2023 EVENT CALENDAR
We are excited to bring you another activity packed, fun-filled, Ocean Week this year
complete with 10 days of virtual and in-person events between June 2-11, 2023.
Click on the links below to learn more about what is happening in
Victoria during Ocean Week.
For a list of events across Canada and more online events, swim over to
Friday June 2nd
All Day Ocean Week Radio Trivia on Ocean 98.5- Tune in to win some amazing prizes!
8am - 12:30pm Ocean River Sports Kayak Tours (Registration required)
6pm - 7:30pm Friday Night Social Paddle (Registration required)
Saturday June 3rd
8am - 9am Sunrise Yoga at Oak Bay Beach Hotel (Registration required)
8:15 - 10am The Weird, the Wacky, the Wonderful: Family Intertidal Exploration(Registration required)
9:30am - 11:30AM Low-Tide Exploration
10am - 3pm Canadian Coast Guard Open House at 25 Huron St, Victoria
10am - 11:30am Sensational Seaweeds- Guided Walk!
10:30am - 11:15am Museum Tots at the Maritime Museum: Otters
11am - 3pm Cadboro Bay Beach Clean Up
12pm - 3pm WORLD OCEAN DAY at Royal Roads
Celebrate ocean week with Royal Roads University and friends! Take part in bird watching, help Build-a-whale with Strawberry Isle, explore the Giant Map of Canada and more!
Sunday June 4th
1pm - 4pm Art with a Purpose Workshop with the Royal BC Museum (Registration required)
11am - 3pm WORLD OCEAN DAY CELEBRATION at Sidney's Beacon Park
Celebrate the ocean with the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea and friends! This free community event in Sidney's Beacon Park - is fun for the whole family!
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Monday June 5th
All Day Ocean Week Radio Trivia on Ocean 98.5- Tune in to win some amazing prizes!
9am - 11:30am Whales, Seals, and the Salish Sea!
Tuesday June 6th
All Day Ocean Week Radio Trivia on Ocean 98.5- Tune in to win some amazing prizes!
Wednesday June 7th
All Day Ocean Week Radio Trivia on Ocean 98.5- Tune in to win some amazing prizes!
7pm - 9pm FREE Film Screening: 11th Relative at the Vic Theatre
Thursday June 8th
WORLD OCEAN DAY
All Day Ocean Week Radio Trivia on Ocean 98.5- Tune in to win some amazing prizes!
10am - 1:30pm United Nations World Ocean Day Virtual Broadcast
12:30pm - 2:30pm Intertidal Walk (Registration required)
1:30pm - 2:45pm Nudibranchs & Other Sensational Sea Slugs: Webinar for Elementary School Students, by the Marine Detective! (Registration required)
3pm - 5pm Beach Clean Up at Clover Point, family friendly activities, educational Ocean Talks and more!
5pm- 6:30pm Coastal Beach Clean Up at Gonzales Beach
6pm "Shoes of Tomorrow" IMAX Screening
7pm Pub Trivia Night - CANCELED (Sorry!)
Friday June 9th
All Day Ocean Week Radio Trivia on Ocean 98.5- Tune in to win some amazing prizes!
10am - 12pm First Nations Marine Stewardship Flotilla in Victoria's Inner Harbour!
6pm - 7:30pm Friday Night Social Paddle- Brentwood Bay (Registration required)
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Saturday June 10th
10:30am - 4pm OCEAN DAY at Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse
10:30 - 11:15am Museum Tots at the Maritime Museum: Sharks
1pm - 3pm Shoreline Clean Up at Songhees Park (Registration required)
3pm - 4pm Snorkeling Adventures Around Vancouver Island - Meet and Greet with Sara Ellison (Registration Required)
3pm - 4:15pm Sea Glass Jewelry Workshop(Registration required)
5pm - 7pm Building Bridges Networking Victoria- Come share stories of our ocean! (Registration required)
6pm - 8pm The Art & Science of Seaweed - A fun and educational night out at Sidney's local aquarium! (Registration required)
Sunday June 11th
10am - 3pm Jaguar Car Club Victoria Ocean Prowl (Private Event)
2pm - 5:30pm Art and Algae: Print Making Workshop! (Registration required)
11am - 4pm WORLD OCEAN DAY at Fisherman's Wharf
Join us for our 9th annual World Ocean Day celebrations at Fisherman's Wharf! This fun, free, family-friendly event brings together a variety of conservation organizations from around the Salish Sea, including divers and touch tanks. Discover what's happening in your big blue backyard!