The Oak Bay Night Markets are Coming!
The 2026 Oak Bay Night Markets will be held on the second Wednesday of June, July, August and September, on the following dates: June 10th, July 8th, August 12th and September 9th. The markets run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Come on down to Oak Bay Avenue and enjoy the fun.
Upcoming Heritage Foundation Meetings
Guests are welcome at our meetings. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, June 9th at 4 p.m. The meeting will be in the Monterey Rec Centre, Cedar Room. On occasion our meeting room is changed due to scheduling at the Rec Centre. If we are not in the Cedar Room, please ask at the […]
Wentworth Villa-Architectural Heritage Museum-upcoming events
Wentworth Villa – Architectural Heritage Museum Walks, talks and events happening at the Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street, Victoria
Upcoming Coolkit Workshop, Saturday, May 30th, 2026
The Oak Bay Coolkit Program is celebrating local climate actions & planning what’s next for Coolkit. Saturday, May 30th at the Windsor Pavilion from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Victoria Historical Society Presents “Celebrating Tam Kung Temple’s 150th Anniversary” on May 28, 2026
Celebrating Tam Kung Temple’s 150th Anniversary. Celebrate Asian Heritage Month by learning more about the oldest Chinese Temple in Canada. Presenters will be Nora Butz, President of the Yen Wo Society and Gayle Nye, Tam Kung Temple Community Coordinator. Gayle Nye is a descendent of the temple’s original founder. Place: New Horizons 234 Menzies St. […]
Forgotten Spanish Explorers in Oak Bay Waters
This Oak Bay Heritage Foundation Lecture was presented by historian Barry Gough, as part of the Marion Cumming Lecture Series on January 21, 2026. Dr. Gough is the author of “Juan de Fuca’s Strait: Voyages in the Waterway of Forgotten Dreams”. This article is from the April 2026 issue of the Oak Bay Neighbours magazine […]
Who was Marion Cumming?
Who was Marion Cumming?read more Marion began the Oak Bay Heritage Foundation lectures in 2004 and she was long time member of the Oak Bay Heritage Commission and Oak Bay Heritage Foundation and a very hard working advocate for heritage concerns .
A View Of Victoria-The Mystery of Hermann Tiedemann’s Lithograph of 1860
The Tidemann Lithograph of 1860 As part of the Marion Cumming Lecture Series, on March 11, 2026 Ben Clinton-Baker and Dr. Charles Leitz, curators at Wentworth Villa Museum, Florence Dick, Songhees Elder and Knowledge Keeper and maritime historian Dr. Barry Gough explored the origin, content and purpose of architect/surveyor Hermann Tiedemann’s famous depiction of Victoria […]
A Recent Article in Oak Bay Neighbours’ Magazine
We would like you to enjoy a recent article published in the February issue of the Oak Bay Neighbours magazine. The story is by OBHF President Robert Taylor. Archival Photography. See Stir the pot -1 See Stir the pot-2
Bowker Creek Cards
Bowker Creek cards are available by donation at the Marion Cumming lectures Students from the Grade 6, 7 and 8 Brainstorm Project at Monterey Middle School produced the card for the Oak Bay Heritage Foundation. The intent of the project was to introduce youngsters to some local natural heritage. They visited the creek to sketch […]