Pacific Rim Whale Festival
The Pacific Rim Whale Festival is an annual event celebrating the return of Pacific Grey Whales to the West coast of Vancouver Island on their Northern migration route. The week-long festival hosts a number of fun events throughout Tofino, Ucluelet, and the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Featured events include the Parade of Whales and Wonder, the coveted return of Chowder Chowdown with TUCG, Maritime Kids Days and our Baleen Bash closing party with Shred Kelly!
Date and Time
Saturday Mar 14, 2026 Saturday Mar 21, 2026
Location
Tofino, Ucluelet and Pacific Rim National Park
Fees/Admission
Event Admission. The Pacific Rim Whale Festival has two types of events - Button Events & Ticketed Events. Button Events: Purchase a button at your first event to access the many button events throughout the festival week. $10 adult 19+ / $5 children & concessions. Ticketed Events: These events require the purchase of a ticket (electronic or physical) to attend. Links to purchase these tickets are available in the event descriptions below. These events have limited capacity, so don’t wait to purchase!
Contact Information
Kelli Beattie
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Po Box 521, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0 – (250) 725-3153 – info@tofinochamber.org