Open House & Salmon BBQ
Sunday 22 June 2025
11:00am – 4:00pm
free admission, food available for purchase
You’re invited to the annual Open House!
Live music, activities, and of course a traditional salmon barbecue.
Collections Tours, 11am | 12pm | 2pm | 3pm
Usually closed to the public, Open House is an opportunity to visit the collections areas beneath the Museum. What happens to an object once it is donated? Come and find out. Sign up for a free tour on site, spaces limited.
Accessibility note: collections areas are accessed by stairs.
Triangle Island Lighthouse and Moss Cottage, open for visits
How many times have you passed the lighthouse and that little white cottage with green trim and wondered what is inside? Open House is your chance.
Salmon BBQ, 12pm
Slow-grilled over an alder fire, the salmon bbq is a favourite tradition. The full meal is accompanied by potato salad, bun and dessert with strawberries from historic Woodside Farm. Hamburgers, hotdogs also available.
Live music and activities – details coming soon!
Events at the Sooke Region Museum
2025 schedule (more details available for each event closer to the date)
5 June – 28 August – Sooke Night Market, 5-8pm
22 June – Open House
27 September – Crab Fest – new event!
25 October – Sooke Spook
8 November – Indigenous Veterans Memorial and Remembrance Day event
6 December – Winter Market & Moss Cottage Christmas
At Community Events
We also like to participate in other community events, and will be at the following this spring/summer:
26 April – Sookarama, organized by Sooke Lions at Seaparc
3 May – Rubber Duck Race, organized by SookeHarbourside Lions Club at Sooke River Campground
7 June – Sooke Community Festival, organized by the District of Sooke at Woodside Farm
1 July – Canada Day, organized by the Sooke Lions Club, District of Sooke, Sooke Chamber of Commerce at Fred Milne Park
17 August – All Sooke Day, organized by the Sooke Community Association