The Manitoba Museum has always been a winner,
but now everyone's favourite exhibit, the Nonsuch, a
replica 17th century ketch (ship), has undergone a
huge renovation, making the already awesome exhibit
even more interactive and a must-"sea" for all families.
Also onsite is a pretty sweet science gallery and a
world-class planetarium that we promise will leave you
starry-eyed.
OUTDOORS
Lighting up the city for the first time this fall is Lights of
The North, Canada's largest lantern light festival. More
than 50 lantern and light exhibits over ten acres will
take over the Red River Exhibition Park from August to
October, including life-size interactive dinosaurs. You'll
also find Chinese folk dances and acrobatics, food
trucks, and artisanal goods for take-home souvenirs.
Over the last few years, the winter scene at The Forks
has begun to heat up, and now the 56-acre site is the
place to be, no matter the time of year and especially
for the New Year's Eve celebration and fireworks.
On any given winter weekend, you'll find thousands of
skaters, dog-walkers, hockey players, stroller pushers
and more on the Red River Mutual Trail. It is one of
the world's longest naturally frozen groomed trails that
snakes out from The Forks across stretches of both the
Red and Assiniboine Rivers.
To skate the trail for yourself, rent skates inside The
Forks Market or bring your own and lace 'em up in one
of our now-famous warming huts, which the NY Times
describes as, "akin to visiting an interactive sculpture
garden on blades."
There are also stylish red chairs for pushing toddlers, a
small skating rink located right underneath the canopy
along with several kilometers of on-land trails, lighting
installations, and Crokicurl (a creative combination of
curling and the board game crokinole) at The Forks'
Arctic Glacier Winter Park.
If that's not enough sliding and gliding for you, be
sure to put FortWhyte Alive on the agenda. There is
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FortWhyte Alive: Kristin McPherson Nonsuch Gallery: Manitoba Museum: © Ian McCausland
crockicurl @The Forks: Jacqueline Young
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A WINNIPEG HOLIDAY FAMILY TRADITION
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November 30, 2018
to January 5, 2019
