Programs and Events

Public Programs & Events
Check back here regularly to find out more information about upcoming events.

Steveston Heritage Experience
Go back in time on an interactive walking tour, stopping at four celebrated historic attractions Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site, the Steveston Interurban Tram, Steveston Museum, and the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site. You’ll hear eye-opening tales of yesteryear village life, as told by a chatty fisherman who seems to have just stepped from the streets of 1914. Carefully chosen food and beverage tastings will be served at each location. Bus transportation is provided between Britannia Shipyards and Steveston Village and then back to Britannia Shipyards.19+ Only.

Watch our  30 second promotional video.

2019 Tour Dates
Saturdays from 2:00 - 5:00pm on the following dates:

May 25, June 15, July 13, August 17, September 14, October 5

Tours starts at Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
5180 Westwater Drive, Richmond
$65 + tax per person. 19+ only. 

For more information and tickets visit:
www.visitrichmondbc.com/stevestonheritageexperience

Culture Days
September 27-29, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
FREE

Take a step back in time with our Living History program. Find out more about the Interurbans from the Conductor who worked on the line, or a few choice passengers portrayed by costumed staff and volunteers. 

How did the Conductor's coin changer work? Why were farmers taking milk canisters on the tram cars? Learn the answers to these questions and more at Culture Days at the Steveston Tram!

Other activities include our Mobile Discovery Corner, and be sure to collect a tram ticket from one of our Conductors if you are a younger visitor!

Living History 
Explore Steveston’s historic sites through Living History! 

Step into the past with historical demonstrations led by heritage interpreters dressed in period costume. Experiences include:

• Net mending at Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site 
• Talking to the Conductor at the Steveston Tram 
• Early banking at the Steveston Museum
• Laundry with a scrub board and mangle at London Heritage Farm

Email interurban1220@richmond.ca to become a Living History volunteer

School Programs - 2019
For booking inquiries please contact the Steveston Heritage Sites School Programs Coordinator at 604-238-6104 

Tram Travellers
Grades 4-6
Climb aboard the newly restored Tram Car 1220 and travel back in time to meet members of Steveston's multicultural community. Students will discover how the tram system transcended class and cultural barriers while exploring the diverse stories of two passengers using objects and text.
Cost: $5 per students
Availability: Year-round, 90 minute program