The third annual Indigenous symposium is a two-day workshop that includes three hands-on sessions facilitated by Indigenous artists, focusing on traditional beadwork, Coast Salish knitting and cedar weaving. (Sold Out)

Waitlist for Workshop

Workshop Schedule (registration required)

Saturday November 2^nd

Bring the whole family and join us every Sunday for exploration, excitement and family fun.

Animals can be quite tricky as they strive to survive. We’ll learn all about what they do and how they do it.

We are thrilled to announce the return of Victoria’s most anticipated Halloween party, Night Shift. Experience an evening filled with incredible costumes, live music, DJ’s, special performances, photo-opts and so much more! Get decked out and invite your friends for a party like no other.

Educator Professional Development

The Greater Victoria Public Library, Pacific Opera Victoria, the Maritime Museum of British Columbia and the Royal BC Museum are pleased to offer a free day of professional development. Each institution will have experts on hand to provide educators with practical tools and ideas they can use in the classroom or in the community.

See for yourself where we usually keep those jars, boxes and bins and experience the working environment of our talented researchers and staff. This tour will focus on our entomology collection (insects) and how these collections help us to learn about our province.Tours are limited to 10 people. Sign up begins at the information desk in the main lobby one hour prior to the tour start time.

Destination Canada has identified these amazing tours as a Canadian Signature Experience.

See for yourself where we usually keep those jars, boxes and bins and experience the working environment of our talented researchers and staff. This tour will focus on our mammal collection and how these collections help us to learn about our province.Tours are limited to 10 people. Sign up begins at the information desk in the main lobby one hour prior to the tour start time.

Destination Canada has identified these amazing tours as a Canadian Signature Experience.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Patricia Roy, professor emeritus of History at the University of Victoria

Bring the whole family and join us every Sunday for exploration, excitement and family fun.

Animals can be quite tricky as they strive to survive. We’ll learn all about what they do and how they do it.

During our next family Night at the Museum, you will travel back to the rain forests at the heart of the Maya culture, inspired by the Maya: The Great Jaguar Rises exhibition.

Come spend the night as an archaeologist, take part in hands-on activities, watch a late night movie, listen to an even later night bedtime story, and sleep among the objects and belongings of a fascinating culture with a rich and powerful history. This mysterious and fun-filled night will be your most memorable museum visits ever.

And yes—it will also gear you up for Halloween!

Join us for exclusive access to experts, collections and objects designed to give you a hands on experience and a deeper understanding.

Victorian Fashion

Join us for a film screening of Sex, Sin & 69 followed by a discussion of identity and discrimination with Helen Kennedy, Executive Director of Egale Canada and Dr. Aaron Devor, Chair of Transgender Studies at the University of Victoria.

This evening program will take place in the presence of the Honourable Janet Austin, OBC Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. 

Sex, Sin & 69 Documentary

Maya: The Great Jaguar Rises

Parents and care-providers: Have you ever wanted to have a tour just for you, so you can learn more about the galleries and share your learning with your little ones? This program for members gives you the chance.

While you take a tour led by a Learning staff member, themed childminding will be provided for your kids. You get time up in the galleries to learn, kids are given a chance to play, and you all have lots to talk about on the way home. 

Childminding is designed for kids ages 2-5.

Bring the whole family and join us every Sunday for exploration, excitement and family fun.

Animals can be quite tricky as they strive to survive. We’ll learn all about what they do and how they do it.

Join amateur ghost hunters/identical twin brothers Abdul and Shawn for a 100 per cent accurate history of the Royal BC Museum. What mysteries await in Century Hall? What spirits prowl the shadows of Old Town? What secrets haunt the bathroom by the escalators? This tour will reveal all.

Three shows each night

• 6:00 pm 
• 7:30pm 
• 9:00pm

Ages 14 and up for suggestive humor.

Join us for exclusive access to experts, collections and objects designed to give you a hands on experience and a deeper understanding.

Victorian Fashion

Join amateur ghost hunters/identical twin brothers Abdul and Shawn for a 100 per cent accurate history of the Royal BC Museum. What mysteries await in Century Hall? What spirits prowl the shadows of Old Town? What secrets haunt the bathroom by the escalators? This tour will reveal all.

Three shows each night

• 6:00 pm
• 7:30pm 
• 9:00pm

Ages 14 and up for suggestive humor.

Join amateur ghost hunters/identical twin brothers Abdul and Shawn for a 100 per cent accurate history of the Royal BC Museum. What mysteries await in Century Hall? What spirits prowl the shadows of Old Town? What secrets haunt the bathroom by the escalators? This tour will reveal all.

Three shows each night

• 6:00 pm
• 7:30pm (Sold Out)
• 9:00pm

Ages 14 and up for suggestive humor.

Join us on the second Thursday of the month for themed events and activities for adults. Drinks and light fare are available for purchase. Events are limited to designated galleries and are not museum-wide.

Fake Out!

Don’t let Mother Nature pull a fast one on you. Find out about nature’s fakes. Takes place in the Natural History gallery.

For select adult-focused events this year, we will be providing childminding as a support for families. The childminding will be hosted in the Royal BC Museum’s Learning Centre, and the activities will be related in an age-appropriate way to the theme of the adult event. 

Registration required, designed for kids 3–10.

Parallel Play is available for:

Museum Happy Hour events

Join amateur ghost hunters/identical twin brothers Abdul and Shawn for a 100 per cent accurate history of the Royal BC Museum. What mysteries await in Century Hall? What spirits prowl the shadows of Old Town? What secrets haunt the bathroom by the escalators? This tour will reveal all.

Three shows each night.

• 6:00 pm
• 7:30 pm
• 9:00 pm

Ages 14 and up for suggestive humor.