
Arican Lion Safari
Go "on safari" and get closer than you ever imagined to over 1,000 exotic birds and animals that roam free in our Game Reserves. Drive through in your own vehicle or take a guided air conditioned Safari Tour Bus along 9 kilometres of safari trail. See a pride of majestic lions, rare cheetah, a herd of graceful giraffe, a troop of playful baboons and many more animals from around the world!
www.lionsafari.com
Aurora Street Festival
World's Longest Street Festival on the World's Longest Street - June 1st from 11:00am to 5:00 pm. Over 500 vendors, children's area, bands, classic car show. Free Admittance.
www.aurorachamber.on.ca
A complete family fun destination with a wide variety of attractions including our Big Splash Waterpark, Spray 'N' Play for the kids, mini-golf, go karts, bumper boats, batting cages, Jumpai, Chaos, Glenridge Golf our 9 hole golf course and FunworX our year round indoor children's playground and arcade (ideal for Birthday Parties) as well as conference and catering available at our location or yours.
www.bingemans.com
Calaway Park
Calaway Park is celebrating its 27th season of providing family fun with 4 New Rides! Big Fun! For more information on what's new and exciting in 2007 visit: calawaypark.com
Over 260 species, 1000 inhabitants, the Calgary Zoo is one-of-a-kind! Incorporated in 1929 and situated on a beautiful island between the Bow and Elbow rivers, the Calgary Zoo is a world class organization, committed to the preservation of endangered wildlife and the research in saving the species. The Zoo is accredited by the American Zoo Association (AZA) and the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA), ranking it as one of the best in North America.
Discover over 600 different animals in 120 acres at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. Join us for our Night in Wild sleepovers or our Junior Zoologists Camps! STEP INTO THE WILD!
www.gvzoo.com
The New Country 95.3 presents the Maple Lodge Farms CANADA DAY JAM and everyone's invited! This all-day family concert includes carnival rides, games, and so much more!
www.country953.com
Marineland
See performing dolphins, walruses and sea lions. Marvel at killer whales as they splash and jump to amazing heights. You can touch and feed a beluga whale. There are land animal displays and thrilling amusement rides for all ages including the world's largest steel roller coaster, the world's highest triple tower ride and the NEW, dipping, swirling, Topple Tower Ride.
www.marineland.ca
Mississauga Waterfront Festival
The Mississauga Waterfront Festival features the best in headline, main stage and children's performers. There's vendors, carnival rides, great food and interactive events like Dore the Explorer and WOW! 905-891-0002
www.mississaugawaterfrontfestival.com
Discover hundreds of world famous hands-0n exhibits, daily demonstrations, the new Weston Family Innovation Centre and TELUSCAPE, an outdoor exploration plaza. Ignite your imagination! www.OntarioScienceCentre.ca
Playland/PNE
Playland offers rides to match the most extreme thrillseeker to the slightly queasy stomach fairgoer. If it's games you seek, Playland's midway games section will keep your brain and hand/eye coordination busy. Interested in an adrenaline rush? Check out the climbing wall, Pacific Adventure Golf, glass maze or the Demons of the Dark/House of the Dead. Need a break from all the excitement? Grab a tasty treat from any of the different food venues at Playland. There's something for everyone go to pne.ca today!
Come dazzle your senses at the 2008 Fair at the PNE with spectacular shows, toe tingling rides and tons of family fun! Open August 16- September 1.
www.pne.ca
Visit WOW at the Red River Ex's newest attraction... the POWERSMART IMAGINATION STATION! A "FREE" hands on interactive Family destination.
After the overwhelming success of last year's Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival, which attracted over 250,000 people to the streets of Toronto, TLN, in partnership with the City of Toronto, is thrilled to announce that this year's Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival will be even bigger and better! This FREE family street party celebrating Toronto's Latin cultures will turn over 200,000 square feet of midtown Toronto between Winona Drive and Wychwood Ave into a showcase of Latin life: pulsating music, passionate dancing, fiery foods, a Latin market, a children's area and for the first time ever an interactive Soccer Pavilion! Join over 300,000 Canadians in celebrating the game of soccer at this summer's biggest soccer street party. Salsa on St. Clair will feature Soccer Zones with interactive pavilions where participants can test their soccer skills and soccer exhibitions, PLUS live broadcasts of the FIFA Under 20 quarterfinal action and the Copa America final will be featured on large screen TVs throughout the festival area. Don't miss this summer's hottest street party! For more information. www.tlntv.com
Join us at Santa's Village for a magical experience under the Muskoka Pines. Kids will spend the day as elves on over 50 acres of family fun. Rides, attractions, live shows, new friends, FREE children's elf hats and a visit with Santa himself await at his summer retreat. For older kids there's Sportsland for go-karting, mini-golf, batting cages, Lazer Tag and an arcade. www.santasvillage.ca
Have a wet and wild family adventure at Greater Vancouver's only waterslide park, featuring 13 slides, an outdoor pool, a giant hot tub and a children's splash park.
www.splashdownpark.ca
Kick off the summer and join us for the Windsor Summer Fest located along the picturesque Windsor Waterfront. Highlights include the 50th Annual Fireworks display, 32nd Annual Tug Boat races, midway rides, live children's entertainment, a Canada Day parade and so much more. For more details visit: www.summerfestwindsor.org
When was the last time you crawled inside a real beaver lodge or made music with your feet? Discover science all around you as you explore Science World's creative, bright and bold galleries at TELUS World of Science.
www.scienceworld.ca
Toronto Zoo
Canada's premier Zoo offers over 5,000 animals, incredible exhibits, daily keeper talks and special events and promotions.
www.torontozoo.com
Wild Water Kingdom
Canada's Largest and Best Waterpark Where Summer Comes To Play
Featuring 16 spectacular slides like the Cyclone, Midnight Express and the Abyss... plus 1/2 acre wave pool, Dolphin Bay children's water playground, 1/4 mile Lazy River, bumper boats, rock climbing under a waterfall, 36 holes of championship mini-golf, 9 batting cages, licensed restaurants and bars. Relax on 50 acres of picnic areas or sip a tropical drink surrounded by lush gardens and waterfalls in the Caribbean Cove. Open weekends starting May 31. Open daily starting June 21. 7855 Finch Ave. W., 2 km west of Hwy 427. 416-369-0123 or 186-794-WILD.
www.wildwaterkingdom.com
Edmonton Valley Zoo
Tigers, red pandas, and lemurs, too! There are more than 100 exotic, endangered and native species at the Valley Zoo. Daily animal presentations can make for a nose-to-nose learning experience! Ride the Zoo train or paddle around the pond in a paddleboat – there are lots of ways to experience the Zoo. Open daily at 9:30 am.
www.valleyzoo.ca
Talisman Centre is a world-class, 250,000 square foot sport and wellness facility right next to downtown Calgary. Where else do you have the real possibility of working out next to an Olympic medalist? Talisman Centre boasts five gymnasiums, two running tracks, four Olympic-sized pools, an Olympic calibre dive tank, a steam room, and 25,000 square feet of cardio and weight training space. We are adjacent to the 14,000 square foot LifeMark physiotherapy and sport medicine clinic, and the Cardiac Wellness Institute of Calgary. Whatever your sport, whatever your fitness goal, come to Talisman Centre and discover what you can do!
www.talismancentre.com
Bursting with fun things to do, there's never a dull moment at the Oakville Waterfront Festival. Come and be sure to visit the Jack of All Tricks Skateboarding series, the graffiti art competition, and the Purina ProPlan Dog Stars. Don't miss Science North, or Reptilia where you can get up close and personal with some snakes and crocodiles. On Sunday June 22nd, MAJINX, Canada's first family of magic return, but bring with them a few of their friends this time for a truly grand magic & illusion spectacle the likes of which you've never seen! Join Majinx and The Carnival of Wonders as they premier some of their new illusions along with a few of your old favorites. Come see Greg Tarlin's amazing interactive juggling act; Dick Joiner will keep you in stitches with his comedy magic; and Madam Buskerfly performs with a lot of unusual interactive material! All this, plus of course the YTV W.O.W! Tour is all included in your Festival admission of as little as $11 if you buy your tickets in advance. Plus you get unlimited free re-entry – you can come & go all weekend long. Visit the website for all the details. www.oakvillefestival.com
Come and join us for what promises to be another year of giant bubble-making, face-painting, ball-tossing, puppet-parading, ollie-nailing fun.
Your urban adventure zone
just 15 minutes west of downtown Calgary - Canada Olympic Park has something fun for everyone. Soar off the ski jump tower on North America's fastest zipline, roll down the hill in our Z-Trip balls, face your fears on the high/low ropes challenge course or bring it down a notch and enjoy a round of mini-golf. If mountain biking is what you're after, our brand new gravity-fed mountain bike park is now open and offers an exciting riding experience for any level of rider. The premiere site of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games is a unique venue that serves up a tonne of fun for all.
www.canadaolympicpark.ca
Ontario Place is Toronto's Family Waterfront Playground with exciting family rides and attractions for kids and groups of all ages. Don't miss the H2O Generation Station, The Atom Blaster and Ontario Place Driving School, plus the spectacular Soak City waterpark, featuring Canada's tallest tipping bucket dumping more than 1,000 gallons of water every 6 minutes. Don't miss the breathtaking IMAX and large format films at the Cinesphere featuring our new film Dinosaurs, Giants of Patagonia, live family entertainment featuring Barney, Bob the Builder, Angelina Ballerina and the Big Comfy Couch and many special events. Plus, catch the newly themed fireworks at the Canada Dry Festival of Fire June 28th, July 1st and 3rd with the Grand Finale on July 5th. This year the fireworks will feature cultural regions, including South Asian (June 28th) and Latin (July 3rd) festivals surrounding the fireworks.
Ontario Place is open May 3-4, 10-11, 17-19, May 24-25, and May 31st to June 1st. Park is open daily June 5 to September 1, September 6-7, and 13-14. Park opens at 10:00 am. Group discounts available. Visit www.ontarioplace.com or call 1-866-ONE-4-FUN for more details.
Vancouver Space Centre
Explore the wonders of space like never before at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre-the largest planetarium and space learning facility in western Canada. Touch a moon rock-one of only four in the world you can investigate. Experience a voyage to Mars in the Virtual Voyages™ simulator. Gaze at the night sky from the comfort of your reclining chair in the star theatre. Discover the answer to one of life's most perplexing questions: how do astronauts go to the bathroom in space?
