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Festivals in Winnipeg
Festivals in Winnipeg
The city is home to several festivals.
Le Festival du Voyageur (Saison Voyageur), St. Boniface, . 10 days in February. Western Canada's largest winter festival. For 10 days in February, this fur-trade-themed celebration lights up Saint Boniface, Winnipeg's French Quarter. �
Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Gas Station Theatre (River at Osborne), . Just For Laughs �
Pride Winnipeg Festival, . beginning of June. Pride in Winnipeg has been celebrated annually since 1987, and has evolved from a one-day event into a 10-day festival filled with pride, confidence, fun, colour, music, laughter, optimism, and activism. Winnipeg Pride is the Pride of the Prairies – the largest celebration of LGBTTQ culture between Toronto and Vancouver. �
TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival (Jazz Fest), venues throughout the city, ☎ +1 (204) 989-4656 ( , fax: +1 (204) 956-5280), . June 25 - July 4, 2010. In June, with performers in multiple venues around town. $15. �
Red River Exhibition (The Ex), Exhibition Park, Assiniboia Downs (Portage Ave west past Perimeter Hwy), . Late June. The largest annual fair in Manitoba. �
Winnipeg Folk Festival (Folk Fest), Birds Hill Provincial Park (20 minutes north on Hwy 59), ☎ +1 (204) 231-0096 ( , fax: +1 (204) 231-0076), . July 7-11, 2010. One of North America's premier outdoor music festivals. Features music performances, a folk school, programs for young performers and young visual artists, over 100 artisans, children’s programming, a visual art exhibition, and a food village that encourages the use of local, organic and fair trade ingredients. Day Pass: $69.75; Full Pass: $214.75; Full Camping Pass: $252.75 (discounts for youth, children and early bird). �
Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival (The Fringe), Old Market Square (Exchange district), ☎ (204) 942-6537 ( ), . July 15th-26th, 2009. North America's second largest Fringe Festival, held every July. $4-$9, passes available. �
Gimli Icelandic Festival (Islendingadagurinn), Gimli, Manitoba (60 minutes north on Hwy 8), ☎ +1 (204) 642-7417 (fax: 1 (204) 642-9382), . First weekend of August. The second oldest continuous ethnic festival in North America, includes contests and a parade. �
Folklorama, venues throughout the city (guides available), ☎ (204) 982-6210 ( , fax: (204) 943-1956), . August 2nd-15th, 2009. The largest and longest running multicultural event of its kind in the world. Cultural pavilions are spread out at various locations throughout the city for two weeks in August, with a wonderful variety of music, dancing, and food showcasing the city's amazing ethnic diversity. �
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