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: The Secret Vintage Shoppe and Picnic High Teas. Summer hours, Thursday-Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Teas on weekends at noon and 3 p.m. with a reservation made 48 hours in advance. Tours during regular hours of operation. 250-590-7433.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, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. 250-953-8828. stannsacademy.com

Wentworth Villa, 1156 Fort St.: 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., Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. alberniheritage.com, 250-720-2863.

Ashton Armoury Museum. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 9 a.m.-noon; Second Saturday, to Sept., 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 724 Vanalman Ave. 250-363-8346 or ashtonarmourymuseum.com 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. to Aug. 30, Tuesday-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.

Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives at the Duncan Train Station on Canada Avenue in Duncan. Museum, to Sept. 19, 10 am.4 p.m. daily. Archives: to Sept. 19, Wed.-Fri., 10 a.m.2 p.m. By donation. 250-746-6612; cvmuseum.archives@shaw.ca; cowichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca Highlands Community Museum. Every Sunday noon-4 p.m. at the Caleb Pike Heritage Park, 1589 Millstream Rd. 250-474-7601, calebpikeheritagepark.ca

Maritime Museum of B.C. 634 Humboldt St. Daily 10 a.m.-5 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. SundayThursday; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Archives 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri and 1-5 p.m. Saturday. Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of Canada exhibit,to Oct. 1. Family: Bonds and Belonging, to Oct. 31. 250-356-7226 or royalbcmuseum.bc.ca Saanich Pioneer Society, Log Cabin Museum and Archives. 7910 Polo Park Crescent. 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. 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 Vancouver Island Military Museum, Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at 100 Cameron Rd., Nanaimo. vimms.ca; 250-753-3814.

Family

All Fun: Kart, Cages and Clubs, Western Speedway, 2207 Millstream Rd., daily, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. to Sept. 4, weather permitting. allfun.bc.ca Beacon Hill Children’s Farm, Beacon Hill Park, Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Goat stampedes at 10:10 a.m. and 5:10 p.m. beaconhillchildrensfarm.ca

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. Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, 5071 West Saanich Rd. Star Parties from 8 p.m-11p.m. every Saturday, to Sept. 23. Tickets are free and required. Go to observatoryhill.org/content/events

Food Truck Festival, to Sept. 4, Friday and Saturday 11a.m.-7 p.m.and Sunday to Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St., back courtyard. royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/foodtrucks/ Gorge Waterway Nature House, Esquimalt Gorge Park, 1070 Tillicum Rd. Open every Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.4 p.m. to Aug. 31. Donation. gorge.ca

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 to Sept. 29, 9 a.m.-9 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 Victoria Harbour Ferry Water Ballet. Inner Harbour, every Sunday, 10:45 a.m to September; Saturday, 10:45 a.m. through August. victoriaharbourferry.com

Gardens

Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Rd. Garden open daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., with last seating the Teahouse at 4 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. 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