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How to Get to the Festival

Glendale Gardens & Woodland
at The Horticulture Centre of the Pacific (HCP)
505 Quayle Road, Victoria, BC
(at the corner of Beaver Lake Rd. & Quayle Rd.)

Travel green... reduce your carbon footprint

By BIODIESEL SHUTTLE BUS
Courtesy of Tofino Bus

Download shuttle bus schedule

Disclaimer: The shuttle bus is intended as a transit connection only! Please do not park in the parking lots at Mayfair Mall, Camosun College or Royal Oak. FREE parking is provided at the festival.

By BUS

The nearest bus stop is on Viaduct Avenue West and Interurban Road near Camosun College, Interurban Campus. Three Victoria Regional Transit bus routes, 8, 21 and 39, travel to the Interurban campus of Camosun College. For maps, schedules and fares, see the Victoria Regional Transit website.

By BICYCLE

The Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition provides information on cycle paths and routes throughout the region. Route maps for Saanich and other areas are available online. At the Festival, valet parking by donation is provided at Interurban entrance only.

By CAR - Lots of parking available

Vehicle Parking: Easy-to-follow signs will direct you to the nearby parking lot, where volunteers will make sure you find the optimal parking spot. Volunteers will be on-site all day long, although we can not be held liable for the security of your vehicle. Please do NOT leave your pet in your vehicle. Due to warm weather pets may be in distress. We reserve the right to contact the appropriate authorities to remove distressed pets from vehicles.

By BC FERRIES - Then bus/bike/drive

If you are coming to the Festival from the Mainland or the Gulf Islands, you will find ferry schedules for the crossing at the BC Ferries site.

By FERRY from the U.S. - Then bus/bike/drive

If you are coming to the Festival from Anacortes, you will find ferry schedule on the Washington State Ferries website. If you are coming from Port Angeles, you will find ferry schedule on the Black Ball Ferry Line website.

Directions...

From DOWNTOWN VICTORIA

NORTH on BLANSHARD ST.; will become HWY 17 (PAT BAY HIGHWAY)

Take the ROYAL OAK DRIVE EXIT3

LEFT on ROYAL OAK DRIVE

(0.6 km/0.4 mi)...RIGHT on WEST SAANICH RD.

(1.5 km/1 mi)…LEFT on BEAVER LAKE RD.

(0.3 km/0.2 mi)…LEFT on BEAVER RD.

Public parking is available off of BEAVER RD. (watch for signs)

From VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT/BC FERRIES/SIDNEY

Follow signs from airport/ferries/Sidney and head SOUTH towards Victoria on HWY 17 (PAT BAY HIGHWAY)

take the ROYAL OAK DRIVE EXIT 11

RIGHT on ROYAL OAK DRIVE

(0.6 km/0.4 mi)…RIGHT on WEST SAANICH RD.

(1.5 km/1 mi)…LEFT on BEAVER LAKE RD.

(0.3 km/0.2 mi)…LEFT on BEAVER RD.

Public parking is available off of BEAVER RD. (watch for signs)

From SOOKE

Start out going EAST on SOOKE RD./PROVINCIAL RTE 14

(21 km/14 mi)…LEFT on VETERANS MEMORIAL PKWY

(2 km/1.4 mi)…follow signs to PROVINCIAL RTE 1 / TRANS CANADA HWY south toward Victoria

(4 km/2.7 mi)…take the HELMCKEN RD. exit- EXIT 8

Left on HELMCKEN RD.

(2 km/1.4 mi)…LEFT on INTERURBAN RD.

(3 km/1.8 mi)…RIGHT on QUAYLE RD.

Watch for signs for Parking/Entrance

From NORTH OF THE MALAHAT

Follow RTE 1/TRANS CANADA HWY SOUTH toward Victoria

Take the HELMCKEN RD. exit- EXIT 8