Shopping centres for kids in Metro Vancouver

20 kid-friendly places across Metro Vancouver: shopping centres picked for families with babies, toddlers and school-age kids. 20 free, 18 indoor. Open any spot in Tiny Trips for hours, parking and what parents say.

Town Centre Park & Lafarge Lake

Coquitlam · Free · 1–2 hrs · Outdoor

Big park around Lafarge Lake, with a walking loop that circles the water

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Capilano Mall

North Vancouver · Free · 1–3 hrs · Indoor

Mall with the Go Bananas indoor playground on the second floor

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Central City Shopping Centre

Surrey (City Centre) · Free · 1–3 hrs · Indoor

Shopping centre by Surrey Central SkyTrain, an easy rainy-day walk with kids

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CF Richmond Centre

Richmond · Free · 1–3 hrs · Indoor

Big indoor mall on No. 3 Road, handy with kids on a rainy day

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Coquitlam Centre

Coquitlam · Free · 1–3 hrs · Indoor

Indoor mall with a kids' play area, an easy rainy-day outing with little ones

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Cottonwood Centre

Chilliwack · Free · 1–2 hrs · Indoor

Chilliwack's biggest enclosed shopping mall

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Guildford Town Centre

Surrey · Free · 1–3 hrs · Indoor

Large indoor mall, a go-to rainy-day stop with kids

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Highstreet Shopping Centre

Abbotsford · Free · 1–2 hrs · Indoor

Shopping mall with a kids play area

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IKEA Coquitlam

Coquitlam · Free · 2 hrs · Indoor

Big furniture store with play spots around the showroom, baby care rooms, family parking and a restaurant with a kids' menu

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IKEA Richmond

Richmond · Free · 2 hrs · Indoor

Big furniture store with a supervised kids' playroom (Småland), play spots around the showroom, strollers to borrow and a restaurant with a kids' menu

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Kids Market

Granville Island · Free · 1 hr · Indoor

Two floors of toy shops and an indoor play area, all for kids

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Lansdowne Centre

Richmond · Free · 1–3 hrs · Indoor

Shopping centre on No. 3 Road, an easy rainy-day walk with kids

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Metropolis at Metrotown

Burnaby (Metrotown) · Free · 1–3 hrs · Indoor

BC’s biggest mall, with free stroller rentals and lots of kids’ stores

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Park Royal

West Vancouver · Free · 1–3 hrs · Both

North Shore shopping centre that families use for rainy-day outings

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Semiahmoo Shopping Centre

South Surrey · Free · 1–3 hrs · Indoor

Shopping centre near White Rock, an easy rainy-day walk with kids

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Sevenoaks Shopping Centre

Abbotsford · Free · 1–2 hrs · Indoor

Shopping mall

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The Amazing Brentwood

Burnaby (Brentwood) · Free · 1–3 hrs · Indoor

Shopping centre and plaza at Brentwood SkyTrain, an easy rainy-day walk with kids

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The City of Lougheed

Burnaby (Lougheed) · Free · 1–3 hrs · Indoor

Mall with an indoor play area for ages 5–12 and a toddler play space in the Family Lounge

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Tsawwassen Mills

Delta (Tsawwassen) · Free · 1–3 hrs · Indoor

Huge one-floor outlet mall, lots of room for little legs on a rainy day

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Willowbrook Shopping Centre

Langley · Free · 1–3 hrs · Indoor

Langley’s biggest mall, with family parking and a Toys“R”Us

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