Morden is a city located in the Pembina Valley region of southern Manitoba, Canada near the United States border.

[3] Morden, which is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Stanley, is the eighth largest and fastest-growing city in Manitoba.

Since the Morden area experiences some of the warmest temperatures in Manitoba, it has become a centre for agricultural and horticultural research.

Since 1915, the city has been home to the Morden Research and Development Centre, which is operated by the Government of Canada.

Founded in 1967, the festival includes free corn and apple cider, and celebrates a fruit and vegetable that thrive in Morden's long growing season.

[26] Notable entertainers at past festivals include Prairie Oyster, Colin James, Dr. Hook, Randy Bachman, The Trews,[27] Chad Brownlee,[28] and Rick Mercer.

[32] In 2023 Still Standing, a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation TV show about "towns that are against the ropes but still hanging in there", featured the city of Morden.

The 2017 Esso Cup, Canada's national female midget hockey championship, was hosted by the Hawks in Morden.

Morden is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (as part of the Morden-Winkler riding) by Progressive Conservative MLA Carrie Hiebert and in the House of Commons of Canada (as part of the Portage—Lisgar riding) by Conservative MP Branden Leslie.

[43] Morden is also home to a branch of Campus Manitoba, providing post-secondary courses from Red River College.