Monkey C Interactive’s Artcade: Free Senior & Student Thursdays

Monkey C Interactive’s Artcade is celebrating its second anniversary at 706 Fort Street by offering free entry Thursdays for seniors (ages 60+) and post-secondary students (with valid student ID), sponsored by the City of Victoria’s Storefront Activation Program. Free Senior & Student Thursdays will take place on January 29, February 26, and March 26, from 2pm–10pm.

To access this offer, post-secondary students must present a valid student ID from a college, university, or trade school. Seniors aged 60+ are welcome to self-identify.

The City of Victoria’s Storefront Activation Program is funded through OUR DWTN and Create Victoria, supporting increased access to arts and culture while providing opportunities for artists to showcase their work and engage with the community. This initiative aligns with the City’s strategic priorities of downtown revitalization, cultural vibrancy, and economic resilience by transforming underutilized spaces into inclusive, creative hubs. Monkey C Interactive is grateful for the City of Victoria’s support, which makes this special offer possible.

Monkey C Interactive’s Artcade is an interactive art experience designed to inspire delight and wonder. Visitors are invited into a playful world of creativity for creativity’s sake—encouraged to flick switches, press buttons, and explore wild sounds, pulsating music, and blinking lights across a collection of tech-retrofitted vintage interactive art machines. Featuring sculptural installations and sound works by local artists, composers, and DJs—and activated by the guests themselves—the Artcade is a living, hands-on exhibition. Discover Victoria’s unique interactive art playground for all ages, where curiosity is rewarded, the unexpected is embraced, and play becomes a shared experience.