Interested in hosting your event at Exhibition Park or John Blumberg Park? We have a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces and venues, flexibility, event planning knowledge, and dedicated staff to host almost any kind of event imaginable. Options include a variety of indoor buildings and outdoor spaces that can be configured to suit just about any style of function imaginable.
Red River Exhibition Park is available year-round to accommodate your events at affordable prices while providing exceptional customer service. Our 360-acre park on Winnipeg’s western edge provides ample space and convenience to host your event.
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Exhibition Place
A 35,750-square foot indoor event space. Exhibition Place is used for over 230 event days a year, primarily by mid-size trade and consumer shows. The existing area offers several floor plans to suit a variety of needs.
- Size: 35,750 square feet (130′ X 275′)
- Can accommodate up to 2500 people for a sit-down dinner or up to 150 10’x10’ trade show booths
- Floors: Concrete
- Ceiling: 25′
- Doors: 22′ x 22′ ground level, 8′ x 8′ loading dock doors, double-wide pedestrian doors on the east, south and north sides
- Other: Barrier-free washrooms, a show office, fully-equipped canteen, phone and wireless hook-ups
- Display and A/V materials: Central Display
- Sound: Sound Art Music
Side doors provide access to adjacent asphalt and gravel parking surfaces, often used for outdoor displays or demonstrations involving animals, vehicles and other oversized or motorized equipment, sporting events and festivals. To the north of Exhibition Place, the Main Stage, Red Barn Stage, and our natural grass Amphitheatre with 350′ x 150′ asphalt performance area can also accommodate outdoor concerts for audiences from a few hundred to several thousand.
CORPORATE & HOLIDAY PARTIES at Exhibition Place
Red Barn & Red Barn Tent
An authentic barn and outdoor band shell. The Red Barn is a 40′ x 80′ permanent structure with an asphalt floor, 40-foot high ceiling and full electrical service. The rustic decor of this 3,200-square foot authentic barn is ideal for large informal dinners, hoe-downs and small trade or consumer shows.
- An attached 10′ x 100′ patio to the west overlooks Central Park Lawn and Central Park Stage.
- 16′ x 16′ doors on the south side provide drive-in or forklift access if required.
- The Red Barn Stage is accessible through double-wide pedestrian doors on the east side.
- The 40′ x 30′ south-facing band shell includes a fenced and gravel-surfaced open-air courtyard with seating capacity for approximately 1,000.
- The optional stage is covered, rises three feet off the ground and can be illuminated for evening performances.
- Pipe and drape, A/V and other equipment rentals are available through the venue or our preferred suppliers, Central Display and Sound Art Music.
Central Park
An open-air concert venue. Central Park can easily accommodate an audience of 5,000 concert-goers who are welcome to bring their own blankets or folding chairs for casual seating comfort.
- Central Park is conveniently located just north of Exhibition Place.
- 64′ x 48′ stage has full electrical service and hard-wall construction on three sides and overhead.
- The stage is illuminated for evening performances, providing excellent acoustics and sight lines from anywhere within Central Park, including the Red Barn patio at the east end.
- Permanent covered 130′ shed rows, enclosing the west and north perimeters of the Central Park also feature electrical service and provide suitable space for concessions, service booths or restricted-access events including meet-and-greets and VIP receptions.
- Pipe and drape, A/V and other equipment rentals are available through the venue or our preferred suppliers, Central Display and Sound Art Music.
- Includes the use of a 60’ dressing room trailer.
The Display Building at The LOOP
This is a 100′ X 60′ covered, enclosed building, commonly used for displays and as a multi-purpose gathering space.
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The Viewing Shed at The LOOP
A 100′ X 60′ covered, open air building, commonly used for displays and as a gathering space during events at the horse race track.
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SL100 (Mobile) Stage
The SL100 is very user friendly, sets up rapidly, and has a rigging capacity of 11,400 lbs. It is recommended for crowds of up to 5,000 people. Full height rain-proof wind walls on three sides.
Adjustable stage area: 7.3m x 6.1m up to 12.2m x 9.8m
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South / Exhibition Place Parking Lot
Commonly used for parking at Exhibition Place, vehicle displays and training events.
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Amphitheatre Area
This paved area just inside of Exhibition Park’s main/west gate is commonly used for a variety of outdoor events, vehicle displays and training events.
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South Overflow Lot
This conveniently located packed limestone area is a flexible space for events and parking.
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The Expressway Tent
A 160′ X 100′ multi-purpose area that can be covered or enclosed.
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The Boat House
Helpful for small gatherings and displays, the Boat House is 40’x25′, and is commonly home to the Winnipeg Model Boat Club.
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Red River Meadows
Manitoba’s premier horse facility. This area hosted the Grand Prix and Team Events of the Stadium Jumping Competition during the 1999 Pan American Games July 24 to August 8, 1999.
Red River Meadows is located at the north end of Red River Exhibition Park and consists of four barns for stabling horses, two warm up rings, a main ring, hunter ring and a hacking and lunging field.
- The main ring is 250’ x 330’
- Two warm up rings are 280’ x 143’
- The hunter ring is 255’ x 150’
Many acres of flat, asphalted and packed gravel land has been used for a variety of uses including large equipment trade shows and agriculture equipment auctions, go-kart race tracks, sporting tournaments, semi-tractor Show ‘n Shine and more.