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By Michelle Bailey (@MichelleBailey1)
Winnipegger Marc Rémillard remembers attending his very first Festival du Voyageur.
“I was 16-years-old and it was the inaugural event 50 years ago,” he said. “Since then, I have only missed two years of it. Otherwise, I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else this time of the year.”
By Michelle Bailey (@MichelleBailey1)
WINNIPEG — It’s a little strange when you swing open the door to “The Dome” tent at Festival du Voyageur to take in a nighttime dance party where the crowd is moving in response to music… yet there is no music blasting in the room.
That’s because they’re all dancing to what they hear streaming through brightly lit wireless headphones.
Get a taste of Festival du Voyageur, Western Canada’s largest winter festival, as it marks 50 years.
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The fun runs until February 24. For ticket information and a complete schedule, visit HeHo.ca or download the Festival du Voyageur app for iOS and Android.
With nearly 30 centimetres of snow to fall on Winnipeg in February, there is definitely not a shortage of canvas for international snow sculptors to work with at Festival du Voyageur.
The International Snow Sculpting Symposium has attracted some of the best sculptors from across the globe to compete in the annual contest.
WINNIPEG — It’s a special year for Festival du Voyageur as western Canada’s largest winter festival honours its past while celebrating 50 years.
Founder Georges Forest is an important part of the Festival du Voyageur legacy, known for dressing as a voyageur year-round and ensuring Franco-Manitoban culture lived on beyond his time. Forest gave his life to the festival, which is where he passed away in 1990.
Western Canada’s largest French-Canadian winter festival is turning 50 and ChrisD.ca wants to send you there!
Festival du Voyageur is February 15-24, making for 10 days of fun at venues across the city, bringing you music, food, culture and plenty of outdoor winter activities at Voyageur Park in St. Boniface.
It’s the big 5-0 for Festival du Voyageur this year as the largest winter festival in Western Canada marks five decades.
“As we mark this milestone in our festival’s history, it is important to not only celebrate the past 50 years but to also look to the future,” said Darrel Nadeau, executive director of Festival du Voyageur.
Men (and women) can now register for Festival du Voyageur‘s 37th annual Beard Growing Contest.
Four categories are in play for 2019: clean shaven, open, Voyageur beard and novelty. For women, a participant can show their originality and make their own beard. The contestant with the most creative beard will take home the grand prize.
