SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE NOW! | NOV. 14 to 17, 2024

Nov. 14 2024 to Nov. 17 2024

Selkirk, MB Canada

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE
for our Opening Concert
Thurs Nov 14 8 pm | Selkirk United Church

Don Amero's "Amero Little Christmas"

HOLIDAY ALLEY 2024

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Holiday Alley is a four-day winter festival celebrating art, light, sound, culture and creativity in the historic downtown of Selkirk, Manitoba. Holiday Alley was Tourism Event of the Year in 2022 thanks to Travel Manitoba and Tourism Winnipeg. And Interlake Tourism Association made it Event of the Year 2022 . The Holiday Alley team was recognized in Ace Burpee's 100 Most Fascinating Manitobans 2022.

Join in the fun!

HAPPENING IN 2024

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DON AMERO CONCERT TICKETS
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SOUP COOK-OFF
Tickets available soon from Wishme

TIYWEB

TREE IT YOURSELF
Voting starts Nov 15th

WISHME MAKERS' MARKET
Open Fri night & Sat day

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CRAFTERNOON ON CAMPUS
Register for Beading Workshop HERE
Register for Cyanotype HERE

FireBurn

STRAW SCULPTURE BURN
Waterfront - Sat Nov 16 @ 7 pm

✨ Giveaway Time! ✨

@rrcpolytech is spreading some holiday cheer and giving away 2 tickets for their Crafternoon on Campus-Cyanotype Workshop!

How to enter? 
✩ Follow us! 
✩ Like this photo 
✩ Tag a friend you would like the bring! (One entry per person)

Wreath Making Details: 
✩ Sunday, Nov. 17th ✩ 11am-1pm
✩ Red River College ✩ 825 Manitoba Ave.

Contest runs November 4 – November 9 at 11:59PM CT. This contest has a $50 value and takes place on Instagram. Winner announced by November 10 (check your inboxes for a DM from us!). 

We've got another amazing giveaway on our Facebook page—2 tickets to our Beading Workshop! Head over to @HolidayAlley on Facebook and look for details on how to enter to win! Double your chances of winning!

This contest is not sponsored, endorsed, associated, or administered by Instagram or Facebook. The winner will be notified via DM/PM. 

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Your friends at @mpidrive want to remind you that your festive plans need to include a safe ride home. 

Even if it’s one or two, you know what to do:
- Arrange a DD 
- Bring extra cash for a taxi 
- Pick up yummy treats to bribe a family member to pick you up 
- Plan an overnight stay

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Get ready for the 1st Annual Bannock Competition on Saturday, November 16th, 2024! 🎉 This event celebrates the cherished tradition of Bannock making in our community. Compete for a gift card prize and, of course, ultimate bragging rights as a Bannock Legend!

How to register? Bring your bannock to the Merchants Hotel between 12-1:30PM on event day. Tasting kicks off at 2:00PM, and our panel of judges will be scoring entries on taste and texture.

View the full program on our website.🔗Link in bio! 

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We're only 2 weeks away! Here's a list 10 FREE activites to do during Holiday Alley November 14-17th: 

View the full program on our website. 🔗Link in bio! 

✨ Warm Up Open House with @glowfitnessforwomen 
Sat. Nov. 16 ✩ 12-4PM ✩ 217 Clandeboye Ave. 

✨Live Music on the Red Stage 
Fri. Nov. 15 6-9PM ✩ Nov. 16 12-4PM ✩ Manitoba Ave. 

✨Straw Sculpture Burn with @anvil_tree @sputnikarchitecture 
Sat. Nov. 16 ✩ 7PM ✩ Selkirk Waterfront

✨Easel Wars ✩ Facilitated by @gwenfoxgalleryofficial 
Sat. Nov. 16 ✩ 12-4PM ✩ Gwen Fox Gallery ✩ 250 Manitoba Ave.

✨Crafternoon with Kids ✩ Presented by @gellerswinnipeg 
Sat. Nov. 16 ✩ 12-4PM Aboriginal Headstart ✩ 222 Manitoba Ave 
Facilitated by the Interlake Arts Board, Angel the Angel & Cheryl Alexander

✨Sandi Bay and The Rainbow Tornadoes 
Fri. Nov. 15 ✩ 6:40PM ✩ Along Manitoba Ave. 

✨Family Movie Night ✩ Sponsored by Canadian Tire
Fri. Nov. 15 ✩ 6-9PM ✩ 397 Eveline Street
Facilitated by ✩ @totallookselkirk 

✨Newcomers' Storytelling Cafe ✩ Sponsored by @prhouse.ca 
Sun. Nov. 17 ✩ 1:30-3PM ✩ Selkirk United Church ✩ 202 McLean Ave.

✨Gidoojijaakominaan onjii Dibaajimowinan: From our Spirits Come Stories 
Fri. Nov. 15 6-9PM ✩ Sat. Nov. 16 12-4PM ✩ Along Manitoba Ave. 
Presented by: @selkirkdcf and the Selkirk Community Renewal Foundation
Coordinated by: Jeannie Whitebird, Jacqueline Bercier, and Kat Marsch

✨@wishmeselkirk Makers' Market
Fri. Nov. 15 6:30-9:30PM ✩ Sat. Nov. 16 10AM-5PM ✩ Gordon Howard Centre ✩ 384 Eveline St.

📸 Liz Tran

@rrntourism @cityofselkirk @interlaketourism 
#HolidayAlley2024 #HolidayAlley
While you are getting dressed up today.... start dreaming of dressing up your pooch for the Holiday Alley Pooch Parade on Friday, November 15! 🐾❄️

This year's theme is Frosty the Snow Dog. Prizes for best dressed pooches and their human partners. New! No registration is required, just come and sign up onsite.

For more activites for you and your furry friend, view the full program on our website. 🔗Link in bio. 

Sponsored by ✩ @selkirkanimalhospital 
Friday, Nov. 17 ✩ 7PM ✩ On the Selkirk at the Manitoba Avenue Street Party

📸 Zoe Davis

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Celebrate the vibrant diversity of our region at Holiday Alley! Join us for a "Newcomers Storytelling Café", a workshop where you'll hear powerful stories from women who have journeyed from Ukraine, the Philippines, and South Sudan to make Manitoba their home.

This idea was sparked by Tope Omoniyi, pictured here, who joined a Holiday Alley planning session and shared her experience coming to Canada five years ago. Catch more of this story in the latest edition of the Selkirk Record! 

Registration is required so we can bring you snacks! 🔗Link in bio!
Sunday, Nov. 17th ✩ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ✩ Selkirk United Church ✩ FREE

Led by ✩ storytelling experts Cate Friesen, Amna Burki, and Patlee Creary from Winnipeg 
Sponsored by ✩ @prhouse.ca
Anvil Tree is back in Selkirk with another straw-some creation! 🔥 

Come meet the artists and discover the art of sculpting straw on Friday, Nov. 15 at Selkirk’s Ag Building. Then, don’t miss the main event—the Straw Sculpture Burn—on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7PM at Selkirk’s Waterfront! Witness their masterpiece before it goes up in flames in this epic, fiery celebration! 

🔗 Link in bio to watch last year’s straw structure set ablaze! 

OPEN HOUSE | 10AM-12PM | Selkirk’s Ag Building 490 Eveline 

📸: Sean Guezen 

In case of inclement weather/wind the event may be rescheduled. Follow us on social media to stay updated!
Crafternoons on Campus presented by @rrcpolytech is back! Grab your friends and join us for an afternoon of crafting, connection, and creativity! 

11am-1pm ✩ Red River College Polytech ✩ 825 Manitoba Ave ✩ (18+)
$25/person ✩ Registration is required. 🔗Link in bio!

✩ Beading Workshop with Cheryl Alexander ✩
Learn about traditional beading practices and make your own holiday snowflake or cedar pin with local Indigenous artist Cheryl Alexander.

✩ Cyanotype Workshop with Caroline Wintoniw ✩
Explore and create your own personalized cyanotype holiday cards by useing sunlight or UV light to make lasting prints. 

@rrntourism @cityofselkirk 
#HolidayAlley2024 #HolidayAlley
Did you know that approximately 33% of Selkirk’s residents identify as Indigenous? 

At Holiday Alley, we’re proud to celebrate Selkirk’s rich heritage! Join us for “Gidoojijaakominaan onjii Dibaajimowinan - From Our Spirits Come Stories” on Manitoba Avenue for a variety of teachings and activities. 

Friday, Nov. 15th 6-9PM and Saturday Nov. 16th 12-4PM ✩ Free and open to all! 

Coordinated by ✩ Jeannie White Bird, Jacqueline Bercier and Kat Marsch Presented by ✩ Selkirk & District Community Foundation and Selkirk Community Renewal Corporation 

Vist our website for the full program. 🔗 Link in bio. 
📸 Sean Guezen 

@rrntourism @cityofselkirk @interlaketourism #HolidayAlley2024 #HolidayAlley
We're thrilled to announce that our Indigenous school programming is SOLD OUT for 2024. Over 400 students will get to participate in a day of storytelling, drumming, and crafts led by Indigenous knowledge keepers. 

Holiday Alley is proud to celebrate Selkirk’s deep Indigenous heritage. Check out our YouTube channel to see how students are engaging in these meaningful experiences. 

Presented by ✩ Selkirk Community Renewal Corporation &  @selkirkdcf 
Coordinated by ✩ Jeannie Whitebird, Jacqueline Bercier and Kat Marsch

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Come celebrate the season with the Interlake Choral Community at the Welcome Winter Concert! This choral concert will feature several choirs from across the region sharing some winter music and holiday favourites. 

Selkirk United Church ✩ 202 McLean Avenue Selkirk ✩ Doors open at 3:30 pm

Admission by donation, suggested $10 (cash at the door or e-transfer to iychoir@gmail.com)

Hosted by ✩ the Interlake Choral Association

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