All week on February 19 -25, 2024, culture and heritage organizations across the province are going to be hosting events to celebrate Heritage Week.
Use our Heritage Week Calendar to find events. Filter by cost, location, kid-friendly, virtual and more!
When you attend an event, take a photo, tag us at @heritagebcanada, and use #BCHeritageWeek to show your support for the conservation and ongoing stewardship of heritage in BC!
The approximately 1 hour baby lamb farm tour will begin with a walk down the picturesque laneway leading to one of the farm’s historic barns while hearing about the farm’s rich history.
Hot off the press! This year we’ve teamed up with your local library to release our new R.J. Haney Heritage Village themed colouring sheets. Pick up your colouring sheets February […]
Stroll through Lake Country's history. Free history stroll guides are available at the Museum.
The rail site is available for free tours by booking through calling /texting 250-706-3621. Available through the Heritage Week. Have questions? Email [email protected].
Join us all week long at Northern BC's Museum for fun, educational activities that highlight our heritage. We'll be doing some old-fashioned building with wooden blocks and lessons in cursive […]
Help us add to our archives! To celebrate Heritage Week, the Esquimalt Municipal Archives invites you to take and submit up to 3 photos of what you feel is an […]
February 28 is the 65th anniversary of the last Interurban Tram run to Steveston in 1958. Trams decorated with the BC Electric Railway mascot Reddy Kilowatt were filled with passengers […]
Follow the 11 stops between UBC Okanagan Library and The Commons building to learn more about Okanagan history and explore archival materials. This activity begins near the service desk on […]
The North Shore Culture Compass invites you to explore culture and heritage in all ways through this fun BINGO game. Launching on Family Day and Heritage Week, the game continues […]
We're celebrating BC Heritage Week at the Rossland Museum with entry by donation Tuesday Feb 21 to Saturday Feb 25, 10 am to 5 pm. We're also holding a Heritage […]
Roedde House Museum is offering guided tours by donation during Heritage Week, with open hours on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday from 1pm to 4pm! Step back into time and […]
Exterior view Schoolhouse circa 1910 MSA Museum Society, #P8210_1910 The Clayburn Village Museum will be open for 4 days during Heritage Week 2023. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday the history […]
Vancouver Police Museum & Archives is one of the most intriguing museums in the city. Opened in 1932, this unique, historic site housed the Coroner’s Court, City Analyst’s Laboratory and […]
Do you have old photographs or documents that you would like digitized? As a part of our Heritage Week 2023 celebration, we are offering free scanning sessions at the Summerland […]
Artist Terry Horne's Stó:lō Welcome Figureswhich stand outside the Chilliwack Visitor Centre. Welcomed by Sto:lo people for generations to share the bounty of their territory, lots of ‘others’ […]
Located in a stunning 1902 heritage building in the heart of the historic downtown district, the Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery celebrates the creativity, the history, the vibe that is […]
Political anthropologist Lori Barkley aims to support Sinixt resurgence in their tmxʷúlaʔxʷ - homeland, and her most recent contribution in the publication Sinixt in the Slocan: The Last 3,000 Years […]
FREE movie nights… with popcorn, a cash bar, trivia, prizes and more! Join us for MuseumFlix! View North Vancouver through the lens with this monthly series of feature films and […]
Have you heard of “new” terms like forest bathing and eco-wellness? Are these practices really new, or are these concepts from Indigenous practices? (hint: it’s the latter). This discussion is […]
Date: February 23, 2023 Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm Location: Chilliwack Museum – Education Space Enjoy an evening exploring our feature exhibition, The Suitcase Project, and enhance your experience by attending […]
Evening of Thursday Feb 23rd 2003, 7 PM FREE Heritage Week event. George Fraser Room, Ucluelet Community Centre. Skeletons; sawmills; gold; hydro-electricity and conservation, all in one man's life? Sutton […]
In community archives across British Columbia, local knowledge keepers are hand-fashioning a more inclusive history. Through a collage of personal interviews, archival footage and deeply rooted memories, the past, present […]