Asian Canadian Festival
May 20-21, 2012 @ the Forks
Free Event
Tai Chi/Chi Kung workshop, entertainment, cooking demonstrations, and cultural displays
March 24-25, 27-31 & April 1, 2012 @ MTYP
Get out your tickets and get on the bus this spring break! Audacious mime and clowning have high audience impact and MTYP is stoked that Axis Theatre is returning. Six performers strut, swing, sing and talk their way in and out of escapades aboard Vancouver’s funniest bus. Masks and mayhem are trademarks of this peerless physical comedy. The last time The Number 14 stopped in Winnipeg, reviewers and audiences alike agreed: “The Number 14 is a busload of laughts.” (Winnipeg Free Press)
March 24 - April 1, 2012 @ the Forks
Free Event
Clowns, music, laughter! What else do you want?
Free Foolish Fun in the Forks Atrium 11:30-2:30 every day
Walk around clowns, facepainting, and more!
Trapeze workshops on Saturdays & Sundays 11:30-2:30. Register early at the Festival of Fools General Store!
Clown Hop - Friday, March 30 from 11:30-11:40 AM (special guests!)
The river rinks are almost ready at the Forks.
The River Trail is officially open!
The Assiniboine Credit Union River Trail presents free programming and fun activities on the weekends for the whole family!
Skate, walk, run or sled along the Guinness World Record-holding longest naturally frozen skating trail in the world and enjoy the picturesque sights of Winnipeg as you’ve never seen them before, from the frozen Assiniboine River.
Beginning at the heart of the city, The Forks, the Assiniboine Credit Union River Trail is a winter family tradition.
Take the opportunity to also participate in a variety of different outdoor activities: walking, curling, hockey, historic interpretation, cycling, broomball and much more. Weekend programming is free of charge!
Visit www.rivertrail.ca for more information.
Plus all the beautiful new warming huts!
Winter Adventure Programming
FREE programming on Sundays | January 22 – March 4
(weather permitting)
Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides sponsored by Scotiabank - 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Hop on and enjoy a ride around The Forks site.Investors Group Teepee Story Telling and Art Program - 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Join Aboriginal elders inside two traditional teepees and learn the history of teepees while creating your own art project.
PS - Fun tumblr meet-up?
Sunday, February 12, 2012 from 8:30 AM - 12 PM @ the Forks
Solo: $74 + GST
Team of 2: $148 + GST
Free to watch!
Join in the fun and adventure of a truly memorable winter experience! Or give the gift of excitement!
The Ice Donkey Winter Adventure is back! HOT 103 and The Assiniboine Credit Union River Trail along with Swamp Donkey Adventure Racing want you… To join in the fun at the Third annual fantastic frosty event!
Participate as a solo or team of 2 in this 2-3 hr winter multi-sport style event that will test your mettle in snowshoeing, Ice-biking, running and skating. Compete against others and challenge yourself for ultimate abominable domination. Special winter challenges may include: tobogganing, snowman building, Inuksuk making or whatever Mother Nature may throw at us! We are Winnipegger’s after all and this kind of adventure is what we were made for!
Every Sunday @ the Forks until February 12, 2012
Free Event
DJ Co-op & DJ Hunnicutt present the return of SOUL ON ICE!
A FREE weekly ice skating jam at The Forks!
For the 5th straight winter, DJ Co-op and DJ Hunnicutt bring their unique blend of hip hop, funk, disco, rock, reggae and everything else to the ice skating rink at The Forks!
Here are the dates (weather permitting):
• Sunday, January 22 - 2pm to 5pm (with special guest Mama Cutsworth)
• Sunday, January 29 - 2pm to 5pm
• Sunday, February 5 - 2pm to 5pm (with special guest Mama Cutsworth)
• Sunday, February 12 - 2pm to 5pm
And it’s FREE!
Don’t debate, don’t be late, just grab your ice skates!
Until November 13, 2011
Tickets available through MTYP.
Middle-earth comes to life! The audience is seated among the forests, caves, and creatures from the world created by J.R.R. Tolkien. We accompany Bilbo and friends on his journey to become the hero Gandalf believes him to be. Fabulous costumes, lights and an impressive set design make this an unforgettable adventure. Our epic tale and its lessons of friendship, courage, war and peace resonates with both the actors and the audience. The amazing Herbie Barnes reprises his original role as Bilbo Baggins!
Hug it forward!
Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 11 AM - 6 PM @ The Forks
Families are invited to join Kraft Peanut Butter Bears‘Smoothie’ and ‘Crunchy’ as they share free hugs at The Forks on August 6th in an effort to relieve hunger. For each hug given, Kraft Peanut Butter will donate one jar of peanut butter to Winnipeg Harvest.
Visit The Forks on August 6th to help us reach our goal of up to 8,500 hugs and 8,500 jars of Kraft Peanut Butter donated to Winnipeg Harvest.
Who: Two larger-than-life-size plush Kraft Peanut Butter Bears ‘Smoothie’ and ‘Crunchy’
What: Kraft Peanut Butter Bears ‘Smoothie’ and ‘Crunchy’ sharing free hugs
Free photos taken with Kraft Peanut Butter Bears ‘Smoothie’ and ‘Crunchy’
Where: The Forks
When: Saturday, August 6th - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For those who can’t make it to The Forks, help Spread the Feeling online by visiting spreadthefeeling.ca to send a virtual hug.
Winnipeg Harvest provides emergency food assistance to almost 58,000 people a month across Manitoba, and more than 50 per cent of their clients are children.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
11:30 PM - Pride Rally at the Legislature
12:00 PM - Pride Parade through Downtown
Free Event
The Rally at the Legislative grounds is a time honoured tradition celebrating the birth-place of Winnipeg Pride. This is also where the Pride Parade begins before heading through downtown Winnipeg towards the Festival grounds.
Pride Festival at the Forks
The Pride Winnipeg Festival will be held once again at the The Forks Market. This location offers larger grounds, a giant stage for our performers, and the ability to host a larger Business Fair and even a new beer tent!
The Forks Stage will be the backdrop for some amazing performers featuring the dance diva Martha Wash.
Other performers include Rae Spoon, Sons of York, Tyrell Witherspoon, Lesbian Potluck, TechPara, Womyn of Pride, and Queens & Kings of Manitoba.
