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

Layer by Layer Treasure Hunt

North Van Arts 335 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver

Heritage Week Treasure Hunt Layer by Layer Feb 19 - Mar 31, 2024 free, all ages Launched for Heritage Week and continuing to the end of spring break, we invite […]

Free
Ongoing

Stroll Through History

Lake Country Museum 11255 Okanagan Centre Rd W, Lake Country

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

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

TAIKEN: Generations of Resilience

Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby

Explore Japanese Canadian history and continuing heritage on the walls of the upper level at the Nikkei Centre. Learn about the first immigrants from Japan to Canada; vibrant prewar communities […]

Free

Heritage Week at Britannia Shipyards NHS

Britannia Shipyards NHS 5180 Westwater Drive, Richmond

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

Exhibition – The Craft of Spirit: BC Liturgical Textiles

Italian Cultural Centre Museum 3075 Slocan St., Vancouver

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

Free Cold War Bunker Tour

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson

Explore Nelson's best kept secret for over 50 years - the Cold War Bunker! During the height of the Cold War, in the '50s and '60s, nearly 50 bunkers were […]

Free

Syrian Heritage Storytelling Day

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

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

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

Heritage Week Trivia Night

Grizzli Winery 2550 Boucherie Rd, West Kelowna

On February 24th, from 4 pm to 6 pm, join the Westbank Museum and Sncewips Heritage Museum to celebrate this year's heritage week with this one-of-a-kind Trivia night hosted at […]

Free