Family Day fun in London and what you need to know ahead of the long weekend

Family Day is Monday, February 19 and the City of London is sharing what you need to know before the long weekend and fun activities for you and your loved ones to take part in.
Join us on Family Day for free, fun recreation activities at one of our community centres. We’re offering a variety of activities on Monday including free recreational swims, Zumba, badminton, family open gym, arts and crafts, and volleyball.
 
East Lions Community Centre:
 
East Lions Community Centre will be hosting a morning of family fun, with free activities including a pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., open gym sessions, swimming, SLIME, family craft activities and Just DANCE. In addition, we are offering free balloon twisting from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. and a magic show from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
 
North London Optimist Community Centre:
 
Free activities include tennis, roller skating, holiday family crafts, family and adult volleyball, and 55+ euchre.
 
Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre: 
 
Join us for free recreational swimming and family pickleball.
 
South London Community Centre:
 
South London Community Centre is offering free family open gym, family arts and crafts, Zumba, badminton, fun with food and science workshops. Registration is required for the science workshops.
 
Byron Community Centre:
 
Join us for family badminton, open gym, Zumba and SLIME!
 
Learn more and see the full list of all the free recreation activities happening at community centres on Family Day by visiting london.ca.
 
Free indoor and outdoor ice skating
 
Grab your skates and enjoy free outdoor skating at Victoria Park Ice Skating and the Rotary Rink at Covent Garden Market. Ice rinks are open all weekend, including Monday, weather permitting. On Monday, February 19 free indoor recreational skating is offered at Lambeth Community Centre from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at the Argyle Arena from 1 to 3 p.m.
 
Storybook Gardens’ skate trail
 
Weather permitting, Storybook Gardens’ skate trail sessions will be available on Family Day from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. for 90-minute timeslots. Learn more: Winter Glow at Storybook Gardens.
 
There are no collection services on Family Day – all Zones shift one day forward
 
As we approach Family Day, residents are reminded to check their collection schedule for your next curbside collection day. When a statutory holiday occurs, all collection zones in London shift one business day forward. For example, due to the long weekend, Green Bin, recycling, or garbage collection which would have been scheduled for February 19 (Monday – Zone D1 and D2) is moved to February 20 (Tuesday), and all Londoners’ weekly curbside collection dates shift by one day of the week. This means that Zone C1 and C2 will move to Monday, February 26.
 
In some cases, to address longer collection cycles that occur because of a statutory holiday, an extra garbage pickup is provided to some collection zones on their scheduled collection date to ensure that garbage is not held by households for any longer than 14 days. These dates are included in the collection schedule.
 
Residents can check their collection schedule at london.ca/collectioncalendar.
 
 
City of London Office Closures
 
All City administrative offices will be closed on Monday, February 19, including City Hall, Citi Plaza, all Ontario Works offices, and the Provincial Offences Administrative Office.