I won’t even bother writing some lame pre-amble you won’t read about leaves, scarves and boots.

I know all you basic bitches came here for fall activities in Winnipeg you can Instagram to make all your pals pumpkin-spice jealous.

FOOD & DRINKS

• Pumpkin cheesecake or caramel apple doughnuts from Oh Doughnuts — drooooool

• If you never bothered to hit up an outdoor market in the summer, make a point of stopping by the Downtown Winnipeg Farmers Market at the Manitoba Hydro building — fall is *~harvest szn~* after all. When I have the cash, I go to stock up on flowers, fresh bread and Flora and Farmer spreads.
• Rumour has it pumpkin flavoured carbs are hitting the shelves at Sleepy Owl Bread on Sept. 27. Sleepy Owl is hands down my favourite bakery in Winnipeg (their bread is out of this world), and you can find them at 751 Wall Street, right down the street from Barn Hammer Brewing.

• Since Dining With Donald did such a great job listing out literally every Fall supper Winnipeg has to offer — I’ll send you his way. Community suppers are such a great way to get an awesome Ukrainian feast without all the work and perogy filling…
• On Oct. 18, six restaurants in Winnipeg (and 84 other restaurants across Canada) are donating the proceeds from their dinner service to support community food programs as part of Restaurants for Change. You can see the restaurants involved here, and reserve your spot. Not technically Fall-related, but it happens during Fall and it’s for a good cause.
• According to the Manitoba Liquor Mart on Twitter, pumpkin beer is supposed to hit the shelves in Manitoba on Oct. 10, 2017.

• Lastly, pumpkin soft serve from my faves over at Sargent Sundae

ACTIVITIES

• You have zero excuses to NOT go to Nuit Blanche on Sept. 30. It’s free, it’s fun and it’s walkable/bikeable. Grab your friends, check out the website, pick some installations you want to see in advance and GO.

• Fort Whyte Alive has some of best fall programming and I feel like it’s WILDLY overlooked. A few event pics off the Fall 2017 list include: Sunset Goose Flights, Bison Safari and Cabin Yoga.

• Every rebellious (drunk) suburban teenager’s favourite activity in the Fall: corn mazes and haunted houses! A Maze In Corn is a classic destination, or Six Pines if you are into something more “scary.”
• Go to a pumpkin patch. Buy a pumpkin. Do a craft. Carve it. Eat it. Whatever.
  • Schwabe Pumpkins (St. Andrews)
  • Deer Meadow Farms (Springfield Rd.)
  • Boonstra Farms (Stonewall)
• Layer up and go for a fall hike — no bugs, no sunburns and crisp cool air. Arguably the best time of the year to finally go do that hike you told yourself you’d do all summer then drank on a bunch of patios in the city instead.

My all-time fave MB hikes include…

• Alice Chambers trail to the Pinawa Heritage Suspension Bridge
• Tunnel Island Trail in Kenora
• Spruce Woods Provincial Park (aka The Spirit Sands and Devil’s Punchbowl)

• Also not specific to Fall, but I’m really looking forward to the WAG‘s largest ever exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art: INSURGENCE/RESURGENCE. Opens Friday, Sept. 22 at 7PM.
• Get some bikes, get some friends and plan a Winnipeg microbrewery crawl. FINALLY Winnipeg actually has enough taprooms and brewpubs to do this. Please wear a helmet and bike responsibly…or opt for a Winnipeg Tasting Tour instead.

Ok I could ramble on and on but basically there’s SO👏MUCH👏TO👏DO. So get out there and do it — fall is short in Winnipeg.

— RJH