Family Fun Zone

01/02/2022

10/31/2021

Federal COVID-19 proof of vaccination for travel

If you're travelling within Canada or leaving the country, make a plan to show proof of vaccination.

08/24/2021

B.C. has announced it will require people to be vaccinated in order to attend an indoor concert, sporting event, or movie. The province announced a vaccine passport card will be required starting in mid-September.

06/18/2021

The announcement at 9:30 a.m. will be carried live on this website and on BC1.

06/17/2021

A wave pool, a climbing structure, a lazy river, a toddler play pool...the water fun is unstoppable at the Otter Co-op Outdoor Experience.

05/31/2021

🤩 Reimagine fun at the 2021 Children's Festival, May 31-June 13. An extraordinary online line-up of world-class theatre, music, dance and storytelling created specifically for children.

Performer Lineup: https://bit.ly/3g0pvA7 👈

The reimagined 2021 Festival will offer a mix of Live Online and Pre-recorded Online performances with an extra 7 days of extended show viewing. Watch a show online from the comfort of home with Pay-What-You-Can pricing.

Enjoy spectacular performances from around the globe for kids & families at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival, May 31 - June 13, 2021.

09/13/2020

There are certain places where COVID-19 spreads more easily:
1️⃣ Crowded places
2️⃣ Close-contact settings
3️⃣ Confined and enclosed spaces

09/01/2020

To our cherished family, friends and community. Today we shared the news that the Vancouver Aquarium will be temporarily pausing public programming after September 7, 2020. While closed Ocean Wise will focus on transformation.

This was a difficult decision and the result of an incredibly challenging year. But it is the right decision to ensure we can come back better than ever, someday soon.

Although our summer reopening was a huge success in terms of operating in a COVID-safe way, and proving a great visitor experience, the not-for-profit Vancouver Aquarium was not able to cover costs.

This temporary pause, although not what we would ever have hoped for, is a critical moment in our history. It will allow us to focus our resources on providing uninterrupted care to the animals who call our Aquarium home. It will also allow us to focus on a strategic planning process addressing how to reinvent the Aquarium so that we can continue to be a beloved destination, while also addressing the most critical issues facing our ocean, including climate change, pollution and overfishing.

We want to extend our most heartfelt thank you for your overwhelming support these past months. Your donations helped us through an incredibly challenging period. Your encouragement raised us up. Now, it is our responsibility to you, and our oceans, to ensure so we can remain leaders in ocean conservation, research, education and animal care, well into the future.

So this isn’t goodbye, but simply ‘sea’ you later (better than ever before).


With love, your Vancouver Aquarium family.



To learn more visit Vanaqua.org/transformation

07/29/2020

Minister of Education Rob Fleming, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, Stephanie Higginson, President, BC School Trustees Association, and Andrea Sin...

07/12/2020

A heads-up to Vancouver drivers: school and playground zones within the city will now have a speed limit of 30 km/h all day, every day, including weekends. https://trib.al/hjBO1AY

Currently, speed-limit reductions are in effect from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on school days.

07/05/2020

Kidsworld will be running a Summer program 2020 in August.

A Kidsworld pass gives access to a calendar of events across Greater Vancouver including some of Vancouver's best attractions plus hosted activities.

06/24/2020

The Vancouver Aquarium is reopening on Fri. June 26!

It’s o-fish-al! After being closed for more than three months, the Vancouver Aquarium will reopen to the public on Friday, June 26 thanks to an outpouring of community support. Every ticket purchased will help ensure the future of the not-for-profit Vancouver Aquarium.⁣
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Safety of visitors, staff and animals remains the Vancouver Aquarium’s top priority. In accordance with Government guidelines, the Vancouver Aquarium will offer a new, time-ticketed, one-way flow experience that will allow visitors to encounter the wonder of our ocean, safely and in a crowd-free setting.⁣
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Learn more about the new experience and book your ticket at VanAqua.org/tickets.

01/31/2020

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Playdome is back! Western Canada’s largest indoor carnival returns to BC Place from March 20th to March 28th 🎡🤹🎠 Don't miss 9 fun-filled days of carnival rides, games and sweet treats this spring break! Tickets go on sale Monday, February 3rd. More info: http://bit.ly/38TFZTC

01/19/2020

When it launched in 2011, the Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival was the first city-wide festival of its kind in the world.  

01/19/2020

Expanded Painting for Teens | Weekend Intensive runs Sundays from Feb. 2 to March 15.

01/13/2020

Hopefully you have some childcare options today as a number of schools are making the call to stay closed due to the winter weather.

01/13/2020

Hot Chocolate Festival 2020

Each cafe and restaurant has created sugary wondrous concoctions that take classic hot chocolates to a whole new level – there will be 114 drinks.