The Forks

RAW:almond

RAW:almond is a three week fine dining festival created and hosted by Deer + Almond Chef, Mandel Hitzer and the founding director of RAW:Gallery of Architecture and Design, Joe Kalturnyk. Each year it takes place at outside at The Forks, in the middle of winter, in a one-of-a-kind temporary structure.

World class chefs gather to create a pop-up restaurant experience like no other.

Learn more about RAW:almond, check out the chef line-up, and get your tickets here!

January 23 - February 16

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I Love to Read | Children's Museum

Celebrate I Love to Read Month with the Children's Museum every weekend in February! Enjoy a variety of crafts, activities, and special guest appearances on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Join in the fun and inspire a love of reading!

• February 1 |Kick-Off Event with Manitoba Theatre for Young Peopley
• February 2 | Paper Monster Bookmarks & Book Bingo
• February 8 + 9 | Create A Comic & Roll A Story
• February 15 + 16 | Flip Books & Sandwich Book Report
• February 22 + 23 | Puppets & Story Of Me

Click here to learn more about I Love to Read month and other programming at the Manitoba Children's Museum!

11AM - 3PM

Location: Manitoba Children's Museum

Learn to Winter: Warming Hut Tours

Explore Warming Huts new and old on this FREE guided tour. Running every Saturday through February. 

Click here to register!

1 PM - 2 PM

Location: Nestaweya River Trail

Beat the Cold Winter Triathalon

Join 1JustCity and TriFactor Triathlon Club for the annual Beat the Cold Triathlon this February.

Participants will run, bike, and skate along the Nestaweya River Trail in support of 1JustCity and their emergency overnight shelter. This event has been bringing the community together since 2019, with all proceeds helping to make a difference for those in need. 

Learn more and register here!

Saturday, February 1

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Latin Sundays

Experience Latin culture through music, dance, food and performances on Sunday evenings in the event space, located on the second floor of The Forks Market, with Habanero Sombrero and Friends of the Cuban Arts!

All ages event, all skill levels are welcome!

5:30PM - 9:30PM

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Learn to Winter

Learn to Winter invites people to embrace the season through getting active and spending time outside at The Forks. The program is full of activities for all ages and will run every weekend throughout January and February. Activities include: 

• Skate and Snowshoe Lessons
• DJs by The Canopy
• Winter Wellness Classes
• Storytelling and Drumming in the Teepee
• Ice Basketball 

CLICK HERE for a full list of each weeks' events and registration links.

All Learn to Winter activities are free and open to the public and will run each weekend weather permitting. Stay tuned to social media (Instagram: @TheForksWinnipeg, Facebook and X: @TheForks) for any updates due to weather cancellations or changes. 

1 PM - 4 PM

Location: Multiple Locations

The Great Skate 2025

The Great Skate is a 6KM race along the Nestaweya River Trail, hosted by Trails of 'Toba, inviting participants of all ages and skill levels to embrace the winter season with fun and friendly competition. 

The event supports The Dream Factory, a local charity dedicated to fulfilling the dreams of children battling life-threatening illnesses.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers in each category.

Don’t miss this chance to celebrate winter, make memories, and give back to our community.

Click here to learn more and to regiser!

Sunday, February 2 | 9AM - 11AM

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Mini Mondays | Children's Museum

The Children's Museum invites little ones to explore creativity and play during Mini Mondays! Designed for toddlers, this program features themed crafts to support fine motor development, engaging activities for imaginative play, and special story times at 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. 

This month's Mini Mondays programming includes:

• February 3: Kangaroo Ears & Pom Pom Jumpers
• February 10: Out Of The Box & Sorting Box
• February 24: Moving Bodies & Guess The Animal

Click here to learn more about Mini Mondays and other programming at the Manitoba Children's Museum!

10AM - 2PM

Location: Manitoba Children's Museum

An Evening with Danny Ramadan

Join MCIC for an evening with award-winning author Danny Ramadan at The Forks Market, second floor event space.

Faith Fundal, host of CBC's Up to Speed and They & Us, will lead an engaging conversation about Danny's memoir, Crooked Teeth (2024), where he shares his personal journey as a queer Syrian refugee.

Copies of Crooked Teeth will be available for purchase, thanks to Whodunit Mystery Bookstore.

Click here to get your tickets today!

Doors - 6:00PM | Event - 7:00PM

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

Oyster Nights Under Patio Lights

You're invited to come and enjoy fresh seafood and a drink on The Forks patio! We're EXTENDING INTO FEBRUARY! Every Thursday evening. 

We believe evenings on the patio shouldn't be reserved for only the summer months, so The Common is partnering with Raw Bar Oyster Co. to bring you Oyster Nights Under Patio Lights. 

Perhaps you skate up along the Nestaweya River Trail, or your plan on skating under The Canopy in a bit, you're snuggled up with a blanket by a bon fire under the twinkling patio lights and enjoying some delicious oysters and other seafood while drinking a glass of something special from The Common. This is what Oyster Nights Under Patio Lights is all about, and you're invited to join in on the fun! 

5 PM - 8 PM

Location: The Forks Market Patio

Mobile Ski Library - Winnipeg Trails Association

Winnipeg Trails will be at The Forks on Friday, February 7, to help launch the first Manitoba Winter Trails Day (Saturday, February 8), a new annual celebration of Manitoba's winter trails!

As part of the festivities, Winnipeg Trails will have their Mobile Ski Library open at The Forks Port Rink, where they'll be offering free cross-country ski rentals, along with tips from their mobility expert!

11AM - 2PM

Location: Nestaweya River Trail

I Love to Read | Children's Museum

Celebrate I Love to Read Month with the Children's Museum every weekend in February! Enjoy a variety of crafts, activities, and special guest appearances on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Join in the fun and inspire a love of reading!

• February 1 |Kick-Off Event with Manitoba Theatre for Young Peopley
• February 2 | Paper Monster Bookmarks & Book Bingo
• February 8 + 9 | Create A Comic & Roll A Story
• February 15 + 16 | Flip Books & Sandwich Book Report
• February 22 + 23 | Puppets & Story Of Me

Click here to learn more about I Love to Read month and other programming at the Manitoba Children's Museum!

11AM - 3PM

Location: Manitoba Children's Museum

Learn to Winter: Warming Hut Tours

Explore Warming Huts new and old on this FREE guided tour. Running every Saturday through February. 

Click here to register!

1 PM - 2 PM

Location: Nestaweya River Trail

Jack Frost Challenge Kickoff Event

Join Fete Jockey and Green Action Centre on The Forks Port Rink as they celebrate winter sustainably with a bunch of free outdoor activites! From shoveling snow clowns, to kick sleds and synchronized ice skating - plustfree hot drinks.

1PM - 4PM

Location: Nestaweya River Trail

Learn to Winter

Learn to Winter invites people to embrace the season through getting active and spending time outside at The Forks. The program is full of activities for all ages and will run every weekend throughout January and February. Activities include: 

• Skate and Snowshoe Lessons
• DJs by The Canopy
• Winter Wellness Classes
• Storytelling and Drumming in the Teepee
• Ice Basketball 

CLICK HERE for a full list of each weeks' events and registration links.

All Learn to Winter activities are free and open to the public and will run each weekend weather permitting. Stay tuned to social media (Instagram: @TheForksWinnipeg, Facebook and X: @TheForks) for any updates due to weather cancellations or changes. 

1 PM - 4 PM

Location: Multiple Locations

Latin Sundays

Experience Latin culture through music, dance, food and performances on Sunday evenings in the event space, located on the second floor of The Forks Market, with Habanero Sombrero and Friends of the Cuban Arts!

All ages event, all skill levels are welcome!

5:30PM - 9:30PM

Location:

Mini Mondays | Children's Museum

The Children's Museum invites little ones to explore creativity and play during Mini Mondays! Designed for toddlers, this program features themed crafts to support fine motor development, engaging activities for imaginative play, and special story times at 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. 

This month's Mini Mondays programming includes:

• February 3: Kangaroo Ears & Pom Pom Jumpers
• February 10: Out Of The Box & Sorting Box
• February 24: Moving Bodies & Guess The Animal

Click here to learn more about Mini Mondays and other programming at the Manitoba Children's Museum!

10AM - 2PM

Location: Manitoba Children's Museum

Everything is Connected | Screening + Panel with ROSEMARY SKOOL

Join aROSEMARY SKOOL in the event space, on the second floor of The Forks Market, for a screening of Poplar River (Kevin Settee), River Poetics (Chukwudubem Ukaigwe), and This River (Erika MacPherson and Katherena Vermette).

This screening will be followed by a panel discussion about the interrelationships between environmental and social contexts related to rivers between panelists: Chukwudubem Ukaigwe, Becky Cook, Chimwemwe Undi, and Kevin Settee.

Follow ROSEMARY Gallery on instagram for updates on this event and to stay up-to-date on more programming offered at ROSEMARY Skool!

6PM

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

Oyster Nights Under Patio Lights

You're invited to come and enjoy fresh seafood and a drink on The Forks patio! We're EXTENDING INTO FEBRUARY! Every Thursday evening. 

We believe evenings on the patio shouldn't be reserved for only the summer months, so The Common is partnering with Raw Bar Oyster Co. to bring you Oyster Nights Under Patio Lights. 

Perhaps you skate up along the Nestaweya River Trail, or your plan on skating under The Canopy in a bit, you're snuggled up with a blanket by a bon fire under the twinkling patio lights and enjoying some delicious oysters and other seafood while drinking a glass of something special from The Common. This is what Oyster Nights Under Patio Lights is all about, and you're invited to join in on the fun! 

5 PM - 8 PM

Location: The Forks Market Patio

I Love to Read | Children's Museum

Celebrate I Love to Read Month with the Children's Museum every weekend in February! Enjoy a variety of crafts, activities, and special guest appearances on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Join in the fun and inspire a love of reading!

• February 1 |Kick-Off Event with Manitoba Theatre for Young Peopley
• February 2 | Paper Monster Bookmarks & Book Bingo
• February 8 + 9 | Create A Comic & Roll A Story
• February 15 + 16 | Flip Books & Sandwich Book Report
• February 22 + 23 | Puppets & Story Of Me

Click here to learn more about I Love to Read month and other programming at the Manitoba Children's Museum!

11AM - 3PM

Location: Manitoba Children's Museum

Learn to Winter: Warming Hut Tours

Explore Warming Huts new and old on this FREE guided tour. Running every Saturday through February. 

Click here to register!

1 PM - 2 PM

Location: Nestaweya River Trail

Latin Sundays

Experience Latin culture through music, dance, food and performances on Sunday evenings in the event space, located on the second floor of The Forks Market, with Habanero Sombrero and Friends of the Cuban Arts!

All ages event, all skill levels are welcome!

5:30PM - 9:30PM

Location:

Learn to Winter

Learn to Winter invites people to embrace the season through getting active and spending time outside at The Forks. The program is full of activities for all ages and will run every weekend throughout January and February. Activities include: 

• Skate and Snowshoe Lessons
• DJs by The Canopy
• Winter Wellness Classes
• Storytelling and Drumming in the Teepee
• Ice Basketball 

CLICK HERE for a full list of each weeks' events and registration links.

All Learn to Winter activities are free and open to the public and will run each weekend weather permitting. Stay tuned to social media (Instagram: @TheForksWinnipeg, Facebook and X: @TheForks) for any updates due to weather cancellations or changes. 

1 PM - 4 PM

Location: Multiple Locations

Mini Mondays | Children's Museum

The Children's Museum invites little ones to explore creativity and play during Mini Mondays! Designed for toddlers, this program features themed crafts to support fine motor development, engaging activities for imaginative play, and special story times at 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. 

This month's Mini Mondays programming includes:

• February 3: Kangaroo Ears & Pom Pom Jumpers
• February 10: Out Of The Box & Sorting Box
• February 24: Moving Bodies & Guess The Animal

Click here to learn more about Mini Mondays and other programming at the Manitoba Children's Museum!

10AM - 2PM

Location: Manitoba Children's Museum

Louis Riel Day

10AM - 5PM

Location: Multiple Locations

Oyster Nights Under Patio Lights

You're invited to come and enjoy fresh seafood and a drink on The Forks patio! We're EXTENDING INTO FEBRUARY! Every Thursday evening. 

We believe evenings on the patio shouldn't be reserved for only the summer months, so The Common is partnering with Raw Bar Oyster Co. to bring you Oyster Nights Under Patio Lights. 

Perhaps you skate up along the Nestaweya River Trail, or your plan on skating under The Canopy in a bit, you're snuggled up with a blanket by a bon fire under the twinkling patio lights and enjoying some delicious oysters and other seafood while drinking a glass of something special from The Common. This is what Oyster Nights Under Patio Lights is all about, and you're invited to join in on the fun! 

5 PM - 8 PM

Location: The Forks Market Patio

MTYP Performance | Blue Beads and Blueberries

Experience Blue Beads and Blueberries, a captivating celebration of Métis culture inspired by a classic fairytale, presented by Manitoba Theatre for Young People. Perfect for ages 5–12!

Running from February 21–March 2 at MTYP. Click here for dates, times, and tickets!

Location: Manitoba Theatre for Young People

I Love to Read | Children's Museum

Celebrate I Love to Read Month with the Children's Museum every weekend in February! Enjoy a variety of crafts, activities, and special guest appearances on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Join in the fun and inspire a love of reading!

• February 1 |Kick-Off Event with Manitoba Theatre for Young Peopley
• February 2 | Paper Monster Bookmarks & Book Bingo
• February 8 + 9 | Create A Comic & Roll A Story
• February 15 + 16 | Flip Books & Sandwich Book Report
• February 22 + 23 | Puppets & Story Of Me

Click here to learn more about I Love to Read month and other programming at the Manitoba Children's Museum!

11AM - 3PM

Location: Manitoba Children's Museum

Learn to Winter: Warming Hut Tours

Explore Warming Huts new and old on this FREE guided tour. Running every Saturday through February. 

Click here to register!

1 PM - 2 PM

Location: Nestaweya River Trail

Latin Sundays

Experience Latin culture through music, dance, food and performances on Sunday evenings in the event space, located on the second floor of The Forks Market, with Habanero Sombrero and Friends of the Cuban Arts!

All ages event, all skill levels are welcome!

5:30PM - 9:30PM

Location:

Learn to Winter

Learn to Winter invites people to embrace the season through getting active and spending time outside at The Forks. The program is full of activities for all ages and will run every weekend throughout January and February. Activities include: 

• Skate and Snowshoe Lessons
• DJs by The Canopy
• Winter Wellness Classes
• Storytelling and Drumming in the Teepee
• Ice Basketball 

CLICK HERE for a full list of each weeks' events and registration links.

All Learn to Winter activities are free and open to the public and will run each weekend weather permitting. Stay tuned to social media (Instagram: @TheForksWinnipeg, Facebook and X: @TheForks) for any updates due to weather cancellations or changes. 

1 PM - 4 PM

Location: Multiple Locations

The Myths that Shape Us

Join Theatre Projects Manitoba for The Myths That Shape Us, an evening of live art and music, inspired by their upcoming production Prophecy by Jessy Ardern.

Experience a dynamic creative conversation, guided by local Indigenous artist Jackie Traverse, alongside Prophecy's Sound Designer/Composer and professional cellist Natanielle Felicitas. This collaborative event offers a unique opportunity to explore the creative process and the stories that shape us.

For more information about this event, visit theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca

7:30PM

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

Oyster Nights Under Patio Lights

You're invited to come and enjoy fresh seafood and a drink on The Forks patio! We're EXTENDING INTO FEBRUARY! Every Thursday evening. 

We believe evenings on the patio shouldn't be reserved for only the summer months, so The Common is partnering with Raw Bar Oyster Co. to bring you Oyster Nights Under Patio Lights. 

Perhaps you skate up along the Nestaweya River Trail, or your plan on skating under The Canopy in a bit, you're snuggled up with a blanket by a bon fire under the twinkling patio lights and enjoying some delicious oysters and other seafood while drinking a glass of something special from The Common. This is what Oyster Nights Under Patio Lights is all about, and you're invited to join in on the fun! 

5 PM - 8 PM

Location: The Forks Market Patio

Skate and Date

Looking for a fun way to mix and mingle? Join the Community Gym for Skate and Date!

This friendly skate meet-up is the perfect chance to hit the Nestaweya River Trail, meet new people, and enjoy some good vibes on the ice at The Forks. Whether you're a pro or wobbly on skates, all are welcome! Bring your friends or come solo—this is your chance to glide into something new.

Click here for more details and to register!

7:00PM

Location: Nestaweya River Trail