Payment is required to accompany your application form in order for it to be considered complete. Cash may be paid in person at 185 Main Street while cheques may be mailed to the Festival office at the same address, but both payments must be made PRIOR to deadline (deadline for 2026 will be announced later). Credit Cards are also accepted. If you choose not to submit credit card information online, you will be contacted to provide those details.

No. Payment must be made prior to your arrival on-site.

Yes. Please upload all permits and insurance by using the file upload buttons in the application form. If you are having difficulty uploading a file to your application, you may email your forms to the following address: harvestfestival@cityofwinkler.ca. PLEASE NOTE: YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE WITHOUT THE SUBMISSION OF THE REQUIRED FORMS.

It often happens that health inspections are not conducted on food trailers until late spring. We understand. Please send us a note letting us know and you may submit the permits at a later date. We do recommend that you try to have the permits submitted by deadline (deadline for 2026 will be announced later).

Yes. There are NO exceptions to this rule. You must be present and open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, no matter the weather. So please prepare accordingly.

You are required to operate during the following times:

Friday - 3pm to 11pm

Saturday - Noon to 11pm

Sunday - Noon to 11pm

These times are minimum operational times. You may open prior to noon on Saturday and Sunday, or you may remain open past 11pm each night. *Note: Food Vendors are required to be operational by Noon on Friday in accordance with Provincial Health Inspection Requirements.

All vendors will receive an email in the first week of August 2026 outlining their required set-up time. This one (1) hour window is selected based on your preferred set-up time. Please arrive on time at 1045 Grandeur Avenue where a volunteer will direct you to your space. Vendors must arrive during the time allotted to them in order to ensure their access onto the grounds. Vendors arriving outside of their designated time slot may not be permitted entrance into the festival at the discretion of the Festival Committee (it's best if you call ahead when finding yourself running late). Vendors arriving late and therefore not permitted onto the site will not be reimbursed their application fees. Food vendors will not be permitted entrance after 11:45pm, all other vendors will not be permitted entrance after 2:45pm.

You may not close up your booth prior to 11pm each night. On Sunday, vehicles will be allowed in at 11pm and you may pack up and leave any time after that.

Vehicles are allowed on the grounds AFTER closing each night. These vehicles can be brought in to allow you to pack up merchandise, replenish stock, etc. You may also bring vehicles onto the grounds each morning to unload merchandise and information, but these vehicles MUST be removed off the grounds by 11:45am each day (2:45pm on Friday). No vehicles are allowed on the grounds during open times.

The Winkler Harvest Festival Committee works hard to ensure that everyone enjoys themselves at our event - this includes participants as well as vendors. We carefully check each application's sale items and select our vendors based on the breadth of their products. We only permit limited numbers of vendors selling similar products to ensure that the market is not saturated. We base this off years of experience. We want our vendors to be happy and make money.

How to get there...

Winkler is located an hour and a half south of Winnipeg. Two routes may be taken if travelling from the greater Winnipeg area:

South on Pembina Highway (Highway 75), turning west at Highway 14.

Southwest on McGillivary Boulevard (Highway 3), continuing south on Highway 3 at Carman, and then turning east at Highway 14.

Where are the grounds...

When arriving in Winkler, proceed south on Park Street and turn west at Grandeur Avenue. The entrance to the grounds is located across from Sunset Bay, east of Grandeur Ave. Parking Lot. Proceed north to the gate where a volunteer will direct you where to go.

At the entrance to the grounds is gate. You will be stopped there by our attendants who will check you and and contact a Festival Coordinator who will arrive and escort you to your set-up location.

The fees vary by the types of products your are selling/promoting. Please check out our application form to find out what the fees may be for you.

No. We are an open ground, outdoor festival and do not have any indoor spaces (in a tent or otherwise) available. Please prepare for inclement weather.

The Harvest Festival & Exhibition DOES NOT provide vendors with Tents, Tables or Chairs, Hoses, Electrical Cords or Lighting.

Tents may be rented from the following local suppliers:

Pembina Valley Tent Rentals - 204-745-2158

Rain or Shine Tent Rentals - 204-343-2180

Pembina Valley Canvas - 204-331-9362

Tables and Chairs may be rented from the following:

Pembina Valley Tent Rentals - 204-745-2158

Camping:

Campground reservations typically open early in April. Spaces for the weekend fill up quickly.

Reserve a campsite here!

Hotels:

There are a number of Hotel Accommodations within the City of Winkler, please contact each hotel directly.

Best Western - 204-331-1400

Days Inn & Suites - 204-325-8888

Quality Inn - 204-325-4381