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Tofino Whale Festival Events 2010
| Tofino Loves Whales, Ucluelet Loves Whales So What Better Than a Whale Festival! |
| Tofino Whale Festival Events 2010, March 6-14 Please note that while we do our best to ensure accuracy, events can change without notice. |
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 March 6, Saturday Tofino Whale Festival, Ucluelet Whale Festival This  means free admission with a Whale Festival button. Available at events. |
| 8am-10am
Pancake Breakfast (Pre-Parade!)
with the Tofino Fire Brigade Second St & Campbell St at the Fire Hall, Tofino Tickets at the event 10am Ucluelet Aquarium Season Opening Up Close & Personal! (daily throughout the week, free on Opening Day only) Ucluelet Aquarium, Ucluelet 10am Parade of Whales & Wonders and the annual Pet & Doll Parade Begins at Wickaninnish School and will move around town, Tofino. 11:30am Fire-fighter SpoutBall Challenge Tennis Courts by the Skate Park, Tofino 1pm Whale’s Eye View: Interactive SCUBA Diving Introduction with Ocean Planet Adventures - Limited capacity for gear! West Coast Motel - in the pool, Ucluelet 2pm Children’s Book Launch & Interactive Presentation with Elin Kelsey, author of Hey! Not Your Typical Book About The Environment Clayoquot Field Station, Tofino 7pm-9pm Common Loaf Bakeshop presents Crepe Night the delicious fundraising tradition continues! Special menu to choose from. Common Loaf Bakeshop, Tofino 7pm-9pm Winter Wave Photo Showdown An Exhibition Competition for the Best Winter Wave Photos! Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, Ucluelet |
 March 7, Sunday Tofino Whale Festival, Ucluelet Whale Festival This means free admission with a Whale Festival button. Available at events. |
| 10am or 1pm
Whales & Tales: An Adventure By Boat! with naturalist Peter Shulze of Strawberry Island Research Society Ocean Outfitters, Tofino (12 spaces/boat) $79/To reserve 250-725-2866 10am-4pm Artists In Action catch West Coast artists in the act…of art! At various venues throughout Tofino & Ucluelet 10am-6pm ArtSplash! Pacific Rim Arts Society’s Annual Spring Art Show Harbour Lounge - Weigh West Marine Resort, Tofino Jamie’s Whaling Station’s Westcoast Passport To Adventure Contest Passports available at any info centre or either Jamie’s Whaling Station 11am – 2pm 14th Annual Chowder Chowdown Seaplane Base Rec Hall, Ucluelet Tickets at the door: $10 Adult/$5 Child/$25 family up to 4 kids 2:30-4:30pm Whale Watching Station & Interpretive Loop Amphitrite Point Lighthouse & Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet 7pm Sea Change Series hosts Watching Giants: The Secret Lives of Whales with author Elin Kelsey Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, Ucluelet |
| March 8, Monday Tofino Whale Festival, Ucluelet Whale Festival This means free admission with a Whale Festival button. Available at events. |
| 10am-4pm
Artists In Action catch West Coast artists in the act…of art! At various venues throughout Tofino & Ucluelet 10am-6pm ArtSplash! Pacific Rim Arts Society’s Annual Spring Art Show Harbour Lounge - Weigh West Marine Resort, Tofino 10am-6pm Monday-Friday Media Lounge An Interactive Multi-media Gallery & Coastal Sensory Experience The Shore/Ocean Outfitters, Tofino Jamie’s Whaling Station’s Westcoast Passport To Adventure Contest Passports available at any info centre or either Jamie’s Whaling Station 11am or 2pm Meares Island Big Tree Trail: Guided Hikes with naturalist Devorah Reeves Depart (by boat) from Ocean Outfitters, Tofino (10 spaces/trip) $49/adult $20/child - call 250- 725-2866 11am-12pm From Zero to 3,000 in 35 years! Sea Otters on the West Coast of Vancouver Island with marine biologist Josie Osborne Green Point Campground Theatre, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 1pm Monday - Friday Daily Marine Documentary Film Screenings Remote Passages Marine Excursions, Tofino 1pm Beach Seining Interactive Specimen Collecting with Ucluelet Aquarium interpreters & biologist friends. Meet at Terrace Beach, Ucluelet 1pm Uu-a-thluk: Taking Care of Species At Risk In Nuu-chah-nulth Territories with Nuuchah- nulth Tribal Council Fisheries biologist Katie Beach Green Point Campground Theatre, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 2pm Whale Quest Tofino – Part 1: Grey Whale ID Get to know local whales in print & paint! Remote Passages Marine Excursions boathouse, Tofino 7pm-9pm Sweet Indulgence: Annual All-You-Can-Eat Dessert Reception with special musical guests Smalltown Empire UAC Hall, Ucluelet Advance Tickets Only: $10 adults/$5 kids 12 & under 8pm Monday Night Movie: screening Julian Lennon’s “WhaleDreamers” Clayoquot Community Theatre, Tofino Tickets at the door: $5 minimum donation |
| March 9, Tuesday Tofino Whale Festival, Ucluelet Whale Festival This means free admission with a Whale Festival button. Available at events. |
| 10am-4pm
Artists In Action catch West Coast artists in the act…of art! At various venues throughout Tofino & Ucluelet 10am-6pm ArtSplash! Pacific Rim Arts Society’s Annual Spring Art Show Harbour Lounge - Weigh West Marine Resort, Tofino 10am-6pm Monday-Friday Media Lounge An Interactive Multi-media Gallery & Coastal Sensory Experience The Shore/Ocean Outfitters, Tofino Jamie’s Whaling Station’s Westcoast Passport To Adventure Contest Passports available at any info centre or either Jamie’s Whaling Station 8:30am-9:30am B-Bop Fitness and Wild Pacific Trail Discovery Walk with OJ Meet at He-Tin-Kis Park - Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet 10am or 1pm Whales & Tales: An Adventure By Boat! with naturalist Peter Shulze of Strawberry Island Research Society Ocean Outfitters, Tofino (12 spaces/boat) $79/To reserve 250-725-2866 10am Button Artist Recognition Celebration with artist Roy Henry Vickers Eagle Aerie Gallery, Tofino 11am Storytelling with artist Roy Henry Vickers Eagle Aerie Gallery, Tofino 11am Jewels of the Emerald Sea with Parks Canada marine biologist Jenn Yakimishyn Green Point Campground Theatre, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 1pm Monday - Friday Daily Marine Documentary Film Screenings Remote Passages Marine Excursions, Tofino 1pm Sand Dune Safari with Parks Canada staff Sibylla Helms & Carl Sieber Wickaninnish Beach - Parking lot C, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 2pm – 3pm Mudflat Interpretive Walk with marine biologist Josie Osborne Meet at Darwin’s Café - Tofino Botanical Gardens, Tofino Participation fee: $5 (includes 3-day Tofino Botanical Gardens Pass) 2pm-4pm Sea Creature Cookie Creators a creative activity for kids accompanied by adults Common Loaf Bakeshop, Tofino 3pm Fantastic Flippers! Sea Lions of the Pacific Northwest with marine mammal biologist Wendy Szaniszlo Green Point Campground Theatre, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 7pm Solitude: Seeking Wisdom In Extremes Slideshow & Stories on a year alone in the Patagonia wilderness with author Bob Kull Wild Heather Books, Ucluelet 7pm doors - 7:30pm-9pm 5th Annual WhaleFest Literary Spout-Off! This year’s theme: Water Darwin’s Café, Tofino Botanical Gardens, Tofino |
| March 10, Wednesday Tofino Whale Festival, Ucluelet Whale Festival This means free admission with a Whale Festival button. Available at events. |
| 9:30am
Blessing of The Boats 1st St Government Dock, Tofino 10am-4pm Artists In Action catch West Coast artists in the act…of art! At various venues throughout Tofino & Ucluelet 10am-6pm ArtSplash! Pacific Rim Arts Society’s Annual Spring Art Show Harbour Lounge - Weigh West Marine Resort, Tofino 10am-6pm Monday-Friday Media Lounge An Interactive Multi-media Gallery & Coastal Sensory Experience The Shore/Ocean Outfitters, Tofino Jamie’s Whaling Station’s Westcoast Passport To Adventure Contest Passports available at any info centre or either Jamie’s Whaling Station 10am-1pm Marine Mammal Research Day – Naturalist Tour By Boat! Depart from Subtidal Adventures, Ucluelet (12 spaces), $79/To reserve 250-726-7336 11am Storytelling with artist Roy Henry Vickers Eagle Aerie Gallery, Tofino 11am or 2pm Meares Island Big Tree Trail Guided Hikes with naturalist Devorah Reeves. Depart (by boat) from Ocean Outfitters, Tofino (10 spaces/trip) $49/adult $20/child - call 250- 725-2866 11am National Marine Conservation Areas on the Pacific Coast with Parks Canada staff Megumi Johns Green Point Campground Theatre, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 1pm Monday - Friday Daily Marine Documentary Film Screenings Remote Passages Marine Excursions, Tofino 1pm The Comeback of the Humpback with Caitlin Birdsall of the Vancouver Aquarium Green Point Campground Theatre, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 1pm Whale’s Eye View: Interactive SCUBA Diving Introduction with Ocean Planet Adventures - Limited capacity for gear! West Coast Motel - in the pool, Ucluelet 2-5pm Professional Development Workshop for Marine & Aquatic Educators with Sue Staniforth & NAME. Open to the public! Clayoquot Field Station, Tofino Must pre-register: contact eriko.arai@vanaqua.org or 604-659-3492 3pm Killer Whales: Recent Research on a Coastal Icon with Meghan McKillop of the Vancouver Aquarium Green Point Campground Theatre, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 7pm-12am Martini Migration: Feathers, Fur & Fins Fundraising Event - 5th Annual Skyy Vodka& Hendrick’s Gin Competition Tofino Community Hall, Tofino Advance Tickets Only: $45 8pm Solitude: Seeking Wisdom In Extremes Slideshow & Stories on a year alone in the Patagonia wilderness with author Bob Kull Clayoquot Community Theatre, Tofino Admission $5 or $10/family. |
| March 11, Thursday Tofino Whale Festival, Ucluelet Whale Festival This means free admission with a Whale Festival button. Available at events. |
| 10am-4pm
Artists In Action catch West Coast artists in the act…of art! At various venues throughout Tofino & Ucluelet 10am-6pm ArtSplash! Pacific Rim Arts Society’s Annual Spring Art Show Harbour Lounge - Weigh West Marine Resort, Tofino 10am-6pm Monday-Friday Media Lounge An Interactive Multi-media Gallery & Coastal Sensory Experience The Shore/Ocean Outfitters, Tofino Jamie’s Whaling Station’s Westcoast Passport To Adventure Contest Passports available at any info centre or either Jamie’s Whaling Station 8:30am-9:30am B-Bop Fitness and Wild Pacific Trail Discovery Walk with OJ Meet at He-Tin-Kis Park, Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet 9am-12pm Feathers & Flukes Boat Tour with guest guide & local birder Artie Ahier Remote Passages Marine Excursions, Tofino (12 spaces) $84/person/To reserve 725-3330 11am Life On The Beach with author & marine biologist Jim Cosgrove Clayoquot Community Theatre, Tofino 12pm Traditional Cedar Weaving Hands-on Workshop with First Nations Weavers & Artists UAC Hall, Ucluelet 1pm Monday - Friday Daily Marine Documentary Film Screenings Remote Passages Marine Excursions, Tofino 1pm No Mother Could Give More: The Giant Pacific Octopus with author & marine biologist Jim Cosgrove, Clayoquot Community Theatre, Tofino 1-4pm Ucluelet Maritime Kids Day an all-out afternoon of fun, art, science, and music! Seaplane Base Rec Hall, Ucluelet 3-4pm The Kerplunks – free Live Concert with Award Winning Children’s performers at Ucluelet Maritime Kids Day Seaplane Base Rec Hall, Ucluelet 3pm Live Dive: An Interactive Discovery Dive From the subsea direct via internet to the theatre audience with Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre at the Clayoquot Community Theatre, Tofino 4pm Seagrass Meadows: Magnets For Fish Diversity with Parks Canada marine scientist Dr. Cliff Robinson UAC Hall, Ucluelet 7pm-10:30pm Media Lounge: An Interactive Multi-media Gallery & Coastal Sensory Experience *Feature Presentation Night w/Matt Maran* The Shore/Ocean Outfitters, Tofino $5 at the door. 7pm Barnacle Blues: David Gogo Live in Concert with local openers Left at the Junction Auction prizes, live blues….and barnacles! Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, Ucluelet Advance tickets $40 or $45 at the door. Oh Yeah - David Gogo Rocks! Gotofino Highly Recommends This Gig! |
| March 12, Friday Tofino Whale Festival, Ucluelet Whale Festival This means free admission with a Whale Festival button. Available at events. |
| 10am-4pm
Artists In Action catch West Coast artists in the act…of art! At various venues throughout Tofino & Ucluelet 10am-6pm ArtSplash! Pacific Rim Arts Society’s Annual Spring Art Show Harbour Lounge - Weigh West Marine Resort, Tofino 10am-6pm Monday-Friday Media Lounge An Interactive Multi-media Gallery & Coastal Sensory Experience The Shore/Ocean Outfitters, Tofino Jamie’s Whaling Station’s Westcoast Passport To Adventure Contest Passports available at any info centre or either Jamie’s Whaling Station 10am or 1pm: Whales & Tales: An Adventure By Boat! with naturalist Peter Shulze of Strawberry, Island Research Society Ocean Outfitters, Tofino, (12 spaces/boat) $79/To reserve 725-2866 11am Storytelling with artist Roy Henry Vickers Eagle Aerie Gallery, Tofino 11am Skeletons In Our Closets with author & marine biologist Jim Cosgrove Green Point Campground Theatre, Pacific Rim, National Park Reserve 1pm Monday - Friday Daily Marine Documentary Film Screenings Remote Passages Marine Excursions, Tofino 1pm Interactive All-ages Workshop with swarm Hyper-Kinetic Percussion Group, Seaplane Base Rec Hall, Ucluelet 1-4pm Tofino Maritime Kids Day an all-out afternoon of fun, art, science, and music! Tofino Community Hall, Tofino 3pm-4pm The Kerplunks – free live concert Award Winning Children’s performers at Tofino Maritime Kids Day Tofino Community Hall, Tofino 3pm Wet & Wild Marine Mammal Research In Barkley & Clayoquot Sounds with marine mammal biologist Wendy Szaniszlo Green Point Campground Theatre, Pacific Rim, National Park Reserve 4pm Casual Coffee & Book Signing with author and marine biologist Jim Cosgrove Wild Heather Books, Ucluelet 7pm Sea Change Series hosts SurfRider Movie Night with special guest Serge Dedina, author of Saving The Gray Whale: People, Politics and Conservation in Baja California Clayoquot Community Theatre, Tofino Admission $5. 7pm swarm: Hyper-Kinetic Percussion Theatre Feature musical performance - for all ages! Seaplane Base Rec Hall, Ucluelet Tickets at the door $10 adults/$5 kids 12 & under/Family of 4 pass $25 |
| March 13, Saturday Tofino Whale Festival, Ucluelet Whale Festival This means free admission with a Whale Festival button. Available at events. |
| 8am-10am
Gourmet Local Food Breakfast with the Ucluelet Community Food Initiative& Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade UAC Hall, Ucluelet Tickets: $10 at the event 9:30am Wild Pacific Trail: New Section Grand Opening Celebration Meet at He-Tin-Kis Park - Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet 10am-4pm Artists In Action catch West Coast artists in the act…of art! At various venues throughout Tofino & Ucluelet 10am-6pm ArtSplash! Pacific Rim Arts Society’s Annual Spring Art Show Harbour Lounge - Weigh West Marine Resort, Tofino Jamie’s Whaling Station’s Westcoast Passport To Adventure Contest Passports available at any info centre or either Jamie’s Whaling Station 10am-11am Recipe for a Rainforest Family Rainforest Program with the Raincoast Education Society Meet at He-Tin-Kis Park - Wild Pacific Trail (opening ceremony site), Ucluelet 11am-12:30pm Casual Coffee & Book Signing with award winning journalist & author Alanna Mitchell, as part of the Sea Change Series Wild Heather Books, Ucluelet 11am Storytelling with artist Roy Henry Vickers Eagle Aerie Gallery, Tofino 12pm Traditional Cedar Weaving Hands-on Workshop with First Nations Weavers & Artists The Legion, Tofino 2pm Annual Rubber Fish Race $3 each or $5 for 2 racing fish! Thornton Creek Hatchery, Port Albion 4pm Sea Change Series hosts Alanna Mitchell author of international bestseller Sea Sick: The Global Ocean In Crisis Clayoquot Community Theatre, Tofino 8pm Headwater at Float Lounge Live Acoustic Music & Whale Fest Volunteer Appreciation Event! Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, Ucluelet Admission $10 at the door/Volunteers in their Whale Festival shirts get in free. 9:30pm doors Band TBA Live Band! Whale Fest Volunteer Thank you Shake-down! The Legion, Tofino Admission $TBA /Volunteers in their Whale Festival shirts get in free. |
| March 14, Friday Tofino Whale Festival, Ucluelet Whale Festival This means free admission with a Whale Festival button. Available at events. |
| 9:30-10:30am
SurfRider Foundation Ocean Conservation
Beach Clean-Up Meet at MacKenzie Beach in front of Best Western Tin Wis, Tofino 10am-4pm Artists In Action catch West Coast artists in the act…of art! At various venues throughout Tofino & Ucluelet 10am-6pm ArtSplash! Pacific Rim Arts Society’s Annual Spring Art Show Harbour Lounge - Weigh West Marine Resort, Tofino Jamie’s Whaling Station’s Westcoast Passport To Adventure Contest Passports available at any info centre or either Jamie’s Whaling Station 10:30am “I Heart Whale!” - Aerial Beach Art Public Project everyone welcome! *we’ll need lots of people!* MacKenzie Beach (in front of Tin Wis), Tofino 11:15am Tug-O-Whale: A Competition Tradition MacKenzie Beach (in front of Tin Wis), Tofino 12pm-1pm Traditionally Prepared Local-Inspired Lunch A part of Closing Day Celebration! 1pm-3:30pm Chu-yaa-ma-uuk (Gathering of the Whales) Whale Festival Closing Day Celebration Best Western Tin Wis Resort, Tofino Tickets $5 / Volunteers dine for $free 4pm Whale Dip (swim in the sea) - Welcoming Spring to the West Coast! MacKenzie Beach, Tofino 5pm-11pm Wrap Party & Art Show Long Beach Lodge Resort, Tofino |
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