Festival du Voyageur embracing change with a pandemic-friendly version of annual winter celebration
The Festival du Voyageur’s celebration of Manitoba’s French, Métis and Indigenous culture and history has also been, in a way, Winnipeg’s winter secret.
The Festival du Voyageur’s celebration of Manitoba’s French, Métis and Indigenous culture and history has also been, in a way, Winnipeg’s winter secret.
The city isn’t usually buzzing with tourists during a February cold spell, but Winnipeggers have embraced the carnival’s mixture of family fun, music and an end to cabin fever.
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C est la vie: Festival du Voyageur adapts to COVID-19 By: Nicole Brownlee
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Barney Morin lights his tobacco pipe before telling a story at a camp du feu (fire camp) at Festival Du Voyageur on Louis Riel Day in 2014.
A Winnipeg winter staple, the Festival du Voyageur, is preparing for every scenario under possible COVID restrictions in February.
A Winnipeg winter staple, the Festival du Voyageur, is preparing for every scenario under possible COVID restrictions in February. I feel like I’ve planned maybe five different festivals so far, executive director Darrel Nadeau joked on Wednesday.
WINNIPEG Festival du Voyageur is moving ahead amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s going to look different than it has in previous years. Instead of going from tent to tent, and enjoying food, live music and contests, Manitobans will be given a virtual experience at the upcoming festival. “We’ve really had the luxury of time, which a lot of events did not have this past summer to look at what we offer and how we can transform it in safe manner, whether it’s in person or online,” said Darrel Nadeau, executive director of Festival du Voyageur.