Babytime
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Nanaimo Harbourfront Library hosts Babytime on Wednesday, Oct 7. Good one for the kids.
Families
Family life in Nanaimo, by age
What's on in Nanaimo for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kids and teens — sorted by age, dated, and pulled from the town's real event feed.
Family life in Nanaimo, by age
Family life in Nanaimo, sorted the way parents actually search: by how old your kid is. Nanaimo's feed carries 156 family listings in total, 103 of them dated in the next 60 days. The busiest family venues in the feed right now are Nanaimo North Library (40) and Nanaimo Wellington Library (16). Pages with their own age sections: baby, toddler, preschool, teens.
Start with the age pages if one fits — they're filtered hard, only real dated listings — or scan everything coming up below. If a band doesn't have a page yet, it's because the feed doesn't have enough dated listings for that age to fill one honestly, and we'd rather say that than pad it.
By age — pick your stage
Baby (0–1) — 16 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Babytime.
Toddler (1–3) — 14 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Family Storytime at Nanaimo North.
Preschool (3–5) — 14 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Family Storytime at Nanaimo North.
Kids (5–12) — 3 dated listings and 1 regular programs in the feed right now; not enough yet for its own page (our floor is 5 dated or 3 regular). It rides on this hub until the data catches up.
Teens (13–18) — 23 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Nanaimo North Teen Photo Contest.
Coming up for families in Nanaimo
Every family listing in the feed with a date in the next 60 days, soonest first — all ages together.
Nanaimo North LEGO® Club
Photo: Kirk McDougall · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Nanaimo North Library hosts Nanaimo North LEGO® Club on Wednesday, Oct 7. Family-friendly.
Nanaimo North Teen Photo Contest
Photo: Kirk McDougall · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Mark Wednesday, Oct 7: Nanaimo North Teen Photo Contest at Nanaimo North Library. Worth bringing the whole family.
Nanaimo Open Mic Night - FUFON RAINBOW COMMITTEE-pflag
Photo: Kirk McDougall · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Unitarian Hall, Nanaimo hosts Nanaimo Open Mic Night - FUFON RAINBOW COMMITTEE-pflag on Wednesday, Oct 7. Worth bringing the whole family.
Family Storytime at Nanaimo North
Photo: Kirk McDougall · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
On the calendar for Thursday, Oct 8: Family Storytime at Nanaimo North at Nanaimo North Library. Good one for the kids.
Nanaimo North Teen Photo Contest
Photo: Kirk McDougall · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Thursday, Oct 8: Nanaimo North Teen Photo Contest at Nanaimo North Library. Bring the kids along.
Baby Rhyme Time at Nanaimo North
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Mark Friday, Oct 9: Baby Rhyme Time at Nanaimo North at Nanaimo North Library. Family-friendly.
Boys High School Volleyball Tournament
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Boys High School Volleyball Tournament is on Oct 9 to Oct 10 at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo.
Creative Harbour Day
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Head to Pacific Arts Market, Nanaimo on Friday, Oct 9 for Creative Harbour Day. Worth a wander even if you buy nothing. Family-friendly.
Nanaimo North Teen Photo Contest
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Friday, Oct 9: Nanaimo North Teen Photo Contest at Nanaimo North Library. Good one for the kids.
The regular rhythm
The standing weekly fixtures behind the dated list — the rhythm family life in Nanaimo actually runs on.
Mondays — Builders’ Club at the Wellington Library at Nanaimo Wellington Library · 9 sessions in the feed, next Oct 19, then Oct 26.
Tuesdays — Youth Chess Club at Nanaimo North Library · 11 sessions in the feed, next Oct 13, then Oct 20.
Wednesdays — Nanaimo North Teen Photo Contest at Nanaimo North Library · 11 sessions in the feed, next Oct 7, then Oct 8.
Wednesdays — Babytime at Nanaimo Harbourfront Library · 10 sessions in the feed, next Oct 7, then Oct 14.
Wednesdays — Nanaimo North LEGO® Club at Nanaimo North Library · 9 sessions in the feed, next Oct 7, then Nov 4.
Wednesdays — Nintendo Switch Gaming – for tweens & teens at Nanaimo North Library · 9 sessions in the feed, next Oct 21, then Nov 18.
Saturdays — Teen Advisory Group at Nanaimo North Library · 9 sessions in the feed, next Oct 17, then Nov 21.
Sundays — Family Storytime at the Wellington Library at Nanaimo Wellington Library · 8 sessions in the feed, next Oct 18, then Oct 25.
Good to know
On cost: none of these listings carries a free tag in Nanaimo's feed, so treat prices as check-the-listing — libraries and rec centres often run these at no cost, but the feed doesn't say so and we won't guess.
Keep exploring
Never miss a registration in Nanaimo
Never miss a registration in Nanaimo — swim lessons, minor hockey, camp sign-ups: the dates land in your inbox before the rush, not after.
One short email when a registration window for this town is coming up, plus the Friday roundup of what's on for families. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
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Common questions
What's on for families in Nanaimo?
The feed lists 103 dated family listings in the next 60 days across all ages — the Coming up section shows the soonest, and the age pages filter them down.
Why doesn't Nanaimo have a page for my child's age?
An age page only ships when the feed has at least 5 dated listings (or 3 regular programs) for that age in the next 60 days. Below that we'd be padding — so the band rides on this hub, with its real count shown, until the listings catch up.
How do I hear about registration dates in Nanaimo?
The signup above: tell us the ages in your house and the programs you care about, and we flag registration windows for this town before they open — swim lessons and camp sign-ups especially.