Jane’s Walk Winnipeg
Thanks for walking and talking with us Winnipeg!
Did you participate in Jane's Walk 2024? Please tell us what you think and enter our draw for a chance to win a free tee: SURVEY LINK
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We believe that sharing a walk (or ride or roll) is a powerful tool for community change, and we hope that you'll take part!
Jane's Walk is an annual festival of free, citizen-led walking conversations inspired by citizen activist Jane Jacobs. On the first weekend of May every year, Jane's Walk festivals take place in hundreds of cities around the world. Jane's Walks encourage people to share stories about their neighbourhoods and discover unseen aspects of their communities. Celebrating Jane's ideas and principles, we encourage walking together to create connections between creativity and community, to engage experiences as both observers and participants, and for shared reflection, questioning, and re-imagining.
Winnipeg Walks take place May 3rd through the 5th, 2024. Join us! *Walks are FREE and open to anyone, accessibility information will be provided with each walk summary as they are posted, they are non-commercial and non-partisan, and they are meant to encourage and support dialogue.*
Get outside and engage with us on Instagram! Follow us @JanesWalkWinnipeg and tag your posts with #JanesWalkWinnipeg
“There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit our plans.” ~ Jane Jacobs
We also have a library of virtual Jane's Walk maps that are accessible throughout Jane's Walk weekend and beyond. You can choose a map and head out on your own and come back to try a new route anytime!
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Live Walks May 3-5, 2024
Register now for a community-led walk! New walks are being added every day.
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Self-Guided and Virtual Walk Library
The walk library is always open! Self-guided and virtual walks can be done at your leisure, alone or with friends or family.
In the media:
- CBC Radio, May 4, 2024: Global walking event hits Winnipeg
- Winnipeg Free Press, May 2, 2024: Finding new paths in familiar places, Jane’s Walk neighbourhood tours inspired by urban activist
- CBC Radio, May 1, 2024: From the murals of Transcona, to the Secrets of South Osborne
- CTV Morning, April 24, 2024: Community Connection: Getting Winnipeggers to walk
- Through The Cobwebs, April 23, 2024: Jane's Walk Season is Here
- StrongTowns, June 8, 2023: Chalking the Block for Jane's Walk
- CHVNradio, May 5, 2023: Jane's Walk comes to Winnipeg Streets and trails
- Winnipeg Free Press, May 2, 2023: What's Up
- UM Today, May 5, 2022: Jane's Walk: Our Urban Forest
- Winnipeg Free Press, Apr 14, 2014: Take a stroll through the city
- CBC Manitoba, May 3, 2014: Jane's Walk to take place in historic Saint Boniface
- Winnipeg Free Press Community Review, Apr 22, 2014: Jane's Walk teaches history at street level
- Spactator Tribune, May 3, 2013: Discover Winnipeg through Jane's Walk
- University of Winnipeg News, Apr 30, 2013: Jane's Walk in Riverview on May 4
Call for Walk Leaders 2024
Do you have a favorite city space, or neighbourhood spot? Do you have knowledge to share about local history, heritage, or communities? Do you have a favorite park, or want people to look closer at our city’s flora and fauna? Maybe you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to start a conversation about a cause, or facilitate building community? Well, consider leading a walk!
Fill out the I want to lead a Jane's Walk Google Form and tell us about your walk!
Do you want to share a virtual walk?
Do you want to share a virtual walk?
New virtual walks are welcome anytime! Please share the details here: https://forms.gle/H52ew8J3YbH8YhFt7
Winnipeg Walking Trails, Maps & Resources
Winnipeg organizations have developed a wide variety of resources to help guide you around our city:
- Bike Winnipeg's Self-Guided Bike Tours
- Central Winnipeg Bike Loop
- The Exchange District BIZ audio tours
- The Forks, a self-guided audio tour
- Heritage Winnipeg 1919 Strike Tours
- The Loop Downtown Walking Trail
- Manitoba Historical Society Walking Tours
- Manitoba legislative building, grounds, memorial park and memorial boulevard
- Seven Oaks and Ross House
- St. Boniface Historical Tour
- A tour of Regent Avenue, Transcona's old business district
- Upper Fort Garry
- Walking Winnipeg’s Past – 6,000 Years in Eight Sites
- West Broadway BIZ Walking Map
- West End BIZ online mural tour
- Where Magazine Louis Riel Walking Tour
- Winnipeg Architecture Foundation Mobile-Friendly Tours and Archi10 App
- Winnipeg Architecture Foundation Kids Maps
- Winnipeg Trails Association
- Winnipeg Public Art Works mobile app
- THIS PLACE Public Art Tour
- Millennium Library Public Art Tour
- BLUE Line Public Art Tour