Things to do on Family Day

Fun activities for tweens

As your kids get older, they’ll need new activities and adventures to keep them entertained. Here are some fun ideas for your tweens as they transition towards the teenage years.

Ice skating

Fun for the whole family, ice skating takes place in every city, town and village, on indoor rinks and frozen ponds.

Find the closest urban skating rink or make a day of it and head to a forested skate trail in the countryside.

Rideau Canal Skateway

One of Ottawa’s top family activities can be found at the world’s largest skating rink (weather dependent).
Location: 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa

Bentway Skate Trail

Glide a 220-metre figure-eight loop under the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto.
Location: 250 Fort York Boulevard, Toronto

Cranberry Ice Trail

Muskoka Lakes Farm & Winery offers a 1.2-kilometre skating loop around five hectares of cranberry beds, with hot cran-apple cider for you to enjoy post-skate.
Location: 1074 Cranberry Road, Bala

Snow tubing

A thrilling way to travel down a steep snowy hillside is on an innertube.

Ontario’s snow tubing runs guarantee the ultimate day of fun for the whole family.  

Horseshoe Resort

Find exciting snow tubing hills and quality accommodations so you can have winter fun throughout your entire stay.
Location: 1101 Horseshoe Valley Road West, Barrie

Hike N’ Tube at Blue Mountain

Experience the trills of snowtubing at one of Ontario favourite winter playgrounds.
Location: 150 Jozo Weider Boulevard, The Blue Mountains

Skiing and snowboarding

Skiing in Ontario is a quintessential part of celebrating the winter season in this province.

With ski and snowboard training camps, private lessons, adaptive programs, equipment rentals and more, Ontario’s downhill ski and snowboard parks make it easy to discover the thrill of the hill.

Find a resort or ski hill near you.

Museums and attractions

Have fun while learning something new at a museum or educational attraction.

Interactive, hands-on games and activities and family-focused programming make learning fun at Ontario’s kid-friendly museums and engaging science centres.  

Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)

Enjoy three days of drop-in fun at the AGO, inspired by Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art, 1950s-Now. Activities include a family-friendly tour of the multi-media exhibition, live storytelling, dance performances and workshops.
Location: 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto

Little Canada

Showcasing iconic landmarks and landscapes through detailed, miniature animation. You’ll journey across this vast, beautiful and big country through a series of little stories.
Location: 10 Dundas Street East, Basement 2, Toronto

The Hockey Hall of Fame

Discover fun activities to test your goalie skills, call play-by-play action and take pictures of the Stanley Cup and lots of great moments.
Location: 30 Yonge Street, Toronto

Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)

Enjoy enhanced programming and a much-anticipated return of a celebrated dino. Canada’s leading museum is preparing to host unforgettable experiences with free admission on Family Day.
Location: 100 Queens Park, Toronto