The Ghosts of Victoria Festival: Walking Tours and Ghost-Bus Tours

Ghosts of Victoria Festival Menu

Walking Tours

Ghostly Walks
Join Victoria's ghostorian, John Adams, for his special Ghostly Walks during the Ghosts of Victoria Festival 2003. Tours last about 90 minutes and start from the lobby of the haunted Bedford Regency Hotel (1140 Government Street). No reservations are needed for Ghostly Walks. Just show up about 15 min. before the tour and purchase your ticket then. Tickets are also available during business hours at the Visitor Info Centre. Tours take place rain or shine.

Oct. 18 (Sat.) at 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, 7:30 pm
Oct. 19 (Sun.) at 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, 7:30 pm
Oct. 25 (Sat.) at 10:00 am, 2:00 pm
Oct. 26 (Sun.) at 10:00 am, 7:30 pm
Oct. 31 (Fri.) at 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00 pm
Nov. 1 (Sat.) at 6:00 pm, 8:00 pm, 10:00 pm

Adults $12; students $10; seniors $10;
children 6-12 $8; families $30

Annual Ghost Tour at Ross Bay Cemetery
Every year the Old Cemeteries Society holds its largest walking tour program of the year on the Sunday afternoon prior to Halloween. In 2003 the Annual Ghost Tour will be on Sunday October 26. Between 1:00 to 3:00 pm tours will start every 15 min. from Bagga Pasta, Fairfield Plaza (1516 Fairfield Road) across the street from the cemetery. No reservations are needed. Tickets are $5 per person and may be purchased at the start of the tour. Dress warmly since fall days at Ross Bay Cemetery can be chilly. Call (250) 598-8870 for more information

Tours last about 1 hour, 15 min. Refreshments served after the tour.

"Ghost Bus-tours," now in their 10th year, are presented annually as part of the Ghosts of Victoria Festival by the Old Cemeteries Society. They are 2-hour narrated coach tours that go past some of Victoria's most haunted places, with the chance to get out at two of them (for exterior viewing). The routes are secret and vary each year, with many newly discovered stories and updates on old favourites. Over 40 chilling and amazing stories in all. Tickets are available exclusively at the Visitor Info Centre, corner of Wharf and Government streets beside the Inner Harbour in downtown Victoria. All major credit cards accepted. Call the Visitor Info Centre at (250) 953-2033 for more details about purchasing your tickets.

All seats $22

Ghost Bus-tours Schedule 2003

Fri. October 24 at 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm
Sat. October 25 at 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm
Tue. October 28 at 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm
Wed. October 29 at 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm
Thurs. October 30 at 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm

Horse-Drawn Tours

Haunted Horse-drawn Tours
Victoria Carriage Tours presents its second season of Halloween tours through the streets of historic James Bay. The horse-drawn trolleys provide a comfortable way to take in some of the most amazing ghost stories in town. Find out why the ghost of Francis Rattenbury haunts the Parliament Buildings, discover the site of the Pest House, hear the tale of the disembodied head and perhaps catch a glimpse of Emily Carr's ghost as you pass the James Bay Inn where she died in 1945.

Tours last 45 min. and start from Menzies Street beside the Parliament Buildings.
Call (250) 383-2207 for information and reservations.

Ghosts of Victoria Festival Menu

To inquire about Ghostly Walks, please contact John Adams at:
tel: (250) 384-6698; fax (250) 384-2833
discoverthepast@telus.net
634 Battery St., Victoria BC Canada V8V 1E5

To inquire about the other Ghosts of Victoria Festival events, please contact the individual sponsors.