Victoria events calendar - suggestions from our Victoria BC bed and breakfast
This Victoria events calendar for 2009 includes Victoria festivals, arts and attractions. All are easily reached from our Victoria BC bed and breakfast
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February
Independent Film & Video Festival
March
ChocolateFest
April
Harbour Boat Show
May
Bastion Square Cycling Festival
Victoria Harbour Festival
Highland Games
Victoria Day Parade
Swiftsure Yacht Race
June
International Jazz Festival
Oak Bay Tea Party
Elk Lake Triathlon
Sidney Summer Market (Thursday evenings)
July
Canada Day celebrations: 1st
International Jazz Festival
Victoria Flower & Garden Show
Butchart Gardens Fireworks (Saturdays)
Butchart Gardens Illuminations
Shakespeare Festival
Folkfest
Sidney Days
All-Sooke Day
Sidney Summer Market (Thursday evenings)
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August
Butchart Gardens Fireworks (Saturdays)
Butchart Gardens Illuminations
Symphony Splash
Fringe Theatre Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Classic Boat Festival
Sidney Summer Market (Thursday evenings)
September
Saanich Fall fair
Fringe Theatre Festival
Blues Bash
Classic Boat Festival
Summer in the Square
October
Royal Victoria Marathon
November
Great Canadian Beer Festival
Skate Canada International
Christmas craft shows
Salmon run - Goldstream Park
December
Butchart Gardens Christmas Illuminations
Craigdarroch Castle - Victorian Christmas
Christmas at Point Ellice House
Victorian Christmas Festival
Salmon run - Goldstream Park
A more detailed events calendar is at http://www.greatervictoria-bb.com/events.html which concentrates on Victoria arts events.
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Outdoor activities include whale watching, hiking, kayaking, horseback riding, fishing and golfing. We can recommend tour routes, parks, coast or lake beaches. There are many tourist attractions: museums, heritage sites, tours, shopping and restaurants. Do allow sufficient time to visit these and to relax. We can guide you with B.C. maps and information when you stay at The Gazebo. Since our bed and breakfast is located centrally you can travel easily to everywhere on the following list.
Why visit Victoria for several days
- Spend most of a day at the magnificent Butchart Gardens.
- Stroll around the downtown Inner Harbour and shops.
- Drive along the rugged West coast of Vancouver Island.
- Play golf (15 courses!).
- Have an envigorating massage in your room or in our Spa Cottage.
- Visit Craigdarroch Castle, a Victorian mansion.
- Tour local wineries and sample their wines.
- Relax on lovely beaches and parks.
- Spend some hours at the excellent Royal B.C. Museum.
- Whale watching.
- Have a horse-drawn carriage tour.
- Tour the East coast to Chemainus and Saltspring Island.
- Hike along trails and through parks, on hills or by the ocean.
- Take in a Victoria afternoon tea.
- Go kayaking or fishing, horseback riding or biking.
- Relax in our infra-red sauna.
- Shop in Antique Row, Chinatown or on Government Street.
Victoria's Country Retreat ... serenity near the Butchart Gardens
Victoria events calendar suggestions.