warriors rages.
Robertson, of Norway House Cree Nation, is the author of numerous books for young readers including Governor General’s Literary Award winners On the Trapline and When We Were Alone. The Barren Grounds, Book 1 of The Misewa Saga series, was a Kirkus, NPR, and Quill & Quire best middle-grade book of 2020. Winner of the Writers’ Union of Canada’s Freedom to Read Award, as well as the 2021 Globe and Mail Children’s Storyteller of the Year recipient.
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Sept. 17, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join Lauren Carter for the launch of her new book, The Longest Night. Featuring a reading and a conversation hosted by Seyward Goodhand.

Lauren Carter’s novel is a thriller about one girl’s search for home. Melding time travel, magic realism, horror, and literary suspense, it follows 18-year-old Ash Hayes as she finds herself locked out of her family home in rural Minnesota. She seeks shelter from the freezing cold at the closest house. The next morning, everything is off-kilter, and in her efforts to get out of the house, Ash finds herself transported to an even stranger place and time.
Carter is the author of two novels, a collection of short stories, and two poetry collections. Her work has appeared in multiple journals and anthologies, including Best Canadian Stories, and won several awards, including the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction, the Prairie Fire Literary Awards and the Room Magazine Poetry Contest.
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Sept. 22, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join David Bergen as he celebrates the launch of his new novel, Days of Feasting and Rejoicing. Presented as part of THIN AIR 2025, an annual fall celebration of books and writing.

David Bergen introduces Esther Maile, an expat American living in Thailand in a house rented by the richer, more popular Christine. While on holiday in Bali, Christine, caught by an ocean wave, drowns. Esther rushes to save her. In the chaos, the police confuse Esther for Christine.
Bergen is the bestselling author of twelve novels and two collections of short fiction. Among his most acclaimed works are The Time in Between, a national bestseller; The Age of Hope, a finalist for Canada Reads; and Out of Mind, a follow up to The Matter with Morris. He has won the McNally Robinson Book of the Year five times, and his writing has also been shortlisted for Governor General’s Award for Fiction, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and a Pushcart Prize. In 2018 Bergen was presented with the Writer’s Trust Matt Cohen Award: In Celebration of a Writing Life. He lives in Winnipeg.
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Sept. 23, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join Duncan Mercredi for the launch of his new poetry collection, Only the Scent of You Remained. Presented as part of THIN AIR 2025.

Walk with the author during intimate reflection and pause to remember the people who have been a part of his life and journey, the ones who influenced him, both good and bad.
Mercredi is Cree/mixed, born in Misipawistik aka Grand Rapids, MB, part of the Indigenous Writers' Collective, storyteller, writer, travelled extensively around Turtle Island, sharing stories and poetry. He was Winnipeg's Poet Laureate in 2021. 
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Sept. 27, 7 pm - 8 pm

Join Winnipeg representatives of The Land and Labour Poetry Collective as they celebrate the launch of I’ll Get Right On It: Poems on Working Life in the Climate Crisis. Hosted by editors Jamie Paris and Melanie Dennis Unrau. Presented as part of THIN AIR 2025. Co-presented by the Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition (MEJC).
Featuring readings from contributors Levy Abad, Mike Bagamery, Myla Chartrand, Jean Clipsham, Renee Cronley, Jennifer deGroot, Kristian Enright, A.W. Glen, Lance Guilbault, Duncan Mercredi, Cole Osiowy, Mhao (em) Palevino, Marjorie Poor, Ron Romanowski, Ivan A. Salazar M., Sabrina Spenser Smith, Jessica Smithies, Hanako Teranishi, and Evan Woelk Balzer.

The deepening climate crisis is making all kinds of work harder, more dangerous and more unpredictable. All kinds of workers have something to say about it. I’ll Get is an anthology about making a living and carrying on despite smoky air, fires, climate grief, species loss and increased precarity.

Paris is a mixed-race (Black, Métis, and Scottish) Instructor II at the U of M, and an assistant editor for Early Theatre. He has a book, entitled Clothed Villainy, forthcoming.
Unrau is a poet, editor, scholar, and climate organizer from Treaty One territory and Métis homeland in Winnipeg. She is the author of The Rough Poets: Reading Oil-Worker Poetry, Happiness Threads: The Unborn Poems, and Goose.

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Psychic Fairs & Haunted Houses

Sept. 4 and 5: 2-10 / Sept. 6: 11-10 / Sept. 7: 11-6
Canada Inn Garden City, 2100 McPhillips St.
Tickets $10 (Good All Weekend) / Children 12 and under Free

Galaxy Psychic Fairs           GalaxyPsychicFairs.com
Some of Canada’s Top Psychics, Mediums, Astrologers, Rune Reading, Healers, Tea Leaf, Palm Readers. Beautiful crystals, hand made jewelry and Door Prizes! Cash or card accepted.

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Sept. 12, 7:30 pm - 11 pm
Tickets  https://3common.com/event/paranormal-investigation-seven-oaks-house-museum/6852ec9d5b24196237617b56

The Seven Oaks House Museum is steeped in history, and its reputation as Manitoba’s oldest haunted house makes it the perfect setting for a paranormal investigation.
The Winnipeg Paranormal Group is offering brave souls the chance to explore the museum using specialized equipment to detect spectral activity. Imagine standing in the dimly lit rooms, listening for unexplained whispers or watching as the EMF meters flicker to life. The museum hosts haunted walking tours, where participants can explore by candlelight and hear eerie tales of its ghostly past.

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Sept. 13, 6 pm
The Metropolitan Entertainment Centre, 281 Donald St
Tickets $56.99   https://www.ticketmaster.ca/dinner-and-movie-jaws-winnipeg-manitoba-09-13-2025/event/110062FCB76B308C

Dinner and Movie - Jaws 50th Anniversary
As part of the Ambassador Banquet & Conference Centre brand, The MET strives to provide each guest with a great event, including great food, served by great staff.

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Sept. 25, 8 am - 8 pm
Pick up and drop off at the Walmart parking lot, 1000 Taylor Ave Wpg, MB R3M 1T6. The bus departs promptly at 8 AM.
Tickets  https://www.mhs.ca/product/fall-bus-tour-2025/

Join Manitoba Historical Society for a Fall bus tour of southern Manitoba. We will stop at the site of the former Leary brickworks and visit the Ste. Therese chapel in the village of Cardinal. We will continue to Manitou to see several historic sites with a lunch stop at the Manitou Opera House. Then on to the Darlingford Pembina Heritage Museum and the Darlingford Memorial Park which honours those who served in two world wars. In Morden we will tour the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre. The tour will wrap up with supper at the Pembina Threshermens Museum near Winkler.