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2026 Winnipeg Folk Festival Preview
Posted by: Nicolien Klassen-Wiebe • July 8, 2026 @ 8:18pm
It's official. The 51st Winnipeg Folk Festival is entirely sold out! We're talking single day tickets, full weekend passes, and every camping option available for the fest's 2026 edition running July 9–12. Yowza! I don't have official statistics yet to confirm the following statement, but I think this might be a new record.
8:00 PM
- the middleman
9:00 PM
- hard times at douglass high: a no child left behind report card [two-hour special presentation on HBO]
- intervention
- jon and kate plus eight [two new episodes]
10:00 PM
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN
- Mo 6/23: Will Smith, Joe Buck
- Tu 6/24: Charlize Theron, Richard Belzer, Motley Crue
- We 6/25: Abigail Breslin, Barry Sonnenfeld, Tift Merritt
- Th 6/26: Mary-Kate Olsen, Jim Gaffigan, Gavin DeGraw
- Fr 6/27: Morgan Freeman, Wil
9:00 PM
- 100 million bc [original tv movie on SCIFI]
- discovery special: when we left earth: the nasa missions, part 3 [two-hour special presentation]
- ice road truckers
- inspector lewis [season premiere on PBS, check local listings]
- law and order: criminal intent
9:00 PM
- so you think you can dance
9:30 PM
- my boys
10:00 PM
Let me introduce you to your Top... how many again?
On the last day of performances, Mookie totally nails "These Eyes." Omar tells a very sad story about his murdered brother and emotes his way through Burton Cummings' "Break It To Them Gently."
Piggots. You know there's a whole paragraph (or two) coming just for them.
Here in the Top 200, there are many old favourites (can we call them that yet?) on display and plenty of new faces as well, and most of this episode focuses on great performances with very little behind-the-scenes drama, so I best get cracking.
Day 1 is individual performances in rows of 10 or so, followed by quick cuts.
8:00 PM
- the middleman [series premiere on ABC FAMILY]
9:00 PM
- dirty jobs
- intervention [fifth season premiere on A&E]
- jon and kate plus eight
10:00 PM
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN
- Mo 6/16: Mike Myers, BMX star Kevin Robinson, Adele
- Tu 6/17: Steve Carell, Lance Armstrong, Dr.
This issue of Top Fives is brought to you by wishful thinking and procrastination. We live in a land where summer is short-lived and sunshine is just a memory for eight or nine months of the year. Please enjoy.
Top 5 Songs About Summer by Ariana Heppner
5. Cruel Summer, Bananarama (*)
Just a quick note to point out SCIFI's lineup is new tonight, including Charlie Jade, Doctor Who, and the midseason finale of Battlestar Galactica. Starting at eight Eastern.
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