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36 2015 SPRING/SUMMER EVENTS & ITINERARIES GUIDE Winnipeg 66. Join your personal guide on the Exchange District Food Tour as they share local stories and offer an insider view to the area's culinary favourites, including the best spots for charcuterie, vegan, Latin flavours and so much more. 67. Get swept up in the fast-paced stock car and pro- racing excitement at Red River Co-op Speedway. 68. Admire the marvelous statues by master sculptor Leo Mol in the tranquil Leo Mol Sculpture Garden. 69. The free Downtown Concert Series brings live music to an assortment of Winnipeg streets from June through August. 70. Make plans for lunch on Broadway, where Winnipeg's eclectic food trucks line the street dishing up everything from Filipino rice dishes, wood fired pizzas, southern barbeque, to tater tots with frog legs. #nomnom 71. Shop The Forks Market for a multitude of shops that specialize in everything from souvenirs, organic baked goods, fine wines, to crafts and artworks from 300 local and Canadian artisans. 72. Slither down slides, crawl through willow tree tunnels and swing on basket swings at the Nature Playground at Assiniboine Park. 73. Winnipeg's artistic community struts its stuff the first Friday of every month with First Fridays in the Exchange, which features gallery open houses, hands-on workshops, seminars, and all smatterings of culture capital. 74. Grab a gelato and take a stroll down one of Winnipeg's most bustling streets, Corydon Avenue, which is studded with patios where you can people watch or dine in style. 75. Winnipeg's history is steeped in sporting accomplishments exhibited at the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. 76. Experience Winnipeg's French Quarter and history at its best during an Old St. Boniface Walking Tour. 77. Cheer on the jockeys as they ride their horses through the finish line at Assiniboia Downs. 78. Learn about the St. Boniface Cathedral's magnificent history, the great fire and its cemetery, during a free St. Boniface Cathedral tour (available on Saturdays from June until September). 79. Take a stroll through Osborne Village, one of Canada's coolest neighbourhoods, which is studded with tasty restaurants, hip watering holes, and chic and bohemian clothing stores and shops. 80. Hop aboard an authentic 1952 diesel locomotive, explore the five-story Lasagna Lookout, and perform water experiments in the Splash Lab at the Children's Museum. 81. Tour Winnipeg's darkside with a Haunted Winnipeg Trilogy Tour that will take you to local haunted spots. 82. Learn about the history of the community of Transcona spanning over 100 years or learn about the many murals that bring colour and spirit to this unique part of the city during the Transcona Historical and Mural Tours. Osborne Village: Dan Harper Assiniboia Downs: Rob Bye Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame: Dave McKnight