Programs and Events

Public Programs
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 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:
September 14, October 5

Have your family and friends join you on the tour: 
Purchase two tickets for $115 (saving of $7.50 per ticket) and four tickets for $220 (savings of $10 per ticket) plus taxes.

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
10:00am-5:00pm
FREE
Discover Richmond's storied past throughout the year and over the Culture Days weekend at Steveston's historic sites. Try your hand at mending fishing nets at Britannia Shipyards, hop aboard the Steveston Tram and meet the friendly Conductor, wash clothes at London Heritage Farm and draft a bank note with a fountain pen in the Bank Manager's office at the Steveston Museum.

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, Culture Days Scavenger Hunt 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
The Steveston Tram offers school programs based on local history that cover the new curriculum's BIG IDEAS through inquiry-based learning. To request a school programs booking, access the 2019 - 2020 school programs brochure PDF, and click on the link to fill in the online booking form.

 2019 - 2020 Richmond's Museums and Heritage Sites School Programs Brochure

For school program inquiries call 604-238-6104.

Pro-D Workshop for Teachers: Friday October 25, 2019

For more information, check out the flyer below:

 Richmond's Museums and Heritage Sites Pro-D Workshop Flyer

All Aboard Tram Car 1220  
Grades:  K – 3
Climb aboard Tram Car 1220, and listen to stories about the employee’s roles and culturally diverse passengers. Students engage in hands-on puzzles to understand how riding the tram brought communities together.
Cost: $5.00 per student (minimum fee applies)
Availability: Sept. – June
Times: 9:30-11:00am & 12:30-2:00pm (90 minute program)

Rails Across Richmond
Grades: 4 – 6 
Board Tram Car 1220, and discover how transportation technology transformed Richmond’s landscape, influenced the economy and connected communities. Students explore artefacts to uncover the diverse stories of the tram passengers.
Cost: $5.00 (minimum fee applies)
Availability: Sept. – June
Times: 9:30-11:00am & 12:30-2:00pm (90 minute program)