Winter Top 50
Pick up a Winnipeg Attractions Pass and save big on five of the city’s top attractions with one and three-day options.
Skate, walk, fat tire bike or ski along the Nestaweya River Trail, which this year features even more new warming huts from architecture and design firms from around the world.
Look up at Assiniboine Park and you can see swimming polar bears overhead at the zoo’s Journey to Churchill and towering palms and Canada’s tallest indoor waterfall at The Leaf.
Embark on a journey that takes you from darkness to light through the thought-provoking and unshakable interactive galleries of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Marvel at exhibits, life-sized dioramas and incredible fossils that tell the story of the land you are on –– which has hosted everything from Métis bison hunts to thousands of years of Indigenous ingenuity to Cretaceous-era pliosaurs when it was a prehistoric seaway –– at the Manitoba Museum.
See why top design and arts publications all have raved about WAG-Qaumajuq, home to the world’s largest collection of contemporary Inuit art along with incredible works that span the Renaissance to now in a variety of mediums.
Feel the crunch of snow below your feet at FortWhyte Alive where winter activities include a massive toboggan run, snowshoeing, lake skating and bison watching.
Get lost in the world’s largest snow maze at Amaze in Corn with its massive snow carvings, snow games, sleigh rides and adults only Snow Bar.
Catch so much live music, stroll amongst huge snow sculptures and treat yourself to decadent French food at Festival Du Voyageur (February 14 – 23), Western Canada’s largest winter festival where the city’s Francophone, Métis, Indigenous and fur-trading history is celebrated.
Take a tour that’s always on the money at the Royal Canadian Mint where you can cash in on collector’s items and see how coins from around the globe are made.
Skate on-land under the twinkling lights of the Winter Park, savour international cuisine and local drinks at The Common and shop from unique local vendors at The Forks.
Relish ballet at its most spine-tingling when Royal Winnipeg Ballet presents the Canadian premiere of Jekyll & Hyde (March 6 – 9).
Dine on ice from tasting menus by acclaimed chefs from across the globe (along with plenty of local talent too!) during RAW:almond (January 23 – February 116), a winter pop-up restaurant event like no other.
Soak away your stresses in thermal pools, sweat it up in saunas and steam rooms and dine in your robe on fabulous farm-to-table fare at Thermëa, the city’s ultimate open-air Scandanavian spa.
Take a seat and see the curtain rise as Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre presents Waitress (January 7 – February 1) and Indecent (February 12 – March 8) on the Mainstage, along with Mix Tapes From My Mom (January 29 – February 15) at the Warehouse.
Let the kids loose at the Manitoba Children’s Museum, an edutainment facility like no other that is all about interactive fun.
Experience the excitement as the Winnipeg Jets battle their way to the playoffs at Canada Life Centre.
Find it all under one roof at Uptown Alley, a family friendly facility featuring 5 and 10-pin bowling, arcades, laser tag, and some mighty tasty house made food.
Hear groundbreaking experimental works staged at unique venues during Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s acclaimed New Music Festival (January 21 – 25).
Bet on fun at Club Regent Casino and McPhillips Station Casino.
Treat your kids to some inspired storytelling at Manitoba Theatre for Young People, where winter options include Life Cycle (January 17-26) and Blue Beads & Blueberries (February 21-March 2).
Climb to new heights while working on your fitness at The Hive and Vertical Adventures, the city’s top climbing gyms.
Enter historic aircrafts and let your imagination soar at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada.
Duck lasers, jump floor tiles, and shoot hoops all while generating points for your team at Activate Games, an interactive, high-tech physical gaming centre that started in Winnipeg and has now taken the world by storm.
Listen to the moving movements of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra who conduct numerous concerts throughout the winter, from classics to pop to performances fit for the whole family.
Showcase your best moves for the jumbotron at fun and affordable Manitoba Moose games at Canada Life Centre.
Unleash your inner kid at Rec Room, an adult-centred entertainment centre that combines axe throwing, bowling, pool, VR and tons of interactive games with quality food and drink. Kids are allowed until 11 p.m.
Experience plays in an intimate setting at Prairie Theatre Exchange which is presenting Fat Joke (January 27 – February 2) and A Killing at La Cucina (February 25 – March 9).
Jump around at Flying Squirrel indoor trampoline park.
Gaze at countless works of art in the Exchange District’s art galleries, which includes aceartinc., Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Platform: Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts, and Mayberry Fine Art.
Watch the drama unfold en français at Théâtre Cercle Molière as they present Un peu partout! (January 15–25) and Maputo-Mozambique (February 5-8).
Shop ‘til you drop at Outlet Collection Winnipeg where you’ll find more than 100 fashion brands including Kate Spade, Under Armour, Nike and Old Navy.
Carve up the slopes at Springhill Sports Park, the area’s best bet for downhill skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing with its four lifts (including a quad chair!) and Manitoba’s best terrain park.
Have a laugh with some of the world’s top stand-up comics at Rumor’s Comedy Club in Tuxedo and Yuk Yuk’s Winnipeg in the Fort Garry Hotel’s Club Room.
Ready that swing for spring at The Golf Dome, home to a three-tier driving range, virtual golf, and miniature golf.
Spark your imagination at the Manitoba Electrical Museum, which illuminates the region’s history of hydroelectricity.
Look on as your young ones run wild at Hide N Seek and Fun Park Amusement Center, two massive indoor playground facilities.
Witness an exhilarating performance from Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers as they present Old by Margie Gillis (February 7 – 9).
Solve your way through the escape rooms of Winnipeg, which includes Enigma Escapes, GET OUT! Escape Rooms, Killer Noob Escapes, Mask Escapes, Real Escape Canada and Time Lapse Escape Rooms.
Get your glow on at U-Puttz Amusement Centre, a place that is all about black lights when it comes to mini golf, laser tag, and bumper cars. Plus, it has a 4D mini cinema too.
Relax and indulge at Winnipeg’s premier hotel spas, Ten Spa at The Fort Garry Hotel and Riverstone Spa at Inn at the Forks.
Embrace the ice with Kendrick’s Outdoor Adventures, who will rent you anything from a fat tire bike to snowshoes, ice trikes, ice bikes and skate assists with super convenient locations at The Forks and FortWhyte Alive.
Put the pedal to the metal at Speedworld Indoor Kart Track where the race karts can hit speeds of 50 kph!
Say I do to the Wonderful Wedding Show at the RBC Convention Centre from February 22 & 23.
Cross-country ski under the lights at Windsor Park Nordic Centre, where you’ll find perfectly groomed trails that can accommodate both traditional and skate-skiing.
Observe an impressive collection of art and artifacts and purchase gifts from the wide-ranging boutique at Oseredok, one of North America's largest Ukrainian heritage resource centres.
Spy an icy spectacle like no other at Canada Life Centre during Crystal, the first on-ice experience from Circle du Soleil (February 20 – 23).
Pick your way up to the frozen peak of the Ice Tower in St. Boniface where sweeping views of the downtown skyline await at the summit.
Have a barrel of a time during the Winnipeg Whisky Festival (February 28 – March 1).
Flow, do TRX and meditate at Yoga Public, one of Canada’s largest and chicest yoga studios.
