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Frocks and Fashions at the Sexsmith Museum

Annual Old-Fashioned Christmas Tea

Wednesday, December 3, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum

All are invited to continue (or start a new) holiday tradition by attending our Christmas Tea. Enjoy tea and coffee (in fancy cups) and home-baked goods at the museum. Catch up with friends and delight in the magic of our exhibits decorated for the holidays. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Dinosaurs Kits: Pterosaurs

Starting Friday, November 7, 2025, as long as supplies last 

Dinosaur kits are back this Dinovember thanks to the amazing continuing generosity of Surerus Pipeline! Learn about Pterosaurs – the earliest vertebrates to have evolved powered flight – through a fun information sheet. Did you know pterosaur tracks have been found near Tumbler Ridge? Fold and test a pterosaur paper airplane. Create an edible pterosaur nest. Build a flapping pterosaur puppet. 200 kits are available at the museum starting November 7 as long as supplies last. A huge thank you to Surerus Pipeline for making these kits possible.

Dinovember Scavenger Hunts

November 1- 30, 2025, at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum

Our dinosaurs are back for a new and improved scavenger hunt. Can you spot the dozen dinosaurs hiding in our exhibits and match the letters with them to solve a riddle? Scavenger hunts are free with museum admission (children five and under are free with an adult). Find all twelve and solve the joke to get a dinosaur sticker prize!

Dino Time at the Museum

Saturday November 1, 2025, at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum – TIME TBD

The Fort St. John Public Library and Fort St. John North Peace Museum are teaming up for Dino Time. Families (with kids of all ages) are welcome to join us for dinosaur stories, crafts, and a scavenger hunt.

Dinovember

November 1- 30, 2025, at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum

Dinovember is back at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum. Despite extra security measures, the dinosaurs have escaped from the BC Police Barracks and Jail once more and are wreaking havoc all over the museum! Look for a new set of their mischief making posts every odd day in November. Choose your family’s favourite(s) at the end of the month. Email your vote to fsjnpmuseum@fsjmail.com by December 5 to be entered to win our 2025 Dinosaur Prize Pack full of fun dinosaur activities for your family.

Halloween at the Museum

Friday, October 24, 2025, from 6-8 p.m. at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum 

The Fort St. John North Peace Museum and Rotary Club of Fort St. John -Sunrise are pleased to present Halloween at the Museum! Dress the kids up in costume and go trick-or-treating through the Fort St. John North Peace Museum. Learn fun facts about the history of Halloween, collect candy and goodies, and pick up take-home Halloween crafts and activities. Thanks to our sponsors:

Spooktacular Sponsor: Fort St. John Co-operative Association,

Cauldron Sponsor: Sunrise Rotary Club

Jack-O-Lantern Sponsors: Eagle Vision, Image Build, Bobbi Saban (RE-MAX) & Beem Credit Union

Candy Corn Sponsor: Pat Ferris & Pat Emery

This is a free drop-in event between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Please bring a trick-or treat bag.

Frocks and Fashions Exhibit Opening – Sexsmith

Celebrating Through the Decades Reunions – Sexsmith

Animal Footprint Kit

Available at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum Friday, April 14 for as long as supplies last

Celebrate the biodiversity of the North Peace Region of British Columbia through a free take home kit sponsored by Burger King. This kit introduces children ages 3-12 and their families to notable local animals from beaver to lynx. Discover fun facts about wildlife in the Peace Region and learn what their footprints look like. Use your knowledge to pair animals to their footprints in a matching game. Create your own animal footprints with salt dough.