JURASSIC QUEST
Saturday & Sunday 9 am – 8 pm, Vancouver Convention Centre
Jurassic Quest is North America’s largest and most realistic Dinosaur event. Guests will walk through the Cretaceous period, the Jurassic Period and The Triassic period and experience for themselves what it was like to be among living, breathing dinosaurs.
ROTARY MAY DAY PARADE
Saturday 11 am, Downtown Port Coquitlam
This long-standing community tradition puts a smile on every face! Enjoy marching bands, floats, and many laughs at Port Coquitlam’s Rotary May Day Parade.
MAY DAYS – PARTY IN THE SQUARE
Saturday 12 pm – 10 pm, Terry Fox Hometown Square, Downtown Port Coquitlam
The Party in the Square event offers a day full of entertainment, including live performances, carnival games and rides, food trucks, and a beverage garden
SFU SCIENCE RENDEZVOUS & INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY
Saturday 11 am – 3 pm, South and East Concourse, SFU
Science Rendezvous and International Astronomy Day celebrates science through a combination of science demonstrations and activities that revolve around food, climate, reconciliation and home. Free for all ages!
UBC SCIENCE RENDEZVOUS
Saturday 10 am – 3 pm, UBC’s Vancouver Campus
UBC’s free family festival that takes science out of the lab and onto the street. Have some hands on fun with make and take projects, live science demos, interactive exhibits and more.
MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND AT GLADES WOODLAWN GARDEN
Saturday & Sunday 10 am – 4 pm, Glades Woodland Garden, 457 – 172 Street, Surrey
A beautiful setting accompanied by live classical music makes this the perfect scene for an afternoon with a special Mom. Enjoy coffee, tea or hot chocolate while you are passing the time here and take advantage of the all the spring blooms like rhododendrons, vibrant azaleas and more!
SOUTHRIDGE COUNTRY FAIR
Saturday 9 am – 4 pm, Southridge School, Surrey
Enjoy a fun-filled family day including a 500+ family garage sale, food trucks, carnival games and more.
CLAYTON COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
Saturday 11 am – 3 pm, Fraser Highway & 188 Street, Surrey
This community festival will have mini golf, face painting, bouncy castle inflatables, games for everyone, free samples, prizes and giveaways, plus food for purchase and entertainment.
COQUITLAM COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY
Saturday & Sunday 11 am – 7 pm, Coquitlam Town Centre Park
This Mother’s Day, treat your mom to tasty food trucks, local goods from artisan makers & enjoy a cold drink and local entertainment! Featuring over 25 incredible food trucks, local artisan market vendors, local beers, and talented local musicians, you’re not going to want to miss out on this one.
MADAGASCAR THE MUSICAL
Saturday & Sunday 2:30 pm and 7 pm, York Theatre, The Cultch
Enjoy this fun and hilarious adventure with your favourite characters as they escape the Central Park Zoo and embark on a wild ride!
POINT GREY VILLAGE PETTING ZOO
Saturday 12 pm – 4 pm, Point Grey Village, west 10th ave and Sasamat, Vancouver
Point Grey is bringing the farm to your family! Enjoy the Animal Show & Petting Zoo event on Sasamat St., and get up close and personal with your favourite barnyard friends! Featuring a special musical performance by Monica Lee and The String Bees to keep you groovin’ throughout the day. Just for all the kids, Christianne’s Lyceum will be providing children’s crafts to spark creativity and imagination!
ROYAL CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS
Saturday & Sunday, various showtimes, Concord Pacific Place
Jam-packed with explosive live entertainment, featuring high-flying acrobatics, death-defying tricks, towering feats of strength, teetering towers of balanced bodies, extreme bending and devilishly precarious aerials!
SWEET SPRING FESTIVAL AT GREENDALE ACRES
Saturday & Sunday, Greendale Acres, Chilliwack
Enjoy this beautiful family farm with so many great activities for families including lovely spring blooms. Plus a free pancake breakfast on Mother’s Day from 10 am – 11 am, plus all moms get in free on Sunday!
