The Courtenay Museum invites you to their annual “Spring Fling and Easter Magic” event on Saturday, March 21st, from 11 am to 2 pm. Admission is by donation. This will be a fun-filled, action-packed three-hour event. The ever-popular petting zoo…
In a presentation based on their book, Fishes of the Strait of Georgia, authors and marine scientists Dick Beamish and Jeff Marliave will share their observations about some of the 243 species that frequent the strait. They will be speaking…
The Courtenay and District Museum is pleased to present “Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum”, a travelling exhibit created by the BC Black History Awareness Society in partnership with the Royal BC Museum. The exhibit reclaims and retells…
The 2026 BC Heritage Week Theme, Stir the Pot, is an open invitation to celebrate food as a form of heritage that is both personal and widely shared. That means it is time to get your soup recipes ready! The…
The former Post Office building, now home to the Courtenay Museum, turns 100 years old in January 2026. Celebrate this anniversary by participating in Universal Letter Writing Week on Saturday, January 17 at the museum. Drop in from 11 AM…
Location: Rotary Gallery in the Courtenay and District Museum Speaker: Tim Ennis, Coordinator, North Island Chapter, BC Community Bat Program Learn about Comox Valley bats at this family-friendly presentation to be followed by a kids’ craft. Bats are a fascinating…
Santa Saturnina in Boundary Pass by Gordon Miller. The threat of “foreign” invasion into “their” seas in the wake of the tumultuous fur trade prompted Spain to explore in Northwest Pacific waters, at the farthest reaches of their American…
For ages 7-11 (must have completed kindergarten) Join us for a fun 4 day camp full of fun with clay! Kids will be guided through multiple clay activities that they will bring home at the end of the week. Please…
For ages 7-11 (must have completed kindergarten) Dive into 4 days of making your very own dinosaur inspired paper mache creations! Kids will be guided through the process of designing and creating paper mache dinosaurs that they will bring home…
For ages 7-11 (must have completed kindergarten) Join us for a fun 4 day camp full of fun with clay! Kids will be guided through multiple clay activities that they will bring home at the end of the week. Please…