Jump Into June June 1st. Visit Sidney Museum’s comic-book superheroes show (10am-4pm). 2nd. See the 56th Annual Oak Bay Tea Party parade, leaving Windsor Park at 10:30am and ending up at Willows Beach where you’ll find a weekend’s worth of fun. 3rd. Celebrate World Oceans Day with free marinethemed events in Sidney’s Beacon Park, 11am-3pm. salishseacentre.org. 4th. Celebrate Cowichan Lake Days (June 4-10) with kids’ activities, a soapbox derby and a Grand Parade (June 9). cowichanlakedays.com. 5th. Take a Ghostly Walk and see downtown Victoria’s haunted hangouts. Leaving the Visitor Information Centre, 812 Wharf St, 7:30-9pm nightly. 6th. Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Ucluelet Aquarium. Wednesdays at 3pm. No reservations required. 7th. Explore Royal BC Museum’s Egypt: The Time of Pharoahs for a look at ancient Egyptian life. 8th. Play fiddle at Victoria Fiddle Society’s monthly Fiddle Jam, 7-9pm at Wheeley Hall in Esquimalt. victoriafiddlesociety.com. 9th. Stroll Saltspring Island’s Saturday Market, 9am-4pm in Centennial Park. 10th. Marvel at the Victoria Harbour Ferry 12-minute Water Ballet, Sundays at 10:45am in June, (Saturdays, too, in July and August). 11th. Snorkel With the Seals at the BC Shellfish
and Seafood Festival (June 8-17) in the Comox Valley. bcshellfishfestival.com. 12th. Take a guided tour of The Robert Bateman Centre in Victoria, every Tues and Sat at 2pm. Free with admission. 13th. See Mysteries of Egypt, the IMAX movie that will transport you to a different time and place. imaxvictoria.com. 14th. Stroll Sidney’s Street Market, Thursdays, 5:30-8:30pm, along Beacon Avenue. 15th. Pick up an activity booklet at the main entrance of Fort Rodd Hill and become a Parks Canada Xplorer. Earn a certificate and a special souvenir. 16th. Join CRD Regional Parks naturalists on a beach seine at Witty’s Lagoon and see what creatures live in the underwater forest. 10am-noon. crd.bc.ca. 17th. Drop by Colliery Dam Park’s Family Fishing Day in Nanaimo, 10am-2pm. 18th. Get wet at Esquimalt’s water park next to Esquimalt Recreation Centre. 19th. Visit The Raptors in Duncan for a compelling interactive experience with amazing birds of prey. pnwraptors.com. 20th. Go skimboarding at Witty’s Lagoon; low tide is at 2:17pm. 21st. Stay up late and celebrate the summer solstice. 22nd. Join the Aboriginal Cultural Festival (June 21-23) with the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations at
Royal BC Museum from 9am-5:30pm (11am-5:30pm Sat/Sun) . 23rd. Drop by FernFest (June 22-23) for the Kidical Mass Bike Parade (decorating at 10am) and family activities in the Vic High field. 9am-10pm.
Sue Fast Editor’s Note 24th. Search for fairy houses at VIU’s Milner Gardens 8th Annual Fairy House Surprise (June 21-24) in Qualicum Beach. 25th. Wander the Wacky Woods near Fanny Bay. For coordinates, visit atlasobscura.com/places/ wacky-woods. 26th. See the goat stampede at Beacon Hill Children’s Farm, daily at 10:10am and 5:10pm. 27th. Have a pizza party in the park. 28th. Drop by the library and sign up for the free Summer Reading program, starting today. 29th. Grab some grub at the Food Truck Festival, Sun-Thurs, 11am-6pm, Fri-Sat, 11am-7pm outside Royal BC Museum. 30th. End the month with a bang at the Musical Fireworks Extravaganza in Sidney at 10:15pm along the waterfront. Happy Summer.
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