Winnipeg Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Culture== {{Main|Winnipeg arts and culture}} {{See also|List of people from Winnipeg|Category:Museums in Winnipeg|Category:Theatre companies in Manitoba|List of TV and films shot in Winnipeg|List of Winnipeg musicians}} [[File:Esplanderiel.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Esplanade Riel]] is a landmark and pedestrian bridge in the city. It connects downtown Winnipeg with the [[St. Boniface, Winnipeg|St. Boniface]] neighbourhood.]] Winnipeg was named the Cultural Capital of Canada in 2010 by Canadian Heritage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artsforall.ca/ |title=Arts for All |publisher=Winnipeg Arts Council |accessdate=27 February 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516215755/http://artsforall.ca/ |archivedate=16 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2021, there are 26 [[List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Manitoba|National Historic Sites of Canada]] in Winnipeg.<ref>{{cite web|title=Winnipeg |url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/results-resultats_eng.aspx?p=1&m=10&ctl00%24Main%24PageSearch1%24txtKeyword=&desCheck=NHS&c=Winnipeg&ctl00%24Main%24PageSearch1%24ddlProvince=100069&dey=&ctl00%24Main%24PageSearch1%24ddlCustodian= |work=Directory of Federal Heritage Designations |publisher=[[Parks Canada]] |accessdate=2 April 2021 }} See also: [https://archive.today/20130101115246/http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/results-resultats_eng.aspx?p=1&m=10&ctl00$Main$PageSearch1$txtKeyword=&desCheck=NHS&c=Boniface&ctl00$Main$PageSearch1$ddlProvince=100069&dey=&ctl00$Main$PageSearch1$ddlCustodian= St. Boniface].</ref> One of these, [[The Forks, Winnipeg|the Forks]], attracts four million visitors a year.<ref name=forks>{{cite web|url=http://www.theforks.com/forks|title=The Forks|publisher=The Forks|accessdate=4 July 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704072710/http://www.theforks.com/forks|archivedate=4 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is home to the [[City (TV network)|City]] television studio, [[Manitoba Theatre for Young People]], the [[Winnipeg International Children's Festival]], and the [[Manitoba Children's Museum]]. It also features a {{convert|30000|sqft|abbr=on|order=flip}} skate plaza, a {{convert|8500|sqft|abbr=on|order=flip}} bowl complex, which features a mural of Winnipeg skateboarding pioneer Jai Pereira, the [[Esplanade Riel]] bridge,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theforks.com/28|title=Attractions|publisher=The Forks|accessdate=17 July 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703055042/http://www.theforks.com/28|archivedate=3 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> a river walkway, [[Shaw Park]], and the [[Canadian Museum for Human Rights]].<ref name=forks/> The [[Winnipeg Public Library]] is a public library network with 20 branches throughout the city, including the main [[Millennium Library (Winnipeg)|Millennium Library]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://winnipeg.ca/interhom/guide/all/Library.stm|title=Library Services|work=Newcomers Pocket Guide to Winnipeg|publisher=City of Winnipeg|accessdate=17 July 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713162941/http://www.winnipeg.ca/interhom/guide/all/Library.stm|archivedate=13 July 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Winnipeg the Bear]], which would become the inspiration for part of the name of [[Winnie-the-Pooh]], was purchased in Ontario by Lieutenant [[Harry Colebourn]] of [[the Fort Garry Horse]]. He named the bear after the regiment's hometown of Winnipeg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.just-pooh.com/history.html|title=History of Winnie the Pooh|publisher=Disney|accessdate=17 July 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728094121/http://www.just-pooh.com/history.html|archivedate=28 July 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> [[A. A. Milne]] later wrote a series of books featuring the fictional Winnie-the-Pooh. The series' illustrator, [[E. H. Shepard|Ernest H. Shepard]] created the only known oil painting of Winnipeg's adopted fictional bear, which is displayed in Assiniboine Park.<ref name="shepard">{{cite web|url=http://www.poohcorner.com/Ernest-H.-Shepard-Illustrator.html|title=Ernest H. Shepard, Illustrator|work=Pooh Corner|accessdate=17 July 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828100636/http://www.poohcorner.com/Ernest-H.-Shepard-Illustrator.html|archivedate=28 August 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> The city has developed many distinct dishes and cooking styles, notably in the areas of [[confectionery]] and [[Hot-smoking|hot-smoked fish]]. Both the First Nations and more recent Eastern Canadian, European, and Asian immigrants have helped shape Winnipeg's dining scene, giving birth to dishes such as the desserts [[schmoo torte]] and [[Flapper pie|wafer pie]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kives|first=Bartley|date=3 July 2011|title=The road to our signature dish: Interesting fusion creation a contender|work=Winnipeg Free Press|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/the-road-to-our-signature-dish-124935189.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gillmor|first=Alison|date=7 November 2012|title=Wafer? Flapper? Open Wide and Say 'Sals'|work=Winnipeg Free Press|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/food/wafer-flapper-open-wide-and-say-sals-177603771.html}}</ref> The [[Winnipeg Art Gallery]] is Western Canada's oldest public art gallery, founded in 1912. It is the sixth-largest in the country<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wag.ca/about/facts/history|title=The Winnipeg Art Gallery|publisher=The Winnipeg Art Gallery|accessdate=9 May 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519162913/http://wag.ca/about/facts/history|archivedate=19 May 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> and includes the world's largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art.<ref name=ce/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wag.ca/art/collections|title=Collection of The Winnipeg Art Gallery|publisher=The Winnipeg Art Gallery|accessdate=9 May 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421143524/http://wag.ca/art/collections|archivedate=21 April 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the late 1970s Winnipeg has also had an active [[Canadian artist-run centres|artist run centre]] culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marcc.ca/about-marcc.html|title=Artist run centre members|publisher=MARCC|accessdate=17 November 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118222046/http://www.marcc.ca/about-marcc.html|archivedate=18 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg Manitoba 02.JPG|left|thumb|[[Centennial Concert Hall]] is a [[performing arts centre]] that is home to the [[Manitoba Opera]], [[Royal Winnipeg Ballet]], and the [[Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra]].]] Winnipeg's three largest performing arts venues, the [[Centennial Concert Hall]], [[Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre]] and the [[Pantages Playhouse Theatre]], are downtown. The Royal Manitoba is Canada's oldest English-language regional theatre, with over 250 performances yearly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtc.mb.ca/about.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628175017/http://www.mtc.mb.ca/about.aspx|archivedate=28 June 2008|title=About MTC|year=2010|publisher=Manitoba Theatre Centre|accessdate=14 July 2010}}</ref> The Pantages Playhouse Theatre opened as a [[Vaudeville#Architecture|vaudeville house]] in 1913.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=7397 |title=Historic Places |publisher=Parks Canada|accessdate=19 November 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521142800/http://historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=7397 |archivedate=21 May 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Other city theatres include the [[Burton Cummings Theatre]] (a National Historic Site of Canada built in 1906<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=7747|accessdate=5 March 2014|publisher=Parks Canada|title=Walker Theatre National Historic Site of Canada|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309120514/http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=7747|archivedate=9 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>) and [[Prairie Theatre Exchange]]. [[Le Cercle Molière]], based in St Boniface, is Canada's oldest theatre company, founded in 1925.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cerclemoliere.com/la-compagnie|title=La Compagnie|year=2008|publisher=Cercle Molière|language=French|accessdate=5 March 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305110221/http://cerclemoliere.com/la-compagnie|archivedate=5 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Rainbow Stage]] is a musical theatre production company based in [[Kildonan Park]] that produces professional, live Broadway musical shows and is Canada's longest-surviving outdoor theatre.<ref name=ce/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rainbowstage.net/htmldocs/About.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822125049/http://www.rainbowstage.net/htmldocs/About.html|archivedate=22 August 2008|title=About Rainbow Stage|year=1993|publisher=Rainbow Stage|accessdate=17 July 2009}}</ref> The [[Manitoba Theatre for Young People]] at the Forks is one of only two Theatres for Young Audiences in Canada with a permanent residence and the only Theatre for Young Audiences that offers a full season of plays for teenagers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtyp.ca/|title=MTYP|publisher=Manitoba Theatre for Young People|accessdate=17 July 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218162225/http://mtyp.ca/|archivedate=18 February 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Winnipeg Jewish Theatre]] is the only professional theatre in Canada dedicated to Jewish themes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wjt.ca/about.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325142859/http://www.wjt.ca/about.html|archivedate=25 March 2010|title=About Us|publisher=Winnipeg Jewish Theatre|accessdate=17 July 2009}}</ref> [[Shakespeare in the Ruins]] (SIR) presents adaptations of [[Shakespeare]] plays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shakespeareintheruins.com/about-sir/|accessdate=5 March 2014|publisher=Shakespeare in the Ruins|title=About|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305112224/http://www.shakespeareintheruins.com/about-sir/|archivedate=5 March 2014}}</ref> Winnipeg has hosted numerous [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] productions: ''[[Shall We Dance? (2004 film)|Shall We Dance?]]'' (2004), ''[[Capote (film)|Capote]]'' (2005), ''[[The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford]]'' (2007), and ''[[A Dog's Purpose]]'' (2017), among others were filmed in the city.<ref>{{cite news|work=Metro|title=Five flicks filmed in Winnipeg|url=http://metronews.ca/features/high-five-winnipeg/354635/five-flicks-filmed-in-winnipeg/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309184850/http://metronews.ca/features/high-five-winnipeg/354635/five-flicks-filmed-in-winnipeg/|archivedate=9 March 2014|date=31 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Filmed-in-Winnipeg|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun|date=30 August 2016|url=https://winnipegsun.com/2016/08/30/filmed-in-winnipeg-a-dogs-purpose-has-plenty-of-puppy-love-star-power}}</ref> The [[Winnipeg Film Group]] has produced numerous award-winning films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/arts-entertainment/film/prairie-visionaries-guy-maddin-and-the-winnipeg-film-group/why-winnipeg.html|accessdate=5 March 2014|publisher=CBC|title=Why make movies in Winnipeg?|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316230333/http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/arts-entertainment/film/prairie-visionaries-guy-maddin-and-the-winnipeg-film-group/why-winnipeg.html|archivedate=16 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> There are several TV and film production companies in Winnipeg: the most prominent are [[Farpoint Films]], [[Frantic Films]], [[Buffalo Gal Pictures]], and [[Les Productions Rivard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://getonsetmanitoba.ca/industry/awards/|accessdate=5 March 2014|title=Awards & Nominations|publisher=Get on Set Manitoba|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309200803/http://getonsetmanitoba.ca/industry/awards/|archivedate=9 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Guy Maddin's ''[[My Winnipeg]]'', an independent film released in 2008, is a comedic rumination on the city's history.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tiff/features/tiffmaddin.html|title=Home truths|last=Gillmor|first=Alison|date=7 September 2007|publisher=CBC|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318090717/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tiff/features/tiffmaddin.html|archivedate=18 March 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Manitoba (29035323837).jpg|thumb|Located in Winnipeg, the [[Canadian Museum for Human Rights]] is a [[national museums of Canada|national museum of Canada]].]] The [[Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra]] is the largest and oldest professional musical ensemble in Winnipeg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wso.mb.ca/history.asp|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504203455/http://www.wso.mb.ca/history.asp|archivedate=4 May 2008|title=More About the WSO|publisher=WSO|accessdate=17 July 2009}}</ref> The [[Manitoba Chamber Orchestra]] runs a series of chamber orchestral concerts each year.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/manitoba-chamber-orchestra-emc/|title=Manitoba Chamber Orchestra|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|accessdate=5 March 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309200957/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/manitoba-chamber-orchestra-emc/|archivedate=9 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Manitoba Opera]] is Manitoba's only full-time professional opera company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manitobaopera.mb.ca/about/index.html|title=Did You Know?|work=About Manitoba Opera|publisher=Manitoba Opera|accessdate=17 July 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626184637/http://www.manitobaopera.mb.ca/about/index.html|archivedate=26 June 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Among the most notable musical acts associated with Winnipeg are [[Bachman–Turner Overdrive]],<ref name=juno/> [[The Guess Who]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manitobamusicmuseum.com/theguesswho.htm|accessdate=21 May 2014|title=The Guess Who|publisher=Manitoba Music Museum|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125075428/http://www.manitobamusicmuseum.com/theguesswho.htm|archivedate=25 January 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Neil Young]],<ref>{{cite news|work=Winnipeg Free Press|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/neil-young-a-typical-winnipegger-240709051.html|author=Kives, Bartley|title=Neil Young a typical Winnipegger|date=17 January 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309201122/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/neil-young-a-typical-winnipegger-240709051.html|archivedate=9 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Weakerthans]],<ref>{{cite web|title=City Still Breathing|work=Geist|url=https://www.geist.com/fact/essays/city-still-breathing-listening-weakerthans/|accessdate=5 January 2022}}</ref> the [[Crash Test Dummies]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/crash-test-dummies/|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia|title=Crash Test Dummies|author=Bateman, Jeff|date=15 December 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523011200/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/crash-test-dummies/|archivedate=23 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Propagandhi]],<ref>{{cite news|title=In-depth US podcast covers Winnipeg's Propagandhi|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/more-talk-less-rock-574596792.html|date=9 June 2021|author=Wasney, Eva}}</ref> [[Bif Naked]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Bif Naked remembers early days in Winnipeg|publisher=CBC|author=Gibson, Shane|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bif-naked-red-river-ex-1.5177500|date=16 June 2019}}</ref> and [[The Watchmen (band)|The Watchmen]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Two members of the Watchmen reunite|publisher=CTV|url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/happy-surprise-two-members-of-the-watchmen-reunite-for-new-album-1.5406103|author=Rosen, Kayla|date=28 April 2021}}</ref> among many others.<ref name=juno>{{cite web|url=http://junoawards.ca/press/2014-juno-awards/|accessdate=5 March 2014|publisher=CARAS|title=2014 JUNO Awards|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304193444/http://junoawards.ca/press/2014-juno-awards/|archivedate=4 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Winnipeg also has a significant place in Canadian jazz history, being the location of Canada's first jazz concert in 1914 at the [[Pantages Playhouse Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Such Melodious Racket|work=Quill and Quire|url=https://quillandquire.com/review/such-melodious-racket-the-lost-history-of-jazz-in-canada-1914-1949/|author=Mason, Roger|accessdate=5 January 2021}}</ref> The [[Royal Winnipeg Ballet]] (RWB) is Canada's oldest [[ballet company]] and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America. It was the first organization to be granted a [[royal charter|royal title]] by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and has included notable dancers such as [[Evelyn Hart]] and [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]]. The RWB also runs a full-time classical dance school.<ref name="rwb">{{cite web|url=http://www.rwb.org/history|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729205146/http://www.rwb.org/history|archivedate=29 July 2010|title=History|publisher=Royal Winnipeg Ballet|accessdate=28 December 2009}}</ref> The [[Manitoba Museum]], the city's largest museum, depicts the history of the city and province. The full-size replica of the ship [[Nonsuch (1650 ship)|''Nonsuch'']] is the museum's showcase piece.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manitobamuseum.ca/main/museum/|title=Museum Info|publisher=Manitoba Museum|accessdate=7 April 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307152729/http://www.manitobamuseum.ca/main/museum/|archivedate=7 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Manitoba Children's Museum]] is a nonprofit [[children's museum]] at the Forks that features twelve permanent galleries.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Children's Museum|url=http://childrensmuseum.com/about-us/history|publisher=Manitoba Children's Museum|accessdate=6 October 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826140904/http://childrensmuseum.com/about-us/history|archivedate=26 August 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Children's Museum Now Open to the Public|url=http://childrensmuseum.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Media_Release.Jun_.05.11.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201015523/http://childrensmuseum.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Media_Release.Jun_.05.11.pdf|archivedate=1 December 2011|publisher=Manitoba Children's Museum|accessdate=5 March 2014|date=6 June 2011}}</ref> The [[Canadian Museum for Human Rights]] is the only Canadian [[national museum]] for human rights and the only national museum west of Ottawa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://humanrightsmuseum.ca/building-museum/construction-faq|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628033558/http://humanrightsmuseum.ca/building-museum/construction-faq|archivedate=28 June 2010|title=Construction FAQ|year=2010|publisher=Canadian Museum for Human Rights|accessdate=4 July 2010}}</ref> The federal government contributed $100 million towards the estimated $311 million project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.friendsofcmhr.com|title=Friends of Canadian Museum For Human Rights|publisher=The Friends of Canadian Museum For Human Rights|accessdate=4 July 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209055023/http://www.friendsofcmhr.com/|archivedate=9 February 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Construction of the museum began on 1 April 2008,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/breakingnews/Rights-museum-build-begins-April-1-39320602.html|title=Rights museum build begins April 1|work=Winnipeg Free Press|date=9 February 2009|author=McNeill, Murray|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413021422/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/breakingnews/Rights-museum-build-begins-April-1-39320602.html|archivedate=13 April 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> and the museum opened to the public 27 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Canadian Museum for Human Rights|title="Canada's new national museum opens, devoted entirely to human rights," press release|url=https://humanrights.ca/about-museum/news/canadas-new-national-museum-opens-devoted-entirely-human-rights|accessdate=12 October 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110224719/https://humanrights.ca/about-museum/news/canadas-new-national-museum-opens-devoted-entirely-human-rights|archivedate=10 November 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada]], near Winnipeg's [[Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport|James Richardson International Airport]], features military jets, commercial aircraft, Canada's first helicopter, the "flying saucer" [[Avrocar]], flight simulators, and a [[Black Brant (rocket)|Black Brant]] rocket built in Manitoba by [[Bristol Aerospace]].<ref name="McCaffery2000">{{cite book|author=McCaffery, Dan|title=Canada's Warplanes: Unique Aircraft in Canada's Aviation Museums|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LwZkh0HBC7YC&pg=PA3|year=2000|publisher=James Lorimer & Company|isbn=978-1-55028-699-1|page=3}}</ref> The [[Winnipeg Railway Museum]] at Via Rail Station has a variety of locomotives, notably the ''[[Countess of Dufferin]]'', the first [[steam locomotive]] in Western Canada.<ref name=" The Winnipeg Railway Museum ">{{cite web|url=http://www.wpgrailwaymuseum.com/locomotives.html|publisher=The Winnipeg Railway Museum|title=The Winnipeg Railway Museum locomotives|accessdate=17 July 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603200041/http://www.wpgrailwaymuseum.com/locomotives.html|archivedate=3 June 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Festivals=== {{See also|List of festivals in Winnipeg}} [[File:Korean Pavilion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The Korean Pavilion during [[Folklorama]]]] [[Festival du Voyageur]], Western Canada's largest winter festival, celebrates the early French explorers of the Red River Valley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://festivalvoyageur.mb.ca/fdv-inc-fr/a-propos/historique/|title=Historique|publisher=Festival du Voyageur|language=French|accessdate=5 March 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305115934/http://festivalvoyageur.mb.ca/fdv-inc-fr/a-propos/historique/|archivedate=5 March 2014}}</ref> [[Folklorama]] is the largest and longest-running cultural celebration festival in the world.<ref name="folklorama1">{{cite web|url=http://www.folklorama.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=53#24|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811070804/http://www.folklorama.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=53#24|archivedate=11 August 2010|title=FAQs|publisher=Folklorama|accessdate=17 July 2009}}</ref> The [[Jazz Winnipeg Festival]] and the [[Winnipeg Folk Festival]] both celebrate Winnipeg's music community. The Winnipeg Music Festival offers a competition venue for amateur musicians. The [[Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival]] is the second-largest [[alternative theatre]] festival in North America.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-fringe-festival-breaks-attendance-record-1.701117|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729043158/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-fringe-festival-breaks-attendance-record-1.701117|archivedate=29 July 2008 |title=Winnipeg Fringe Festival breaks attendance record|publisher=CBC | date=28 July 2008}}</ref> The [[Winnipeg International Writers Festival]] (also called THIN AIR) brings writers to Winnipeg for workshops and readings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.creativemanitoba.ca/membership/past-featured-members/display,601/18/thin-air|accessdate=5 March 2014|publisher=ACI Manitoba|title=THIN AIR|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309183654/http://www.creativemanitoba.ca/membership/past-featured-members/display,601/18/thin-air|archivedate=9 March 2014}}</ref> The [[LGBT]] community in the city is served by [[Pride Winnipeg]], an annual [[gay pride]] festival and parade, and [[Reel Pride]], a [[film festival]] of LGBT-themed films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outwords.ca/content/secret-lives-volunteers|date=April 2011|title=The secret lives of volunteers|work=Outwords|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309185258/http://www.outwords.ca/content/secret-lives-volunteers|archivedate=9 March 2014}}</ref> ===Sports=== {{Main|Sport in Winnipeg}} Winnipeg has been home to several professional [[ice hockey|hockey]] teams. The [[Winnipeg Jets]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) have called the city home since 2011.<ref>{{cite book|last=Buma|first=Michael|title=Refereeing identity: the cultural work of Canadian hockey novels|year=2012|publisher=McGill-Queen's University Press|isbn=978-0-7735-3987-7|pages=284–285}}</ref> The original [[Winnipeg Jets (1972-96)|Winnipeg Jets]], the city's former NHL team, left for [[Phoenix, Arizona]], after the 1995–96 season due to mounting financial troubles, despite a campaign effort to "Save the Jets."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/topics/1639-11352/|title=Hockey Flight in Canada|publisher=CBC|accessdate=17 July 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602105409/http://archives.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/topics/1639-11352/|archivedate=2 June 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> The Jets play at [[Canada Life Centre]], which is ranked the world's 19th-busiest arena among non-sporting touring events, 13th-busiest among facilities in North America, and 3rd-busiest in Canada as of 2009.<ref>{{cite news|work=Winnipeg Free Press|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/mts_centre_19th-busiest_showbiz_venue_in_world38266214.html|date=24 January 2009|title=MTS Centre 19th-busiest showbiz venue in the world|author=Maclean, Cameron|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021154151/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/mts_centre_19th-busiest_showbiz_venue_in_world38266214.html|archivedate=21 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:MTS_CENTRE_b.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|[[Canada Life Centre]] is an indoor arena in downtown Winnipeg. It is the home arena of the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s [[Winnipeg Jets]] and the [[American Hockey League|AHL]]'s [[Manitoba Moose]].]] Past hockey teams based in Winnipeg include the [[Winnipeg Maroons (ice hockey)|Winnipeg Maroons]], [[Winnipeg Warriors]], three-time Stanley Cup Champion [[Winnipeg Victorias]] and the [[Winnipeg Falcons]], who were the gold medalists representing Canada at the [[Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Olympics]] in Antwerp, Belgium. Another professional ice hockey team in Winnipeg is the [[Manitoba Moose]], the American Hockey League primary affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets that the same group owns.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Welsted, John|title=The geography of Manitoba: its land and its people|year=1996|publisher=University of Manitoba Press|isbn=978-0-88755-375-2|page=307}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/10/18/work-finally-getting-underway-on-old-arena-site|title=Work finally getting underway on old arena site|date=18 October 2011|work=Winnipeg Sun|author=Romaniuk, Ross|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518143713/http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/10/18/work-finally-getting-underway-on-old-arena-site|archivedate=18 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On the international stage, Winnipeg has hosted national and world hockey championships on a number of occasions, most notably the [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999 World Junior Hockey Championship]] and [[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007 Women's World Hockey Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Men/Junior/1999/Home|accessdate=5 March 2014|publisher=Hockey Canada|title=1999 IIHF World Junior Championship|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305085626/http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Men/Junior/1999/Home|archivedate=5 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Women/World-Championship/2007/Home|title=2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|accessdate=5 March 2014|publisher=Hockey Canada|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305084348/http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Women/World-Championship/2007/Home|archivedate=5 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The city is also home to the [[Manitoba Herd]] [[National Ringette League]] team.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Rasche, Teagan |date=12 March 2023 |title='We want to grow the sport': Manitoba Herd ringette team host top talent |work=Global News |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/golf/we-want-to-grow-the-sport-manitoba-herd-ringette-team-host-top-talent/ar-AA18xwg4 |via=MSN}}</ref> The [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] play in the [[Canadian Football League]]. They are twelve-time [[Grey Cup]] champions, their last championship in 2021.<ref name=gc>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluebombers.com/page/grey_cups|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320053941/http://www.bluebombers.com/page/grey_cups|archivedate=20 March 2014|accessdate=5 March 2014|title=Grey Cups|publisher=Winnipeg Blue Bombers}}</ref> From 1953 to 2012, the Blue Bombers called [[Canad Inns Stadium]] home; they have since moved to [[Princess Auto Stadium]], which opened in 2013. The $200 million facility is also the home to [[U Sports football|U Sports']] University of Manitoba Bisons and the [[Winnipeg Rifles]] of the [[Canadian Junior Football League]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/2013/06/28/bombers-greats-called-out-for-opening-ceremonies-at-investors-group-field|work=Winnipeg Sun|author=Penton, Kirk|date=28 June 2013|title=Bombers greats called out for opening ceremonies at Investors Group Field|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112132700/http://www.winnipegsun.com/2013/06/28/bombers-greats-called-out-for-opening-ceremonies-at-investors-group-field|archivedate=12 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/marsch-finds-comfort-zone-with-rifles-220776691.html|title=Marsch finds comfort zone with Rifles|author=Jahns, Kyle|date=23 August 2013|work=Winnipeg Free Press|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305084136/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/marsch-finds-comfort-zone-with-rifles-220776691.html|archivedate=5 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Winnipeg is the only city with two women's football teams in the [[Western Women's Canadian Football League]]: the [[Manitoba Fearless]] and the [[Winnipeg Wolfpack]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=Lunney, Doug |date=26 March 2012 |title=Women eager to tackle new football challenge |work=Winnipeg Sun |url=https://winnipegsun.com/2012/03/26/women-eager-to-tackle-new-football-challenge }}</ref> The University of Manitoba [[Manitoba Bisons|Bisons]] and the University of Winnipeg [[Winnipeg Wesmen|Wesmen]] represent the city in [[U Sports|university-level sports]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/amateur/bisons-wesmen-get-their-mojo-back-138550984.html|author=Prest, Ashley|date=2 February 2012|work=Winnipeg Free Press|title=Bisons, Wesmen get their mojo back|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305081817/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/amateur/bisons-wesmen-get-their-mojo-back-138550984.html|archivedate=5 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In soccer, it is represented by both [[Valour FC]] in the new [[Canadian Premier League]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4209973/wininpeg-soccer-executive-hopes-new-club-will-score-with-local-youth/ |title=Winnipeg soccer executive hopes new club will score with local youth |website= Globalnews.ca |accessdate=2 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610151522/https://globalnews.ca/news/4209973/wininpeg-soccer-executive-hopes-new-club-will-score-with-local-youth/ |archivedate=10 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[FC Manitoba]] in the [[USL League Two]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/other/new-soccer-squad-in-town-122645338.html|author=Prest, Ashley|date=26 May 2011|work=Winnipeg Free Press|title=New soccer squad in town|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305082807/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/other/new-soccer-squad-in-town-122645338.html|archivedate=5 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Winnipeg has been home to several professional baseball teams, most recently the [[Winnipeg Goldeyes]] since 1994. The Goldeyes play at [[Shaw Park]], which was completed in 1999. The team had led the [[Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010)|Northern League]] for ten straight years in average attendance through 2010, with more than 300,000 annual fan visits, until the league collapsed and merged into the [[American Association of Independent Professional Baseball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldeyes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=34|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711104903/http://www.goldeyes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=34|archivedate=11 July 2011|title=Winnipeg Goldeyes History|publisher=Winnipeg Goldeyes|accessdate=15 July 2010}}</ref> Winnipeg was the first Canadian city to host the [[Pan American Games]], and the second city to host the event twice, in [[1967 Pan American Games|1967]] and again in [[1999 Pan American Games|1999]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pan-american-games/|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia|title=Pan American Games|author=Redmond, Gerald|date=6 January 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311010246/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pan-american-games/|archivedate=11 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Pan Am Pool]], built for the 1967 Pan Am Games, hosts aquatic events, including [[Diving (sport)|diving]], [[Swimming (sport)|speed swimming]], [[synchronized swimming]] and [[water polo]].<ref name="indoor pools">{{cite web|url=http://www.winnipeg.ca/cms/recreation/facilities/pools/indoor_pools/pan_am.stm|author=City of Winnipeg|title=Pan Am Pool|accessdate=21 July 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730013010/http://www.winnipeg.ca/cms/recreation/facilities/pools/indoor_pools/pan_am.stm|archivedate=30 July 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Other notable sporting events hosted by Winnipeg include the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]] (co-hosted with Edmonton, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Moncton)<ref>{{cite news |author =Tait, Ed |title =Winnipeg to host FIFA Women's World Cup |work =Winnipeg Free Press |date =5 May 2012 |url =http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/soccer/Winnipeg-to-host-FIFA-Womens-World-Cup-150207165.html |archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20121208160422/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/soccer/Winnipeg-to-host-FIFA-Womens-World-Cup-150207165.html |archivedate =8 December 2012 |url-status =live }}</ref> the [[2017 Canada Summer Games]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Owen, Judy |title=Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicks off 2017 Canada Summer Games |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-kicks-off-2017-canada-summer-games-1.3524222 |publisher=CTV|date=28 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Poitras, Cameron |title=Millions generated from 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4231545/millions-generated-from-2017-canada-summer-games-in-winnipeg/ |publisher=Global |date=25 May 2018}}</ref> and the [[2023 World Police and Fire Games]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Ferstl, Rachel |title=First responders across the globe flock to downtown Winnipeg for World Police and Fire Games' opening ceremony |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/world-police-and-fire-games-winnipeg-opening-ceremony-1.6922111 |publisher=CBC|date=28 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Dawkins, Glen |title=World Police and Fire Games take centre stage in Winnipeg |url=https://winnipegsun.com/news/local-news/world-police-and-fire-games-take-centre-stage-in-winnipeg |work=Winnipeg Sun |date=27 July 2023}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+Professional sports teams |- ! Club ! Sport ! League ! Venue ! Established ! Championships |- | [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] | [[Canadian football]] | [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] | [[Osborne Stadium]] (1935–1952)<br />[[Winnipeg Stadium]] (1953–2012)<br />[[Princess Auto Stadium]] (2013–present) | style="text-align:center;" | 1930 | style="text-align:center;" | 12 |- | [[Winnipeg Jets]] | [[Ice hockey]] | [[World Hockey Association|WHA]] (1972–1979)<br/> [[National Hockey League|NHL]] (1979–1996, 2011–present) | [[Winnipeg Arena]] (1972–1996)<br />[[Canada Life Centre]] (2011–present) | style="text-align:center;" | [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Original]]: 1972–1996<br />[[Winnipeg Jets|Current]]: 2011 | style="text-align:center;" | 3 (WHA Avco Cup)<br /> 0 |- | [[Valour FC]] | [[Soccer]] | [[Canadian Premier League|CPL]] | [[Princess Auto Stadium]] | style="text-align:center;" | 2018 | style="text-align:center;" | 0 |- | [[Winnipeg Goldeyes]] | [[Baseball]] | [[Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010)|Northern League]] (1994–2010)<br />[[American Association of Independent Professional Baseball|American Association]] (2011–present) | [[Shaw Park]] | style="text-align:center;" | 1994 | style="text-align:center;" | 4 |- | [[Winnipeg Sea Bears]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-sea-bears-basketball-team-1.6669529|publisher=CBC|agency=Canadian Press|title=Winnipeg Sea Bears become 10th Canadian Elite Basketball League franchise|date=30 November 2022}}</ref> | [[Basketball]] | [[Canadian Elite Basketball League|CEBL]] | [[Canada Life Centre]] | style="text-align:center;" | 2022 | style="text-align:center;" | 0 |- | [[Manitoba Moose]] | Ice hockey | [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]] (1996–2001)<br />[[American Hockey League|AHL]] (2001–2011, 2015–present) | [[Winnipeg Arena]] (1996–2004)<br />[[Canada Life Centre]] (2004–2011, 2015–present) | style="text-align:center;" | 1996–2011, 2015–present | style="text-align:center;" | 0 |- |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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