Winnipeg 
September 30th is a day to reflect on the impacts of residential schools, honour survivors of residential schools, their families, their communities and all of those who never made it home, and learn more about the perspectives of Indigenous Peoples.
Survivors’ Flag by National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Here are some things to do in Winnipeg to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:
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National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
Truth and Reconciliation Week 2025 is a transformative five-day journey for students (grades 1-12), educators, and the broader community to engage with the poignant history and enduring spirit of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
Explore interactive workshops, witness the profound “The Gifts We Carry” youth empowerment gathering, engage in meaningful dialogues, and contribute to our collective path toward reconciliation. Details
September 22 to 26, 2025
Online
Free
APTN National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
September 30th marks an important day for APTN as we broadcast special programs in honour of the survivors of residential, day, and boarding schools, alongside their families and the children who were never able to return home. APTN will be offering programming throughout the day to raise awareness about the significance and meaning of NDT&R. Details
September 30, 2025 | Various times
APTN
Free
Orange Shirt Days @ the Manitoba Museum
Orange Shirt Days @ the Manitoba Museum features special, all-day programming focused on the history of Indian Residential Schools and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action. Please join us for a time of learning and reflection offered in partnership with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Details
September 28-30, 2025
The Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg
Free admission
The Colour Orange
Join us Sunday, September 29th from 5pm-8:30pm for an evening dedicated to Truth & Reconciliation, presented by the Anish Healing Centre and Pineridge Hollow. Experience Indigenous art and galleries set in a serene forest environment. Come together to show support for local Indigenous artists, culture, and community, while honouring the families affected by the Residential School System, the Survivors, and those who did not return home. Details
Sunday, September 29, 2024 | 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Pineridge Hollow
Free
Comfort and Reconcili‐ACTION: What is your plan?
On September 30, 2025, we invite you back to share your reconcili‐ACTION stories. People are invited to embellish a 4 × 4 inch felt square to show what they will do over the next year to advance reconciliation. Once willing participants have finished their piece, CMHR staff will take a photo of the participant with an explanation of their plan. Some photos will be posted on the CMHR website under the banner “Truth and Reconciliation Day: Comfort and Reconcili‐ACTION.” Details
September 30, 2025 | 11:00 AM — 1:00 PM & 2:00 — 4:00 PM
Canadian Museum for Human Rights – Level 7, 85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg
Free
The Witness Blanket
Inspired by a woven blanket, this large‐scale art installation by Carey Newman, whose traditional name is Ha̱yałka̱ng̱a̱me’, is made from pieces of history – hundreds of items reclaimed from residential schools, churches, government buildings and other cultural structures across Canada. Details
Until September 20, 2027
Canadian Museum for Human Rights – Level 7, 85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg
Regular admission; Indigenous Peoples are Free
Witness Blanket
Online
Truth & Reconciliation – Beading Circle
Join us for our free beading circle ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 27. Whether you are learning for the first time or continuing a practice you already know, this is a space to gather, share, and create together. Details
Saturday, September 27, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Old City Hall of Saint-Boniface, 219 Provencher Boulevard, Winnipeg
Free admission
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation @ Children’s Museum
Join us in our commitment to Truth & Reconciliation as we learn and reflect about the legacy of residential schools in Canada.
Programming and activities run from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM and FREE** general admission will be available all day long.
Guests of all ages are encouraged to wear an orange shirt to help raise awareness of the impacts of residential schools and in remembrance – every child matters. Details
September 30, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Manitoba Children’s Museum, 45 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg
Free general admission
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Orange Shirt Game
Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tigercats will wear orange jerseys with Indigenous-designed logos on September 27th. The jersey will be auctioned online and the proceeds donated to Indigenous groups and programming. Fans are encouraged to wear their orange, Blue Bombers gear or shirts. There will be an Indigenous opening ceremony and a halftime show. Details
Saturday, September 27, 2025 | 2:00 PM
315 Chancellor Matheson Road, Winnipeg
$0 – $88+
Get your exclusive Winnipeg Blue Bombers merchandise created for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation day here.
Truth and Reconciliation Keepsake
The Truth and Reconciliation Keepsake honours the more than 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children who were taken from their families and forced to attend Residential, Day and Boarding Schools across Canada. It acknowledges the intergenerational impacts of the Residential, Day and Boarding School era, and it invites reflection on how Canadians can meet the challenge of reconciliation in our everyday lives. Details
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation at the Marsh
Visit Oak Hammock Marsh today to reflect and enjoy the magic of migration. Meet storyteller and knowledge keeper Elder Ruth Christie who will share her stories with visitors at 1 p.m.
Elder Ruth Christie is from Selkirk and is a member of the order of Canada for her contributions to Indigenous history in Manitoba, and for her transformational mentorship as a storyteller and knowledge keeper.
September 30, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Oak Hammock Marsh, 1 Snow Goose Bay on Hwy. 220
Every Child Matters Youth Gathering
On September 30, we invite you to stand with us in reflection, healing, and unity. Together we will honour Survivors, uplift youth as future leaders, and continue the journey of Truth and Reconciliation.. Details
September 30, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Gathering Place for Truth & Reconciliation, 445 King Street, Winnipeg
Free; Feast food will be provided in limited quantities.
Every Child Matters
Two members of the Speakers Bureau will be presenting on topics related to treaties and reconciliation. Throughout the day, we will also be offering: Children’s scavenger hunt and colouring activities. Free bannock and tea for all visitors. Details
September 30, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Agowiidiwinan Centre, Unit 85-81 Garry St, Winnipeg
Free
Pimootayowin: A Festival for New Work
In Anishinaabemowin, the word Pimootayowin means “journey.” From October to May each year, the Pimootayowin Creators Circle journeys to discover their skills in storytelling and playwriting. The Pimootayowin: A Festival of New Work is the culmination of work developed by the artists over the past year. Details
September 22 to 27, 2025 | nightly 7pm readings.
Tom Hendry Warehouse lobby, 174 Market Avenue, Winnipeg
Free; non-ticketed
Truth and Reconciliation Day at FortWhyte Alive
Wear your orange shirt and join FortWhyte Alive for a day of special, Indigenous-led programs to expand your knowledge of Indigenous history and culture. Details
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
FortWhyte Alive, 1961 McCreary Rd, Winnipeg
Free Admission
Assiniboia Residential School
Join Assiniboia Residential School and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada in observing National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Details
September 30, 2025
Theodore Niizhotay Fontaine Park, 1496 Wellington crest, Winnipeg
Free
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at The Leaf
In observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day (Tuesday, September 30), the Assiniboine Park Conservancy will host a Sacred Fire in the Indigenous Peoples Garden at The Leaf to honour the resilience, strength, and bravery of the survivors of the Indian Residential School System. Details
September 30, 2025
Sacred Fire | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Fire Node, Indigenous Peoples Garden at The Leaf
15% of sales earned from admissions at The Leaf and Assiniboine Park Zoo on Tuesday, September 30.
Exhibitions, Art & Other Activities
Visit Art Galleries to learn more about indigenous peoples’ way of life, their art and culture.
- Threads of Kin and Belonging: A Trinnipeg Live Mixtape Project — an intervention and conversation between Indigenous Nations and Black communities on Treaty One Territory. This project is about creating, defining, and collaborating in a space by us—our kin. @ WAG-Qaumajuq
- Visit Urban Shaman Gallery, Winnipeg this weekend (closed on Sept 30th)
Learn more about indigenous history and the history and legacy of residential schools through movies for free on the National Film Board of Canada website.
Winnipeg Public Library
Read or get resources from Winnipeg Public Library in-person or online. — Details
Recommended Reading List by WPL:
Residential Schools Recommended Reading for Adults & Teens
Residential Schools Recommended Reading for Children
Wear Orange
September 30th is also Orange Shirt Day, which is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day that honours the children who survived Indian Residential Schools and remembers those who did not. This day relates to the experience of Phyllis Webstad, a Northern Secwpemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, on her first day of school, where she arrived dressed in a new orange shirt, which was taken from her. It is now a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations. Details
For all other things to do this weekend, see: Things to Do This Weekend in Winnipeg.
Thanksgiving Weekend Events & Activities in Winnipeg
What is Open-Closed
Remembrance Day gives us the opportunity to honour the people who have served, and continue to serve, in war, military conflict, and international peacekeeping activities. It is a time to remember those who lost their lives and cherish those who have suffered injury in the pursuit of human dignity and freedom.
All civic offices are closed on Tuesday, September 30.
City of Winnipeg Tourist Attractions
Most tourist attractions are open unless closed due to seasonal closure (eg, Closed for winter).
- Assiniboine Park Zoo: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Manitoba Children’s Museum: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Manitoba Museum: 10 am – 4 pm
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights: 10 am to 5 pm
- Winnipeg Art Gallery: Closed
- Royal Canadian Mint: Closed
- FortWhyte Alive: 9 am – 5 pm
Libraries
All Winnipeg Public Libraries will be closed Tuesday, September 30.
For more information on branch locations and hours, see: Library Locations and Hours.
Online services, including downloadable eBooks, catalogue searching, and holds/renewals, are available anytime at Winnipeg Public Libraries.
Recycling/Garbage/Yard Waste Collection
Recycling, garbage, and yard waste will be collected as normally scheduled for those with Monday as their collection day.
To find your collection day, visit winnipeg.ca/collectionday, download the Recyclepedia app, or contact 311.
Brady Road Resource Management Facility (Brady Road Landfill)
hours of operation (commercial customers only):
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 30 | 5:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. |
Brady 4R Winnipeg Depot
hours of operation (residential customers only):
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 30 | 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. |
Pacific 4R Winnipeg Depot
hours of operation (residential customers only):
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 30 | Closed |
Panet 4R Winnipeg Depot
hours of operation (residential customers only):
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 30 | Closed |
Winnipeg Transit
Winnipeg Transit will operate on a Sunday schedule on Monday, September 30.
Recreation & Leisure
Indoor Pools and Fitness & Leisure Centres
All indoor pools will be closed on Tuesday, September 30, with the exception of:
- Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex: open 2 – 6 p.m.
- Margaret Grant Pool: open 1 – 5 p.m.
- Pan Am Pool: open 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
All fitness & leisure centres will be closed on Tuesday, September 30, with the exception of:
- Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex: open 2 – 6 p.m.
- Pan Am Pool: open 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
For more information, visit Recreation & Leisure.
Animal Services
The Animal Services Agency will be closed on Tuesday, September 30.
For more information, including how to purchase or renew your pet license online and to view dogs available for adoption, visit Animal Services.
Cemeteries
Brookside, Transcona, and St. Vital cemeteries will remain open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; however, the Administration Office at Brookside Cemetery will be closed on Monday, September 30. For more information, visit Cemeteries.
Golf courses
Crescent Drive, Kildonan Park, and Windsor Park golf courses will remain open, weather permitting. F For more information, visit Golf courses.
