EVENTS
Out & About
Flatlander’s Beer & Beverage Festival • June 6-7, Canada Life Centre. Tickets and more info at flatlandersbeerfest.com
First Fridays in the Exchange • June 6 – Exchange District. More info at firstfridayswinnipeg.org
2025 Community Band Festival • June 7 and 8, 1 p.m., Coronation Park (St. Mary’s Road, btwn Eugenie and Tache). Feat. HMCS Chippawa + Royal Winnipeg Rifles Band, German Club, Northwinds Community Band, Winnipeg Video Game Orchestra, Westwood Community Band, Assiniboia Concert Band, Osborne Legion Band, Friday Morning Concert Band, The Little Big Band. More information at mbband.org
Rendez-Vous Rivayr Seine • June 7, noon-3 p.m., Lagimodiére-Gaboury Park. Paddle the river and party afterwards. More information at fetejockey.com
Manitoba Night Market & Festival • June 8, 3-11 p.m., Assiniboia Downs. Feat. The Stanley County Cut-Ups, The Band at the Bottom of the Sea, Almost Insight, The Whizbang Shufflers, Jason Willows, Ryan Hicks, Laura Kathleen Turner, Brett Schulz, Riel., Harper K. Smith, Fever Rose. Tickets and more info at asdowns.com
Comedy clubs
The Basement Speakeasy & Comedy Lounge (3740 Portage Ave.) • June 6-7 – Tyler Boissonault. Tickets and showtimes at basementwpg.com
Club Happenings (114B Osborne St.) • June 5, 8 p.m. – The Wheel: A Comedic Variety Show
The Handsome Daughter (61 Sherbrook St.) • June 5 – Open mic comedy, 8 p.m.
Marion Hotel (Marion St.) • June 3 – Open mic night, 8 p.m.
Rumor’s Restaurant & Comedy Club (190-2025 Corydon Ave.) • June 3-4 – Tyler Penner; June 5-7 – Mark Forward. Tickets and showtimes at rumorscomedyclub.com
Yuk Yuk’s Winnipeg (Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway) • June 6-7 – The Adobo Premiere: Feat. Keith Pedro, Wilfred Padua, Mikey Perry. Tickets and showtimes at yukyuks.com/winnipeg
Concerts
Cluster New Music + Integrated Arts Festival • June 3-10. Various venues. For a full schedule and tickets, visit clusterfestival.com
Elena Erin • June 4, 8 p.m., Park Theatre. With Shay Wolf. Tickets at ticketweb.ca
Nuthin’ But the Blues II • June 5, 8 p.m., Park Theatre. Hosted by Big Dave McLean, feat. Mark Reeves. Tickets at ticketweb.ca
Psychostick • June 6, 7:30 p.m., Park Theatre. With Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre, Madlack, Disgrace the Race. Tickets at ticketweb.ca
MEME 2025 • June 6-8. Various venues. For full schedule and tickets, visit memetic.ca
Prairie Moon – A Neil Young Experience • June 7, 8 p.m., Park Theatre. Tickets at ticketweb.ca
The Little Opera Company • Michael Cavanagh’s Enduring Legacy – June 6, 7 p.m., Desautels Concert Hall (U of M). Feat. Gisela in Her Bathtub, my Neil Weisensel and Michael Cavanagh. Performances by Mariam Bernstein, Tracy Dahl, Monica Huisman, Lara Secord-Haid, Lizzy Hoyt. Tickets at 3common.com
Rumours – The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute • June 7, 7 p.m., Club Regent Event Centre Tickets at ticketmaster.ca
Supplied photo – ZZ Top brings its Texas boogie to Canada Life Centre on Sunday, June 8.
ZZ Top • June 8, 8 p.m., Canada Life Centre. With The Wallflowers. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca
Dance
Flamenco at the West End Cultural Centre • June 2, 8 p.m., West End Cultural Centre. Feat. Francisco (Yiyi) Orozco (vocals), Claire Marchand (dancer), Peter Mole (guitar), Jane Ogilvie (piano, dancer), Rosanna Terracciano (dancer). Tickets at wecc.ca
Destinations
Assiniboia Downs • Live racing June 3 and 4, 7:30 p.m. More info at asdowns.com
- June 7 – Holi Summer Colour Fest, 4-7 p.m. Tickets at com
Assiniboine Park Zoo • Open daily 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., gates close at 4:30 p.m. More info at assiniboinepark.ca
- Visit Dinosaurs UnCovered and Survival of the Slowest and check out the zoo tram and daily zoo chats.
Downtown Winnipeg Farmers’ Market • April 24, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Cityplace. More info and details at downtownwinnipegbiz.com
The Forks • More info at theforks.com
- June 7-8 – Ode’imin Collective Indigenous Month Pop-Up Kiosk Market
The Leaf (Assiniboine Park) • Open daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m. More info at assiniboinepark.ca
- Cool Gardens at the Leaf – June 6-Sept. 7. More info at ca
FortWhyte Alive • Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. North and south trail gates locked 30 minutes before closing. More info at fortwhyte.org
Le Marché St. Norbert Farmers’ Market (3514 Pembina Hwy.) •June 7, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. More info and details at stnorbertfarmersmarket.ca
Film
Dave Barber Cinematheque (Artspace Bldg., 100 Arthur St.) • More info and tickets at davebarbercinematheque.com June 4 – Caught by the Tides, 7 p.m.; Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted, 9:15 p.m. June 5 – Winnipeg Underground Film Festival: The House is a Hole, 7 p.m.; Age of Abundance, 8:30 p.m. June 6 – Caught by the Tides, 4 p.m.; WUFF: The 90 Second, 7 p.m.; WUFF: Unholy Inheritance, 8:30 p.m.; WUFF: Mom and Dad and God, 10 p.m. June 7 – The Shrouds, 3 and 9 p.m.; WUFF: very abstracted and a little bit harsh, 7 p.m.; WUFF: More than One Present, 8:30 p.m. (at Black Lodge Studio) June 8 – Caught by the Tides, 2:30 p.m.; WUFF: Metabolize the Past, 5 p.m.; WUFF: Think at Night, 6:30 p.m.
Millennium Library (Carol Shields Auditorium) • Book to Movie: June 8, 2 p.m. – Planet of the Apes
Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival • Tickets at radyjcc.com June 3 – Shorts on Sherbrook, 7:30 p.m., The Handsome Daughter June 4 – Neshoma, 2 p.m.; Pink Lady, 7 p.m. June 5 – The Community, 7 p.m. June 6 – Come Closer, 5:30 p.m. June 7 – Swedishkayt: Yidlife Crisis in Stockholm. All shows at Berney Theatre, Rady JCC except where noted.
Park Theatre Movie Nights (698 Osborne St.) • Chef: The Movie – June 2, 6:30 p.m. SOLD OUT
Galleries
210 Gallery (210 Princess St.) • June 6 – July 18: Mother Care, by Kelly Klick. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tues.–Fri. More info at manitobaartsnetwork.ca
Aceartinc. (206 Princess St.) • Until July 4: I Found a Tunnel in the Close in my Room, by Ashkan Nejadebrahimi. Hours: Noon – 5 p.m., Weds. -Sat. More info at aceart.org
Blankstein Gallery (Millennium Library, 2nd floor) • Field of Vision: New Art Ideas, by Greg Hanec. More info at www.wpl.winnipeg.ca
CCFM Art Gallery (340 Provencher Blvd.) • June 5 – July 31: Explorations II, works by Kayla Acres, Marie-Cécile Alvarez, Jacques Desaulniers, Stefan Lewis. More info at ccfm.mb.ca
C2 Centre for Craft (1-329 Cumberland St.) • Until June 26: Prairie Star Deck II, by AJA Louden. Hours: Noon – 4 p.m., Wed. to Sat. More info at www.c2centreforcraft.ca
Gallery1C03 (University of Winnipeg) • Until Aug. 1: Rooted in Relations. Hours: Mon. – Fri., Noon – 4 p.m. More info at uwinnipeg.ca/art-gallery/
Graffiti Art (109 Higgins Ave.) • Emergence, works by Sydney Caldwell, Colleen Simard, Sharyn Gutierrez, Mae Desmond, Margot Morrish, Maria Martin. More info at graffitigallery.ca
La Maison des Artistes (101-219 Provencher Blvd.) • Hours: 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tues., Weds., Fri.; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thurs.; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat. More info at maisondesartistes.mb.ca
- La Galerie contemporaine: Until July 5 – Abiogenèse, by Julie Tremble
- Le Studio: June 3-14 – Résidence AZUL (Yolanda Paulsen)
Martha Street Studio (11 Martha St.) • June 6 – July 5: Proofread, by Vyonne Mullock. Hours: Tues. – Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat., noon to 5 p.m. More info at printmakers.mb.ca
MHC Gallery (610 Shaftesbury Blvd.)
- Main Gallery: Until July 5 – Climate Communion, feat. Wild Beauty at Risk, by Karen Cornelius; Through the Layers of Time, by Yvette Cuthbert and Eveline Mangin Mauws.
- Community Gallery:
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Sat., noon – 5 p.m. More info at www.cmu.ca/gallery/
Platform Centre for Photographic + Digital Arts (121-100 Arthur St.) Until June 28: The slowly growing sunset of a summer evening, curated by Camilo Londoño Hernández. Hours: Weds. – Sat., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. More info at platformcentre.org
School of Art Gallery (University of Manitoba)
- Until June 22 – Master of Fine Art Thesis Exhibitions, by Mariam Bagheri, Laila Fazal, Xianghui Guan, Frankie May, Netsanet Shawl, Lisha Wang
More info at umanitoba.ca
Soul Gallery (65 Albert St.) • Until June 12: The Island Lake Paintings (Treaty 5), by Tim Schouten. More info at soulgallery.ca
Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Gallery (203-290 McDermot Ave.) • Until June 14 – I’ll share my medicines, works by Holly Aubichon, Claire Johnston, Chanelle Lajoie, Lynette LaFontaine, Val Vint; curated by Jennifer Smith. Hours: Tues.-Sat., noon to 5 p.m. More info at urbanshaman.org
WAG @ the Park (Assiniboine Park Pavilion)
- Community Gallery (2nd floor) – Until Aug. 17: Dry Media VII: Germinate at the WIN Herbarium
- Pooh Gallery (2nd floor) – “The Best Bear in All the World”: The Many Sides of Winnie the Pooh
- John P. Crabb Gallery (2nd floor) – Living Pictures from the Land, works by Walter J. Phillips, Edward Burtynsky, Simon Huges, Sarah Anne Johnson, Holly King, Shelley Niro
- Ivan Eyre Gallery (3rd floor) – Shifting Horizons, works by Ivan Eyre and others, curated by Nawang Tsomo Kinkar. Until spring.
Visit assiniboinepark.ca for more info.
WAG–Qaumajuq (300 Memorial Blvd.)
Exhibitions:
- View from Here, works by Wanda Koop
- Winyan, works by Lita Fontaine. Until June 8
- Disorientations, works by Eken Emeka-Maduka, Evergon, Kara Walker, KC Adams, Rosalie Favell, Yasumasa Morimura. Until June 29
- Motherground, by Dominique Rey, with Madeleine and Auguste Coar. Until June 29
- Omalluq: Pictures from My Life. Works by Omalluq Oshutsiaq. Until Aug. 2
- Threads of Kin and Belonging: A Trinnipeg Live Mixtape Project, feat. works by Kimani Beckford, Caneu, Rosalie Favell, Bria Fernandes, Alex Janvier, M. patchwork monoceros, Ebony G. Patterson, Betty Piryuaq, Jane Ash Poitras, Lorna Simpson, Jeffrey Thomas, Chukwudubem Ukaigwe, Walter Williams. Curated by Nestor Wynrush and Julia Lafreniere. Until Sept. 30.
- Backyard Florigelium, curated by Nicole Fletcher and Riva Symko. Until Oct. 18
- Abraham Anghik Ruben, curated by Heather Campbell (guest curator) with Darlene Coward Wright. Until May 31, 2026.
Events:
- Canada Life Free Sunday at WAG-Qaumajuq – June 8
Hours: Weds–Sun, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission: $18 adult, $15 65+, free youth, members, Indigenous members. Visit wag.ca for more info
Lectures/readings/speakers
McNally Robinson Booksellers (1120 Grant Ave.) • More info at mcnallyrobinson.com
- June 5, 7 p.m. – Guy Gavriel Kay, launch of Written on the Dark, hosted by Bruce Symaka.
Live Music
The Big “A” (1975 Portage Ave.) • June 6-7 – Jukebox Heroes
The Beer Can (1 Granite Way) • June 3 – Irvin Miller
Belgian Club (407 Provencher Blvd.) • June 5 – Jam night w/ Beg, Borrow and Steel
Belle’s Kitchen and Music Hall (1212 Nairn Ave.) • June 3 – Blair Hordeski, 11:45 a.m.; Tanis Tyler, 3:20 p.m.; Shake ’N Bake, 5 p.m.; Stonehocker, 8:15 p.m. June 4 – Nahla Moon, 11:45 a.m; Jeff Sahulka, 2:20 p.m.; Aidan Ritchie, 5 p.m.; Shandra Levreault, 8:15 p.m. June 5 – Michael Sanford, 11:45 a.m.; Paul Lucyk, 2:20 p.m.; Sol James, 5 p.m.; The Coveralls, 8:15 p.m. June 6 – Sean Burns, 11:45 a.m.; Derek Robertson, 2:20 p.m.; Orvis Thomas Duo, 5 p.m.; The Sturgeons, 8:15 p.m. June 7 – David Wolkowski, 11:45 a.m.; Curtis Newton, 2:20 p.m.; Mitchell Makoons Duo, 5 p.m.; Chances R, 8:15 p.m. June 8 – Mitchell Stewart Klyne, 11:45 a.m.; Jun Galinato, 2:20 p.m.; Travis & Nazeem, 5 p.m.; Chris Morin and Carri Nagy, 8:15 p.m.
Blue Dolphin (South Beach Casino, Hwy. 59) • June 6 – Flatland Famous; June 7 – Joe Maxim Band
Blue Note Park (220 Main St.) • June 5 – Northern Royals, Jane Fuentez, Silas Presley; June 6 – Mark Reeves, Car 287; June 7 – NOLA Night, feat. Dirty Catfish Brass Band, Sol James
Boujee Restaurant & Bar (191 Main St.) • June 7 – Holi Music Festival
Bulldog Event Centre (1374 Main St.) • June 6 – The Return Lap, feat. XTP47, TysonT, Vvivid, A-Fix, Toodamsick; June 7 – Future of M’You’Sic, feat. Jay Jay, Xotic, Hardway, Ezoman, DJ Bunny, Black Lantern, Twisterboi, DJ Sunny Shade, MGL the Specialist
Cargo Bar (Assiniboine Park) • June 7 – Kurt Ford
Crescent Arts Centre (Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, 525 Wardlaw Ave.) •
Curtis Gordon Hotel (1011 Henderson Hwy.) • June 6-7 – West End Legends
C-Weed’s Cabaret (171 Dumoulin St.) • June 4 – C-Weed’s Talent Search; June 8 – Sunday jam, hosted by Keith Dutiaume Jr.
Dockside Restaurant & Bar (90 Kenabeek St., West St. Paul) • June 6 – Blue Ater
Exchange Event Centre (292 Bannatyne Ave.) • June 6 – J. Salez; June 7 – House Roles
TGordie’s Coffee House (Gordon-King Memorial United Church, 127 Cobourg Ave.) • June 5 – Maddy Flemington and her Dad
The Handsome Daughter (61 Sherbrook St.) • June 6 – Jupiter Meltdown, Tinge, Witchy Woods; June 7 – Excuses Excuses
Into the Music (B-245 McDermot Ave.) • June 6, 7:30 p.m. – Prairie
King Cob Market Pub (580 Ellice Ave.) • June 4 – Mary Robinson
King’s Head Pub (120 King St.) • June 6 – Suburban Funk Machine; June 7 – 10 Yrs On
McPhillips Station Casino (484 McPhillips St.) • June 3 – Piano Cat (mainstage); June 6 – Tom Buxtone Duo (Loft 180); June 6 and 7 – Holly Davidson (mainstage)
Must Be the Place (484 Stradbrook Ave.) • June 5 – Irvin Miller
Nicolett Inn (632 Lafleche St.) • June 7 – Afternoon blues jam
Nor-Villa Motor Hotel (1763 Henderson Hwy.) • June 6-7 – Pop Vegas
Norwood Legion (134 Marion St.) • June 7 – Gemstar
One Eleven (111 Princess Ave.) • June 6 – Real Trap Sh******
Osborne Taphouse (112 Osborne St.) • June 3 – Open mic night, with host Jessie Christian; June 5 – The Soundoff, Skyraid, Rokkut; June 6 – Kingsway, Wheelhorse; June 7 – Zach Riley, Little Mountains, Half Windsor; June 8 – Manitoba Forest Fire Aid Benefit Concert, feat. Prairie Moon, Valley Narrow, Five More Miles, Deidra Borus
Park Alleys (130 Osborne St.) • June 3 – Tuesday Night jazz jam; June 4 – Open mic w/ Cory Bilcowski; June 5 – Hooch and the Howlers; June 6 – Mel-O-Tones, June 7 – Dog Pops, Charlie Redstar
Le Patio 340 (Salle Antoine-Gaborieau, CCFM, 340 Provencher Blvd.) • June 7 – Andrina Turenne, Jérémie & the Delicious Hounds, Viince
Prince Edward Legion No. 81 (300 Trent Ave.) • June 5 – Summer Sounds, w/ Super Luminous, DJC2; June 7 – Blue FX
Public Domain (663 Portage Ave.) • June 7 – Bluebloods, Ben Notes, Hayden Mekai
Pyramid Cabaret (176 Fort St.) • June 7 – Meme After Party feat. Awood, B2B, Lucci, Aenniae, Lotek, Bambz, Frimace, Fayte, Bay Roots, Rokki
Rae & Jerry’s (1405 Portage Ave.) • June 5 – Jaden Wisneski
The Rec Room (696 Sterling Lyon Pkwy.) • June 7 – Saulo and Alex
Rockwood ANAVETS 303 (341 Wilton St.) • June 7 – The Blackwater Band
Royal Albert Arms (48 Albert St.) • June 6 – The First Friday People Makers Market, 5-9:30 p.m.
Royal George (123 Regent Ave. W.) • June 4 – Jam night w/ Gary Gach; June 5 – Shandra Levrault & the Happy Endings
St. James Legion No. 4 (1755 Portage Ave.) • June 6 – Marvells
Sherwood’s Lounge & Bistro (900 Regent Ave. W.) • June 5 – Rock on Regent open mic night
File photo – Son of Dave’s one-man psychedelic blues band takes over Sidestage on June 5.
Sidestage (700 Osborne St.) • June 3 – Lloyd Peterson; June 4 – Beat Kits|Beat Battle, feat. YSN Fab, Max Winds, G1; June 5 – Son of Dave; June 6 – Fish in a Birdcage, Shayfer James; June 7 – Omens, The Bloodshots, Ronnie Ladobruk; June 8 – All Was Lost, Courriers
Silver Heights Restaurant and Lounge (2169 Portage Ave.) • June 7 – Saturday Afternoon Jazz, 1-4 p.m.
Silver Spike Saloon (202 Bond St.) • June 6 and 7 – Ten at Two; June 7 – Country Round Up Band, 4-7:30 p.m.
Smith Restaurant (Forks Market Rd.) • June 4 – Eric St. Godard; June 6 and 7 – Joe Curtis
South Osborne Legion No. 252 (426 Osborne St.) • June 6 – DMG; June 7 – Treetop Blues Band
Tehran Café & Bar (8-1875 Pembina Hwy.) • June 7 – Amir & Behin, 7 p.m.
Thirsty Lion Tavern (525 Dale Blvd.) • June 7 – Still Friends
Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club (234 Main St.) • June 8 – Blues Jam w/ Big Dave McLean
The Toad in the Hole Pub (155 Osborne St.) • June 2 – Open mic night w/ James Buckboro; June 5 – Jam night w/ Squid Squad; June 7 – Dr. Rocktopus
Trans Canada Brewing Co. (1-1290 Kenaston Blvd.) • June 6 – Jordan Vandal Duo; June 7 – Sam Gardner
West Kildonan Legion No. 30 (1740 Main St.) • June 6 – Vintage Groove
X-Cues Café & Lounge (551 Sargent Ave.) • June 2 – CaRaVan open mic night, 6:30 and 9 p.m.
Museums
Canadian Museum for Human Rights (85 Israel Asper Way) • Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday. More info at humanrights.ca
Exhibitions:
- Until June 2025 – Climate Justice
- Until early 2026 – Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge
- Until August 2026 – Strength in Numbers: The Polish Solidarity Movement
- Until Sept. 20, 2027 – The Witness Blanket
- Until April 5, 2030 – Reclaiming Power and Place
- Permanent exhibition – Truth and Reconciliation
- Permanent Galleries – What Are Human Rights?; Indigenous Perspectives; Canadian Journeys; Protecting Rights in Canada; Examining the Holocaust; Turning Points for Humanity; Breaking the Silence; Actions Count; Rights Today; Inspiring Change
Dalnavert Museum and Visitors’ Centre (61 Carlton St.) • Hours: Noon – 4 p.m., Weds. to Sun., More info and tickets at friendsofdalnavert.ca
- June 6 and 8, 1:30 p.m. – Dalnavert on Drugs
- June 7, 2 p.m. – Homeland of the Métis Nation Downtown Walking Tour
Living Prairie Museum (2795 Ness Ave.) • Interpretive Centre hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday. More info at winnipeg.ca
Manitoba Children’s Museum (45 Forks Market Rd.) • Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. More info at childrensmuseum.com
Exhibition:
- Until Sept. 1 – Attack of the Bloodsuckers! Explore the what, why, when and how of mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, leeches and other parasite. Learn why bloodsuckers are important to the ecosystem.
Manitoba Museum (190 Rupert Ave.) • Hours: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., daily. Visit manitobamuseum.ca for more info
Exhibitions
- Critical Distance, a social augmented virtual reality experience. Follow a group of orcas known as J pod.
- Planetarium shows – Legends of the Northern Sky; Edge of Darkness; Manitoba Skies; Voyage of the Stars
Theatre
All About Theatre (Gas Station Arts Centre, 445 River Ave.) • June 7, 3 and 7 p.m. – The Spongebob Musical: Youth Edition Tickets and more info at allabouttheatre.ca
Destination Dinner Stage (Canad Inns Fort Garry, 1824 Pembina Hwy.) • Until July 13, Grease Lightning. Tickets and more info at canadinns.com
Gargoyle Theatre (Gargoyle Theatre, 585 Ellice Ave.) • What If Theatre presents: How They’ll Tell It, by Sophie Guillas. Tickets and more info at thegargoyletheatre.com
Shakespeare in the Ruins (Trappist Monastery Provincial Heritage Park) • Destiny Calls: William Shakespeare’s Macbeth (June 5 – July 5) & Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot (June 12 – July 6. Alternating on selected dates. More info at shakespeareintheruins.com
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