Winnipeg Trip Overview
Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore Winnipeg’s old theatre district.
On this easy to walk 2.5 km (one way) tour, you’ll explore some of the theatres, film sets and historical buildings that make up the theatrical section of the city.
Highlights include the Burton Cummins Theatre, Old Market Square and the Pantages Theatre.
Don’t just see the theatre district, hear what it has to say!
Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play.
The tour also comes with a fun location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your guess at the answer.
Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices.
It’s yours! Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.
Note: the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.
Additional Info
Duration: 1 to 2 hours
Starts: Winnipeg, Canada
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore Winnipeg’s old theatre district.
On this easy to walk 2.5 km (one way) tour, you’ll explore some of the theatres, film sets and historical buildings that make up the theatrical section of the city.
Highlights include the Burton Cummins Theatre, Old Market Square and the Pantages Theatre.
Don’t just see the theatre district, hear what it has to say!
Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play.
The tour also comes with a fun location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your guess at the answer.
Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices.
It’s yours! Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.
Note: the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.
Stop At: The Metropolitan Entertainment Centre by Canad Inns, 281 Donald St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1M9, Canada
Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore Winnipeg’s old theatre district.
On this easy to walk 2.5 km (one way) tour, you’ll explore some of the theatres, film sets and historical buildings that make up the theatrical section of the city.
Highlights include the Burton Cummins Theatre, Old Market Square and the Pantages Theatre.
Don’t just see the theatre district, hear what it has to say!
Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play.
The tour also comes with a fun location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your guess at the answer.
Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch the crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices.
It’s yours! Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.
Note: the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: VVV4+6P Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Slapstick, Standup & More. As we walk we’ll tell you a little about wonderful old days of vaudeville and how it was an incredibly popular form of theatre.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: VVV6+W3 Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Orpheum Theatre. As you come to the intersection of Portage and Fort Street we’ll tell you how different this very spot once looked and about the beautiful old theatre that once stood here.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: The Garrick, 330 Garry St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2G7, Canada
The Charles Theatre and the Garrick Centre. We’ll tell you the background of this old building, its film debut and its relevance to many famous films and directors. Even a cult classic!
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Burton Cummings Theatre for the Performing Arts, 364 Smith St, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2H2 Canada
Now who hasn’t heard of the rock icon Burton Cummings? Here we’ll tell you a little bit about this theatre and why it didn’t quite live up to it’s potential. You need to wait till the next stop to find out about the name!
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Burton Cummings Theatre, 364 Smith St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2H2, Canada
Absolutely Fireproof. As you look at the theatre from this vantage point we’ll tell you about the original theatre and what that has to do with being Fireproof. Oh, and how it got it’s name.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: VVW4+Q3 Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Winnipeg Theatre Fire Plaque. We’ll tell you a little bit about the tragic event that happened here and of the theatre fire history in Winnipeg.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: VVX4+3V Winnipeg, MB, Canada
The Wild, Wild West. On this stop we’ll try and help you to imagine how this was once taken over by film crews, horses and a very famous actor.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Bannatyne Avenue & Princess Street, Bannatyne Ave & Princess St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1K4, Canada
EXCHANGE DISTRICT. As you stroll through the Exchange District we’ll let you in on a some very recent movie making that was done here – you may even recognize some.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Artspace Inc, 100 Arthur St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3, Canada
We’ll tell where to look for an interesting sign and tell you a bit about how this renovated warehouse became a treasure trove of Winnipeg artists.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Old Market Square, 314-63 Albert St, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1G4 Canada
& the Winnipeg Fringe Festival. As you stroll through the square we’ll tell you about this heart of the Exchange District, its history and the many ways it is still being used today.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: VVX6+C6 Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Bijou Park. At this entrance to the Market Square, we’ll tell you the background of what is now this small park and why it was such a big part of Winnipeg’s theatre district.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Winnipeg City Hall, 510 Main St, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1B9 Canada
As you are looking at the very modern city hall building in front of you, we’ll tell you about its traditional predecessor and how it had a very unique link to the theatre district.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Pantages Theatre, 180 Market Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0P7 Canada
We’ll tell you about the interesting background of this grand old theatre and its historical relevance to the theatrical community today.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Centennial Concert Hall, 555 Main St, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1C3 Canada
You’ll hear about this beautiful large modernistic building, a bit of its history and some of the wonderful performing arts organizations that call it home today.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Tom Hendry Warehouse Theatre, 140 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0T9, Canada
We’ll point out the theatre across the street, that wasn’t always a theatre, and how it became know as a rare “non-profit experimental theatre”.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Manitoba Theatre Centre (MTC), 174 Market Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0P8 Canada
As you walk, we’ll talk about the building in front of you, its famous theatrical legacy in Canada and some of the celebrity guests and movie stars that graced its stage.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, 174 Market Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0P8, Canada
Royal Manitoba Theatre Sculpture. You’ll hear about the early years of the theatre and we’ll also tell you about the interesting statue of the theatre’s founders located at the theatre entrance.
Duration: 2 minutes
Pass By: Canada Life Centre, 300 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 5S4 Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Pass By: Shaw Park, 1 Portage Ave E, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 3N3 Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Pass By: Old Market Square, 314-63 Albert St, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1G4 Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Pass By: Manitoba Planetarium & Science Gallery, 190 Rupert Ave Manitoba Centennial Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0N2 Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Pass By: Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall 555 Main St, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1C3 Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Pass By: Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0N2 Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Pass By: Manitoba Theatre Centre (MTC), 174 Market Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0P8 Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Pass By: Winnipeg Police Museum, 245 Smith Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Pass By: Fort Gibraltar, 866 St.Joseph Street Old St.Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 0G4 Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Pass By: RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, 375 York Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3J3 Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
Pass By: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1V1 Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it’s nearby and you can spend as much time here as you like.
