Festivals & events
Whether you are planning to visit Manitoba in the summer, winter, spring or fall, there’s a good chance you can take in at least one of the many festivals hosted by the province’s French-speaking communities!
While the Festival du Voyageur is probably the best known francophone festival, it is certainly not the only one. There’s also St. Laurent’s Manipogo Festival, marking the end of the ice-fishing season in March, the Frog Follies festival in St. Pierre-Jolys, with its famous frog-jumping championship, and the Hello Neighbour! / Salut Voisin! community event in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.
Here’s an outline of the main festivals and events you won’t want to miss:
July 30-31, 2011
St. Laurent is a proud Metis town with one of the largest metis populations in North America. Each year, Metis Days promotes this unique metis culture. Highlights of the celebration...
June 16th to the 18th.
Come celebrate Canada Day and harvest season in St. Joseph! Fun-filled activities include: a parade, barbecue, baseball tournament, children’s activities and a one...
February 17 – 26, 2012
In addition to being Western Canada’s largest winter festival, Festival du Voyageur is also “The World’s Largest Kitchen Party”!
This unique ten...
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September 28th-30th 2012.
Be part of the national movement to celebrate arts and culture! Culture Days showcases concurrent events in several locations across Canada. In Manitoba, free, hands...
The 3rd and 4th of March, 2012.
In March, the St. Laurent Métis community invites us to celebrate the end of the ice-fishing season. The Manipogo Festival, named after Lake Manitoba’s...
February 16 -19, 2012.
The St. Malo Festival of Friends invites us to celebrate Franco-Manitoban joie de vivre and the joys of winter! The Festival is an opportunity to keep Voyageur culture and...
Early February.
The St. Claude Winter Carnival is a family festival held prior to Festival du Voyageur, just in time to get us in the festival mood with a pancake breakfast, a hockey and broom-ball...
Labour Day Weekend (Saturday and Sunday) The Metis Music Festival is an exciting two-day festival in St.Laurent! It puts the spotlight on Metis culture with lots of jigging, fiddling and a great...
April.
The community of St. Pierre-Jolys never misses an opportunity to celebrate its rich francophone heritage! In addition to holding its annual Frog Follies summer festival, St. Pierre- Jolys also...
Saturday June 4th – mid-October 2011
Welcome to the St. Norbert Farmers’ Market, Manitoba’s largest open-air market! For nearly twenty years, it has been offering consumers an array...
3514 Pembina Hwy., R3V 1A1
(204) 275-8349
Early June – mid-October
July.
The festival, named in honour of the Quebec town of origin of its first settlers, is the main summer attraction in St. Georges. The event features pickerel fishing, a sandcastle-building...
November 6, 2011.
Experience the tranquil setting of St. Malo Park in the off-season by attending the annual Cyclocross Race. Riders of all ages and abilities are welcome to experience the circuit...
Autumn
In many of Manitoba’s French communities, Fall is synonymous with Fall Suppers. These popular community get-togethers, can be compared to a big buffet of home-cooked meals that include...
Powerview-Pinefalls.
Labour Day Weekend.
The Town of Powerview-Pine Falls invites you to their annual 4P Festival which stands for Paper, Peas, Power and Pickerel! Enjoy a weekend of...
July (the Sunday closest to July 14).
The community of St. Claude is proud of its French roots. It should therefore come as no surprise that area residents have been celebrating the French...
Last weekend in July.
Every year, this charming francophone community in the Red River Valley hosts Cheyenne Day, a country fair for the whole family, featuring a pancake breakfast, horseshoe...
September long weekend.
Named after the historic Dawson Trail that crosses the village of Ste. Anne, Dawson Trail Days are held on the September long weekend. The three-day festival features...
First two weeks of August
Winnipeg’s Folklorama is the largest and longest-running multicultural festival in the world! It lasts two full weeks and presents forty-plus pavilions that celebrate...
340 Provencher Blvd., R2H 0G7
The idea for the Frog Follies emerged in 1970 as part of the Manitoba Centennial celebrations. Forty years later, the festival is still going strong, with its slo-pitch tournament, a parade and...
Saturday and Sunday of the February long weekend.
The St. Lazare community celebrates its Métis roots during its Louis Riel Day celebrations. Activities include tobogganing, a Barouche (M...
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