Ballroom concerts
Sat 31 Oct · doors 6:30, show 7:30
Blizzard of Ozz
A tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, in the South Beach Grand Ballroom. If you are reading this on the day, it is tonight.
Fri 6 Nov · doors 6:30, show 7:00
Magician and The Muse
Sean Watson and Chanelle Munroe bring a magic show for the holidays.
Sat 30 Jan · doors 6:30, show 7:30
Zed Zeppelin
A Led Zeppelin tribute. The page gives no year; the next Saturday 30 January is in 2027.
Tickets are sold at the hotel front desk, but the resort recommends buying ahead through Eventbrite. You get a stamp for re-entry, and small bags and purses are allowed. Earlier in the season, on 11 September, the series hosted Forever & Always, a Winnipeg tribute to Shania Twain, so the format is tribute acts and family-friendly shows rather than touring headliners.
Blue Dolphin weekends
Free live entertainment in the lounge, with local musicians on stage on Friday and Saturday nights. The resort's home page says Friday nights only; its entertainment page and the calendar itself list both nights, so I follow the calendar.
- Sat 31 Oct
CRUSH — A Winnipeg classic-rock cover band.
- Fri 6 Nov
Roadside Prophets — Rock and blues hits, from Portage la Prairie.
- Sat 7 Nov
The BobCatz — Classic rock, AC/DC to Cheap Trick.
- Fri 13 – Sat 14 Nov
C-Weed Band — Country band from Eddystone, Manitoba, more than 30 years around Winnipeg; the resort notes lyrics that reflect the band's Aboriginal heritage.
- Fri 20 Nov
Night Train — Classic rock with some country.
- Sat 21 Nov
Black Lights — Winnipeg band covering Kansas, Boston, Duran Duran, Loverboy and others.
- Fri 27 – Sat 28 Nov
DPS Trio — Classic rock.
- Fri 4 Dec
The Biivvers — Rock and roll dance band from Winnipeg and around.
- Sat 5 Dec
Crackin' Foxy — Winnipeg rock.
- Fri 11 – Sat 12 Dec
Sean Taylor Band — Six-piece party band from Winnipeg.
- Fri 18 – Sat 19 Dec
Joe Maxime — Country, rock, blues and alternative.
- Fri 25 Dec
Chok-Mah Band — From Lake Manitoba First Nation; the resort calls them a Juno nominee.
- Sat 26 Dec
The Bobcatz — Classic rock again to close the year's calendar.
Blue Dolphin line-up copied from the resort's entertainment page on 31 October 2026. The 30 October act, Hearts On Fire, had already been and gone.
How I would plan around a show
For a ballroom concert, book the room for the concert night and check out at noon the next day, or take a package with a 1 p.m. late check-out. Supper at Mango's has to finish by the 6:30 doors, and Mango's closes at nine, so a later bite means the Blue Dolphin kitchen, which on Fridays and Saturdays serves until 1 a.m.
For a Blue Dolphin weekend, nothing needs booking except the room. Arrive in daylight if you can, spend the late afternoon at Patricia Beach in summer, and walk down to the lounge after supper.
New Year's Eve
The resort runs a New Year's Eve event on Wednesday 31 December in the ballroom and the casino. Much of it is casino draws, which I do not cover. If you want a room that night, ask early: it is the busiest night on the resort's calendar by its own description.
Ages: the Blue Dolphin sits inside the casino area, which is 18+. The ballroom concert pages do not state an age limit. Ask the resort before bringing anyone under 18 to a concert.
Where these notes come from (read 31 October 2026):