From adrenaline-rushing experiences and outdoor adventures to relaxing getaways and once-in-a-lifetime sights, there are many experiential gifts that can replace things for your loved ones this holiday season.

1 - Memberships at a favourite museum or attraction

The gift of learning and discovering happens anywhere and in every season. Gifting an annual membership to a favourite museum or attraction is a great way to expand minds and support tourism in the province. Check out some of these membership options available: Manitoba Children's Museum, Manitoba Museum, Assiniboine Park Zoo and The Leaf, FortWhyte Alive, Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, Mennonite Heritage Village, Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre, Fort la Reine Museum, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

2 - Prairie Gal Fishing Experience

Know someone looking to try something new or sharpen their skills this winter? Prairie Gal Fishing offers some great instructional packages for those curious about ice fishing. You'll be guided through every step of the process—from setting up a tent on the ice to reeling in a big catch. Owner Roselle Turenne's goal is to inspire and empower novice anglers and women in fishing specifically, making this a great gift for any and all beginners.

The best way to give this experience is through a gift certificate which can be redeemed for any of Prairie Gal Fishing's experiences.

3 - Manitoba Passes

Want to gift a taste of some of Manitoba's best breweries? Or perhaps you have a museum loving child in your life? Choose the Manitoba Brew Pass or Manitoba Kid's Choice Pass this holiday season.

The Manitoba Brew Pass is available as a one, three or 90 day pass and allows the recipient to visit a select number of included breweries for a free beer flight or pint. The Manitoba Kid's Choice Pass offers families savings on select museum visits, with options for both 1-Day and 5-Day passes.

4 - Fat bike, e-bike and e-scooter rentals

Get outside and get moving with Kendrick's Outdoor Adventures. Rentals are available in all seasons and include e-bikes, kayaks, SUPs, ice trikes, snowshoes and more! Let your giftee choose their rental when the time is right by purchasing a physical or digital gift card to place beneath the Christmas tree.

5 - Ski the slopes in any corner of the province

Send your special someone on a trip to a winter playground on the prairies, with snowy adventure for any skill level. Falcon Ridge Ski Slopes has 12 alpine ski runs, a terrain park, a tube run and 30 km of world-class nordic ski trails. The onsite restaurant, Trail's End Cafe, offers an opportunity to refuel with gourmet coffee, local craft beer and drinks, lunch snacks and fresh baking. Season passes are available online!

Looking for more? Mystery Mountain Winter Park in Thompson offers season passes for families, couples and solo adventurers. Plus they offer ski and snowboard lessons for anyone wanting to try something new or level up their skills. Asessippi Ski Area & Resort near Inglis has season passes and "snow school" courses taught by instructors with national certification to teach downhill skiing and snowboarding. In the south-central part of the province, Holiday Mountain offers savings with its season pass plus you can gift a membership to one of their ski clubs for someone who really loves to carve.

Closer to Winnipeg, Springhill Sports Park offers season and five day passes in addition to daily lift tickets.

6 - Gift a unique getaway

Want to really wow this holiday season? Plan a weekend away for that special person in your life. Manitoba has plenty of options for unique and stunning stays, perfect for every type of budget and traveller. Choose from domes surrounded by picturesque forest, bed and breakfasts that transport you back in time, rental options that will have allow for exploration of every corner of the province, rustic micro-cabins that get you closer to nature or a remote lodge on the edge of Manitoba's wilderness.

If a night away isn't your loved one's choice of adventure, a gift certificate for a spa day may be just the thing. Thermea Spa Village, Riverstone Spa (Inn at the Forks) or Ten Spa (Fort Garry Hotel & Conference Centre) in Winnipeg, Elkhorn Resort's Klar So Nordic Spa near Riding Mountain National Park, The Hills Spa in Brandon and Salka Spa at Lakeview Hecla Resort all offer gift cards and certificates, helping you give the most relaxing and luxurious gift of all.

7 - Support the arts this holiday season

Show a little love to Winnipeg's world-class arts scene by wrapping up tickets to a show or performance. Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra tickets appeal to a broad range of music lovers, with performances like How to Train Your Dragon as well as an array of kid's concerts on the horizon for the 2025/26 season. Other options include tickets to the:

• Royal Winnipeg Ballet
• Prairie Theatre Exchange
• Manitoba Theatre for Young People
• Royal Manitoba Theater Center
• Manitoba Opera
• Rainbow Stage Theatre

8 - Tickets to the game

If your gift recipient isn't much of an arts person, how about giving a pair of tickets to an upcoming hockey game? Choose from the NHL Jets, Manitoba Moose or the Brandon Wheat Kings. Or tickets to upcoming seasons to a Winnipeg Sea Bears, Blue Bombers or Goldeyes game.

9 - Dogsledding adventure

This one is perfect for the dog lover in your life! A dogsledding tour with Harness Adventure is the best (and possibly most adorable) way to spend a wintry day. "Le vas-vite” experience includes time spent getting to know the dogs and learning about the sport before embarking on the sled to ride with your musher for a 3 km run through the woods. Or, take it to the next level and book a winter glamping and dogsledding adventure which includes a stay in the most enchanting tent in the woods!

Wapusk Adventures in Churchill also offers dogsledding tours in all seasons. In summer, they also provide guided e-bike tours for exploring this remote northern town.

10 - The ultimate Manitoban gift: Northern lights package

Give the ultimate Manitoban gift this holiday season: a once-in-a-lifetime northern lights package to Churchill! Only for the nicest on your list, choose from tour operators like Frontiers North Adventures, Nanuk Operations, Churchilll Northern Studies Centre and more for an unbelievable adventure this February or March. For those who love to fish, Bakers Narrows Lodge offers an ice fishing and star gazing package in their aurora pod.