Spend Family Day exploring biodiversity and habitat conservation @ the Museum! Join the Earth Rangers for live animal shows at: 11am, 1pm, 2pm, & 3pm in the Exchange. This unique and up-close encounter with their animal ambassadors will leave you educated and inspired to help protect animals in the wild. Sponsored by Ontario Power Generation. Other activities include […]
Join us for an action packed day of art, music, movement and fun for the whole family! Things to look forward to at the AGH ★ Art & craft projects ★ Family Tours ★ Hot chocolate and snacks ★ Family movement workshop with Little Yogis Academy (1:00 – 2:00 PM)
Celebrate art, music, and movement with a pop-up planetarium, instrument petting zoo, games, crafts, costumed life drawing, hot chocolate station, a mini makers market, and more! Fun for the whole family!
Join the Dundas Museum and Archives and the Rotary Club of Dundas Valley Sunrise on Monday, February 17th from 11am – 3pm for the Inside/Outside Family Day Festival! Inside at the Dundas Museum (139 Park St. W) will be crafts, a scavenger hunt, hot chocolate, popcorn, and music by The Mountain Road Band. Outside at the Dundas Driving Park […]
Don't miss out on free skates sponsored by the Downtown Bench Beamsville BIA all weekend.
Bring the whole family and experience a fascinating piece of Hamilton history at Dundurn National Historic Site. On a guided tour of over 40 rooms in Dundurn Castle, discover what it was like to live and play above stairs like the MacNab family and work and live below stairs like the household staff. Join us […]
Join us for a family-friendly tour of Whitehern featuring entertainment from the 19th and early-20th centuries. Experience interactive elements with music, radio dramas, children’s toys and family photo opportunities. Don’t miss a stop by the Stable for free popcorn and film clips from the 1930s.
Join us this Family Day at Westfield Heritage Village! Hike three kilometres through lovely maple forests and other significant natural areas to the top of the trail and enjoy free hot chocolate and benches around an outdoor fire. Then enjoy the lovely three kilometre hike back to the Village. Prefer a shorter hike? Hike to […]
SAMAJAM: YOU are the Show is a fully participatory, fun and highly engaging musical experience where the audience actively performs 90% of the show. It combines interactive participation, musical learning, rhythmic challenges, video games, comedic sketches, and exploration of diverse songs and rhythms from around the world. Everyone receives a musical bag with three percussion instruments […]
Join us for FREE family friendly fun including games, crafts and creative activities!
Inspired by Gabi Dao’s marionettes in Time Isn’t Real, we’ll be recycling bits and bobs from around the house into our own marionettes! Work together as a family to create the cast of your own puppet show, or make it a solo act for your friends and family to enjoy! This event is drop-in style, so […]
Join us for a free skate from 1-4pm on Family Day, February 17th, 2025!
Explore what life was like for 19th Century children at school and at play. Try out some "old time" activities! Activities Include: Give Cursive a Chance! Take a seat in our old school desks and try your hand at cursive writing with chalk on an old school slate! Come in and challenge your family members […]
Join us for a free skate from 1-4pm on Family Day, February 17th, 2025!
Arcadia Earth is hosting Family Fun Fest, a four-day celebration filled with family-friendly activities centered around fun and sustainability. Included with admission to Arcadia Earth, families can enjoy activities like live animal meet-and-greets with Earth Rangers, eco-friendly crafts, a bouncy castle, face painting, and more. Family Fun Fest will run daily from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Arcadia […]
FROST BITES heats up the coldest month of the year with six days of hands-on creative workshops and a weekend full of fun arts and craft-making events for kids and their grownups! Now in its 8th year, Frost Bites is a one-week community-embedded festival with a smorgasbord of FREE activities and events for all ages. […]
Walk-ins only - no online registration available.
Join Hamilton Children’s Museum staff for this free drop-in pre-school program that supports hands-on experiences, exploration and social development. Hamilton Children’s Museum encourages all participants to explore the Hamilton Farmers’ Market through a variety of themed activities such as Exploring Foods, My Healthy Body, All My Senses, The Seasons, On the Farm, and many more.
Free kids program, Nature Kids, is for children ages 5-11. Participants learn about nature through games, activities, crafts and experiments while being outside and making friends!
Drop by your local store to get a FREE pack of three 2025 Pokémon Day promo cards! *One per customer, while supplies last.
Walk-in only, no online registration available.
Walk-in only - no ionline registration available.
Walk-in only, no online registration available.
Receive a free trading kit when you bring your kids and their friends to learn about the Pokémon Trading Card Game! Plus: Receive a FREE pack of three 2025 Pokémon Day promo cards! *No purchase necessary. All giveaways and event material available while supplies last.
You and your “piccolo pizzaiolo” will make homemade pizza from scratch! Things are going to get messy as our Loft Team guides you in making a basic homemade dough and sauce for a traditional Margherita Pizza Neapolitan.
Make homemade pizza from scratch! Things are going to get messy as our Loft Team guides you in making a basic homemade dough and sauce for a traditional Pizza. This class is designed for children ages 3 to 5.
Calling all Little Chefs! Join us February 22nd at 12:00 PM for an exciting kitchen tour and pizza-making adventure! Kids will get to craft their own delicious pizzas and have a blast learning in our kitchen. Don’t miss out on this fun-filled day!
In honour of Heritage Month, all Hamilton Civic Museums will be open for visitation free of charge. Bring the whole family and experience a fascinating piece of Hamilton history at Dundurn National Historic Site. On a guided tour of over 40 rooms in Dundurn Castle, discover what it was like to live and play above […]
In honour of Heritage Month, all Hamilton Civic Museums will be open for visitation free of charge. Join us for a special opportunity to view Whitehern at your own pace; your museum visit will be self-guided with the presence of knowledgeable staff situated throughout the home to answer questions. Whitehern Historic House & Garden is […]
In honour of Heritage Month, all Hamilton Civic Museums will be open for visitation free of charge. Visit the more than 200-year-old Gage home on Family Day to experience what life was like for an early Upper Canadian family. Note: Our museums are not all wheelchair accessible, and strollers and infant carriers may not be taken […]
Together with our Loft team, we will take on all aspects of pizza preparation, from making sauces and chopping ingredients, cooking and plating the pizza and, of course, EATING!
Walk-in only, no online registration available.
The President of the Ontario Disc Sports along with a few of his staff have kindly offered to put on a complimentary “Learn to Disc Golf” session up at Tyandaga Feb 23rd from 9-11 am. No experience and no equipment needed. Free hats to all that participate!
Celebrate the age-old tradition of maple syrup making at Westfield Heritage Village! Here’s what to look forward to: Interactive Demonstrations: Watch as sap transforms into liquid gold at two engaging sites, including our modern sugar shack. Maple Trivia Trail: Test your knowledge with fun, maple-themed trivia along the trail. Historic Charm & Live Demonstrations: Explore Westfield’s historic buildings and […]
In honour of Heritage Month, all Hamilton Civic Museums will be open for visitation free of charge. Bring the whole family and experience a fascinating piece of Hamilton history at Dundurn National Historic Site. On a guided tour of over 40 rooms in Dundurn Castle, discover what it was like to live and play above […]
In honour of Heritage Month, all Hamilton Civic Museums will be open for visitation free of charge. Join us for a special opportunity to view Whitehern at your own pace; your museum visit will be self-guided with the presence of knowledgeable staff situated throughout the home to answer questions. Whitehern Historic House & Garden is […]
In honour of Heritage Month, all Hamilton Civic Museums will be open for visitation free of charge. Visit the more than 200-year-old Gage home on Family Day to experience what life was like for an early Upper Canadian family. Note: Our museums are not all wheelchair accessible, and strollers and infant carriers may not be taken […]
Walk-in only, no online registration available.
For children 8-12 years of age. Please note: Each child must have their own library card to register. Learn basic coding and programming skills with Micro:bit; a pocket sized computer with motion detection, a built in compass and bluetooth technology. There may be a repetition of projects over the course of the sessions.
For children 3 to 5 years of age and their parent or caregiver. Interested in our technology for children? Here's your opportunity to play, learn, and code with some very special robot pets! These interactive pets introduce preschoolers to critical thinking, problem solving, and other STEM skills
Join us for an information session to learn more about adopting or fostering with the Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton. These virtual sessions are a great opportunity to learn about the adoption process or how you can become a foster parent.
Walk-ins only - no online registration available.
Join us for an information session to learn more about adopting or fostering with the Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton. These virtual sessions are a great opportunity to learn about the adoption process or how you can become a foster parent.
Join Hamilton Children’s Museum staff for this free drop-in pre-school program that supports hands-on experiences, exploration and social development. Hamilton Children’s Museum encourages all participants to explore the Hamilton Farmers’ Market through a variety of themed activities such as Exploring Foods, My Healthy Body, All My Senses, The Seasons, On the Farm, and many more.
Free kids program, Nature Kids, is for children ages 5-11. Participants learn about nature through games, activities, crafts and experiments while being outside and making friends!
Join an empowering session on how to find and win scholarships for post-secondary education. Presented by BridgesEDU, this workshop will show you how to access different scholarships, grants, and bursaries. This in-person session is suitable for ages 13+.
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a charming and beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl” and […]
Step into a world of enchantment this March Break with our hands-on Fairy House Building Workshop! Kids aged 8 years and up will love letting their creativity run wild as they craft whimsical homes for fairies using an array of natural materials that we’ll provide. Each child will leave with a one-of-a-kind creation to take […]
Read it? Swap it. Bring your new or gently used children’s books to swap with others. For every book you bring, you can pick a free one. Please make sure donated books are in good condition and relatively current.
