Badge of Awesome Communities invites you to share your favourite things to see and do in cool destinations around the world. We caught up with the folks from Kayben Farms — one of our featured attractions from the Calgary, Alberta area — to learn about what they have to offer.

What makes Kayben Farms awesome?

Kayben Farms: Kayben Farms is a natural playground packed with fun, adventure and learning.  With many attractions to choose from, it is a full-day adventure, and a frequent visit for many season’s pass holders.  The 10+ acres boasts trees and woods for exploration, attractions to play on and explore, a farm animal display area packed with cute and friendly animals, a café with hot nutritious food, and birthday barns for your event.  There is always something new to discover, as each year and each month new attractions and animals are added. 

Each year is started with the “Barn Babies” event showcasing the beautiful new baby animals born on the farm that spring.  This year we are expecting two types of lambs, goat kids, chicks and ducklings.  As the season progresses the fairy gardens come to life, and the corn maze begins to grow.  The pumpkin patch, a crowd favourite, is planted mid season and the pumpkins begin to grow and ripen into the fall. There is always something new and exciting happening at Kayben Farms as the season’s change and natural life changes and progresses. 

Some of the fun attractions you can expect to see are the giant slide and climbing wall, the pedal kart track through the trees, a giant spider web, the wheat bin full of sensory play, the sand boxes (inside and out), and two jumping pillows, one for older children and adults, and one for little tots.  Don’t forget the amazing munchkin meadow, an indoor and covered play place built inside the greenhouse, for green grass even in early spring and late fall.  There is also the nature playground, nested in the aspen woods, built with natural elements, and numerous ways to explore nature in a tactile way. The birthday barns and event tents are a perfect venue for your next birthday party, family reunion or company picnic. 

Kayben Farms’ Sunshine Adventure Park is based on celebrating the natural world and exploring and enjoying it.  In the spring, watch a lamb drink his milk and wag his little tail.  And visit the bug hotel to see critters making nests or watch the horses forage for greens in their wooded home.  In mid-summer, walk the nature paths and taste the wild fruits growing along the path.  In the fall, explore the corn maze and investigate the pumpkin patch and how different squash varieties grow.  Every season has new things to explore and discover. 

Join us at Kayben Farms this year to jump into nature, get mud on your shoes, and feel the wind in your hair.  Join us in getting to know our natural world a bit better.