Month: December 2025

🧊🌊2nd Annual John Douglas Memorial Polar Bear Swim Jan 1 at 1:00 pm!

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Are you brrr-ave enough to take the plunge? Bring friends and family down to John Douglas Park at tiipis for the 2nd Annual John Douglas Polar Bear Swim to welcome 2026! Registration opens at 12:00 pm with the race for the water to start at 1:00 pm. Everyone who enters the Polar Bear Swim must […]

Aquatic Centre & Fitness Studio drop-in schedule for December 23, 2024 to January 4, 2025

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We are shuffling up our Aquatic Centre & Fitness Studio drop-in schedule for December 20, 2025 to January 3, 2026. As our schedules can change with no notice, we ask that you follow the “live” schedule at playinpa.ca/schedules/ Happy Holidays!

Film Fest – Winter 2026 🎬

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Winter 2026 Series The new season kicks off with “Eleanor the Great” on Sunday, January 18, 2026. Enjoy the recliner seats but remember seating is limited and we encourage you to get your series passes and tickets early as we anticipate passes selling out quickly. Film Fest Port Alberni film series screens at the Savoy Theatre on select […]

✨First Night Party!

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Join the City of Port Alberni Parks, Recreation & Culture Department and the Port Alberni Toy Run to celebrate the coming of 2026 with FREE glow skating, food, activities & the infamous balloon drop! Wednesday, December 31 6:00 – 9:00 pm Alberni Valley Multiplex Ice Skating 6:00 to 8:00pm Activities in the upper lounge 6:00 […]

Give the Gift of Recreation, Leisure & Fun! 🎁🎄

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Looking for the perfect gift for: 🎁 A family that loves public skating? 🎁 A child interested in learning a new activity? 🎁 Your workout buddy? ✨ Give the gift of recreation, leisure & fun this holiday season! Purchase a gift card, punch pass or register for a program and gift an experience! BONUS: When […]

Winter Wonderland ❄⛄⛸

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Enjoy FREE admission and skate rentals at any of our generously sponsored Winter Wonderland skates! You can find our Winter Wonderland public drop-in dates and times on our Special Events page at playinpa.ca/special-events/ or our Public Drop-In page at playinpa.ca/schedules/ We thank all our sponsors for their continued support over the years for this long-standing […]