It’s our favourite time of the year… FAMILY DAY WEEKEND! We have compiled a list of all the best 2022 Family Day Events and Activities that your kids will love in the Okanagan this weekend.
We are all about family and we are excited to share what Okanagan businesses and communities are planning this year. Some places require pre-registration to secure your spot.
Click the links below to easily find Family Day Events & Activities in your community:
Enderby | Kelowna | Lake Country | OK Falls, Kaleden & Naramata | Oliver | Osoyoos | Peachland | Penticton | Summerland | Vernon | West Kelowna
Enderby
Family Day Fun – Enderby & District Recreation Services
Monday, February 19, 2024 | Website
Please note the Enderby Arena is closed until September 2024 so any activities listed on the arena will either be cancelled or altered. Bring the Family for Active Fun in both an indoor and outdoor setting for free, fun family activities brought to you by Enderby & District Recreation Services.
Kelowna
Family Day Fun – MNP Place (formerly Capital News Centre)
Monday, February 19, 2024 | 1:00-4:00 pm
Join the City of Kelowna for the Family Day holiday at MNP Place (formerly the Capital News Centre) for an afternoon of fun! Features games and activities for the whole family including a Park & Play bouncy castle, zorb soccer, active games, a try-it sports scavenger hunt, and free skating (don’t forget your helmet)! This event is free, but donations are greatly appreciated in support of Jumpstart.
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Airhouse Kelowna – Drop-In Sessions
Join Airhouse Kelowna for family day fun where parents and kids can jump around. They offer a variety of drop-in sessions over Family Day weekend.
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Arcadia Virtual Reality Lounge
Choose from over 70 different games and experiences and immerse yourself in the VR environment, there’s something for everybody at Arcadia VR. Please book ahead through their website or via phone to secure your spot.
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Axe Monkeys
Axe Monkeys has 9 indoor axe throwing lanes, where you can learn to throw from their trainers. Not into throwing axes? Try their Rage Rooms, where you can smash supplied items or ones you bring from home.
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The EnergyPlex
Drop-in at the EnergyPlex for the best family fun-filled day. This is Kelowna’s biggest indoor family recreation centre and offers rock wall climbing, a four-level playground, a ball-shooting arena, an arcade, and laser tag. No reservations are needed.
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H20 Adventure & Fitness Centre
Drop-ins are welcome at the H2O Adventure & Fitness Centre where visitors can enjoy the wave pool, splash park, and lazy river. Other amenities are available during specified times.
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Amazing Animals of the Okanagan – Kelowna Museums
February 21, 2022 | Drop-in from 10 am – 2 pm | By donation
With the help of museum educators, you will explore animal boxes to discover the food, habitats and characteristics of some well-known and not-so-well-known local animals. With your new animal knowledge, you will complete an interactive scavenger hunt!
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Family Day Pony Rides – Kyra Londos Training Stables
Book a family day pony ride at Kyra Londos Training Stables. Pony rides are $45 for a half-hour ride and are suitable for ages 3 and up.
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Scandia Golf & Games
Take a family to Scandia Golf & Games, where they are open for indoor mini-golf and arcade games. They are open every day of the week, so you don’t have to wait until Family Day to visit them.
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Public Ice Skating
- Stuart Park | 8 am – 11 pm. Rentals are available 11 am – 8 pm weather permitting
Lake Country
Mystery at the Museum
February 21, 2022 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Spend the day with family at the Lake Country Museum & Archives. Find out who lives in your backyard and solve the mystery. All family participants must be registered. Join them on family day for this free, fun event.
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West Kelowna
Just4Fun Indoor Play Centre
February 21, 2022 | Open 10 am – 5 pm
Drop-in for indoor play at Just4Fun! No reservations needed, remember to bring your socks!
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BC Family Day Westbank Community Scavenger Hunt
February 18, 2022 | Open 9 am – 4 pm
Bring the family down to the Westbank Museum for a community scavenger hunt where you will have to identify some of the historic buildings of Westbank and then take a family selfie in front of them. At the museum, additional children’s activities will be set up for families to enjoy.
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Rink Activities with the West Kelowna Warriors
February 21, 2022 | Jim Lind and Royal LePage Arenas (2760 Cameron Road)
- Parent & Tot Skate at Jim Lind Arena (0-5 years) | 12:30 – 1:30 pm
- Public Skate at Jim Lind Arena (all ages) | 1:45 – 3:00 pm
- Stick n Puck at Royal LePage (5-10 years) | 12:45 – 1:45 pm
- Stick n Puck at Royal LePage (11-15 years) | 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Multi Sport Centre Activities
February 21, 2022 | 2139 McDougall Road
- Dome Play Day (0-5 years) | 9:00 – 10:30 am
- Family Dome Play (5 years+) | 10:45 am – Noon
Family Day Weekend Swim
Feb 19-21, 2022 | Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre
- Public Swim | Noon – 1:30 pm or 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Peachland
Free Family Day Fun in Peachland
February 21, 2022 | 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Join the District of Peachland for free family day fun at Mountain View Park. Bring your ice skates to glide on the ice rink and enjoy the music, goodies and games! Please note this event is subject to ice conditions at the outdoor rink and Public Health Orders related to COVID.
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Summerland
Lava Slime Take-Home Kits – Summerland Museum
February 18-21, 2022 (while supplies last)
Visit the Summerland Museum and Archives on BC Family Day long weekend to take home your free kit (limited supply – first come first served!). Each kit comes with an information sheet on Okanagan volcanoes, a colouring page, step-by-step instructions, and everything you need to make fantastically goopy, stretchy, and sticky lava slime!
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Family Photo Scavenger Hunt
February 19-21, 2022 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Come and celebrate family day with the District of Summerland. The Family Photo Scavenger Hunt list will be made available on the District Website on February 18 at noon. Copies will be available over the weekend at the Summerland Aquatic Centre
Free Family Day Swims
February 19, 2022 | 2:00 – 3:45 pm
February 20, 2022 | 5:15 – 6:30 pm
Come and celebrate Family Day at the Summerland Aquatic Centre and free family day swims.
Free Family Day Skates
February 20, 2022 | 1:00 – 2:30 pm
February 20, 2022 | 6:00 – 7:00 pm
View the Summerland Recreation Guide for more details on Family Day activities.
Osoyoos
Kobau Lanes Bowling Centre
February 21, 2022 | Open 10 am – 9 pm
Enjoy Family Day at Kobau Lanes in Osoyoos. They offer 8 lanes of 5 pin bowling for you and your family to enjoy. Call or message to book your lane today (250) 495-6112.
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Oliver
Family Day Skate
February 21, 2022 | 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Join Oliver Recreation for a free family skate at the Oliver Arena.
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Family Day Scavenger Hunt
February 19-21, 2022 | 10 am – 4pm (Free)
Oliver Recreation will be placing special scavenger hunt items out in their community parks. Find them and return them to the Oliver Community Weight Room in exchange for a prize. Keep your eye on the Oliver Parks and Recreation Facebook page for helpful hints.
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Oliver Aviator’s Flying Kit – Oliver Museum
February 18-19, 2022 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Visit the Oliver Museum on Family Day weekend and grab a free take-home kit (limited availability). Build and fly your own plane or glider! Test the principles of flight outdoors while learning the high flying history of Oliver.
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Penticton
Snowflake Ball Bingo Card
Offers valid for the month of February 2022
Stop by the Barley Mill Brew Pub and pick up a bingo card of specials on activities and food. Support local businesses while enjoying family-friendly activities in Penticton. While quantities last.
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EXIT Penticton Escape Games
February 18-21, 2022 | Hours Vary
Book one of four escape rooms at EXIT Penticton. Choose from Kingdom, The White Rose Murders, Casino, or The Toymaker and try and solve the clues in time to escape the room. Pre-book your room to secure your spot.
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Hoodoo Aventures Indoor Rock Climbing
February 18-21, 2022 | Hours vary
Book a spot online and enjoy their climbing wall. They offer 2-hour time slots.
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Springers Gymnastics Family Drop-In
February 20, 2022 | Drop in from 10 am – 12 pm (noon)
Enjoy drop-in at Springers Gymnastics for ages 12 months to 10 years. Parent supervision is required. Cost is $15/child for a one-time visit. Cash preferred.
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Vernon
Family Week with Vernon Recreation
Join Vernon Recreation by celebrating Family Day all week long. Please note that all 12+ years sport and indoor skating participants will need to show vaccine passport and valid government-issued ID at each session. Indoor drop-in sports, fitness and skating must pre-register online at www.gvrec.ca.
February 21, 2022 | Public Skating
- Indoor Public Skate at Kal Tire Place North | 10 am – Noon
- Outdoor Public Skate at Centennial Outdoor Rink | 1 pm – 2:30 pm
- Outdoor Public Skate at Centennial Outdoor Rink | 3 pm – 6 pm
- Outdoor Public Skate at Centennial Outdoor Rink | 6:30 pm – 8 pm
February 23, 2022 | Multi-Sport
- Active Gym at Dogwood Gym (Ages 8-11 years) | 3:30 – 5:00 pm
February 24, 2022
- Family Pickleball at Priest Valley Gym | 9 – 10 am
- Family Table Tennis at Kal Tire Place | 11 am – 1pm
- Fun on Ice at Centennial Outdoor Rink | 1:30 – 2:30 pm
- Family Badminton at Priest Valley Gym | 2:15 – 3:15 pm
February 25, 2022
- Family Zumba at Dogwood Gym ($2 each) | 10 – 10:45 am
- Zumba Gold at Dogwood Gym ($2 each) | 11 am – Noon
- Public Swim at the Aquatic Centre (Regular admission ) | 1 – 4 pm
Okanagan Science Centre
February 19 & 20, 2022 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Drop in to the Okanagan Science Centre for family fun this weekend. Open on Saturday and Sunday.
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Okanagan Falls, Kaleden and Naramata
Family Day Weekend Contest
February 18-21, 2022
Join the community of Okanagan Falls, Kaleden and Naramata as they are looking for the most creative way to spell the word FAMILY. Over the BC Family Day weekend, they challenge you to venture out in your community wit your family and spell the word FAMILY.
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Similkameen Recreation Centre
February 21, 2022 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Join the Similkameen Recreation Centre for this free event on family day. They will be offering bowling, basketball competitions, table games, crafts, and more! A food truck and the RDOS Physical Activity Trailer will both be on site. Indoor activities will require proof of vaccination.
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