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World Leisure Day is being celebrated in Richmond on April 16 with 30-plus free and low-cost activities.
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Richmond celebrates World Leisure Day
Published 1:16 PDT, Wed April 6, 2022
Last Updated: 12:36 PDT, Fri April 8, 2022
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For the first time, World Leisure Day is being celebrated in Richmond on April 16 with more than 30 free and low-cost activities for all ages and interests.
World Leisure Day is a global initiative of the World Leisure Organization (WLO), which aims to highlight the importance of leisure in all its forms: recreation, parks, sport, education, arts, culture, and heritage.
The activities offered by the city and its partners include: a spring scavenger hunt at the Richmond Nature Park and Richmond Public Library; self-guided walking tours at Terra Nova, Sea Island and Brighouse Park; a cycling art tour; try-it ringette at Minoru Arenas; geocaching along the Railway Greenway; music and movement story time at Thompson Community Centre; 50 per cent off public skating on April 15 at the Richmond Olympic Oval; and a family drop-in open gym at various Richmond community centres.
Leisure activities are often fun and healthy and offer added benefits that include increased productivity, stress reduction, mood improvement, a better work-life balance, and ways to connect with family and friends.
The World Leisure Organization (WLO) aims to reinforce leisure as a social right and its importance in daily life, as well as to expand and promote leisure globally while recognizing that barriers still exist for many worldwide. For more information about this organization, click here.
In 2017, the WLO designated Richmond as a World Leisure Community of Excellence, recognizing Richmond for its rich arts and cultural communities, outdoor green spaces, unique heritage, and waterfront roots, as well as its breadth of recreation and sport opportunities.
Find a full list of local activities online.
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