Celebrated around the globe by thousands of organizations annually, World Ocean Day inspires action for a healthy ocean and a stable climate. Organized by our friends at Eagle Wing Whale Watching Tours and supported by GVHA, this special event has been celebrated at Fisherman’s Wharf for more than 10 years.

World Ocean Day takes place at Fisherman’s Wharf during Ocean Week Victoria, on Sunday, May 31 from 11 AM to 4 PM. The event is fun, free, and family-friendly, and features a variety of conservation organizations from around the Salish Sea. It features interactive activities, marine exhibits, a touch tank, live diving presentations, ocean conservation displays, face painting, and much more.

World Ocean Day 2026 will begin with a performance by the Esquimalt Nation Dancers. We will provide a full schedule nearer to the event.

The following organizations are expected to participate. This list will be confirmed nearer to the event.

• Canadian Orca Rescue Society
• Capital Regional District
• Cetus Research & Conservation Society
• CPAWS · SNAP Canada
• Dakini Tidal Wilds
• Eagle Wing Tours
• Galiano Conservancy
• Geological Survey of Canada
• Georgia Strait Alliance
• Gorge Waterway Initiative
• Gorge Waterway Nature House
• Greater Victoria Harbour Authority
• Ocean Week Victoria
• Ocean Wise
• Ocean Networks Canada
• Pacific Wild
• Parks Canada, Vancouver
• Peninsula Streams Society
• Plant-Based Cities Movement
• Raincoast Conservation Foundation
• Royal BC Museum
• Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue – Station 35 Victoria
• Royal Canadian Navy — Navy Reserves
• SeaChange Marine Conservation Society
• Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea
• Stream to Sea (DFO)
• UVic Faculty of Science
• West Coast Environmental Law
• World Fisheries Trust