The Tofino Oyster festival is a weekend of events dedicated to celebrating this west coast bivalve. Join in the celebration, which in part benefits Redd Fish Restoration Society! See here for more information and tickets.
Join us to clean up Ha’uukmin Tribal Parks! Come ready to get dirty with your friends and family, and clean up any garbage/debris left on the back roads in Ha’uukmin Tribal Park. Rain or shine. Bring your own vehicle. Snacks and hot drinks provided. Draw prizes and Litter Legends awards to follow. Garbage bags available. Foster respect for the land and others!
Please note that this event takes place on the back roads and that you will be driving your own vehicle. Redd Fish will have a truck on hand but most volunteers will be responsible to pick up and drive the roads themselves- take this into account with your own vehicle.
This annual event has cleared over 120666kg of debris from the back roads, helping to maintain a healthy and thriving ecosystem.
10am: Registration at the Junction
11-2pm: Trash collection
2pm: Dump runs, lunch
3pm-onwards: Award Ceremony and After Party
Join us for pumpkin carving!
This event is free and family friendly. We will be screening a Halloween movie that is appropriate for all ages.
Bring your own pumpkin! Carving tools provided but folks are welcome to bring their own if they wish.
Free & Drop in from 3pm-6pm!
Learn to bead a poppy with Elizabeth George at Redd Fish Supply Co.
From 10am-4pm, Elizabeth George will help participants learn basics of beading, and take the time to help each participant complete a beaded poppy.
Elizabeth George is a Tofino-based, nuu-chah-nulth artist whose days revolve around creativity and family. Whether she's weaving or working with beads, each piece begins with sourcing materials, which is often a family effort, guided by the seasons and what the land and ocean provide. With a family full of artists, creativity is a shared language. They play an active role in Elizabeth’s work, supporting her at markets and contributing to her artistic process.
Teaching is also a key part of Elizabeth’s life. She finds deep joy in passing on her skills and watching others grow, take pride in their work, and connect with their own creativity.
Rooted in community and culture, Elizabeth’s work is as much about sharing as it is about making—an ongoing conversation between tradition, family, and place.
HOW TO REGISTER:
https://square.link/u/Zmwq3aFF Register via this link for us to track attendance.
E-transfer $50 the artist directly via her email: tuumook@icloud.com
Andy Mackinnon will be launching his newest edition of “Plants of the Pacific Coast”. Join us to learn more about plants, Andy’s book writing journey, probably fungi, and more!
There will be mushroom hot chocolate available to purchase, and entry is free.
Grab a copy of the newest edition of Plants of the Pacific Coast and get it signed by the author!
Where: Redd Fish Supply Co
When: 7pm
Andy MacKinnon is a forest ecologist who lives on southern Vancouver Island. He also Works with Redd Fish Restoration. He is a retired Professional Forester and Professional Biologist who Worked for the BC Forest Service for three decades, mostly on BC’s coast, where he was responsible for ecosystem classification and mapping. and a program of forest ecology research. Andy is the co-author of “Mushrooms of British Columbia” & has co-taught the “Mushrooms of the West Coast” course alongside Raincoast Education Society for more than a decade.
Join Andy Mackinnon for an introductory native plant walk!
This event is free, and will be feature a short 1.5 hour walk and talk all about native flora and fungi!
Meet at Walk in the Forest trail head at 2pm.
Location link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HhXQvB1ZvtuZforv7
Followed by the “Plants of the Pacific Coast” book launch at Redd Fish Supply Co.
Andy MacKinnon is a forest ecologist who lives on southern Vancouver Island. He also works, occasionally, with Redd Fish Restoration. He is a retired Professional Forester and Professional Biologist who worked for the BC Forest Service for three decades, mostly on BC’s coast, where he was responsible for ecosystem classification and mapping and a program of forest ecology research. For many years, Andy co-taught forest ecology field courses with Gisele Martin in Tla-o-qui-aht territory, and with Jim Pojar in Huu-ay-aht (Bamfield) and Haida (Haida Gwaii) territories. Andy and Jim are co-authors of six best-selling books about the plants of western North America. Andy is also co-author of the Royal BC Museum’s Handbook “Mushrooms of British Columbia”, and President of the South Vancouver Island Mycological Society. He has co-taught the Raincoast Education Society’s “Mushrooms of the West Coast” course for more than a decade. Andy is also an enthusiastic advocate for conservation, and currently serves as Board Chair of the Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT, southern Vancouver Island’s land trust).
Kimberly Lecky of Sea Woven will be hosting a macrame/weaving workshop all about plant hangers!
This 1-2 hour long class is perfect for beginners and folks of all ages. You will be provided with all the material to create your macrame plant hanger! Combining traditional macrame and weaving techniques, this style create eye-catching projects that pop with colour.
$35 per participant.
Register HERE!
The Cultural Heritage Festival engages the residents of the west coast region of Vancouver Island to explore the many avenues of our varied culture through various art disciplines. This year’s “Queers of the Coast” heritage fest celebrate queer culture in our region.
Join us at Redd Fish Supply Co. on September 17th for a night of poetry, songs, readings, and whatever else that feels pulled from you to celebrate our queer past, present, and future!
Event info:
There is one gender inclusive, non-accessible washroom
This venue is wheelchair accessible
this event is free to attend
this event is all ages
there are earplugs available
there are free snacks and drinks
we respect folks choice to wear a mask
This is an open event- all queer folks are invited, as well as folks who support queer folks.
Experience the Beauty of Elk Lake! Get ready for an unforgettable adventure! Join us on Sunday, September 13th, for the inaugural Tall Tree 10K, a spectacular run around the breathtaking Elk Lake in Victoria, BC
All proceeds from the Tall Tree 10K go directly to the Redd Fish Restoration Society. Find out more or register for the Tall Tree 10k here
The Port Alberni Salmon Festival is an affordable and family-friendly festival that showcases and celebrates the finest food, beverages, music, and art of the Alberni Valley.
Salmon – Salmon Festival celebrates the salmon run as a pillar of the Alberni Valley’s cultural history, current ecosystem and sustainable future. We celebrate the connection of our salmon to our First Nations, local economy, sport fishermen and community food security.
Redd Fish will be set up with an outreach and merch booth, to connect with visitors and talk about our work on the west coast!
We will be attending on the Friday and Saturday days of the market.
See you there!
The Port Alberni Salmon Festival is an affordable and family-friendly festival that showcases and celebrates the finest food, beverages, music, and art of the Alberni Valley.
Salmon – Salmon Festival celebrates the salmon run as a pillar of the Alberni Valley’s cultural history, current ecosystem and sustainable future. We celebrate the connection of our salmon to our First Nations, local economy, sport fishermen and community food security.
Redd Fish will be set up with an outreach and merch booth, to connect with visitors and talk about our work on the west coast!
We will be attending on the Friday and Saturday days of the market.
See you there!
Build-A-Whale (BAW) is a hands-on educational program featuring the skeleton of a real offshore orca, O120 or ‘Palm’.
The program allows participants to assist in constructing her skeleton while learning about the biology, ecology, anatomy, evolution and conservation of killer whales.
Join us every Friday at Big Beach in Ucluelet to learn all about becoming better environmental stewards for marine wildlife and ecosystems!
FREE PROGRAM!
NOTE: in case of rain, we will host Build-A-Whale at the Amphitrite House.
Build-A-Whale (BAW) is a hands-on educational program featuring the skeleton of a real offshore orca, O120 or ‘Palm’.
The program allows participants to assist in constructing her skeleton while learning about the biology, ecology, anatomy, evolution and conservation of killer whales.
Join us every Friday at Big Beach in Ucluelet to learn all about becoming better environmental stewards for marine wildlife and ecosystems!
FREE PROGRAM!
NOTE: in case of rain, we will host Build-A-Whale at the Amphitrite House.
Build-A-Whale (BAW) is a hands-on educational program featuring the skeleton of a real offshore orca, O120 or ‘Palm’.
The program allows participants to assist in constructing her skeleton while learning about the biology, ecology, anatomy, evolution and conservation of killer whales.
Join us every Friday at Big Beach in Ucluelet to learn all about becoming better environmental stewards for marine wildlife and ecosystems!
FREE PROGRAM!
NOTE: in case of rain, we will host Build-A-Whale at the Amphitrite House.
We conduct sea star surveys once a month during low tide at three intertidal locations from April to September. Our methodology is based off of those from the Pacific Rocky Intertidal Monitoring Lab of UCSC. Data is collected for the number, species, size, and degree of wasting syndrome of sea stars. At the end of each field season our data is shared with the Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) to contribute to a larger North America-wide database to be used as open source data for SSWS research. The information collected from this data can be used to track seasonal and long-term trends in sea star species abundance, diversity, and level of wasting disease both within small-scale and large-scale regions.
Join us for the 12th year of counting sea stars at our Tonquin Study Site!
The tide waits for no one!
Please arrive on time, as volunteers must complete the on-site training of methods and protocols prior to each survey. You can help us by coming prepared and completing the following tasks:
Attend/watch the training workshop (optional)
Sign and email our volunteer waiver and photo release form to jadyn@reddfish.org
Read through the SSSP protocol doc
Remember to dress for the weather, wear sturdy waterproof footwear (for traversing slippery rocks) and come ready to survey some sea stars!
Space Ukee’s next flash day is partnered up with our friends @reddfishsupplyco @reddfishrestoration !
they are a local organization {female-led!} focused on ecosystem restoration, research, education, & working in partnership with the nuučaanuł Nations. if you haven’t nerded out about their many endeavors & initiatives, we highly recommend that you do!
the theme will be Field Finds.
more info;
• doors open at 11am, and we’ll be working until around 5/6pm
• first come, first served!
• flash designs only ~ the artists’ flash pages will be promoted leading up to the event!
• proceeds will go to @reddfishsupplyco \ @reddfishrestoration
** artwork by @fawnlilytattoos
Build-A-Whale (BAW) is a hands-on educational program featuring the skeleton of a real offshore orca, O120 or ‘Palm’.
The program allows participants to assist in constructing her skeleton while learning about the biology, ecology, anatomy, evolution and conservation of killer whales.
Join us every Friday at Big Beach in Ucluelet to learn all about becoming better environmental stewards for marine wildlife and ecosystems!
FREE PROGRAM!
NOTE: in case of rain, we will host Build-A-Whale at the Amphitrite House.
Build-A-Whale (BAW) is a hands-on educational program featuring the skeleton of a real offshore orca, O120 or ‘Palm’.
The program allows participants to assist in constructing her skeleton while learning about the biology, ecology, anatomy, evolution and conservation of killer whales.
Join us every Friday at Big Beach in Ucluelet to learn all about becoming better environmental stewards for marine wildlife and ecosystems!
FREE PROGRAM!
NOTE: in case of rain, we will host Build-A-Whale at the Amphitrite House.
HAPPY UKEE DAYS!
Join us for a caesar or a coffee and watch the annual Ukee Days parade.
The shop will be open early and selling $7 caesars and the usual coffee and snacks.
Build-A-Whale (BAW) is a hands-on educational program featuring the skeleton of a real offshore orca, O120 or ‘Palm’.
The program allows participants to assist in constructing her skeleton while learning about the biology, ecology, anatomy, evolution and conservation of killer whales.
Join us every Friday at Big Beach in Ucluelet to learn all about becoming better environmental stewards for marine wildlife and ecosystems!
FREE PROGRAM!
NOTE: in case of rain, we will host Build-A-Whale at the Amphitrite House.
Join Redd Fish and Stqeeye’ learning society to build beaver dam analogs in the Lee Creek floodplain, located on the territory of the hul’q’umi’num-speaking peoples in the village of Xwaaqw’um (Salt Spring Island).
Email rachel@stqeeye.ca to sign up and learn more.
Build-A-Whale (BAW) is a hands-on educational program featuring the skeleton of a real offshore orca, O120 or ‘Palm’.
The program allows participants to assist in constructing her skeleton while learning about the biology, ecology, anatomy, evolution and conservation of killer whales.
Join us every Friday at Big Beach in Ucluelet to learn all about becoming better environmental stewards for marine wildlife and ecosystems!
FREE PROGRAM!
NOTE: in case of rain, we will host Build-A-Whale at the Amphitrite House.
We conduct sea star surveys once a month during low tide at three intertidal locations from April to September. Our methodology is based off of those from the Pacific Rocky Intertidal Monitoring Lab of UCSC. Data is collected for the number, species, size, and degree of wasting syndrome of sea stars. At the end of each field season our data is shared with the Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe) to contribute to a larger North America-wide database to be used as open source data for SSWS research. The information collected from this data can be used to track seasonal and long-term trends in sea star species abundance, diversity, and level of wasting disease both within small-scale and large-scale regions.
Join us for the 12th year of counting sea stars at our Tonquin Study Site!
The tide waits for no one!
Please arrive on time, as volunteers must complete the on-site training of methods and protocols prior to each survey. You can help us by coming prepared and completing the following tasks:
Attend/watch the training workshop (optional)
Sign and email our volunteer waiver and photo release form to jadyn@reddfish.org
Read through the SSSP protocol doc
Remember to dress for the weather, wear sturdy waterproof footwear (for traversing slippery rocks) and come ready to survey some sea stars!
The 5th Annual Salmon Trail Begins!
Join us daily to learn more about salmon, their unique life stages, and the different ecosystems that support them. The Salmon Trail is a joint project between Redd Fish Restoration Society and the Ucluelet Aquarium, consisting of five educational stations across Ucluelet and Tofino on different days of the week. The stations aim to educate about the salmon lifecycle and why salmon is so important to coastal communities.
Find us daily at Redd Fish Supply Co and the Ucluelet Aquarium
Wednesdays at the Lighthouse Loop
Thursdays at the Kwisitis Visitor Centre
Saturdays at the Tofino Market
Sundays at the Ucluelet Market
Find out more here
The WESTCOAST TRIPLE PLANK is a three-day snow-surf-skate-friendly event to celebrate and protect our beautiful coast. This year the event takes place between April 30-May 3. Please visit here for more information!
All proceeds from this event go to Redd Fish Restoration Society.
Our Pro-D Day programs, offered in partnership with Redd Fish Restoration Society and Raincoast Education Society, invite kids to explore the natural world through creative, hands-on activities, outdoor discovery, and guided curiosity—turning a day off school into a day of connection, creativity, and learning.
April 24th, 2026
Whale, whale , whale…another amazing program! Our special guest “Palm”, the offshore orca skeleton, will be joining us today to teach us about kakawin (orcas) and their important roles in the ocean.
This seaweed festival, hosted by the Ucluelet Aquarium, will be a gathering to showcase the people, relationships, and technologies in our growing Canadian seaweed economy.
April 19th, 2026
Seaweed Flash Tattoos
11am-6pm
SPACE Ukee
Seaweed Market
3pm-7pm
Ucluelet Aquarium
Seaweed Sector Panel
7pm
Ucluelet Aquarium
April 20th
Seaweed Field Session
9am
Big Beach
Join us for the launch of the third Zine Queen’s Issue “Get Lucky”!
There are 15 featured artists who will be reading their poetry, showing their photography, and many more art forms.
This low pressure, community gathering is open to all.
This is going to be an open mic with time to mingle and look at the zine for the first time. If you’re interested in performing, or just listening, come by!
Time: 6-9pm
Where: Redd Fish Supply Co.
Info: there is a single stall, gender neutral and accessible bathroom on site.
There wil be a variety of seating and tea for purchase. Street parking is available!
Pacific Rim Arts Society with Miles Downsbrough & Dave Hurtwitz will be leading this “How to tie a fly” workshop at Redd Fish Supply Co.
Registration required- email prasworkshops@gmail.com.
From Pacific Rim Whale Fest:
Embark on a day of maritime exploration at Maritime Kids Day, a special event proudly supported by Remote Passages Marine Excursions. This event offers a fantastic opportunity for children and families to engage with the wonders of the marine world.
Maritime Kids Day features a variety of hands-on educational activities designed for all ages. Join us for an immersive experience in interactive learning that fosters curiosity and wonder for our marine ecosystem.
This year, we are excited to host the SEA DOME with the Ocean Wise team. This 6-metre, portable inflatable planetarium is designed for immersive education about ocean conservation. It features 360-degree, 4K video, showing marine environments like kelp forests, alongside expert-led, hands-on learning with artifacts, aimed at empowering youth to protect the ocean
Learn about our coastal ecosystem with Parks Canada, Ocean Wise, Ocean Networks Canada, DFO and Build-A-Whale with Redd Fish Restoration.
Free face painting with Ethereal Face Painting.
Cooking decorating by Gray Whale Deli.
Join us for a family-friendly day of discovery, where children can explore, learn, and appreciate the marine wonders that surround us. Maritime Kids Day is more than an event; it's a celebration of the next generation's connection to the ocean. Be part of this exciting day of maritime education and fun!
Time: 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Location: Ucluelet Community Centre, Ucluelet, BC
mbark on a day of maritime exploration at Maritime Kids Day, a special event proudly supported by Remote Passages Marine Excursions. This event offers a fantastic opportunity for children and families to engage with the wonders of the marine world.
Maritime Kids Day features a variety of hands-on educational activities designed for all ages. Join us for an immersive experience in interactive learning that fosters curiosity and wonder for our marine ecosystem.
This year, we are excited to host the SEA DOME with the Ocean Wise team. This 6-metre, portable inflatable planetarium is designed for immersive education about ocean conservation. It features 360-degree, 4K video, showing marine environments like kelp forests, alongside expert-led, hands-on learning with artifacts, aimed at empowering youth to protect the ocean
Plus learn about our coastal ecosystem with Parks Canada, Ocean Networks Canada, DFO and Build-A-Whale with Redd Fish Restoration.
