Spring in Canada comes with its fair share of rain. There's no need to hide out at home though, most Canadian cities have a wealth of indoor activities to choose from that are perfect for rainy days. To help you enjoy your day when it's pouring outside, the team at BentallGreenOak Residential Services brings you this list of fun indoor activities to check out in your city.
Victoria-Saanich: Victoria Public Market
The Victoria Public Market offers a huge range of beautiful food and wares, in addition to numerous events such as book signings, movies, music and more. Find out more.
Vancouver: Go Carting
Speeders indoor go cart track is a great place to spend a rainy afternoon. With racing tutorials, electric zero-emission carts, and games to play in between races, Speeders makes for a killer indoor activity. Check them out.
Burnaby: Bloedel Conservatory
The Bloedel Conservatory is a unique greenhouse that contains three separate zones under one roof: Tropical, Subtropical, and Desert. It's home to more than 500 varieties of plants, and more than 100 free-flying exotic birds. Get more information.
Langley: Extreme Air Park
EAP is a trampoline park that houses a large jumping area, 3 trampoline dodgeball courts, a foam pit, basketball hoops, and a half pipe. Open til 10pm during the week, and midnight on weekends, it provides entertainment for a mix of participants. Read more.
New Westminster: The Anvil Center
The Anvil Centre hosts community-based arts, dance, and heritage programs, as well as public arts performances. It also houses the New Westminster New Media Gallery, New Westminster Museum and Archives, and Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Check it out.
Calgary: Telus Spark
Spend a rainy day inside Calgary's science centre. Kids can enjoy playing at the Creative Kids Museum, and making creations in the Open Studio. Also check out the Earth & Sky, and Energy & Innovation exhibits. Read more.
St. Albert: The Enjoy Center
The Enjoy Centre is a unique multi-use facility featuring a greenhouse, spa, café, & restaurant, whole foods, deli, bakery, and more. The perfect place to hang on a rainy day in St. Albert. Check it out.
Edmonton: Gamer's Lodge
Rainy days are made for board games. At Gamer's Lodge, $5 will grant you access to their library of 700+ board games, and kids 12 and under play for free. See more.
Toronto: Ripley's Aquarium
Ripley's Aquarium downtown is the perfect place to spend a rainy day. With a huge range of undersea creatures, exhibits, music, and events, Ripley's nail's it for indoor fun. Read more.
Markham: Hub Climbing
With 18,000 square feet of indoor space, Hub Climbing is the largest climbing gym in Ontario, and offers bouldering, top roping, yoga classes, and a fitness studio. Find out more.
Oakville: Oakville Place
Oakville's first, best, and biggest mall, Oakville Place has been totally reno-ed to include more space, a fresh exterior look, an upstairs dining area, and all the deluxe stores you expect. Find out more.
The BentallGreenOak Residential Services blog team hopes this list gives you some ideas for rainy day activities in your city. For more information about BentallGreenOak properties across Canada, please visit our website.