Manitoba Ag Days 2025 is just around the corner. The event attracts attendees from across the province, throughout the Prairies and internationally.
With more than 30,000 attendees expected, well over 500 exhibitors, and a packed program of presenters and activities, there’s a lot to see and do so making the most of your time at Manitoba Ag Days will require forward planning.
Here’s some information to help make your visit more productive.
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1) Where and when is Ag Days?
Manitoba Ag Days, Canada’s largest indoor farm show, is at the Keystone Centre in Brandon. It runs Jan. 21- 23, 2025, and doors are open from 9 a,m. to 5 p.m. daily.
The Keystone Centre is at 1175 18th Street (a continuation of Highway 10, the John Bracken Highway) between Park and Richmond avenues.
2) Where can I park?
The Keystone Centre has a large lot with free parking. There’s also a shuttle service, sponsored by Mazergroup & Murray Chev Olds Cadillac, Buick, GMC, that will take you to any one of five entrances. Since the show is indoors, you can leave your outdoor clothes in the car or take advantage of the complimentary coat check.
3) Where can I get tickets?
Tickets may be purchased online or in person at the historic Dome Building on the west side of the parking lot behind the Keystone Centre. That structure is one of the last remnants of the 1913 Dominion Exhibition, a historic event held on what later became the grounds of the Keystone Centre. Tickets will be scanned at admission and can be presented as a mobile ticket on a phone or tablet or carried as a paper version.
4) What is the cost of admission?
Admission is $20 per day or $40 for a three-day pass. You can save a few dollars by planning ahead, because early bird tickets are available for $15 per day until a day before the show. The admission fee helps offset the costs of mounting a show of this size and helps support Manitoba Ag Days community programs such as Ag Days Gives Back.
5) What can I eat there?
There are several food vendors throughout Keystone Centre, serving sandwiches or burgers, baked goods, coffee and donuts, pirogies and pizza, just to name a few options. Some will take cash, but the Keystone Centre is a mostly cashless venue, preferring credit or debit cards.
6) What will I see there?
This year’s theme is Produced on the Prairies. Return visitors will notice it’s the same as last year’s theme but there’s a good reason for that. This region produces so much that it can’t all be highlighted in one show. More than 60 speakers will talk about subjects as diverse as agronomy, comedy and geopolitics. The Innovation Showcase will display 34 new ideas in prairie-produced technology. There will also be tasting events for locally produced craft beer, along with a rotating Pavilion of Vendors that showcases new prairie products.
7) Is there a printed program?
There is a pdf document available for download on the Ag Days website. You can find it under the “Publication” heading in the menu. It will give detailed information on speakers, events and locations in one package. It will also be available at information booths during the show.
8) Where can I stay?
There are numerous hotels in Brandon, and several more within an hour’s drive. A complete listing of Brandon and area hotels can be found on the visitor information page on the Ag Days website under the “Visitors” heading in the menu.
9) Where can I get more information?
More information is available on the Ag Days website. You’ll find detailed information on presentations, talks and displays along with maps of the Keystone Centre showing the different theatres and display areas.
Check the “Visitor Information” section under the Visitors heading in the menu for other details.
You can find all our 2025 Manitoba Ag Days coverage here.
