“In May, do what you please,” the saying goes. That's great advice, and we've just found several family activities you'll enjoy.
Musical Sundays by Les Petits Violons
Free webcast - Sunday, May 30 at 4 p.m
To close their 56th season, Les Petits Violons invites music lovers to a portrait-concert. A unique formula consisting of a concert portion with Warlock, Suk and Cousineau on the program, and a documentary film portion on the school and the orchestra of Les Petits Violons conducted by Marie-Claire Cousineau. A meeting, virtual and free, on Sunday, May 30 at 4 p.m. in the setting of the Salle Pierre-Mercure of the Center Pierre-Péladeau and in the premises of Les Petits Violons in the heart of Mile End, rue St-Laurent in Montreal.
For more information, it's over here!
Encounter with the ecological transition at the Botanical Garden
From May 28 to 30, 2021, reconnect with nature at the Botanical Garden! With its thirty exhibitors, the Petit Rendez-vous horticole invites you to review your know-how and interpersonal skills to help the environment. If you want to know more about urban agriculture, buying local, gardening without pesticides,compost, the development of green spaces, participatory science, the protection of biodiversity and sustainable development, this meeting is for you!
Visit the Space for Life website for a detailed list of exhibitors and their offers.
SOS labyrinth
From May 1 to October 31, 2021, the SOS labyrinth activity invites you to pay homage to the historic icon of the Old Port of Montreal: Hangar 16.
Over the past 105 years, the longshoremen of Hangar 16 have been privileged witnesses to many historic moments in Montreal and the St. Lawrence River. Since then, they have been collecting items that remind them of those historic moments, items they affectionately refer to as Longshoremen's Treasures.
Each summer, Medea and Stevie, the two day and night guards of Hangar 16, choose 4 items from among the stevedores' treasures that they challenge you to find. Each of the treasures is linked to historical facts about Montreal, its river and its port, which makes this experience a fun and ultra enriching activity for the whole family.
Consult the website SOS labyrinth for more details on the activity and on the sanitary measures to be observed.
Home Escape Challenge
If you are in confinement, or if you simply want to regroup with your friends virtually, Challenge-Escape games are here to help you. 7 online puzzle games are available to you. Alone or in a team, enter ascenario where you will have a series of puzzles to solve that will allow you to obtain the conclusion of the story and thus achieve your objective. This game is great for getting you thinking about something other than the pandemic for 90 minutes!
For more information, it's over here!
Forest School on Mount Royal
Forest School is a nature immersion program created by Les amis de la montagne and inspired by the “Forest School” movement. Favoring an educational approach combining adventure, creativity, fun and learning, this program offers parents and children a unique and fun way to get to know the Mount Royal forest and its biodiversity better, to love it and want to protect it.
In order to respect the sanitary measures related to COVID-19, Les amis de la montagne have adapted their offer to offer a new experience to families and children from 0 to 12 years old. Combining interactive online animations, themes and activity books adapted according to age groups, the Forest School spring session will give you all the tools you need to enjoy nature near you or, even better, at Mount Royal.
For more information, it's over here!
Arbraska
The Arbraska tribe is made up of nature and adventure enthusiasts who create courses in the trees, combining pleasure and thrills. Currently located in 5 parks in Quebec and 5 parks in Ontario, Arbraska offers a wide range of activitiesoutdoors to do with the family. For more information, visit their website.
Visit a Zoo
Ecomuseum Zoo
Located on the very island of Montreal, the Ecomuseum zoois a private, non-profit educational wildlife park that is home to more than 115 species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
Granby Zoo
In the Estrie region, Granby Zoooffers a trip around the world to meet the animals on their site. The journey includes stops in Africa, Asia, Oceania and South America. Each of the continents is full of animals to discover! Whether your favorite animal is the zebra, lion, tiger, kangaroo or flamingo, the whole family will be amazed by the animal beauty that surrounds them.
Omega Park
In Montebello, you will discover an immense territory of 2200 acres traversed by a 12 km path through an extraordinarily varied landscape where lakes, meadows, valleys, forests and rocky hills follow one another. In addition, from the comfort of your car, you will have the opportunity to learn a we alth of relevant information about the animals of our beautiful provinceby simply connecting to the FM 90 station, 1.
To discover the Zoo closest to you, consult the directory of Quebec zoos.
