Free resources and activities from Burlington’s Recreation Services that residents can do at home.
Recreation Activities
Staying indoors at this time may be necessary, but it is also important to stay active. The Recreation Services Department has put together a series of virtual activities from fitness to crafts for everyone to enjoy.
Live & Play Every Day with our activity videos on YouTube. These will be updated on a regular basis.
| Arts & Crafts |
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Explore a variety of programs to keep kids, youth, and adults entertained and engaged indoors and outdoors. New activities are added regularly to our YouTube playlist for easy access. |
| Food & Drink |
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Watch, learn or participate in some of our food and drink videos. New food and drink videos are added regularly to our YouTube playlist for easy access. |
| Health & Fitness |
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Keep moving with virtual classes that range in intensity and feature a variety of workout types for every preference. New routines are added regularly to our YouTube playlist for easy access to fitness when it suits your schedule. |
| Sports Tips |
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Check out our video’s on sports tips to keep up your practice at home on your own schedule. New tips are added regularly to our YouTube playlist for easy access. |
Additional Activities
| Outdoor Winter Play Challenge |
| Looking for something to do? Sign up and take part in our Outdoor Winter Play Challenge. All the activities are outside and free. Learn more… |
| TelePALS - Free Dial-in Programs for Adults |
| TelePALS provides free over the phone discussion, social and learning programs for adults. Participants can join in Chat Groups, Listen and Learn, Game Shows, Ask the Expert or Listen for Enjoyment programs. Learn more… |
Arts and Cultural Resources
| Connect to Nature |
| Royal Botanical Gardens at Home, brings the outdoors indoors and provides you and your family with a touch of nature through a weekly lineup of videos, interactive online programs for students and teachers, family activity ideas, gardening hints, adult learning and more. |
| Library Resources |
| Burlington Public Library has a wide range of digital resources (i.e. ebooks, e-magazines, movies, etc.) at your fingertips. Residents can access them using their library card. For residents who don’t have a physical card, you can get a virtual library card to access these resources. |
| Movies and TV |
| You can make it a movie night, every night. Stream free movies and TV shows on your digital devices through Hoopla. There are thousands of titles available, from Hollywood favourites to foreign films and more. |
| Museums |
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Museums of Burlington inspire an appreciation of Burlington's past and its relevance to the present and future. |
| Walking Tours |
| The City of Burlington is excited to launch Art and the City, a self-guided downtown public art walking tour. |