What’s Open & Closed in Winnipeg — Sept. 30, 2025 (Orange Shirt Day)

Why it matters: September 30 honours Survivors and the children who never came home from residential schools. Many services adjust hours to support observance and community events.

City Services & Civic Offices

• Civic offices: Closed on Tuesday.
• Recycling, garbage & yard waste: Collected as normally scheduled for Tuesday routes.
• Brady Road Landfill (commercial): 5:30 a.m.–8 p.m.
• Brady 4R Depot: 8 a.m.–8 p.m. • Pacific & Panet 4R Depots: Closed.

Winnipeg Transit

• Transit service: Sunday schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Libraries, Pools, Fitness & Leisure

• Winnipeg Public Library branches: Closed Tuesday.
• City pools & fitness/leisure centres: Most closed; limited hours at:
  • Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex (2–6 p.m.)
  • Margaret Grant Pool (1–5 p.m.)
  • Pan Am Pool (10 a.m.–2 p.m.)

Malls & Shopping Centres (Holiday Hours)

• CF Polo Park: 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
• St. Vital Centre: 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
• Kildonan Place: 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
• Outlet Collection Winnipeg: 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
• Grant Park Shopping Centre: 12 p.m.–5 p.m.

Liquor Marts

• Manitoba Liquor Marts: Reduced hours on Tuesday; most Winnipeg locations operate 11 a.m.–6 p.m. (check your store).

Canada Post

• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: On the Canada Post holiday calendar for Sept. 30, 2025 (expect no regular mail delivery).

Major Attractions & What’s On

• Canadian Museum for Human Rights: Open 10 a.m.–5 p.m., free admission on Sept. 30.
• Manitoba Museum: Open 10 a.m.–4 p.m., free admission; special programming.
• Children’s Museum: Open 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., free admission with learning activities 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
• Assiniboine Park Zoo: Open 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• The Forks: SCO Healing Walk at 10 a.m. (Oodena Circle → RBC Convention Centre), plus community programming.

Grocery & Big Box

• Most large grocery and big-box retailers: Open with regular or near-regular hours; always verify your preferred location.

Quick Tips for Sept. 30

• Wear orange and consider attending a community event or visiting a museum with free programming.
• If you have Tuesday waste pickup, set bins out as usual.
• Plan trips around the Sunday bus schedule.
• Check individual store/tenant hours inside malls; some vary from mall hours.