FIRST FRIDAYS in the EXCHANGE
Which Shops are open late on First Fridays?
Check the What's ON! page each month! Shops are open all month. Check their websites listed below for hours and information. Come explore unique gifts, apparel, true vintage, PLUS services like Photography, Picture Framing, Beauty, Tattoos, Yoga Classes & Healing Sessions. All locally owned and operated! |
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Members' Shops and Museums to Explore:
Albert Street:
62 Albert 2nd floor - Albert Street Tattoo
Featuring 15 Tattoo Artists working in various styles.
Website: albertstreettattoo.ca
63 Albert, 4th floor - The Drip Keeper
Two artists opening up their private studio to share their love of wild and weird vintage clothes. Find a piece you are desperately looking for! All at a reasonable price. We got the drip.
Instagram: @thedripkeeper
63 Albert, 5th floor - Honey Bea Sugaring
Sugaring Service
12 years experience • Certified Body Sugaring Expert • Mentor Brazilian Specialist
Instagram: @honeybeasugaring_
63 Albert, 5th floor - Love Your Body Yoga
Welcome to Love your Body Yoga Studio!
A safe and inclusive space, with adaptable and accessible Body Positive yoga programming and so much more!
At this studio you will find:
• A variety of Yoga Classes; Body Positive and Beginner Friendly.
• Group Sound healing sessions.
• Body positive events and programming
• Handmade markets each First Friday
• 1:1 Appointments for Yoga, Reiki, Sound healings, or a combination of several to choose from.
Instagram: @loveyourbodyyogaca
63 Albert, 5th floor - Zolzayā Cashmere.
Sustainable cashmere, yak fibre, and felt goods, made with love in Mongolia.
Website: zolzaya.com
68 Albert Street - Plant Lab Botanical Design
Inspiring you to find meaningful self care in plant care, helping you design your life and spaces, and everything in-between.
Website: plantlab.design
70 Albert 2nd floor - Vantage Vintage
We have a true passion for vintage and antique fashion with plenty of great true vintage treasures waiting for their forever homes. A quality and style that can’t be beat!
Website: vantagevintagebtq.com
75 Albert main floor - NORTHLORE
We're here to be for body care what the farm to table movement is for food. Think small batch, local, sustainable products to help you feel more connected to your body, the earth, and to each other.
Website: northloregoods.com
75 Albert 2nd floor - Thrift Nihilist
Find a balance of wearable, timeless staple pieces and unique, more eccentric items you won’t see daily. Owner Kier Mailan is drawn to anything special and out of the ordinary, which shows up in his curation style.
Instagram: @thriftnihilist
Alexander Avenue:
184 Alexander Avenue E. - OSEREDOK Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre
An internationally-recognized repository, museum, archive, library, art gallery, educational and research centre dedicated to the preservation, sharing, promotion, and development of Ukrainian-Canadian and Ukrainian culture and heritage.
Website: oseredok.ca
Arthur Street:
54 Arthur - Toad Hall Toys
Manitoba's largest and oldest independent toy retailer. An Emporium of treasures to delight all ages.
Website: toadhalltoys.ca
55 Arthur - The Village Salon Studios
A collective of 26 independent businesses specializing in hair, esthetics & tattoos under one roof. A one stop shop for all your beauty services with everything from permanent make up, hair extensions, brows, lashes, tattoos & everything in between. Come check out our wonderful artists!
Website: villagesalonstudios.ca
Unit 9: jeff_tvttoo Tattoo Artist.
Instagram: jeff_tvttoo
70 Arthur main floor - Clothing Bakery
We take pride in providing genuine customer service and sustainable vintage clothing that let our customers express themselves through their fashion style for half a decade now. We have a growing curation of vintage clothing items dating back from the 70s to early 2000's.
Website: clothingbakery.com
70 Arthur 2nd floor - ARP Books
Arbeiter Ring Publishing Ltd. was founded in 1996 through the work of a group of activists in Winnipeg. Now operating as ARP Books, we publish innovative books with an emphasis on leftist political analysis of contemporary issues.
Website: arpbooks.org
70 Arthur 4th floor - Costume Museum of Canada
Canada's first museum dedicated to the collection, preservation and presentation of clothing and textiles. The costume we wear each day is influenced by climate, occupation, economic factors, societal role, religion, the task at hand, age, gender and the time in which we live.
Instagram: @costumemuseumca
70 Arthur 4th floor - Ritual
Tattoo Studio. Rites of passage, performed with care.
Instagram: @ritual_winnipeg
70 Arthur, 5th floor - Studio D’Alessio
Studio D’Alessio is an inclusive and woman-owned empowerment photography studio. Drop by and browse the Client Closet to see clothing and accessories you can borrow during your photo session or see samples of albums and products you can make with your photos. And of course, questions about booking your own empowerment session are more than welcome!
Website: studiodalessio.ca
91 Arthur - Seduta Art
Arts & craft & stationery store
Website: seduta.ca
92 Arthur - Red River Book Store
Escape into the wonderful world of adventure and learning. Music and videos too. We invite people to see our thousands of art books for sale on our second floor as well as a display of art works.
Facebook: Red River Book Store
James Avenue
132 James Avenue - Rubia Darya Gallery
We offer handwoven vintage and antique wool rugs and textiles. Every piece has a story to tell of the women who wove them and of their nomadic families from central and west Asia.
Website: rubiadarya.ca
King Street:
124 King - Fiddler's Green
Fiddler’s Green is place for all. Here you’ll find all the fellowship and merchandise necessary to keep a song in your heart and a skip in your step. 100% local and independent, this is Winnipeg’s home for cannabis, culture and community—climb aboard!
Website: fiddlersgreencannabis.comExchange District BIZ
Lombard Avenue:
101-177 Lombard - Winnipeg Architecture Foundation
A nonprofit, registered charitable organization dedicated to advancing the awareness and appreciation of Winnipeg's built environment through public education.
Website: winnipegarchitecture.ca
Main Street:
492 Exchange District BIZ
With a membership of over 400 businesses, the BIZ works to create a safe, clean,and beautiful neighbourhood in Winnipeg's Exchange District.
McDermot Avenue:
245 McDermot - Into The Music
Open since 1987, we have become Winnipeg, Manitoba's largest record store specializing in everything from the latest indie pop, to psych and prog rarities, punk and metal classics and everything in between. We are best known for keeping the flame burning for Vinyl LPs and 45s.
Website: intothemusic.ca
246 McDermot - tara davis studio boutique
The shop is part studio, part boutique, and part gallery, filled with delightful goodies I have hand selected from more than 100 Canadian dreamers and makers. Handmade is important - it preserves dying traditions and processes, supports local economies, makes less impact on the environment , and most importantly, it’s special.
Website: taradavis.ca
264 McDermot - Tokyo Smoke | The Exchange
Featuring pop-up arts and craft events on First Fridays.
Tokyo Smoke is an award-winning, design focused, legal cannabis retailer. We believe that cannabis is good, and that your shopping experience should be nothing short of great.
Website: tokyo-smoke-exchange
290 McDermot 4th floor - Floodway Print Company
Quality-focussed custom, wholesale t-shirts & apparel screenprinting.
Website: floodwayprintco.com
290 McDermot 5th floor - Lennard Taylor Design Studio
Showroom and Gallery. Sustainably made luxury fashion for men and women.
Website: lennardtaylor.com
290 McDermot 6th floor - Kev Ten Studio Shop
Modern home decor, useful objects and art; designed and manufactured in the Exchange studio under the artist name Kev Ten. Kev Ten has a consistent look across multiple mediums, from concrete to wood, textile and paper.
Instagram: @kev_ten_
321 McDermot - Exchange Met School
A project-based and community-based learning school, publicly funded and open to learners of diverse needs and interests.
Website: exchangemet
359 McDermot - Createful Spaces
We offer a welcoming office environment for creatives, entrepreneurs, freelancers, small businesses, not-for-profits, and others. Stop by and see what’s happening this month.
Website: createful.ca
Princess Street:
73 Princess - The Babe Cave
Conveniently located, The Babe Cave Collective is your one-stop-beauty-shop in Winnipeg’s historical Exchange District! Our carefully curated expert team of artists have all your self-care needs covered from head-to-toe! Check out our growing retail of beauty essentials, jewelry, handmade gifts + art!
Website: thebabecaveywg.ca
Rupert Street:
190 - The Manitoba Museum
On First Fridays from 4-9pm, enjoy free general admission to the Museum Galleries, Planetarium, Science Gallery, and special programming. First Fridays@The Manitoba Museum
Website: manitobamuseum.ca
William Avenue:
312 William - North Forge Fabrication Lab
Makers Market & Mini-tours. Our Makers Market will be open and stocked with locally made items created by North Forge FabLab members. Stop by for a Mini tour to see the new fully equipped design space, co-working area and Makers Market
Website: northforge.ca
Albert Street:
62 Albert 2nd floor - Albert Street Tattoo
Featuring 15 Tattoo Artists working in various styles.
Website: albertstreettattoo.ca
63 Albert, 4th floor - The Drip Keeper
Two artists opening up their private studio to share their love of wild and weird vintage clothes. Find a piece you are desperately looking for! All at a reasonable price. We got the drip.
Instagram: @thedripkeeper
63 Albert, 5th floor - Honey Bea Sugaring
Sugaring Service
12 years experience • Certified Body Sugaring Expert • Mentor Brazilian Specialist
Instagram: @honeybeasugaring_
63 Albert, 5th floor - Love Your Body Yoga
Welcome to Love your Body Yoga Studio!
A safe and inclusive space, with adaptable and accessible Body Positive yoga programming and so much more!
At this studio you will find:
• A variety of Yoga Classes; Body Positive and Beginner Friendly.
• Group Sound healing sessions.
• Body positive events and programming
• Handmade markets each First Friday
• 1:1 Appointments for Yoga, Reiki, Sound healings, or a combination of several to choose from.
Instagram: @loveyourbodyyogaca
63 Albert, 5th floor - Zolzayā Cashmere.
Sustainable cashmere, yak fibre, and felt goods, made with love in Mongolia.
Website: zolzaya.com
68 Albert Street - Plant Lab Botanical Design
Inspiring you to find meaningful self care in plant care, helping you design your life and spaces, and everything in-between.
Website: plantlab.design
70 Albert 2nd floor - Vantage Vintage
We have a true passion for vintage and antique fashion with plenty of great true vintage treasures waiting for their forever homes. A quality and style that can’t be beat!
Website: vantagevintagebtq.com
75 Albert main floor - NORTHLORE
We're here to be for body care what the farm to table movement is for food. Think small batch, local, sustainable products to help you feel more connected to your body, the earth, and to each other.
Website: northloregoods.com
75 Albert 2nd floor - Thrift Nihilist
Find a balance of wearable, timeless staple pieces and unique, more eccentric items you won’t see daily. Owner Kier Mailan is drawn to anything special and out of the ordinary, which shows up in his curation style.
Instagram: @thriftnihilist
Alexander Avenue:
184 Alexander Avenue E. - OSEREDOK Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre
An internationally-recognized repository, museum, archive, library, art gallery, educational and research centre dedicated to the preservation, sharing, promotion, and development of Ukrainian-Canadian and Ukrainian culture and heritage.
Website: oseredok.ca
Arthur Street:
54 Arthur - Toad Hall Toys
Manitoba's largest and oldest independent toy retailer. An Emporium of treasures to delight all ages.
Website: toadhalltoys.ca
55 Arthur - The Village Salon Studios
A collective of 26 independent businesses specializing in hair, esthetics & tattoos under one roof. A one stop shop for all your beauty services with everything from permanent make up, hair extensions, brows, lashes, tattoos & everything in between. Come check out our wonderful artists!
Website: villagesalonstudios.ca
Unit 9: jeff_tvttoo Tattoo Artist.
Instagram: jeff_tvttoo
70 Arthur main floor - Clothing Bakery
We take pride in providing genuine customer service and sustainable vintage clothing that let our customers express themselves through their fashion style for half a decade now. We have a growing curation of vintage clothing items dating back from the 70s to early 2000's.
Website: clothingbakery.com
70 Arthur 2nd floor - ARP Books
Arbeiter Ring Publishing Ltd. was founded in 1996 through the work of a group of activists in Winnipeg. Now operating as ARP Books, we publish innovative books with an emphasis on leftist political analysis of contemporary issues.
Website: arpbooks.org
70 Arthur 4th floor - Costume Museum of Canada
Canada's first museum dedicated to the collection, preservation and presentation of clothing and textiles. The costume we wear each day is influenced by climate, occupation, economic factors, societal role, religion, the task at hand, age, gender and the time in which we live.
Instagram: @costumemuseumca
70 Arthur 4th floor - Ritual
Tattoo Studio. Rites of passage, performed with care.
Instagram: @ritual_winnipeg
70 Arthur, 5th floor - Studio D’Alessio
Studio D’Alessio is an inclusive and woman-owned empowerment photography studio. Drop by and browse the Client Closet to see clothing and accessories you can borrow during your photo session or see samples of albums and products you can make with your photos. And of course, questions about booking your own empowerment session are more than welcome!
Website: studiodalessio.ca
91 Arthur - Seduta Art
Arts & craft & stationery store
Website: seduta.ca
92 Arthur - Red River Book Store
Escape into the wonderful world of adventure and learning. Music and videos too. We invite people to see our thousands of art books for sale on our second floor as well as a display of art works.
Facebook: Red River Book Store
James Avenue
132 James Avenue - Rubia Darya Gallery
We offer handwoven vintage and antique wool rugs and textiles. Every piece has a story to tell of the women who wove them and of their nomadic families from central and west Asia.
Website: rubiadarya.ca
King Street:
124 King - Fiddler's Green
Fiddler’s Green is place for all. Here you’ll find all the fellowship and merchandise necessary to keep a song in your heart and a skip in your step. 100% local and independent, this is Winnipeg’s home for cannabis, culture and community—climb aboard!
Website: fiddlersgreencannabis.comExchange District BIZ
Lombard Avenue:
101-177 Lombard - Winnipeg Architecture Foundation
A nonprofit, registered charitable organization dedicated to advancing the awareness and appreciation of Winnipeg's built environment through public education.
Website: winnipegarchitecture.ca
Main Street:
492 Exchange District BIZ
With a membership of over 400 businesses, the BIZ works to create a safe, clean,and beautiful neighbourhood in Winnipeg's Exchange District.
McDermot Avenue:
245 McDermot - Into The Music
Open since 1987, we have become Winnipeg, Manitoba's largest record store specializing in everything from the latest indie pop, to psych and prog rarities, punk and metal classics and everything in between. We are best known for keeping the flame burning for Vinyl LPs and 45s.
Website: intothemusic.ca
246 McDermot - tara davis studio boutique
The shop is part studio, part boutique, and part gallery, filled with delightful goodies I have hand selected from more than 100 Canadian dreamers and makers. Handmade is important - it preserves dying traditions and processes, supports local economies, makes less impact on the environment , and most importantly, it’s special.
Website: taradavis.ca
264 McDermot - Tokyo Smoke | The Exchange
Featuring pop-up arts and craft events on First Fridays.
Tokyo Smoke is an award-winning, design focused, legal cannabis retailer. We believe that cannabis is good, and that your shopping experience should be nothing short of great.
Website: tokyo-smoke-exchange
290 McDermot 4th floor - Floodway Print Company
Quality-focussed custom, wholesale t-shirts & apparel screenprinting.
Website: floodwayprintco.com
290 McDermot 5th floor - Lennard Taylor Design Studio
Showroom and Gallery. Sustainably made luxury fashion for men and women.
Website: lennardtaylor.com
290 McDermot 6th floor - Kev Ten Studio Shop
Modern home decor, useful objects and art; designed and manufactured in the Exchange studio under the artist name Kev Ten. Kev Ten has a consistent look across multiple mediums, from concrete to wood, textile and paper.
Instagram: @kev_ten_
321 McDermot - Exchange Met School
A project-based and community-based learning school, publicly funded and open to learners of diverse needs and interests.
Website: exchangemet
359 McDermot - Createful Spaces
We offer a welcoming office environment for creatives, entrepreneurs, freelancers, small businesses, not-for-profits, and others. Stop by and see what’s happening this month.
Website: createful.ca
Princess Street:
73 Princess - The Babe Cave
Conveniently located, The Babe Cave Collective is your one-stop-beauty-shop in Winnipeg’s historical Exchange District! Our carefully curated expert team of artists have all your self-care needs covered from head-to-toe! Check out our growing retail of beauty essentials, jewelry, handmade gifts + art!
Website: thebabecaveywg.ca
Rupert Street:
190 - The Manitoba Museum
On First Fridays from 4-9pm, enjoy free general admission to the Museum Galleries, Planetarium, Science Gallery, and special programming. First Fridays@The Manitoba Museum
Website: manitobamuseum.ca
William Avenue:
312 William - North Forge Fabrication Lab
Makers Market & Mini-tours. Our Makers Market will be open and stocked with locally made items created by North Forge FabLab members. Stop by for a Mini tour to see the new fully equipped design space, co-working area and Makers Market
Website: northforge.ca