Top 100: Vancouver Family Summer Bucket List 2016
We’ve pulled together a huge list of activities to inspire your summer adventures. Pick out your favourites and get ready for a full-on summer.
Outdoor Fun
- Grouse Mountain
- Capilano Suspension Bridge
- Bike the seawall
- Fly a kite
- Camping at Golden Ears
- Treetop walk at UBC
- Maan Farms U-Pick
- Hike in Manning Park
- Twilight Drive-in Theatre
- Castle Fun Park Minigolf
- Joy of Feeding at UBC Farm with Vij’s chef Meeru Dhalwala, June 25th
Markets
- Richmond Night Market
- River Market
- Shipyard Night Market
- Langley Circle Farm Tour — Premium Listing
- Plaza of Nations Night Market
- Trout Lake Farmers Market
- Westham Island Herb Farm
Museums
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Fort Langley
- West Coast Heritage Railway Park
- Vancouver Maritime Museum >> Premium Listing
- Roedde House Museum
- Museum of Vancouver >> Q&A with The MOV!
- Britannia Mine Museum
- Vancouver Police Museum
- Vancouver Art Gallery
- West Coast Heritage Railway Park
Sports
- Whitecap FC2 Game — Premium Listing
- Baseball game at Nat Bailey Stadium
- BC Lions game
- Go fishing
- Richmond Go-kart Track
- Go bowling
- Crankworx Whistler, August 12th-21st
- Gastown Grand Prix bike race, July 13th
- Canada Day Run & BBQ at Wesbrook Village, July 1st
Festivals & Shows
- Theatre Under the Stars
- Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 24th-July 3rd
- Abbotsford Air Show — Premium Listing
- Khatsalano Block Party on West 4th, July 9th
- PNE, August 20th-September 2nd
- Carousel Theatre for Young People
- Pride Festival, July 27th-31st
- Food Cart Festival Olympic Village, August 5th-7th
- Celebration of Light fireworks, July 23rd, 27th & 30th
- Pride Festival, July 29th-31st
- Bard on the Beach
- Greek Days in Kitsilano, July 7th-17th
- Folk Music Festival, July 15th-17th
- Whistler Children’s Festival — July 8th-10th
- Ship to Shore Steveston Festival, June 30th-July 2nd
- Loggers Sports Days in Squamish, July 28th-August 1st
- Free outdoor movies in Stanley Park
Animals & Gardens
- Maplewood Farm
- Capilano Salmon Hatchery
- Southlands Heritage Farm
- VanDusen Gardens
- Visit Hastings Racecourse
- Agrifair & Fraser Rodeo
- Hastings Park
- Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
- Bloedel Conservatory
- Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary
- UBC Farm
- Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre
Water
- Jericho Beach (check tide schedules to catch low tide)
- Kitsilano outdoor pool
- Granville Island Water Park
- Queen Elizabeth Park Fountain
- Pirate Adventures — Premium Listing
- Rent a kayak
- Try the slide in English Bay
- Cultus Lake Adventure Park — Premium Listing
- Watermania
- Last chance to hit Splashdown!
- Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tour
- Scandinave Spa, Whistler – Premium Listing
- Getaway to Summerland Waterfront Resort & Spa— Premium Listing
Be a tourist in your own town
- Tour TRIUMF subatomic physics lab
- Sunday salsa at Robson Square
- Vancouver Lookout
- Bowen Island Day trip (walk around Killarney Lake!)
- Shop local on Main Street
- Harbour cruise
- Sea to Sky Gondola
- BC Safari Park
- Stanley Park Horse-drawn Tour
- Harrison Hot Springs
- Whistler Peak2Peak Gondola
Rainy days (or a break from the heat)
- Take in a Family Friendly movie at Cineplex
- Granville Island Kids Market
- Circus Play Cafe — Premium Listing
- FlyOver Canada
- Science World — Premium Listing
Check out our list of Featured Summer Activities too!
Featured image credit: Harriet Fancott
