The Forks

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

Explore-Abilities Evening

As part of their Explore-Abilities Access Program, join the Manitoba Children's Museum for one of its 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 to learn more.

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Location: Manitoba Children's Museum

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

Mini Mondays

Visit the Manitoba Children's Museum on Mondays from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM for a fun-filled day of stimulating play designed for our youngest visitors, children under 4 years old!

April's theme is all about animals. Each week, they'll explore a different animal and how it moves. Join in on a journey of learning about the animals all around us!

Click here to learn more about the event.

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Location: Manitoba Children's Museum

Earth Day at The Forks

Join us for a packed day of Earth Day events! Focusing on the theme of Repair, The Forks will be bringing together hands-on activities, workshops, and demonstrations to help give items a second life and rethink what we throw away.

Click here to get the full rundown of events.

11:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Location: Multiple Locations

Fixing Fashion Show

Join The Forks for its first-ever Fixing Fashion Show, proudly sponsored by Reclothify! Sixteen local designers will showcase their creativity, each reimagining textiles into unique, fashion-forward pieces. 

Doors open at 7:00 PM, and the runway kicks off shortly after. DJ Marcothatsall will be spinning tracks an hour before and after the show.

Click here to reserve your spot.

Featured Designers

• Prairie Knit Wear Co
• Callen Maude
• Lunas Haven
• Jessica West
• Make it Sew
• Lennard Taylor
• Hello Darling
• HOOA MOWA
• Katie Buckberger
• Louis Winter
• Alisha Murray
• A$HES
• Daisy Wild Vintage
• WHROAH
  
• After Dark Design Shop
• Macayla & Kimberly Radke

7:00 PM

Location: Johnston Terminal

Earth Day

High-five Planet Earth! Join the Manitoba Children's Museum for a jam-packed Earth Day celebration featuring exciting activities, crafts, and special guests – all designed to spark curiosity and inspire kids to protect our planet. Being green has never been this fun!

Click here to learn more about the event.

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Location: Manitoba Children's Museum

CreativeMornings Winnipeg

Stay tuned for more details coming soon! 

Schedule: 

8:00 Main Event: Arrival and networking (early birds get the coffee and treats!)
8:30 Local performer (musician, artist, improv)

8:45 Welcome and introduction to CreativeMornings
8:50 Creative community engagement (something fun and introvert-friendly)

9:05 CreativeMornings Manifesto and Introduction of Speaker

9:10 Speaker on the monthly theme

9:25 Q and A
9:35 Wrap up, intro to next month's theme, and networking until your parking runs out!

Click HERE to learn more about CreativeMornings.

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Location: The Event Space (2nd floor, The Forks Market)

Pruning in the Orchard

Get your shears out for a hands-on pruning session where you’ll learn practical tips and techniques to help trees stay healthy and thrive. Sustainability Coordinator, Helga Jakobson, will walk you through the methods we use at The Forks, from shaping young growth to maintaining mature trees. Participants are asked to dress comfortably and bring their own shears. 

Click here to reserve your spot!

Programming will run weather permitting. Stay tuned to social media (Instagram and Facebook) for any updates due to weather cancellations or changes.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Public Orchard

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

Mini Mondays

Visit the Manitoba Children's Museum on Mondays from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM for a fun-filled day of stimulating play designed for our youngest visitors, children under 4 years old!

April's theme is all about animals. Each week, they'll explore a different animal and how it moves. Join in on a journey of learning about the animals all around us!

Click here to learn more about the event.

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Location: Manitoba Children's Museum

Lectures and Lagers: Space on Tap

Raise a glass and feed your curiosity at Lectures & Lagers! This event pairs engaging talks from local experts with a carefully curated selection of beers from The Common. Donations to The Forks Foundation will be accepted at each event. 

This first session features Dr. Philip Ferguson, an Aerospace Systems Engineer and Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Manitoba. He is also the Director of the Space Technology and Advanced Research Lab (STARLab) and holds the Magellan Aerospace / Price Faculty of Engineering Research Chair in Aerospace Technology.  

In his talk, he’ll be diving into the world of space systems engineering and Manitoba’s surprising role in it all. From the buzz around missions like Artemis II to the reality that Canada’s first lunar satellite is being built right here in Winnipeg, it’s set to be a lively conversation, pint in hand.

Drop in or reserve your spot here.

6:00 PM

Location: The Forks Market

Full Moon Ceremony

The Full Moon Ceremony is a collaboration between Sunshine House, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc MMIWG Liaison Unit (MKO), The Link, Manitoba Moon Voices (MMVI), Women’s Health Clinic (WHC), Inaadiziwin, Native Clan Organization, Inc. (NCO), Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities and Medicine Bear, Ka Ni Kanichihk. This Ceremony is open to the community at large; all genders and cultures are invited to join together for teachings about feminine energy’s relationship with Grandmother Moon. Anyone who identifies with feminine energy is invited to participate in the Ceremony. Those who identify with masculine energy are invited to attend, but will observe. If you can, we ask relatives to bring your own chair, rattles and/or drums, as well as a water container to fill and take home after the Ceremony (if you wish).

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Location: Oodena Celebration Circle