Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site of Canada

2013 Events

Do your kids like to Xplore?
Check out the Lower Fort Garry Xplorers Program!

July
July 1: Canada Day - Free!
July 4, 11, 18, 25: Children's Day
July 20: Parks Day

August
August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Children's Day
August 3: Treaty No. 1 Commemoration
August 18: Motor Country Club Centennial Celebration 

For more information, please contact us.

July

July 1: Happy birthday, Canada!
© Parks Canada

Monday, July 1
Canada Day

Free admission, kids' crafts, entertainment, face painting, and cake!

July 4, 11, 18, 25 (Thursdays)
Children's Day

Kids can “sign on” as a worker for the Hudson’s Bay Company. Learn more.

Saturday, July 20
Parks Day

Come celebrate Canada’s national parks and national historic sites by exploring Lower Fort Garry’s rich history. Regular entrance rates apply.

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August

August 3: Treaty No. 1 Commemoration
© Parks Canada

August 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29
Children's Day

Kids can “sign on” as a worker for the Hudson’s Bay Company. Learn more.

Saturday, August 3
Treaty No. 1 Commemoration

Explore the history surrounding the making of Treaty No. 1. One hundred and forty two years ago, representatives of the Crown, Anishinaabe, and Muskegon Cree peoples made a commitment to each other with the first of the numbered treaties in western Canada.

On this day, we have teaching sessions on Treaty One, the meaning of treaty and celebrate First Nation culture.

Sunday, August 18
Motor Country Club Centennial Celebration

Don't miss the Motor Club Centennial Celebration during Fab Forts weekend!

In 1913 the Winnipeg Automobile Club, an avant-garde group of motoring enthusiasts, leased Lower Fort Garry from the Hudson’s Bay Company and established the Motor Country Club. With the Big House as its clubhouse, this private club flourished for nearly fifty years, offering a range of amenities and activities to its members.

A century later, Lower Fort Garry, a fabulous fur trade-era fort, is preserved as a national historic site open to all. Come and join in family activities that celebrate the Motor Country Club, a highlight in Manitoba’s motoring history.

• View vintage cars on display
• Play the mini-golf course (a 9 hole golf course was a popular feature at the country club)
• Take in the special exhibits and tours
• Bring your children and grandchildren, aged 4–7, to try a real driving experience at Mini-car Town (courtesy of Manitoba Public Insurance)