Family Day is just around the corner, and that means there are many Family Day Activities around Edmonton + area for you to experience!
Family Day Activities Around Edmonton
Silver Skate Festival – All weekend
Go on a horse-drawn sleigh ride, take a slide down the ice slice, check out snow sculptures, explore the Heritage Village and so much more.
Cost: Free admission, bring $ for food and other extras
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Kids Can Catch – Feb 15th
Looking for a new activity to get outside with your family this winter? Give ice fishing a try at Wabamun Lake Kids Can Catch. With pre-drilled holes, loaner fishing rods, and no fishing licences required on Alberta’s Family Fishing Weekend, there’s never a better opportunity to check it out.
Cost: Free
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Steele Heights Winter Carnival – Feb 15th
Come enjoy the Fun and Fabulous Family games and activities for everyone. FREE Glitter Tattoos and FREE backyard style games as well as PAID Carnival Games ( 25 cents per game ) to try your Luck to Win Prizes.
Cost: Free & paid
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Winter Play Event – Feb 15th
Come join Project: Play, Edmonton Forest School, and Capilano Community League for some outdoor winter play on February 15. Please see further details and register on Eventbrite. Spaces are limited. We hope to see you there!
Cost: Free, but need to register
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NMCL Family Day Skating Party – Feb 15th
Save the date! North Millbourne Community League will be having a Family Day Skating Party hosted by the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues on February 15th from 1-4 pm! Stay tuned for details!
Cost: TBA
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Snowman Festival – Feb 16th
Family Day Unplugged – Disconnect to Connect. Whether at the Snowman Festival or participating in family activities at home take the opportunity to unplug from electronics and plug into family time. Enjoy the free sugar shack, ice fishing, decorate a mug, movie night and more.
Cost: Free
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Winter Carnival – Feb 16th
Enjoy winter activities, sleigh rides, face painting & Bannock by Renee
Cost: TBA
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Family Day Pancake Breakfast – Feb 16th
Come join us for our Family Day celebration! There will be live music, delicious pancakes and many friendly faces. Breakfast is only $2 per person. The skating rink will open after breakfast, so be sure to bring your skates!
Cost: $2/person
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Family Day at the YMCA – Feb 17th
We’ll have fun activities for the whole family at each of our health, fitness and aquatics centres in Red Deer, Edmonton, and Fort McMurray; including, FREE public access for individuals and families!
For full details, call a YMCA nearest you.
Cost: Free
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Farley McKenzie Family Fun Day – Feb 16th
Join us at this free annual event for the whole family! Activities include horse-drawn sleigh rides, outside games, sledding, skating, bonfire, indoor crafts (make your own hot/cold pack!) . outdoor crafts (make your own bird feeder!), puppets, lego, hot food and drinks. Fun for all ages. There is no cost for this event, but we are accepting donations of Lego to the Lego club or a donation of food for the Edmonton Food Bank.
Cost: Free, donations accepted for the food bank as well as lego for the lego club
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Family Game Day at Londonderry Mall – Feb 17th
Come out to Londonderry mall and join us for a day of indoor family fun. Visit our all our various game stations scattered throughout the mall, compete, play with your family and win the grand prize!
Cost: Free
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Family Day Fun at BonnieDoon Centre – Feb 17th
Visit with Snow Princess and Wonder Girl, enjoy fun activities throughout the centre including face painting, balloon artists, mini-golf and crafts. Plus, take home a FREE family portrait to remember the occasion! And don’t forget to bring your skates and go for a spin on our outdoor skating rink located on the northwest side of the centre.
Cost: Free
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Fire and Ice Festival -Feb 17th
There is so much to do at the Fire and Ice Festival! Activities include a Petting Zoo, Kids Firefighter Obstacle Course, Skating, Sleigh Rides, Cabane à Sucre, crafts, fire pits, and more.
Cost: Free
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Edmonton Valley Zoo – Feb 17th
Bundle up your family, beat the winter blues and “Get Closer” for some Family Day fun! Go on a mission to find animals that love the cold. Stay warm while you visit the Polar Bear craft table and engage in some hands-on science experiments. Learn why Edmonton Valley Zoo is an Arctic Ambassador Centre for Polar Bears International and visit our free photo booth to take home a family memory!
Cost: Regular admission applies
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Family Day at the Art Gallery of Alberta – Feb 17th
The Art Gallery of Alberta invites families to enjoy exhibitions and art activities for free in celebration of Family Day. Visitors can enjoy family-friendly activities themed after our current exhibitions.
Cost: Free
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Family Day at Rutherford House – Feb 17th
This Family Day, enjoy a free visit to the first Premier of Alberta, Alexander Cameron Rutherford. Take a guided tour of the grounds and discover the unique personalities in the Rutherford family. Explore this elegant historic house, and join in historical games with the costumed interpreters, sample a treat made in the historic kitchen, and make an old-fashioned craft.
Cost: Free
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Family Day with Alex “The Zaniac” Zerbe – Feb 17th
With the energy of 1,000 suns, Alex Zerbe moves like a rubber band from one end of the stage to the other. Beatboxing, juggling, dancing, singing, music and magic are just a few of the things that led Piers Morgan of America’s Got Talent to call this physical comedian, “The total package.”
Cost: $2/person
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Edmonton Garrison Family Day Carnival – Feb 17th
Stay tuned for more information about attractions and activities.
Cost: Free with a donation to the Edmonton Garrison Chapels Food Bank.
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Royal Alberta Museum – Feb 17th
Bring your fam to RAM for free on Family Day, February 17, from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. No tickets required.
Cost: Free
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Pancakes & NERF – Feb 17th
Enjoy pancakes and a day of All You Can Play NERF, Target Range and Gamers Lounge
Cost: $5 pancakes with sausage or bacon, $15 games
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Family Day Sleigh Rides & More – Feb 17th
Join us for sleigh rides, skating, snowshoeing, milk jug curling, creating our WINTERSCAPE, indoor giant JENGA and a huge floor piano! We will be roasting hot dogs and marshmallows, in addition to having popcorn, french fries, tater tots, churros, cookies and bannock available. (Bannock only from 12-2 pm).
Cost: Elmwood Community League Members – $10/family up to 5 people, $1/additional person. Non-Members – $15/family up to 5 people, $1/additional person.
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Family Day Carnival – Feb 17th
Join us this upcoming Family Day and have a blast & enjoy some quality time with your crew at our FREE annual Carnival! Go for a Sleigh Ride around the neighbourhood, compete with friends at Lazer Tag, see the animals in our Petting Zoo, let the kids burn off their energy on our inflatables, see some amazing Science demonstrations and more!
Cost: Free
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Family Day At Greta Bar YEG – Feb 17th
On Family Day this year, we welcome you to bring your whole family down to GRETA for some games, snacks, and giggles. Our 50+ arcade games will be ready for some new high score rankings and cherished memories among loved ones.
Cost: Regular prices apply
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Family Day at Idylewylde Library – Feb 17th
Drop-in activities from 1-4:30 and Bubblicious at 2:00. Square bubbles, triangular bubbles, bubbles within bubbles, bubble mania is here! This class will be an amazing blend of learning and doing with everyone’s favourite tool: Bubbles! There is also a contest to win one of four Family Movie Packs, but you have to come to the library to enter!
Cost: Free
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Family Day Festival – World Tour 2020 – Feb 17th
You and your family are invited to our 15th annual Family Day Festival! Our theme is “World Tour 2020”. Explore countries of the world through food, crafts, games, stories and entertainment. Bake sale fundraiser to support the Mosaic Center. Skating and Hot Chocolate provided by McLeod Community League.
Cost: Free
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Wellington Winter Carnival – Feb 17th
Come with the family and enjoy some free fun! Hot chocolate, inflatables, games, skating, bonfire, and smores!
Cost: Free
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Family Day Skate – Feb 17th
Come make Family Day memories on our ice from 1 pm -3 pm! Enjoy free skating, cookies, and juice. All ages welcome, however, you must have own skates and helmet. *Minors must be accompanied by parent/guardian/adult.
Cost: Free
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Family Day Event At Dynamyx Gymnastics Club – Feb 17th
Bring the kids to burn off some energy! Activities include Open Gym, Bouncy Castle, Glitter Tattoos, Cash Concession. Must pre-register for this event, limited spots available.
Cost: $10 per child (Supervising parent is free)
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Family Day At Terwilliger Community Church – Feb 17th
Join us for outside activities including sleigh rides from 3-5 (at the park behind the church).
Indoor Pizza and a Movie from 5-7. The movie to be confirmed. *Outdoor activities will be cancelled if it is below -15C outside.
Cost: Free
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Family Day at Servus Place – Feb 17th
Join us on Monday, February 17 at Servus Place as we celebrate Family Day with plenty of fun, recreational activities for you and your loved ones to enjoy – including a special family public skate that you are not going to want to miss! There will also be bouncy inflatables, family soccer, extended parent and tot, and “iced” family skate.
Cost: Drop-in admission or wristband required to participate in Family Day activities.
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Celebrate Family Day at the Legislature – Feb 17th
Celebrate 30 Years of Family Day in Alberta in the place where it all started, the Alberta Legislature. No matter the weather, stay warm with free indoor activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Play carnival games, enjoy musical and magical entertainment by world-class performers, including CBC Kids’ star Will’s Jams, try out some crafts, games and LEGO® activities, and so much more.
Cost: Free
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Family Day 2020: Go Beyond the Books – Feb 17th
This Family Day go beyond the books and visit an EPL branch for drop-in games, classes and activities, and your chance to win a Cineplex Family Prize Pack. Have a free and fun-filled Family Day with EPL!
Cost: Free
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Reuse Centre Family Day Event – Feb 17th
Enjoy free family-friendly drop-in activities & treats: DIY wind chimes and windsocks, glitter tattoos from The Balloon Fairies, custom envelope-making from the Edmonton Calligraphic Society, Change for Climate and Waste Services information booths, gift basket draws and more! Plus, shop the store for items for the whole family. Only $5 for up to 25 kg!
Cost: Free
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Strathcona Wilderness Centre – Feb 17th
Dress warmly, bring a mug and head to the Strathcona Wilderness Centre for a day of cross-country skiing and snowshoeing winter fun! Enjoy a blazing campfire, hot chocolate and tasty treats for the whole family. from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: Most activities or equipment rentals start at $2/each
Ardrossan Recreation Complex – Feb 17th
Activities include a Sports Zone with blue blocks, plasma cars, mini sticks hockey and inflatables, Love to Play, Youth Shinny, Family Stick and Skate, and Recreational Skating.
Cost: TBA
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What Family Day Activities will you be checking out?
Are there any other Family Day Activities around Edmonton that haven’t been added? Email anotheryegmommy@gmail.com