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Dec 6- 7,13-14 MAGICAL SLEIGH RIDES Enjoy a serene ride through the forest on a horse drawn sleigh as part of the enchanting festivities of Pineridge Hollow Market days Tickets $ 6, Sleigh ride $ 7, $ 1 from every admission will be donated to the Children’ s Hospital Foundation of MB. 67086 Heatherdale Rd, Oakbank, MB, 204-777-3881, pineridgehollow. com |
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To Dec 24 ELF THE MUSICAL Catch happy, big-hearted Buddy the elf on RMTC ' s mainstage production of a perennial family favourite. Though Buddy discovers his human dad is far from the world’ s greatest anything, he sings his way into the hearts of his new family and friends. Tickets $ 30- $ 120, Royal MTC, 174 Market Ave, 204-942- 6537, royalmtc. ca
TO DEC 28( Sundays only) A CRACKLING TALE Embrace nature’ s calm and enjoy storytelling by the fire among the trees by the Sod House. General admission tickets $ 11- $ 13. FortWhyte Alive, 1961 McCreary Rd / 2505 McGillivray Blvd, 204-989-8355, fortwhyte. org
To Dec 31 YIPPEE-KI-YAY, WINNIPEG! Destination Dinner Stage, Winnipeg’ s own musical dinner theatre, is cranking up the holiday chaos with the world premiere of this action-packed spoof-ical! Die Harder: A Manitoba Christmas Story is festive mayhem; packed with 80’ s hits and laughs! Tickets start at $ 88. Destination Dinner Stage, 1824 Pembina Hwy, 204- 694-7469, canadinns. com
To Jan 1 THE ZOO IS LIT Red River Co-op presents Zoo Lights Festival at Assiniboine Park. See the zoo transformed into a magical winter wonderland illuminated by thousands of light installations, warming fires and performing artists. Tickets $ 8.75- $ 17.50. Assiniboine Park Zoo, 2595 Roblin Blvd, 204-927-6000 or visit assiniboinepark. ca
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To Jan 3 DRIVE THRU LIGHTS Enjoy the glow of CanadInns Winter Wonderland lights from the car while listening to paired programming on 101.1 FM. Opens 6pm-10pm nightly. Tickets $ 20- $ 33 Advance online at redriverex. com / canad-innswinter-wonderland or at the gate. Red River Exhibition Park, 3977 Portage Ave, 204-888-6990 |
To Jan 4 CUTE NOSTALGIA Stroll back in time for a nostalgic look at Fairytale Vignettes, from the late Eaton’ s legendary downtown store, displayed at the Children’ s Museum. See Three Blind Mice and other favourite stories of the annual exhibit. General admission tickets $ 13.75. Children’ s Museum, 45 Forks Market Road, 204- 924-4000, childrensmuseum. com
To Jan 10 ITS ELECTRIFYING The Manitoba Electrical Museum’ s annual exhibit, Watt A Season shows holiday lighting from the1880s to today. Young and old will be fascinated by the uses of electricity over the decades. Admission $ 6-7. 680 Harrow St. 204- 360-7905. electricalmuseum. ca
Dec 5 – 28 STAGE ACTION A dynamic adaptation of Rick Riordan’ s novel, MTYP’ s The Lightning Thief – The Percy Jackson Musical keeps everyone engaged as Percy Jackson copes with new powers he can’ t control, a destiny he doesn’ t want, and a mythology textbook worth of monsters on his trail. Tickets $ 28. MTYP, 2 Forks Market Rd, 204-942- 8898, mtyp. ca
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Dec 7 A TRIBUTE TO THE KING Elvis Presley tribute artist, Rory Allen and his fabulous 11-piece band share the spirit of the holidays with Rockin’ Elvis Christmas, a Christmas concert filled with Vegas hits! Starts at 7pm, Tickets start at $ 30. Club Regent Event Centre, 1425 Regent Ave W. Call 204-957-2578 or visit ticketmaster. ca.
Dec 8 – 9 HERE’ S JOHNNY JUNO Award winner Johnny Reid shares personal favourites, cherished classics and inspiring stories to usher in the holiday season. Starts at 8pm, Tickets start at $ 49, Club Regent Event Centre, 1425 Regent Ave W, 204-957-2578 or visit ticketmaster. ca
Dec 9 – 21 ALL JOKING INSIDE Let the holiday season stress melt away in laughter with another hilarious round of meet-cutes, romantic misadventures, grand gestures and happy ends presented at Outside Joke’ s Holiday Musical Extravaganza. Rush seating tickets $ 32. Prairie Theatre Exchange, 3rd Fl 393 Portage Ave, 204-942-5483, pte. mb
Dec 12 – 14 INDIGENOUS GIFTS Local Indigenous artistry and craft of women is celebrated at Pitaw Mino Muskiki, an Indigenous 100 % Handmade Market which supports economic reconciliation, healing and identity. Dec 12 starts at 5pm, Dec 13-14, 10am-5pm, Via Rail Union Station, 123 Main St, pitawminomuskiki. ca
Dec 12-14 FIRST CHRISTMAS The Christmas story is re-enacted right before your eyes at Bethlehem Live! This full living nativity travels back 2000 years to Bethlehem, complete with sights, sounds, and smells of the ancient town. Gateway Church – North, 745 Kapelus Dr, 204-989-6580, north. gatewaywinnipeg. com
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Photography: Ryan Brown as Buddy, Photo by Jerry Grajewsk, Aaron Hutton and Andrea Houssin, Photo by Bruce Monk, Carleen Wollman |