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National Indigenous Peoples Day – Sunday, June 21, 2026.
June 19 - June 21
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2026
Thunderbird Park Open House @ Royal BC Museum
🪶Connect with Indigenous knowledge keepers and museum staff through self-guided conversations. Bring your curiosity to learn about different Indigenous perspectives, histories, and traditions to this free event. Time: 11am – 2pm
National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration @ Royal Roads University
🪶Family fun and community relations, with a canoe landing protocol, traditional dancing and drumming, a plant walk along Colwood Creek, games, food, crafts, and more. Please note that parking will be limited at this free event. Time: 10am – 3pm
National Indigenous Peoples Day Documentary @ Cook Street Village Centre
🪶Catch a special screening of 1608-1813: The Complex History of Canada’s Indigenous Nations. Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2026
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day @ Victoria Conservatory of Music
🪶Learn an ancestral song, discover Métis jigging, play a youth-led bone game, and watch music videos created by students at Craigflower Elementary and the ȽÁU, WELNEW Tribal School. Time: Noon – 4pm
Concert and Discussion with Mike Paul Kuekuatsheu @ Maison de la francophonie de Victoria (#2, 1218 Langley Street, Victoria)
🪶Join a special performance and talk with Mike Paul Kuekuatsheu, an Innu Francophone artist from Quebec. Before the show, a discussion circle with the artist will allow the for the exchange of ideas on the realities and daily lives of Indigenous Peoples. Time: 2pm – 7pm (Free for members, $10 for non-members)
A Day of Culture, Story & Celebration @ Malahat Skywalk
🪶 This special event will mark Indigenous Peoples Day with storytelling, traditional dances from the RunningBear / GrowingThunder Family, and immersion in nature. Diane Marshall will offer Indigenous spiritual readings. All day (Free with the cost of admission)
National Indigenous Peoples Day Free Swim | Panorama Recreation
🪶 Celebrate the occasion with a swim on the house at Panorama Rec. Time: Noon – 2:45pm
