Calgary 
For those parents looking for plans or entertainment for the week, Calgary has a lot to offer over the break from March 20 to 29 or April 3-11, 2026.
Credit: Heritage Park – Gasoline Alley
Parents and kids can decide between outdoor fun and nature activities, day trips in any direction, or from Calgary’s many wonderful attractions.
Plus, a few Calgary locations have programming especially for Spring Break in the city like TELUS Spark, the Calgary Zoo, the Public Library, or city Rec Centres.
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Spring Break activities for Kids in Calgary
A handful of Calgary attractions have scheduled their official spring programming. These day camps and drop-in opportunities involve a variety of interests for kids including science, animals and animal science, building and creating, art, sport, and video games.
- TELUS Spark offer a variety of spring day camps for the 2026 break for ages 5-12. For a day visit, you can enjoy exhibitions and other science demonstrations specially for Spring Break (March 20-29/April 3-5, 2026).
- Laser City hosts day camps for PD Days, Spring Break, and Summer Breaks in Calgary. This year, kids can join Laser City for Spring Break Mini Paintball camps, Laser Tag camps, or Minecraft day camps!
- The Calgary Zoo’s Spring Break day camp is a five-day program centred around conservation education and adventures around the zoo.
- Explore the sky during Space Night on March 21. Space Night will feature access to an array of telescopes operated by University of Calgary astronomers and members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Calgary Centre. You will have the opportunity to look through the telescopes and astronomers will be on hand to answer questions.
- Pinnovate DIY and Art Studio is offering a PD Day camp on March 20 and a whole week of non-stop crafting fun during their Spring Break Camp.
- Paint with Bunnies: Hop on in to Color Cafe in Kensington on March 29, for an exclusive bunny cuddly and creative art experience like no other.
- North Haven is holding their second LEGO Competition on Saturday, March 28! Choose a category (Myths and Fantasy, Mechanical Marvels) and participate or check out the awesome creations on March 28.
- Spring Babies Festival: Visit Butterfield Acres Farm, during April season to snuggle with baby goats, woolly little lambs, and peep at our freshly hatched chicks and the adorable piglets with their mama. On Easter weekend, Easter bunny will be at the farm.
Theatre & Concert Experiences
These aren’t kid-specific shows or entertainment in Calgary during this specific week. However, these are fun and exciting musical or theatre, or musical theatre, experiences, easily enjoyed as a family. These are chances to introduce kids to classical music, classic rock music, Broadway, and more.
- Festival of Animated Objects: Kickstart your Spring Break by enjoying a puppet festival. From puppet shows to film screenings, gallery exhibitions to workshops Calgary comes alive with original creations, mythical creatures, and curious beasts, objects, and gadgets, and thingamajigs beguiled by puppet-masters and artists alike to stir your imagination.
- Caities Super Simple Songs: Sing, dance, and play along to hit songs from the beloved YouTube channel for preschoolers including “Here Comes The Fire Truck” and “My Happy Song.” With catchy tunes, colorful characters, and plenty of surprises, this is a party your little ones will love on March 23 at Jack Singer Concert Hall.
- For those with older kids, see Video Games in Concert with Eimear Noone. Eímear Noone brings her own enduring soundscapes from World of Warcraft, along with music from Super Mario, Kingdom Hearts, The Legend of Zelda, Halo, Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, Fortnite, and more on Saturday, March 28, 7:30 p.m.
- Harry Popper and The Frozen Princess is Jubilations Dinner Theatre’s special event for families on Saturday, March 21. When Harry Popper stumbles upon an ancient book in the Logwarts library, he discovers the tale of sisters Annie and Elsie from the Frozen Kingdom.
Spring Break Movie Days in Calgary
Families have several options for catching a flick over the break in Calgary. These include blockbuster movies at the big theatres, older movies at smaller theatres, and the special screen at the Science Centre.
- General admissions at the TELUS Spark Science Centre grant visitors access to an Infinity Dome Theatre experience. The theatre is currently playing Little Eve, Space Explorers: The ISS Experience and more!
- Calgary has three Landmark Cinema locations, a theatre adored for its comfortable and cozy movie-going experience.
- Cineplex has eight plus locations across Calgary, and family movies out playing for Spring Break.
- See movies for $3.99 during Cineplex March/Spring Break Family Favourites screenings or $5 movies at Landmark Cinemas ( Paw Patrol: Rocky’s Catastrophe, How to Train Your Dragon, A Minecraft Movie).
Calgary Toy Store Activities over Spring Break
These toy store chains have created a full five days of spring break programming. Get kids excited about different parts of play like creating, building, problem-solving, and more.
- All four of Calgary’s Mastermind Toys locations are hosting the store’s Spring Break events for kids.
- Monday: Build your very own LEGO Baby Seahorse
- Tuesday: Mould, shape, and design your very own mini critter with colourful creations to take home and show off.
- Wednesday: Kids can get creative by decorating their very own car and take home a custom Hot Wheels creation they designed themselves.
- Thursday: Kids can construct their own bush plane and take off on exciting flying adventures to spark their imagination.
- Friday: Play classic and new board games and discover your next favourite game with friends and family.
- Kids Break Events are available at Indigo & Chapters Stores across Alberta. Along with storytelling and readings, these days will feature fun with Lego, Barbie, Hot Wheels, and more.
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Visit Calgary’s Best Museums
Keep the learning alive over the spring break in Calgary with the city’s wonderful collection of classic cars, planes, farm equipment, and other automobiles or vehicles. These collections span three different museums in Calgary, all open during the break.
Credit: Heritage Park
- Gasoline Alley Museum: Gather everyone up and come down to explore one of the world’s largest public collections of vintage vehicles! Plus, ride the Springtime Express for a unique opportunity to experience Heritage Park completely by rail. Think Rocky Mountaineer, but Edwardian.
- The Military Museums of Calgary are open Monday-Sunday over spring break and offer hours’ worth of exhibits to explore. These include memorabilia, art, and thousands of memories.
- Calgary’s Hangar Flight Museum will be open their regular hours during spring break from Tuesday to Sunday. The museum includes a collection of airplanes and aviation equipment, along with other pieces of aviation history.
- Bow Habitat Station, which showcases Alberta’s native species, has special programming on March 20, and kids learn they can help protect Alberta’s water and the amazing animals that depend on it.
Cool Indoor Attractions around Calgary
Whether there are rainy days ahead for the spring break, or you’d prefer not to risk anything with the weather, you can rely on Calgary’s indoor attractions for spring break fun as a family or just for kids.
- Choose between a few different arcades in Calgary perfect for a family or kids’ afternoon out over spring break. The Big Box indoor play centre has many ways to play, including a 35+ game arcade. Plus, the Rec Room in north Calgary offer a massive arcade with full restaurant service.
- Hit up Calgary’s indoor trampoline parks for a full spring break workout like the two Flying Squirrel locations, or Vortex YYC.
- Classified YYC offers the older kids something fun to do this spring break, no matter the weather. The laser tag facility, meant for ages 13 and older, is a tactical laser tag experience with a huge course.
- Mini golf is a reliable activity, which most young or old kids can enjoy alongside parents. Pick up a game at Calgary’s Monster Mini Golf or Splitsville!
Cool Outdoor Attractions around Calgary
These outdoor attraction in and around Calgary are open or offering tours over spring break. Explore the city’s artistic side, or the city’s wilder side.
- The Saskatoon Farm allows for a fun family day trip together, depending on where you are in Calgary. The Farm offers boutique, plant, and market shopping, a café and bakery, a restaurant, and some resident tortoises to meet!
- Every year, Calgary is host to the BUMP mural festival, which has led to several large murals decorating the city. The organization responsible for the festival also offer guided tours of these beautiful paintings on various dates.
- The Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is an important part of nature conservation in the city with 2km of walking trails, a Nature Centre, picnic areas, and interpretive information along the trails.
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Calgary’s Public Libraries
While there aren’t any specific Spring Break programs happening this year at the library branches, there are still many ways to use this free city resource for a fun break with kids.
- The library continuously offers drop-in programs and classes for toddlers, kids/youth, and teenagers, with a focus on thins like technology, science, art, or sports and recreation.
- And when kids get access to the shelves of Calgary’s larger library locations, they may spend hours browsing for their new favourite titles.
- The Arusha Centre’s Climate Program, with support from The City of Calgary and community agencies is hosting an Earth Hour celebration on March 28.
City Rec Centre Programming
The City of Calgary offer three main spring day camps for kids, all of which still have spaces open and available for registration. First is Rec Adventures for kids 5-12, or Outdoor Adventures for kids 5-12, as well as Arts Ventures for kids 6-12. These day camps are reservable for five days (a week), or by the single day.
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Walks and Picnics in the Bow River Valley
Head to the Bow River Valley to find numerous things to do with kids and as a family, including a few delicious dining options to bring on a picnic, like the River Café, or enjoy after a walk like the Bow Valley Ranche. All of Calgary’s Bow and Elbow River Valley areas are lined with walking and cycling trails to explore this spring break.
- Fish Creek Provincial Park offers some of the most extensive hiking trails in the city, plus a variety of other activities like birdwatching and wildlife viewing, picnicking, dining, cycling, and relaxing.
- Prince’s Island Park is a great place to grab scenic family or Easter photos over the break. Plus, the park is connected to dozens of kms of riverside trails for walking and biking. Nearby, find snacks at the park’s River Café.
- Bowness Park is a pretty place for a family picnic, bike ride, walk, or photos. And on the opposite side of the river, find a wide open off-leash dog park.
- Pearce Estate Park will bring your family walk to the Bow Habitat Station where kids can learn all about the fish of the Bow at the Discovery Centre.
Day Trips to take with Kids from Calgary
Drumheller, Banff, Canmore, and Kananaskis are all reliable day trip destinations to take as a family from Calgary. Below are dozens more ideas for exciting family day trips, some of which are perfect for spring break.
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Plan a Bike Trip
As long as the snow stays at bay, a family cycling trip is simple to plan with the great number of paved and nonpaved trails around the city. These trails offer several kilometres worth of biking paths to explore.
- The Weaselhead Natural Area has over 15km of bike paths which create a nice loop around the Glenmore Reservoir. Shorter trails around 5km also loop around the natural area.
- Edworthy Park offers cyclists the shade of the park’s tall and mature trees, which also provide many great family photo opportunities. The Christmas Tree trail along the side of the Bow River is especially great for biking with wide and even trails.
- Cycle the trails of Confederation Park and discover the playground, and sports fields, or follow the sidewalks to the nearby Nosehill Park for more trails.
Book a Family Trail Ride near Calgary
Enjoy a day trip as a family with the intent to see the foothills or Rockies! These outfitters and tour guides offer equestrian trail ride tours in areas which get you incredible views of the mountains and foothills near Calgary.
- The winter trail rides at Moose Mountain Adventure (near Bragg Creek) are available until April 30th. Rides are available as 1.5, 2, 3, 3.5, or 4 hour rides.
- Anchor D Guiding & Outfitting (near Black Diamond) are open year-round for trail rides, with 2-hour and half-day rides available.
- The Boundary Ranch in Kananaskis south of Canmore offer a variety of trail ride routes including a few with barbecue lunches.
Cheer on a Calgary Team
These hockey games taking place over spring break in Calgary will give kids a chance to witness the fun of the sport live, while parents get to save when comparing ticket prices to the NHL. These are fun and affordable ways to cheer on a local hockey team.
- Cheer Canadians as top women’s teams from around the world compete for gold at the BKT World Women’s Curling Championship until March 22.
- Calgary Flames vs. Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, March 22, 2026 | 6:00 PM
- Calgary Flames vs. Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, March 26, 2026 | 7:00 PM
- Calgary Wranglers vs Colorado Eagles on Friday, March 27, 2026 | 1:00 PM
- Calgary Wranglers vs Colorado Eagles on Sunday, March 29, 2026 | 1:00 PM
Visit a Few Expos
- The Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show: Over 200 exhibitors offering the latest camping gear, paddle sports, outdoor clothing, scuba diving & ultimate adventure travel destinations on March 21 & 22.
- Alberta Bike Show: Explore the latest bikes and special offers from some of the best cycling brands and retailers, ride our test track, enjoy high flying action at the Alberta Jump Jam, Learn about the hottest cycling destinations, meet pro riders, learn from the experts, plus much more on March 21 & 22, 2026!
- World of Wheels: Visit BMO Centre from March 28 to 30 to see western Canada’s finest hot rods, customs, trucks and motorcycles (March 27 to 29, 2026).
- Calgary Rock N’ Gem Show: Journey through the wonders of nature at the Calgary Rock N’ Gem Show. Browse an impressive selection of crystals, fossils, gemstones, beads, and artisan-made jewelry — each forged by geological forces over millions of years (March 26 to 29, 2026.)
Explore the Nature & Wildlife around Calgary
Spring is an excellent time for wildlife viewing in the rural areas around the city. Bring the kids to see a huge array of migratory birds and possibly large mammals, depending on where you visit.
- The Yanmuska Wolfdog Sanctuary in Cochrane is a good option for older kids and families, and getting to see bigger mammals up close. All of the dogs at the sanctuary are part wolf in varying capacities.
- Frank Lake, east of Calgary, is a perfect birding location near the city. The protected bird conservation area is also home to a diverse plant and mammal population.
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