Vancouver Family Summer Bucket List 2015: Featured

Summer in Vancouver! Is there anything better? From a zipline in QE Park to slumber parties with the dinos, from wacky and relaxing getaways to farm tours, we’ve got a bucket list to help your family make the most of your summer.

Summer Bucket Hit List

Green Heart / Flightlinez

Up, up and away! Celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 75th anniversary by riding this temporary zipline for families across the park! Don’t forget to enjoy the view.

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Green Heart/Flightlinez: www.flightlinezvancouver.com

Cultus Lake Adventure Park

Looking for fun way to exhaust the kids? Spend the day at Cultus Lake Adventure Park (the expansion of Giggle Ridge Adventure Golf), BC’s newest and most incredible family Theme Park! One-of-a-kind rides and attractions, this park is loaded with surprises.

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Cultus Lake Adventure Park: www.cultusadventure.com

Pirate Adventures

Ahoy Maties! Pirates Adventures is a unique, unforgettable experience for the entire family, aboard a pirate ship from Granville Island. Join a band of pirates for swashbuckling family outings, birthday parties, field trips, and exciting adventures!

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Pirate Adventures: www.pirateadventures.ca

Langley Circle Farm Tour

Enjoy a feast for your senses. Sample classic grape vintages and award winning fruit wines. Enjoy French cuisine, or fill your picnic basket with fresh pies, juicy berries, local cheese and specialty turkey. Stroll through gardens, farm markets, take in an equestrian event, meet an alpaca  … you can even milk a cow!
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Langley Circle Farm Tour: www.circlefarmtour.com/langley

Circus Play Cafe

Escape from the heat for an iced latte and some cool fun for the little ones. This brand new cafe and large play space on The Drive is designed for kids 0-5. Gorgeous wood toys, delicious food, quality teas and coffees, and Hape toy store.

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Circus Play Cafe: www.circusplaycafe.com

Summerland Waterfront Resort & Spa

Calling all water babies, wine-lovers, sun-worshippers and fun-seekers! This resort is set on Okanagan Lake and has an amazing summer vacation getaway for you. Envision everyone smiling, having a great time and you, relaxing by the pool.

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Summerland Waterfront Resort & Spa: www.summerlandresorthotel.com

Scandinave Spa, Whistler

Treat yourself! Head to Whistler for a soak amid the spruce and cedar forest and take in the stunning mountain vistas. Invigorate and cleanse your body and mind in the hot baths and refreshing waterfalls, melt away with a relaxing massage treatment in one of Whistler’s top health spas.

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Scandinave Spa, Whistler:  www.scandinave.com/en/whistler

Abbotsford Air Show

Spitfires, Hurricanes, Raptors, Hornets, Jet teams, the famous Snowbirds and more! Upside down, right side up and loop-dee loops, the kids will love the Abbotsford Air Show. Oh, and fireworks too!

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Abbotsford Air Show: www.abbotsfordairshow.com

Science World Slumber Party

Sleep with the dinosaur fossils at Science World! On Friday, July 17, don your jammies and camp out with the family. See an Omnimax film, a live science show, and explore the galleries.

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Science World Slumber Party: www.scienceworld.ca

Vancouver Whitecaps FC2

Say hello to the Whitecaps little brother team!  Take in the beautiful game with the kids are the inexpensive, but high caliber soccer games at ThunderBird stadium. Super fun for the kids and inexpensive too!

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC2:  www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2

Whistler Children’s Festival

Bird on a Wire Creations

Go for a wander in Vancouver’s hippest hood and be sure to drop into Bird on a Wire for the best in hand-crafted, artisanal items for babies, toddlers and grownups! Tip: They have great Father’s Day stuff for Dad.
Bird on a Wire Creations: www.birdonawirecreations.com

 

Vancouver Maritime Museum

Tucked in the corner of Vanier Park, this sea-faring museum is a hidden gem full of boating wonders. There’s an entire ship inside the building (yes you can climb inside), an on-site master model builder and they host birthday parties too!
Vancouver Maritime Museum: www.vancouvermaritimemuseum.com

 

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Featured image credit: Harriet Fancott