Photo courtesy of Summerside Lobster Festival
1. Summerside Lobster Festival

Head on out to Summerside, PEI, for this annual festival that offers tons of family fun. Admission is $2 for kids and seniors and $3 for adults, and it gives you access to entertainment on the waterfront stage (with the exception of the Paper Lions show at 9 p.m. on Atlantic Canadian Day), as well as the Kids Summer Fun Zone. There, your little ones will be able to check out the Lego Lobster Zone, where kids ages 12 and under get to build and take home a Lego lobster while supplies last, as well as enjoy sandcastle building and bouncy castles. If you?re a family of thrill-seekers, you?ll definitely want to buy a pass for the midway (the cost per pass is $21 in advance, or $26 at the festival entrance) to enjoy all the rides. On July 24, the grounds are also the site of the DiverseCity Festival, an annual celebration of multiculturalism packed with activities, food and performances. When: July 18 to 24

More info: summersidelobsterfest.com
Photo courtesy of The Guild
2. The Guild

The Guild theatre in Charlottetown is presenting several family-friendly musicals this summer. Anne & Gilbert is geared to slightly older kids (children under four aren?t allowed to attend performances), but everyone can travel under the sea with Disney?s The Little Mermaid Jr. or sail the ocean blue with the interactive Pirates Arrr Us!, which is full of singing, dancing and puppetry.
When: Disney?s The Lttle Mermai...