
International Biodiversity Day!
Included with admission ($10 adults, $8.50 seniors, free youth)
Celebrate International Biodiversity Day!
From shorelines to skies—celebrate nature with Parks Canada and local organizations.
Join us for guided bird walks, tidepool exploration, ice cream at the canteen, and plenty of fun activities for all ages.
Scheduled activities:
- 11:00 am Event Start – Land acknowledgement and Lekwungen Dancers perform at the Garry Oak Learning Meadow.
- 11:30 am to 12:00 pm First bird walk, by the Special Bird Service.
- Departs from Garry Oak Learning Meadow.
- 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm Second bird walk, by the Special Bird Service.
- Departs from Garry Oak Learning Meadow.
- Ongoing programming by Parks Canada Interpreters from 11 am to 3 pm.
- Ongoing activities by local organizations from 11 am to 3 pm.
- Site and historic buildings are open from 10 am to 4:30pm.
Destination Greater Victoria is honoured to be based on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples of the Songhees Nation and Xwsepsum Nation, whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.



