What do you see at the Festival du Voyageur?

Festival du Voyageur is a family friendly festival. During the day, you’ll find various children’s activities and concerts including our giant toboggan slide, playground, horse sleigh rides, snowshoe excursions, crafts, voyageur apprentice workshops and much more.

Why is the Festival du Voyageur important?

The event is held during each February in Winnipeg’s French quarter, Saint-Boniface, and is western Canada’s largest winter festival. It celebrates Canada’s fur-trading past and unique French heritage and culture through entertainment, arts and crafts, music, exhibits, and displays.

Is Festival du Voyageur Metis?

Festival du Voyageur gathers by the Red River, on the ancestral land of the Cree, Oji-Cree, Ojibwe, Dene, and Dakota people, the Homeland of the Métis Nation, and Treaty 1 Territory. Festival du Voyageur promotes the celebration of Indigenous culture among our team, programming, and community relationships.

Where is Festival du Voyageur held 2021?

Every winter since 1970, Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg’s French quarter, is transformed into a winter paradise and becomes host to the largest winter festival in Western Canada.

What does Festival du Voyageur literally mean?

Festival of the Traveller
The Festival du Voyageur literally means Festival of the Traveller. The Festival du Voyageur takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada over ten days. It celebrates Canada’s fur-trading past and unique French heritage and culture through entertainment, arts and crafts, music, exhibits, and displays.

What is the name of Winnipeg’s French Quarter?

St. Boniface
Exploring Winnipeg’s French Quarter, St. Boniface, is a lot like preparing a soufflé: don’t rush, take your time, and soon enough, you shall taste a sweet success! Fortunately, we have the perfect recipe right here so you can savour this neighbourhood in no time.

Who is Leo La Tuque?

Léo La Tuque became the festival’s official mascot in 1972. Festival du Voyageur takes place in Saint Boniface, Winnipeg’s French quarter, and promotes French-Canadian culture.

How long does Festival du Voyageur last?

four days
The celebrations lasted four days and introduced people to some of the festival’s most popular events, including the walk down Provencher Boulevard, the Governor’s Bal and the Voyageur Trading Post.

What is Léo La Tuque?

Léo La Tuque became the festival’s official mascot in 1972. Courtesy of Festival du Voyageur. The largest winter festival in Western Canada is celebrating its fiftieth year. Festival du Voyageur takes place in Saint Boniface, Winnipeg’s French quarter, and promotes French-Canadian culture.

What can you eat at Festival du Voyageur?

To start off, there are a few key food items you must consume each year at Festival, these are: pea soup, poutine, tourtière, sugar pie and maple taffy. These items are widely available in the neighbourhood and are a must for a true Festival experience.

What does Boniface mean?

a jovial innkeeper in George Farquhar’s The Beaux’ Stratagem. (lowercase) any landlord or innkeeper. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “doer of good.”

Why did St Boniface cut down a tree?

Horrified by what he saw as blasphemy, the all-action St Boniface grabbed the nearest axe and hacked down the tree. As he did this he called to the pagans to see the power of his God over theirs.

Where is the Festival du Voyageur in 2020?

As St. Boniface, MB – For the 2020 festival, running from February 14-23, Festival du Voyageur will be Every winter since 1970, Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg’s French quarter, is transformed into a winter paradise and becomes host to the largest winter festival in Western Canada.

How is the Voyageur festival brought to life?

Voyageur, Métis and First Nations histories are brought back to life, not only through the historical interpretation offered inside reconstructed Fort Gibraltar, but also through the many attractions inside Voyageur Park and at the festival’s various official sites.

What did Voyager 2 see when it came close to Uranus?

At closest approach, the spacecraft came within 50,600 miles (81,500 km) of Uranus’s cloud tops. The thousands of images and reams of scientific data Voyager 2 sent back revealed a complex system of rings, moons, and an unusual magnetosphere.

What are some things you need to know about Uranus?

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Voyager 2’s – and humanity’s – “clearest” photograph of Uranus. We’re all doing our best to try and get through this nasty pandemic, but time are decidedly grim. A good distraction, for me at least, is to chuck both science and humour into a metaphysical blender and see what comes out.