Winnipeg Events Calendar
What is on in Winnipeg, by day, week or month. Every event on the calendar links to our guide for it: dates, tickets, how to get there from Crescentwood and what to bring. Dates marked as typical are the usual window for an event whose organiser has not yet published this year's schedule.
Upcoming events
November 2026
- Crafted Show and SaleNovember 6 to 8
- Manitoba Hydro Santa ParadeSaturday, November 14, 5 p.m.Portage Avenue, downtown
- Third + Bird Christmas MarketNovember 20 to 22
- Rise Above Handmade Holiday MarketMonday, November 23
- Winnipeg Christmas MarketNovember 26 to 29RBC Convention Centre
- Canad Inns Winter Wonderland drive-through lightsNovember 28, 2026 to January 3, 2027, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Red River Exhibition Park
December 2026
- Royal Winnipeg Ballet: NutcrackerDecember 18 to 27Centennial Concert Hall
- Winnipeg school winter breakDecember 18, 2026 to January 4, 2027
- Winnipeg Jets vs Dallas, back-to-backDecember 19 to 20Canada Life Centre
- Arctic Glacier Winter Park opens for the seasonDecember 19, 2026 to March 7, 2027 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)The Forks
- New Year's Eve at The ForksThursday, December 31The Forks
January 2027
- Nestaweya River Trail skating seasonJanuary 9 to March 7 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Red and Assiniboine rivers at The Forks
- Snow maze at A Maze in CornJanuary 15 to March 14 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)St. Adolphe
- Warming Huts on the river trailJanuary 18 to February 28 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Nestaweya River Trail, The Forks
- Winnipeg New Music FestivalJanuary 20 to 28 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Centennial Concert Hall
February 2027
- Festival du VoyageurFebruary 12 to 21Whittier Park, St. Boniface
March 2027
- Winnipeg Jets six-game homestandMarch 1 to 13Canada Life Centre
- Freeze Frame kids' film festivalMarch 7 to 13Centre culturel franco-manitobain
- Winnipeg Jets vs TorontoThursday, March 11Canada Life Centre
- Manitoba spring breakMarch 29 to April 2
April 2027
- JUNO WeekApril 1 to 4Downtown and Exchange District venues
- JUNO Awards broadcastFriday, April 2Canada Life Centre
- Winnipeg Jets vs EdmontonWednesday, April 7Canada Life Centre
- Winnipeg Comedy FestivalApril 19 to 25 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Gas Station Arts Centre and Burton Cummings Theatre
May 2027
- Winnipeg Goldeyes home opener vs Sioux CityFriday, May 14, 7 p.m.Blue Cross Park
- Pride Winnipeg festival (40th year)May 25 to June 6 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Downtown and The Forks
- Table for 1200Saturday, May 29 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Secret location, announced at noon
- Doors Open WinnipegMay 29 to 30Buildings across the city
June 2027
- Kidsfest (Winnipeg International Children's Festival)June 10 to 13 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)The Forks
- MEME: Manitoba Electronic Music ExhibitionJune 11 to 12Old Market Square, Exchange District
- Red River ExJune 11 to 20 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Red River Exhibition Park
- TD Winnipeg International Jazz FestivalJune 15 to 20 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Old Market Square and Exchange District venues
- Winnipeg Goldeyes Father's Day home gameSunday, June 20Blue Cross Park
July 2027
- Canada Day at The ForksThursday, July 1The Forks
- Winnipeg Goldeyes Canada Day home gameThursday, July 1Blue Cross Park
- Winnipeg Folk FestivalJuly 8 to 11Birds Hill Provincial Park
- Winnipeg Fringe Theatre FestivalJuly 14 to 25Exchange District
- Great Outdoors Comedy FestivalJuly 16 to 18Lyric Theatre field, Assiniboine Park
- Icelandic Festival of Manitoba (Islendingadagurinn)July 30 to August 2 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Gimli
August 2027
- FolkloramaAugust 1 to 14Pavilions across Winnipeg
- StrEAT Feast food truck festivalAugust 12 to 15 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)The Forks
- Tacos and Tequila FestivalSaturday, August 21 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Blue Cross Park
- Winnipeg Beer FestivalSaturday, August 21 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)St. Boniface
- Winnipeg Goldeyes final homestand vs LincolnAugust 31 to September 5Blue Cross Park
September 2027
- The Weekender on Graham AvenueSeptember 10 to 12 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Graham Avenue, downtown
- Reel Pride Film FestivalSeptember 15 to 19 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Gas Station Arts Centre and Canadian Museum for Human Rights
- Culture DaysSeptember 17 to October 3 (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Venues across Winnipeg and Manitoba
- Nuit Blanche WinnipegSaturday, September 25, 6 p.m. to midnight (typical dates; not yet confirmed by the organiser)Downtown, Exchange District, The Forks and St. Boniface
Calendar last updated November 3, 2026. Dates come from each organiser; confirm on their site before you book travel around an event.