March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day, and the Manitoba Down Syndrome Society wants YOU to celebrate with us! \ud83e\udde6\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc99<\/p>\n
World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is a global awareness day that was created to celebrate the lives of people with Down syndrome & to make sure they have the same freedoms & opportunities as everybody else. March 21 is a day to recognize, celebrate, and champion the incredible people with Down syndrome in our community.<\/p>\n
Here’s how you can join the fun:
\n\ud83e\udde6 Rock Your Socks!\u00a0
\n– Wear your wildest, most mismatched socks on March 21 to show your support and spark conversations about inclusion and acceptance.
\n– Hold a ‘Lots Of Socks’ day: Ask your school or workplace to wear bold socks & make a donation the Manitoba Down Syndrome Society.
\n– Share a ‘Lots Of Socks’ selfie: Post a photo of your socks on social media with the hashtag #RockYourSocks to join the conversation.<\/p>\n
\u2728 Visit The Forks! Head down on March 21 to seeEsplanade Riel and the WINNIPEG sign lit up in blue and yellow in honour of World Down Syndrome Day.<\/p>\n
Together, we can build a more inclusive world for everyone. Let’s make some noise this March 21st! \ud83d\udc9b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":600186545,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-600186542","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/event\/manitoba-celebrates-world-down-syndrome-day","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Manitoba Celebrates World Down Syndrome Day","url":"http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/event\/manitoba-celebrates-world-down-syndrome-day","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/event\/manitoba-celebrates-world-down-syndrome-day"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/1.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/1.png"},"articleSection":"Uncategorized","author":[],"creator":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Our Communities","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2026-03-10T19:04:08Z","datePublished":"2026-03-10T19:04:08Z","dateModified":"2026-03-10T19:04:08Z"},"rendered":"