FREE FAMILY ACTIVITIES JANUARY 25th to February 1st, 2026
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25TH UNPLUG & PLAY KICK-OFF EVENT
Kick-Off Event
Date: Sunday, January 25th
Time: 11:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Parkinson Recreation Centre, 1800 Parkinson Way, Kelowna
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Join us and our many Community Partners for a fun-filled day of FREE events and activities for the whole family to begin this week of fun!
EVENT ACTIVITIES
| BEEM Credit Union | Plinko, Games and Prizes to be won! |
| Okanagan Regional Library | Button Making |
| City of Kelowna | Little kids Bouncy Castle, Park & Play, variety of Games & Toys and FREE Public Swim (1-4pm) |
| Quigley Elementary School | Loose Parts Play & Story Workshop |
| Child Hood Connections | Playdoh Explore and Creative |
| Let’s Talk Science | Walking Origami Robot Dog |
| NITEO | Trivia Jeopardy! |
| Kiki the Eco Elf | Face painting |
| Central Okanagan Family Hub | Card making craft |
| Canucks Autism Network | Jenga, coloring sheets, and fidgets |
| Momentum Health | Colouring Our Connections – Family Art Activity |
| BGCO | Food & Cooking charades, Guess the food (blindfold feeling different foods). Corn hole and ladder ball. |
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
| Kiki the Eco Elf | Dynamic and enthusiastic performance |
| Bubble Wonders | Bubble Show |
MULTI-DAY EVENTS
Outdoor Skating at Stuart Park
Dates: Sunday, January 25th – Saturday, February 1st
Time: 6:00am – 11:00pm (except on Monday, when the rink is closed from 6am-8am for maintenance)
Location: Stuart Park, 1439 Water Street, Kelowna
The outdoor skating rink at Stuart Park is open for free, casual, drop-in use daily. No pre-bookings are required.
Skate rentals will be available on-site, but make sure to bring your own protective gear for outdoor skating (such as helmets). Also make sure to check ice conditions, maintenance schedules and crowd levels using the live cam here before heading down to the rink. Equipment rentals are cash only and weather permitting.
Skate Rental Hours: 11:00am – 8:00pm, daily (weather permitting)
Skate Rentals Cost:
- Adults: $7.00
- Children, 2 and under: $6.00
- EZ bars: $2.00
- Helmets: $2.00
For questions regarding Public skate please call 250-469-8800 or click the logo below.
Family Playtime & Scavenger Hunt
Dates: Monday, January 26th – Friday, January 30th
Time: 9:00am – 05:00pm
Locations: #201-2949 Pandosy St., Kelowna, BC and 375 Hartman Rd, Kelowna, BC
Unplug and Play turns meals into shared learning. With screens off, families connect,
explore food together, build communication skills, and transform everyday eating into
meaningful, playful learning time.
Recommended for children ages 0–6 and families!
Sign up is required! Link here:
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25TH EVENTS
LEGO Free For All at Downton Kelowna Library
Date: Sunday, January 25th
Time: 12:30pm – 02:30pm
Location: Kelowna Downtown Library, 1380 Ellis Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2A2
Join us for LEGO Free For All! It’s simple – we provide the LEGO, you bring the creativity! Recommended for school age. Drop in for free activity!
For more information click here
MONDAY, JANUARY 26TH EVENTS
Drop-In Play Time at Central Okanagan Family Hub
Date: Monday, January 26th
Time: 09:30am – 03:30pm
Location: Central Okanagan Family Hub – 700 Pearson Rd, Pearson Elementary School – East side entrance.
Families are invited to unplug and play together in the HUB playroom. Parents and caregivers can enjoy a relaxed drop-in play time with their children, featuring crafts, snacks, and coffee.
For more information click here
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27TH EVENTS
Storytime at the EECO
Date: Tuesday, January 27th
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: EECO Centre, Mission Creek Regional Park, 2363A Springfield Rd, Kelowna, B.C.
Join us Tuesday mornings for weekly adventures designed for curious 3–5-year-olds. These 45-minute sessions bring nature to life through engaging stories, lively songs, creative crafts, and hands-on activities. Drop-in program.
Dome Play Day
Date: Tuesday, January 27th
Time: 09:00am – 11:00am
Location: Multi Sport Dome, 2139 McDougall Road, West Kelowna, B.C.
Join us for Dome Play Day, a fun-filled event where children can run, play, and explore in a safe indoor dome! Enjoy active games, laughter, and family-friendly activities that encourage movement, creativity, and unplugged fun for all ages.
Drop-in. FREE. Audience: Children ages 3–12
Rutland Baby Time
Date: Tuesday, January 27th
Time: 10:15am – 10:45am
Location: Rutland Branch, Okanagan Regional Library – Plaza 33 #20-301 Highway 33 West, Kelowna, BC V1X 1X8
Baby Time is our joyful early literacy program that helps grow the roots of a lifelong love of language. Bond with your baby through the power of songs and rhymes! Recommended for ages newborn to 18 months and their parents/caregivers.
Drop-in. FREE. Audience: Babies
For more information click here
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH EVENTS
Dome Play Day
Date: Wednesday, January 28th
Time: 09:00am – 11:00am
Location: Multi Sport Dome, 2139 McDougall Road, West Kelowna, B.C.
Join us for Dome Play Day, a fun-filled event where children can run, play, and explore in a safe indoor dome! Enjoy active games, laughter, and family-friendly activities that encourage movement, creativity, and unplugged fun for all ages.
Drop-in. FREE. Audience: Children ages 3–12
Rutland LEGO Club
Date: Wednesday, January 28th
Time: 03:30pm – 04:30pm
Location: Rutland Branch, Okanagan Regional Library – Plaza 33 #20-301 Highway 33 West, Kelowna, BC V1X 1X8
Join us and unleash your imagination for all to see! Use our extensive collection in a creation to be displayed at the library. Guides, books, and optional themes available.
Drop-in. FREE. Audience: School Age
For more information click here
Mission Library LEGO Club
Date: Wednesday, January 28th
Time: 03:00pm – 04:45pm
Location: Mission Branch, Okanagan Regional Library – 4105 Gordon Dr, Kelowna
If you love building, this is the club for you. Explore boxes of LEGO to create houses, vehicles, creatures, and imaginative designs of your own. Participants may display their favourite creations in the library for others to enjoy.
Drop-in. FREE. Audience: School Age
For more information click here
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29TH EVENTS
Drop-In Play Time at Central Okanagan Family Hub
Date: Thursday, January 29th
Time: 12:00pm – 03:30pm
Location: Central Okanagan Family Hub – 700 Pearson Rd, Pearson Elementary School – East side entrance.
Families are invited to unplug and play together in the HUB playroom. Parents and caregivers can enjoy a relaxed drop-in play time with their children, featuring crafts, snacks, and coffee.
Drop-in. FREE.
For more information click here
Dome Play Day
Date: Thursday, January 29th
Time: 09:00am – 11:00am
Location: Multi Sport Dome, 2139 McDougall Road, West Kelowna, B.C.
Join us for Dome Play Day, a fun-filled event where children can run, play, and explore in a safe indoor dome! Enjoy active games, laughter, and family-friendly activities that encourage movement, creativity, and unplugged fun for all ages.
Drop-in. FREE. Audience: Children ages 3–12
Family Gym & Youth Gym
Date: Thursday, January 29th
Time: 05:30pm – 07:00pm, Audience: All ages
Location: Mar Jok Elementary. 2101 McDougall Road West Kelowna, BC
Bring the whole family for fun, active play in our free Family Gym! Open to all ages, enjoy games, fitness activities, and quality time together every Thursday from 5:30–7:00 PM.
Time: 07:00pm – 08:15pm, Audience: (Grades 5–8)
Time: 08:15pm – 09:30pm, Audience: (Grades 9–12)
Drop-in. FREE.
Snowy Littles at Downtown Kelowna Library
Date: Thursday, January 29th
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am
Location: Downtown Kelowna Library,1380 Ellis St, Kelowna
Cozy up with a favorite winter picture book, then dive into hands-on seasonal nature stations designed for curious little learners!
Audience: 1-5 years old.
For more information click here
Toddler Time and Craft at Lake Country Library
Date: Thursday, January 29th
Time: 10:30am – 11:00am
Location: 2-10150 Bottom Wood Lake Rd, Lake Country, BC
Moving and shaking with stories and fun! This story time includes plenty of movement! Bounces, dances, fingerplays, and laughs with great stories, fun puppets and silly songs. Great for toddlers, but fun for the whole family.
Audience: 0-5 years old.
For more information click here
Rutland Toddler Time
Date: Thursday, January 29th
Time: 10:15am – 11:00am
Location: Rutland Branch, Okanagan Regional Library – Plaza 33 #20-301 Highway 33 West, Kelowna, BC V1X 1X8
Join us for an energetic half hour of songs, rhymes, fingerplays, instruments & stories that focus on early literacy & language development! Drop-in. FREE. . Audience: Age 18 months to 3 years.
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Peachland Story Time
Date: Thursday, January 29th
Time: 11:00am – 11:30pm
Location: Peachland Regional Library, 40 5500 Clements Crescent Peachland BC
Nurture a love of reading with an energetic half-hour of stories, songs, rhymes, and learning together. Drop-in. FREE. . Audience: Age 18 months to 3 years.
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Peachland Stay & Play
Date: Thursday, January 29th
Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Location: Peachland Regional Library, 40 5500 Clements Crescent Peachland BC
What’s better than Story Time? Story Time and Stay & Play! Meet new people while children explore toys, books, and sensory materials in an unstructured playtime. Drop-in. FREE. . Audience: Age 18 months to 3 years.
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Peachland Slime Time!
Date: Saturday, January 29th
Time: 02:00pm – 03:00pm
Location: Peachland Regional Library, 40 5500 Clements Crescent Peachland BC
Celebrate Unplug and Play week by making some ooey, gooey slime to take home! Ages 6 and older only please! Drop-in. FREE. . Audience: Age 7 to 12 years old..
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Play-Doh Fun!
Date: Thursday, January 29th
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Okanagan Heritage Museum, 470 Queensway
Inviting all little bakers to whip up a batch of their very own play-do and discover the delicious foods the Okanagan has to offer through creative play doh.
This is a drop in event! Recommended for ages 3-5. Donations are welcomed.
Hope you are not busy and can join us!
For more information click here
Toddler Time at Lake Country Library
Date: Thursday, January 29th
Location: 2-10150 Bottom Wood Lake Rd, Lake Country, BC
Moving and shaking with stories and fun! This story time includes plenty of movement! Bounces, dances, fingerplays, and laughs with great stories, fun puppets and silly songs. Great for toddlers, but fun for the whole family. Recommended for Toddlers!
Drop in for some fun!
For more information click here
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31ST EVENTS
Rutland Teen Dungeons and Dragons Club
Date: Saturday, January 31st
Time: 01:00pm – 03:00pm
Location: Rutland Branch, Okanagan Regional Library – Plaza 33 #20-301 Highway 33 West, Kelowna, BC V1X 1X8
Roll for initiative! Immerse yourself in the world’s most popular fantasy tabletop role-playing game. All levels of game experience welcome—from beginners to battle-hardened adventurers. All materials provided. Drop-in. FREE. Audience: Age 13-18.
Drop in for some fun!
For more information click here
Rutland Youth Dungeons and Dragons Club
Date: Saturday, January 31st
Time: 01:00pm – 03:00pm
Location: Rutland Branch, Okanagan Regional Library – Plaza 33 #20-301 Highway 33 West, Kelowna, BC V1X 1X8
Enter the incredible fantasy world of D&D in this beginner-friendly role-playing group. Create characters, battle creatures, and work together to explore a fantasy realm. No materials required just imagination and teamwork. All materials provided. Drop-in. FREE. Audience: Age 9-12.
Drop in for some fun!
For more information click here
Family Story Time and Craft at Lake Country Library
Date: Saturday, January 31st
Time: 10:30am – 11:00am
Location: 2-10150 Bottom Wood Lake Rd, Lake Country, BC
Library fun for the whole family! Gather round for fun stories, songs, rhymes and puppets! Stay and play afterward with our toys and meet other families.
Drop in for some fun!
For more information click here
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST EVENTS
Full Moon Hike
Date: Sunday, February 1st
Time: 05:00pm – 07:00pm
Location: sntsk’il’ntən – Black Mountain Regional Park, 1803 Swainson Rd Kelowna, BC
Each month, we venture out on a guided hike timed with the full moon. This experience offers a chance to explore nature after dark as the landscape transforms under moonlight. Our naturalist guides share insights into seasonal changes and the science behind moon phases. Registration required; full schedule available online.
For more information click here
Creamery Crafts
Date: Sunday, February 1st
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Okanagan Heritage Museum, 470 Queensway
Uncover the secrets behind your food by making your very own ice-cream and/or butter with nothing but a little science and a lot of elbow grease.
This is a drop in event! Recommended for ages 5-9. Donations are welcomed.
Hope you are not busy and can join us!
For more information click here
Wrap-Up Event
Date: Sunday, February 1st
Time: 11:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Westbank Lions Community Centre, 2466 Main Street, West Kelowna
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Enter parking lot off Elliot Road.
Join us and our many Community Partners for a fun-filled day of FREE events and activities for the whole family to complete the week of unplugged fun!
EVENT ACTIVITIES
| BEEM Credit Union | Plinko, Games and Prizes to be won! |
| Childhood Connections | Playdoh Explore and Creative |
| City of West Kelowna | Park Play Day and Dome Play Day |
| NITEO | Trivia Jeopardy! |
| Project Literacy | Creative Pencil Making |
| Central Okanagan Family Hub | Bookmark craft |
| Momentum Health | Colouring Our Connections – Family Art Activity |
| BGCO | Food & Cooking charades, Guess the food (blindfold feeling different foods). Corn hole and ladder ball. |
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
| Leif David | Magician |
Thank you for joining the adventure!