Whoop It Up In Portage!

A medley of Manitoban and Canadian folk, roots, country, and blues artists will perform at the 8th annual music festival on Aug. 27 & 28!   Read more ›

IF 2022: a 24-hour Hybrid Digital/In-Person Festival of Improvised Arts

The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) at the University of Guelph is thrilled to announce the third annual edition of their 24-hour improvised arts festival: IF 2022.   Read more ›

Transmitter Currently Offline

As of the morning of Wednesday July 20th, our transmitter is back online. Big thanks to those who worked hard to rectify the issues, and especially to you good listeners for your patience.   Read more ›

Fringe Is Back: In Person And In Colour

As always, UMFM's intrepid theater reporter Justin Olynyk, host of Play It Again (Wednesday nights at 8PM), and UMFM's crack team of reviewers will be in the middle of the action checking out some of the great plays and telling you all about them!   Read more ›

The Festival Express Is Rolling Out!

Starting today and running until July 8th, join some of your favorite UMFM hosts as they speak to just a few of the great artists headed to town for this year's Winnipeg Folk Festival. Each Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11:30 AM the Festival Express leaves the station, so be sure to get on aboard!   Read more ›

Win Winnipeg Folk Festival Tickets!

Once again we've teamed up with our friends at the Winnipeg Folk Festival to give you a chance to win one of two full weekend passes with camping to this year's festival!   Read more ›

Rise Up at Summer Of Sound!

UMFM is excited to announce that the 204 Rise team will be attending the Summer of Sound Festival taking place on June 10, 2022, at Assiniboia Downs.   Read more ›

Happy Pride Month!

With Pride Month underway and a busy weekend of great events and celebration ahead, our radio family wanted to wish everyone celebrating, participating and volunteering in events near and far nothing but the best!   Read more ›

sākihiwē festival returns to Winnipeg!

Aboriginal Music Manitoba, producer of the sākihiwē festival, is working with the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, the Spence Neighbourhood Association, Indigenous Vision for the North End, Central Neighbourhoods Winnipeg, and the West End Cultural Centre to take live music back to Indigenous families in Winnipeg's core this summer. The 2022 edition of the sākihiwē festival, set for June 23 to 26, will include two ticketed concerts and four free block parties with performances by 26 acts from across Canada.   Read more ›

Life Goes on…Art is alive and well in Eastman!

The Boreal Shores Art Tour will return this summer after a two year closure due to COVID, on Saturday, Aug. 20 and Sunday, 21, 2022.   Read more ›