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Before the flowers start to poke their heads out of the ground, Winnipeg's attractions and cultural events hit full bloom. During spring you'll be able to catch numerous performances on the city's stages, including A Thousand Splendid Suns (Mar. 19 - Apr. 11) at Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre; 80 Years – A Retrospective (May 6-10) by Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet; and numerous performances by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, including Beethoven's 5th (Apr. 24-25), Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto (Mar. 20-21), and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Concert (Apr. 4-5). The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) houses brilliant works spanning a variety of mediums, moving from the later Renaissance to contemporary Canadian. It's also home to the world's largest collection of contemporary Inuit art, which will find a permanent home in 2020 after the unveiling of the $65-million Inuit Art Centre. This incredible building, which is attached to the WAG, will contain a multitude of unique features, including a transparent working vault displaying hundreds of sculptures representing nearly every community of the Arctic. Winnipeg's architectural marvel, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights – which you can also find on the new Canadian $10 bill, alongside Viola Desmond, whose story is told in the Museum – is always awe-inspiring. If you have a few hours, a self-guided stroll through its ever-climbing galleries is a must, while the Museum also offers a variety of daily thematic tours. The Museum often hosts travelling and original exhibits; its onsite ERA restaurant does a wonderful work with local, sustainable and fair-trade ingredients; while the Museum Boutique contains consciously-curated unique, fair trade gifts from the area and around the world. as the Centennial Concert Hall, and as intimate as a loft in a heritage building. Past performances include Philip Glass and Evelyn Glennie, while 2019 saw Norwegian artist and multi-instrumentalist Terje Isungset play a show at an outdoor ice amphitheatre at The Forks using instruments made of ice. Yes, this festival is just that cool! Assiniboine Park always basks in the cold, just like its zoo's roster of rescued polar bears. Throughout the park you'll find ice skating trails along with a rink on the duck pond, nestled in front of the stunning Qualico Centre (which is a beautiful off- site venue). Right within the zoo, and new for 2019/2020, is the Zoo Lights Festival, which starts nightly once the zoo closes. This month-long exhibition sees the creation of Polar Town, a dazzling spectacle featuring thousands of lights, a local outdoor European-style market, interactive experiences and food kiosks. Spring into the great indoors Chronic Creative Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet www.meetingswinnipeg.com | Tourism Winnipeg | 23