Events in Winnipeg and Manitoba this weekend

Colleen Bready shares some of the events taking place across Winnipeg and Manitoba between April 17 and 19, 2026.

Here are some of the events set to take place in Winnipeg and around the province from April 17-19.

The Architecture + Design Film Festival

Various Venues

April 15-19

Critically acclaimed films cover a range of design-oriented topics.

Art in Bloom

WAG-Qaumajuq

April 17-19

Professional and amateur florists have created 94 floral interpretations of artwork on display at the WAG.

Earth Days

Manitoba Museum

April 18-19s.

Explore the role water and ice play in life on Earth with a self-guided Explorer Trail, hands-on learning and more.

Explore-Abilities Evening

Manitoba Children’s Museum

April 18, 5:30 p.m.

A sensory-friendly experience designed for those with sensory processing differences.

The Great Benjamins Circus

Assiniboia Downs

April 17-19

A 90-minute show featuring clowns, acrobats, aerialists, and daredevils.

Model Train Show and Open House

Charleswood Royal Canadian Legion

April 18, 10 a.m.

The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club hosts its annual spring show with model railroad layouts, displays and snacks.

A Taste of Maple

La Cabane à Sucre, St.Pierre-Jolys

April 18-19, 24-26

A celebration of the maple syrup collected on the Musée St-Pierre-Jolys grounds.

Here Comes the Bride (The Language of Dalnavert)

Dalnavert Museum

April 19, 1:30 p.m.

Say “I do” to this monthly lecture series as it takes a closer look at the marriage and wedding traditions of the Victorian era.

Props N Hops 2026

Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada

April 18, 7 p.m.

An evening of live music, finger foods and Manitoba brewery sampling. All funds raised go toward Manitoba Air Cadets scholarship programs.

TJ’s Gift Foundation Battle of the Band - High School Edition

The Park Theatre

April 19, 6 p.m.

TJ’s Gift Foundation presents a Battle of the Bands featuring high school musicians.

Shake It Up Winnipeg

CCFM Winnipeg

April 17, 7 p.m.

Shake it up at a one-night-only Zumba dance party.

Gallop & Groove – A Music Bingo Bash

Assiniboia Downs

April 17, 6:30 p.m.

Gallop over to Assiniboia Downs for a night of music, fun and bingo in support of Prairie Strides, an organization helping children with disabilities through adaptive horse-riding programs. Costumes are encouraged.

Métis Kitchen Party

Moon Gate Guest House, Whitemouth

April 18

A Métis Kitchen Party in Mexican style, featuring cultural food and music.

DFC Square Dance Showcase

Dauphin Friendship Centre

April 18, 12 p.m.

Swing your partner round and round as the Dauphin Friendship Centre presents their Square Dance Showcase.

Shallako Farms Fun Weekend

Keystone Centre

April 17-19

Farm fun and events with Shallako Farms.

Bîstyek: Forbidden Colours

WAG-Qaumajuq

April 15-July 31

Explore personal stories woven into intricate layers and powerful visual narratives that reflects Bîstyek’s Kurdish identity -- personal, familial, and collective.

Oji-Cree Artist & Showcase: Meet the Artist — Create & Connect Series

Explore Indigenous space, The Forks

April 10-11, 17-18

Create your own keychain and connect with an artist.

WAVE Action

Gallery 210

April 18-May 23

Inspired by Lake Winnipeg, The WAVE Artists Studio Tour features a dynamic exhibition filled with movement, energy, and imagination.

Transcendence: An exhibition featuring April Hickox & Sheila Spence

Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art

April 10-May 20

Sheila Spence’s Lexicon for Loss features a collection of images exploring personal loss and a move from the Prairies to Vancouver Island.

April Hickox’s Observance is informed by the history of floral photography and painting.

Crafts & Ceilidh 1

West End Cultural Centre

April 19, 2:30 p.m.

Get creative with your own craft or one that is supplied while kicking up your heels with some traditional Irish and Celtic music.

Third + Bird – Spring Market

Red River Exhibition Park

April 17-19

Explore Winnipeg’s largest Urban market featuring 170 Manitoba makers.

Gilbert Plains Spring Market

Richardson Pioneer Community Hall, Gilbert Plains

April 18

Enjoy a rainbow auction, lunch and shopping.

Parkland Business Expo

Parkland Rec Complex & Credit Union Place, Dauphin

April 18-19

Dauphin’s Countryfest hosts an expo featuring Parkland businesses, entrepreneurs, and community members.

Goodbye Winter Market

Souris Community Hall

April 18

Say goodbye to winter with the Souris Chamber of Commerce’s community market.

United Way of Brandon Garage Sale

Manitoba Room, Keystone Centre, Brandon

April 18

Brandon’s largest garage sale brings together local vendors, crafters, bakers and garage sellers.

Cerebral Palsy Bike Race 2026

UCT Pavilion, Keystone Centre, Brandon

April 18

Winnipeg Baroque Festival

Various Venues

March 29-April 18

A festival of 17th and 18th century music and contemporary responses.

THE EDIT: Winnipeg’s Live Winter-to-Spring Fashion Installation

468 Main St.

April 18, 7 p.m.

A live fashion installation examining winter-to-spring garment transformations.

Accumulation by Jolene Bailie

Rachel Browne Theatre

April 17-19

Delve into how accumulation impacts our perceptions and desire.

Ride The Musical

Winnipeg Jewish Theatre

April 16-May 2

The Winnipeg Jewish Theatre presents the musical story of the first woman to cycle around the world in 1894.

Tiny Beautiful Things

Prairie Theatre Exchange

April 7-19

Nia Vardalos adapts Cheryl Strayed’s bestseller that weaves together stories from the author’s own life with personal secrets strangers have shared on the internet.

Peter and The Star Catcher

Gas Station Arts Centre

April 17-18

All About Theatre presents a whimsical story about an apprentice Starcatcher and an orphan boy on the high seas.

The Last Wife

John Hirsch Mainstage

March 25-April 18

A reimagined look at the life of Katherine Parr as she agrees to marry King Henry VIII and fights for equal rights for Henry’s daughters.

Glitch

Manitoba Theatre for Young People

April 10-12, 18-19

Four intrepid explorers enter the mysterious basement of a deserted theatre and delve into a new universe that will change them forever.

Manitoba Opera presents “The Marriage of Figaro"

Centennial Concert Hall

April 18, 22 & 24

Mozart’s beloved opera featuring a colourful cast of characters, tricks and mistaken identities on the eve of a wedding.

Cottonwood Community Drama presents “The Carpenter”

Buhler Hall, Gretna

April 16-18

A faith-based drama looks at what would happen if you love your neighbour more than following the rules.

The Sheepdogs

Burton Cummings Theatre

April 17, 8 p.m.

UFC

Canada Life Centre

April 18, 4 p.m.

Lee Brice Sunrise Tour

Assiniboine Credit Union Place, Brandon

April 19, 7:30 p.m.

Killers of Kill Tony

Burton Cummings Theatre

April 18, 7 & 9:30 p.m.

Don Amero Trio w/ Antonio Larosa

West End Cultural Centre

April 17, 8 p.m.

SADAA - Echoes, Stories from Palestine

West End Cultural Centre

April 18, 8 p.m.

The Fab Four

Club Regent Casino

April 19, 7 p.m.

Candlelight Concert Series: The Best of Hans Zimmer

Crescent Arts Centre

April 17, 6:45 p.m.

Candlelight: Hip-Hop on Strings

Crescent Arts Centre

April 17, 9 p.m.

Derina Harvey Band

Prairie Fusion Arts & Entertainment, Portage la Prairie

April 17, 7:30 p.m.

Derina Harvey Band w/ Billy Ace

Watson Art Centre, Dauphin

April 18, 8 p.m.

Burnstick

Maison d’Arts, Ste. Rose

April 18, 7 p.m.

Konektis Concert at Deloraine Border Festival

Deloraine Winchester Theatre

April 18, 1:30 p.m.

Konektis Concert

Virden Auditorium Theatre

April 18, 7:30 p.m.

Dancelantis V

The Park Theatre

April 17, 9 p.m.

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Almost Insight w/ Doug McArthur

The Park Theatre

April 18, 8:30 p.m.

The Super Elite

Garrick Hotel

April 18, 9 p.m.

Gospel Music Night

P.W. Enns Centennial Concert Hall, Winkler

April 18, 7:30 p.m.

Choir Extravaganza with Southern Manitoba Concerts

Emmanuel Mennonite Church

April 19, 3 p.m.

Ian Bagg

Rumor’s Comedy Club

April 17-18

Kevin McDonald

Rumor’s Comedy Club

April 19, 7 p.m.

Andrew Barr

Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club

April 17-18

The Newlywed Game Night

The Basement Comedy Lounge

April 17