FREE FAMILY ACTIVITIES JANUARY 21st TO 28th, 2024
COME BACK IN 2024 FOR AN UPDATED LISTING!
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22ND UNPLUG & PLAY KICK OFF EVENT
Date: Sunday, January 22nd
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Rutland Centennial Hall, 215 Shepherd Road, Kelowna
Click here for map: https://goo.gl/maps/yz5pzwuxyKp7oYoi9
Join us and our many Community Partners for a fun-filled day of free events and activities for the whole family!
Partners include:
Interior Savings – TITLE SPONSOR
BGC Okanagan
Central Okanagan Family HUB
City of Kelowna
Childhood Connections
Creative Connections
Leif David, Magician
Let’s Talk Science Outreach at UBC Okanagan
Okanagan Regional Library – Downtown Kelowna Branch
Project Literacy Central Okanagan
Regional District of Central Okanagan, Parks Department
School District 23
St. John Ambulance
YMCA SIBC
MULTI-DAY EVENTS
Outdoor Skating
Dates: Sunday, January 22nd-29th
Time: 6:00am – 11:00pm
Location: Stuart Park, 1439 Water Street
The outdoor skating rink at Stuart Park is open for casual, drop-in use daily, except on Mondays, when it is closed from 6-8am for maintenance. No pre-bookings are required, this season.
Skate rentals will be available on-site, but make sure to bring your own protective gear for outdoor skating (such as helmets) and hand sanitizer and face coverings for added COVID-safety.
Skate Rental Hours:
11:00am – 8:00pm, daily (weather permitting)
Skate Rentals Cost:
- Adults: $6.00
- Children, 2 and under: $5.00
- EZ bars: $2.00
- Helmets: $2.00
PLEASE NOTE: equipment rentals are cash only and weather permitting. Make sure to check ice conditions, maintenance schedules and crowd levels using the live cam on the City of Kelowna website before heading down to the rink.
TNT Food Truck will be on-site during peak hours offering food for purchase.
For questions regarding Public skate please call 250-469-8800 or click the logo below.
Make it Count Activity Bags
Dates: Monday, January 23rd to Friday, January 27th
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Location: Childhood Connections Family Support Centre, 101 – 1505 Harvey Avenue
Childhood Connections is offering free craft activity bags for parents to engage in with their children!
Family Play Time
Dates: Monday, January 23rd to Friday, January 27th
Time: 9:00am – 10:30am and 11:00am – 12:30pm
Location: Kelowna Family YMCA, 375 Hartman Road
Join us with your child (aged 0-6 years) at Kelowna Family Y for our free, registered play program. Explore, create, imagine, and play in a variety of activities for you and your child. Meet other families through group activities in a comfortable play environment and learn about services in your community. Register to come play in our Family Play Time program, complete our scavenger hunt, and enter to win a prize!
To register visit: Family Play Time | YMCA of Southern Interior BC (ymcasibc.ca) or email karla.hagel@ymcasibc.ca
Reading with Friends!
Dates: Monday, January 23rd to Friday, January 27th
Time: 9:30am – 11:30am and 12:30pm – 1:30pm, Daily
Location: The Family Hub, 700 Pearson Road
Bring your favorite book to the Hub during the week. You can, either, read your book to the Hub participants or we will read it for you! We’ll enter your name in a draw for a $25.00 gift certificate to Mosaic Books, just for sharing your favorite book!
Screen-Free Time at Peachland Library
Date: Tuesday, January 24th 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Wednesday, January 25th 11:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday, January 26th 11:00am – 5:00pm
Friday, January 27th 11:00am – 5:00pm
Time: SEE ABOVE
Location: Peachland Library, 40-5500 Clements Crescent, Peachland
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 for some fun!
For more information click here
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22ND EVENTS
Lief David, Magician
Dates: Sunday, January 22nd
Time: 12:00 – 12:45pm
Location: Rutland Centennial Hall, 215 Shepherd Road
Come and watch the incomparable magic show of one of the most sought after entertainers in the Central Okanagan, Mr. Leif David! Prepare to be amazed!
Who’s Been There?
Dates: Sunday, January 22nd
Time: 9:00 – 11:00am
Location: Black Mountain – sntsk’il’nten Regional Park (Swanson Rd entrance).
Winter is a busy time in Regional Parks! Look for life hidden in plain view by learning to read tracks and scats left by wildlife. Practice the art of eco-tracking – why was the animal here and what was it doing?
To register for this free event please visit Regional District of Central Okanagan
MONDAY, JANUARY 23RD EVENTS
Baby Time at Downtown Kelowna Library
Date: Monday, January 23rd
Time: 10:15 – 10:45am
Location: Downtown Kelowna Library, Great Room, 1380 Ellis Street
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 for some fun!
For more information click here
Family-Tot Playtime 0-5yrs
Date: Monday, January 23rd
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Peachland Club, 5684 Beach Avenue, Peachland
Our Family-Tot Playtime offers a variety of activities for you and your child to explore create, imagine, and play. During this time meet other moms, dads, and grandparents. Activities may include a craft, circle time with stories and songs and, best of all, play!
To register please email familyresource@bgco.ca or drop-ins also welcome.
Playdough Making Activity
Date: Monday, January 23rd
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Mamawapowin Early Years Centre, 1580 Bernard Avenue
Want to make homemade, chemical-free and affordable playdough? Come join the staff at Métis Nation British Columbia for a morning of making playdough lessons at the Mamawapowin Early Years Centre! Mamawapowin is a culturally safe and inclusive environment open to all families who would like to learn to make homemade playdough while learning about Métis culture. All playdough ingredients will be provided.
For more information click here
Museum Park and Play
Date: Monday, January 23rd
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Lake Country Museum & Archives, 11255 Okanagan Centre Road West,
Lake Country
Our Museum play space will be filled with toys, crafts, and learning stations for your little ones to explore free of charge. There is direct access to Okanagan Centre Park and the shoreline of Okanagan Lake to further your Museum adventure. By popular demand, the Museum will feature a toy exchange. Feel free to bring a toy from home and swap it for one of the toys in our exchange program, something special for everyone.
For more information click here
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24TH EVENTS
Baby Time at Downtown Kelowna Library
Date: Tuesday, January 24th
Time: 11:30am
Location: Downtown Kelowna Library, Great Room, 1380 Ellis Street
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 for some fun!
For more information click here
Sing-Me-a-Story Time at Downtown Kelowna Library
Date: Tuesday, January 24th
Time: 10:15am
Location: Downtown Kelowna Library, Great Room, 1380 Ellis Street
Join us for an energetic half hour of songs, rhymes, stories, and puppets.
WARNING: This program contains jumping, singing, and going bananas! All ages are welcome.
Drop in for some fun!
For more information click here
Family-Tot Playtime 0-5yrs
Date: Tuesday, January 24th
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Martin Avenue Club,1434 Graham Street
Our Family-Tot Playtime offers a variety of activities for you and your child to explore create, imagine, and play. During this time meet other moms, dads, and grandparents. Activities may include a craft, circle time with stories and songs and, best of all, play!
To register please email familyresource@bgco.ca or drop-ins also welcome.
Story Time in Oyama
Date: Tuesday, January 24th
Time: 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Location: Oyama Community Club, 15710 Oyama Road, Lake Country
For children 0-5 years and their caregiver(s). Come sing and play with us! Siblings are welcome.
Drop in for some fun!
For more information click here
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25TH EVENTS
Museum Park and Play
Date: Wednesday, January 25th
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Lake Country Museum & Archives, 11255 Okanagan Centre Road West,
Lake Country
Our Museum play space will be filled with toys, crafts, and learning stations for your little ones to explore free of charge. There is direct access to Okanagan Centre Park and the shoreline of Okanagan Lake to further your Museum adventure. By popular demand, the Museum will feature a toy exchange. Feel free to bring a toy from home and swap it for one of the toys in our exchange program, something special for everyone.
For more information click here
Learn to Field Sketch Plants
Date: Wednesday, January 25th
Time: 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Location: Environmental Education Centre of the Okanagan (EEC0) at Mission Creek
Regional Park, 2363 Springfield Road
Field Sketching is a powerful way to practice and observation skills and is fundamental to science. Drawings can capture details that aren’t easily described. Take the spark you feel when you are out in nature and learn to draw it on paper with us!
To register for this free event please visit Regional District of Central Okanagan
Toddler Time at Downtown Kelowna Library
Date: Wednesday, January 25th
Time: 10:15am – 10:45am
Location: Downtown Kelowna Library, Great Room, 1380 Ellis Street
Toddler Time helps young children develop early literacy skills through fun stories, rhymes and songs based on simple concepts. Recommended for children ages 18 months to 3 years and their parents/caregivers, but all children are welcome.
Drop in for some fun!
For more information click here
Stay & Play
Date: Wednesday, January 25th
Time: 10:45am – 11:45am
Location: Downtown Kelowna Library, Great Room, 1380 Ellis Street
Toddler Time helps young children develop early literacy skills through fun stories, rhymes and songs based on simple concepts. Recommended for children ages 18 months to 3 years and their parents/caregivers, but all children are welcome.
Drop in for some fun!
For more information click here
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26TH EVENTS
Family Story Time at Downtown Kelowna Library
Date: Thursday, January 26th
Time: 10:30am
Location: Downtown Kelowna Library, Great Room, 1380 Ellis Street
Join us for fun stories, rhymes, puppets and songs the will get the family dancing, singing and learning together. Recommended for children ages 3 to 6 years and their parents/caregivers, but all children are welcome.
Drop in for some family fun!
For more information click here
Family-Tot Playtime 0-5yrs
Date: Thursday, January 26th
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Lake Country Club, 9830 Bottom Wood Lake Road, Lake Country
Our Family-Tot Playtime offers a variety of activities for you and your child to explore create, imagine, and play. During this time meet other moms, dads, and grandparents. Activities may include a craft, circle time with stories and songs and, best of all, play!
To register please email familyresource@bgco.ca or drop-ins also welcome.
Baby Time in Lake Country Library
Date: Thursday, January 26th
Time: 10:30am – 11:00am
Location: Lake Country Library, #2-10150 Bottom Wood Lake Road (located inside the Municipal Hall), Lake Country
Recommended for children 2 to 5 years and their caregiver(s). Siblings are welcome! Join us for great stories, silly songs and fun puppets!
Drop in for some fun!
For more information click here
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH EVENTS
Toddler Time at Downtown Kelowna Library
Date: Friday, January 27th
Time: 10:15am – 10:45am
Location: Downtown Kelowna Library, Great Room, 1380 Ellis Street
Toddler Time helps young children develop early literacy skills through fun stories, rhymes and songs based on simple concepts. Recommended for children ages 18 months to 3 years and their parents/caregivers, but all children are welcome.
Drop in for some fun!
For more information click here
Stay & Play at Downtown Kelowna Library
Date: Friday, January 27th
Time: 10:45am – 11:45am
Location: Downtown Kelowna Library, Great Room, 1380 Ellis Street
Toddler Time helps young children develop early literacy skills through fun stories, rhymes and songs based on simple concepts. Recommended for children ages 18 months to 3 years and their parents/caregivers, but all children are welcome.
Drop in for some fun!
For more information click here
LEGO at the Library
Date: Friday, January 27th
Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Location: Downtown Kelowna Library, Great Room, 1380 Ellis Street
Drop-in to build something epic using the library’s impressive LEGO collection! Your creation will be displayed at the library for all to admire. Guides, books and optional themes and challenges will be available. For ages 6 to 12 years old.
Drop in for some building fun!
For more information click here
Baby Time at Lake Country Library
Date: Friday, January 27th
Time: 10:30am – 11:00am
Location: Lake Country Library, #2-10150 Bottom Wood Lake Road (located inside the
Municipal Hall), Lake Country
Recommended for infants, newborn to 24 months, and their caregiver(s). Siblings are welcome. Join us for joyful songs and bouncy rhymes as you bond with your baby.
For more information click here
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH EVENTS
Discover Your Parks
Date: Saturday, January 28th
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Stephen Coyote Ridge Regional Park, 2200 Glenmore Road North
The Okanagan is home to a diversity of wildlife and ecosystems. Join a park interpreter on a guided hike for an insider’s look at the trails, history, plants, animals, and other unique features that make the park special.
To register for this free event please visit Regional District of Central Okanagan
Dinosaur Roar
Date: Saturday, January 28th
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Okanagan Heritage Museum, 470 Queensway
Dinosaurs were HOW BIG? Using real paleontology equipment and fossil exploration, we will imagine a land filled with dinosaurs. How loud can you roar? Tickets are a pay what you can structure. Limited space, pre-registration required.
Family Swim
Dates: Saturday, January 28th
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Parkinson Recreational Centre, 1800 Parkinson Way
The City of Kelowna Active Living & Culture has graciously organized a FREE family swim day! So dig out that swimsuit and get ready to plunge into fun!
Simply drop-in! First-come-first-serve basis.
For questions regarding public swim please call 250-469-8800 or click here.
Drag Story Time with Frieda Whales
Date: Saturday, January 28th
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Downtown Kelowna Library, Great Room, 1380 Ellis Street
Drop-in for stories and songs that celebrate diversity and freedom of expression. Come dressed to impress (costumes encouraged)! Participants are invited to stay after Story Time to make a colourful craft.
For more information click here
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29TH EVENTS
Animal Adaptations
Date: Sunday, January 29th
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Mission Creek Park, 2363 Springfield Road – look for the tents set up by the
main playground
This hands-on activity provided by Let’s Talk Science Outreach at UBC Okanagan, along with Regional District of Central Okanagan Interpreters, will allow youth to have the opportunity to explore different ways that animals insulate themselves to stay warm in winter by testing different insulating materials in snow/ice cold water.
Nakulamen: How Turtle Set the Animals Free
Date: Sunday, January 29th
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Location: Okanagan Heritage Museum, 470 Queensway
Winter is a time for storytelling and this family-friendly event is a great way to spend part of a long, winter evening. Join us for this captíkwł with Wildrose Native Traditions and learn more about syilx storytelling culture! Tickets are a pay what you can structure with a suggested ticket price of $15 per household.
Sunday Afternoon Lego Builders
Date: Sunday, January 29th
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Lake Country Library, #2-10150 Bottom Wood Lake Road (located inside the Municipal Hall), Lake Country
(Ages 5 to 12) with an adult caregiver. Free & Drop-in. Bring an adult and bond while you build over blocks!
Drop in for some building fun!
For more information click here
Learn to Field Sketch Plants
Date: Sunday, January 29th
Time: 1:30pm – 3:00pm
Location: Environmental Education Centre of the Okanagan (EEC0) at Mission Creek
Regional Park, 2363 Springfield Road
Field Sketching is a powerful way to practice and observation skills and is fundamental to science. Drawings can capture details that aren’t easily described. Take the spark you feel when you are out in nature and learn to draw it on paper with us!
To register for this free event please visit Regional District of Central Okanagan
Thank you for participating!
