ATTRACTIONS
Historic Craigdarroch Castle. 1050 Joan Cres., daily 9 a.m.-7 p.m. to Sept. 6. 250-592-5323. Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites. 603 Fort Rodd Hill Rd. Daily 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 250-478-5849. pc.gc.ca/fortroddhill Point Ellice House National Historic Site: 2616 Pleasant St. Tours of the heritage house and grand tea in the garden or restaurant. Open Thursday to Monday, 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Reservations 250-380-6506 or ellicehouse@gmail.com Saanich Historical Artifacts Society. Heritage Acres, 7321 Lochside Dr., daily 9 a.m.4 p.m. shas@shas.ca
St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt St. Historic chapel and interior, daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. 250-953-8828. stannsacademy.com Museums HMCS Alberni Museum and Memorial (HAMM), 34-190 Port August St., Comox, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 250-339-4322. Alberni Valley Museum. 4255 Wallace St., Port Alberni. Monday, noon-5 p.m., TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. alberniheritage.com, 250-720-2863. Ashton Armoury Museum. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 9 a.m.-noon, 724 Vanalman Ave. 250-363-8346 or ashtonarmymuseum.ca British Columbia Aviation Museum. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.1910 Norseman Rd., Sidney. 250-655-3300 or bcam.net CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum. Naden (off Admirals Road). 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. 250-363-4312 or navalandmilitarymuseum.org Canadian Scottish (Princess Mary’s) Museum. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.3 p.m. Phone 250-363-8753 in advance. Donation. Wheelchair accessible. Bay Street Armoury, 715 Bay St. Parking on Field Street. 250-363-8753. Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives at the Duncan Train Station on Canada Avenue in Duncan. Wednesday to Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, 1-4 p.m. By donation. 250 746-6612; cvmuseum.archives@shaw.ca; cowichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca
Maritime Museum of B.C. A Summer of Discovery; The Captains Cook and Vancouver and the Franklin Expedition exhibits to Sept. 30 at 634 Humboldt St. Daily, 10 a.m.5 p.m. Mysteries of the HMS Erebus at the Vic Theatre Oct. 13, featuring speakers archeologist Ryan Harris and Captains Bill Noon and David Woodman. Tickets at mmbc.bc.ca; 250-385-4222. Nanaimo Museum.100 Museum Way, Nanaimo, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday to Saturday. nanaimomuseum.ca Ross Bay Villa House Museum. 1490 Fairfield Rd. Tours every Saturday, 2 p.m. Cost: $5. rossbayvilla.org Royal British Columbia Museum. 675 Belleville St. Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Archives 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri and 1-5 p.m. Saturday. Our Living Languages: First Peoples’ Voices in B.C. to June 2017. Mammoths: Giants of the
Ice royalbcmuseum.bc.caAge exhibit, to Dec. 31. 250-356-7226 or Saanich Museum Pioneerand Archives. Society, 7910 Log Polo Cabin Park Crescent, open Saturday noon-3 p.m. saanichpioneersociety.org Shawnigan Lake Museum, 1775 Shawnigan Mill Bay Rd., Shawnigan Lake. Thursday through Sunday 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 250-743-8675 or shawniganlakemuseum.com
Sidney Historical Museum. Daily 10 a.m.4 p.m., 2423 Beacon Ave. 250-655-6355. sidneymuseum.ca Sooke Region Museum. Tuesday to Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 2070 Phillips Rd., Sooke. 250-642-6351 or sookeregionmuseum.com Family Beacon Hill Children’s Farm and Petty Zoo, Beacon Hill Park, daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. with goat stampedes at 10:10 a.m. and 5:10 p.m. beaconhillchildrensfarm.ca B.C. Forest Discovery Centre 50 Years,
100 Acres Exhibit Celebration, to September, Thursday to Monday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at 2892 Drinkwater Rd., Duncan, 10 a.m.4:30 p.m. bcforestdiscoverycentre.com
The Bug Zoo, 631 Courtney St., MondayFriday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 250-384-BUGS or bugzoo.bc.ca.
Food Truck Festival, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Sunday to Thursday, 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m., holidays 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. at Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St., back courtyard. royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/foodtrucks/
Hillside Mall OceanWall, Hillside Centre, daily mall hours. View the world below the water around Vancouver Island on a large screen at the Food Court. hillsidecentre.com Imax Victoria located inside the Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St. Shows hourly from 10 a.m. until early evening. 250-480-4887. imaxvictoria.com Miniature World, 649 Humboldt St. Daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 250-385-9731. miniatureworld.com Robert Bateman Centre, 470 Belleville St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 250-940-3630. Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, 9811 Seaport Pl. in Sidney Pier Building, Sidney; daily from 10 a.m. 250-665-7511. oceandiscovery.ca Victoria Butterfly Gardens, 1461 Benvenuto Ave., Brentwood Bay. Daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 250-652-3822 or 1-877-722-0272. butterflygardens.com
Gardens
Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Rd. Garden open daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The Teahouse, daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 778-265-6466 or abkhaziteahouse.com
Butchart Gardens. Daily 9 a.m.-10 p.m. to Sept. 5. 250-652-5256 or butchartgardens.com.
Finnerty Gardens at the University of Victoria. Free and open year-round dawn to dusk. Entrance near Interfaith Chapel, parking lot 6. 250-721-7014; uvic.ca/finnerty/ Gardens at Horticulture Centre of the Pacific. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 505 Quayle Rd. 250-479-6162. Government House Gardens. Dawn to dusk, 1401 Rockland Ave. Free. Tours at 250-356-5139. Hatley Park Gardens. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 250-391-2666 or hatleypark.ca Parks Goldstream Provincial Park. Open 9 a.m.4:30 p.m. 250-478-9414. Hatley Park National Historic Site. 2005 Sooke Rd.,10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 250-391-2666. hatleypark.ca Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary. Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., weekends noon-4 p.m. swanlake.bc.ca