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ICYMI: 10 Years of Warming Huts v.2019 winners revealed!

Posted on Nov 14, 2018 by The Forks Market

Last week we found out just how excited we need to be for the upcoming winter season at The Forks. Hint: it's VERY EXCITED.  Its been ten years of the Warming Huts competition, and to celebrate, we're going to see a real flurry of activity on the Red River Mutual Trail this year,...

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Forks Tips: Studying & Remaining Sane

Posted on Nov 09, 2018 by The Forks Market

We know that a bunch of your are spending your days and nights learning about all sorts of great things and studying hard. We've been there, and have mastered the art of studying while remaining sane (kind of). The secret – do it in a place you love with coffee and snacks!

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Forks Fitness: FREE Community Yoga

Posted on Nov 07, 2018 by The Forks Market

November: not quite winter and not quite fall. As we await the twinkly winter magic we’re going inward and getting cozy this month at The Forks. We’re taking advantage of this in-between season and inviting you to take some time for yourself to slow down, unplug and be...

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The Common: Brand new wine & beer lists

Posted on Oct 22, 2018 by The Forks Market

We have brand new beer and wine lists for you! Thanks to our sommelier, Véronique Rivest, The Common has 20 new beers and 20 new wines (plus two bonus wines 😱) for you to sip in The Forks Market. This is the time to grab a flight and try a bunch. We'd love to hear what you think, so...

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Stronger Together: The Forks staff pull a plane for charity

Posted on Oct 03, 2018 by The Forks Market

Last month, a few of The Forks team members participated in the United Way Plane Pull to kick off its $21 million fundraising campaign.

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Niizhoziibean: Honouring our Indigenous heritage

Posted on Oct 02, 2018 by The Forks Market

In case you missed it, the South Point has been officially named Niizhoziibean (phonetically pronounced Nee-zho-zhi-been) to honour our city’s Indigenous heritage and its prominent place alongside the Red and Assiniboine Rivers. “South Point is the southernmost point of the...

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Nuit Blanche: Instagram photos that made us go 😍

Posted on Oct 02, 2018 by The Forks Market

Saturday was one of the best Nuit Blanche nights yet! Thank you so much for sharing it with us, and thank you for sharing all your stunning photos. We rounded up some of our favourites from Instagram (it was really hard to narrow them down), so...

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Culture Days & Nuit Blanche: Exploring art and community

Posted on Sep 25, 2018 by The Forks Market

There is no shortage of things to do this weekend with Culture Days and Nuit Blanche lighting up The Forks and the rest of the city. Culture Days happens all throughout the province, but there certainly is a huge concentration of things happening right here – SO much art, music, film,...

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Forks Public Art: Ness Lee & birdO

Posted on Sep 24, 2018 by The Forks Market

Parking at The Forks just got a whole lot prettier. As a part of Synonym Art Consultation's Wall-to-Wall Mural and Cultural Festival, we have four new pairs of murals in the...

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Birch Box: Workshops for a cause

Posted on Sep 14, 2018 by The Forks Market

Starting this weekend, Birch Box is setting up their sipping container behind Union Station and opening their doors for a workshop series aimed at raising money for newcomers to the country. The Birch Box is a social enterprise that...

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