Free Spring Break Activities Around Vancouver
Explore local museums, learn and play during library programs, and spend time in nature with these free Spring Break Activities around Vancouver.
Spring Break Activities Around Vancouver
Vancouver Public Library | Various VPL Locations
March 17 to 28, 2025 at Varying Times
Free Admission!
Kids and teens are welcome to take part in a variety of programs and activities at various Vancouver Public Library locations. Programs include animation and drawing with Anita Bhati, story time, family movie nights, Minecraft themed activities, a Dog Man party, Lego building, family board game time, and much more. Check the online schedule of Spring Break programs and events for kids and teens.
Steveston Tram | 4111 Moncton St, Richmond
March 14 to 30, 2025 from 10:00am to 4:00pm (closed Mondays)
Free Admission!
Stop by the Steveston Tram Museum this spring break and take a trip back in time. Find the Tram Conductor and ask for an activity sheet to help you explore the exhibits and interactive displays about Richmond’s rich transportation history. Discover fun facts about the trams that ran between Steveston and Vancouver for over 50 years. Follow the clues to find Hamm, the mischievous travelling passenger as he hides in and around Tram Car 1220.
Britannia Shipyards | 5180 Westwater Dr, Richmond
Fridays to Sundays from March 14 to 30, 2025 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Free Admission!
Explore the grounds and discover the animals, plants, and boats that call the Fraser River, home at Britannia Shipyards. On weekends during Spring Break, visit the historic shipyards to enjoy activities for all ages, and explore both indoor and outdoor spaces in this 8-acre heritage site. What can you spy? How do the heritage buildings connect to the river? What more can we learn? Cultivate your curiosity around nature and its relationship to this West Coast fishing community of the past and present.
Burnaby Village Museum | 6501 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby
March 17 to 28, 2025 from 11:00am to 4:30pm daily
Free Admission!
Explore how homes and businesses used to look, see how different cultures help shape our community and learn from Indigenous educators at Burnaby Village Museum. This years theme highlights how Nowruz New year is celebrated by Burnaby’s Afghan community. Special activities include daily storytime at the Indigenous Leaning House, Mahjong on Fridays, Heritage Games on Thursdays, and more. Daily activities include Table Tennis, Coffee Grinding, and Ruby’s Lunch. Don’t forget to pick up a clue sheet from the main or carousel entrance.
Museum of Surrey | 17710 56A Ave, Surrey
March 18-21 and 25-28, 2025 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Free Admission!
Explore the woods, experience new animals and learn about Surrey Parks during the Drop in Spring Break: Intro the Woods event at Museum of Surrey. Visit vendors tables, make a craft and do a forest-themed scavenger hunt. On March 18, enjoy a presentation by the Northern Spotted Owl Breeding Program. Meet Dr. Recycle and make a cool animal out of recyclable materials. Learn about Surrey’s parks and protecting your local parks with presentations by Surrey Youth Stewardship Squad. Listen to presentations by SHaRP and learn about Surrey’s rivers and Salmon habitats and Parks Canada.
Surrey Public Library | Various Surrey Public Library locations
March 18 to 30, 2024 at varying times
Free Admission!
Register for any free program or activity at the Surrey Public Library for kids and teens. Events include Kids STEM Club, preeteen crafting, family crafts, Connect to Nature for Newcomers, family puzzle challenge, and more at participating library locations.
Gulf of Georgia Cannery | 12138 Fourth Ave, Richmond
Daily March 15 to 30, 2025 from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Free admission for youth 17 and under
This Spring Break, get ready for an all-new adventure at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site with the Spring Break Salmon Run! Every year, Pacific salmon brave the challenges of the West Coast’s waters to return to the homes where they were born, where they will lay eggs of their own and restart the salmon lifecycle. For a limited time only, take the place of the salmon and complete your own journey up and down the Cannery, facing series of salmon-themed activities, and return triumphant to your home stream. Visitors who complete all of the Cannery’s challenges will receive an exclusive prize connected to the theme of the salmon lifecycle.
Fort Langley National Historic Site | 23433 Mavis Ave, Langley Twp
March 15 to 30, 2025 from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Free Admission for youth 17 and under
Get ready for an exciting spring break adventure at Fort Langley National Historic Site with Wild Wonders: Discover Nature and Animals. Daily activities include Parka the Beaver Scavenger Hunt, Fort Talks, connect with Nature Helpers and learn about nature. Special events include community presenters, who will teach on various subjects. Presenters include; Stanley Park Ecology Society, Maple Creek Streamkeepers, Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver, Kwantlen Elder Karen Gabriel, and more.
You can also browse the Cherry Blossom Map and venture out for a picnic or photo opportunity under the flowering trees this season.
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*These activities may have added costs or add-on activities available for a fee. Prices reflect the public admission rates online as of March 4, 2025. While we stay up the date with the latest news from these wonderful local attractions and post the most accurate information available, visitors should always adhere to the admission prices posted on-site and online for these venues.
