NOV. 18 to 21 2026
CALENDAR
WED ✩ NOV ✩ 18
INDIGENOUS TEACHINGS - SOLD OUT
✩ 9:30 am - 2:30 pm ✩ Selkirk Friendship Centre ✩ 425 Eveline St.
Led by local Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, over 400 students from the region participate in a day of Indigenous storytelling, drumming, and crafts in celebration of Holiday Alley and Selkirk’s deep Indigenous heritage.
Note to teachers: reach out to holidayalleymb@gmail.com to participate next year!
THURS ✩ NOV ✩ 19
INDIGENOUS TEACHINGS - SOLD OUT
✩ 9:30 am - 2:30 pm ✩ Selkirk Friendship Centre ✩ 425 Eveline St.
Led by local Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, over 400 students from the region participate in a day of Indigenous storytelling, drumming, and crafts in celebration of Holiday Alley and Selkirk’s deep Indigenous heritage.
Note to teachers: reach out to holidayalleymb@gmail.com to participate next year!
FIRE ON THE RED IV: OPEN HOUSE, MEET THE ARTISTS
✩ 2 pm - 8 pm ✩ Selkirk Agricultural Society Building, Selkirk Park ✩ FREE
Learn from the artists who create these 2-storey straw sculptures and how they design them to burn perfectly on Fire on the Red. Anvil Tree is back and teaming up with artists from the WAVE Artist’ Studio Tour, students from Ecole Murray Sinclair Middle School, and Indigenous Artist, Chris Wabie.
PAINT N SIP NIGHT
✩ 7 pm - 9 pm ✩ Nobuz Market ✩ 244 Manitoba Ave. ✩ $45/person
Paint a lovely winter scene inspired by Holiday Alley while sipping on a glass of alcohol free wine. All supplies and wine included. Register HERE.
FRI ✩ NOV ✩ 20
INDIGENOUS TEACHINGS: EMPLOYEE PD WORKSHOP
✩ 9:30 am - 12 pm or 1 pm - 3:30 pm ✩ Selkirk Friendship Centre ✩ 425 Eveline St.
Early Bird Registration: $75/person (Deadline Nov. 6) ✩ After $100/person
A practical, half-day learning experience, designed for employers, managers, supervisors, HR professionals and frontline staff. This is not a lecture on history. It is a welcoming, respectful space where participants can learn about traditional teachings and have fun and ask the hard questions they may have been hesitant to ask elsewhere. Register HERE.
SAT ✩ NOV ✩ 21
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA
✩ 10 am, 12 pm ✩ The Mighty Kiwi ✩ 386 Eveline St. ✩ Special Holiday Menu
Have breakfast and a visit with Santa! Seatings at 10am and 12pm. First come, first served. Unlimited coffee refills.
ALL-DAY STREET ACTIVITIES
✩ 12 pm - 9 pm ✩ Manitoba Ave. East between Main and Eveline ✩ Free Entry
Enjoy games, music, dance, food, and joy!
- Zumba with Jan at 12:30pm!
- Big Games and Activities
- Sheep Poetry (12pm - 4pm)
- Food Trucks (Gorilla Fries, Blue Haze Barbecue, Cochrane Creek Farm)
And more including...
SELKIRK'S GOT TALENT - NEW
✩ 12 pm - 3 pm ✩ Garry Theatre ✩ 225 Manitoba Ave. ✩ $5/person, Free under 18
Selkirk’s young musicians and poets take the stage followed by Selkirk’s own Blood Shots. Grab seats for the whole family HERE.
EASEL WARS
✩ 12 pm - 3 pm ✩ Gwen Fox Gallery ✩ 250 Manitoba Ave. ✩ FREE
Grab a paint brush and compete against your family, friends or fellow citizens to see who can paint the fastest. The subject? Whatever is drawn out of a hat!
BEADING WORKSHOP
✩ 12 pm - 3 pm ✩ Selkirk Knox Church ✩ 341 Eveline St. ✩ $30/person
Enjoy a beading workshop with Cheryl Alexander. Choose between beaded cedar pin or a snowflake pin. Register HERE!
CRAFTERNOON FOR KIDS (and the young at heart)
✩ 12 pm - 4 pm ✩ Aboriginal Headstart ✩ 222 Manitoba Ave. ✩ FREE
Join us for crafts! Create a handmade lantern and bring it to the Lantern Parade to end the Saturday Night Street Party!
LIVE MUSIC
✩ 12 pm - 5 pm ✩ Various Locations Along Manitoba Ave. ✩ FREE
Follow the music through downtown Manitoba Avenue! Enjoy live performances in local businesses and discover the full schedule coming soon.
GIDOOJIJAAKOMINAAN ONJII DIBAAJIMOWINAN - FROM OUR SPIRITS COME STORIES
✩ 12 pm - 6 pm ✩ Centre of Manitoba Ave. ✩ FREE
Situated around one central sacred fire, four tipis host hide tanning, drum teachings, musical performances, crafts, tobacco tying and storytelling. All are welcome.
TREE IT YOURSELF (TIY) DISPLAY & AUCTION - NEW
✩ 12 pm - 7:30 pm ✩ Along Manitoba Ave. ✩ FREE
Families, friend groups and businesses decorate a “flat” tree for the live auction at 7PM. Place your bid and take home your favourite TIY tree!
WISHME MAKERS' MARKET
✩ 12 pm - 8 pm ✩ Gordon Howard Centre ✩ 384 Eveline St. ✩ FREE
✩ 30+ vendors across 2 floors!
Get your holiday shopping done early and support local artists. Visit our market page to preview a list of vendors.
WELCOME WINTER CONCERT
✩ 1 pm or 4 pm ✩ Selkirk United Church ✩ 202 McLean Ave. ✩ $10/person, Free under 18
This choral concert will feature several choirs from across the region sharing some winter music and holiday favourites. NEW - Tickets can be purchased in advance HERE. This event sells out. Tickets will also be available to purchase at the door if seats are available. Cash only. Doors open 30 minutes before.
HOLIDAY WREATH MAKING WORKSHOP WITH FLORA CULTURE
✩ 1 pm or 3 pm ✩ Nova House (Former Merchant Hotel) ✩ 383 Eveline St. ✩ From $45
Choose between a 10"wreath or an 18" wreath size. These wreaths are suitable for outside use and will last well throughout the winter months. Register HERE!
NORTH POLE RELAXATION LOUNGE - NEW
✩ 1 pm - 6 pm ✩ Glow Fitness for Women ✩ 217 Clandeboye Ave. ✩ FREE
Warm up with Glow! Enjoy holiday lighting, candles, and write down your favourite Holiday Alley memory and place it on the 10 Years of Holiday Alley Gratitude Tree!
COMMUNITY KINDNESS BOARD & COLLABORATION PUZZLE - NEW
✩ 1 pm - 6 pm ✩ SARAH'S House ✩ 3-360 Eveline St. ✩ FREE
Help complete the Community Collaboration Puzzle and leave or take a message of kindness from the Community Kindness Board.
SOUP COOK-OFF
✩ 2 pm - 6 pm ✩ See locations on your ticket ✩ $30
Join in the yummy fun and become a citizen judge by sampling 12 varieties of soup prepared by local chefs competing for bragging rights for the best soup. Contact Wishme at 377 Eveline for more information.
MAKE YOUR MARK IN A COMMUNITY MURAL - NEW
✩ 2 pm - 6 pm ✩ Selkirk Friendship Centre ✩ 425 Eveline St. ✩ FREE
Get creative and paint a tile with your own design to contribute to Selkirk's newest community mural!
THIRD ANNUAL BANNOCK COMPETITION
✩ 4 pm - 6 pm ✩ Selkirk Friendship Centre ✩ 425 Eveline St. ✩ FREE TO ENTER, FREE TO WATCH
Bake your best recipe, compete for gift card prizes, and bragging rights as a Holiday Alley Bannock Legend!
*To Register: bring your Bannock to Selkirk Friendship Centre between 4pm and 5:30pm on the day of the event. Tasting will commence at 5:30pm. Winners announced at 6pm. Judges will evaluate the entries based on taste and texture.
PREMIERE of Ten Years of Holiday Alley DOCUMENTARY
✩ 4 pm - 5 pm ✩ Garry Theatre ✩ 225 Manitoba Ave. ✩ FREE
10 years ago, Holiday Alley created Down on Main Street, a documentary featuring the volunteers who helped bring the festival to life. For our 10th Birthday, we look back at where we started and the people who helped shape an award-winning festival. Come see if you can spot yourself in the crowds on the big screen!
Reserve a seat in advance HERE. Limited spots available. Drop-ins welcome if space is available!
BEER, WINE, & APPITIZER TASTINGS
✩ 4 pm - 9 pm ✩ Roxi's/On the Rocks Bar ✩ 219 Manitoba Ave. ✩ Sample Specials - Ask for details
Put your taste buds to work sampling future menu items for Roxi's and being introduced to some new holiday brews.
STREET PARTY
✩ 5:30 pm - 8 pm ✩ Manitoba Ave. East between Main and Eveline ✩ FREE ENTRY
✩ 6 pm ✩ Lights On!
Enjoy Giant Glow Games & Activities:
- Glow Hula
- Connect Four
- Lite Brite
- Mini Golf
- Neon Gym
- Hot Chocolate
- Selfies with Santa
- Crafts in the C-Can (Gwen Fox Parking Lot)
- Free sparklers
- DJ Mama Cutsworth
And more, including…
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT - THE GRINCH (2018)
✩ 5:30 pm - 7 pm ✩ Total Look Parking Lot ✩ 397 Eveline St. ✩ FREE
Hey kiddos! Sit around a fire, enjoy free popcorn, and watch a movie outside!
FESTIVE CANDLELIT SOUNDBATH
✩ 6:45 pm - 7:30 pm ✩ Glow Fitness for Women ✩ 217 Clandeboye Ave. ✩ $5 Drop-In
An festive sound bath enhanced with holiday lighting, candles, seasonal scents, and heated floors!
LANTERN PARADE - NEW
✩ 7 pm, Sign-in at the Main Stage
✩ 7:30 pm, Parade Begins
Bring your homemade lantern to light up the night sky. The parade theme is WATER. And join the march from the Main Stage to Fire on the Red. Check out our Pinterest board for ideas HERE.
ON THE SELKIRK MAIN STAGE
**Times subject to change
6 pm ✩ Lights On!
Be a part of the magic as the lights turn on, and stay on for the darkest night of the year!
6:05 pm ✩ Pop Up Dance with Selkirk Dance Association**
Join in for a pop up dance demo for the whole family with Selkirk Dance Association!
6:15 pm ✩ Dance Along: Metis Jigging**
Learn a few fun, easy-to-follow Métis jigging steps!
6:30 pm ✩ Music is Medicine Sing Along**
Sing along to some holiday classics with the choirs of Selkirk.
6:15 pm ✩ Dance Along: Troyanda**
Keep warm and learn a few Ukrainian dance steps with the Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble!
7 pm ✩ Pooch Parade**
This year’s theme is A 10 Year Anniversary Christmas Pooch Party. Dress your pooch in their best festive blue, silver and sparkly outfit inspired by 10th anniversary themes of tin and diamonds.
Prizes for best dressed pooches and their human partners. No registration this year, just come and sign up onsite.
7:15 pm ✩ Soup Cook-Off Winner Announcement**
Find out live on stage as we crown this year’s Soup Cook-Off Champion!
7:30 pm ✩ Lantern Parade
Join our Lantern Marshall down Manitoba Ave. and help us light up the night sky! Parade route will end at the Selkirk Waterfront for the Fire on the Red.
FIRE ON THE RED IV
✩ 8 pm - 9:30 pm ✩ Selkirk Waterfront ✩ FREE
Don’t miss this inspiring fusion of art, community, and tradition as giant, beautiful, straw sculptures get lit ablaze. The bonfire is a free, outdoor spectacle of ephemeral art along the mighty Red River.
**In case of inclement weather/wind the event may be rescheduled. Follow us on social media for up to date information.
SUN NOV 22
FAMILY HOLIDAY MOVIES
✩ Holiday Movies at 11 am, 3 pm, 7 pm ✩ Garry Theatre ✩ 225 Manitoba Ave.
Hey kids, come in your holiday PJ’s for the morning show. Get tickets at the door or garrytheatre.ca
PREMIERE of Ten Years of Holiday Alley DOCUMENTARY
✩ Showings at 1:30 pm and 5:30 pm ✩ Garry Theatre ✩ 225 Manitoba Ave. ✩ FREE
10 years ago, Holiday Alley created Down on Main Street, a documentary featuring the volunteers who helped bring the festival to life. For our 10th Birthday, we look back at where we started and the people who helped shape an award-winning festival. Come see if you can spot yourself in the crowds on the big screen!
HAPPENING IN 2026
STRAW SCULPTURE BURN
Sat. Nov. 21 8PM - Waterfront
SOUP COOK-OFF
Tickets on sale Nov. 1!
Lantern Parade - NEW
Create a lantern inspired by our theme: WATER!
WISHME MAKERS' MARKET
Start planning your holiday shopping!
LIVE MUSIC
Join the two choral performances! Purchase tickets HERE.
SHEEP POETRY
You can be a poet with the help of a few sheep.
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