This year we challenge you to conquer each and every item on our Ultimate Victoria Bucket List!
- Spy some sea giants on a whale watching tour
- Visit Victoria’s historic castles – Craigdarroch and Hatley
- Stroll through Fisherman’s Wharf and check out all of the floating houses
- Feed the seals at Oak Bay Marina
- Shop at the Sidney Street Market
- Visit the Royal BC Museum to learn all about Victoria’s history
- Get a guided tour of BC’s Legislature building
- Sip high tea at the Empress Hotel
- Challenge your friends to a game of laser bowling at Langford Lanes
- Drink hot chocolate and watch the waves at Ogden Point on a stormy night
- Treat yourself to some soft serve at Beacon Drive In
- Visit the goats at Beacon Hill Petting Zoo
- Drive along Dallas Road at sunset
- Speaking of sunset, take the sunset sailing on BC Ferries
- join Ghostly Walks for a haunted walking tour of downtown
- catch a mean wave surfing in Tofino
- Stroll down Government Street and buy a souvenir
- Pop in to Munro Books, one of the most famous bookstores in the world
- Enjoy a sunny afternoon at Willows or Gonzales Beach
- Rent scooters and drive through downtown
- Go to Rooftop Surf Club for some beach volleyball and buckets of sangria
- Spend Saturday night looking at the stars at the Observatory
- Catch one of the many featured “movie in the park” nights around town
- Partake in the Pickle Pub Crawl
- Visit all of Victoria’s incredible local breweries in one afternoon
- Eat brunch. Like a true Victorian
- Spend a night challenging your friends at Interactivity Board Game Cafe
- Visit one of Victoria’s many fantastic farmers’ markets
- Solve the clues and beat one of Victoria’s Escape Rooms
- have a laugh at comedy night at Hecklers
- SUP on a sunny day in the Gorge
- Take a hike at any of the beautiful trails around town
- Pamper yourself at Oak Bay Beach Hotel’s spa
- Watch some talented performers at McPherson Playhouse
- Enjoy a movie in the Odeon’s new reclining leather theatre seats
- Hop on Victoria’s big double-decker bus tour
- Watch the fireworks at Butchart Gardens
- See the tulip house in bloom in the spring
- Visit Tuxedo Drive in the winter to catch the wicked Christmas lights
- kayak along the Saanich Peninsula
- Visit Galey Farms during the fall for some incredible Halloween activities
- Dance the night away at Rifflandia Festival in September
- Join the masses downtown for Car Free YYJ in June
- Spend a day doing the Port Renfrew drive along the Sooke highway
- Visit Victoria bug zoo
- Enjoy a ride in the horse-drawn carriages downtown
- Go to Mile 0 and see the Terry Fox memorial
- Buy a pre-loved gem on Antique Row on Fort Street
- watch a performer wow the crowd in the inner harbour
- Share this incredible city with visiting friends and family
We love Victoria!
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