Family Day Weekend in Kitchener- Waterloo

Family Day Weekend in Kitchener- Waterloo – February 14 – 17, 2020: A list of activities and events taking place in and around Kitchener- Waterloo region during Family Day Weekend.

I. Family & Kids Events

Family Fishing Weekend – No license required. Residents and visitors are invited to give fishing a try on water bodies with open fishing seasons (not in national parks). Keep in mind that fishing regulations still apply. – February 15 – 17, 2020 –Details

Wildlife Festival – Meet the Animals!

This amazing interactive, educational event will feature a brand new exhibit VENOM featuring some of the world’s most dangerous, misunderstood and feared animals in the world.Details

February 15 – 17, 2020

Bingemans Conference Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener

$14.50

Family Day Fun

Celebrate Family Day weekend! Drop by the Switch Gaming Central, Junior Board Game Zone, or Engineering Alley for some fun. Details

Saturday, February 15, 2020 | 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Hespeler, 5 Tannery Street East, Cambridge

Free

Kidapalooza

Kidapalooza is a fun-filled, three day festival featuring activity stations, interactive inflatables, mechanical rides for the whole family, stage shows, special guest appearances, plus so much more! Details

February 15 – 17, 2020 | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Lot42, 41 Ardelt Place, Kitchener

$9 – $25

Bingemans Family Day Carnival

Bring the family to Bingemans for the Family Day Carnival! Enjoy inflatables, rides, food and activities! Details

February 16 – 17, 2020 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Bingemans Conference Centre- Ballroom, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener

Children (3 – 12) $10

Family Day Drop In

Explore the world of clay in this fun and engaging beginner pottery session! Come and discover the basics of hand building and decorating, no experience necessary. All ages welcome. Details

Monday, February 17, 2020 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

The Clay and Glass, 25 Caroline Street North, Waterloo

$15/participant

Family Day at McDougall Cottage

Join us for some classic family-friendly games, fun crafts, and tours of the Cottage. Details

Monday, February 17, 2020 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

McDougall Cottage Historic Site, 89 Grand Ave S, Cambridge

Admission by cash donation

Family Day at Cambridge Centre for the Arts

FREE drop-in, hands-on activities with artists and performers at the Cambridge Centre for the Arts for children and adults. Details

Monday, February 17, 2020 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Cambridge Centre for the Arts, 60 Dickson Street, Cambridge

Free admission

Family Day at Schwaben Club

Fun for Family Day! Games, music, dancing, delicious food and beverages, and so much more! Details

Monday, February 17, 2020 | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Schwaben Club, 1668 King St E, Kitchener

$10 and children under 11 are free

Family Day at Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery

A fun-filled annual celebration for the entire family with activities that kids and kids-at-heart can do together. Explore our exhibitions and get creative with your friends and family at this free drop-in event. Details

Monday, February 17, 2020 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, 101 Queen Street North, Kitchener

Free

Family Day Magic

Making stations, virtual reality, fun math games, and magic! A variety of activities for the whole family. Performance by magician Scott Boyd at 2:00pm. Details

Monday, February 17, 2020 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Clemens Mill, 50 Saginaw Parkway, Cambridge

Free

Family Day Weekend at Waterloo Region Museum

What better way to spend Family Day weekend than to bring your family to explore our galleries and enjoy many engaging family activities throughout this long weekend. Details

February 15 – 17, 2020

Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Road, Kitchener

Regular admission

Bring on the Sunshine Festival 2020

Celebrate Africa, Culture, community and family during Black History Month & share in the riches of all the African cultures with Canadians of every origin!Details

Sunday, February 16, 2020 | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Kitchener City Hall, 200 King Street West, Kitchener

Admission by donation

Free Public Skating

Check out the Free Public Skating Schedules at arena facilities across the City of Kitchener. Details

Various dates

Arena facilities across the City of Kitchener

Free

Family Day at Schneider Haus NHS

Spend Family Day at Schneider Haus! Outdoor activities, crafts and more! Details

Monday, February 17, 2020 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Schneider Haus National Historic Site, 466 Queen St S, Kitchener

Regular admission

Family Days at The Conservatory

Join us during Family Day weekend! Plus – take part in the Hug-a-Bug INSECT PETTING ZOO! Details

February 15 – 17, 2020 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory, 2500 Kossuth Road, Cambridge

Regular admission

Family Day in NDCC

Free activities for the family both on and off the ice. Details

Monday, February 17, 2020 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

North Dumfries Community Complex, 2958 Greenfield Rd, Ayr

Free

Family Fun Hack Jam

Join various makers from different makerspaces as they showcase their spectacular creativity through hands-on activity across all floors of the space that the whole family can take part in.Details

Monday, February 17, 2020 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

THEMUSEUM, 10 King St W, Kitchener

Half-priced admission

Family Day Weekend Fun at Idea Exchange

Idea Exchange is excited to welcome back families for an entire weekend of free Family Day activities. Details

February 15 – 17, 2020

Various locations of Idea Exchange, Cambridge

Free; Some programs require registration.

Other Activities

Cineplex Family Favourites: Playing With Fire on Saturday, February 15, 2020 | $2.99 – Details
Family Day Public Skate at RIM Park on Saturday, February 15, 2020 | 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Snowshoeing and skating at Shade’s Mills

II. Live Music

Broadway Showstoppers

Celebrate the most romantic day of the year with a glorious concert full of Broadway’s best love songs performed by sensational singers and the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra. Details

February 14 – 15, 2020

Hamilton Family Theatre, 46 Grand Ave S, Cambridge

$25 – $35

Signature Series: Stabat Mater

Music Director Andrei Feher leads the orchestra in Rossini’s masterpiece, the Stabat Mater. Details

February 14 – 15, 2020 | 8:00 PM

Centre In The Square, 101 Queen Street N., Kitchener

$20 – $87

Craig Cardiff

Maxwell’s Concerts & Events proudly presents Craig Cardiff. 19+. Details

Saturday, February 15, 2020 | 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM

Maxwell’s Concerts & Events, 35 University Avenue East, Waterloo

$20 + s/c

Joni Nehrita

Toronto-born Jamaican-Canadian singer/songwriter/musician Joni NehRita has become a staple on the regional scene of KW/Guelph since relocating there a decade ago. She is known for steadily releasing great music & being an engaging performer. While her musical tastes are eclectic, she is best known as a soul/R&B artist and as a jazz vocalist. Details

Friday, February 14, 2020 | 8:30 PM

The Jazz Room, 59 King Street North , Waterloo

$20

Remy Le Boeuf Group from NY City

Remy Le Boeuf is a composer of modern American music and an improvising saxophonist. Le Boeuf’s music is rooted in the jazz tradition and overlaps into the modern classical realm drawing on various influences from Aaron Copland to Bjork. Details

Saturday, February 15, 2020 | 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM

The Jazz Room, 59 King Street North , Waterloo

General Admission $18

III. Theatre & Performing Arts

Rapunzel & The Dino Opera – Cambridge

VCO’s Opera for Kids initiative, is a double bill performance of two original operas, The Dino Opera & Rapunzel. Details

Saturday, February 15, 2020 | 7:00 PM

Cambridge Centre for the Arts, 60 Dickson Street, Cambridge

$0 – $15

The Wild Guys

Andy, Robin, Randall and Stewart bring their neuroses, hang-ups, blind spots and bald spots to a “men’s awareness weekend” in the deep woods. Their journey to self-discovery reveals that each of them is needy in some way and once the walls have been broken down there is no controlling what will happen next in this untamed comedy. Details

January 31 – February 15, 2020

Elmira Dinner Theatre, 76 Howad Avenue, Elmira, ON

$20; February 14 Dinner Theatre: $65

Cookies and Kids – Macbeth

A fun-filled and hilarious season of interactive storytelling theatre.Details

Sunday, February 16, 2020 | 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Cambridge Farmer’s Market, 60 Dickson St., Cambridge

$5.00

Rapunzel & The Dino Opera – Waterloo

VCO’s Opera for Kids initiative, is a double bill performance of two original operas, The Dino Opera & Rapunzel. Details

Sunday, February 16, 2020 | 2:00 PM

First United Church, 16 William Street West, Waterloo

$0 – $15

IV. Sports and Related events

Ice Fishing Derby

Valens Lake’s annual Ice Fishing Derby returns on Saturday February 15, from sunrise until noon! Lots of prizes to be won! Details

Saturday, February 15, 2020 | 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Valens Lake Conservation Area, 1691 Regional 97 Rd, Cambridge

$15 – $25

KW Countertop Family Day Free Skating

We are thrilled to be sponsoring another Family Day skating event this year. Bring your family and friends, and spend an hour with our family skating for free at the Activa Sportsplex. Details

Monday, February 17, 2020 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Activa Sportsplex – Patrick J Doherty Rink, 135 Lennox Lewis Way, Kitchener

Free

Family Day at Cambridge Ice Centre

FREE general public skating sponsored by MP Bryan May and MP Marwan Tabbara. Details

Monday, February 17, 2020 | 10:40 AM – 12:00 PM & 2:10 PM – 3:30 PM

Cambridge Ice Centre, 355 Hespeler Rd, Cambridge

Free

Skating at Cambridge Ice Centre

Enjoy skating! Details

Monday to Thursday | 10:40 AM-noon & 2:10 PM – 3:30 PM
Friday | 6:40 PM – 8:30 PM
Saturday and Sunday | 3:40 PM – 5:30 PM

Cambridge Ice Centre, 355 Hespeler Rd., Cambridge

$5.75 Adult, $4.75 Child (6-10), $3.00 Child (5-)/Seniors (55+)

Family Skate! Family Day Weekend

Movies on the big screen. A-la-carte food options, all $5.
Indoor Skating Rink – skates can be rented on a first come first serve basis. Details

Monday, February 17, 2020 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Tapestry Hall, 74 Grand Avenue, Cambridge

Free with Canned Good for the Cambridge Self Help Food Bank or Pay $5 which will go to CSHFB.

V. Exhibitions, Festivals, Fundraisers & Other Events

Art Access: Family Art Adventure

Let’s get adventurous with art this Family Day weekend with hands-on activities sure to delight aspiring artists of all ages. Join artist Marko Barakoski to create a tree ring relief print. Capture the pattern and passage of time stamped within trees using an array of color options. Discover nature’s beauty as you create a detailed wood grain relief print from locally felled logs. Details

Saturday, February 15, 2020 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Queen’s Square, 1 North Square, Cambridge

Free

Superheroes-ALL AGES-Family Day

You’re sure to enjoy your afternoon as you are instructed through a “16×20” painting of Superheroes! Add Batman, Superman or Wonder Woman to your painting using our stencils. This is an all ages event, perfect for ages 6 and up! Details

Monday, February 17, 2020 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Social Art, 29 Manitou Dr, Unit 1D, Kitchener

$25 – $35

Family Day at Descendants

Get the family together and come on out to Descendants on Monday. Free popcorn all day! Board games, corn hole and more! Details

Monday, February 17, 2020 | 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Descendants Beer & Beverage Co., 319 Victoria St. N., Kitchener

Varies

Ceili – Irish Folk Dance

Come with friends or make new ones at this Irish folk dance! Everyone welcome to join in with our caller guiding you through the steps. Details

Saturday, February 15, 2020 | 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Victoria Park Pavilion, 80 Schneider Avenue, Kitchener

$12 – $15

Love Bites! Family Day Weekend

Food Stations. Featuring 80’s Cover Band Always on Friday.
Indoor skating rink – skates rented on a first come first serve basis. Free samples from Kettle One, Don Julio – featuring an appearance from the Real Captain Morgan and his crew! Details

Saturday, February 15, 2020 | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Tapestry Hall, 74 Grand Avenue, Cambridge

$60/person

St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway

St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway is one of North Americas finest “O” Scale (1/48th) layouts. Your family will have a fine time checking our trains of the 1950’s. See our huge display of steam and diesel locomotives moving freight and passenger through the Southern Ontario countryside. Fun, and educational too. Details

February 15 – 17, 2020

St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway, 1440 King Street North, St. Jacobs

$5 – $8

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