In honour of Portage la Prairie’s Bike Week, if your arrive to the Museum between 11:00am – 2:00pm by bike, you will receive free admission! Cinnamon buns from our Pioneer Clay Oven will be hot and ready, and are purchasable with just a small donation.

The Museum is abuzz with activity, as we get ready to officially open our doors for regular hours on May 12th! Join us on Mother’s Day/Manitoba Day for our Spring Opener & Market. Embrace history, shop, and enjoy complimentary iced tea from 12:00-5:00pm! Admission is by donation

Explore local heritage sites through Virtual Reality film! Craigleith Heritage Depot’s Premiere of films Mary Ward and Pathway will be held at the Beaver Valley Community Centre on Saturday May 4th.Tickets are $25 per person.  Doors open at 6:00pm with activities and cash bar.  Headsets will be available to get a taste of the virtual […]

Free Admission! Join us at the Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum for Historical Reenactments, yard games, bouncy castles, popcorn and so much more! It’s a family fun event! Please see www.sharontemple.ca for more information!

Join us for an old fashioned pig roast with a variety of fresh sides. Purchase craft beer and local cider from the ‘Drunken Pig Tavern’. Enjoy live interactive entertainment while you eat, drink and be merry! Admission by pre-purchased tickets only. $15.00 per person. See www.sharontemple.ca for more information.

Come celebrate Canada Day at the Fort Museum!  Watch the inaugural NWMP Musical Ride, live theatre performances and cannon demonstrations.  There will be face painting for the children and a tour to the original fort site and NWMP gravesite.  Fun for the whole family!

See hard fought battles between the British and American forces at the War of 1812 Re-enactment at the Backhouse Historic Site.   Tour period encampments, shop in the Heritage Sutlery and see the Backhouse Grist Mill to hear the story of the Mill that Didn’t Burn in 1812 Norfolk County.   Main Battles at 2pm on Saturday […]