Celebrate Summer 2025

The Ride Like a Mother barrel racing series is coming to Hanover Ag’s exhibition grounds every Thursday for 2 more weeks.  

The event is open for everyone and is hosted by two local mothers with a passion for barrel racing, Alisha Froese and Carollyne Kehler.   

Kehler says this event is all about bringing the barrel racing community together.   

Villa Youville launched the annual Scooter Parade through the streets of Ste. Anne.   

After a rainy day on Tuesday, the scooter parade was rescheduled, bringing balloons and music into the sunshine of Thursday.   

Residents and staff of Villa Youville, as well as the Phoenix cheer squad, prepared for the parade with pom-poms in hand.   

This weekend is bringing scooters, cars, and horses to the southeast for a packed few days. The Celebrate Summer Jeep will be at some of these events this weekend. Check out our list of activities below.   

Here’s where we’ll be:   

Villa Youville Scooter Parade  

The Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition brought thousands to Morris for three full days of western action, local flavours, and family fun, with activities starting early and running well into the night. This year’s event featured a stacked schedule of crowd favourites, from stock dog trials and rodeo events to circus shows, mounted shooters, and live music. 

The Arborg Agricultural Fair returned in full force this past weekend, filling the fairgrounds with a lively mix of horsepower, handmade goods, and hometown hospitality. 

Held just south of Arborg beside the Silver Community Centre, the two-day event ran Saturday and Sunday with everything from gymkhana events to wild pony races, local vendors, and two bustling beer gardens. 

Jessica Chartrand, manager at Big Interlake Mechanical, says the team’s recent Lemonade Stand for Hope fundraiser is more than cold drinks and hot dogs, it’s about building a community. 

“We’re just doing a lemonade stand fundraiser for Cancer Care,” Chartrand says. “It’s to grow our community and our support for this incredible cause that’s affected so many people.” 

The first annual Pickle and Cheese Tournament brought together pickleball players in New Bothwell today.   

Pickleball is a growing sport. Organizer Aleksandr Trinkies says running the tournament was an opportunity to bring people together.  

“So, to be able to kind of bring people together and do something like this and watch other people having all the fun in the world. And it also grows the game. It grows the community.  

This weekend, the cooler weather is appreciated by softball fans as families and friends gather to support the Eastman Wildcats.   

The Wildcats are hosting U13 AAA fastball provincials at the Friedensfeld Community Center from July 17th to 20th, and local supporters are crowding the stands. 

Mid-July brings games of all sorts. This weekend promises softball, pickleball, bike rides, community center games, and the Manitoba Stampede. Keep your eyes out for our Celebrate Summer jeep bouncing from event to event throughout the summer!  

Here’s where we’ll be:   

Eastman Wildcats Manitoba Provincials- Thursday, July 17th – Sunday, July 20th   

Prairie Basketball League is holding its annual Battleground Exposure Camps this weekend.   

Coach Denzel Green says the 3-day camp is designed to get players early exposure to universities and colleges.    

“It's nice to see, you know, elite-level basketball players from outside of the city getting recognition as well. And you know, making it onto these college and university teams.”