Over 10,000 people gathered in downtown Winnipeg on Sunday for the biggest Winnipeg Pride Festival the city has ever seen since it began 23 years ago. Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities came together to show their rainbow of colours and embrace who they truly are. Former Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray (above) [...]

The annual Academy Road Live! festival brought out hundreds Saturday as people walked up and down the busy street from Oak to Centennial. Now in its 11th year, the festival features great local entertainment, samples from some of the city’s best restaurants, fun for the kids, and a chance for business owners in the community [...]

Academy Road will be bustling with activity on Saturday as the 11th annual Academy Road Live! festival takes over. Academy businesses all come together to provide a day of fun for the entire family. There will be street performers, face painting, a petting zoo, mascots, live music, carnival games, great food and balloon tiers. Horse-drawn [...]

Hundreds turned out over the weekend to take in the 21st annual Festival of Trees and Lights at the Assiniboine Park Conservatory. Decorations donned the many Christmas trees up for bids, as Winnipeggers took in the live entertainment. Watch: ChrisD.ca video

Posted by Sarah Klein The 21st annual Festival of Trees and Lights takes place this weekend at the Assiniboine Park Conservatory. This year’s event runs from November 20 to December 7, with an opening night gala on Friday from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets are $45 per person, or $25 for members. Free viewing [...]

There were plenty of festivals in Winnipeg on Saturday, including in Transcona, on Ellice Avenue, the Children’s Festival at The Forks, and the one I went to — Academy Road Live! Shop owners brought their business curbside for a day of outdoor fun, including great food, music and entertainment. Many of the area restaurants were [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein Academy Road will be closed from Oak Street to Centennial Street for a few hours on Saturday, June 6. The “Academy Road Live!” street festival will take place to celebrate its 10th anniversary from noon until 5 p.m. The festival will allow people to walk freely and experience all the strip [...]

To kick off this year’s Kidsfest, headliners from the Winnipeg International Children’s Festival will offer a free one-hour performance tonight from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Forks. The opening ceremonies will take place in the Tim Horton’s Mainstage Tent near Scotiabank Stage. (download map) The Opening Ceremonies will feature some of the event’s [...]

If you haven’t already visited the 20th annual Festival of Trees and Lights at the Assiniboine Park Conservatory, you definitely should! The festival is on until December 7 and features many decorated Christmas trees that you can enter to win, along with donated prizes — there’s even a gingerbread house raffle. You can view the [...]

This year marks the 20th anniversary for the Festival of Trees and Lights in Winnipeg. The annual event takes place at the Assiniboine Park Conservatory from November 21 to December 7. There are various events and activities taking place to coincide with the festival. For more information, visit the official website. Better bundle up the [...]

The Chris D dot ca crew is hanging out in Whistler this weekend at the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival. Day 1 was pretty uneventful, as most of the main activities start today. After picking up our press passes we walked around the village and noticed dot com mogul John Chow (from Vancouver) wandering [...]