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Popular Events
Popular Events
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Big Little Science Centre, Bert Edwards Elementary:
Discover & Explore Fun Science! Enjoy two full rooms with 130 Hands-on Stations.! 
Drop-in Hours: 3pm - 5pm Thurs, 10am - 4pm Sat, with a Special Activity or Show at 11am and 1pm.
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Kamloops Museum & Archives

Now Open! 

The Brand New Children's Museum! The Children's Museum, located downstairs at the Kamloops Museum & Archives, includes interactive displays, such as a dress-up area and puppet theatre, as well as a space-station-themed reading area and steamship station. There is also be a water table, games to play and models to make, ensuring there's something for kids of all ages.

Plus:

Exhibits of natural and human history Open Tuesday to Saturday from 9:30am to 4:30pm, and late Thursdays until 7:30pm. The Archives are open to the public Tues-Fri from 1:15pm to 4pm. Admission by suggested donation; $3 for adults, $1 for children. See a detailed listing of the museum's permanent and current exhibits on our Culture page.

 
BC Wildlife Park, East of Kamloops on Hwy 1:

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Sept 12 BBQ dinner fundraiser Tickets are $25 each, available for purchase at the park or by phone (250) 573-3242 ext 221 for Front Desk.  All proceeds will go towards funding a new Rehabilitation Centre to help care for the numerous animals received by the park every year.  Also, there will be a wide range of silent auctions available for bidding on the same night. Starts at 5:30pm.

Open Daily Come visit birds of prey, reptiles and amphibians, and other wild animals! The BC Wildlife Park is currently open daily 9:30am to 5:00pm, with last admission at 4:30pm.
 

www.bczoo.org

 
All A-Board Games, Downtown at 3rd & Seymour:

Mondays - Saturdays

Drop-in Boardgame Play for all ages. We have tables and  demo games for playing in the store. Come in and play any time we're open, Mon - Fri & Sun, 10am - 5:30pm, free.

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Worth the short trip to Curly Willow Farm in Grindrod, BC:

Anytime - just call first!

The Puppet Museum at the Runaway Moon Theatre`s Arts Centre! Cathy Stubington has been producing theatre with puppets and actors in unusual settings for twenty-five years. She lives outside the small rural town of Enderby, in Grindrod, B.C., where she is artistic director of Runaway Moon Theatre. Cathy has initiated several large-scale community cultural development projects involving many people of all ages and walks of life, most notably the community play "Not the Way I Heard It"  and the shadow play "Enough is Enough" which brought together people of Enderby and of the Splats'in First Nation in unprecedented collaborations. Her puppetry has also been used for health education and development education. Check back for details on her next large-scale show, and in the meantime, call her if you`re in the area to stop by and see her amazing marionettes and sets set up for viewing in her puppet museum! The theatre number is 250.838.0883, where you can leave a message, or if it's a last-minute thing, try Cathy at home, 250.838.6751.

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