Special Events

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec

January

Bald Eagles reach peak numbers at
Goldstream Provincial Park

Festival of Trees

Storm watching from the Lodge

 


Goldstream Provincial Park
 

February

Victoria Film Festival

Chinese New Year Events at Silk Road Tea

History, Spring and Tea at The Butchart Gardens

Chocolate Festival

 

 

 

March

Bird Migration with the arrival of spring

Migrating Grey Whales seen from Juan de Fuca Provincial Park

Elk Lake Spring Rowing Regatta

International Art Exhibition

 

 

April

Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival

Emily Carr Community Festival of the Arts and Ecology

Broadmead and Cordova Bay Annual Studio Tour

Royal BC Museum - Saturday Series Special Event

 

 
 

May

Whale watching season begins!

Fired Up Pottery Festival in Metchosin

Metchosin Farmers Market every Sunday until October

Swiftsure International Yacht Race

 

 
 

June

Annual Oak Bay Tea Party

Tall Ships Festival (will return in 2011)

Weekend Public Tours of The Art Gallery of Victoria

Victoria Jazz Festival

 
 

July

Organic Island Festival

The annual Metchosin Sheep Dog Trial and Clinic

Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts

SKA Festival

Sooke Fine Arts Festival

Stinking fish studio tour in Metchosin

 

 
 

August

Stinking fish studio tour in Metchosin

Annual BC Cultural Crawl

Dragon boat Festival

 

 
 

September

Raptor migration at East Sooke Regional Park

Luxton Fall Fair, dating back to 1910

Metchosin Day Country Fair

 

 
 

October

Salmon Spawning

Capital Arts Festival

Victoria International Improv Festival

Run for the Cure

 

 
 

November

Trumpeter Swans arrive to South Vancouver Island

Metchosin Annual Craft Fair & Gift Show

Santa Light Parade

 

 
 

December

South Bound Grey Whales Migrating along the coast

Teddy Bear Party for the Kids

Christmas in the Village at Heritage Acres

Victorian Christmas in Victoria