Indoor & Rainy Day Spots in Vernon, BC
22 verified indoor & rainy day spots in Vernon.
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Another World VR Vernon
Another World VR Vernon is a 4,100 sq ft free-roam virtual reality arena downtown where groups of 2-14 play multiplayer VR adventures, shooters and escape games (ages 6+). Most games run 35 to 50 minutes, with prices from about $30 Monday to Thursday and $35 on weekends. Foam-blaster battles and party packages with pizza and a private party room are also offered.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Beyond Belief Escape Rooms
Beyond Belief Escape Rooms on 25th Street in Vernon has six themed escape rooms, from Lost Island to Wizards Academy, where teams of 2-8 have 60 minutes to solve their mission. Kids 12 and under are welcome with adult supervision. Rooms are booked online, and it's worth reserving early to get the time slot your group wants.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Caetani Cultural Centre
Caetani Cultural Centre is the historic Pleasant Valley Road home of artist Sveva Caetani, with a gallery of her Recapitulation series and guided or self-led tours of the house and grounds. Guided tours trace the family's Vernon years and end in the gallery; they cost about $10 for adults and $6 for youth, and kids 12 and under go free. Private tours are by appointment. It also hosts art workshops, markets and seasonal ghost tours.
Great for Groups Arts & Culture
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Canadian Wildlife Museum
Canadian Wildlife Museum is a private natural-history museum north of Vernon with 350+ mounted specimens, from mice to bison, displayed in life-like dioramas over two floors. Browse 45 viewing stations, a large butterfly and moth collection and a gift shop. Allow at least half an hour, or closer to an hour if you love wildlife. Admission is about $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and $10 for kids 3 to 15, plus GST.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Arts & Culture
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Galaxy Cinemas Vernon
Galaxy Cinemas Vernon is the city's Cineplex multiplex on Highway 6, an easy rainy-day fallback for first-run movies, with RealD 3D screenings. For accessibility, it offers wheelchair access, hearing assistance and CC/DS devices for closed captions and described video. Concessions include Starbucks and MiniMelts, so there's more than popcorn on the menu.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Gallery Vertigo
An artist-run gallery of the North Okanagan Artists Alternative, showing monthly exhibitions by regional artists across from the Towne Theatre. Free to browse, with featured-member shows and evening receptions.
Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Headbones Gallery
A contemporary gallery specializing in drawing, sculpture and works on paper, set on Old Kamloops Road outside Vernon. It mounts curated group and solo shows by Canadian and international artists.
Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Historic O'Keefe Ranch
Historic O'Keefe Ranch is a heritage site just north of Vernon on Highway 97 where you can tour the 1860s-era O'Keefe Mansion, the general store and post office and St. Ann's Church. The historic buildings open on weekends from May through the end of October, and October brings historian-led mansion tours, a model railway display and a corn maze included with admission.
Open until Oct 31
♥ Local Favourite Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Lake City Casino Vernon
Vernon's casino has roughly 400 slot machines plus evening table games such as blackjack, roulette and Ultimate Texas Hold'em. The on-site Match Eatery & Public House serves food and shows sports.
Great for Groups
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Lincoln Lanes
Lincoln Lanes is a family 5-pin bowling centre in Vernon with automatic scoring and a snack bar serving hot dogs, cheeseburgers and cold drinks. Bowlers of all ages and abilities are welcome, with adaptive ramps, bumpers and dedicated special-needs leagues. It also runs regular leagues, a seasonal Kids Bowl Free program and birthday party packages, so it's an easy pick when the weather turns.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Museum & Archives of Vernon
The Museum & Archives of Vernon is the North Okanagan's community history museum, with permanent and changing exhibits, streetscapes and dioramas in a recently renovated exhibit space. Admission is by donation, with about $5 per person or $20 per family suggested. It also runs a speaker series and holds the regional archives, the Greater Vernon Archives, a well-regarded spot for local history research.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Okanagan Science Centre
The Okanagan Science Centre is a hands-on science centre in Polson Park with rotating interactive exhibits, planetarium shows and live animals. Just drop in and pay at the front desk: about $12 for adults, $7 for youth, students and seniors, $35 for a family of four, and free for kids under three. Planetarium shows need pre-registration, and anyone under 16 must come with an adult. It also runs workshops and science camps.
♥ Local Favourite Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Arts & Culture
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Planet Bee Honey Farm & Honeymoon Meadery
Planet Bee Honey Farm & Honeymoon Meadery is a working honey farm in Vernon where you can watch live bees build comb in on-site viewing hives and learn how honey is made. Tasting is free: sample honey flavours and, for adults, honey wine at the Honeymoon Meadery tasting bar. Groups of any size can book a guided educational presentation online ahead of time.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit
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Powerhouse Theatre
An award-winning community theatre in one of Vernon's historic buildings, staging comedies, dramas and holiday shows through its season. An intimate, old-time setting for a night out.
♥ Local Favourite Great for Groups Arts & Culture
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The Rock Garden Climbing Centre
The Rock Garden Climbing Centre is Vernon's indoor climbing gym, with a bouldering area and roped routes for beginners through experienced climbers. An adult day pass is about $20, and a typical gear rental adds about $8; youth and students pay less. Everyone needs a waiver on file, so fill it out online first, wear comfortable athletic clothes, and staff will give you a quick orientation. Intro lessons, kids' programs and birthday parties are available.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre
The Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre is Vernon's main performing arts venue, hosting touring concerts, comedy, dance, theatre and family shows year-round in a 750-seat auditorium with orchestra and balcony seating, plus the smaller Marie Fleming Studio. Its Spotlight Series includes kids' and First Stages programming for young audiences. Tickets for every show are sold through Ticketseller.ca.
Kid-Friendly Non-Alcoholic Options Live Music Great for Groups Arts & Culture
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Vernon Aquatic Centre
The Vernon Aquatic Centre has an eight-lane, 25 m lap pool and a warm leisure pool featuring a waterslide, rapids channel, rope swing, climbing wall and bubble pit, plus a one-metre diving board. Sauna, steam room and hot tub round it out. It's well set up for accessibility, with a ramp into the leisure pool, lifts and aquatic wheelchairs. Kids under seven must stay within arm's reach of someone 16 or older, and Toonie Swims cost $2.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Vernon Community Arts Centre
A community arts hub in Polson Park with a members' gallery and art shop plus classes and drop-in studio time in pottery, painting and other crafts. Youth and adult classes run through the year.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Vernon Curling Club
The Vernon Curling Club is a busy downtown club with leagues, bonspiels and the Stone's Throw Cafe overlooking the sheets. Newcomers can sign up solo or as a team for short instructional sessions that include a half-hour lesson and a six-end game, at about $30 a session. Groups of 8 to 80 can rent ice, with instruction available. Brooms and sliders are provided; wear loose clothing and bring clean rubber-soled shoes you haven't worn outside.
Great for Groups
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Vernon Jazz Club
A volunteer-run jazz club hosting regular live concerts by Canadian jazz musicians plus a monthly Wednesday jam. A cozy, intimate listening room for an evening out.
Great for Groups
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Vernon Public Art Gallery
The Vernon Public Art Gallery is the largest public art gallery in the North Okanagan, presenting changing contemporary exhibitions through the year, with admission by donation. It also hosts artist talks, workshops and hands-on art activities for all ages, making it an easy, low-cost stop on a grey afternoon.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups Free to Visit Arts & Culture
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Vernon Towne Theatre
A historic downtown cinema dating to 1929, run by the non-profit Okanagan Screen Arts Society and showing new releases, classics, indie films and live concerts and comedy. It was named Canada's top independent theatre in 2023.
♥ Local Favourite Kid-Friendly Great for Groups