Birthday Parties

Make a Splash at your Birthday Bash

Bow Habitat Station’s birthday packages are sure to be one for the record books!

Booking dates, times and availability

Bookings available to book year-round on Saturdays. Party packages are booked in one or two timeslots:

  • Morning (9:30 AM set-up; 12:15 PM room vacated)
  • Afternoon (1:00 PM set-up; 3:45 PM room vacated)

It is recommended to book three months in advance for special birthday celebrations as spots fill up quickly!

What's included in party packages

  • Discovery Centre admission for up to 30 guests
  • Private party room
  • Staff-led activities
  • Gift for the birthday child
  • Fish scale tablecloths

Party packages and pricing

Recommended ages: All ages
Time: 20-minute staff-led indoor activity – recommended for groups wishing for more time to lead their own activities and/or explore the Discovery Centre and Aquariums
Price: $200

Make a splash as you celebrate your birthday with thousands of trout! You and your guests will head into the Fish Hatchery to give the trout a tasty birthday snack.

Activities include:

  • Feed thousands of fish in the Fish Hatchery

Recommended ages: 4-8
Time: 1 hour staff-led indoor activities
Price: $230

Channel your inner fish as your party gets caught up in a frenzy of activities! See which of your guests will survive from egg to adult in a lifecycle game in the Discovery Centre, craft a fish hat to take home, then head inside the Fish Hatchery to feed thousands of trout a tasty snack.

Activities:

  • Engage in a hands-on, interactive activity to build a fish habitat
  • Discover the life cycle of the trout with puppets, props and toys
  • Create wearable art by crafting a unique fish hat
  • Feed thousands of fish in the Fish Hatchery

Recommended ages: 6-10
Time: 1 hour staff-led indoor activities
Price: $230

Make this party one for the record books! Compete with your party guests as you learn what you need to gear-up with to safely and responsibly fish in Alberta. You and your guests will test the "waters" in a magnetic ice fishing activity before heading inside the Fish Hatchery to feed thousands of trout a tasty snack.

Activities:

  • Engage in hands-on, interactive activity to build a fish habitat
  • Search for hidden items with a scavenger hunt in the Discovery Centre exhibits
  • Try your hand at magnetic fishing in the classroom
  • Feed thousands of fish in the Fish Hatchery

Recommended ages: 6-12
Time: 1 hour staff-led outdoor activities
Price: $230

Have buckets of fun with your guests as you investigate the critters who live among the cattails in the marshes of our Interpretive Wetlands. Then, learn about these critters' predators—the rainbow trout—as you head inside to feed thousands of trout a tasty snack.

Activities:

  • Discover the wonderful world of wetlands
  • Capture and examine different types of insects that live in the water
  • Feed thousands of fish in the Fish Hatchery

Book today

To book your group call:

403 297-6561

Program policies

Supervision Policy

Party packages can accommodate a maximum of 30 guests, including the birthday family, toddlers/infants and required adult supervisors (1 adult for every 6 kids).

Payment Policy

Payment is required a minimum of 30 calendar days in advance of your tentative booking date to secure bookings.

Programs booked within 30 calendar days of the scheduled program require payment within three business days to secure the booking.

Cancellation Policy

Bow Habitat Station reserves the right to cancel bookings or change program activities due to unexpected business interruptions and/or severe weather warnings issued by Environment Canada.

Where possible, alternate activities may be substituted and/or activities rescheduled to a later date. Should less than 50% of a program be completed, a refund of 50% of the program fee will be provided. Should more than 50% of a program be completed, no refunds will be provided.

A refund will be provided for program cancellations received a minimum of 30 calendar days in advance of their first schedule program date. All other cancellation will be subject to a $50 per program fee.


Updated: Apr 13, 2023