Week 2 of Folklorama, Harvest Days and Tate McRae: What's on this weekend in Manitoba
Here are some of the events taking place in Manitoba between August 8 and 10, 2025.
August 3-16
Rainbow Stage
August 6-24
Winkler
August 8-10
Kelwood
August 9
Sandy Lake
August 8-9
Threshing Day
August 10
3rd Annual Gimli Red River Métis Day
Gimli
August 9
Flin Flon
August 8-10
Melita
August 8-10
Red River Ex Place
August 8-10
Winnipeg Beer Festival
Fort Gibraltar
August 10
Waskada Rec Centre
August 7, 7:30 p.m.
Richer
August 8-10
Manitoba Agricultural Museum, Austin
August 7-10
Grant's Old Mill
August 9
Arborg
August 8-9
Manitoba Ave., Selkirk
August 9
Second Saturdays
August 9
WAG-Qaumajuq
August 10
Outlet Collection Winnipeg
August 9-10
St. Vital Centennial Arena
August 8-9
Winakwa Community Centre
August 9
St. Vital Centre parking lot
August 8-18
Rolling Barrage
Neepawa
August 9
Zoo Nights
Assiniboine Park Zoo
August 8, 6 p.m.
350 St. Mary Ave.
August 8-9
August 9
Corydon Ave. & Sockburn St. S.
August 8, 7 pm
Band: Blue FX w/ Steve Law
Corydon Ave. & Hugo St. N.
August 9, 7 pm
Band: Rewind
Enjoy live music and the other sights and sounds of Corydon Avenue.
Winnipeg Beach
August 9, 7 p.m.
Band: River City Six
Enjoy an evening of music steps away from the Winnipeg Beach boardwalk.
Gimli Harbour
August 9, 7:30 p.m.
Band: Pop Vegas
Gimli Harbour acts as a backdrop for this summertime concert series.
Summer Entertainment Series
Assiniboine Park
Concert Series
Lyric Theatre
August 10, 7 p.m.
Band: Twang
Jazz Concerts
Leo Mol Sculpture Garden
August 10, 12 p.m.
Band: Erin Propp & Larry Roy
Movies in the Park
Lyric Theatre, Assiniboine Park
August 8
6:30 p.m. - Inside Out 2
8:45 p.m. - Twilight
Movie in the Park
A.D. Penner Park, Steinbach
August 8, 9 p.m.
Movie: Dogman
Tate McRae: Miss Possessive Tour
Canada Life Centre
August 9, 7 p.m.
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue
Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium, Brandon
August 8, 7:30 p.m.
Centennial Concert Hall
August 9, 2 & 7:30 p.m.
Desautels Concert Hall
August 8-10
Rob Pue
Rumor's Comedy Club
August 5-9
Wes Barker: Stunt Magician
The Basement
August 8-9
Winnipeg Sea Bears vs. Brampton Honey Badgers
Canada Life Centre
August 8, 7 p.m.
Provincial Park Events
Are YOU My Mother? Amphitheatre Presentation
Birds Hill Amphitheatre
August 8, 8 p.m.
Art in the Park
Birds Hill Amphitheatre
August 10, 10:30 a.m.
Cryptic Creatures Campfire Talk
Grand Beach Amphitheatre
August 9, 8 p.m.
Art in the Park Family Program
Grand Beach Amphitheatre
August 10, 11 a.m.
Other Side of the Sky Presentation
Spruce Woods Visitor Centre
August 8, 9 p.m.
Tick Ick Presentation
Spruce Woods Visitor Centre
August 9, 8 p.m.
Critter Dip Family Program
Marshs Lake, South Cypress
August 10, 10 a.m.
Critter Dipping Family Program
St. Malo Sunset Shores Beach
August 9, 2 p.m.
Art in the Park Family Program
St. Malo Amphitheatre
August 10, 10 a.m.
Uniquely Ungulate Campfire Talk
Adam Lake Interpretive Program Area, Morton
August 9, 7 p.m.
Guided Paddle
William Lake Kayak Launch, Turtle Mountain Provincial Park
August 10, 10 a.m.
Falcon Lake UFO Encounter Guided Hike
Falcon Creek Trail, Falcon Beach
August 10, 10 a.m.
Conversations at Bannock Point: Guided Walk
Bannock Point Petroforms, Whiteshell
August 10, 10 a.m.
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