ATTRACTIONS
Historic Craigdarroch Castle. 1050 Joan Cres., daily 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 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: Closed for the season. 250-385-5578. pointellicehouse.com Saanich Historical Artifacts Society. Heritage Acres, 7321 Lochside Dr., daily 9 a.m.-noon. shas@shas.ca
St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt St. Historic chapel and interior, 1-4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. 250-953-8828. stannsacademy.com
Wentworth Villa, 1156 Fort Street: Tours every second and fourth Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Donation. Limited space. Book a tour at info@wentworthvilla.com or 250-598-0760. wentworthvilla.com Museums HMCS Alberni Museum and Memorial (HAMM), 5-625 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay. Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 250-897-4611.
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 ashtonarmourymuseum.com British Columbia Aviation Museum. 11 a.m.-3 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, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Phone 250-363-8753 in advance. Donation. Wheelchair accessible. Bay Street Armoury, 715 Bay St. Parking on Field Street.
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. 634 Humboldt St. Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Public walking tours every Saturday at 1:30 p.m. 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. 10 a.m.-5 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. 250-356-7226 or royalbcmuseum.bc.ca Saanich Pioneer Society, Log Cabin Museum and Archives. 7910 Polo Park Crescent. Open for Heritage Week Feb. 23-25, noon-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 Talk and Tea. Then open every Saturday noon-3 p.m.;
saanichpioneersociety.com Shawnigan Lake Museum, 1775 Shawnigan Mill Bay Rd., Shawnigan Lake. Friday 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. Lego Exhibit to March 31. 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
The Bug Zoo, 631 Courtney St., Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 250-384-BUGS or bugzoo.bc.ca.
Food Truck Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Saturday at Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St., back courtyard. royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/foodtrucks/
Hillside Mall Ocean Wall, 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.-5 p.m. 250-385-9731. miniatureworld.com 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 Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The Teahouse, Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m.5 p.m. 778-265-6466 or abkhaziteahouse.com
Butchart Gardens. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. to Feb. 29; Mar. 1-31, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 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. 250-356-5139. 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 Area Closed on Sidney Spit to Feb. 28, 2017. A portion of Sidney Spit area of Gulf Islands National Park will be closed to facilitate hunting by First Nations. Mooring buoys at the spit itself will remain open to public. Closure notices posted on-site. 250-654-4000 or 1-866-944-1744. Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary. Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., weekends noon-4 p.m. swanlake.bc.ca