What's open and what's closed on May long weekend in Winnipeg

Call it the unofficial start of summer: May long weekend is finally here.

There's going to be plenty to do in Winnipeg another playoff game on home ice and theManito Ahbee Festival, for instance, are both on Sunday and the weather's expected to not be half bad, either.

There's also a royal wedding planned across the pond, if you fancy flicking on the TV at 6 a.m CT.

A few services will be shut down for the holiday Monday, but there's still plenty of options staying open for the long weekend. Here's a list to get you started:

The Forks Marketplace

Fun fact: The Forks Market building is open all holidays, regular hours. The tenants are only closed on Christmas Day, according to the Forkswebsite.

Splash Dash Tours will also begin operating over the long weekend, providing half-hour tours of downtown waterways every 15 minutes, leaving from The Forks harbour. Tickets are available at the Splash Dash kiosk at The Forks dock and will run you $11.50 for an adult and $9.50 for seniors and youth. Kids 3 and under are free.

Tours run from10 a.m. to sunset, seven days a week.

Forks Market hours:

7 a.m.-11 p.m. daily

Johnston Terminal hours:

Friday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday,Monday:10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Warning that select tenants may choose to open earlier or close later at their discretion. Contact the individual tenant if you want to be sure.

Shopping malls

If you need to do some shopping, most of Winnipeg's major malls are open on the holiday Monday, but on restricted hours.

St. Vital Centre 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Polo Park Shopping Centre11a.m. until 6 p.m.
Grant Park Shopping Centre noon until 5 p.m.
Kildonan Place 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Outlet Collection Winnipeg 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Garden City Shopping Centre 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Assiniboine Park Zoo

The zoo is also open 364 days a year every day except Christmas.

On Victoria Day, it will be openfor regular hours of operation,9 a.m. until5 p.m.

City services

All civic offices are closed on holiday Monday. You can still access certain services:

• Transit

Winnipeg Transit will operate on a Sunday schedule on holiday Monday.

For more information, visit Winnipeg Transit's website.

• Leisure centres

Leisure centres will be closed Monday but operating on regular hours of operation for Saturdayand Sunday.

For more informationvisitthe city's leisure centresweb pageor contact311.

• Swimming pools

Most indoor citypools will be closed on Monday,exceptthe Pan Am and Margaret Grant Pools and the Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex.

The Pan Am Pool will be open Monday from 10a.m. until 2p.m. while the Margaret Grant Pool will be open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. TheCindy Klassen complex will be open from 2p.m. to 6p.m.

Regular hours are in effect for all pools on Saturday and Sunday.

For more information,visitthe city's indoor pools web pageor contact311.

• Libraries

All Winnipeg Public Library branches will be closed on Monday. Online services can be accessed normally.

Heads up: The Winnipeg Public Library will switch tosummer hoursafter holiday Monday.Weekend hours will change at all branches. Regular hours will resume after Sept. 4(Labour Day).

• Recycling/garbage collection

Recycling, garbage and yard waste will be collected as normally scheduled on the Victoria Day holiday.

To figure out what your collection day is,visitthe city's Water and Waste Department web page, download the Recycle Coach app, call 311 or email311@winnipeg.ca.

• Golf courses

Municipal golf coursesCrescent Drive, Harbour View, John Blumberg, Kildonan Park and Windsor Park will be open through the long weekend, including Monday, from 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Visit the city's golf services web pagefor more information or to book a tee time.

• Cemeteries

Cemetery grounds at Brookside, St. Vital and Transcona cemeteries will be open for visitation from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. over the Victoria Day long weekend, including Monday.

Cemetery offices, however, will be closed on Monday.

For more information,visit the city's municipal cemeteries web pageor contact311.