YOUTH WEEK ACTIVITY DESCRIPTIONS
Drop-in to meet Nanaimo’s newest Youth Poet Laureate and chat poetry! Discuss poetry, share your own, and have an opportunity to meet other young poets in the community. The event will be casual and provide an opportunity to connect with others while learning more about poetry. This event is hosted in partnership with LCVI.
Staff will be popping up at the park with various games and equipment to play with. Come out and enjoy some fun outside. Try your hand at badminton, soccer, spikeball and more!
Enjoy lap skating with our soft lights and passive LED lighting. Glow sticks are available for purchase.
Drop in to play some board games and have some fun with other youth in the community. Bring a group or come solo!
Drop In Youth Volleyball & Basketball
Free gym time for youth to come play and practise their skills. Registration to save your spot opens up 72 hours prior, drop-ins available if space.
Free drop-in gymnasium based program and is a partnership program between City of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools. Drop-in space is first come, first serve and space is limited. Ages vary by site.
Youth Lounge is a free drop in program for youth to come and hangout with staff and other youth, play games and activities, enjoy snacks and more. Youth Lounge is a partnership program between City of Nanaimo and BGC Central Vancouver Island. Drop-in space is first come, first serve, and space is limited to 25 at a time.
-Get Registered Event: Staff will be on site to help youth get registered into the Youth Lounge program so that they may drop in in the future. There will be prizes, swag, and other fun!
-Pizza and Swim Night: In celebration of Youth Week, Thursday night will include a pizza party and free admission to an Everyone Welcome Swim. Spaces are limited; space is first come, first serve.
-Pizza and Movie Night – Star Wars: In celebration of Youth Week, Friday night will include a pizza party and a viewing of a Star Wars movie (to celebrate May the 4th). Spaces are limited.