Fall & Winter Activities For Kids

Activities marked with a  ♣  are free!

Note: It’s always best to check with the organizers to see if the programs are still running.

• 2^nd Antigonish Scouts
  For more information click here.
• 4-H
  Youth organization for young people between the ages of 8 and 21.
  Offers opportunities to learn new things through a variety of projects (e.g. woodworking, caring for animals,crafts, and much more). Not sure what 4-H is? Click here to find out more about it!
  For additional information and to register contact the Antigonish County 4-H Council at 863-4705 or click here.
• 875 Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron Antigonish ♣
  Click here to get a glimpse of the program. For information click here.
• Antigonish Aikikai
  For more information click here.
• Antigonish Badminton Association
  Family play times (open to all) on Sundays.
  For more information click here.
• Antigonish County Recreation
  For more information click here.
• Antigonish Girl Guides
  For more information click here.
• Antigonish Minor Basketball Association (AMBA)
  For more information  click here.
• Antigonish Minor Hockey Association (AMHA)
  For more information click here.
• Antigonish Minor Youth Tackle Football
  For more information click here.
• Antigonish Multisport Program
  Offers various sports throughout the school year (for grades primary and one)
  For more information call 863-1141 or 863-5595 or click here.
• Antigonish Stoirm Volleyball Club
  For more information call 863-4627
• Art Classes & Workshops for Youth at the Arts House
  For more information click here
• Dancing
  • Antigonish Creative Dance Association
    For more information click here.
  • Antigonish Highland Dancing Association 
    For more information phone 735-2866
  • Maureen Fraser School of Dance
    For more information click here.
  • St. Andrew’s Ceilidh Step Dancers
    For more information click here.
• Eastern Highlands Special Olympics
  For more information call 863-6925.
• Fit 4 Tots ♣
  A one-hour, once per week opportunity for tots to explore movement in a safely constructed environment. Limited to 40 tots under the age of 5 years and their parent(s), this program will be held most often in the main gym of the Oland Centre on the StFX campus. For more information, please contact Angie Kolen at 867-3540 or akolen@stfx.ca
• X-Chem Outreach Science Activities:
  For more information click here.
• Going Forward Equestrian Development
  For more information click here
• Gymnastics
  Offered by the StFX Human Kinetics Dept.
  For information contact Kelly Thompson at 867-3896 or email kthompso@stfx.ca
• Keppoch Mountain ♣
  For more information click here.
•  Kids First ♣
  Family resource program.
  For general information click here.
  For interactive programs and services click here or call 863-3848
• Martial Arts & Athletics
  Mackay’s Mixed Athletics
  Includes Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Cardio Kick Boxing & Conditioning (No Contact)
  For more information click here.
• Music Lessons
  • Dalton’s Drum Academy
    For more information visit the Facebook page or call (902) 338-3786
  • Jamieson Music Studio
    For more information click here.
  • Snare Drumming lessons
    For more information call Danny Gillis at 735-2453
• Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library (PARL) ♣
  Offers activities for children in English and in French.
  For children’s services click here.
  For children’s programming click here or call 863-4276
• Pins Bowling Center
  Youth bowling, Sundays 12:30-2:00pm
  For more information click here.
• Public Skates and Swims ♣
  For more information call 863-1141 or visit Town of Antigonish Recreation
• Skating
  • Antigonish Arena
    For more information call 863-1469. For more information click here.
  • Figure Skating Club and Highland Skating School
    For more information click here.
  • St. Francis Xavier University Skating and Hockey
    For more information click here.
  • St. Francis Xavier University KMC Blades Learn to Skate Program
    For more information click here.
  • StFX family skate
    For more information call 867-2181
• Swimming
  • StFX Family Swim
    For more information click here or call 867-2181
  • StFX Recreational Swim
    For more information click here or call 867-2181
  • Antigonish County Swimming Lessons
    For more information click here (Aquatics program)
  • Competitive Swimming
    Port-Hawkesbury Antigonish Swim Team (PHAST)
    For more information click here.
• Taekwondo
  • Havre Boucher Taekwondo
    For more information click here or call 870-5592
  • Phee’s Taekwondo
    For more information call 863-9230.
  • Xavier Taekwondo Club
    For more information call 902-971-0977
• Yoga for kids
  For more information visit Asana Yoga & Massage or call (902) 735-7355

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Check out the Year-Round Activities for more ideas!