Museum Tots - Whales on the West Coast
2025-08-09 10:30 - 11:15 (America/Vancouver) | The Maritime Museum of BC, 744 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W3M6, Canada
This drop-in weekly program introduces children ages 3–5 to the exciting world of museum learning! Each session features a new theme, engaging little learners through crafts, play, songs, and movement.

No registration required.

For more information, please call us at 250-385-4222 or email us at programs@mmbc.bc.ca.

Please note that parents are required to stay for the duration of the program.

Community Day Drop-In: Beaded Fish
2025-08-09 13:00 - 16:00 | The Maritime Museum of BC, 744 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W3M6, Canada
Join us on Community Day, where admission is by donation, and dive into this creative program inspired by the beautiful fish of British Columbia. Participants will explore the amazing diversity of fish, discover their importance to our ecosystems, and learn how to protect them. By the end, they will have a new appreciation for our fishy neighbours and a stylish beaded charm to take home.

No experience is necessary – drop in anytime from 1:00 to 4:00pm and start creating!

Sensory-Friendly Hours
2025-08-10 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-08-17 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-08-24 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-08-31 09:30 - 12:00 | The Maritime Museum of BC, 744 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W3M6, Canada
Explore the Maritime Museum of BC during our weekly Sensory-Friendly hours, designed for visitors who prefer a quiet and subdued environment. Enjoy low-volume surroundings, dimmed lighting, and a scent-free atmosphere. These dedicated hours provide an inclusive experience for all, ensuring everyone can engage with our exhibits comfortably and peacefully.

Sensory kits are available to borrow during your visit from the front desk during all opening hours.

Salty Sundays: Linocut Printmaking Workshop
2025-08-10 14:00 - 16:00 | The Maritime Museum of BC, 744 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W3M6, Canada
Join us for an educational and creative drop-in program where participants can create linocut bookmark or postcard prints, while learning about Salish Sea animals and their ecosystems.

This program is drop-in anytime between 2:00pm to 4:00pm, and it should take you between 15-30 minutes to finish. You are always welcome to stay longer!

Anyone ages 10+ is welcome to carve a stamp, and younger participants can make a bookmark or postcard with a pre-carved stamp!

This program is included in admission or membership, and does not require registration.

Museum Tots - Wooden Boats
2025-08-16 10:30 - 11:15 | The Maritime Museum of BC, 744 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W3M6, Canada

Fabric Printmaking Workshop
2025-08-16 13:30 - 15:30 | The Maritime Museum of BC, 744 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W3M6, Canada
Join us at the Maritime Museum of BC for a hands-on, ocean-inspired printmaking workshop! In this creative session, you’ll carve your own linocut stamp and print it onto fabric. Explore block printing techniques while celebrating the beauty and history of our coastal heritage.

Bring your imagination—and leave with a practical, personalized item for your home or wardrobe that showcases your love for the ocean!

Each participant will take home:

One 4×6” carved linoleum block with a design of their own creation

A printed cotton tea towel or tote bag featuring their design

Participants are also welcome to bring additional fabric items to print on—think old jeans, a stained t-shirt, or any fabric piece that could use a creative refresh. Smooth, non-stretch fabrics with minimal texture work best with our inks. Ideal options include cotton, linen, broadcloth, and denim. Lighter-coloured fabrics will display your design best. If you’re purchasing new fabric items for the workshop, please wash and dry them beforehand to ensure best results.

Register Here

Salty Sundays: Collage Buttons
2025-08-17 14:00 - 16:00 | The Maritime Museum of BC, 744 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W3M6, Canada
Join us to explore collage as an artistic medium while embracing a zero-waste philosophy. Participants can discover how to create stunning collages using recycled materials and fostering a sustainable approach to artmaking. Unleash your creativity and make a button that shows everyone your creativity and love for the planet!

Museum Tots - Jellyfish
2025-08-23 10:30 - 11:15 | The Maritime Museum of BC, 744 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W3M6, Canada

Workshop: Visible Mending Methods
2025-08-23 14:00 - 16:00 | The Maritime Museum of BC, 744 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W3M6, Canada
Want to fix your clothing, but don’t know where to start? Join us for a program that explores a useful art form that has been around forever – visible mending! See its connection to our maritime heritage, learn fundamental mending skills, and have fun creating a functional piece of fabric art!

All participants will bring home:

An embroidery hoop and needle

A hand-embroidered tea towel OR tote bag

A set of skills they can use to repair holes, rips, tears, and stains on any fabric item.

Register Here

Salty Sundays: Paper Weaving Cards
2025-08-24 14:00 - 16:00 | The Maritime Museum of BC, 744 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W3M6, Canada
Learn how to create woven designs using paper, inspired by the historical techniques used in sailmaking. Participants will learn about patterns and materials, gaining skills that connect art with the practical aspects of making sails. Participants will leave with a beautiful woven card to send to someone they love!

This program is drop-in anytime between 2:00pm to 4:00pm, and it should take you between 15-30 minutes to finish your card. You are always welcome to stay longer!

This program is recommended for ages 8+. No experience necessary!

Participation is included in admission or membership, with no extra cost.

Museum Closure for Classic Boat Festival
2025-08-28 00:00 - 2025-09-02 23:59 | British Columbia
The Maritime Museum of BC will be closed from Thursday, August 28 to Tuesday, September 2 as our team heads down to Victoria’s iconic Inner Harbour for the 46th Annual Classic Boat Festival!

Festival Dates: August 29–31Admission is by donation, with all proceeds supporting MMBC operations and collections.

Join us dockside for a weekend celebration of classic boats from up and down the Pacific Northwest coast. We’ll be back at the Museum and open to the public again on Wednesday, September 3.

Classic Boat Festival Friday - Day 1
2025-08-29 09:00 - 20:00 | Inner Harbour, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y9, Canada
Up to 100 classic vessels in Victoria’s Inner Harbour over Labour Day weekend. Docks open to the public; suggested donation of $5 for entry, with all funds benefiting the Maritime Museum of BC’s programs, exhibits, and collections care.

Anchors Away Activities: Artefact Interpretation
2025-08-29 12:00 - 19:30, 2025-08-30 09:00 - 19:30, 2025-08-31 09:00 - 17:30 | Ship Point, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1T3, Canada
Join us at the Anchors Aweigh Activities by Ship Point gate all weekend long for fun drop-in activities for all ages run by the Maritime Museum of BC!

View and handle artefacts from the Maritime Museum of BC education collection, and learn about Trekka (1955) and other heritage vessels from our volunteer interpreters.

Feature Performer: MMBC's Salty Singers
2025-08-29 12:30 - 13:30 | Inner Harbour, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y9, Canada
The Maritime Museum of BC’s Salty Singers is a volunteer shanty choir led by Music Director Janet Rendell. They perform shanties and favourite sea songs at museum and community events.

Music Program: Jordan Matchett
2025-08-29 14:30 - 15:30 | Inner Harbour, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y9, Canada
Jordan Matchett will perform from the Inner Harbour dock stage.

Jordan Matchett is a maritimer from Miramichi NB (also Canada’s Irish Capital and Bluegrass capital). He has been in western Canada performing since 2010. He has songs about the maritimes and from the maritime perspective as someone who lives in the west.

Anchors Away Activities: Ink Watercolour Drop-In
2025-08-29 15:00 - 17:30 | Ship Point, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1T3, Canada
Join us at the Anchors Aweigh Activities by Ship Point gate all weekend long for fun drop-in activities for all ages run by the Maritime Museum of BC!

Drop in to create ink postcard paintings of misty, biodiverse coastal BC forest, while learning about these habitats and their connection to marine ecosystems. No experience is necessary. Drop in and start creating!

Classic Boat Festival Saturday, Day 2
2025-08-30 09:00 - 20:00 | Inner Harbour, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y9, Canada
Up to 100 classic vessels in Victoria’s Inner Harbour over Labour Day weekend. Docks open to the public; suggested donation of $ for entry, with all funds benefiting the Maritime Museum of BC’s programs, exhibits, and collections care.

Anchors Away Activities: Paper Woven Cards Drop-In
2025-08-30 10:30 - 13:00 | Ship Point, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1T3, Canada
Join us at the Anchors Aweigh Activities by Ship Point gate all weekend long for fun drop-in activities for all ages run by the Maritime Museum of BC!

Learn how to create woven designs using paper, inspired by the historical techniques used in sailmaking. Participants will leave with a beautiful woven card to send to someone they love! No experience is necessary – drop in and start creating!

Feature Performer: Hounds of Cuchulain
2025-08-30 12:30 - 13:30 | Inner Harbour, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y9, Canada
The Hounds of Cuchulain will perform from the Inner Harbour dock stage.

The Hounds of Cuchulain are a seven-piece band from Victoria, BC, delivering vibrant performances steeped in Irish, Scottish, English, and original folk music. Inspired by legends like The Dubliners, The Pogues, The Irish Rovers, The Corries, and The Chieftains, their dynamic shows feature lively dance tunes, historical ballads, engaging stories, and enchanting melodies.

Music Program: Michael Wilford and Joshua Litton
2025-08-30 14:30 - 15:30 | Inner Harbour, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y9, Canada
Michael Wilford and Joshua Litton will perform from the Inner Harbour dock stage.

Joshua Litton and Michael Wilford grew up playing folk and fiddle music in their respective communities, after meeting in music school in 2016 it was their mutual love of folk music and songwriting that brought them together. Both incredibly passionate performers and immediate friends, they’ve performed together as part of the fiddle band ‘My Boulder House’ and as part of the backing band from performances ranging from experimental music in abandoned funeral homes to mainstage at Victoria’s Canada Day celebrations and festivals like Sunfest, Islands Folk Festival and more.

Anchors Away Activities: Beaded Fish Drop-In
2025-08-30 15:00 - 17:30 | Ship Point, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1T3, Canada
Join us at the Anchors Aweigh Activities by Ship Point gate all weekend long for fun drop-in activities for all ages run by the Maritime Museum of BC!

Dive into this creative program inspired by the beautiful fish of British Columbia. Participants will explore the amazing diversity of fish, discover their importance to our ecosystems, and learn how to protect them. By the end, they will have a new appreciation for our fishy neighbours and a stylish beaded charm to take home.

Music Program: Bilgewater
2025-08-30 17:00 - 18:00 | Inner Harbour, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y9, Canada
Bilgewater will perform from the Inner Harbour dock stage.

Singing primarily vocal harmony with some instrumental accompaniment; the band draws their inspiration and style from the likes of: Great Big Sea, The Dreadnoughts, Stan Rogers, David Coffin and any other historical seafaring songs they can find. Expect theatrics and full costume with Bilgewater on stage!

Boater's Skipper and Captain Meeting
2025-08-31 09:00 - 09:30 | British Columbia
This meeting is for registered boaters, to plan their participation in the Sail Past. Marine Operations Head Bill Noon and Wharfinger Nick Banks will be on hand with vital information and timings.

Meet on the Causeway below Milestone’s.

Classic Boat Festival Sunday, Day 3
2025-08-31 09:00 - 18:00 | Inner Harbour, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y9, Canada

Sail Past and Sail Race
2025-08-31 11:00 - 13:00 | British Columbia
Watch classic vessels leave the Inner Harbour!

Head to the Ogden Point Causeway, Clover Point, or Barb’s Fish and Chips at Fisherman’s Wharf for the best view of the traditional Sail Past, and the Sail Race for sailing vessels.
