Weekend preview: Valentine’s Day and Family Day long weekend

Chocolates are packaged for Valentine's Day on February 2, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. Cocoa prices have surged over the past several years. (Scott Olson/Getty Images via CNN Newsource)

There are plenty of events in Windsor-Essex for Valentine’s Day and the Family Day long weekend.

Valentine’s Day is Friday, Feb. 14. Tourism-Windsor Essex Pelee Island has created a Valentine’s Day Event Guide with dozens of ways to spend time with someone special.

Some options include: The Love Shack Valentine’s Popup Bar by WindsorEats, a getaway at the Walnut Grove B&B, Candlelight Queen vs. ABBA at Water’s Edge Event Centre, and special events at local wineries.

As for the Family Day Fun Guide, some ideas on the TWEPI website are a trip to Colasanti’s Tropical Garden, Family Fishing Weekend, S’Mores and Cocoa Festival and the Windsor Express Family Sunday Game.