2023 Summer Tours
Get outside and explore our city through public art… Free walking, cycling and bus tours are back!
Join the Winnipeg arts Council on a tour this summer and learn about the artwork you pass by every day… What is it made of? Why is it there? What does it mean? Some works are fun, colourful, and interactive, and some encourage quiet contemplation. Join us on an informative excursion and get to know the artwork that punctuates and brightens our city!
Choose your adventure by clicking on the tour name which is in bold letters below.
ArtWalk:
- Saturday, May 27, 1 pm, Doors Open: Architecture and Art, 2 h, 2 km
- Sunday, May 28, 1 pm, Doors Open: Architecture and Art, 2 h, 2 km
- Monday, June 19, 6 pm, ArtWalk: Unveiling Winnipeg's History through Public Art, 2.5 h, 3.3 km
- Thursday, June 22, 6 pm, ArtWalk: Public Art in Context, 2.5 hours, 2.5 km
- Tuesday, July 4, 6 pm, ArtWalk: Millennium Library Mini Tour, 1.5 h
- Wednesday, July 19, 6 pm, ArtWalk: Unveiling Winnipeg’s History through Public Art, 2.5 h, 3.3 km
- Saturday, July 22, 11 am, ArtWalk: Public Art in Community, 2h, 2.2 km
- Sunday, July 30, 1 pm, ArtWalk: Public Art in Context, 2.5 hours, 2.5 km
- Friday, August 4, 5:30 pm, ArtWalk: First Fridays in the Exchange, 2 h, 2.5 km
- Wednesday, August 9, 6:30pm, ArtWalk: Art in the Centre of our City, 2 h, 2.1 km
- Saturday, August 26, 11am ArtWalk: Celebrating our City Stories, 2 h, 1.6 km
- Friday, September 1, 5:30 pm, ArtWalk: First Fridays in the Exchange, 2 h, 2.5 km
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ArtRide:
- Thursday, June 29, 6:30 pm, ArtRide: St Boniface & Downtown, 2.5 h
- Sunday, July 16, 10 am, ArtRide: South Winnipeg, 2.5 h
- Thursday, July 20, 6:30 pm, ArtRide: BLUE Line, 3 h
- Sunday, August 6, 10 am, ArtRide: West Winnipeg, 2.5 h
- Saturday, August 19, 10 am, ArtRide: North Winnipeg, 3 h
- Sunday, September 3, 6:30 pm, ArtRide: BLUE Line, 3 h
- Thursday, September 7, Partnership with StoreFront MB (details TBD)
- Sunday, September 10, Partnership with StoreFront MB (details TBD)
Bring your own bike and helmet. Thanks to Bike Winnipeg volunteers for providing safety marshalls to direct us.
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ArtBus:
Hop on and off Winnipeg Transit with us as we tour artworks along the rapid transit way!
- Sunday, June 25, 2 pm, ArtBus: BLUE Line, 3h
- Sunday, July 23, 2 pm, ArtBus: BLUE Line, 3h
- Sunday, August 13, 2 pm, ArtBus: BLUE Line, 3h
Tours will run as scheduled rain or shine, but will be canceled in the event of a storm.
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