Events Calendar
Saturday, May 30 to Monday, Sep 07
Motion Mania
Ignite your inner scientist in Motion Mania! Its a thrilling 2,000 sq. ft. interactive journey into motion and energy created by the Ontario Science Centre. Dive into the world of STEM concepts as you design, build, and test your own roller coaster experience from 30+ unique parts. Have a ball unraveling force, energy, friction, inertia, and stability through 10 engaging stations, making science fun and accessible for all ages.
Temporaty display on from May 30, 2026 – September 7, 2026. Click here for more information.
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: Manitoba Children's Museum
Monday, Jun 08 to Saturday, Jun 13
Spring School Series – Indigenous Walking Tour at The Forks
Turtle Tours is now booking our Spring School Series, offering Indigenous-led walking tours designed for students to experience Manitoba’s history in the place where it happened.
Located at The Forks in Winnipeg — where the Red and Assiniboine Rivers meet — this guided experience brings students onto the land to learn through storytelling, place, and interactive discussion. Students walk the same ground where thousands of years of meeting, movement, and history have taken place.
Led by Indigenous guides, the tour provides a clear understanding of Treaty history, the role of The Forks as a historic gathering and trade site, and the ongoing presence of Indigenous Peoples today. The experience is designed to make history understandable, relevant, and accessible for students.
What Students Experience:
- Indigenous-led storytelling rooted in place
- Teachings on land, treaties, and early trade systems
- Interactive discussion that encourages engagement
- Learning beyond the classroom
What Students Take Away:
- Understanding of Indigenous history and treaties
- Connection to land and place
- Confidence to ask questions and engage in discussion
- A meaningful, memorable learning experience
This program is designed for Grades 4–12, and is also well suited for educators, university groups, and student organizations. It connects directly to curriculum areas including Social Studies, Indigenous Studies, Geography, Civics, Economics, and Oral History.
Experience Details:
- Location: The Forks, Winnipeg
- Duration: Approximately 60 minutes
- Group Size: Up to 30 students per booking
- Availability: April, May, and June
Spring School Rate:
$455 + fees per class (up to 30 students)
Spring dates are limited and fill quickly. Schools are encouraged to book early to secure preferred dates.
To learn more or book your class, visit: turtletours.ca
Location: Explore Indigenous/Turtle Tours
Saturday, Jun 13
Explore-Abilities Evening
Join the Manitoba Children's Museum for their next Explore-Abilities Evenings, a sensory-friendly museum experience designed for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and sensory processing differences to have fun and enjoy interactive, hands-on learning in a safe and accessible facility!
Click here for more information.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Manitoba Children's Museum
Monday, Jun 15 to Saturday, Jun 20
Spring School Series – Indigenous Walking Tour at The Forks
Turtle Tours is now booking our Spring School Series, offering Indigenous-led walking tours designed for students to experience Manitoba’s history in the place where it happened.
Located at The Forks in Winnipeg — where the Red and Assiniboine Rivers meet — this guided experience brings students onto the land to learn through storytelling, place, and interactive discussion. Students walk the same ground where thousands of years of meeting, movement, and history have taken place.
Led by Indigenous guides, the tour provides a clear understanding of Treaty history, the role of The Forks as a historic gathering and trade site, and the ongoing presence of Indigenous Peoples today. The experience is designed to make history understandable, relevant, and accessible for students.
What Students Experience:
- Indigenous-led storytelling rooted in place
- Teachings on land, treaties, and early trade systems
- Interactive discussion that encourages engagement
- Learning beyond the classroom
What Students Take Away:
- Understanding of Indigenous history and treaties
- Connection to land and place
- Confidence to ask questions and engage in discussion
- A meaningful, memorable learning experience
This program is designed for Grades 4–12, and is also well suited for educators, university groups, and student organizations. It connects directly to curriculum areas including Social Studies, Indigenous Studies, Geography, Civics, Economics, and Oral History.
Experience Details:
- Location: The Forks, Winnipeg
- Duration: Approximately 60 minutes
- Group Size: Up to 30 students per booking
- Availability: April, May, and June
Spring School Rate:
$455 + fees per class (up to 30 students)
Spring dates are limited and fill quickly. Schools are encouraged to book early to secure preferred dates.
To learn more or book your class, visit: turtletours.ca
Location: Explore Indigenous/Turtle Tours
Thursday, Jun 18
No Brush Paint Night
Join local artist Kendra Malcolm at The Allery inside Forks Trading Company to paint the Winnipeg skyline using recycled gift cards instead of paintbrushes. Tickets are $40 plus tax. Space is limited, reserve your seat by emailing Kendra at kendramalcolm@yahoo.ca.
Please dress for a mess and bring old expired gift, loyalty or membership cards to use as paintbrushes.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: The Forks Market
Friday, Jun 19
CreativeMornings Winnipeg: CURATE with WPG STORY SLAM
Join CreativeMornings Winnipeg on Friday, June 19, 2026 for TWO events celebrating the global CreativeMornings theme of CURATE.
June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, the morning starts at 7 am with an exclusive CreativeMornings tour of the Forks with Indigenous-owned Turtle Tours (45 mins -- rain or shine).
Meet at the Turtle Tours office at the entrance to The Forks Market!
Learn more + Reserve Your Spot.
7:00 am - 10:00 am
Location: The Event Space (2nd floor, The Forks Market)
Sunday, Jun 21
Many Nations, One Heartbeat ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wáhkóhtowin: National Indigenous Peoples Day
Following the flow of the river and the path of ancestors, the first day of the 11-day celebration, Many Nations, One Heartbeat ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wáhkóhtowin, opens with a sacred fire and welcomes everyone into a day of ceremony, remembrance, and resilience.
Today’s activities include a community powwow, Indigenous artist performances, art activations, markets/food trucks, children and youth activities, culture-sharing talks, a skateboarding and spray-paint demonstration, and more.
Led by Treaty 1 Elders, youth, and knowledge keepers, the day will honour Residential School and Sixties Scoop Survivors, celebrate Indigenous languages and traditions, and offer healing-centred and celebratory programming. This day is rooted in truth, kinship, and respect.
Here's the line-up for National Indigenous Peoples Day:
Oodena Circle
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | All Nations Welcoming Ceremony |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Scavenger Hunt |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Two Spirit Teachings with Chance Paupanekis |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Kids and Audience Drumming: Interactive drumming experience led by Elder Barbara Nepinak |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Smudge and Closing Ceremony |
Around Oodena Circle
| 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM | Turtle Island Games: Classic lawn games reimagined through an Indigenous lens |
The Canopy
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Drag Me to Brunch: Drag Show with Bannock Babes |
| 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Seventh Generation Stage: Indigenous music featuring KD, Dakota Merasty, Jersey Wilbysayer and Along The Lines |
Outside Turtle Tours
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Indigenous Farming in Manitoba: |
Teepee (CN Field)
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Wáhkóhtowin Circle: |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Inuit Sharing Circle: |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Métis Beading Circle: |
Skate Park
| 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Pihtikwé: Decked Out: |
CN Stage & Field
| 12:00 PM- 5:00 PM |
Wáhkóhtowin Powwow sponsored by the Southern Chiefs’ Organization: |
| 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
Emcee Aqqalu Meekis and Live Music featuring Burnstick, Cassidy Mann and Ila Barker |
Pathways (around CN Stage and connecting Oodena)
| 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
Indigenous Handmade Market and Food Vendors |
*Schedule and programming subject to change.
**This event is part of Many Nations, One Heartbeat ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wáhkóhtowin daily programming from June 21-July 1, 2026. Click here to view the full rundown of programming.
Visitors are encouraged to leave the car at home and bike, walk, paddle, take Winnipeg Transit, or carpool or rideshare to The Forks on National Indigenous Peoples Day.
This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.
10:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Location: Multiple Locations
Monday, Jun 22 to Saturday, Jun 27
Spring School Series – Indigenous Walking Tour at The Forks
Turtle Tours is now booking our Spring School Series, offering Indigenous-led walking tours designed for students to experience Manitoba’s history in the place where it happened.
Located at The Forks in Winnipeg — where the Red and Assiniboine Rivers meet — this guided experience brings students onto the land to learn through storytelling, place, and interactive discussion. Students walk the same ground where thousands of years of meeting, movement, and history have taken place.
Led by Indigenous guides, the tour provides a clear understanding of Treaty history, the role of The Forks as a historic gathering and trade site, and the ongoing presence of Indigenous Peoples today. The experience is designed to make history understandable, relevant, and accessible for students.
What Students Experience:
- Indigenous-led storytelling rooted in place
- Teachings on land, treaties, and early trade systems
- Interactive discussion that encourages engagement
- Learning beyond the classroom
What Students Take Away:
- Understanding of Indigenous history and treaties
- Connection to land and place
- Confidence to ask questions and engage in discussion
- A meaningful, memorable learning experience
This program is designed for Grades 4–12, and is also well suited for educators, university groups, and student organizations. It connects directly to curriculum areas including Social Studies, Indigenous Studies, Geography, Civics, Economics, and Oral History.
Experience Details:
- Location: The Forks, Winnipeg
- Duration: Approximately 60 minutes
- Group Size: Up to 30 students per booking
- Availability: April, May, and June
Spring School Rate:
$455 + fees per class (up to 30 students)
Spring dates are limited and fill quickly. Schools are encouraged to book early to secure preferred dates.
To learn more or book your class, visit: turtletours.ca
Location: Explore Indigenous/Turtle Tours
Monday, Jun 22
Gallery at the Allery: Kendra Malcolm
Kendra Malcolm is a Winnipeg-based contemporary artist known for her vibrant, expressive animal portraits that capture personality, emotion, and playfulness. Focusing primarily on animal faces, her work is created to spark joy, connection, and lighthearted conversation. Believing art can offer a moment of relief in an often heavy world, Kendra creates paintings that encourage viewers to pause, smile, and imagine the thoughts and personalities behind each animal she paints. Her work reflects both creativity and connection, inviting people to engage with art in a fun and meaningful way.
View Kendra's art exhibit at The Allery in Forks Trading Company on the second-floor of The Forks Market.
9:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Location: The Forks Market
Monday, Jun 22
Many Nations, One Heartbeat ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wáhkóhtowin: The Nations of The Forks (Treaty 1)
A Chat with Niigaan Sinclair:
Join Niigaan Sinclair for a chat at The Agowiidiwinan Centre with the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba.
From the traditional Cree name of “Nestawaya" to becoming the Forks, Indigenous history has always been first and foremost chapter one of the story of Winnipeg’s downtown. Come and hear the stories from millennia to today of this place and this space.
**This event is part of Many Nations, One Heartbeat ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wáhkóhtowin daily programming from June 21-July 1, 2026. Click here to view the full rundown of programming.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Agowiidiwinan Centre (15 Forks Market Road)
Tuesday, Jun 23
Many Nations, One Heartbeat ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wáhkóhtowin: Prairie Roots (Treaty 2)
Turtle Tours:
Join Turtle Tours for an Indigenous-led walking tour of The Forks celebrating our Prairie Roots from 1:30 PM-2:30 PM. Meet at Turtle Tours in The Forks Market.
This special tour will include a brief discussion on Treaty 2, its unique history and the northern nations connected to it, before continuing through the broader stories of The Forks, Indigenous gathering places, trade networks, and the shared history of this land.
**This event is part of Many Nations, One Heartbeat ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wáhkóhtowin daily programming from June 21-July 1, 2026. Click here to view the full rundown of programming.
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Explore Indigenous/Turtle Tours
Wednesday, Jun 24
Many Nations, One Heartbeat ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wáhkóhtowin: The Water Carries Us (Treaty 3)
Turtle Tours:
Turtle Tours is back with a tour highlighting the water that carries us. Join the one-hour tour starting at 1:30 PM. Meet at Turtle Tours in The Forks Market.
This special tour will include a brief discussion of Treaty 3, its unique history, and the northern nations connected to it, before continuing with the broader stories of The Forks, Indigenous gathering places, trade networks, and the shared history of this land.
**This event is part of Many Nations, One Heartbeat ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wáhkóhtowin daily programming from June 21-July 1, 2026. Click here to view the full rundown of programming.
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Explore Indigenous/Turtle Tours
Thursday, Jun 25
Many Nations, One Heartbeat ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wáhkóhtowin: Where the Cart Trails Echoed and the Fiddle Sang (Red River Treaty)
Join Dene Guillas of Braiding Colours Consulting for a hands-on workshop- A Circle Where We Let Go and Grow:
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Agowiidiwinan Centre (15 Forks Market Road)
Friday, Jun 26
Many Nations, One Heartbeat ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wáhkóhtowin: Plains to Pines (Treaty 6)
Agowiidiwinan Centre
| 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Discussion with Elder Frank Abraham: In partnership with the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba, join Elder Frank Abraham as he presents on his perspective on the making of Treaty 5 and the Treaty Relationship. |
Canopy
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Folklorama Performance: Celebrate the cultures that make Manitoba unique through an afternoon of musical performances by Steve Kiz and Vina Dimayuga, presented by Folklorama. |
| 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Live Musical Performances Sponsored by Sākihiwē Festival and Winnipeg Folk Fest: Enjoy an intimate evening of music with Indigenous Coffeehouse Live: featuring Willow & Tinge. |
**This event is part of Many Nations, One Heartbeat ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wáhkóhtowin daily programming from June 21-July 1, 2026. Click here to view the full rundown of programming.
1:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Multiple Locations
Saturday, Jun 27
Many Nations, One Heartbeat ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wáhkóhtowin: The Heart of the North (Treaty 5)
The Forks Market Mural
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Artifact Identification Clinic: Bring your artifacts to professional archaeologists for identification and learn about their history, age, materials, and possible uses. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn about reporting archaeological sites and finds in Manitoba. |
Canopy
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Folklarama Performance: Celebrate the cultures that make Manitoba unique through an afternoon of dance performances by Mocanita Dance Team and Bola Oriyomi and Ariya Afrika, presented by Folklorama. |
| 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Live Musical Performances Sponsored by the JUNOs: Enjoy a free concert sponsored by the JUNOs hosted by David McLeod and featuring KWIAT and Don Amero. |
**This event is part of Many Nations, One Heartbeat ᐊᐧᐦᑯᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wáhkóhtowin daily programming from June 21-July 1, 2026. Click here to view the full rundown of programming.
1:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Multiple Locations