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WINNIPEG – Music filled downtown Winnipeg for hours over the weekend showcasing local talent at numerous festivals.

ManyFest, Sherbrook street festival and the Manito Ahbee festival were just a few of the events Winnipeggers had to choose from.

Downtown BIZ saw at least 60,000 people enjoy ManyFest which took over Broadway with more than a dozen food trucks, an electric donkey run and live music from afternoon to evening.

“Friday we broke records when it comes to our wine and beer and attendance,” Jason Syvixay of Downtown BIZ said. “When you value local commodities and local businesses it only helps to turn over new businesses.”

More than 10,000 Manitobans and 500 dancers from around the world took part in an international Pow Wow at the MTS Centre.

The Manito Ahbee festival highlighted Indigenous culture and heritage with traditional attire and educational talks available to the public.

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The Sherbrook street festival also attracted more than 1,000 people on Saturday.

“We’ve had more people that ever,” the festival organizer Michelle Slota said. “It beings people together and highlights what we do in the neighborhood.”

Both ManyFest and Manito Ahbee wrap up Sunday night.