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Here’s what’s open and closed in Vancouver this Family Day

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Family Day is coming up on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, which means it’s the ideal time to start planning ahead for long weekend closures. Before you solidify those plans, have a glance over what’s open to get a better idea of what to expect.

Here’s what’s open and closed in Vancouver on Family Day this year.

Open

Parks, gardens, and beaches
Vancouver Aquarium: Tickets available between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Pharmacies (hours vary by location)
Home Depot (modified hours)
Translink bus, SkyTrain, and Seabus services (operating on Sunday/holiday schedule)
7-Eleven (open 24 hours)
Grocery stores (hours vary by location)
- Safeway (call your nearest location for holiday hours)
- Superstore
- Shoppers
- Canadian Tire
- Walmart
- Whole Foods
- Save-On-Foods
- London Drugs
- Costco
Granville Island Public Market
BC Liquor Stores: Some locations are closed, some are open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Vancouver Art Gallery: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
VanDusen Botanical Garden: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bloedel Conservatory: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Science World: Tickets available between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Shopping Malls (hours varying by location)
- Pacific Centre: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Metrotown: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Park Royal: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Richmond Centre: 11 a.m.to 7 p.m.
- Tsawwassen Mills: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Coquitlam Centre: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.