Events Calendar
Tuesday, Jul 16
Fit 4 Two Stroller Fitness
Fit 4 Two Stoller Fitness is a baby-friendly, full-body workout. Each class includes intervals of cardio drills, functional strength training and short power walks, followed by postnatal-specific core work and flexibility. All fitness levels are welcome. You do not need a jogging stroller but will need to bring a yoga mat.
Tuesdays | 9:45 - 10:45 AM
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Tuesday, Jul 16
I AM Fitness for Seniors
I AM Fitness stands for improve and maintain! Bring your runners and a bottle of water and join this low impact FREE fitness class. Classes will be alternating between walking and aerobics. Classes are catered to ages 55+ and will take place under the Canopy, weather permitting. Maximum of 25 participants per class. Availability is first-come-first-served.
Tuesdays and Thursdays | 9:30am & 10:30am
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Sports & Fitness
Tuesday, Jul 16
Swingin' at Sunset
Free swing dance lessons open to everyone, of any level of dance skill! In between classes, music will be played to allow time for everyone to try out what they've learned. Come alone or bring a friend!
Lessons are from 6:00 and 7:30.
Tuesdays | 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Dance, Free, Music
Wednesday, Jul 17
Oral History Tour
Discover the rich history of Manitoba’s Indigenous people through stories, legends and Forks monuments. Led by elders, this 90-minute walking tour takes you from St. Boniface Cathedral, over the Esplanade Riel bridge and through The Forks site. Meet at the gates of the St. Boniface Cathedral. No registration required, suitable for all ages. Bring water and dress for the weather.
Wednesdays & Saturdays in July | 10 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Multiple Locations
Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Guided Tour, Multicultural
Wednesday, Jul 17 to Sunday, Jul 21
Skateboard Lessons
Starting July 5th until August 26th The Winnipeg Skateboarding Outreach Organization, in conjunction with Sk8 Skates, will be hosting free skateboard lessons for beginners at the Plaza at the Forks Skatepark. The lessons will run Wednesday - Sunday from 11:30 AM - 2 PM. It is mandatory that participants bring a helmet, but skateboards are available for use.
Each participant (or their legal guardian if under the age of 18) will be required to sign a waiver at the kiosk at the Plaza at The Forks Skatepark between 11 AM – 11:30 AM, and then they will be teamed up with their instructor. If you already have a waiver filled out from a previous session, you are still required to go to the kiosk between 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM to sign in. Space is limited and is first come, first serve. If you, or somebody you know is interested in taking up skateboarding, this is a perfect opportunity to see if it is right for you!
Wednesday to Sunday 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: The Plaza
Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Wednesday, Jul 17
Fitness in the Park
Everyone is invited to take part in FREE bootcamp classes, every Wednesday during the summer at Upper Fort Garry!
Wednesday | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Location: Upper Fort Garry
Categories: Free, Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Thursday, Jul 18
I AM Fitness for Seniors
I AM Fitness stands for improve and maintain! Bring your runners and a bottle of water and join this low impact FREE fitness class. Classes will be alternating between walking and aerobics. Classes are catered to ages 55+ and will take place under the Canopy, weather permitting. Maximum of 25 participants per class. Availability is first-come-first-served.
Tuesdays and Thursdays | 9:30am & 10:30am
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Sports & Fitness
Thursday, Jul 18
UnCommon Pours V06: Beer 101
Experience an intro to beer tasting with The Common's sommelier, Veronique Rivest. Brush up on your beer vocabulary and learn to notice some of the defining characteristics of various brews.
Location: South Hall in The Forks Market
Tickets available soon.
Thursday, July 18 | 7:00 PM
Location: The Forks Market
Categories: Books & Talks, Food & Drink
Friday, Jul 19 to Sunday, Jul 21
The Mac and Cheese Festival
The Mac and Cheese Festival is North America's largest food festival and competition of its kind celebrating everything mac and cheese! Teams are challenged to reinvent the classic comfort food dish into epic mac and cheese creations. Top chefs, savvy cooks, and creative food entrepreneurs battle to win top bragging rights, awards, and prizes. It's an all out battle to see who reigns supreme in the world of mac and cheese. There will also be live music, buskers, cooking demos and so much more!
July 19 from 4:00 - 11:00 PM | July 20 from 11:00 AM -11:00 PM | July 21 from 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Location: CN Stage
Categories: Family Friendly, Festival, Food & Drink, Music, Outdoor Recreation
Friday, Jul 19
UnCommon Pours V06: Beer Wine List Launch with Sommelier Veronique Rivest
Start your weekend with a guided beer flight tasting with The Common's sommelier Veronique Rivest. 6PM and 7PM tastings feature different beer selections, join us for both!
Location: The Forks Pavilion Lower Patio
Tickets available soon.
Friday, July 19 | 6:00 & 7:00 PM
Location:
Categories: Books & Talks, Food & Drink
Saturday, Jul 20 to Sunday, Jul 21
The WRENCH @ The Forks: Drop-In Community Tune-Up stands
During The WRENCH @ The Forks drop-in, the general public will be able to fix their bicycle with the assistance of WRENCH staff and volunteers. Everyone is welcome to attend. To ensure that money is not a barrier; services and used parts will be offered by suggested donation (sliding scale) or in exchange for volunteer time.
Location: The WRENCH @ The Forks Rail Car
Saturdays & Sundays | 12:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: The Forks Market
Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Saturday, Jul 20
Oral History Tour
Discover the rich history of Manitoba’s Indigenous people through stories, legends and Forks monuments. Led by elders, this 90-minute walking tour takes you from St. Boniface Cathedral, over the Esplanade Riel bridge and through The Forks site. Meet at the gates of the St. Boniface Cathedral. No registration required, suitable for all ages. Bring water and dress for the weather.
Wednesdays & Saturdays in July | 10 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Multiple Locations
Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Guided Tour, Multicultural
Saturday, Jul 20
Founding Nations Pow Wow
Join us for traditional drumming, dancing, singing, storytelling, artisans and more.
June 21 - 1:00 - 9:00 PM
June 27 - 7:00 - 9:00 PM
July 1 - 1:00 - 8:00 PM
July 20 - 1:00 - 5:00 PM
August 5 - 1:00 - 9:00 PM
August 17 - 1:00 - 5:00 PM
September 2 - 1:00 - 9:00 PM
All events take place in Oodena Celebration Circle.
Multiple dates & times
Location: Oodena Celebration Circle
Categories: Art & Design, Dance, Family Friendly, Free, Multicultural, Music
Saturday, Jul 20
Winnipeg Fish Festival
The Fish Festival is a fun day for families to participate in fishing activities, including kid’s fishing activity stations, filleting demonstration, kid’s casting lane, catfish seminar, pickerel rig tying contest, critter dipping, boater safety, hourly prize draws for kids, and much more! Admission is free. Festival occurs rain or shine.
Saturday, July 20 | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Family Friendly, Festival, Food & Drink, Free
Sunday, Jul 21
Salsa Sundays
The most anticipated outdoor Latin dance event of the year. Hundreds of people of all ages and dance ability join hosts Salsa Explosion Dance Company under the canopy for intro dance lessons, dance showcases and social dancing to the rhythms of live bands and DJs.
July 7, 14, 21, 28 and August 18 & 25 | 6:00 - 10:30 PM
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Dance, Free, Music, Outdoor Recreation
Sunday, Jul 21
The WRENCH @ The Forks: Bike Art
From printmaking to sculpture and beyond, The WRENCH @ The Forks Bike Art workshops take used bicycle parts and help participants transform them into works of art. The Bike Art workshops will feature bike part jewellery and bike part fishing lure making.
Location: The WRENCH @ The Forks Rail Car
Sunday | 12:00 - 6:00 PM
Location:
Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Monday, Jul 22 to Friday, Jul 26
Kids Learning Code Gamemaking Summer Camp
What's better than playing your favourite video games? Tapping into your limitless creativity and making your own games! With Canada Learning Code's half-day video game boot camp, you'll get to create the video game of your dreams.
Campers will test games, discuss game theory, and work in a team to create their very own digital games. We'll create personalized soundtracks and sound effects, sketch out characters, and design all of the visual assets needed to bring our games to life. After beta testing and publishing to the web, campers will also code their very own websites from scratch to promote their game. Join us for the end-of-session demos to see what they’ve created and to test their games out for yourself!
This camp is for kids ages 9-12. Through hands-on, collaborative, project-based learning, kids end each day having built something new and completely their own. This camp experience is designed to help kids see technology in a whole new light – as a medium for self-expression, and as a means for changing the world. No experience is necessary, our camps are designed for absolute beginners!
Location: 201 Space - located on the second floor of The Forks Market beside Dconstruct Jewellery and Coal and Canary.
July 22 to 26 | 12:30 - 5:30 PM daily
Location: The Forks Market
Categories: Art & Design, Free, Science & Technology
Tuesday, Jul 23
Fit 4 Two Stroller Fitness
Fit 4 Two Stoller Fitness is a baby-friendly, full-body workout. Each class includes intervals of cardio drills, functional strength training and short power walks, followed by postnatal-specific core work and flexibility. All fitness levels are welcome. You do not need a jogging stroller but will need to bring a yoga mat.
Tuesdays | 9:45 - 10:45 AM
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Tuesday, Jul 23
Swingin' at Sunset
Free swing dance lessons open to everyone, of any level of dance skill! In between classes, music will be played to allow time for everyone to try out what they've learned. Come alone or bring a friend!
Lessons are from 6:00 and 7:30.
Tuesdays | 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Dance, Free, Music
Tuesday, Jul 23
I AM Fitness for Seniors
I AM Fitness stands for improve and maintain! Bring your runners and a bottle of water and join this low impact FREE fitness class. Classes will be alternating between walking and aerobics. Classes are catered to ages 55+ and will take place under the Canopy, weather permitting. Maximum of 25 participants per class. Availability is first-come-first-served.
Tuesdays and Thursdays | 9:30am & 10:30am
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Sports & Fitness
Wednesday, Jul 24
Oral History Tour
Discover the rich history of Manitoba’s Indigenous people through stories, legends and Forks monuments. Led by elders, this 90-minute walking tour takes you from St. Boniface Cathedral, over the Esplanade Riel bridge and through The Forks site. Meet at the gates of the St. Boniface Cathedral. No registration required, suitable for all ages. Bring water and dress for the weather.
Wednesdays & Saturdays in July | 10 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Multiple Locations
Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Guided Tour, Multicultural
Wednesday, Jul 24 to Sunday, Jul 28
Skateboard Lessons
Starting July 5th until August 26th The Winnipeg Skateboarding Outreach Organization, in conjunction with Sk8 Skates, will be hosting free skateboard lessons for beginners at the Plaza at the Forks Skatepark. The lessons will run Wednesday - Sunday from 11:30 AM - 2 PM. It is mandatory that participants bring a helmet, but skateboards are available for use.
Each participant (or their legal guardian if under the age of 18) will be required to sign a waiver at the kiosk at the Plaza at The Forks Skatepark between 11 AM – 11:30 AM, and then they will be teamed up with their instructor. If you already have a waiver filled out from a previous session, you are still required to go to the kiosk between 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM to sign in. Space is limited and is first come, first serve. If you, or somebody you know is interested in taking up skateboarding, this is a perfect opportunity to see if it is right for you!
Wednesday to Sunday 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: The Plaza
Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Wednesday, Jul 24
Fitness in the Park
Everyone is invited to take part in FREE bootcamp classes, every Wednesday during the summer at Upper Fort Garry!
Wednesday | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Location: Upper Fort Garry
Categories: Free, Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Thursday, Jul 25
I AM Fitness for Seniors
I AM Fitness stands for improve and maintain! Bring your runners and a bottle of water and join this low impact FREE fitness class. Classes will be alternating between walking and aerobics. Classes are catered to ages 55+ and will take place under the Canopy, weather permitting. Maximum of 25 participants per class. Availability is first-come-first-served.
Tuesdays and Thursdays | 9:30am & 10:30am
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Sports & Fitness
Thursday, Jul 25
Wheels of Change Concert Series
More info to come soon.
Thursday, July 25 |
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Music, Outdoor Recreation
Saturday, Jul 27
Oral History Tour
Discover the rich history of Manitoba’s Indigenous people through stories, legends and Forks monuments. Led by elders, this 90-minute walking tour takes you from St. Boniface Cathedral, over the Esplanade Riel bridge and through The Forks site. Meet at the gates of the St. Boniface Cathedral. No registration required, suitable for all ages. Bring water and dress for the weather.
Wednesdays & Saturdays in July | 10 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Multiple Locations
Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Guided Tour, Multicultural
Saturday, Jul 27 to Sunday, Jul 28
The WRENCH @ The Forks: Drop-In Community Tune-Up stands
During The WRENCH @ The Forks drop-in, the general public will be able to fix their bicycle with the assistance of WRENCH staff and volunteers. Everyone is welcome to attend. To ensure that money is not a barrier; services and used parts will be offered by suggested donation (sliding scale) or in exchange for volunteer time.
Location: The WRENCH @ The Forks Rail Car
Saturdays & Sundays | 12:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: The Forks Market
Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Sunday, Jul 28
Salsa Sundays
The most anticipated outdoor Latin dance event of the year. Hundreds of people of all ages and dance ability join hosts Salsa Explosion Dance Company under the canopy for intro dance lessons, dance showcases and social dancing to the rhythms of live bands and DJs.
July 7, 14, 21, 28 and August 18 & 25 | 6:00 - 10:30 PM
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Dance, Free, Music, Outdoor Recreation
Tuesday, Jul 30
Swingin' at Sunset
Free swing dance lessons open to everyone, of any level of dance skill! In between classes, music will be played to allow time for everyone to try out what they've learned. Come alone or bring a friend!
Lessons are from 6:00 and 7:30.
Tuesdays | 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Dance, Free, Music
Tuesday, Jul 30
I AM Fitness for Seniors
I AM Fitness stands for improve and maintain! Bring your runners and a bottle of water and join this low impact FREE fitness class. Classes will be alternating between walking and aerobics. Classes are catered to ages 55+ and will take place under the Canopy, weather permitting. Maximum of 25 participants per class. Availability is first-come-first-served.
Tuesdays and Thursdays | 9:30am & 10:30am
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Sports & Fitness
Tuesday, Jul 30
Fit 4 Two Stroller Fitness
Fit 4 Two Stoller Fitness is a baby-friendly, full-body workout. Each class includes intervals of cardio drills, functional strength training and short power walks, followed by postnatal-specific core work and flexibility. All fitness levels are welcome. You do not need a jogging stroller but will need to bring a yoga mat.
Tuesdays | 9:45 - 10:45 AM
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Tuesday, Jul 30
Wapikoni Cinema on Wheels
Wapikoni Mobile is an Indigenous organization, a First Nations traveling audiovisual and creation studios. We offer free video and music workshops to Indigenous youth in their communities.
This summer we will be traveling through Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, presenting free pop-up screenings of the best short films from our collection that were made by Indigenous youth and some of which were presented in various festivals.
We will be stopping in Winnipeg to present a free screening and share this First Nations cultural heritage.
All ages are invited to attend.
The screening starts when the sunsets around 8 PM, with a brief discussion and Q & A to follow the film.
Please bring your own blankets to lay out on the grass or chairs.
Tuesday, July 30 | 8:00 - 10:00 PM
Location: Oodena Celebration Circle
Categories: Family Friendly, Film, Free, Multicultural, Outdoor Recreation
