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Joshua Qaumariaq in Winnipeg
We're working with Tunngasugit, The Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq, and NCI FM to bring arctic soul and blues singer Joshua Qaumariaq to the Tunngasugit Inuit Resource Centre in Winnipeg's North End for a night of live music and family fun. Tickets are $10 (plus fees and taxes), doors open at 6:00 pm, and the music starts at 7:00 pm.
Joshua Qaumariaq brings arctic soul and blues from the depth of the northern tundra in a blend of Inuktitut and English lyrics.
Joshua Qaumariaq in Winnipeg
Presented by the sākihiwē festival, Tunngasugit, The Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq, and NCI FM
Friday, March 20, 2026
Doors 6:00 PM, music 7:00 PM
Tunngasugit Inuit Resource Centre, 618 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg
Tickets $10 plus fees and taxes (kids 5-and-under are free)
Tickets available on Eventbrite, at Tunngasugit, and at the door
All ages, everyone welcome
No drugs of alcohol allowed
Activities for kids
Free prize draw
Free popcorn, free water and pop
Click here to purchase tickets on Eventbrite
Schedule
6:00 PM: Doors open (rush seating)
7:00 PM: Tunngasugit Youth Throat Singers (30 minutes)
7:30 PM: Intermission (30 minutes)
8:00 PM: Joshua Qaumariaq (60 minutes)
9:00 PM: Prize draw
Accessibility at Tunngasugit
The concert will be held in the lower level of the Tunngasugit Inuit Resource Centre. The lower level can be accessed from an exterior door at 620 Selkirk Avenue (you don't need to use the main doors, which are located at 618 Selkirk Avenue) and there is a wheelchair lift available for anyone who can't walk up or down stairs.
Parking
Free parking is available on the public streets that surround the venue (paid parking ends at 5:30 PM). Unfortunately accessible spots are not available.
Funding Partners
We acknowledge the Government of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Arts Council, and the Winnipeg Arts Council for their financial support of the sākihiwē festival’s concert series.
