Our Experience!

Hosting special events, whether they be a local annual event or a national special event, is a way of life in Portage la Prairie. The focus on family fun-filled events that offer interest to all age groups has proved to be a winning formula for Portage la Prairie. During the past several years, in addition to local events, Portage la Prairie has successfully hosted:

1999   World Junior Hockey Championships

1999   Manitoba Safeway Select (Provincial Men's Curling Play downs)

1999   Pan Am Games Athletics Village

1999   Manitoba Sectional Figure Skating

2000   Canadian Senior Curling Championship

2001, 2002, & 2003 Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference

2002   Indigenous Games Regional’s

2002 & 2003 Recreation Connections Manitoba Inc. Provincial Recreation Conference

2002   Provincial Planning District Conference

2003   Manitoba Safeway Select ((Provincial Men's Curling Play downs)

2003   Western Canadian Softball Championship

2003   Manitoba Chambers of Commerce Annual Conference

2004   Director’s Cup Hockey Tournament

2004   Manitoba Society of Seniors 55 Plus Summer Games

2004   Gathering of the Orange

2004   Canadian National Arm Wrestling Championships

2006   Canada Senior Games (1,300 athletes)

2006   Trans Canada Yellowhead Highway Association Annual Conference

 

Some of our Major Annual Events that are organized with the assistance of community volunteers include:

• Canada Day Celebrations (4,000 people)

• WinterFest (1,500 people)

• Manitoba Air Show

• Portage Exhibition and Fair

• Fort la Reine Museum Heritage Days

• Portage Potato Festival

• Atom Hockey Tournament

• Santa's Parade of Lights

• Manitoba Hydro Power Smart Island of Lights

• Western Canadian Pond Hockey Championships