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February 6 to April 24; check website for hours. Experience a Ride Through Time with this vintage motorbike exhibit on display in Gasoline Alley Museum. Learn all about the history of biking in Alberta through this family-friendly exhibit featuring hands-on activities and a little something for everyone. For more information, visit the website.

February 5 to 20. Tuesday to Saturday shows are at 7pm. Saturday and Sunday shows are at 2pm. Wednesday and Thursday shows are at 12:30pm. StoryBook Theatre Presents, Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies is based on the 1954 dystopian novel by Nobel prize-winning English author William Golding about a group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island who try to govern themselves with disastrous results. For ages 10+. This production is not suitable for sensitive children. Parents should research the original novel before deciding to attend this production. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

Calgary Unplugged is an annual family-friendly Earth Hour event. Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024 Time: 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Location: Central Library (800 3 Street SE) Join us for music, entertainment, and opportunities to experience what environmental actions you can take in Calgary. Pedal power midway games and experience how our natural world affects our daily lives. Bring personal lighting and dance to the DJ when the lights go down for the Earth Hour party! Calgary Unplugged is hosted by The Arusha Centre's Climate Program, with support from The City of Calgary and community agencies. If you can't make it to the event, turning off nonessential lights, "unplug" from electronics at 8:30 and reconnect with people, games or hobbies! After Earth Hour, share your participation with #EarthHour and #EarthHourYYC. Email programs@arusha.org with questions.

Check website for schedule. Bring the family down to Gasoline Alley Museum for some indoor fun and games. Activities will be themed around the motorbike and will have everyone participating throughout the museum. For more information, visit the website.

February 11 to 20. Evenings at 7pm; 2pm Saturday Matinees; and Special 2pm Family Day Matinee. The Village of Chelm is known throughout the land as “the village of idiots” - full of fools and frivolity. The citizens of Chelm don’t see it that way, and when an outsider arrives in the village with a dark and dangerous secret, it’ll take more than a little Chelmnik wisdom to prevent disaster. For ages 5+. Calgary’s Child Magazine readers receive a 10 per cent discount on online tickets using the discount code: yyckid. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

During Family Fishing Weekend, you can go ice fishing without having to buy a licence. Fishing regulations still apply - know what you can catch and what you can keep. Enjoy the public water bodies that have open fishing seasons (does not include national parks).

Located 258 kilometres west of Calgary and catering to all tastes and budgets, families are invited to embrace Golden’s energetic spirit and experience its adventure playground. Families can supplement their schedules with a number of preplanned activities happening in town throughout the weekend, including Golden’s biggest winter event of the year and special activities at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. On February 13 at 6:45 p.m., more than 1,000 people are expected to gather in Spirit Square for Golden’s biggest winter festival. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Snow King’s Masque Parade is a combination of creative self-expression via community art-making and theatrical spectacle. Guests will welcome Snow King and Lady Spring down from the mountain with a torch-lit escort. Families have the opportunity to get involved by creating ‘low tech magic.’ The parade will then move to the Golden Civic Centre where guests will enjoy an evening of music, dancing, stilt walking and giant puppets. Snow and ice carving, shadow plays, fire spinning and other circus arts will be part of the magical evening. For more information about all the Family Day Weekend events in Golden, B.C., visit the website.

Celebrate the Year of the Monkey in Chinatown. Festivities are stretched over several weekends: Feb. 13, 20 & 21. Enjoy programs and performances of traditional Dragon and Lion Dance, festival music and dance, martial art demos, singing, folk art demonstrations, food, games, an artworks exhibition and an indoor bazaar of trade booths. This is a free event! For more information and schedule of upcoming events, visit the website.

February 1 to March 13; check website for schedule of events. Canmore Winter Carnival. This year’s event will be the biggest and the best yet! Two World Cup events will be part of the carnival along with 45 days of events including ice carving, snow sculpting and the popular Kid ‘n’ Mutt races, plus more!

January 2 to June 30 at Various Times; Check Website for Schedule. Drop-In Jungle Gym at Village Square Leisure Centre. The Jungle Gym is perfect for your energetic little one and open for climbers, crawlers and jumpers all on a safe and soft surface. Adult supervision required. For ages 6 and up. Call 403-366-3900 or visit the website and search ‘jungle gym drop in’ on the Village Square Leisure Centre page; it is listed under ‘preschool.’

Come and enjoy an afternoon listening to stories and some of Canada’s finest musicians. Storyteller/Musician Samantha Whelan Kotkas and her friends will entertain you and your children with musical interactive tales of child-accessible hikes in the Rocky Mountains. Teach your child about courage, unity, joyfulness, and caring in an afternoon of fun and adventure. An event for the whole family that you will want to be a part of. Recommended for children aged 5 to 12, but created with the entire family in mind. Come one hour before the show & enjoy family friendly activities. Stay after to meet the performers. Created and Narrated by Samantha Whelan Kotkas Music by Tyler Hornby Puppets by Green Fools Theatre Video by Joel Goundry Tyler Hornby - Drums, Chris Andrew - Piano, Pat Belliveau - Saxophones, Aaron Shore - Guitar, Stephen Shepard - Bass

The month of February; YYC Hot Chocolate Fest. Participating cafés and restaurants create delicious and unique signature Hot Chocolate to support Calgary Meals on Wheels. Customer votes decide which drink will win the coveted title of “Calgary’s Best Hot Chocolate” and each rating entered gives customers a chance to win prizes throughout the month! For more information, visit the website.

Let us show you how we empower our students to reach their full potential! Hear stories from staff, current students, and parents before learning about how you can be a part of our wonderful community. Rundle Studio is an online learning environment built to help students with diagnosed learning disabilities thrive. Let us show you how we empower our students to reach their full potential!

Join for some family fun on the long weekend as you learn the tips and tools you’ll need at the annual Family FISH-tival! There will be free outdoor activities including casting games, ice fishing safety and marshmallow roasting. Warm up inside the Discovery Centre & Fish Hatchery with even more family fun and feed the fish - at a special rate of $5 per person (children 3 and under - free).

January 2 to February 29. TELUS Spark Material of the Season: Paper. Join daily in the Creative Kids Museum for programs and a variety of hands-on activities, perfect for families with children ages 8 and under and their caregivers. Would you rather build a tower using tissue paper or cardboard? Even though these materials seem very different, they have a lot in common! For more information, visit the website.

February 13: Hotel Transylvania 2. Enjoy a classic family movie! Admission to Cineplex Family Favourites is only $2.99 per person, including GST. For a list of participating theatres, visit the website below.

Visit your local Chapters/Indigo store for a free crafting Valentine’s story time and craft activity featuring Kid Made Modern craft favorites like pipe cleaners, felt, sequins, pom poms and more! Contact your local store to reserve a spot.

Daily until March (as conditions permit). Waddle in for a visit! The gentoo penguins may be the fastest swimmers, but the king penguins know how to get around too - in wintry weather they like to take their keepers for walkabouts around the zoo grounds. Every morning at 11am, keep pace with the king penguins during their outings. Any cancellations of the walk due to poor weather will be posted on the Zoo website and social media channels at 10am the morning of. To purchase tickets, visit the website.

A rare glimpse into the everyday life of 1890s Calgary is presented with little seen historical images of early neighborhoods and people. Guest curated by Peter Duthie, founder of Folio Gallery, former Exposure Photography Festival Chair and educator.

February 13 at Carburn Park, 11:30am to 2:30pm; February 14 at Prince’s Island Park, 11:30am to 2:30pm; and February 15 at Devonian Gardens, 11am to 3pm. We Are Family Drop-In Days with The City of Calgary Parks. Celebrate the Family Day weekend in nature! Bring the family down to one of the city’s beautiful outdoor rinks for some fresh air, ice-skating and fireside nature activities. If you prefer an indoor celebration, join at Devonian Gardens where there will be lots of family-friendly entertainment including nature-themed games, fun crafts and cool animal artefacts.

Wipe away those winter blues! Grab your skates and head down to Bowness, Carburn or Prince's Island Park this winter for The City of Calgary’s free Skate in Nature program. Enjoy some fresh air with family and friends, get toasty by the fire, and learn how local plants and animals adapt to the cold weather with some fun nature activities. Program runs from December through February and will be weather dependent. Visit calgary.ca/parks for program dates and times.

One of the world's most groundbreaking exhibitions is coming to TELUS Spark. BODY WORLDS Vital is your opportunity to see, first-hand, the connection between body and movement. Understand the impact that healthy choices and lifestyle changes have on our physical body and wel-lbeing through this amazing exhibition.

Saturdays and Sundays from January 30 to February 21. Saturdays shows at 1pm and Sundays shows are at 1pm and 3pm. Loose Moose Theatre For Kids Presents, Snow White! To purchase tickets, call 403-265-5682 or visit the website.