Find Heritage Week Events

All week on February 17 -23, 2025, 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!

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Baby Lamb Farm Tour – Ruckle Heritage Farm

Ruckle Heritage Farm 1801 Beaver Pt Rd, Salt Spring Island

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.

Stroll Through Lake Country’s History

Lake Country Museum 11255 Okanagan Centre Rd W, Lake Country

Stroll through Lake Country's history. Free history stroll guides are available at the Museum.

Free

Free tours at the Nakusp Rail Society

Nakusp Rail Society 900 Block Broadway, Nakusp

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].

Free

Heritage Week at The Exploration Place

The Exploration Place 333 Becott Place, Prince George

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 […]

Free

Esquimalt Archives Photo Blitz – Esquimalt Township

Virtual Event

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 […]

Free

BC Heritage Walk – UBC Okanagan Library

UBC Okanagan Library 3287 University Way, Kelowna

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 […]

Free

Culture Compass BINGO – North Van Arts

North Van Arts 335 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver

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 […]

Free

Heritage Week at the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre

Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre 1100 Hwy 3B, Junction of Hwys 3B & 22, Rossland

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 […]

Free

Roedde House Museum Tours By Donation

Roede House Museum 1415 Barclay Street, Vancouver

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 […]

Free

Clayburn Village Museum Opening

Clayburn Village Museum 4315 Wright St, Abbotsford

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 […]

Free

Family Forensics – Vancouver Police Museum

Vancouver Police Museum 240 East Cordova Street, Vancouver

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 […]

Community Scanning Morning – Summerland Museum & Archives

Summerland Museum & Archives 9521 Wharton Street, Summerland

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 […]

Free

Our Indigenous Neighbours – Hands-on-Heritage

Lifetime Learning Centre 32444 Seventh Ave., Mission

  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’ […]

Free

Free Evening at Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson

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 […]

Free

History from the Heart of Sinixt Territory – Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre

Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre 1100 Hwy 3B, Junction of Hwys 3B & 22, Rossland

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 […]