Summer Festivals

Extend your summer fun with a trip to a summer festival in Manitoba. For more summer festival ideas, go to www.travelmanitoba.com.

5th Annual GPS Challenge – Farmers’ Market Extravaganza
Now-August 27, 2011
This 12-week challenge continues as participants make their way to farmers’ markets in the Eastman, Interlake and Central Plains regions by using GPS coordinates. Challengers will search for the answer to a question about the area and market vendors at each location.
www.eastmantourism.ca

Threshermen’s Reunion & Rodeo
July 28-31, 2011
Manitoba Agricultural Museum Grounds, Austin
See farm equipment up close and personal with ploughing, threshing and horse power demonstrations. Peruse the farmer’s market and catch the parade of vintage farm machinery.
www.ag-museum.mb.ca

Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival
July 29-31, 2011
Selo Ukrainian Festival Site, Dauphin
Experience the tastes, culture, music, history and hospitality of Ukrainians. Fill up on borscht and perogies and then dance the night away.
www.cnuf.ca

Islendingadagurinn – Icelandic Festival of Manitoba
July 29-August 1, 2011
Gimli
Relive history at the Viking Encampment, enjoy the flavours and culture of Iceland and have fun at the midway, parade, beach volleyball tournament, sand castle building contest and tons of other activities.
www.icelandicfestival.com

Winkler Harvest Festival and Exhibition
August 12-14, 2011
Winkler Parkland, Winkler
Bask in the bounty of harvest time with family-friendly events like free live music performances, petting zoo, agricultural displays, parade, rodeo and midway.
www.winklerharvestfestival.com

Morden Corn and Apple Festival
August 26-28, 2011
Downtown Morden
Come for the free hot buttered corn and free ice cold apple cider, but stay for the great line-up of activities, including show and shine car show, parade, mud racing, live music, farmers’ market and midway.
www.cornandapple.com