Chinatown night market begins Saturday
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This article was published 13/09/2024 (582 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Organizers expect Winnipeg’s third annual Chinatown night market will be its biggest yet.
Chairman Ben Lee anticipates 15,000 people filling the streets this weekend. More than 100 vendors, from shops to food trucks, are slated to dot four city blocks. Live entertainment is on the schedule.
“We’re trying to save Chinatown,” Lee said. “We’re … trying to activate the streets.”
The Winnipeg Chinese Cultural & Community Centre will be open for tours, fresh with renovations. For the first time, the Winnipeg Jets will set up a ball hockey space. The Winnipeg Sea Bears will have a returning presence, Lee said.
New Canadians will participate in a citizenship swearing-in ceremony at 2 p.m. Last year, the “emotional experience” involved more than 30 newcomers, Lee recalled.
Upwards of 10,000 people and 40 vendors attended the night market last year. The first year, in 2022, saw 5,000 visitors.
Lee and a crew of fellow volunteers lead the event; they’ll start planning the next one in February. They’re looking to do more — smaller versions — throughout 2025.
The night market is a “starting point” to revitalizing the area, but it serves as a change catalyst, Lee relayed.
The night market runs from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday along King Street, by James and Alexander avenues. A lantern parade will take place at 9 p.m. tonight. Entry is free.
— Gabrielle Piché