Family Stay and Play
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On the calendar for Wednesday, Oct 7: Family Stay and Play at Louis Riel Library, Winnipeg. Bring the kids along.
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Things to do in Winnipeg with a toddler
325 dated listings for toddlers in Winnipeg in the next 60 days — storytimes, playgroups and tot drop-ins, pulled from the town's real event feed and sorted by age, not by who paid to be first.
Toddler life in Winnipeg — the short version
If you're raising a toddler in Winnipeg, this is the page that keeps up. Between Oct 7 and Nov 25, Winnipeg's feed lists 325 dated listings for this age — 17 different programs, covering storytimes, playgroups and tot drop-ins. Most of it runs at Henderson Library (31) and Louis Riel Library (28).
Everything here is a real listing from Winnipeg's own event feed, checked against each program's age range — a program whose ages overlap 1–3 shows up here even if it also fits the age next door. The library branches showing up for this age are Bill and Helen Norrie Library and Cornish Library.
Coming up for toddlers in Winnipeg
Dated listings in the next 60 days, soonest first. A weekly program shows a few of its sessions here — the rhythm section below has the full pattern.
Family Stay and Play
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On the calendar for Wednesday, Oct 7: Family Stay and Play at Munroe Library, Winnipeg. Family-friendly.
Family Story Time
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Family Story Time is on Wednesday, Oct 7 at Munroe Library, Winnipeg. Family-friendly.
Family Story Time
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Pembina Trail Library, Winnipeg hosts Family Story Time on Wednesday, Oct 7. Family-friendly.
Family Story Time
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Family Story Time at Millennium Library, Winnipeg on Wednesday, Oct 7. Bring the kids along.
Parent & Tot 1 and 2 (2026 Fall)
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On the calendar for Oct 7 to Dec 9: Parent & Tot 1 and 2 (2026 Fall) at Margaret Grant Pool, Winnipeg.
Parent & Tot 1 and 2 (2026 Fall)
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Parent & Tot 1 and 2 (2026 Fall) at Transcona Kinsmen Centennial Pool, Winnipeg on Oct 7 to Dec 9.
Parent & Tot 1 and 2 (2026 Fall)
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On the calendar for Oct 7 to Dec 9: Parent & Tot 1 and 2 (2026 Fall) at Piscine Dan Vandal Bonivital Pool, Winnipeg.
Parent & Tot 1 and 2 (2026 Fall)
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Elmwood Kildonans Pool, Winnipeg hosts Parent & Tot 1 and 2 (2026 Fall) on Oct 7 to Dec 9.
Parent & Tot 1 and 2 (2026 Fall)
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Parent & Tot 1 and 2 (2026 Fall) is on Oct 7 to Dec 9 at Kinsmen Sherbrook Pool, Winnipeg.
The regular rhythm
These are the programs that run week after week — the ones Winnipeg parents actually plan around.
Mondays — Family Stay and Play at Henderson Library · 15 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 13.
Mondays — Family Story Time at Harvey Smith Library · 13 sessions in the feed, next Oct 13, then Oct 19.
Tuesdays — Family Stay and Play at St. James-Assiniboia Library · 7 sessions in the feed, next Oct 13, then Oct 20.
Wednesdays — Family Story Time at Pembina Trail Library · 14 sessions in the feed, next Oct 7, then Oct 13.
Fridays — Family Stay and Play at Transcona Library · 13 sessions in the feed, next Oct 9, then Oct 16.
Fridays — Family Story Time at Fort Garry Library · 13 sessions in the feed, next Oct 9, then Oct 10.
Fridays — Family Story Time at Sir William Stephenson Library · 13 sessions in the feed, next Oct 9, then Oct 16.
Saturdays — Cancelled: Family Story Time at St. James-Assiniboia Library · 7 sessions in the feed, next Oct 10, then Oct 17.
Good to know
By the numbers for this age in Winnipeg: 325 dated listings in the next 60 days; 209 of the 325 listings with a start time begin before noon — this age runs on mornings; the busiest single venue is Henderson Library with 31 of them.
On cost: none of these listings carries a free tag in Winnipeg's feed, so treat prices as check-the-listing — libraries and rec centres often run these at no cost, but the feed doesn't say so and we won't guess.
Rainy-day fallback: most of this age's listings in Winnipeg run indoors at Bill and Helen Norrie Library, Charleswood Library, Cornish Library — warm, dry, and built for short attention spans.
Keep exploring
Your next stage: kids grow out of this age band fast — the preschool page for Winnipeg picks up where this one leaves off.
Common questions
What's on in Winnipeg for toddlers right now?
The feed lists 325 dated listings for this age in the next 60 days, running Oct 7 to Nov 25 — the Coming up section is pulled straight from it.
Are these drop-in, or do I need to register?
It varies by program, and the page only says which is which where a listing's own words say so — the Good to know section names the drop-in and registration listings it found. When it doesn't say, the listing link is the place to check.
What's free for toddlers in Winnipeg?
None of the current listings carries a free tag in the feed, so check each listing for its price — we don't mark anything free that the source doesn't.