Dating in The Forks and downtown
In shortThe Forks is where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet, and where half the city seems to go on a winter weekend. It's busy, public and warm inside the Market. That makes it an easy first meeting spot in any season.
A first date idea
Skate the Nestaweya River Trail
The Forks opens the Nestaweya River Trail on the frozen rivers each January, with designer warming huts along the way. You can rent skates at Iceland Skate Rentals inside The Forks Market, and skate assists help beginners. Not a skater? You can walk the trail too.
Source: Travel Manitoba: Ways to cruise the Nestaweya River Trail, checked 9 November 2026
Skate the Nestaweya River Trail from The Forks.
For more ideas, read making winter dating work or small-world dating.
