Grey Cup tour to make 40 stops across Manitoba from May to October

CBC News

· Posted: May 01, 2025 1:30 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

The CFL's biggest prize — the 1 that has evaded the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for 3 consecutive years — is embarking connected a Manitoba-wide circuit opening this weekend.

The Grey Cup tour kicks disconnected May 4 astatine the WPS Half Marathon successful Winnipeg and volition past spell connected to make 40 stops crossed the province through to the extremity of October.

Winnipeg is hosting the 112th Grey Cup connected Nov. 16 astatine Princess Auto Stadium. It volition be the archetypal clip since 2015 the title crippled has been held successful the city, and 5th clip wide (1991, 1998, 2006, 2015, 2025).

The tour, sponsored by Access Credit Union and the Winnipeg Football Club, volition diagnostic games, interactive challenges and giveaways astatine each stop, a quality merchandise from the nine said.

"You're going to person the MacDon [Industries Ltd.] brew pong for the adults, and for the kids, we'll fig retired a antithetic sanction for that," said Wade Miller, Bombers president and CEO. 

There volition beryllium a shot flip and cornhole games, a recycling situation and chances to triumph tickets to the Grey Cup game, he said.

"Our squad is truthful excited to get retired done the state and get the Grey Cup Festival kicked off," Miller said.

The afloat docket of circuit stops volition beryllium disposable soon connected the 2025 Grey Cup Festival website and updated passim the season.

The circuit volition sojourn towns, cities and agrarian communities, the merchandise said.

The Manitoba authorities announced connected Thursday that it is providing $5.5 cardinal to assistance the Bombers big the crippled and related events.

"Events similar the Grey Cup ignite excitement for athletics and fortify our community's pridefulness successful our team," said Nellie Kennedy, Manitoba curate of sport, culture, practice and tourism.

"Hosting the crippled and festival present successful Winnipeg volition besides present large economical benefits, attracting visitors to our beauteous metropolis and supporting section businesses."