Free Kids Activities in Montreal, QC to Do in the Summer

This summer, you and your children may stay in Montreal for some time? You wonder if there are some free activities during summer to let your children enjoy. Yes, there are some free but amazing activities out there. You may read the following tips to get some original ideas:

1. Bring your children to visit all the museums at no cost during the annual Montreal Museum day.

The final Sunday of each May is the annual Museum Day in Montreal. On this day, all the museums offer free access to their permanent and temporary exhibits and run special activities for the whole family, such as: outdoor activities, family fun, arts and crafts workshops, concerts, demonstrations, science experiments, films, games, rallies, historical re-enactments, presentations, shows and guided tours ... More amazingly, during this day, you and your children can enjoy free public transit service and most museums expand their opening hours. Therefore, if you schedule your museum trip in advance and organize the routines well, it's possible to visit all the museums within one day without paying any public transit or admission.

It's also an ideal day for big companies to promote their images to public. Some companies build booths in front of the museums and offer free food, drink or product samples to the visitors, as to attract the attention of potential customers.

2. Bring your children to swim.

During summer, besides indoor swimming pools, outdoor swimming pools are also open to public. Since 2009, according to new provincial policies, all the admission to public swimming pool is free now. If you want your kids to enjoy more sunshine, you can them to swim in outdoor pools. And most of these institutions have set some schedules aiming at different specific groups, such as adult, family and old people. You can visit a public swimming pool near the place you live and ask for their schedule.

3. Bring your children to visit the parks.

Admission to most of the parks in Montreal is free and their parking is also free during weekends. If you drive your own car and want to save money from parking, you can bring your children to visit parks during weekends. In summer, you can always enjoy some beautiful natural views in the parks. You can play games with your children on the lawn and bring food to the park to enjoy picnic with your family. And there are always some cute squirrels and birds out there. Your children can give bread to the lovely squirrels and birds. In this way, you can teach your child how to communicate with the little animals.