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5 Love-ly Things To Do this February

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Experience a boutique island resort that gives you the best of the wild West Coast, with complete comfort and definitely a touch of luxury. Booklovers! Getaway to the Gulf Islands for the Galiano Island Literary Festival, February 17-19. With Romance and Elopement packages, Galiano Inn is designed with love.

 

Kick up the Romance at Wickaninnish Inn  

Their year-round romantic getaway package takes care of the details so all you need is… well, you know! The All You Need is Love package includes: four-course Tasting Menu Dinner, available with customized wine pairings, Romantic Turndown with white orchids and 6 house made truffles, Bottle of Champagne with keepsake Riedel Wickaninnish Champagne Flutes on arrival, and complimentary valet. Yes, please.

 

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It’s the season of romance. Head to Sooke for one of the most romantic evenings possible on Vancouver Island! Their ‘Season of Romance’ package includes their world-renowned freshly prepared 4-course Dining Menu for 2 in acclaimed restaurant, Sooke Harbour House. Top it all off with romantic west coast views of the Juan de Fuca Strait and the Olympic Mountains. Epic.

 

Unlock the Secrets of Rock Water Secret Cove 

Only the photos do it justice. Whether it be a romantic getaway, a seaside vacation with close friends or a retreat with your colleagues to energize and refocus, Rockwater Secret Cove Resort will not disappoint.

 

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Lounge at The Listel Hotel 

The Listel, Vancouver’s art hotel, is offering a rare culinary experience. Their fantastic Forage in the City package includes: Two nights’ accommodation in an Artist Series Suite at The Listel Hotel; Daily breakfast either in Forage or in the privacy of your own room; A private preserving workshop in the Forage kitchen; Learn to make and preserve IPA mustard, jam and more; A 10-course West Coast seasonal tasting menu at Forage; Two hour rain forest walk and edible food identification tour with Chef Chris Whittaker and Robin Kort of Swallow Tail Tours (including transportation;) A Foraging & Preserving Essentials welcome gift including some of Chef Whittaker’s finest preserves (IPA mustard, refrigerator dill pickles and blueberry rosemary jam), the ultimate foraging basket and a copy of the Deerholme Foraging Cookbook, by local Chef and Forage friend, Bill Jones. Must be booked two weeks in advance. Worth it.

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Kaaganhlxa—Home Safe | Haida Gwaii Museum

Haida Gwaii Museum
Skidegate
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May 1, 2026
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Curated by Gid Kuuyas Collison-Robertson and Kaw Kay James Williams, KaaGanhlxa, or Home Safe, features a selection of Haida cultural belongings repatriated since 2020, on display in the museum’s Sky Gallery. It comes on the heels of the museum’s partnership with the Haida Repatriation Committee to host a two-day reburial for the remains of repatriated Ancestors in January. The community also held Read more...
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Our Public Market in Lumby welcomes you to come see the Local farm produce available , Wonderful talented Artists, Musicians , Home base businesses and local Entrepreneurs. Seasonally Open from Saturday  until September 2026. We are Proud to say that we are home to the B.C Butter tart Festival once a year in September. Read more...
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Britannia Mine Museum
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May 16, 2026
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May 16 – September 7, 2026 | Temporary Summer Exhibit Step into the world of giant machines at Britannia Mine Museum in Britannia Beach, BC. This 2026 summer exhibit explores the powerful equipment that makes modern mining possible, from towering mining trucks to massive loaders and drills designed to handle enormous tasks safely and efficiently. At Giants at Work: Big Jobs, Bigger Machines, visitors will explore the Read more...
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Audain Art Museum
Whistler
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May 16, 2026
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Takao Tanabe’s fascination with landscapes comes vividly to life through his travels across British Columbia, North America, the Arctic, and Europe. With his camera always at hand, he journeyed widely to explore the wonders of places that sparked his curiosity and creative drive. Tanabe captured their geographical features and unique atmosphere, translating them into paintings in his studio that balance Read more...
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I Use My Haida Eyes | MOA

MOA | Museum of Anthropology
University Endowment Lands
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May 19, 2026
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I Use My Haida Eyes: The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay–Hazel Wilson explores a singular body of work by the late Jut-ke-Nay–Hazel Wilson (1941–2016), a Haida artist who dedicated her life to Haida cultural work. Between 2005 and 2006, Wilson created a powerful, untitled series of 51 “history robes,” which recount specific episodes of Haida history in stunning detail—from a Haida perspective. Wilson’s Read more...
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Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome)

Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver
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June 1, 2026
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Jim Lambie transforms everyday architectural spaces into immersive, energetic experiences through his vibrant vinyl tape installations. These site-specific works are an extension of his acclaimed Zobop series, which uses brightly coloured strips of industrial vinyl tape to contour the architectural space, wrapping its form in optical rhythm and vivid saturation. Lambie is a Glasgow–based artist, DJ and musician. His practice Read more...
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Lumby Live

Lumby Live
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Lumby live! is a series of outdoor concerts through the summer in beautiful downtown Lumby British Columbia. Come see local artists perform all styles of music. Enjoy the night market to the sounds of some great local talent. The concerts rea held at the Gazebo in Downtown Lumby. Read more...
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Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 
Victoria
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June 6, 2026
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As waters merge—swaying waves beckoning us closer engages deeply with the role of joy and pleasure within the ecosystems at the edges of the Pacific Ocean. The included artworks visualize the pleasure found within curated spaces for joy, capturing moments of coming together, prioritizing leisure, love, and joyous future worlds. Through contemporary art and poetry, this exhibition brings forward expressions of Read more...
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