Leif Norman photographer
full time arts and culture photographer in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Manyfest, Sept 7 2012
The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ is excited to celebrate Downtown Winnipeg’s largest festival: ManyFest: All together downtown.
Manyfest will see an anticipated 30,000-plus people celebrating on Broadway September 7 to 9, 2012.
Varying stretches of the north side of Broadway will be closed to vehicular traffic over the weekend, which will feature a wine festival, music, running race, dancing, kids zone, lights and Ciclovia. The festival for all ages celebrates community, arts, entertainment and healthy living on the streets of downtown Winnipeg beneath Broadway’s beautiful lit canopy of elm trees!
Just some of the weekend’s big events:
Manyfest is hosted by the Downtown BIZ and presented by title sponsor Manitoba Lotteries. Sponsors include the Independent Specialty Wine Stores of Manitoba, sponsor of the Taste of Downtown Wine and Cheese Festival; the Running Room and Investors Group, sponsors of the Winnipeg 10 + 10 Race; the Winnipeg Arts Council, sponsor of the Big Dance on Broadway; Mountain Equipment Coop and RBC Blue Water, sponsors of Ciclovia; and Portage Place, sponsor of the Minifest Kids’ Zone. Other partners and sponsors include the City of Winnipeg, Province of Manitoba, MPIC, CentreVenture, Neptune Properties, Assiniboine Credit Union, East India Company, Lawton Partners!
