Celebrate Summer 2025

The summer season has been full of rodeos and festivals this year, and the season isn’t over yet. As the weather starts warming up after a cool week, the Double B Agricultural Festival spurs into action.  

Friday’s activities started with a Ferrier demonstration and Grey Cup Trailer starting at 2 p.m. Midway opened Friday evening at 5 p.m.  

The Manitoba Highschool Rodeo was cancelled for the evening due to wet grounds; however, the plan is to continue forward with this portion of the event Saturday.  

As school starts and the fall season gets closer, there are a few more events closing off the summer. Here is our list of what is happening in the southeast this weekend.  

Double B Agricultural Festival

When: Friday, September 5th – Sunday, September 7th

Where: Co-op Community Complex, Beausejour, MB

Portage la Prairie families turned out in full force this past Saturday, August 30, for the 10th annual Fun with Family Festival at Our Farm Greenhouse. The milestone event packed the grounds with activities, music, and plenty of food.

Festival coordinator Bhryden Doherty reflected on the decade-long tradition and said the day was designed with families in mind.

Fall on the farm brought in a crowd on the first day of September, to celebrate harvest season and watch hard work pay off.  

As the seasons begin to transition, the Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) highlights the hard work of the pioneers through a day of demonstrations, guided tours, fresh-baked bread, and much more.  

Executive Director Robert Goertzen explains the importance of putting on this celebration at the MHV.

“We are a pioneer village, and the pioneers were mostly agriculturalists, mostly farmers.”

Le St. Malo Street Bash kicked off tonight with tons of activities and will continue through the rest of the weekend.   

The fun is back after many years without a summer celebration in St. Malo.  

Chairperson Charlene Geiler says the community was due for some summer fun.   

“We have seen so many people excited about this. We haven't had a festival in a long time.”  

September long is approaching, and the last weekend of August means summer events are slowing down.  There are still events to attend throughout the weekend. Make sure you wind down the summer season with these celebrations.   

Here’s where we’ll be:   

St Malo Street Bash  

When: Friday, July 29th- Sunday, August 31st  

Chance 2 Camp, a program of the Child and Family Services of Central Manitoba Foundation, is getting a boost thanks to Portage MCC.  

Sarah Martins, the foundation’s community support coordinator, says the fundraiser is crucial in helping more children experience camp.  

The Whoop & Hollar Folk Festival returned this past weekend, bringing two full days of live music, art, and community celebration to Portage la Prairie. Saturday’s festivities at Cottonwood Acres carried late into the night, while Sunday’s Folk in the Park wrapped up the weekend with free outdoor concerts at Island Park. 

Grunthal Motocross is holding its last races of the season, and the Grunthal Centennial Park is packed!  

Kimberly Toews with Grunthal MX says it’s exciting to see the riders who have worked all season getting the points they need for their placement.  

As a non-profit organization, the community support for the riders and this event means a lot to Grunthal Motocross.   

Kleefeld Honey Fest was packed full of families ready for a day of fun and games.  

Rain held off through the morning, providing some cloudy coverage throughout the parade. 

After a busy parade the full streets made their way to the park for tons of food and fun.