Ring in the New Year!

 

Spend the last day of 2022 having a blast at the Vancouver Maritime Museum!

We have a day full of fun family activities planned at the Museum on December 31st! Together we will explore noise-making and bell-ringing traditions from around the world, ring St. Roch’s bell 16 times, make our own bells, go on a scavenger hunt around the Museum and listen to a magical Inuit tale about the origin of day and night.

Event Schedule

 

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

  • Bell-making craft station
  • Historic bell display next to St. Roch
  • Scavenger hunt (map available at Visitor Services desk)

11:00 am

The first reading of The Origin of Day and Night at Children’s Gallery followed by a discussion about the celebration of Quviasukvik.

12:00 pm

Join us aboard St. Roch to ring the bell 16 times to welcome the New Year. 

1:00 pm 

The second reading of The Origin of Day and Night at Children’s Gallery followed by a discussion about the celebration of Quviasukvik.

2:00 pm

The last reading of The Origin of Day and Night at Children’s Gallery followed by a discussion about the celebration of Quviasukvik.

 

Details

Date: December 31, 2022
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Tickets: The event is free with the purchase of a museum admission ticket