Activities
Don't miss all the great activities we have to offer this summer!© Parks Canada Summer Program Highlights
(Offered weekends from May 19 to June 30, and daily in July and August, unless otherwise noted)
- 10:00 am: Guided Tour – Meet a costumed interpreter for a personal 30-minute history tour about the fur trade at Fort Langley. After the tour, explore the rest of the site’s buildings, activities, and exhibits at your own pace.
- 11:00 am: Samuel Robertson: from Sailor to Settler *NEW* – With lots of laughs, watch the life of a Fort Langley pioneer unfold before your eyes in this fast paced, audience-participation melodrama. Samuel Robertson was Fort Langley’s boat builder.
- 12:00 pm: 12 o’clock Gun (Saturdays & Sundays in May & June, Fridays through Sundays in July & August) – Watch a black powder demonstration and see how muskets work. Hear the bang of musket fire echo through the Fort (weather permitting).
- 12:00 pm: Fur Trade Game Show (Mondays to Thursdays in July & August) – Do you have the knowledge of the Fur Trade? Join one of two teams as you compete to win the title of Fort Langley Know-It-All with this fun and interactive game.
- 2:00 pm: Fur Trade Wedding – Come witness a Fur Trade Wedding, and discover what a traditional wedding might have looked like between a Fort Langley fur trader and an Aboriginal bride. Bring your camera…it could be your lucky day, as you may be chosen as the bride or groom!
- 3:00 pm: Heritage Garden Program *NEW* – Discover how Fort Langley was much more than a fur trading post. Workers also operated a farm twice the size of Stanley Park! Help out in the garden as you learn of the crops that were grown, or visit the farm animals.
NOTE: See special events calendar for details on alternate special event day programming.
Year Round Activities
Xplorers Program
Participate in the new Parks Canada Xplorers program, packed with fun activities specifically designed for children aged 6 to 11 and their families. Kids will receive a certificate and a souvenir as tokens of their success. Challenge yourselves to try Xplorers and collect tokens at over 40 participating Parks Canada parks, sites and marine conservation areas.
Birthday Parties
Host an unforgettable birthday party for your kids at the Fort that is sure to capture their imagination!
Girl Guide Heritage Badge Program
Earn your Girl Guide Heritage Badge and have an awesome outing at Fort Langley National Historic Site.
Volunteering
Make a difference in your community! Check out our volunteer opportunities and join our lively team.