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Red River Exhibition: Red River Exhibition Association Winnipeg International Children's Festival (KIDSFEST) June 6 – 9, 2013 Kidsfest is Winnipeg's premier family festival with four days of incomparable entertainment and activities, featuring artists and groups from throughout the world. This annual extravaganza of fun and imagination will virtually take over the banks of the Red and Assiniboine rivers at The Forks. Numerous venues, including "big top" tents, showcase incredible entertainment from theatre to music to storytelling to dance. Throughout this colourful cavalcade, you will also find the largest selection of interactive and hands-on activities of any festival in Canada. tel: 204.958.4730 | 1.800.526.1515 email: kidsfest@kidsfest.ca www.kidsfest.ca TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival June 13 – 22, 2013 The world's best jazz, blues and urban artists converge on downtown Winnipeg for the 24th annual TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival. Featuring outstanding local, national and international performers, the festival kicks off with four spectacular days of free music in Old Market Square. tel: 204.989.4656 email: info@jazzwinnipeg.com www.jazzwinnipeg.com Winnipeg Folk Festival: Brian Goldschmeid Red River Exhibition Canada Day Celebrations EX-perience the sights, sounds, tastes and thrills of Manitoba's largest summer fair with more than 210,000 visitors each year. Featuring nightly concerts, the world's largest travelling midway, family-friendly attractions and some of Manitoba's finest agricultural exhibits, it's all free with gate admission. Come celebrate Canada's birthday at one of the many parties held around the city, including The Forks, Osborne Village, Old Market Square in the Exchange District and the Canad Inns Canad Day Picnic in the Park at Assiniboine Park. Each location adds their special touch to the celebrations, reflecting the unique personality of that area. Great music, food, shopping, free entertainment and fun make these parties the place to be seen. June 14 – 23, 2013 Red River Exhibition Park, 3977 Portage Avenue, adjacent to Assiniboia Downs – just outside Winnipeg (west) tel: 204.888.6990 email: info@redriverex.com www.redriverex.com Aboriginal Day Live & Celebration 2013 June 22, 2013 Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) hosts the seventh annual celebration of National Aboriginal Day with a free day-long public event and concert showcasing the best in aboriginal talent and culture on June 22, 2013. Located at The Forks in Winnipeg, the day will begin with the third annual Aboriginal Day Celebration, featuring an aboriginal marketplace, authentic aboriginal food, children's activities, skateboard demonstrations and many more. The live, nationally televised concert begins at 8 p.m. and will end with an amazing display of fireworks. APTN, shining bigger, better and brighter than ever! July 1, 2012 Winnipeg Folk Festival July 10 – 14, 2013 Discover some of the best, most diverse folk music from North America and around the world at the 40th annual Winnipeg Folk Festival. This internationally acclaimed folk music festival features more than 70 acts, seven daytime stages, two evening stages, a family area, camping, and delicious local and organic food all in a beautiful prairie park setting. The festival is known for its welcoming sense of community and daytime "workshops," where up-andcoming musicians play alongside legends and create truly unique musical collaborations. Located at Birds Hill Park, northeast on Highway 59 tel: 204.231.0096 | 1.866.301.3823 email: info@winnipegfolkfestival.ca www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca tel: 204.947.9331 ext.358 | 1.888.278.8862 email: info@aptn.ca www.aboriginaldaylive.com www.aptn.ca www.tourismwinnipeg.com Things to do • Festivals & Events F 21