COQUITLAM, B.C., November 29, 2023 – Coquitlam residents can stay and play close to home in December with fun, festive activities for all ages. Residents are invited to join the City’s recreation team for a variety of programs and classes, including family events, adult workshops, and drop-in activities.
Stay and Play Holiday Activities
- Festive Family Fun – Make new holiday traditions and memories with your family. Snuggle up during one of the many holiday movie nights, make art to share in a family art workshop, or get moving together at a family pickleball drop-in or registered family kickboxing class. One highlight of the season is the Holiday Family Fun Night on Tuesday, December 19, between 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. Come to Maillardville Community Centre (1200 Cartier Avenue) to enjoy a wide variety of festive activities such as face painting, crafts, cookie decorating, active play in the gymnasium, and even a holiday movie on the giant projector screen!
- Kids and Youth Activities – Special holiday programs and interactive workshops for children and youth are running throughout the month. Programs for kids include holiday editions of year-round favourites, such as dance, cooking and crafts. Special Kids Night In events for 6 – 10 year olds on Saturday nights allow parents to drop the kids for a fun night of crafts, games, snacks and a movie. Youth can look forward to cooking classes, a paint night, movie nights and special holiday parties at the youth centres complete with food, fun and friends.
- Winter Break Camps – There are still some spaces available in Winter Break Camps. Check out camps for kids 7 – 10 years old at Pinetree and Poirier Community Centres, and swim camps for kids 7 – 12 years old at City Centre Aquatic Complex. Camps for youth 11 – 14 years old are also available at Pinetree Community Centre.
- Adult Activities – Dogwood, Glen Pine and Maillardville Community Centre have some great ways to get into the winter spirit this season. Try a slow cooker cooking class, paint nights, festive luncheons with friends, and even a holiday variety show. You can learn new skills to use over the holiday season at a portrait photography workshop, a gift wrapping workshop or discover how to balance the stress of the season at a wellness workshop.
All Ages Drop-in Activities
Swim, skate, play and stay active this winter! Join in the fun on ice with toonie skates throughout the break including an Ugly Christmas Sweater Toonie Skate on December 24, Boxing Day Toonie Skate, New Year’s Eve Toonie Skate and more. As always, you can drop into our recreation facilities to use the fitness centres, join a group fitness class, or go for a swim. Coquitlam’s recreation facilities will be open over the December break, but operating hours are different than usual. View the drop-in schedules at coquitlam.ca/DropIn and check the facility hours at coquitlam.ca/HolidayHours. Schedules are subject to change without notice, so please call the recreation facility ahead of time if you have questions.
How to Register
For program details and to register for all of Coquitlam’s holiday programs and activities, visit coquitlam.ca/StayandPlay, call 604-927-4386, or register in person at the front desk of any Coquitlam recreation facility.
About Coquitlam’s ONE PASS
Do you enjoy drop-in swimming, skating, fitness and more in Coquitlam? The ONE PASS is your gateway to discounts for drop-in aquatics, arena, fitness and gym activities across the City. The all-inclusive pass is valid at all Coquitlam recreation facilities and offers discounts based on age, pass type and frequency. Get more flexibility with 10-visit passes valid for two years, or deeper discounts with unlimited visits over a month or year. Visit coquitlam.ca/OnePass for details, and buy at any recreation facility or by calling 604-927-4386.
Financial Assistance Available for Recreation
It is now easier than ever to access financial support for Coquitlam’s recreation services. The City has relaunched a more user-friendly Financial Assistance for Recreation program—formerly known as Get Connected, Get Active—with easier sign-up and income verification, plus more flexibility than ever. Each year, qualifying Coquitlam residents will receive 50 free drop-in visits plus a $225 credit they can use for an expanded range of admissions, passes, programs, lessons, exam fees, supplies, equipment rentals and more. For details or to register online, visit coquitlam.ca/FinancialAssistanceRec.
Media contact:
Jim Lacroix
Community Recreation Manager
604-927-4386
prcs_info@coquitlam.ca
We acknowledge with gratitude and respect that the name Coquitlam was derived from the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (HUN-kuh-MEE-num) word kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (kwee-KWET-lum) meaning “Red Fish Up the River”. The City is honoured to be located on the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm traditional and ancestral lands, including those parts that were historically shared with the q̓ic̓əy̓ (kat-zee), and other Coast Salish Peoples.