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THE RED RIVER MUTUAL TRAIL January – March, 2015 (weather permitting) Slip on your mittens, put on your skates and join the fun on this naturally frozen skating trail. The Red River Mutual Trail is the perfect location to take part in a variety of activities such as skating, hiking, hockey, sledding, snowshoeing and curling. Don't miss the special weekend programming filled with free activities for the whole family. Check out the website for a list of access points and latest updates on ice conditions. Tel: 204.942.6302 Info Line: 204.957.7618 Email: info@theforks.com www.theforks.com/rivertrail BIG FUN FESTIVAL January 28 – February 1, 2015 Big Fun is an annual music festival held over five days in various venues across downtown Winnipeg. This multi-genre music festival showcases Winnipeg's wealth of musical talent with acts ranging from punk, to hip-hop, to folk, and everything in between. The festival starts Wednesday evening with multiple shows and parties throughout Winnipeg's downtown, closing with a matinee folk breakfast show on the Sunday. Celebrate Winnipeg's musical talent against the backdrop of our infamous winter at Big Fun. Tel: 204.899.3620 Email: info@bigfunfestival.com www.bigfunfestival.com ROYAL MTC MASTER PLAYWRIGHT FESTIVAL – COWARDFEST January 28 – February 15 Every winter, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre provides artists and audiences with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the works of important playwrights which, in some cases, are rarely produced. Past festivals have honoured Samuel Beckett, Bertolt Brecht, Eugene O'Neill, David Mamet, Arthur Miller, Caryl Churchill, August Strindberg, George Bernard Shaw and Stephen Sondheim. This year, Royal MTC and a host of independent companies will celebrate the work of English playwright Noël Coward. Tel: 204.942.6537 www.royalmtc.ca/MPF WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL January 31 – February 6, 2015 The New Music Festival is the longest- running festival of contemporary music in North America, which welcomes groundbreaking composers and guest artists from around the world to perform with the WSO. For the 24th New Music Festival, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra welcomes the renowned Arditti Quartet and performs Luther Adams's hot off a Pulitzer Prize win John Become Ocean and many more thrilling new works. Centennial Concert Hall, 555 Main Street – Exchange District Tel: 204.949.3950 Box office: 204.949.3999 Email: wso@wso.mb.ca www.wso.ca www.newmusicfestival.ca FESTIVAL DU VOYAGEUR February 13 – 22, 2015 Join in Western Canada's largest winter festival. Festival du Voyageur is the perfect venue to embrace a Manitoba winter while enjoying unique entertainment. The whole family will take pleasure in meeting Fort Gibraltar's historical characters, admiring snow sculptures created by artists from around the world, dancing and jigging to lively music, tasting delicious French-Canadian food, and so much more. Bonding the traditions of the past with the vitality of the franco-manitoban community of today, Festival du Voyageur is a kitchen party not to be missed. Tel: 204.237.7692 Email: info@heho.ca www.heho.ca MARDI GRAS February 13 & 14, 2015 Enjoy an evening in New Orleans without leaving town! The third floor of the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg gets transformed into the Streets of New Orleans with more than 30 entertainers appearing throughout the evening. Plus specialty bars, shops and vendors to purchase that special something. Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers make a special return performance. Incredible and authentic Louisiana taste sensations all at the food, oyster and wine bar. RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, 375 York Avenue – Downtown Tel: 204.957.4535 www.winnipegmardigras.com Big Fun Festival: Chris Friesen Festival du Voyageur: Dan Harper www.tourismwinnipeg.com 21 THINGS TO DO FESTIVALS & EVENTS F