Weekend Events & Activities in and Around Winnipeg
Weekend events and activities in Winnipeg including free, fun family & kids’ activities, live music, theatre & performing arts, sports, and exhibitions: Friday, March 22 – Sunday, March 24, 2024.
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Easter in Winnipeg: Events and Activities
I. Family & Kids Activities this weekend
Spring Break Activities in Winnipeg
Spring Break Activities in Winnipeg
Festival of Fools
The Festival of Fools is a free family festival featuring the very best international variety artists, acrobats, jugglers, and magicians. The event is produced by The Winnipeg International Festival to provide the very best in family entertainment during the school spring break. Details
March 23 – 29, 2024 | 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM
CF Polo Park’s Centre Court, 1485 Portage Ave #233, Winnipeg
Pass the hat for donations at the end of each show
Learn About Polar Bears with CPAWS
Join the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) at the Zoo to participate in fun activities in Gateway to the Arctic and learn more about polar bears and other arctic species!! Details
March 24, 2024 | 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Assiniboine Park Zoo, 2595 Roblin Blvd, Winnipeg
Regular Admission
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Other Activities
- Leisure Centres
Enjoy the many free activities offered at City of Winnipeg’s Leisure centres. - At the library
Winnipeg Public library offers plenty of free activities to choose from for all ages including toddler story times. Plan ahead to attend some of the free activities in the following weekends: Program & Event posters. Click here to know the daily schedule for the library. - Planetarium Shows @ Manitoba Museum
- Cineplex Family Favourites: Visit participating Cineplex theatres near you and watch a favourite family film each week for only $3.99.
II. Live Music
The Rural Alberta Advantage with Julianna Riolino
Friday, March 22. 2024 | 8:00 PM
The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street, Winnipeg
$30.00 Advance Plus Fees
Stravinsky’s Firebird
This is going to be an exciting night of music, featuring one of the fieriest works in piano literature–Franz Liszt’s Concerto No.1 for Piano & Orchestra. Maestro Daniel Raiskin and the orchestra welcome award-winning American pianist Michelle Cann to do the honours. Details
Saturday, March 23, 2024 | 7:30 PM
Centennial Concert Hall, 555 Main Street, Winnipeg
$15.71 – $119
Trans Canada Highway Men
The Trans-Canada Highwaymen (TCH) is a Canadian “super-group” consisting of Moe Berg (TPOH), Chris Murphy (Sloan), Craig Northey (Odds) and Steven Page (Ex-BNL). Four guys who have known each other for decades now all of whom have written songs that have contributed to Canadian culture. Details
Fridays, March 15, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Club Regent Event Centre, 1425 Regent Ave West, Winnipeg
Tickets Starting at $29.00
Jazz at the Fort Garry Hotel
Niall Cade recently moved back to his hometown of Winnipeg in 2021 after living in New York City for six years. Niall has performed at several internationally renowned jazz venues including Smalls Jazz Club, Mezzrow, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Jazz at Kitano, the 55 Bar, the Jazz Gallery, and the Bar Next Door. In 2019, Niall was a semifinalist in the inaugural Michael Brecker International Jazz Saxophone Competition, travelling to Israel as a part of the Red Sea Jazz Festival. Details
Saturday, March 24, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway, Winnipeg
$20.02
Reeling In The Years: A Tribute to Steely Dan
The distinctive 70’s sound of Steely Dan is revived with the WJO and special guests Larry Roy and Leonard Shaw. This show will be a retrospective performing songs from albums: Can’t Buy a Thrill (1972), Countdown to Ecstasy (1973), Pretzel Logic (1974), Katy Lied (1975), their best selling album Aja (1977), and Fagen’s first solo recording The Nightfly (1982). It will also include the single FM, from the movie of the same name. Details
March 23 – 24, 2024
Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain (CCFM), 340 Provencher Blvd
III. Live Theatre/ Performing Arts
Circus Of Light
Circus Of Light is an experience quite like no other. This is the biggest light show in Canada featuring immersive visual and sound dynamics. Details
Saturday, March 23, 2024 | 8:15 PM – 2:00 AM
The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street, Winnipeg
$45
Reveen
Join the fascinating journey to the inner and outer reaches of your imagination with Reveen the Impossiblist at Club Regent Event Centre on March 23, 2024. Details
Saturday, March 23, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Club Regent Event Centre, 1425 Regent Ave. W., Winnipeg
Tickets starting at $35 (plus taxes & fees)
The Lehman Trilogy
With masterful storytelling, the Lehman brothers – Henry, Emanuel and Mayer – spin a tale of opportunity, invention and capitalism as they painstakingly weave their family into the fabric of America. The epic story of a nation. Details
March 20 – April 13, 2024
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, 174 Market Ave, Winnipeg
$25.00 – $90.00
Tetris
For some generations, the name evokes a computer game with multi-coloured blocks sliding down faster than you know what to do with them. Now Tetris is a live performance about how we all fit together. You’ll learn a new, physical language and be invited to speak and play along. The best part is you don’t have to sit still. Details
March 15 – 24, 2024
Manitoba Theatre for Young People, 2, Forks Market Road, Winnipeg
$23 – $26
The Walk From The Garden
Embark on a captivating odyssey of emotions with The Little Opera Company’s spellbinding presentation of Jonathan Dove’s The Walk From The Garden, set to grace the stage at St. John’s Anglican Cathedral from March 22-24, 2024, in collaboration with Prairie Voices Inc. Details
March 22 – 24, 2024
St. John’s Anglican Cathedral, 135 Anderson Avenue, Winnipeg
$25 – $35
Rise, Red River
March 8 to 23, 2024
Théâtre Cercle Molière, 340 Provencher Blvd., Winnipeg
Pay what you can $0 – $40
IV. Sports
Manitoba Moose
American Hockey League. Details
vs. Abbotsford Canucks on Saturday, March 23, 2024 | 2:00 PM
vs. Abbotsford Canucks on Sunday, March 24, 2022 | 12:00 PM
Canada Life Centre, 300 Portage Ave., Winnipeg
$24 – $41
V. Festivals, Exhibitions and Other Events
Create and Connect Crafts at The Leaf
Sundays, March 24, April 7, April 21, May 5, May 26 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The Leaf, 145 The Leaf Wy., Winnipeg
Regular admission
Spring Fling Craft Show
Join us and shop local from bakers to makers, and small business owners! Details
Saturday March 23, 2024 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Transcona East End Community Club, 517 Pandora Ave. E, Winnipeg
Free
For All the Tea in China
Join collections registrar Inés Bonacossa on Sunday, March 24th for this installment of the Language of Dalnavert lecture series and discover the story of smuggling, greed, and war that ensued on the quest for all the tea in China. Details
Sunday, March 24, 2024 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Dalnavert Museum and Visitors’ Centre, 61 Carlton Street, Winnipeg
$10 – $15
Winnipeg Women’s Show
Bring your friends and enjoy the ultimate ladies’ day out! Ladies, it’s time to treat yourself! Head over to the Winnipeg Women’s Show for two days of shopping, entertainment, door prizes, samples, fashion, food, beauty, home, gifts, health and wellness and more – all just for you! Details
March 23 – 24, 2024
RBC Convention Centre – Hall D, 375 York Avenue, Winnipeg
$12.00 per day; Children (14 and under accompanied by an adult) – Free
C4 – Central Canada Comics/Collectibles Show
Championship Auto Shows (CASI), the undisputed leader in indoor custom car show production, produces the largest show series in the business: better known under the monikers of Autorama or World of Wheels. Hot rods are always at the heart of each show, but in recent years the composition has expanded to include manufacturers displays. As a result, today’s shows appeal equally to those who own competition cars, specialty and concept vehicles and those who dream about owning them. Details
Saturday March 23, 2024 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Centro Caboto Centre, 1055 Wilkes Ave, Winnipeg
$5.00 for Ages 15 and over
the quilt show
This exhibition showcases over 15 full-size bed quilts and woven blankets, along with several smaller art quilts, and quilting samples, all from the MCML collection. Details
March 1 – April 27, 2024
Wednesday – Saturday | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Manitoba Crafts Museum & Library, 329 Cumberland Ave.
Free
47th Annual Piston Ring World of Wheels
The Métis Connections Experience is an interactive and experiential way for people to immerse themselves in Métis culture. Details
March 22 – 24, 2024
RBC Convention Centre – Hall D, 375 York Avenue, Winnipeg
$8-$23
Pitâw Mīno Muskiki Indigenous Handmade Markets
There will be shopping, food + baking, music, crafts for kids, and more. Details
March 22 – 23, 2024
Via Rail Union Station, 123 Main st, Winnipeg
Free
Lights on the Exchange – Allumez le Quartier
Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District will light up this winter with an art and design festival that dazzles and inspires. Canadian artists create fresh, contemporary installations, sculptures and projections that reveal a reimagined history of the area. Details
January 21 – March 21, 2024
The Historic Exchange District
Free
Shifting Perspectives – Exhibition Opening & Artist Talk
Exhibition | March 1 – 31, 2024
Opening | Friday, March 1, 2024 | 6 – 9 PM
Artist Talk 7 PM
Manitoba Arts Network, 210 Princess St., Winnipeg
Free
Architecture+Design Film Festival 2024
The Architecture + Design Film Festival (A+DFF) in Winnipeg 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 and urban design to graphics and product design. A+DFF (adff.ca) is the only Canadian festival devoted solely to architecture and design. Details
March 20 – 24, 2024
Cinematheque, 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg
Daytime screenings: free/pay what you can; Evening screenings: $6 – $10
Kim Adams: Earth Dragons
Canadian artist Kim Adams is known for his “assemblage” sculptures incorporating readymade and prefabricated materials in fun and uncanny ways to explore social structures, the implications of technology and mobility, and the divide between life and art. Details
On now
WAG-Qaumajuq, 300 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg
Regular admission
Enjoy Hiking or Discover Nature Attractions
Seeking some fresh air adventure this weekend — the good news is there are lots of natural areas for you to explore.
Workshops/Talks/Exhibitions/Other Events
- Tim Gardner: The Full Story on until April 7, 2024 @ Winnipeg Art Gallery
- Dark Ice on until May 26, 2024 @ Winnipeg Art Gallery
- Fields …. (Rinks, Courts, and Lanes) of Dreams on until April 30, 2024 @ Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
- INVENTED LANDSCAPES WAG@The Park on until April 30, 2024
- LANDSCAPES TO SEED THE WEST WAG@The Park on until April 30, 2024
- Beyond the Beat: Music of Resistance and Change on until September 2024 @ Canadian Museum for Human Rights
- ‘Live Lecture Streaming Podium: I am Not a Cat’, a solo exhibition by Judy Radul on until April 21, 2024 @ Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art
VII. Food Events, Dinner Theatre & Night Life Events
Brazilian Beat Fridays
Fridays | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Hermanos Restaurant, 179a Bannatyne Ave., Winnipeg
FREE
Afternoon Tea
Join us in the Velvet Glove restaurant for the Afternoon Tea and indulge in contemporary tiers of sweet & Savoury delectables. Creative cocktails are available for optional add-ons during the experience. Details
March 3 – 21, 2024 | Noon & 2:00 PM
Velvet Glove Restaurant – The Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Place Lombard, Winnipeg
$66.00 per person, $35 per child 12 years and younger
Katie-Ellen Humphries
With a sensibility that falls somewhere between the library and the locker-room, Katie-Ellen has become a favourite of audiences across Canada and the U.S., including regular appearances on CBC Radio’s The Debaters where she has also worked as a writer and Associate Producer. Details
March 22 – 23, 2024
Yuk Yuk’s Winnipeg, Fort Garry Hotel, The Club Room lower level, 222 Broadway
$18 + tax
Tony Woods
Tony Woods has been in hot demand lately. With recent credits that include the Joe Rogan Experience, Netflix & HBO, he truly is a one-of-a-kind comedic legend that is always in control of his audience. When Dave Chappelle recently accepted the Mark Twain Prize award for comedy, the first person he singled out in his speech was Tony Woods. Details
March 19 – 23, 2024
Rumor’s Restaurant and Comedy Club, 190-2025 Corydon Avenue
$15 – $25+ tax
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You really should remove the Honey Dill Expo from this weekend’s list of things to do.
This was an April Fool’s joke. Seeing it on the list only makes me wish it was real.
This weekend is on point for arts, theatre, music, and nightlife in Winnipeg. Probably one of the best weekends I’ve seen for great events in a while!
Although, my disappointment is that there are about 2-3 sporting events on this list with very little detail. 1. Being Valour FC which is a big deal since it’s the inaugural season for the club and league, and 2. Being the WPS Half Marathon on Sunday.
I will note that there are a few events geared towards outdoor adventure, wilderness, and nature, although those events are tailored for a small niche special interest population.
For example, last weekend the event ” Fight for Charity 2019″ in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters Winnipeg was a big event at the RBC convention centre and it didn’t make it on this list. The event was attended by over 1000 people and a formal gala style evening celebrating 22 amateur boxers for their first fight in support of charity. What gives?
This “to do winnipeg” list makes our city look inept when it comes to sports, athletics, and fitness.
My kind request would be to include further athletic events in this calendar (with more of a sales pitch explanation) as the list favours about 95% loaded towards the arts. Once again, I love the arts, but sports are my passion.
Thank You,
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Why does the header appear as last weekend when I try & tweet out your Labour day events in Wpg?
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