Inner Harbour Causeway & Buskers in Inner Harbour Causeway

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Things to Do in Victoria

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Updated Oct 27 · By the Date Spark team

Things to do today, tonight or this weekend

Things to do in Victoria by mood

Top 10 things to do in Victoria

Ranked by Date Score

Best things to do in Victoria on a first visit

Year-round favourites

  • Inner Harbour Causeway & Buskers in Inner Harbour Causeway

    Inner Harbour Causeway & Buskers

    Where:
    Inner Harbour Causeway
    Cost:
    Free

    Free

  • The Butchart Gardens in Tod Inlet, Brentwood Bay

    The Butchart Gardens

    Where:
    Tod Inlet, Brentwood Bay
    Cost:
    $$$
  • Get Tiny at Miniature World in Fairmont Empress, Humboldt Street

    Get Tiny at Miniature World

    Where:
    Fairmont Empress, Humboldt Street
    Cost:
    $22-23 per person

    Kids

Things to do in Victoria, answered· 6 questions

What should I do on a first visit to Victoria?

Start with the Inner Harbour and nearby downtown, then choose whether you want a garden outing, a museum visit or time on the waterfront. Butchart Gardens is a separate excursion from the downtown walking loop, so allow travel time rather than treating them as neighbouring stops.

What are fun things to do in Victoria on a rainy day?

Pick an indoor activity you can do together, such as a game room, a museum or gallery visit, a film or a food stop. The rainy day collection separates those plans from weather-dependent walks, and the active and playful collection is useful when you want to participate rather than spectate.

What is there to do in Victoria this weekend?

The weekend page carries the full Friday to Sunday slate for Victoria, with dates, venues and prices.

What can I do in Victoria for free?

Plenty: Driftwood and Swans at Esquimalt Lagoon and Sunset Stroll on the Inner Harbour Causeway lead the current list, and the cheap and free page holds every genuinely free plan, each one buildable into a full day at zero dollars.

What is on in Victoria tonight?

The events page carries everything on this week in Victoria, soonest first.

How current is this page?

The events feed syncs every morning and the weekend slate re-verifies every Thursday, so the things to do in Victoria listed here are for this week, not a stale roundup.