Winnipeg Events

Good Neighbours Active Living Centre offers a city-wide Home Maintenance Program for anyone 55+ who are looking for additional help around the home, from handyman, yardwork, painting, housekeeping, meal preparation and much more. Call 204-806-1303 or email hmprogram@gnalc.ca to find a service provider near you!

Weekly pétanque games to begin in Provencher Park, at 6:30 p.m., every Thursday starting May 18 through to August 31. No experience necessary

Join us for our Wednesday Simcha Program on May 24th. We will have a presentation “Yiddish Music from Jane Enkin”. Lunch is $10.00 and Lunch with Transportation is $15.00. Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend.

Richard Cloutier and Obby Khan have been religiously going to Wpg Cycle to get back into the groove... but the question remains... who is the better cyclist?

Please join the Winnipeg Youth Chorus and Margaret's Choir for HOPE -a collaborative concert benefiting the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba. Tickets: $25 for general admission or $15 for students. Tickets may be purchased online using the link on the Winnipeg Youth Chorus Website. www.winnipegyouthchorus.com

680 CJOB welcomes Unraveling The Wilburys on Wednesday, May 24th at the Burton Cummings Theatre. Tickets go on sale to the public on December 16th at 10am. “We’ll bury ’em in the mix”:  so said George Harrison during a problem-riddled recording session sometime in the 1980s, and the legend of the Traveling Wilburys was born....

Dry Cold presents the Manitoba premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical The Bridges of Madison County May 24-26 at 7:30 pm & May 27 at 2:00 pm. Based on the 1992 novel, The Bridges of Madison County tells the story of Iowa housewife Francesca Johnson and her life-changing, four-day whirlwind romance with traveling photographer Robert Kincaid. It’s an unforgettable story of two people caught between decision and desire, as a chance encounter becomes a second chance at so much more.

New Downtown Farmers market with local food vendors selling their own Manitoba made food products.  Every Friday from May 26 to Sept 29

680 CJOB is excited to welcome the Red Hot Chili Peppers on May 26th at the MTS Centre. About Red Hot Chili Peppers: One of the most successful acts in rock history, Red Hot Chili Peppers, which is singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, have sold more than 60...

680 CJOB is thrilled to support the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s True North: The Canadian Songbook from May 26th – 28th at the Burton Cummings Theatre! Multiple ECMA-nominated singer Eleanor McCain brings her unique and unmistakable style to the WSO with a sneak peek at True North: The Canadian Songbook – her sixth studio album – which is...

Lenore Eidse, local author of the best selling novel “House of Blood and Tears”, will be speaking at Wpg Central Aglow on Saturday May 27, at 9:30 A.M.. The venue is Best Western Inn & Suites, 1714 Pembina Hwy. We serve a light breakfast. The cost is $8.00. To register contact Marion at 204-736-2341 or...

Join us for the 9th annual Motorcycle Ride for Dad, a fun-filled day of riding with a lunch, poker run, prizes and much more all while helping to raise money to fight prostate cancer! All proceeds stay in Manitoba for prostate cancer research and education.

7 year old Gracie Herntier started this fundraiser, her reason being that she would like all children in her music class to have an instrument to play.  For Gracie’s first Garage sale, Gracie earned $605.00 and every cent donated went to her schools music program.  Gracie was preparing for her second garage sale and she...

Race for Kids is a team adventure race in support of Boys and Girls Clubs of Winnipeg. Your team of four will compete in 10 themed challenging checkpoints in a race to the finish line and the chance to win some amazing prizes. For more information or to register, visit http://www.raceforkids.ca/winnipeg

Wine & Words features the written works of Canadian composers, musicians, playwrights, poets, fiction and non-fiction writers, and storytellers. With the participation of local actors and celebrities, Theatre by the River stages the pieces for a variety show that dramatizes the featured written works. Wine & Words is Theatre by the River’s major annual fundraiser, providing funds to cover production and operational expenses. Focused on the idea that our planet is vast and humanity is diverse, this spring, the event will be themed: IT'S A BIG, BIG WORLD Come celebrate live performance, written works and, of course, WINE! Tickets are on-sale now: http://www.theatrebytheriver.com/current-event

Join us for the 31st Teddy Bears’ Picnic, presented by the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba, on Sunday, May 28th, 2017 and be a part of this Winnipeg tradition that has welcomed over one million children and their bears! Get your bear checked out at the Dr. Goodbear Clinic, learn how to keep them healthy, happy and safe and enjoy great entertainment and fun. To plan your day, visit goodbear.ca.

The public is invited for a behind-the-scenes look at the busy STARS Winnipeg base and helicopter as part of National Paramedic Services Week. Meet STARS pilots and air medical crew, watch human patient simulator demonstrations inside the Mobile Education Unit and meet STARBear the mascot.

The Lundar Elks are hosting an Old-Time Dance featuring Dennis Nykoliation on Sunday May 28th from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Dance location is the Lundar Community Hall at 28 First Avenue. Admission is $15.00 per person including lunch and Door Prizes. A Silent Auction and 50-50 Draw are also available. Come and welcome summer with us in Lundar!

Black Space Winnipeg in partnership with Winnipeg Cinematheque is pleased to present Moonlight, on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Black Space Winnipeg celebrates Pride Festival this year with support from Pride Winnipeg and OutWords Inc. (Outwards Magazine). Moonlight, directed by Barry Jenkins is based off the Tarell Alvin McCraney semi-autobiographical play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue. The film charts the life of Chiron across three defining chapters of his life – starting out as a young black man growing up in turbulent Miami, it follows his ongoing struggles with his sexuality and unstable family life. This Academy Award winning film (Best Picture), explores identity, through Black culture in its relation to queer identities. You can catch this double-feature (6pm/9pm) with a free panel and reception at 8pm. We listen to community members reflect on narratives within the film. Black Space Winnipeg recognizes the unique challenges imposed on Black people in the LGBTTQIA* community, we hope to provide a platform and safe space to explore authentic conversations for 2017 Winnipeg Pride Festival. We appreciate your support, should you have any further questions please contact us at: blackspacewpg@gmail.com or visit our website: www.blackspacewpg.ca

680 CJOB welcomes Nickelback with special guests Cheap Trick and Shaman’s Harvest on Thursday, September 21st at Bell MTS Place!

680 CJOB is excited to welcome Bruno Mars 24K Magic World Tour to Winnipeg on August 2nd at the Bell MTS Place!

680 CJOB is proud to support Tim Horton’s Camp Day on Wednesday, May 31st! BUY A COFFEE AND HELP TURN A KID’S LIFE AROUND! 100% of the proceeds from Camp Day coffee sales go to Tim Horton’s Camps! THE NEED 1 in 6 children across Canada and the United States live in economically disadvantaged homes. For these children, opportunities...

680 CJOB welcomes Rogers Waters to Bell MTS Place on Sunday, October 22nd! Tickets go on sale to the public on Monday, February 27th at 10am Due to overwhelming demand, Roger Waters has added a Winnipeg, MB date to his Us + Them tour on Sunday, October 22 at Bell MTS Place.  The 54-show tour will...

680 CJOB welcomes Ed Sheeran on Saturday, July 22nd at Bell MTS Place! Tickets goes on sale on Friday, March 17th @ 10am Multiple GRAMMY® Award‐winning global superstar Ed Sheeran has announced details for his North American arena tour. The tour celebrates Sheeran’s landmark third studio album, “÷.” The album – pronounced “divide” – includes...