Winnipeg Arts Council

Cool Gardens Launch + Block Party on Graham Ave

Join us on Saturday, July 5, from 1 to 3 PM for the official launch of Cool Gardens 2025 with a block party on Graham Avenue! Explore three new installations – Anything for a Breeze (with a wind streamer workshop for the “Breeze Machine”), The Living Shore, and Tawnday pe’ oototayan?-- while enjoying live music by DJ Chelliot. The first 150 guests will receive free ice cream from Fête Ice Cream Coffee. Coffee will also be available for purchase from Chico. This event celebrates the launch of all nine Cool Gardens installations across Winnipeg and marks the opening of the newly reimagined Graham Avenue — set to become a vibrant pedestrian and active transportation corridor once Winnipeg Transit buses are rerouted at the end of June.