Hey Wanderers!
Spring Break is here, bringing a week of excitement, adventure, and family fun! From engaging kids’ spring break camps and hands-on workshops to family-friendly activities and discounted movie deals, there are endless ways to keep everyone entertained.
Let the little ones explore their creativity in themed camps, enjoy outdoor adventures as the city comes to life with the first signs of spring, and make movie nights extra special with deals on big-screen favourites. Whether you're looking for an action-packed schedule or a relaxed break filled with memorable moments, there’s something for all ages to enjoy.
So gather your family, embrace the energy of the season, and make this Spring Break one to remember with exciting events happening all around Calgary!
March Break Kickoff
📍 Capitol Hill Community Centre (1531 21 Avenue NW, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 21, 2025
💰 FREE
Join us at Capitol Hill Community Centre on Friday, March 21 for stompin' good time. The March Break Kickoff will feature a stage show by Deano the Magician with his Smoke and Mirrors performance. Kids dance party to follow Dean's spectacular show. Free face paints and kids' activities will also be on deck. Liam Testo, a Capitol Hill musician, will be performing throughout the evening.
Infinity Dome Theatre
📍 Telus Spark (220 St. George's Drive NE Calgary, AB)
📆 March 21 - 30, 2025
💰 $23+
From the edges of the known universe to the far flung reaches of planet Earth, immerse yourself in a movie or a live planetarium show – a narrated story with an Infinity Dome visual experience. The Infinity Dome theatre stretches 3 stories high and over 21 metres across! Sit back and let the 360 degree visuals transport you to another place.
Phenomena - The Exhibition
📍 Telus Spark (220 St. George's Drive NE Calgary, AB)
📆 March 21 - 26, 2025
💰 $23+
PHENOMENA: The Exhibition invites you to uncover the science behind illusions and explore the mechanisms that govern human perception. Through hands-on experiences and captivating exhibits, discover how your brain can be tricked and learn about the scientific principles behind these deceptions.
Embrace the wonder of the unknown in mesmerizing illusions like:
The Mirror Maze, where endless reflections of false paths and dead ends challenge your depth perception and spatial orientation at every turn.
Rub the handles of the Water Spring Bowl with wet hands to make sounds and see water dance to the vibrations.
Discover the magic of Mirror Anamorphosis as a distorted image transforms into something familiar when reflected in a shiny surface.
Explore the Hollow Face illusion, where a concave face appears convex, tricking your brain into thinking it’s watching your every move.
Check out the Interactive Mirror, where sensors and projection technology turn your movements into dynamic visuals, transforming ordinary reflections into digital art.
And so many more fascinating illusions to make you question reality!
This one-of-a-kind exhibition is curiosity driven and blends the wonders of science with the magic of discovery—ready to question what you see?
Landmark Spring Movie Break
📍Landmark Cinemas
📆 March 21 - 30, 2025
💰 $5
The kids are out of school, now get 'em out of the house during Spring Movie Break at Landmark Cinemas!
Choose from select family-friendly movies for just $5 each, with $1 from every ticket sold donated to Kids Help Phone.
Movies include:
Sonic the hedgehog 3
Moana 2
The Wild Robot
Transformers One
Festival of Animated Objects
📍 Various locations
📆 March 11 - 30, 2025
💰 $0+
The Festival of Animated Objects awakens the inanimate, giving expression to the inert. This festival brings world-class artists to engage and entertain audiences of all ages through the innovative and sophisticated art of storytelling through masks, puppetry, and animated objects.
There are numerous events, performances, and workshops at various locations. Many events are for adults but some are for the whole family.
Spring Into Fun
📍Gasoline Alley Museum (1900 Heritage Dr SW, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 22 - 30, 2025
💰$9+
This spring break, we’ve got tons of exclusive programming happening in Gasoline Alley Museum that your little ones are sure to love.
Discover the giants of the plains in ‘Bison’, our immersive travelling exhibit toured by Kauffman Museum on behalf of the National Buffalo Foundation. You can visit any day during spring break for hands-on learning and interactive activities. And, we have extra special activities happening in the exhibit for spring break.
Make the most of spring break with the only horse-drawn carriage ride available in Calgary! Climb aboard for a scenic journey through the Historical Village, with breathtaking views of historical buildings, the Glenmore Reservoir and the Rocky Mountains.
Your spring break adventure at Heritage Park isn’t complete without Sunday Brunch. Indulge in fluffy pancakes, crispy bacon, fresh seasonal fruit and chef-inspired dishes that will have your taste buds dancing.
Spring Break Activities: March 22 – 30, 2025 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Carriage Ride Times: Saturday, March 22 & 29, 2025 | 10, 10:30, 11 and 11:30 a.m. | 1, 1:30, 2 and 2:30 p.m.
Brunch: Sunday March 23 and Sunday, March 30, 2025 | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Board Game Break
📍 Cherry Tree Lane (905 1 Avenue NE, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 22 - 26, 2025
💰 FREE
Relax and have fun with free drop-in board games at Cherry Tree Lane Toys. Choose from a variety of board games for ages 4 and up, including classics and new favorites.
Saturday, March 22, 2025 – 12: 00 PM to 5: 00 PM
Sunday, March 23, 2025 – 12: 00 PM to 5: 00 PM
Monday, March 24, 2025 – 12: 00 PM to 5: 00 PM
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 – 12: 00 PM to 5: 00 PM
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 – 12: 00 PM to 5: 00 PM
Earth Hour Celebration
📍 Central Library (800 3 St SE, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 22, 2025
💰 FREE
On March 22, 2025, have fun while helping our planet by celebrating Earth Hour with great, green activities! As part of the global Earth Hour, head to the Central Library for a celebration of community and environmental sustainability. From 6 – 9:30 PM, you’ll find free family fun, Indigenous performances, a Repair Exchange, interactive booths, pedal power bikes, and a dance party when the lights go out from 8:30 – 9:30 PM.
Short & Sweet at Seton YMCA presented with CAOS
📍 Brookfield Residential YMCA at Seton (4995 Market St SE, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 23, 2025
💰 $12
Short and Sweet is a perfect family-friendly collection of light-hearted, charming, and accessible short films using animated objects.
These films capture the essence of joy, wonder, and simplicity, and offer delightful stories that entertain and inspire. This collection is a celebration of the magic of animated objects and will bring smiles and warmth to viewers, young and old alike.
Indigo Spring Break Fun
📍 Chapters & Indigo stores
📆 March 24 - 30, 2025
💰FREE
Entertain your kids and inspire your little ones with spring break stories and activities at Indigo! Every day from March 24 – 30, 2025, there will be FREE fun, with a themed story time and activities, at 1 pm. Contact your local store for specifics and fill your break with books and fun!
Monday: LEGO® Mashup Mission
Tuesday: Tonies® Superstar Party & Hungry Caterpillar Crafts
Wednesday: MAGNA-TILES® Fun
Thursday: Bluey Arts & Crafts, Plus DIY Play-Doh
Friday: Ready, Set, Race!
Saturday: Build to the MAX & The World of Dr. Seuss
Sunday: Welcome to the Mini Market
Toys R Us March Break Activities
📍 Toys R Us
📆 March 24 - 28, 2025
💰FREE
Wondering how to keep the kids busy over spring break this year? Toys R Us has something planned for every day of March break, from March 24 – 28, 2025! Events run every day at 1 pm. Check with your local store for details and to confirm it’s participating.
Monday: Adorable ALEX Crafts
Tuesday: Play-Doh Nature Fun
Wednesday: Rainbow Loom Workshop
Thursday: Munsch-o-rama!
Friday: Games + Giveaway Day
Mastermind Toys Spring Break
📍Mastermind Toys
📆 March 24 - 28, 2025
💰FREE
Join us in-store for our Spring Break Demo Events and Activities!
MONDAY
Demo: Kinetic Sand Folding Sandbox with Spin Master (Ages 3+)
Activity: Origami + Sketch Quest Challenge with ANKO (Ages 3+) – 1 PM to 3 PM
TUESDAY
Demo: Squeegee Art with Bright Stripes (Ages 3+)
Activity: Clay Molding + Scavenger Hunt with ANKO (Ages 3+) – 1 PM to 3 PM
WEDNESDAY
Demo: Bird Feeder with Creativity for Kids (Ages 6+)
Activity: Mega Bloks Make & Take with Mattel (Ages 1+) – While quantities last
THURSDAY
Demo: Color the Castle with ANKO (Ages 3+)
Activity: Bracelet Making with Popstyle (Ages 6+) – 1 PM to 3 PM
FRIDAY
Demo: Let’s Decorate a Rocket with ANKO (Ages 3+)
Activity: LEGO® City Make & Take (Ages 7+) – While quantities last.
Please note that all demos are for in-store viewing only and cannot be taken home.
Laser Tag, Mini Paintball & Minecraft Day Camps
📍 Laser City Calgary North (#125 572 Aero Drive NE Calgary, AB)
📆 March 24 - 27, 2025
💰$75
No School? No Problem! Sign up for one of our Day Camps!
Lunch, Snacks and Drinks
Our day camp includes a pizza lunch (cheese or pepperoni) and two snacks to keep our campers fueled up and ready to go! Water is available during snacks, as well as pop at lunchtime.
All Day Camps
Drop-off is from 8.30am to 9am, camp runs to 4.30pm, with pick-up until 5pm.
Minecraft Day Camps: You'll play on our Private Server (loaded with awesome Mods), learning new tips, tricks and techniques from our Minecraft Experts!! (Ages 7 - 12)
Mini Paintball Day Camps: Half of this adrenaline-pumping day is filled with Mini Paintball!
Mini Paintball uses smaller paintball guns and smaller paintballs shooting at slower speeds!
Campers will kit up in camo coveralls and a paintball mask before they hit the specially designed paintball field to play Mini Paintball! We supply all the gear and all required paintballs. A group leader will teach everyone the safety rules and lead a variety of games.
The other half of the day is spent playing Laser Tag, because Laser Tag is awesome! (Ages 8 - 12)
Laser Tag Day Camps: Master the awesome Laser Tag Arena with our Laser Tag Day Camp!
Play with other day-campers and light up the arena while playing different games of laser tag. Team Battles, Free-For-All and a couple specialty games will ensure your day-camper leaves the arena a laser tag pro!
For this camp, kids must be ages 6+ and have completed Grade 1 (be entering Grade 2 in September). (Ages 6 - 12)
The Military Museums of Calgary
📍 The Military Museums (4520 Crowchild Trail SW, Calgary AB)
📆 March 24 - 30, 2025
💰$7+
Open Monday-Sunday over spring break and offer hours’ worth of exhibits to explore. These include memorabilia, art, and thousands of memories.
Cineplex March Break Movies
📍 Cineplex
📆 March 24 - 28, 2025
💰 $4
Catching a flick with Cineplex March Break Movies is a great way to have fun on a budget, as tickets are only $3.99*. The March Break Family Favourites generally play each weekday at participating theatres during Calgary’s spring break. Shows generally start between 11 am and 12 pm, but check the showtimes on the Cineplex website.
2025 March Break Movies
Transformers One
Despicable Me 4
The Wild Robot
The Rec Room
📍 The Rec Room (1180 - 901 64 Ave NE, Calgary AB)
📆 March 24 - 30, 2025
💰 $10+
Time for some friendly competition: step into a world of recreational games, arcade staples and prize earning games.
Classified YYC
📍 Classified YYC (1305 33 St NE, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 24 - 30, 2025
💰 $22+
Classified YYC offers the older kids something fun to do this spring break, no matter the weather. The laser tag facility, meant for ages 13 and older, is a tactical laser tag experience with a huge course.
Calgary Humane Society Spring Break Camp
📍 Calgary Humane Society (4455 110 Avenue S.E. Calgary, AB)
📆 March 24 - 28, 2025
💰 $325
Calgary Humane Society Day Camp is a place where kids connect with animals. Our goal is to provide an opportunity for children to interact and learn about the animals that share our world. An enthusiastic staff of instructors and friendly animals give your child an enriching experience filled with hands-on animal encounters, fun activities, and crafts. As they have fun, campers learn respect, compassion, and how to provide a lifetime of care for animals.
Campers will learn about animal characteristics, behavior and proper pet care as well as meet and possibly pet bunnies, cats, dogs, reptiles, birds, and more! Activities are age and developmentally appropriate.
Staples Kids' Events
📍Staples
📆 March 25, 2025
💰FREE
Participants will shape and mold their own magical character, complete with hat, a bubbling potion and mushroom. They will bring their imagination to life while learning basic sculpting skills.
In this session you will learn:
Basic sculpting techniques of rolling and pinching
How to blend and attach pieces of clay
How to follow instructions and patience because clay needs to be conditioned before molding into shapes
Hanger Flight Museum
📍 The Hanger Flight Museum (4629 McCall Way NE, Calgary, AB)
📆 March 25 - 30, 2025
💰$7+
Open their regular hours during spring break from Tuesday to Sunday. The museum includes a collection of airplanes and aviation equipment, along with other pieces of aviation history.
Spring Break is bursting with incredible events across Calgary, making it the perfect time to enjoy family fun!
From exploring fascinating exhibits at local museums to immersing yourself in the vibrant energy of spring festivals, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Know of any AMAZING spring break events we might’ve missed? Share them in the comments or send us a note at info@wanderinginyyc.ca—we’d love to include your favourites!
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