With Valentine’s Day, Family Day, and Lunar New Year happening this weekend, you can’t step out of your front door without walking into a fun, family-friendly event! That means that choosing just 10 of our favourite weekend events was next to impossible this week. If you’ve been thinking of checking out a Family-Friendly Museum or Gallery, now is a great time to do so because many are hosting Family Day with free admission and activities. Don’t forget to check out our Calendar of Events to see *everything* happening during this extra-busy weekend in Metro Vancouver!
Here are our top picks for family-friendly events for the weekend of February 13-16, 2026
🌈 The Family Forward Festival | Vancouver
Get ready for a full weekend of connection and creativity at Carousel Theatre for Young People’s NEW Family Forward Festival! It’s three full days of family-friendly programming over – you guessed it – the Family Day long weekend! With shows for every age and interest, there is sure to be an event to spark your interest! The best part about this exciting new festival is that all events are by donation, meaning you can keep costs low as you experience exceptional entertainment!
🎶 BIG BANG Festival | Vancouver
Get ready for a joyful, free music festival the whole family will love! Music on Main and the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre present BIG BANG Festival, which returns to Vancouver for the second year following a highly successful premiere in 2025. Prepare to be swept up in the magic and excitement of music, dance, and the arts this Family Day weekend!
🦬 “Where Have all the Buffalo Gone?” | Richmond
Head to the theatre on Family Day for a show that is both highly entertaining and educational. Where Have All the Buffalo Gone is an Axis Theatre production, presented by Gateway Theatre, that follows the souls of two Métis people during crucial moments in Metis history. Filled with live music, dance, and a dazzling buffalo costume, audiences of all ages will be mesmerized by this timeless love story.
🌿 Family Day at Fort Langley National Historic Site | Fort Langley
Enjoy live demos, hands-on activities, and stories that celebrate food and family. Little explorers can dive into a kid-friendly scavenger hunt (with a prize at the finish!), warm up with cranberry bannock cooked over an open fire, discover what historic mealtimes were really like, and join guided plant walks highlighting Indigenous food and medicinal plants. Regular admission fees apply, but youth 17 & under are free.
🔥 Family Day Campfire | Vancouver & Belcarra
Get outside this family day with a self-guided walk around one of Metro Vancouver’s regional parks, followed by a campfire with songs and stories. All ages are welcome for this FREE program, but pre-registration is required.
Two locations are hosting this event in 2026: Belcarra Regional Park and Pacific Spirit Regional Park.
🦸♂️Vancouver Fan Expo |Vancouver
Fan Expo Vancouver is a playground for people of all ages who are interested in any, or all, of the 5 genres the expo has to offer. From exclusive, celebrity Q&A’s on the main stage to cosplay battles on the Cosplay Red Carpet, to indoor snowball fights in The Family Zone, FAN EXPO Vancouver is the place to celebrate fandom!
💗 Valentine’s Day Family Party | Port Moody
The Port Moody Library hosts fantastic family-friendly events for major holidays throughout the year. Join their Valentine’s Day Family Party and enjoy crafts, dancing, origami classes, a scavenger hunt, a photobooth and more!
🧧 LunarFest | Vancouver
LunarFest returns to Vancouver this February with weekends full of arts, crafts, and stories. Drop in for crafts workshops, take some inspiration from the live artist talks, and explore art installations.
📚 Kids Take Over UBC | Vancouver
The annual Kids Take Over UBC! returns on February 16th. This is an open-door arts and culture festival for UBC families and the wider audience in Metro Vancouver to enjoy UBC’s world-class assets and public spaces together, while interacting with artists, musicians, dancers, and more.
🎨 Richmond Children’s Arts Festival | Richmond
This Family Day, the Richmond Children’s Arts Festival will spark creativity with FREE kid-friendly events & programs at the Richmond Cultural Centre. The festival will include an exciting line-up of writing, music, dance, and more for families to enjoy.
But wait…There’s more!
Love our list of awesome kid-friendly activities to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend? Then you’ll love our monthly guides too! Take a look at What’s Happening in February. Don’t forget to bookmark our events calendar to stay updated on awesome events happening in your neighbourhood!
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