Dr. Goodbear, Manitoba’s mascot for hope and healing, is inviting families to a beloved community celebration! Bring your Teddy Bear to the 35^th Teddy Bears’ Picnic, presented by Humphrey Window and Door Systems, at Assiniboine Park Sunday, September 8 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Teddy Bears’ Picnic is a Winnipeg tradition started by a group of dedicated volunteers more than 35 years ago. The event will feature more than 20 activity tents, including the Dr. Goodbear Clinic put on by frontline staff from HSC Children’s Hospital, where kids’ teddy bears are triaged and go through a variety of medical tests and treatments including MRIs, X-rays, casting; and the I Want to be a Scientist tent put on by Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) that encourages imagination in fun science-based activities and showcases how they can be used in medical settings.

Plan your day

The Teddy Bears’ Pancake Breakfast by IHOP runs 9:30 am – 11:00 am ($5 per breakfast) cash, credit, and debit payment available

Teddy Bears’ Picnic runs 10 am – 4 pm

Entertainment

• 10:00 am Opening and welcomes, starting with a Drum Ceremony by Four Sacred Hearts (tobacco offering welcomed)
• 10:30 am Inuit Throat singing and Qulliq lighting
• 11:00 am Legacy Baton Academy + Winnipeg Tempo Twirlers
• 11:30 am Good morning yoga with Dona Watts-Hutchings
• 12:00 pm LuLu and the TomCat
• 12:30 pm Kickit Dance Studio
• 1:00 pm Heather’s Pretty Parties character performance
• 1:30 pm Active yoga with Dona Watts-Hutchings
• 2:00 pm School of Rock
• 2:30 pm Magician Mr. Ken
• 3:00 pm Aboriginal School of Dance; the last Dr. Goodbear Clinic visit begins
• 3:30 pm Fiddler, Nic Messner
• 4:00 pm Live 50/50 draw (You do not need to be present to win) goodbear.ca/5050

Lineup subject to change

• Bring your blanket or lawn chairs to watch

Food

• Food options include local food trucks and the Assiniboine Park snack shack – cash, credit, and debit payment available or bring your own picnic lunch

Merchandise

• Merchandise including Dr. Goodbear teddy bears, socks, and pins with cash, credit, debit payment available.

Park and ride

Park your vehicle in one of the two locations below and catch the shuttle from these lots directly to Assiniboine Park.

Shuttles will arrive and depart every 30 minutes from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm and pickup spots will have Teddy Bears’ Picnic signage indicators.

Dropoff and pickup at Assiniboine Park will be in front of The Pavilion.

Parking spot #1: RBC Advice Centre – 1260 Taylor Ave

• Teddy Bears’ Picnic guests can park in any of the 430 stalls at the Royal Bank Call Centre at 1260 Taylor Ave.
• Volunteers will be on-site to help answer questions and direct you to the pickup locations.
• RBC Advice Centre to Assiniboine Park ride time: 15 minutes

Parking spot #2: St. Paul’s High School and Shaftesbury High School – 2200 Grant Ave. + 2240 Grant Ave.

• Teddy Bears’ Picnic guests can park at St. Paul’s High School and Shaftesbury High School. Enter via the lane between St. Paul’s and Shaftesbury School, on the south side of Grant Ave.
• Please do not park in the front of the schools.
• Volunteers will be on-site to help answer questions and direct you to the pickup locations.
• St. Paul’s High School and Shaftesbury High School to Assiniboine Park ride time: 5 minutes

OR

Park in one of Assiniboine Park’s many lots and take the Trolley to Teddy Bears’ Picnic. For the Trolley route and map, click here.

Thank you generous sponsors!

Silver Basket Sponsor 

• City of Winnipeg
• King’s Services
• Manitoba Blue Cross
• Manitoba Public Insurance 
• McDonald’s
• Stantec

Bronze Basket Sponsor 

• Amgen Canada
• IVC Vita Health
• Manitoba Association of Optometrists 
• Payworks
• Superior Projects
• Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

Media Sponsors