🧗♀️ How to meet people in Victoria
Popular groups, clubs and activities for adults, families and seniors to meet people in Victoria, BC
📱 Apps & websites
Bumble - BFF mode to meet friends: bumble.com
Meetup.com: meetup.com/cities/ca/bc/victoria
Reddit r/VictoriaBC: reddit.com/r/VictoriaBC
🪴 Community gardens & gardening groups
Saanich
Agnes Street Gardnes (community garden), Saanich: agnesstreetgardens.ca
Capital City Allotment Association, Saanich: ccaagardens.org
Central Saanich Community Gardens Society, Saanich: csgardens.org
Peninsula Garden Club, Saanich: peninsulagardenclub.ca
Sooke
Sooke Garden Club: sookegardenclub.ca
Sunriver Community Gardens: sunrivercommunitygardens.ca
Victoria
Cecelia Ravine Community Gardens, Burnside Gorge neighbourhood, Victoria: burnsidegorge.ca/community-gardens
Earth Bound Community Garden, Fernwood neighbourhood, Victoria: crdcommunitygreenmap.ca/location/earth-bound-community-garden
Esquimalt Community Garden Society: facebook.com/ESQGardens
Fernwood Allotment Gardens, Fernwood neighbourhood, Victoria: crdcommunitygreenmap.ca/location/fernwood-allotment-gardens
Haultain Common (community garden), Haultain neighbourhood, Victoria: streetgreens.com
Horticulture Centre of the Pacific Volunteers (events & volunteering): hcp.ca
Master Gardeners Association of BC, Victoria chapter: mgabc.org/node/7
Orca Gardens, Victoria West neighbourhood, Victoria: facebook.com/OrcaGardens
Oswald Park Community Garden, Oaklands neighbourhood, Victoria: oaklands.life/community-garden
Quadra Village Allotment Gardens, Quadra Village neighbourhood, Victoria: qvcc.ca/garden-spaces
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary (events & volunteering): swanlake.bc.ca
Victoria Horticultural Society: vichortsociety.org
Yates Street Community Garden, Downtown neighbourhood, Victoria: yatescommunitygarden.ca
Westshore (Langford, Colwood, Metchosin, View Royal)
Colwood Community Gardens: crdcommunitygreenmap.ca/location/colwood-community-gardens
Colwood Garden Society: colwoodgardensociety.org
View Royal Garden Club: viewroyalgardenclub.ca
💃 Dancing
Bachata Kiz Salsa, dance events held at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre: facebook.com/BaKiSaDance
Red Hot Swing: redhotswing.com
Swing Dance Association of Victoria: swingvictoria.net
Vancouver Island Burlesque: facebook.com/groups/56786157369
Vancouver Island Scottish Country Dance Society: viscds.ca
Victoria Ballroom Dance Society: vbds.org
West Coast Swing: facebook.com/groups/victoriawesties
🐶 Dogs
20's & 30's, Dogs, Adventures, & Games: meetup.com/20s-30s-Adventures-Dogs
Capital Comets Dogs Sports Club: capitalcomets.ca
Labtoria Victoria: facebook.com/groups/1723263871122566
Oodles of Doodles & Friends Victoria BC Canada Play Group: facebook.com/groups/2021374224622678/about/
Victoria Small Dog Walk and Play Group: meetup.com/victoria-small-dog-walks-meetup-group
🌊 Environment
Beach Cleanups, Surfrider Vancouver Island: vancouverisland.surfrider.org/beach-cleanups/
Greater Victoria Green Team: meetup.com/Greater-Victoria-Green-Team
Habitat Acquisition Trust: hat.bc.ca
Mount Work Coalition: mountworkcoalition.org
Rithet’s Bog Conservation Society: rithetsbog.org
Vancouver Island Trail Association: facebook.com/Vancouver-Island-Trail-Association-143042789203/
Wilderness Committee: wildernesscommittee.org/victoria
🏔️ Indigenous
Esquimalt First Nation: esquimaltnation.ca
Malahat First Nation: malahatnation.ca
Pacheedaht First Nation: bcafn.ca/first-nations-bc/vancouver-island-coast/pacheedaht-first-nation
Songhees First Nation: songheesnation.ca
T’Sou-ke First Nation: tsoukenation.com
Tsartlip First Nation: tsartlip.com
Tseycum First Nation: tseycum.ca
🌏 International groups (also called expat groups)
(Africa) Issamba Centre, African Arts & Culture: issambacentre.ca
🇺🇲 Americans living in Canada: facebook.com/groups/canadaus
🇳🇿, 🇦🇺 (Australia, New Zealand) Kiwis & Aussies on Vancouver Island (KAVI): facebook.com/groups/1357373371305863
🇧🇩 Bangladesh Canada Cultural Association in Victoria: facebook.com/groups/1982629788681788
🇧🇦 Bosnian Community of Victoria: facebook.com/bosniancommunityvictoria
🇧🇷 Brazilian Community Association of BC: facebook.com/bca.vancouver
🇬🇧 Brits in Victoria, BC: facebook.com/groups/3069157499972528/about
🇨🇴 Colombianos en Victoria y Vancouver Island: facebook.com/Colombianos-en-Victoria-y-Vancouver-Island-BC-Colombia-In-Columbia-1380628132165011/
🇭🇷 Croatian Cultural Society of Victoria: ccsv.ca
🇩🇰 Danish Social Club of Victoria: danishclubvictoria.bc.ca
🇳🇱 Dutch Network (based in Vancouver, BC): dutchnetwork.ca
🇪🇨 (Ecuador) The Ecuadorian Association of British Columbia: facebook.com/groups/118624795076
🇪🇬 Egyptian Canadian Cultural Society of BC: eccsbc.net
🇵🇭 Filipinos in Victoria, British Columba: facebook.com/groups/163314590382215
⚜️ (Francophone) La Société Francophone de Victoria: sfvictoria.ca
🇩🇪 (Germany) Victoria Edelweiss Club, German Canadians: victoriaedelweiss.ca
🇬🇭 Ghanaian Canadian Association of BC: ghanaiansinbc.ca
🇬🇷 (Greece) Victoria and Vancouver Island Greek Community Society: victoriahellenicsociety.org
🇭🇰 (Hong Kong) Victoria BC Hong Kongers: facebook.com/vic.hkers
🇭🇰 (Hong Kong) Vic City 250: facebook.com/VicCity250
🇮🇸 Icelandic Canadian Club of BC: icelandicclubbc.ca
🇮🇳 Indians in Victoria, British Columbia: facebook.com/groups/460103364109333
🇮🇩 Indonesian Community Vancouver Island, Canada: facebook.com/groups/186446566337
Intercultural Association of Greater Victoria: icavictoria.org
🇮🇷 (Iran) Victoria Iranian-Persian Cultural Society: vicipcs.ca
🇮🇪 Irish in Victoria: facebook.com/groups/1458590257759146
🇮🇪 Irish in BC: irishinbc.ca
🇮🇪 Irish Women’s Network of BC: irishwomenbc.net
🇮🇱 (Israel) Jewish Federation Victoria Vancouver Island: jewishvictoria.ca
🇯🇵 Japan Victoria Friends Meetup Group: meetup.com/Japan-Victoria-Friends-Meetup-Group
🇰🇪 Kenyan Community in British Columbia: https://www.kenbc.org/
Latinos en Victoria: facebook.com/groups/178722610121596
🇲🇽 (Mexico) Victoria’s Mexican Canadian Community: facebook.com/groups/127965147246281
🇳🇵(Nepal) Nepalese Society of Vancouver Island: facebook.com/NepaleseInVancouverIsland
Newcomers Club of Greater Victoria: newcomersclubofgreatervictoria.ca
🇳🇬 Nigerians in British Columbia, Canada: facebook.com/groups/1768258020055444
🇳🇴 (Norway) Sons of Norway Eidsvold Lodge: eidsvoldsofn.com
🇵🇪 Peruanos en Victoria, BC, Canada: facebook.com/groups/328631847219388/about
🇵🇱 (Poland) White Eagle Polish Association (in Victoria): victoriapolishhall.com
🇷🇴 (Romania) BC Romanian Community Center: facebook.com/BC-Romanian-Community-Center-202278156514458/
🇷🇺 Russians in Victoria BC: facebook.com/groups/179661392135028
🇿🇦 South Africans on Vancouver Island: facebook.com/groups/southafricanvictoria
🇱🇰 Sri Lankans in Victoria BC: facebook.com/SLinVictoriaBC
🇸🇪 Swedish Club of Victoria: facebook.com/swedishclubofvictoria
🇹🇼 (Taiwan) Victoria Taiwanese Association: facebook.com/victoriataiwanese
🇹🇭 (Thailand) Thai Kids Club Victoria, BC: facebook.com/thaikidsclubvictoria
🇺🇦 Help Ukraine VI: ukrainehelpvi.ca
🇺🇦 Ukrainians In Victoria B.C Facebook: facebook.com/groups/ukrainevictoriabc
🇺🇦 Ukrainians In Victoria B.C: Telegram: t.me/ukrainiansinvictoriabc
🇻🇪 Venezuelan Canadian Society of BC (they have events in Victoria): vcsbc.ca
🇻🇪 Venezolanos en Victoria BC: facebook.com/groups/235658866618686/
🇻🇳 (Vietnam) Group of Vietnamese in Victoria, BC: facebook.com/nguoivietcanadatoday
🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+
Creating Connections Victoria: facebook.com/groups/CreatingConnectionsVictoria
Island Lesbian Social: meetup.com/Island-Lesbian-Social-30
Lesbian/Bi/Pan/Queer Women & Enbies, 20-40 of Victoria: meetup.com/Lesbian-Bi-Queer-Women-20-40-victoria
Queer Outdoors - Victoria and Vancouver Island BC: facebook.com/groups/lgbtq.outdoors.victoria.bc
Queer Selfie Appreciation Society: facebook.com/groups/1292558687468908/
Queerly Victoria: facebook.com/Queerly-Victoria-602562073224903
Vancouver Island Queer Collective: viqueercollective.com
Victoria Lesbians Senior Care: vlscs.ca
Victoria Rainbow Women: facebook.com/victoriarainbowwomen
🏘️ Neighborhood groups: Saanich
🏘️ Neighbourhood groups: Victoria
🏘️ Neighbourhood groups: Westshore (Langford, Metchosin, Colwood)
👩👦👦 Parents and kids
See the full list on the Family & Kids resources in Victoria page (it’s too long to fit here!).
📷 Photography
Esquimalt Photography Club: esquimaltphotoclub.org
Rocktographers: rocktographers.ca
Victoria Camera Club: victoriacameraclub.ca
👍 Social groups
Victoria BC Find New Friends: facebook.com/groups/419136732170314
Victoria Friends Meetup: meetup.com/VictoriaFriends
🧶 Special interests & hobbies
Embroiderers’ Guild of Victoria: embroiderersguildvictoria.ca
IBGC Victoria Facebook (board games): facebook.com/groups/ibgcvictoriagamer
Makerspace: makerspace.ca
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Victoria centre: victoria.rasc.ca
South Vancouver Island Mycological Society (foraging, mushrooms): svims.club
Vancouver Island Mushroom Identification & Info Group: facebook.com/groups/254375834699720
Victoria Handweavers & Spinners Guild: vhwsg.ca
Victoria Lapidary and Mineral Society (rocks, minerals): vlms.ca
Victoria Natural History Society (birding): vicnhs.bc.ca
Victoria Motorcycle Club: vmc.bc.ca
Victoria Quilters’ Guild: victoriaquiltersguild.org
🚴 Sports & outdoors
🏹 Archery
Victoria Bowmen: victoriabowmen.com
🏸 Badminton
Badminton Victoria: badmintonvictoria.com
🥎 Baseball & softball
Langford Fastball: langfordfastball.ca
Triangle Baseball: trianglebaseball.ca
West Shore Mixed Slo Pitch: wsmsp.com
🏀 Basketball
Victoria Womens Basketball League (VMBL): victoriawomensbasketballleague.com
🧗♀️ Bouldering & climbing
Boulderhouse: boulderhouse.ca
Crag X Climbing Centre: cragx.ca
The Boulders Climbing Gym (on Stelly’s Cross Road): climbtheboulders.com
Victoria BC Climbing Friends Facebook: facebook.com/groups/victoria.bc.climbing.friends
🎳 Bowling
City Centre Bowling Leagues, Langford: citycentrepark.ca/bowling-leagues
🏏 Cricket
United Victoria Cricket Club: unitedvictoria.com
Victoria & District Cricket Association: vdca.ca
🥌 Curling
Esquimalt Curling Club: esquimaltcurlingclub.ca
Victoria Curling Club: victoriacurlingclub.com
🚴♀️ Cycling
Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition: gvcc.bc.ca
Sidney Velo Cycling Club: sidneyvelo.ca
Tripleshot Cycling: tripleshotcycling.ca
Victoria Cycling Adventures: meetup.com/Victoria-Cycling-Adventures
Victoria Wheelers Cycling Club: victoriawheelers.ca
☄️ Dodgeball
Metroball: metroballdodgeball
Golden Rods and Reels: goldenrodsandreels.com
Westcoast Fly Fishers: westcoastflyfishers.ca
🏑 Gaelic sports (gaelic football, hurling, camogie)
Van Isle Rovers Gaelic Athletic Club: vanislegaa.ca
🏔 Hiking
(also see “Walking” groups and “Many different sports & outdoor activities” below)
Club Tread: clubtread.org
Hiking Club Victoria BC: facebook.com/groups/377870462606822
Hiking Enthusiasts Vancouver Island: facebook.com/groups/hikingenthusiastsvancouverisland
Queer Outdoors - Victoria and Vancouver Island BC: facebook.com/groups/lgbtq.outdoors.victoria.bc
r/IslandHikers (reddit): reddit.com/r/IslandHikers
🙋 Horseshoe Pitching
Greater Victoria Horseshoe Pitching Association: vichpa.org
Sooke Horseshoe Pitching Association: sookehorseshoes.weebly.com
⛸ Ice Skating
Oak Bay Figure Skating Club: oakbayfsc.ca
Peninsula Skating Club: peninsulafigureskatingclub.com
Racquet Club of Victoria (they only teach skating): racquetclubofvictoria.com
Sooke Skating Club: facebook.com/SookeSkates
🛶 Kayak & canoe
Canoe Vancouver Island: facebook.com/groups/538571423004402
Chinook Racing Canoe Club: facebook.com/ChinookRacingCanoeClub
Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club: vckc.ca
Victoria Sea Kayakers Meetup: meetup.com/Victoria-Sea-Kayakers
🌳 Lawn bowling
Burnside Lawn Bowling Club: burnsidelbc.ca
Gordon Head Lawn Bowling Club: ghlbc.ca
Lake Hill Lawn Bowling Club: lakehilllawnbowling.ca
Juan de Fuca Lawn Bowling Club: juandefucalbc.ca
Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club: bowlsoakbay.ca
Sidney Lawn Bowling Club: sidneylawnbowlingclub.com
Victoria Lawn Bowling Club: victorialbc.com
🏊♀️ Many different sports & outdoor activities (includes swimming)
City of Victoria Recreation: victoria.ca/EN/main/residents/recreation.html
Esquimalt Parks and Rec: esquimalt.ca/parks-recreation
Oak Bay Parks and Rec (Victoria): oakbay.ca/parks-recreation
Panorama Recreation Centre (Sidney): crd.bc.ca/panorama
Saanich Parks and Recreation: saanich.ca
SEAPARC Recreation Centre (Sooke): crd.bc.ca/seaparc
UVIC Intramurals (open to the public): vikesrec.ca/sports/2019/8/26/intramurals.aspx
Victoria Outdoor Club: meetup.com/Victoria-Outdoor-Club
Victoria Outdoor Social Club: meetup.com/Victoria-outdoor-social-club
Victoria Sport & Social Club: https://victoria.sportandsocialclub.ca
Westshore Parks and Rec (Langford): westshorerecreation.ca
🚵♀️ Mountain biking
Sooke Bike Club: sookebikeclub.com
Vancouver Island Mountain Biking Facebook: facebook.com/groups/VancouverIslandMountainBiking
🗻 Mountain sports
Alpine Club of Canada Vancouver Island: accvi.ca
🌊 Paddling
Fairway Gorge Paddling Club: fgpaddle.com
Latitude 48 Paddling Club: latitude48paddling.ca
Vancouver Island Whitewater Paddling Society: facebook.com/groups/VIWPS
VI Paddling: vipaddling.com
🏓 Pickeball
Cordova Bay 55 Plus Pickleball: cordovabay55plus.org/groups/pickle-ball
Saanich Peninsula Pickleball Association: saanichpeninsulapickleballassociation.com
Sooke Tennis and Pickleball: facebook.com/groups/549793172074187
Victoria Pickleball: victoriapickleball.org
Victoria Pickeball and Social Club: meetup.com/victoria-pickleball-and-social-club
🏉 Rugby
Castaway Wanderers: cwrugby.com
Ebb Tide Rugby: ebbtiderugby.com
James Bay Athletic Association: jbaa.ca
Westshore RFC: westshorerfc.com
🏃♂️Running
Fernwood Social Run Club: instagram.com/fernwoodsocialrunclub
Greater Victoria Trail Running: facebook.com/groups/350494325049416
Island Road Racers: facebook.com/groups/irracers
Prairie Inn Harriers: pih.bc.ca
Sooke Trail & Road Runners (STARR): runwithstarr.com
Speedfarm: speedfarm.ca
⛵️Sailing
Cadboro Bay Sailing Association: caddybay.ca
Canadian Forces Sailing Association (recreational club): cfsaesq.ca
Royal Victoria Yacht Club: rvyc.bc.ca
Turkey Head Sailing Bunch: meetup.com/fr-FR/turkey-head-sailing-bunch
University of Victoria Sailing Club: uvicsailing.wordpress.com
Victoria Sailing Co-Op: victoriasailingcoop.ca
🏊♀️ Swimming - see the “Many different sports & outdoor activities” section above
⚽️ Soccer
Power7s: power7s.ca
UVic Intramural Soccer: vikesrec.ca/sports/2019/8/26/intramurals.aspx
Vancouver Island Soccer League: visl.org
🎾 Tennis
Langford Tennis Club: https://clubspark.ca/LangfordTennisClub
Oak Bay Tennis Club: clubspark.ca/oakbay
Saanich Tennis Club: saanichtennisclub.org
Victoria Tennis Club: clubspark.ca/victoriatennisclub
🚐 Van Life & RVs
Victoria Vanlife Community: facebook.com/groups/1045040965843410/about
🏐 Volleyball
Topspin: topspinvball.com
Urban Rec Indoor Volleyball: victoria.urbanrec.ca/leagues/indoor-volleyball
Victoria Volleyballers: facebook.com/groups/243721649089511
🚶♂️Walking
(also see “Hiking” groups above)
Victoria Pathfinders Walking Club: victoriapathfinders.ca
📦 Volunteer
BC Marine Trails: bcmarinetrails.org/volunteer
BC SPCA (animals): spca.bc.ca
Big Brothers Big Sisters: victoria.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
Capital Region District (CRD) Parks Volunteers: crd.bc.ca/parks-recreation-culture/parks-trails/crd-regional-parks/volunteering-for-regional-parks
Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness: victoriahomelessness.ca
Kiwanis Victoria: kiwanisvictoria.ca
LifeCycles Project (community gardening, help the community): lifecyclesproject.ca/volunteer/become-a-member
Lifetime Networks Victoria: lifetimenetworks.org
Oak Bay Volunteer Services: oakbayvolunteers.org
Rotary Club of Sidney: rotaryclubofsidney.org
Rotary Club of Sooke: sooke.org/rotary
Rotary Club Westshore: rotarywestshore.com
Rotary Club of Victoria: victoriarotary.org
Shelbourne Community Kitchen (Saanich): shelbournecommunitykitchen.ca
Sooke Harbourside Lions Club: e-clubhouse.org/sites/sookeharboursidelions
Sooke Region Volunteers Centre: sookeregionvolunteers.org/sooke-region-volunteer-centre
Swiftsure Yacht Race: swiftsure.org
Victoria Humane Society: victoriahumanesociety.com/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities
Victoria Kinsmen: victoriakinsmen.com
Victoria Lions Club: e-clubhouse.org/sites/victoria_imperial
Volunteer Victoria: volunteervictoria.bc.ca