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.-4 p.m. daily to Sept. 18. 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., TuesdaySaturday, 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 a.m.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., Monday-Friday 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