Planting flowers and making new connections is all part of campus beautification day.
Campus beautification day, more than touching grass
Register by April 30 for an event t-shirt.
Campus Beautification Day is a cherished annual tradition at UM that brings together staff, students, faculty and local community members. At the two-day event, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community show pride in our campus by planting seasonal flora and fauna to help beautify the campus. The festivities provide an opportunity to step outside, build community and take pride in enhancing the campus green spaces together.
This, like every year, UM hosts events at both campuses: Bannatyne and Fort Garry. The events will take place on Tuesday, May 26, at Bannatyne and Thursday, May 28, at the Fort Garry campus.
This is a chance for UM students to:
- Collect a limited-edition event t-shirt
- Move their bodies and get sunshine and fresh air*
- Get dirt under their nails – iconic
- Learn about how to plant plants
- Connect with staff, alum, community and other students
- Dig into a Free lunch
- Show their campus pride.
- Make the campuses more beautiful
- Possibly snap a selfie with President Benarroch or Billy the Bison to send to their moms or friends
What can students expect?
- Food provided: coffee, water and Timbits will be served in the morning. Lunch includes a veggie or beef burger and a drink
- This is a zero-waste event. All waste from morning coffee and lunch will be sorted into organics and recycling streams
- Please bring your own travel mug and water bottle
- Some garden tools are available, but we encourage participants to bring their own tools and gloves
- Pick up litter after you’re done planting, especially at Bannatyne, since planting beds are limited.
Note: Bring a hat and appropriate footwear
Registration
Complete the registration form to sign up for either location. Early registration by April 30, 2026, to get an event t-shirt (sizes small to 2XL). Register after April 30, no T-shirt will be provided. Final registration cut off May 21, 2026.
Bannatyne campus details
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Rain date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Sign-in location: Outside the Brodie building
Fort Garry campus details
Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026
Rain date: Friday, May 29, 2026
Sign-in location: St. Paul's green space Check out the Campus Beautification Day website for additional information. Questions can be emailed directly to Campus Beautification.
* UM cannot control the air quality or weather, but we do take precautions when needed from fire smoke.
Campus beautification is more than planting flowers, it's building community.
Boilerplate: Community
Creating space for everyone to thrive is more than a goal—it’s who we are. Fostering a vibrant community is among the commitments you’ll find in MomentUM: Leading change together, the University of Manitoba’s 2024–2029 strategic plan.
