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41 www.tourismwinnipeg.com Winnipeg Itineraries As well, if you happen to be in Peg City during certain periods of the summer, the following family events are musts: • Teddy Bears Picnic: bring your teddy bears to the cutest event in the city in Assiniboine Park on May 24th, when local entertainment, health and safety information, and fun activities for kids of all ages take place in support of the Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba. • Kidsfest: a four-day festival at The Forks featuring some of Canada's best children's performers along with countless games and educational activities (June 4-7). • Red River Exhibition: you name it, the Ex has it, from amusement park rides, to food stalls serving up some out- there creations, to agricultural shows, to nightly concerts from some of the region's hottest acts (June 12-21). • Folklorama: the world's largest and longest-running multicultural festival takes over Winnipeg from August 2-15 featuring song, dance, cuisine and teachings from every corner of the globe. GET SPORTY INDOORS If the weather is looking stormy, or simply if you are looking for some excellent spots where the kiddies can still run themselves ragged indoors, check out these spots: In LaserTopia's 10,200 sq. ft. facility, kids can set their phasers to fun as they zap it up in a giant, two-level laser tag stadium, The Lost City. The setting is like something out of Indiana Jones, Avatar and Halo, making for quite the spectacle. They also have the latest high-tech video games with food and beverages for the whole family. At Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park kids can jump around while getting fit and have high-flying fun in the mammoth trampoline park (all under safe supervision), while the rock climbing walls of Vertical Adventures offer uplifting, muscle-building times for kids 10 and up. If your children are under 12, bring them to Great Big Adventure, a sprawling 12,000 sq. ft. indoor park featuring a mammoth 3,000 sq. ft. play structure, which features seven 20 ft. slides, a mini-sticks hockey zone, obstacle courses, a mini basketball court, and a nifty section tailored specifically for toddlers. Red River Exhibition: John Slipec Photo courtesy of Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park Photo courtesy of Great Big Adventure Kidsfest: Leif Norman