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AUGUST 8-14 EVENTS
Kidsworld is only possible to do the generous support of our partnering organizations!
The last two years have been very difficult for many small business' and organizations. Your support of them would be greatly appreciated. We kindly ask you to show your appreciation by:
1. Thanking the organizations hosting you
2. Giving positive reviews on Google and the host organization's Facebook Page
3. Sharing your photos on social media, tagging the host organization and Kidsworld
4. When choosing activities throughout the year, support these great organizations!
Thank You!
Click The Event Title Below Or Scroll Down To See The Full Event Details With Time, Location and Information
Calendar Subject to Change At Any Time
Please Remember To Share Your Event Posts On Social Media, Tagging the Host Organization and Kidsworld. Positive Organization Reviews On Facebook and Google Help A lot Too!
BONUS DISCOUNTS
With a Kidsworld Pass, on top of all the events we have lined up, you also receive bonus discounts!
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$50 off a week at Keats Camps for new campers
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$25 off Circus Lab Half Day Camps & $35 off Circus Lab Full Day Camps
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Vancouver Mysteries 20% off outdoor games before August 31
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Vancouver Whitecaps ticket discounts on July 2 & August 5
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BC Lions ticket discounts on July 9 & August 26
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From July 12 til the end of the year show your Kidsworld Pass at the Greater Vancouver Zoo for one free child entrance with each adult ticket purchased
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$5 off each Playland ticket on select days
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$3 off each PNE Fair ticket on select days
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Free introductory two weeks of Kick It Martial Arts Classes
Visit the Members Bonus Discounts Page for links and details by clicking the blue button. The password for this page will be emailed to you when you order passes.
august 8, 11-14
URBAN SAFARI RESCUE
11am – 4pm
Thursdays to Mondays in July and August (excluding holidays).
Show your Kidsworld pass at the front desk for complimentary entrance for child and accompanying adult ($16 value). One time entrance per pass.
Come explore the world of animals at Urban Safari Rescue Society. Urban Safari is a registered charity with the mission to rescue and provide sanctuary for unwanted exotic animals and education to the public about animals and the natural world. You can explore animals from around the world, animals that come from South America, Africa, Asia, Central America, Australia. Learn about insects, spiders, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals. There are approximately 380 animals to see and learn about in this unique facility. Urban Safari also has a very impressive collection of mounted butterflies and other insects. Be curious - there is so much to learn.
august 8
POWERHOUSE AT STAVE FALLS
August 8
10am – 3pm
Complimentary admission for one child and one adult with each Kidsworld pass shown.
$15 value.
Take a walk through time at a National Historic Site of Canada and enjoy interactive displays, historic artifacts and electricity demonstrations to learn how in B.C, we’re powered by water.
31338 Dewdney Trunk Rd
Mission
The Visitor Centre is accessible via Dewdney Trunk Road, on the west side of the Stave Falls Dam.
august 9
11300 No 5 Rd Unit 120, Richmond
Parking may be best at Ironwood Mall nearby
Shaolin
Kung Fu & culture
August 9, 16
*Reservation Event*
One time per Kidsworld pass over the 4 days
10am - 12pm or 1pm - 3pm
Ages 6 and up
Join us for an introduction to Shaolin Kung Fu taught by Master Shi Yandi, a 34th generation kung fu monk. You will also have the chance to learn Chinese calligraphy which you can take home with you. This event is hosted by the Shaolin Temple of Canada. Adults/parents will help the children with the calligraphy.
Dress code:
Long pants (no shorts or skirts)
T-shirt (no tank top)
Please also bring a water bottle.
august 9-12
BEATY BIODIVERSITY MUSEUM
Any Tuesday to Friday in July or August
10am – 4pm
Show your pass for complimentary admittance for Kidsworld member and guardian. $20 value!
One time per pass in the summer.
See the largest creature to have ever lived on earth, a Blue Whale skeleton hanging in the natural history Museum Atrium. Enjoy the many daily programs and hands-on discovery lab.
august 9-14
VANCOUVER MARITIME MUSEUM
August 6-7, 9-14
10am – 5pm
The free Kidsworld entrance can only be received once per pass for child and adult.
Visit the Reservation Events page for the link to sign up for the complimentary entrance. You will need to present your pass at the front desk.
$23.50 value
The Vancouver Maritime Museum is a great place for families to learn about the sea
and the ships that sail it. The feature exhibition this summer is Canoe Cultures :: Ho’-ku-
melh, War Canoes and the Gifts They Carry Forward, which features 20 Indigenous
artists. And the newly renovated children’s gallery offers imaginative play for children of
all ages.
august 10
sea smart
*ONLINE RESERVATION EVENT*
August 10
9:30-10:30am
This online activity is 'Aquatic Species at Risk'
Learn about killer whales, salmon, eulachon and sturgeon, and how they form an intricate web of food and energy, benefiting the environment around them. Discuss what might happen were any of them to disappear, and what we can do to help this not happen!
Sea Smart is a Vancouver-based charity that delivers online programs, school workshops, after school programs, summer camps and shoreline clean-ups. Our fun hands-on programs get people excited about our oceans and empower them to make the world a better place.
WHAT ELSE DOes sea smart HAVE GOING ON?
august 11 & 12
VANCOUVER POLICE MUSEUM
Thursdays & Fridays in August
(one time per pass in the month)
11am – 5pm Drop In
Suitable for youth ages 7+
Show your Kidsworld pass at the front desk for complimentary entrance for Kidsworld child and adult. $20 value.
Learn the science of crime and the history of policing at the Vancouver Police Museum & Archives, home of Vancouver’s former CSI lab! Walk through the museum's authentic historic spaces and learn about some of Vancouver's most exciting criminal cases and unsolved murder mysteries, or find out about the fascinating history of forensic science and policing in Vancouver. Our exhibits are educational, captivating, and include authentic photos, archival material and artefacts straight from the source.
august 13
Richmond fire hall
August 13
1–3pm Drop In
Please note the important parking and event access information on the picture below. Click the picture to expand.
Come visit Richmond Fire Hall #1 for the Kidsworld Day where there will be several activities to do. You can tour a fire truck, handle a live fire hose, take a picture in gear, crush a can with the Jaws of Life, see a Thermal Imaging Camera and learn lots at the education booth!
Fire Hall #1
6960 Gilbert Road
Richmond
Parking is to the North of the Fire Hall by the tennis courts, NOT in the Fire Hall parking lot as that is where the event is. Access to our event is not through the front doors but through the Fire Hall parking lot.