When do the leaves change in Saskatchewan & Manitoba?
Aspen parkland and boreal forest turn the prairie provinces gold, with Riding Mountain and Prince Albert National Parks anchoring the season's color.
Peak: October 1–October 10
Color builds from September 21 · mostly bare by October 24
333 weather points cover Saskatchewan & Manitoba, and the window is what the model reads off them. This year's weather has the peak running 1 day earlier than a normal year. Saskatchewan & Manitoba does not turn all at once, and the gap from the earliest corner to the latest runs about 9 days. How the forecast works
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Things to do in fall in Saskatchewan & Manitoba
7 iconic stops, including scenic drives, farms, haunts, and the views locals plan their October around.
Riding Mountain National Park
National parkTypically September 24–September 30
An island of forest rising nearly 1,500 feet above the Manitoba wheat fields around it, where aspen parkland grades into boreal spruce and…
Prince Albert National Park
National parkTypically September 15–October 5
A million acres where prairie fescue grassland gives way to aspen forest and then true boreal spruce and jack pine farther north.
Duck Mountain Provincial Park
State parkPeak October 4
Manitoba's highest ground, cresting at Baldy Mountain (2,726 feet), carries white spruce, jack pine, and quaking aspen across rolling hills…
Roland Pumpkin Fair
Fall festivalColor nearby peaks October 8
A small Manitoba village ninety kilometers southwest of Winnipeg goes all in on giant pumpkins each October, with a weigh-off, a pumpkin…
Color nearby peaks October 7
South of downtown Saskatoon along the river valley, this reworked strawberry farm turns into a ten-acre corn maze each fall, with trivia…
Deer Meadow Farms
Pumpkin patchColor nearby peaks October 8
Just north of Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway toward Bird's Hill Park, this hobby farm runs a corn maze and pumpkin patch through fall, plus a…
Frequently asked
- When do leaves peak in Saskatchewan & Manitoba in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for October 1–October 10 (best estimate October 5). Color starts around September 21 and trees are mostly bare by October 24.
- How reliable is the Saskatchewan & Manitoba forecast?
- The forecast blends recent-year weather normals with photoperiod and elevation; it tightens as the season approaches. Against published peak dates the model lands within a few days for most regions, but it can be a week or more out. Mountains and coastlines are the hardest. Higher elevations turn roughly one day earlier per 300 m.
- When is Saskatchewan & Manitoba's autumn season?
- Saskatchewan & Manitoba is in the northern hemisphere, so its color season is autumn (September to November). The turn takes roughly 33 days end to end, centered on October 5, and the last 10 of those are thinning canopy rather than color.
- What are the best things to do in fall in Saskatchewan & Manitoba?
- The iconic stops: Riding Mountain National Park, Prince Albert National Park, Duck Mountain Provincial Park, A Maze in Corn, Roland Pumpkin Fair, Prairie Pathways, Little Maze on the Prairie. Every one is mapped on this page with its peak-color timing.
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Season by season
2026 (forecast)
Peak October 1–October 10
September 21 → October 24