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94 MANITOBA SUMMER FAIR JUNE 3-7 Combine the tantalizing smells of your favourite fair foods cooking all around you with the bright lights and big excitement of rides lit up in the night and you get the Manitoba Summer Fair experience. Horse shows, the petting zoo, concerts and competitions are only a few stops on the long list of attractions featured at the fair. Keystone Centre Grounds, Brandon 204-726-3590 | 1-877-729-0001 > brandonfairs.com FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP CANADA JUNE 8-16 Catch international soccer action when crowds will be out in force to cheer on teams from the U.S., Sweden, Nigeria, Australia, Germany, Thailand, Ecuador, Japan and New Zealand. Investors Group Field, Winnipeg Ticketmaster 1-855-985-5000 > fifa.com/Canada2015 TD WINNIPEG INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL JUNE 11-21 Features the hottest jazz and blues performers from around the world at both free and ticketed events. Various locations throughout Winnipeg 204-989-4656 > jazzwinnipeg.com RED RIVER EXHIBITION JUNE 12-21 North America's #1 midway, stage acts, children's entertainers, exhibits, youth talent shows and opening day fireworks. Red River Exhibition Park, Winnipeg 204-888-6990 > redriverex.com MANITOBA HIGHLAND GATHERING JUNE 20 Scottish heritage is celebrated with dance, pipe and drum competitions, heavy games of brawn, sheep shearing and herding, canoe and kayak races, clan booths, Scottish market, massed bands and Scottish pub. Selkirk Park, Selkirk 204-794-6587 > manitobahighlandgathering.org DAUPHIN'S COUNTRYFEST JUNE 25-28 Incredible country music from some of the hottest stars in the business. Dauphin 204-622-3700 | 1-800-361-7300 > countryfest.ca WINNIPEG FOLK FESTIVAL JULY 9-12 Internationally acclaimed celebration of people and music featuring over 60 acts, six daytime stages, evening main stage, family area, artisan tent and food court. Birds Hill Provincial Park 204-231-0096 | 1-866-301-3823 > winnipegfolkfestival.ca 94