Day Trips
Alpine Roller Coaster at Canyon Ski Resort
There’s a new reason to go to Red Deer this summer! The Canyon Ski Resort has put in an Alpine Roller Coaster, and they open on May Long Weekend, so get ready to race through trees on a thrilling ride! The Canyon Coaster is over 1300 metres in length and
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Kids Go Free With the Family Experience at the Banff Gondola
Experience a world of adventure and beauty at the summit of Banff’s Sulphur Mountain with the Family Experience at Banff Gondola this summer. The Family Experience at the Banff Gondola offers a mountaintop adventure with free admission and a treat for the kids before noon! (One child admitted free with
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Book a Magical Getaway with Charmed Resorts
Add some magic to your next family getaway with Charmed Resorts! This unique combination of luxury glamping and classic storybook themes offers the perfect holiday escape for family members young and old. PLUS you will soon be able to enjoy even more fairytale fun with a second Alberta location coming
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Barney’s Outdoor Adventure Park: Unplug, Explore, and PLAY
This was a land where dinosaurs roamed … and nothing inspires the imagination quite like a visit to Alberta’s Badlands! For years, the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller has been a destination for families and their young dinosaur lovers. Now there’s even more reason for Calgary families to spend a
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Save Money and Explore Our Province With Experience Alberta’s History Pass
Save some money while you explore museums and interpretive sites throughout Alberta! The Experience Alberta’s History Pass provides unlimited regular admission to provincially operated historic sites, museums and interpretive centres. The pass is good for one year from the date of purchase and is an excellent, affordable way to learn,
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Go East of Edmonton and Play the Amazing Roadtrip Adventure Game This Summer!
We love summer and we love roadtrip adventures! Day trips or camping trips, weekends or long summer weeks, exploring our beautiful province never gets old. This summer, you can make it even more fun AND have a chance to win prizes from fuel and food to attraction passes and cash.
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Have a Blast at Discovery Canyon on the Red Deer River
Go for a drive, and on a beautiful day in the Red Deer area, check out Discovery Canyon, with wonderful, outdoor water play. With a lazy river and a beach area, there’s something for everyone! This free play area features: natural river-fed bubbling pools of water tube floating trickling rivulets
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Granary Road — For Fun, Family, and Friends!
Spend time with friends, enjoy good food, and watch your kids laughing and playing … the best things in life are at Granary Road this summer! Granary Road is your destination for weekend market shopping, racing your kids up a spider web, and connecting with your teens on the Yesteryear
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Escape the Everyday and Experience a New Perspective With Nightrise at the Banff Gondola
December 2021 I don’t condone running away from your problems. Really, I don’t. But when it comes to surviving family life with teens through months of a pandemic, muddling through work, school, and online everything, and facing down the long winter nights, I fully support finding a way to escape, even
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Recapture the Wonder: A Family Christmas Weekend in Banff
December 2021 There really is a lot of pressure on the Christmas season. We want beautiful decorations and yummy food, perfect presents and fun family time . . . and we want all of that to bring us harmony, joy, and hope. I won’t deny these are worthy goals. But
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