Christmas in Winnipeg is a busy time. Many businesses and services will be operating on holiday schedules. Here is a quick guide to what’s open and what’s closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Recycling/Garbage Collection
City collection schedules shift by one day Christmas week and Brady Landfill is closed Christmas Day.
Winnipeg Transit
Winnipeg Transit will be operating on a Sunday schedule on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Transit is also offering a free bus ride on New Year’s Eve starting at 7 p.m. until the end of service. The last buses leave the downtown area at around 1:30 a.m.
READ MORE: City, MPI offer free transit New Year’s Eve
Attractions
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
- Sunday Dec. 24: open 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Monday Dec. 25, Christmas Day: closed
- Tuesday Dec. 26, Boxing Day: open regular hours
The Manitoba Museum
- Sunday Dec. 24, Christmas Eve: open 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Christmas Day: closed
- Boxing Day: open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Assiniboine Park Zoo
- Christmas day: closed
- Christmas Eve and Boxing Day: open regular hours
The City of Winnipeg has detailed information online for tobogganning, skating and cross-country trails.
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City of Winnipeg Libraries
- Sunday, Dec. 24: open 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25: closed
- Tuesday, Dec. 26: closed
City of Winnipeg Pools
- December 24: open regular hours until 11:30 a.m.; facilities close at 12:00 noon
- Dec. 25: closed
- Dec. 26: closed
City of Winnipeg offices will close at 12 noon Dec. 22, and will be closed all day Dec. 25 and Dec. 26.
A comprehensive list of holiday times for city services is available on their website.
Stores
Walmart
- Dec 24: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Dec 25: closed
- Dec 26: 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Superstore
- Dec 24: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Dec 25: closed
- Dec 26: 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sobeys
- Dec 24: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Dec 25: closed
- Dec 26: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Liquor Marts
- Dec. 24: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Dec. 25: closed
- Dec. 26: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Malls
Polo Park
- Christmas Eve: 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Christmas Day: closed
- Boxing Day: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
St. Vital
- Christmas Eve: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Christmas Day: closed
- Boxing Day: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Kildonan Place
- Christmas Eve: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Christmas Day: closed
- Boxing Day: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Garden City
- Christmas Eve: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Christmas Day: closed
- Boxing Day: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Grant Park
- Christmas Eve: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
- Christmas Day: closed
- Boxing Day: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
with files from Jessica Sui