What to do in Calgary on Family Day
Today is Family Day in Alberta and while some city facilities are closed today for the holiday, others are promising a day of fun for Calgary families.
Fort Calgary is hosting a free Winter Carnival, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. MT.
If you want to spend the day with the animals? The Calgary Zoo is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Heritage Park is hosting a "Family Quest" with interactive family challenges from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Telus Spark will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will be having live science demonstrations and workshops.
The Glenbow Museum is offering free admission from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Souldice Arena is hosting a Family Day event with free swimming, skating, games, horse-drawn wagon rides and a DJ to entertain the crowds. Event runs from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
Skating and swimming
Feel like going for a family skate? The following arenas are offering free public skating from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. All other arenas will be closed on Monday, except for any advance bookings.
- Ernie Starr Arena
- Frank McCool Arena
- Murray Copot Arena
- Optimist Arena
- Jimmie Condon Arena
- Shouldice Arena
- Henry Viney Arena
- Stu Peppard Arena
If you prefer your water a little less frozen, there will be free public swimming from 1 - 2:30 p.m. and 3 - 4:30 p.m. at the following centres:
- Bob Bahan Aquatic & Fitness Centre
- Canyon Meadows Aquatic & Fitness Centre
- Glenmore Aquatic Centre
- Renfrew Aquatic & Recreation Centre
- Shouldice Aquatic Centre
- Thornhill Aquatic & Recreation Centre
The Village Square Leisure Centre will also be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the Southland Leisure Centre is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
City services
Calgary Transit will be operating on a Sunday level of service. Visit their website for more information on how your routes will be affected.
The city's administration offices will be closed for the holiday, but waste and recycling services — as well as collection at community recycling depots — will not be affected.
The Spyhill Landfill and Shepard Landfill are closed today, but the East Calgary Landfill is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The city's Animal Services Centre will be closed for the holiday.
Family Day was first held in Alberta in 1990 and has caught on in other provinces, but is not a federal holiday.
What are you doing with your Family Day? Let us know in the comments, and tweet us photos of your Family Day at @CBCCalgary or email to calgaryphotos@cbc.ca.
