Family Day is a busy weekend for most.
That said, it’s important to stay safe in the cold temperatures.
Alberta Health Services (AHS) issued a reminder to Calgarians on Feb. 13 to enjoy winter sports safely.
AHS said there were about 500 children brought to the Alberta Children’s Hospital with injuries from snow sports like skiing, snowboarding and skating last year.
With that in mind, there’s a variety of fun things to do in the city on Family Day.
Activities
Free swimming
The City of Calgary is offering a free public swim from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday at the city pools listed below:
- Bob Bahan Aquatic & Fitness Centre
- Canyon Meadows Aquatic & Fitness Centre
- Inglewood Aquatic Centre Killarney Aquatic & Recreation Centre
- Killarney Aquatic & Recreation Centre
- Shouldice Aquatic Centre
- Thornhill Aquatic & Recreation Centre
Free skating
Free public skating will be offered between 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday at these arenas:
- Shouldice Arena
- Rose Kohn/Jimmie Condon Arena
- Stu Peppard
- Stew Hendry/Henry Viney Arena
- Ernie Starr Arena
- Murray Copot Arena
- Optimist/George Blundun Arena
- Murray Copot Arena
Licence-free fishing
You can also check out the Family Day Fishing Weekend. No licence required.
Take in some music
Monday is a great day to visit the National Music Centre/Studio Bell. Scratch DJ Kid Koala will be performing. The museum will also be offering other activities as well.