Events Calendar
Friday, Feb 28 to Sunday, Mar 01
Mini Golf Cafe
Fête Jockey's Mini Golf Café is located in the Fire Side Lounge at The Forks (just down from the Crokicurl rink). Three free holes designed and built by local artist Shaun de Rooy! Plus, you can lounge on the cubist furniture and watch other golfers pursue their hole in one, while enjoying complimentary apple cider. Fun for the whole family!
Friday from 5 - 7pm, Saturday & Sunday from 1:30 - 5:30pm
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Outdoor Recreation
Friday, Feb 28 to Sunday, Mar 15
DENNIS WANG COLLECTION Pop-up
DENNIS WANG COLLECTION LTD was founded in 2014 Winnipeg, Canada and is the brand based on the crochet and knitting manufactory. Since then, every season we deliver the high quality and stylish garments to the customers and brands. DENNIS WANG provides garment design, production solution, and private label to boutiques, international brands, and department stores.
DENNIS WANG is our designer women's wear fashion line and has been carried by over 100 boutiques and department stores across the U.S. and Canada, it shows unique design combined with well-made handicrafts.
From Feb 28th- March 15th we proudly present the brand DENNIS WANG in the pop-up store at ‘The Forks’.
Opening event: Feb. 28 from 6-11pm
Hours of operation: Monday to Saturday 10am-9pm & Sunday 10am-7pm
Feb. 28 to March 15
Location: The Forks Market
Categories: Shopping
Saturday, Feb 29 to Sunday, Mar 01
Festival du Voyageur Sugar Shack
A maple sugar shack presented by Festival du Voyageur that serves traditional rolled maple taffy.
Taffy is $3
Location: Outside on The Forks Fireside Lounge or near the Food Hall in The Forks Market in the event of extreme weather.
Saturdays & Sundays | 11am - 4pm
Location: The Plaza
Categories: Family Friendly, Food & Drink
Saturday, Feb 29 to Sunday, Mar 01
Children's Museum: I Love to Read Month
Join us for I Love To Read Month! We'll be celebrating our love of reading with a variety of crafts, activities, and special guests every weekend from 11:00AM - 3:00PM. While you're here, be sure to record what you've read as you help our friendly I Love To Read caterpillar grow around our Welcome Centre, and enter a draw for your chance to win an I Love To Read gift basket!
February 1 & 2: Outstanding Owls
With special guests from Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre Reading with Raptors at 11:00AM - 1:00PM and Bookmates with a Bookmaking Workshop from 11:00AM - 3:00PM on February 1.
February 8 & 9: Excellent Elephants
February 15 & 16: Precious Pets
With special guests from Royal Winnipeg Ballet for a tutu try-on and storytime from 11:00AM - 1:00PM on February 15.
February 22 & 23: Fabulous Fish
February 29 & March 1: Creative Cats
Weekends in February | 11am - 3pm
Location: Manitoba Children's Museum
Categories: Art & Design, Books & Talks, Family Friendly
Sunday, Mar 01
The Forks Ice Queen Crowning
Art City and Sunshine House team up for an afternooon of Drag and glamour on ice! A family craft station will be set up inside at the Forks Market's South Hall from 1:00-2:45pm, where you can make your own crown! All are welcome to march in our parade from the Forks Market to the Canopy where Sunshine House will be hosting a Drag competition on ice. Audiences get to decide who wins and will be crowned the 2020 Forks Ice Queen! PS- the Queens will be on skates, this is the only drag show on skates in all the land!
Sunday, March 1 | 1:00 - 4:00pm
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Art & Design, Family Friendly, Free, Outdoor Recreation
Sunday, Mar 01
DJ Miz Shutterfly pop-up
Check out DJ Miz Shutterfly spinning tunes under the Canopy from 2:00 - 4:00 pm!
Sunday, March 1 | 2:00 - 4:00pm
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Free
Sunday, Mar 01
Intro to Fat-tire Biking
It's the last week for the Big Bike Chill Trail!
To celebrate, we are offering two more opportunites for Winnipeggers to learn how to ride a Fat Tire Bike. This fun intro class is open to anyone and is led by guest coach and groomer of the trail, Wayne Bishop. Classes begin with the basics: an intro, warm-up, instruction on bikes, and wrap up.
Discussion topics include: attire, body position and maintaining efficient cadence. The one-hour class will meet at the Crokicurl Rink before heading out to the Big Bike Chill Trail.
Complimentary fat-tire bikes, curtesy of Woodcock Cycle Works, will be provided for the first 4 registrants. There is limited space available, so it will be a first-come, first-serve basis! Please email assistantfetejockey@gmail.com to book your spot now!
Sunday, March 1 | 11:30am & 1:00pm
Location: Multiple Locations
Categories: Free, Guided Tour, Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Tuesday, Mar 03
Fit 4 Two Indoor Stroller Fitness
Fit 4 Two Indoor Stroller 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. Bring a yoga mat and an exercise band.
Tuesdays | 9:45 - 10:45AM | Room 201 Upstairs
Location: The Forks Market
Categories: Sports & Fitness
Wednesday, Mar 04
Learn to Skate: Free Skating Lessons
Join professional skating coach Jessica Watson for free ice skating lessons! Whether you're a first-timer or wanting to learn some pro tips to become more confident on the ice, we've got you covered. Classes are drop in at The Forks every Wednesday in February & on March 4 from 6:30-7:30pm. Meet under the canopy with your skates (or rent some from Iceland Skate Rentals) and join us as we walk over to CN Stage Rink. No experience necessary. Open for all ages.
*Cancelled on Feb. 12 due to extreme weather*
Wednesdays | 6:30 - 7:30pm
Location: CN Stage
Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Friday, Mar 06 to Sunday, Mar 08
Mini Golf Cafe
Fête Jockey's Mini Golf Café is located in the Fire Side Lounge at The Forks (just down from the Crokicurl rink). Three free holes designed and built by local artist Shaun de Rooy! Plus, you can lounge on the cubist furniture and watch other golfers pursue their hole in one, while enjoying complimentary apple cider. Fun for the whole family!
Friday from 5 - 7pm, Saturday & Sunday from 1:30 - 5:30pm
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Outdoor Recreation
Saturday, Mar 07 to Sunday, Mar 08
Letter Peddler Press
Come and meet artist Shaun McLachlan, the creator of Letter Peddler Press, inside at The Forks for your chance to make your own bike themed postcard... the old fashioned way!
March 7 & 8 | 1 - 3pm
Location: The Forks Market
Categories: Art & Design, Family Friendly
Saturday, Mar 07
Winnipeg Flea's "Soled Out"
Winnipeg Flea's "Soled Out" is a single-day pop-up event where local businesses, artists, brands, creatives, and resellers come together to showcase & sell their products.
The event was created for the culture by the culture, with a goal to bring Winnipeg's street culture community together in a way it's never been done before.
Come down to the 201 Space inside The Forks Market on March 7th from 12-6PM to find anything from highly coveted sneakers, to some one of a kind vintage clothing.
See you there!
Location: second floor of The Forks Market beside dconstruct jewellery
Tickets: $5-- presale tickets available here.
Saturday, March 7 | 12 - 6pm
Location: The Forks Market
Categories: Shopping
Sunday, Mar 08
Drum Café
Stop by and visit the Drum Café! Listen to West African-style percussion music and try out the instruments!
Sunday, Feb. 23 & March 8| 11am-12:30pm
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Multicultural, Music
Sunday, Mar 08
"Spin & Speed" with DJ Hunnicutt and Nereo Zorro
DJ Hunnicut spins some tunes for skaters spinning tricks on ice, while master visual artist Scenereo spins out some super speedy paintings! Lightning speed art so that the paint doesn't freeze. It's very Winnipeg and its happening for one day only at The Forks on Sunday, March 8th! Come and skate into spring and watch the magic happen.
Nereo's bio
Nereo Zorro who paints under the moniker “SCENERE0” is a multidisciplinary creative - Painter, Poet, and Performer born and raised in Winnipeg Manitoba.
Though he is primarily self taught in the arts, scenereo also has a technical background in Building Design, Graphic Design, Video production and illustration.
Whether creating delicate pieces on canvas ,scaling massive mural walls with a spray can, speed painting or using art as a form of therapy, scenereo likes to remain flexible with his creative process.
With limitless vision and a drive to endlessly experiment, scenereo approaches his art as if "everything in life is a medium". Inspiration is all around us, and within us!
Sunday, March 8 | 1 - 3pm
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Art & Design, Family Friendly, Free, Outdoor Recreation
Sunday, Mar 08
Gathering and Letting Go: A pop-up performance by Allison Brooks and Emily Solstice
Winnipeg contemporary dancers Allison Brooks and Emily Solstice Tait weave their independent journeys through the natural space. It is natural to have barriers, to meet obstacles, that we must go in and around to find ourselves. To be able to leave and rejoin the village is to live a diverse life. Changing and growing. Bringing new knowledge and stories back to one another.
Location: Forest Village warming hut near The Pavilion
Sunday, March 8 | 3:15 - 4:30pm
Location: The Canopy
Categories: Art & Design, Dance, Family Friendly, Free, Outdoor Recreation
Tuesday, Mar 10
Fit 4 Two Indoor Stroller Fitness
Fit 4 Two Indoor Stroller 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. Bring a yoga mat and an exercise band.
Tuesdays | 9:45 - 10:45AM | Room 201 Upstairs
Location: The Forks Market
Categories: Sports & Fitness
Saturday, Mar 14
Children's Museum: Member's Morning
Children's Museum members and up to two free guests per memeber are invited to experience the power of (early morning!) play at this exclusive event featuring before-hours access to the museum.
From 8am-9:30am, attendees will be treated to light refreshments and have an opportunity to create a spring themed take-home craft, as well as enter our draw for 2 tickets to our annual museum fundraiser, Family Night Out: Bubble Blast! Guests are welcome to stay for free once the museum opens to the public at 9:30am.
No registration required. Maxium event capacity is 400 guests.
Saturday, March 14 |
Location: Manitoba Children's Museum
Categories:
Saturday, Mar 28 to Sunday, Apr 05
CANCELLED Children's Museum: Spring Break Line-Up
Celebrate Spring Break at the Children's Museum! Become a deep-sea diver, fisherman, or marine
biologist and dive into the ocean. Bring your creativity and join us daily from 11:00AM - 3:00PM as we depart on marine adventures, visit with special guests, and work together to create our own artistic aquarium filled with sea creature crafts!
March 28 to April 5 | 11am - 3pm
Location: Manitoba Children's Museum
Categories: Art & Design, Books & Talks, Family Friendly
Saturday, Mar 28 to Friday, Apr 03
CANCELLED Festival of Fools
Festival of Fools is a free show during spring break brought to you by the Winnipeg International Children's Festival. If features Circus performers, Comedians, Jugglers and Musicians. In between shows there will be a Circus workshop where kids and adults can learn to juggle, spin plates and hoola hoop!
Location: South Hall in The Forks Market
March 28 to April 3 | 12 - 3pm daily
Location: The Forks Market
Categories: Comedy, Family Friendly, Festival, Free
Saturday, Mar 28
CANCELLED Children's Museum: Explore-Abilities Morning
As part of our Explore-Abilities Access Program, join us for an Explore-Abilities Morning. It's a sensory-friendly museum experience designed for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and sensory processing differences, to have fun and enjoy interactive, hands-on learning in a safe and accessible facility!
Click here to register and learn more!
Saturday, March 28 |
Location: Manitoba Children's Museum
Categories:
Monday, Mar 30 to Friday, Apr 03
CANCELLED Children's Museum: Spring Break Day Camp
Registration is now OPEN for our 2020 Spring Break Day Camp!
Campers can join us for five days of fun including time in the galleries, our special Spring Break Line-Up activities, games, crafts, and more. Our action-packed week has a different theme every day to keep kids' minds and bodies moving during the break.
March 30 to April 3 |
Location: Manitoba Children's Museum
Categories: Art & Design, Books & Talks, Family Friendly
Monday, Mar 30
CANCELLED String Art Workshop by DIY Craft Bar
Kids ages 7 and up will select a pre-painted piece of 5"x 5" wood and a stencil of their choice from our catalog. We will guide them along their string art journey and show them how to hammer the nails into the wood to create their one of a kind craft.
Cost for the event is $15 through eventbrite or $20 for walk-ups (pending availability).
Location: Second floor lounge "Workshop Space"
Monday, March 30 | 10am-12pm & 1-3pm
Location: The Forks Market
Categories: Art & Design, Family Friendly