WINNIPEG — Hé Ho! It’s almost time break out the plaid and moccasins in celebration of one of Canada’s largest winter festivals.
On Tuesday morning, Festival du Voyageur organizers announced the event’s programming for the 48th festival.
The first ever wood-carving challenge will take place at Voyageur Park. Six teams will use chainsaws to carve giant wood sculptures, which will later be auctioned off.
There will also be a winter canoe race on the Red River. Anyone can enter this content and the grand prize is a trip to Churchill, Man.
Last year, the 10-day event saw more than 102,000 visits to the official festival sites. That was a three per cent increase over 2015 attendance numbers.
Festival du Voyageur runs from Feb. 17 until Feb. 26. You can find out more about the event here.
WATCH: A look at the sights and sounds of Festival du Voyageur on Louis Riel Day 2016
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