Dauphin
Manitoba, Canada
Why visit Dauphin?
Dauphin is the eighth largest city in the province of Manitoba , with around 8,500 people (2016). It is part of the Prairie Mountain region.
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🌍 Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport ( YDN IATA ) ( 3 nautical miles (5.5 km) from Dauphin ). It has no scheduled passenger flights.
Dauphin Taxi ☏ +1 204-638-3315 Dauphin Handi Van ☏ +1 204-638-8884
What are the things to do?
🌍 Fort Dauphin Museum , 140 Jackson St , ☏ +1 204-638-6630 . Summer only M-F 10AM-4PM . A heritage village with a church, school, trading post store, blacksmith shop, house and outdoor display of machinery. ( updated Sep 2021 ) 🌍 Historic Dauphin Canadian Northern Railway Station , 103 1st Avenue NW , ☏ +1 204-202-4622 , [email protected] . Sa 9AM-noon . Built in 1912, it is a Manitoba Provincial Heritage Site. The station is home to the Dauphin Railway Museum, which features railway artifacts and displays about rail service in the region, the Canadian Northern Railway and later Canadian National Railway. Exhibits include a caboose, roundhouse and turntable, lamps, tools, photos, a motor car (jigger), an HO model rail, and a geographic display of steam/diesel era (1954–1965). 🌍 Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Resurrection , 1106-1st Street SW , ☏ +1 204-638-6746 . Completed in 1939. Call to book an appointment. ( updated Sep 2021 )
Canada's National Ukrainian Festival ( 14 km south on Highways 5 and 10 ), ☏ +1 204-622-4600 , toll-free: +1-877-474-2683 . First weekend in August. A three-day event held annually since 1965 to showcase of Ukrainian culture: food, dance, music, ceremonies, arts, and crafts. The Selo Ukraina site, home to the festival, takes place in a natural amphitheatre set into the side of Riding Mountain National Park. The site also has examples of early Ukrainian settler architecture: settler's home, the first church. etc. Day pass $40-60, children 12 and under free . ( updated Jan 2018 ) Dauphin's Countryfest , The Selo Ukraina site , ☏ +1 204-622-3700 , toll-free: +1-800-361-7300 . The largest outdoor country music festival in Manitoba, and Canada's longest-running country music festival. End of June, beginning of July. One day $99, 3 days $249 . ( updated Jan 2018 )
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🌍 Adelina's Pizzeria , 11 2nd Ave NE , ☏ +1 204-638-6888 . Tu-F 10AM-8PM, Sa noon-8PM . ( updated Jan 2018 ) 🌍 Corrina's on Main , 28 Memorial Boulevard , ☏ +1 204-701-1100 . M-F 8AM-8PM, Sa 8AM-7PM, Su 8AM-2PM . Breakfast $7-12.50, sandwiches $5-13, burgers $8-12, pasta $13-16, steaks $15-23 . ( updated Jan 2018 ) 🌍 Hong Kong Cafe , 123 Main St S , ☏ +1 204-638-5800 . Sa Su 11AM-9PM, Tu-F 9:30AM-9PM . Also serving sandwiches, burgers, Canadian dishes. Chinese dishes $8-12 . ( updated Jan 2018 )
Where to drink?
Local pubs and cafés in Dauphin serve Canadian beer, coffee, and comfort drinks. Manitoba has a growing craft brewery and distillery scene — ask locals for their favourites. Wine and spirits from Canadian producers are widely available. Non-alcoholic options include excellent Canadian coffee and local fruit juices.
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🌍 Canway Inn & Suites , 1601 Main St S , ☏ +1 204-638-5102 . 66 rooms. 27" TVs with cable, coffee maker, electronic in-room safe, climate control (heat & air conditioning), and bathroom amenities. Internet connections are available in all rooms. Smoking and non-smoking rooms are available. From $90 . ( updated Aug 2021 ) 🌍 Prairie Mountain Inn , 1501 Main St S , ☏ +1 204-638-4233 . A ground level facility with outside entries, all non smoking and pet-free. BBQs, guest laundry and ice machine available. All rooms are equipped with fridge, microwave, in room Keurig coffee maker, free wi-fi and hi-speed internet and cable TV. For hunters and fishermen, running hot & cold water, freezer, and cleaning tables are available. From $91 . ( updated Aug 2021 ) 🌍 Dauphin Inn Express , 35 Memorial Blvd , ☏ +1 204-638-4430 . Check-in: 2PM , check-out: 11AM . ( updated Feb 2022 ) 🌍 Sir Edgar House Bed and Breakfast , 703 Main Street N , ☏ +1 204-647-3553 . ( updated Jul 2022 )
What should you buy?
🌍 Dauphin Marketplace Mall , 1450 Main St S , ☏ +1 431-804-8189 . M-F 9AM-9PM, Sa Su 10AM-6PM . Walmart, Safeway. ( updated Jan 2018 )
Where to go next?
Routes through Dauphin Churchill ← Roblin ← N S → Portage la Prairie → Winnipeg Yorkton ← Roblin ← W E → Ste. Rose du Lac → Neepawa Flin Flon ← Swan River ← N S → Riding Mountain N.P. → Brandon This article is issued from Wikivoyage . The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.
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Guide content as of June 2026. Portions adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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