Discounted ROM Lunar New Year Activities, World Wildlife Photography + Dinner

On Monday February 16th, join me on Family Day for Lunar New Year Activities - New Year Wish Tree Fortune Envelope and Calligraphy Pop-up Keepsake, the World Wildlife Photography Exhibit, and end it with Dinner. There will also be Pop-up Performances - Lunar New Year Lion Dance, Music, and Twelve in a Race that tells the story of the Chinese Zodiac and how each animal placed in the Lunar New Years race. Purchase your ticket for Monday February 16th at 3:30pm.

2:00 - 2:30pm NEW YEAR WISH TREE – Philosopher's Gallery, Level 1
Engage your inner artist and take a moment to craft your own red envelope inspired by Lunar New Year traditions from cultures around the world. Add a message of good fortune to our growing wish tree installation, and enjoy a shared space for reflection, optimism, and celebration.

2:30 - 3:00pm CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY POP-UP – Philosopher's Gallery, Level 1 (TBC)
Stop by the pop up table and take in a Chinese calligraphy demonstration with special guest artists. L0arn about the meaning behind words associated with luck and prosperity and have a word of good fortune—or even your name—translated into Chinese to take home as a keepsake.

3:00 - 4pm HIKE THE ROM – Trail Guides available at Admissions and the Info Desk, Level 1 Get your daily steps in with our Hikes that take visitors on engaging walks through the permanent galleries. With three themes available, each Hike offers a different route full of encounters with objects from the collections. Try one, or all three.

4:00 - 4:15: Break

4:15 - 5:15pm World Wildlife Photography Exhibit, Level 4, (additional cost, our 3:30pm ticket allows entry at this time)
Powerful, inspiring, and enlightening, the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition invites viewers into a world of extraordinary images and visual storytelling. The world's longest-running and most prestigious annual nature photography competition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year attracts and recognizes the world's best nature photography, and has done so every year since 1965.

5:15 - 5:25pm: ROM Store. Take a look around for souvenirs.

5:30pm: Dinner. Meet me outside the ROM Store doors that open inside the ROM. We will then head out for Dinner.

COST
Adults: Admission $26 + Photography Exhibit $9 = $35
Seniors: Admission $21 + Photography Exhibit = $27.75

Discounted 15%
Adults: Admission only is $22.10, Admission + Photography is $29.75

Seniors: Admission only is $17.85, Admission + Photography is $23.59

Meetup fee: $5

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SIGNING-UP

• Simply RSVP Yes to be added to the waitlist and I will message you the discount code.
• Purchase your ticket for the 3:30pm entry time, post you have your ticket, and I will move you to attending.
• RSVPs close 1 day prior, and cancellations after will result in a No Show and impact future attendance.
• You can also just show up and join us at the event meetup spot and time
• A reminder will go out the day before with my cell and details when to meet, etc.

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MEETUP TIME
Meet me at 2pm inside the entrance of the ROM at the Bloor St Entrance to the right side

We will follow the itinerary above, with flexibility to go in and out of activities.

Enjoy and please post your Comments after!