Things to do on Family Day 2025 in Ontario
KidSpark | Ontario Science Centre
Families, in all their shapes, forms and sizes, are at the heart of our communities. In Ontario, a day is set aside to reflect on the importance of families and to celebrate with loved ones.
Family Day is a provincial holiday on the third Monday of February, extending the weekend for one extra day. In 2025, Family Day is Monday, February 17.
Whether you’re looking for fun activities to do with your toddlers, tweens or older teens, there are plenty of family bonding activities to enjoy during this long weekend.
Here’s a selection of ideas for things to do this Family Day.
Family getaways
Long weekends were made for getaways and mini-vacations.
From snow-based outdoor adventure to kid-approved indoor programs and entertainment, Ontario’s winter resorts and playgrounds offer endless fun for everyone in the family. Visit Resorts of Ontario for resort packages, specials and other getaway ideas.
Embrace the season and expend all that youthful energy outdoors in the snow. Winter resorts, snow parks, trails and rinks across Ontario offer boundless outdoor fun from dawn to dusk.
Things to do with toddlers and kids
Enjoy indoor and outdoor fun with your little ones this winter. Bundle up and play in the snow. From building a snowman and creating snow angels to tobogganing down a hill, winter creates a new and fun playground right on your doorstep.
Indoor adventures for kids
Indoor entertainment complexes and playgrounds offer all kinds of fun for kids and families regardless of the weather.
The Factory
Housed in an old Kellogg’s facility in London, The Factory is Canada's biggest indoor family entertainment centre and features North America's largest indoor high ropes course.
Location: 100 Kellogg Lane, London
Kids Fun City
This indoor amusement centre is perfect for families with young kids, including toddlers.
Location: 150 Lesmill Road, North York
FunworX
Part of Bingemans, Kitchener’s popular family entertainment centre, FunworX is an interactive, three-level indoor family playground.
Location: 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener
Ontario Science Centre learn-through-play experiences
Kids can learn about science at two Ontario Science Centre satellite locations. KidSpark at Harbourfront offers children under 10 learn-through-play activities that promote science, technology, math and engineering. At CF Sherway Gardens, young minds can interact with two exciting exhibitions. Spark your creativity at the Innovation Station, where creators of all ages can build, prototype, and explore with hands-on activities like paper airplanes, bridge-building, and more! Circus! Science Under the Big Top provides ways to learn about the math, physics and science behind circus activities. Extended hours are offered during Family Day weekend.
Locations:
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto
CF Sherway Gardens, 25 The West Mall, Etobicoke
Indoor water parks
Kids and adults alike can enjoy loads of fun water-based activities in the middle of winter.
For water-loving families, Ontario is home to several indoor water parks that keep the summer vibe going all year round with water slides, raft rides, wave pools and more.
Animal attractions
Treat your future zoologists to a day of discovery at a zoo, aviary or aquarium.
Toronto Zoo
Several indoor pavilions remain open throughout the year at the Toronto Zoo. The Zoo to You program brings the wildlife to you through virtual experiences.
Location: 2000 Meadowvale Road, Toronto
Wolf Centre at Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve
Witness wolves in the wild at the Wolf Centre at Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve, a massive facility featuring an indoor observatory. It’s located south of Algonquin Provincial Park.
Location: 1305 Redkenn Road, Dysart, Haliburton
Bird Kingdom
The world’s largest free-flying indoor aviary, Bird Kingdom, teems with hundreds of tropical birds in the multi-level rainforest habitat.
Location: 5651 River Road, Niagara Falls
Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory
Travel further west to experience the enchanting sight of thousands of exotic butterflies fluttering through tropical gardens at the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory.
Location: 2500 Kossuth Road, Cambridge
Ripley’s Aquarium
Dive into the mysterious and magical underwater world in downtown Toronto, where you can view countless species of fish, jellyfish, sharks, stingrays and more. Get the insider’s guide to visiting this aquatic attraction.
Location: 288 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto
Maple syrup attractions and flavourful fun
Maple Syrup Festival 2025 at Harbourfront
Experience the sweetness of maple syrup culture at Harbourfront Centre. Ticket prices include hot chocolate, a maple taffy stick, pancakes, a s’mores kit and a train ride. Additional attractions include skating, Kids Play Zone, fire pits and shopping for maple products. Purchase early bird tickets before February 15, 2025.
Location: 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto
Elliott Tree Farm
Join the Maple Syrup Experience at Elliott Tree Farm. Opening Family Day weekend, this event runs every weekend until April 6, with select dates during March Break. The ticket price includes entry to the Maple Syrup Museum of Ontario, all-you-can-eat pancakes, sugar shack tours and more.
Location: 9467 Erin East Garafraxa Townline, Erin
S’mores & Cocoa Festival
The S'mores and Cocoa Festival, held inside and outside the WindsorEats Food Hall, celebrates s’mores and chocolate. Activities include music, games and roasting marshmallows around the fire pit. This free event is also pet-friendly.
Location: 400 Erie Street East, Windsor
Outdoor adventures for kids
Young ones can have fun solving new challenges in outdoor playgrounds and parks.
The Treewalk Village Enchanted
Kids can experience a magical treewalk adventure in Stouffville after dark. Set in an illuminated forest, young explorers can climb treehouses, wander across lit bridges, and scale a colourful climbing wall. This experience is perfect for families with kids ages 3-8 and is open on Family Day. Older kids can enjoy uplå Aglow.
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 Valley 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, activities, and family-focused programming make learning fun at Ontario’s kid-friendly museums and engaging science centres.
Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
The AGO celebrates Family Day weekend by exploring hip hop’s many forms, including artmaking, storytelling and dance, serving up four days of fun. Events, including a dance party with DJ OAKEVE and guided tours of The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century, will run daily between 10:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
General admission includes all programs. Admission is always free for Ontarians under 25, Indigenous Peoples, AGO Members and Annual Pass holders.
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. Free admission for kids and free gifts compliments of Haribo and Upper Deck.
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
Winter adventures for teenagers
Encourage your teens to discover seasonal activities that will continue to challenge and captivate them well into adulthood.
Fat biking
Discover pristine winter landscapes and snow-capped forests while fat biking.
Crimson Ridge
This Sault Ste. Marie golf course is transformed into a popular wintertime destination, with over 15 kilometres of groomed scenic and technical trails to ride.
Location: 418 Fourth Line West, Sault Ste. Marie
Deerhurst Resort
If you’re looking for resort accommodations to enjoy along with your fat biking trip, Deerhurst features numerous trails around the resort and on the frozen lake.
Location: 1235 Deerhurst Drive, Huntsville
Find more fat biking excursions in Ontario.
Snowshoeing
If you haven’t tried it before, make this the year you experience snowshoeing in Ontario.
Guided and outfitted excursions and easy trails with equipment rentals are perfect for beginners.
Horseback riding
Explore snowy trails by horseback on a guided winter trail ride.
Von Doeler’s Ranch
Winter horseback riding is available just west of North Bay along Highway 17.
Location: 1286 Von Doeler Road, Bonfield
Pathways on Pleasure Valley
Offering guided rides on over 90 hectares of tranquil trails.
Location: 2499 Brock Road, Uxbridge
HorsePlay Niagara
Private trail rides, as well as special horseback riding experiences designed for kids can be arranged. You’ll want to check for age and weight restrictions in advance.
Location: 11061 Ellsworth Road North, Port Colborne
Escape rooms and games
Rise to the challenge of an escape room adventure facility together. Take on the challenge of an escape room adventure or experience the world’s first live-action gaming facility.
Escape rooms are interactive group activities involving clues, puzzles and tasks. Working together, you’ll need to identify the clues, solve the puzzles and complete the tasks within a set timeframe to “escape.”
From kid-friendly to super challenging, there are different types and themes of escape rooms for players of all ages and levels.
Activate
Activate is the world’s first active gaming facility, perfect for families. Players jump, climb, and solve challenges in interactive game rooms. This experience is for ages 6+.
Location: various locations across Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
Last updated: April 8, 2025