Here’s your official map of all 6 Winter Wanderland locations. Find all 11 ice sculptures here. The Winnipeg n’Ice sculptures are lit up with brightly coloured lights for an added pop after dusk. Day or night, come downtown and chill with the Winnipeg n’Ice sculptures then warm up with downtown businesses.
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Slabs of ice, each measuring about two by three metres, were mined out of the frozen Red River and were deposited in various locations downtown and turned into 11 works of art.
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To encourage visitors to support downtown businesses while they’re wandering the neighbourhood, Downtown Winnipeg BIZ is giving Winnipeggers a chance to win Downtown Winnipeg Gift Cards by participating in a scavenger hunt. To enter, folks will have to find the bright pink toques on display at six businesses located near the ice sculpture sites. Clues to find the businesses, and contest details including how to enter will be posted on the BIZ’s social media and website: https://downtownwinnipegbiz.com/winter-wanderland/1
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