By James Dunn

Long Weekend!

Plenty of Family Day events happening in and around Red Deer

Feb 14, 2020 | 12:00 AM

Family Day is right around the corner and Central Alberta will be packed with activities for all to enjoy.

Red Deer will host Heritage Ranch’s Snowman Festival on Sunday, February 16. Activities will run all day and include sleigh rides, pony rides and hot chocolate.

If you want to keep things calm and relaxed for the long weekend, bring your family to yoga class at YogaNation.

Join city councillor/local historian Michael Dawe as he takes you on a journey of family stories throughout Red Deer’s history at the Museum and Art Gallery. While you’re there, take a picture of your family using the photo booth provided, and try your luck with multiple games.

In Sylvan Lake, their annual Winterfest goes on all weekend down by the pier. Events include a children’s ice slide, ice carving lessons to create your own ice carving to take home, lake curling, a fire and ice show, and fireworks. On Saturday, start the day off right with a pancake breakfast brought on by the Lions Club. For the singers, stop by the municipal library to watch the now classic winter movie ‘Frozen’. On Sunday, the 2020 Alberta Oval Ice Racing Championships Series makes a stop on the lake for a series of events.

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During the entire weekend, anyone can fish without a license with Sylvan Lake’s Family Fishing Weekend, but regulations still apply.

The Town of Penhold won’t hold their annual Winterfest until the leap year. Instead, the town is promoting their “Disconnect to Connect Challenge”, where families log the hours they spent off of technology. Penhold schools have also joined in so classes can be entered, and the class with the most amount of hours wins a pizza party.

Innisfail hosts their annual Winterfest on February 17 with activities posted around the town. Events include indoor skating, curling at the local curling club, free BBQ at the Kinsmen Club, fire pit, and a public swim. There will be a family pond hockey tournament where teams can pre-register by contacting the Helping-Hand Fund or the Town of Innisfail.

The Town of Blackfalds hosts their annual Winterfest on February 17 at the Abbey Centre where admission is free all day. The day is on a packed schedule beginning with a pancake breakfast supporting the Dual Ice Development Society. There’s fun for the kids with bouncy castles and games, ice carving workshops, and horse wagon rides. Hot Dogs are served for lunch to support the volunteer fire department. At night, skate with your family at the Multi-Plex Arena, play a game of bingo at the community centre, or play some family games with ‘Dad’s Day Off Family Game Night’.