Pacific Rim Whale Festival Mar. 15, 2026

Pacific Rim Whale Festival

Spring break on Vancouver Island looks a little different. Here, the Pacific Rim Whale Festival celebrates the annual spring migration of thousands of grey whales as they pass close to the island"s west coast. Created by local communities in the 1980s, the festival marks the whales" return north from breeding lagoons in Baja California, Mexico.

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Where is this scenic view?
Mar. 15, 2024Abbotsford, British Columbia
Mar. 15, 2025Pacific Rim Whale Festival

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