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Top 10 Spots for Family Fun in Calgary

Looking for something to do? Our readers voted in our 2016 Parents' Choice Awards and told us their favorite family fun spots in Calgary - here are our top 10!

1. Calgary Corn Maze & Fun Farm

The Calgary Corn Maze & Fun Farm has a wide variety of unique, fun-filled farm-themed attractions for the young, and the young at heart. Come and run through the Corn Mazes, enjoy the Jumping Pillows, foam "paint ball," mini-golf, mazes, bunny farm, and much more! A fun day out, guaranteed! 

2. Butterfield Acres Farm

At a Butterfield Acres there's so much to do! Visit with lots of different farm animals, hunt for freshly laid eggs, have a warm snack on a cool day, play on the goat bridge, have a picnic, let the piglets chew your shoe laces, hee-haw with the donkeys, see the little chicks, climb on an old tractor, milk a goat, ride a pony, and much, much more! 

3. Joso's Play and Learn

Joso's indoor playground is packed with fun things to do! Explore the indoor play structure with tunnels, bridges and slides; enjoy the mini ball pit; wiggle around on the plasma cars; enjoy a yummy healthy snack at the Joso’s cafe; watch a show from their special visitors; play with mommy/daddy in the baby & me area and have a ball!

4. Tommy K Play

Calgary's first class indoor playground and family entertainment centers are geared towards children aged 0 to 12 years. Their facilities are dedicated to providing "good clean fun" for children and the comfort and enjoyment of parents and guardians, and include indoor playgrounds, laser tag, climbing walls, laser mazes, race tracks, and gaming towers! 

5. Cobb's Corn Maze & Family Fun Park

Cobb's Corn Maze & Family Fun Park is family owned and operated and has fun-filled activities for people of all ages. Their main attraction is the unique corn maze but they have so much more for you to enjoy including a fence maze, rope maze, straw bale maze(s), hop dots, puzzle mazes, punching pumpkins, fabulous finger game, giant board games, playground structures, pedal carts, tire playground, giant slide, hayride, and much more!

6. Shakers Fun Centre

Smile, party, and play at Shakers! This multi-attraction center offers high-flying excitement all year round. From whirling around in go-carts to mastering the mini-golf course, they're your one-stop center for pure fun. Let loose in our laser tag arena or unlock some serious excitement in our arcade. It's a place to celebrate birthdays, Barmitzvas, stags, stagettes, corporate events and BBQs. Whatever the occasion, you'll celebrate in style, speed or even skill.

7. Kayben Farms

Kayben’s Sunshine Adventure Park is 12+ acres of nature and farm for your kids to discover, learn and have fun in. Kayben Farms is committed to sharing the natural world with you and educating the next generation about our earth and eating, and buying local products.

8. Color Me Mine

Color Me Mine is a fabulous, kid-friendly "paint your own pottery" studio with multiple locations in Calgary. They offer licensed character pieces such as Hello Kitty, Marvel, Disney and more, ranging in price from just a few dollars to elaborate pieces for the adult artist! Mom and Dad...take the night off! Enjoy an evening out while your kids enjoy one of the exciting for-kids-only events at Color Me Mine. They'll make friends, play games, paint, watch a movie and eat pizza.

9. Chuck-E-Cheese

Chuck-E-Cheese is an institution! Featuring one of the few ticket arcades remaining in Calgary, it's a great spot for birthday parties or just a special weekend out. 

10. Treehouse Indoor Playground

A unique place where parents can come and enjoy a comfortable atmosphere while their children play freely in a clean, safe and age-appropriate playground. Their open-concept space of 12,000 square feet includes play structures, games & prizes, air inflatable, rock climbing, game floor and private party rooms, so kids will have a variety of things to do. Also parents can easily supervise their children from a comfortable seat in the café area, while they have a cup of coffee. Customers can also order healthy food and other beverages on the menu.

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