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!

All Day

Port Alberni Community Collage

Alberni Valley Museum 4255 Wallace St, Port Alberni

Join the Alberni Valley Museum as we celebrate our new temporary exhibit, Best Love, Bob:1908 Postcards from New Alberni. Bring your family and friends to create a postcard collage of […]

Free
Ongoing

Lamb Farm Tours

Come join us for a walking farm tour and see the baby lambs. You may even get to bottle-feed (we will likely have bottle-fed babies by Heritage Week). We will […]

Time Well Spent

Mission branch, Fraser Valley Regional library 33247 2nd Ave, Mission

How Our Leisure Activities Made Us Who We Are

Meet our archivist: Township of Esquimalt

Greater Victoria Public Library - Esquimalt Branch 503 Park Pl #101, Victoria

Pop by the Esquimalt branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library (503 Park Place) between 10AM and noon on Thursday, February 20. Visit the Esquimalt Archives' display hosted by Archives […]

Delta Archives & Gallery Tour

Douglas J. Husband Discovery Centre 4450 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta

Join us this Heritage Week and learn about the layered and complex history of Delta and its citizens through a joint archive and gallery tour. In the Delta Archives you […]

Free

Past Times in Delta presented by Kevin Hicks

Douglas J. Husband Discovery Centre 4450 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta

Join us this Heritage Week for a presentation about how Deltas' citizens lived in the past. Participants will learn all about early Delta settlers, cultural communities, historical events etcetera. Presented […]

Free

Celebrating 50 Years of the Britannia Mine Museum

Squamish Public Library 37907 Second Avenue, Squamish

The Squamish Public Library is celebrating Heritage Week with the Britannia Mine Museum! In 1975, the Britannia Mine Museum opened its doors for the first summer season. Now, in 2025, we celebrate 50 […]

Exploring Pastimes Through the VHEC Collection

Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre 950 W 41 Ave, Vancouver

What do a wooden dog, a chess set, jump ropes, and a dollhouse have in common? Join the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC) for a unique exploration of pastimes and […]

Free

Sci-Fi Collectors Talk

Coquitlam Heritage at Mackin House 1116 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam

Come take a sneak peak at our upcoming exhibit about hobbies around Coquitlam and meet local collector Geoff Scott. View his vast collection of science fiction memorabilia, ranging from comics […]

Free

Chinatowns and Belonging in British Columbia

Chinese Canadian Museum 51 E Pender, Vancouver

Join us for a special virtual program highlighting stories from the 2024 winter issue of the British Columbia History Magazine. The British Columbia Historical Federation’s quarterly magazine chronicles British Columbia’s unique […]

Free

Pastimes in Past Times in Ucluelet

Ucluelet Community Centre 400 Materson Drive, Ucluelet

A presentation exploring the many changing group passtimes of 20th century Ucluelet residents will be given by local residents through talks, slideshow, and live music. The presentation will be followed […]

By donation

ANZA Club – Places That Matter Plaque #95

The Anza Club 3 W 8 Ave, Vancouver

Join Vancouver Heritage Foundation and Australia New Zealand Association (ANZA Club) on Thursday, February 20th, for the presentation of Places that Matter Plaque #95. It will be a night of […]