Winnipeg Jets Town Takeover returning for 2026

For the first time since 2023, the Winnipeg Jets will set up shop in a rural community for a game.

The Jets announced the return of their Town Takeover, where the team sets up a watch party full of activities during one of the team’s away games at a location outside of the city.

The first-ever takeover was hosted at Morris in 2019, with Stonewall and Oakville hosting in the years following the pandemic.

”The Jets Town Takeover initiative aims to celebrate and connect with the team’s many rural fans by bringing the game closer to home and putting a spotlight on the winning community,” a True North press release reads.

Fans of the team enter by submitting a video on winnipegjets.com/jetstowntakeover explaining why the Jets should come.

In addition to a watch party, the team’s alumni will come out for on ice sessions, as well as programming at local schools.

The Jets Town Takeover for 2026 will be on March 19, as the team visits the Boston Bruins.