Western Canada’s largest winter festival, Le Festival du Voyageur (Festival of the Traveller), is back! It will take run from February 14 – 23, 2025.
This will be the 56th edition of the 10-day winter festival.
“Festival season is finally here,” says Breanne Lavallée-Heckert, Executive Director of Festival du Voyageur. “For the first time since winter 2023, you’ll see snow sculptures that will decorate the city of Winnipeg and Provencher Boulevard and provide a fun feeling of excitement for FDV2025. Today, we’re delighted to reveal the full line-up of artists and performances that will have you jigging on wood chips in the warm tents of Parc du Voyageur. I invite the entire community to come experience and share in the joie de vivre of Western Canada’s largest winter festival and largest celebration of French-Canadian language and culture. HÉHO!”
ACTIVITIES PRESENTED AT FESTIVAL 2025
Festival 2025 promises a variety of exciting activities for festivalgoers of all ages. Key activities include:
- Historical interpretation presented by Université de Saint-Boniface
- Perfomances in the tents, the Brasserie du Bourgeois, and the Terrasse à chansons
- Fiddle, jig, and pea soup competitions
- Ice sculpting workshops presented by Qualico
- Playground with snow tubing and games
- Horse sleigh rides and snowshoeing
- Winter Trading Camp
- Maple taffy
- Food kiosks
- International Snow Sculpture Symposium
- Souvenirs and merchandise for sale
- And much more!
ENTERTAINMENT AT FESTIVAL 2025
Engaging performances from Ça claque! and Ensemble folklorique de la Rivière Rouge promise to get you and your loved ones dancing, and listening to the fiddle sounds of artists such as Alex Kusturok, Men in Kilts, Nicolas Messner, Brad Moggie, among many others.
FDV2025 also features performances by artists like The Barr Brothers, Corb Lund, Leif Vollebekk, Jill Barber, Roman Clarke, Ami Cheon, Al Simmons, Will’s Jams, and more!
FESTIVAL 2025 TICKET PRICES
