Family Days Out in Montreal

Family days out in Montreal

Montreal has a strong run of family attractions, and several of them are grouped in the east of the city around the Olympic Park and Botanical Garden. Prices below are in Canadian dollars. Sales tax is added to many of them, and rates change, so check the official site before you go.

Space for Life

Space for Life is five museums on two neighbouring sites: the Biodome, the Biosphere, the Insectarium, the Botanical Garden and the Planetarium. A single-museum adult ticket is about $25.50 in 2026, a Montreal-area resident pays about $18.50, and the family ticket is $68 for two adults and up to three children aged 5 to 17. A Passport covering all five museums for 12 months is also sold, which pays off if you plan to visit three or more. Book timed tickets online in advance.

  • Biodome (4777 avenue Pierre-De Coubertin): five ecosystems under one roof, namely a tropical rainforest, a Laurentian maple forest, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Labrador Coast and the sub-Antarctic islands. A 2026 exhibit on auks and the Labrador coast runs from 22 September to 3 January 2027.
  • Insectarium (4581 rue Sherbrooke Est): reopened in April 2022 with the Grand Vivarium, where butterflies fly freely around visitors.
  • Botanical Garden: the Jardins de lumiere lantern display runs from 3 September to 1 November in 2026, with a fixed time slot printed on your ticket.
  • Planetarium (4801 avenue Pierre De Coubertin): the show “Rencontres dans la Voie lactee” runs from 6 October 2026 to 2 May 2027.

Adventure play in the Old Port and on the island

Voiles en Voiles has aerial courses on replica 18th-century ships, a pirate-ship climbing wall and an inflatable area; the 2026 season is listed from about 11 April to 1 November, with dates to be confirmed. MTL Zipline lists tickets at $28 for adults and $24 for children aged 3 to 14, plus tax.

Aquazilla at Plage Jean-Dore on Parc Jean-Drapeau is an inflatable water obstacle course, not an animal attraction. In 2026 it opened from 20 June, with a one-hour session at $17 for ages 6 to 13 and $22 from age 14, and a family price of $70. Life jackets are compulsory and the minimum height is 1.10 m.

Rainy-day options

The Montreal Science Centre on King Edward Pier has an IMAX TELUS cinema. Its published weekday hours are 09:00 to 16:00 and weekends 10:00 to 17:00, but prices were not confirmed, so check the site. The RESO underground city is free and lets families walk between metro stations and malls without going outside in winter.

Practical tips for parents

  • The metro is only partly step-free, so check the STM accessibility map before travelling with a stroller. Old Montreal’s cobbles are wide enough for strollers but bumpy.
  • Saute-Moutons jet boats and Rafting Montreal both set a minimum age of 6 for trips on the Lachine Rapids. Leave toddlers out of any river activity.
  • The Montreal Tower observation deck at Olympic Park is closed until spring 2027, so it is not an option for this trip.
  • January and February can reach frostbite-level cold, so keep children covered and plan indoor activities.

Read more: Animal activities in Montreal and group activities in Montreal .

Official pages: Space for Life admission , Parc Jean-Drapeau Aquazilla . Search tours: GetYourGuide Montreal with kids .