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Things to do with kids in Windsor

6 family-friendly places in Windsor: zoos, aquariums, playgrounds and more.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Things to do with kids in Windsor

  1. Do

    Adventure Bay Family Water Park

    Water park with six different water slide attractions and a wave pool.

  2. See

    Little Italy

    Little Italy, or "Via Italia", as it is affectionately called, is home to many Italian families and businesses. It is known for its restaurants and clothing boutiques, along Erie Street, from Moy Avenue in the east to Goyeau Avenue to the west.

  3. See

    Windsor Community Museum

    Showcasing different aspects of the Windsor's history, this museum is made up of several units. The Chimczuk Museum has a permanent exhibition of the local history from the Ice Age until today, an interactive learning space for children, an exhibition about the First Nations, and a gallery for temporary exhibitions. The Maison François Baby House and Duff-Baby House and Interpretation Centre are historical homes of late 18th-early 19th century politician François Baby. In addition the museum has extensive archives from maps to postcards; contact the museum if you want to access them to study the history of the region further.

  4. Do

    Windsor Emancipation Celebration Festival

    An enormous celebration of Freedom, held on the first weekend in August Emancipation Celebration was once the largest outdoor celebration of its kind in all of North America. It boasted colourful parades that made its way from the riverfront into Jackson Park celebration grounds, Miss Sepia Pageants, talent contest, concerts, family reunion picnics and community wide barbecues. In fact these cross-border celebrations drew the likes of Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. George Washington Carver, Jesse Owens, Diana Ross, Joe Louis, Eleanor Roosevelt and many other world renowned dignitaries annually to appear as guest speakers or simply to join the revelry of freedom. At its peak Emancipation celebration had over 250,000 in attendance.

    Free/$5 for concerts/shows

  5. Do

    Tecumseh Corn Festival

    Tecumseh Corn Fest

    600 Lacasse Blvd

    Summer - August$3 daily admission collected at festival entrance gates; children 0-12 free, seniors 65+ free

  6. Do

    The Harrow Fair

    243 McAffee St (at Wellington St), Harrow

    $8, kids (0-12) free

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Windsor (CC BY-SA 4.0).