South Niagara municipalities offering up Family Day activities
The schedule of Family Day activities in Welland, Port Colborne, Pelham and Wainfleet is a full one.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Welland Community Wellness Complex will be full of family fun with inflatables, a Mad Science fun station, family photo booth, magic, face painting, carnival games and more.
During the same time, a free skate will hit the ice at the Welland main arena on King Street.
Donations of non-perishable food items are being accepted at both events.
Port Colborne is turning Family Day into a weekend with events on Friday, Saturday and Monday.
With Friday being a professional activity day for Niagara students, an active camp will run 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for children aged six to 13 at Vale Health and Wellness Centre. There is a $25 fee.
There will also be a free skate at the arena 1 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.
At Port Colborne Public Library, visitors can start an indoor garden with seeds from a seed library using tea cups, soup cans, and more. Cost is $3 and pre-registration is required.
A free skate will be offered Monday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Vale arena, as well as a free swim and other activities at the YMCA from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The annual Port Colborne SportsFest will also continue through the weekend.
Pelham also has a full schedule at Meridian Community Centre.
There will be a free public skate from 11 a.m to 12:30 p.m., free laser tag from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., a community expo from noon to 2 p.m., and the Golden Boot hockey game, a match that puts Pelham volunteer firefighters against local minor hockey association coaches.
Wainfleet is offering free public skating at its arena from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and noon to 1:30 p.m. on Monday.