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Find Heritage Week Events

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!

Stroll Through History

Lake Country Museum 11255 Okanagan Centre Rd W, Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada

Come down to the Lake Country Museum and Archives to get a FREE stroll guide! Explore Lake Country... explore your community.

Free

Heritage Week at Steveston Tram

Steveston Tram 4011 Moncton Street, Richmond, BC, Canada

Travel back in time with a visit to Steveston Tram, at the entrance to the historic fishing village of Steveston. Discover the connections between the Interurban Tram system connecting this […]

Free

Used Books and Attic Treasures Sale!

Mennonite Heritage Museum 1818 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Mennonite Heritage used and rare books, vintage linens, antique collector cars, and much, much more!

Des Pardes

The Reach Gallery Museum 32388 Veterans Way, Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Des Pardes explores and celebrates the vibrant and diverse South Asian communities of the Fraser Valley. The phrase “des pardes”—which can translate to “home and abroad” or “Motherland/Other Land”—embodies the sense […]

By donation

Heritage Week at Britannia Shipyards NHS

Britannia Shipyards NHS 5180 Westwater Drive, Richmond, BC, Canada

Discover history in your own backyard with a visit to the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site this Heritage Week 2024. Follow our daily blogs to uncover the fascinating layers of […]

Free

Clayburn Village Museum

Clayburn Village Museum 4315 Wright St, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

The Clayburn Village Museum will be open Wednesday through Saturday, Feb 21- 24 from 1 pm - 4 pm. Clayburn is BC’s first company town and many of the homes […]

admission by donation

Museum Social for Adults 50+

Summerland Museum & Archives 9521 Wharton Street, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada

This drop-in event for adults 50+ is a great way to meet people with similar interests and make new friends. Take a stroll down Memory Lane with old photos and […]

City of Maple Ridge Heritage Awards

The Albion Community Centre 24165 104 Avenue, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada

Each year, the City of Maple Ridge recognizes individuals, groups, or sites that have contributed to the heritage and/or history of Maple Ridge. The evening to celebrate Heritage Award winners […]

Free

Quesnel Museum Celebrates Winter Sports

Quesnel Museum 705 Carson Avenue, Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada

The Quesnel Museum will be open  Thursday - Saturday 9 am - 4 pm  during heritage week.  The City of Quesnel is hosting the BC Winter Games so in addition […]

Free – $10
Event Series Bi-Monthly Gathering

Bi-Monthly Gathering

Windermere Valley Museum and Archives 222 - 6 Avenue, Invermere, BC, Canada

The Windermere Valley Museum and Archives will be hosting our bi-monthly meeting during Heritage Week.  For this event only, we will be open for public to tour our main building […]

Free

Heritage Week: Quilting Squares with the Boundary Bay Quilters Guild

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

Make sure to visit the Douglas J. Husband Discovery Centre for Heritage Week between 2-4 pm as members of the Boundary Bay Quilters Guild will be there with their sewing […]

Exhibition – The Craft of Spirit: BC Liturgical Textiles

Italian Cultural Centre Museum 3075 Slocan St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

Textile has always served as a metaphor for the intangible and unknown aspects of human existence. Referred to as the veil, it is conceptualized as the gauzy and semi-opaque liminal […]

Free

Syrian Heritage Storytelling Day

Soumak Boutique Soumak Boutique, Kids Market Granville Island, 1496 Cartwright St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Y5, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This February Full Moon Day, immerse yourself in the vibrant art of Traditional Syrian Storytelling during BC Heritage Week at Soumak Boutique, nestled in the Kids Market on Granville Island […]

By Donation (no one will be turned away for lack of funds)

Black History Month Celebration

Coquitlam Heritage at Mackin House 1116 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Celebrate Black History Month at Mackin House through food, stories, music, books, and art. Come join our Black History Month event on February 24 and learn about heritage through food […]

Free

Woven Through Time: The Stories We Tell

Pitt Meadows Museum and Archives 12294 Harris Rd, Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada

Woven Through Time: The Stories We Tell Pitt Meadows is a community that has found itself through the layers upon layers of history that have been added to it. People […]

Free