Louis Riel Day: What’s open and closed

A list of businesses in Manitoba are closed or running on limited hours on Louis Riel Day.

Louis Riel Day is marked in Manitoba on Feb. 16, 2026, meaning several businesses and city services will either be closed or running on reduced hours.

Here is a list of what’s open and closed in Winnipeg and Manitoba for Louis Riel Day.

City services

City Hall and all Winnipeg administrative offices will be closed on Feb. 16.

Winnipeg Transit will operate on a Sunday schedule.

Recycling and garbage collection will be collected as normally schedule for people who have Monday as their collection day.

All Winnipeg Public Libraries will be closed on Monday.

All leisure centres will be closed on Monday.

All indoor swimming pools, except for the Pan Am Pool and the Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex, will be closed. The Pan am Pool will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., while the Cindy Klassen pool will be open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Winnipeg’s Animal Services Agency will be closed Monday.

The cemetery grounds at Brookside, St. Vital and Transcona Cemeteries will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Brady Road Landfill will be open from 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Malls

C.F. Polo Park, St. Vital Centre, Outlet Collection Winnipeg, Kildonan Place, and Garden City Shopping Centre will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Grant Park Shopping Centre will be open from noon to 5 p.m.

Liquor Stores

All Liquor Marts in Winnipeg and Brandon will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday. The only exception is the location at True North Square, which is closed.

Attractions

The Manitoba Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday

The Winnipeg Art Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.