Arts & Culture
Below are information about arts and cultural activities including online free entertainment and activities for kids.
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Children’s Museum of the Arts Free Art Videos
Children’s Museum of the Arts in New York City has released free step by step crafting videos online through Vimeo. These crafts are easy, so the whole family can enjoy them together. They also make great activities for kids during Spring Break. All of the crafts can...
National Toy Museum of Canada
The National Toy Museum of Canada is a great place to visit this Spring Break They showcase toys from different eras and their displays are always changing. Admission is by donation. The museum is open from Tuesdays-Sundays 12pm-5pm. Location: Mezzanine Level - 1410...
2-SPIRIT, TRANS AND NON-BINARY FAMILY SWIM
A private swimming event open to anyone of any age in the community who identifies as 2-spirit, trans, and/or non-binary as well as their friends and family. These events happen once a month. To register you can check out their website linked below. Don't forget to...
Rainbow Health Cooperative – VPS
The Victoria Pride Society has put together BC's largest trans, Two-Spirit, non-binary community organization: The Rainbow Health Cooperative. The Rainbow Health Cooperative's mission is the promotion of gender wellness through education. More information regarding...
SHIFT (YES)
SHIFT is a group organized by the Youth Empowerment Society to support transgender, Two-Spirit, non-binary, and gender diverse youth ages 13-19. SHIFT meets twice a month and registration information can be found on the website linked below. Contact: 250-361-3923 or...
Queer Cafe
Queer Cafe is an online event that happens on Wednesdays every week that includes a mix of activities, discussion, games, workshops and more! Anyone ages 14-19 who identify as LGBTQ2IA+ can register through the website linked below. Contact: info@foundrybc.ca...
Shark Species in the Salish Sea
This free youth-oriented Zoom event takes place at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. The organizers will discuss the various species of sharks that live in the Salish Sea, as well as threats they are currently facing and how we can help. Pre-registration on...
Royal BC Museum: 2023 “BC Black History & Heritage Day”
On February 11th from 1:00-4:00 PM PST the Royal BC Museum is hosting a heritage day event for Black History Month. This event is free to attend and is a great opportunity to meet and talk with direct descendants about their stories and family history. The exhibits...
Embrace Arts Foundation
Embrace Arts Foundation is an organization that provides artistic classes, camps, programs and professional performance classes for individuals with and without disabilities. Due to Covid-19, classes are being offered both in person and online. Costs for participants...