Looking to get up close with some animals with your kids? This list is full of great options for your little animal lover in and around Calgary. Butterfield Acres is a petting zoo so is one of the top spots if you want to get hands on with animals. You can go in and pet many farm animals such as bunnies, pigs, goats and more! For the sheer quantity of animals, you can't beat the Calgary Zoo. You can easily spend all day if you explore the Canadian Wilds and the Zoo Island. Granary Road's Active Learning Park has farm animals you can visit and goats that you can go right in and pet. The Calgary Corn Maze has many animals including miniature ponies and donkeys, goats, sheep, pigs and more! Some of the animals are available for petting and the pigs even race! Kayben Farms has farm animals on display but they are only occasionally available for petting. It's easy to miss the farm animals at Heritage Park, but if you head over the barns you can find horses, pigs, chickens and more! The Calgary Stampede is a 10 day long special event held in Calgary each July. Although the rodeo events require event tickets, you can find lots of animals on display and smaller events such as the heavy horse pull that you can see with regular admission. Cuddle and play with the Regal Cat Cafe's cats in their Kitty Kingdom. Reservations recommended. Held at the Stampede Grounds over a weekend in April, Aggie Days brings the farm to the city. You can see fish in the aquariums downstairs, feed fish at the fish hatchery and explore the wetlands outside. You will be sure to spot birds at this nature park. You may even see deer! Open Saturdays and Sundays for pony rides, petting farm, bouncy castles, laser tag and much more. Cobb's doesn't have as many animals as the other 'fun farms' but the currently have a kangaroo petting zoo.Animal Adventures for Calgary Kids
Butterfield Acres
Visiting the Calgary Zoo
Granary Road Active Learning Park Review
Calgary Corn Maze and Fun Farm Review
Kayben Farms - Sunshine Adventure Park
Visiting Heritage Park - All you need to know
Calgary Stampede 101 - Tips for Taking Young Kids to the Stampede
Regal Cat Cafe
Aggie Days
Bow Habitat Station - Fish Hatchery
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
Horsin' Around
Cobb's Adventure Park and Corn Maze Review