Drop in for FREE FAMILY FUN from 10 am-2:30 pm as we celebrate both Family Day and the 50th Anniversary of Beban Park Complex. We will start the day with an anniversary celebration with dignitaries and cake and then have a variety of family-friendly activities, including story time, bouncy castles, a photo booth, arts & crafts, face painting, live entertainment and ways to connect with community organizations found throughout Beban Park. Skating at Frank Crane Arena (sponsored by Tamara Kronis, Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP)
-10:30 am-12 pm (Everyone Welcome)
-12:15-1:45 pm (Everyone Welcome)
Skating at Cliff McNabb Arena
-2:30-3:30 pm (Stick 'n' Puck)
Swimming & Weight Room at Beban Park Pool
-10:30 am-2:30 pm (Everyone Welcome)
Swimming & Weight Room at Nanaimo Aquatic Centre
-12-5 pm (Everyone Welcome)
Music in the Breezeway
-10:30 am: The Big Mess
-12 pm: Lavender & Lefty
-1:30 pm: Woodstick
-Ride the VIEx Train
-Shachihoko Taiko Drumming (11:30 am & 1 pm)
-Activities with BGC Central VI (Beban House)
-Activities with Nanaimo Science
Island Roots Market open 10 am-2:30 pm in the Centennial Building
Activities with Beban Learning Gardens
-Open House and Tours
-Seed Bomb Making
-Scavenger Hunts
-Worm Farm Fun
Food on Site
-Van Island Poutinery
-What the Funnel
-Owls Nest Concession in Frank Crane Arena
-Coffee courtesy of Starbucks
Beban Golf Course offering free golf lessons and access to the driving range from 10:30 am-2:30 pm (please pre-register for lessons starting Feb 10)
-10:30-11 am (course ID# 164249)
-11:15-11:45 am (course ID# 164250)
-12-12:30 pm (course ID# 164251)
-12:45-1:15 pm (course ID# 164252)
-1:30-2 pm (course ID# 164253)
STORYTIME WITH MISS LYNN (please pre-register starting Feb 10)
-10:30-11 am (course ID# 163491)
-11:15-11:45 am (course ID# 163494)
-12-12:30 pm (course ID# 163495)
-12:45-1:15 pm (course ID# 163496)
-1:30-2 pm (course ID# 163497)
Visit Maffeo Sutton Park from Feb 16-Mar 16 for "Walk a Luminous Path" and experience art by local Indigenous creators illuminating the park's darker pathways
Event Venue
Beban Park, Nanaimo, Canada
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.
