There are an endless number of things to explore in and around Victoria, it is an amazing city to live in. We have gathered a list of community centers, sports teams parent groups and more below, but this is really just a handful of things you can do when you move to Victoria!
Community Centres
There are free and paid classes available at your local community centres, they have a variety of amenities from swimming pools to ice skating rinks. Classes for everyone, babies, children, teens, and adults.
Esquimalt
- Esquimalt Parks and Rec: ca/parks-recreation
Langford
- Westshore Parks and Rec: ca
Saanich
- Saanich Parks and Recreation: ca
Sidney
- Panorama Recreation Centre: bc.ca/panorama
Sooke
- SEAPARC Recreation Centre: bc.ca/seaparc
Victoria
- Burnside Gorge Community Centre: ca
- Braefoot Community Association: ca
- City of Victoria Recreation: ca/EN/main/residents/recreation.html
- Fairfield Community Place: ca
- Fernwood Community Centre: ca/neighbourhood/fernwood-community-centre
- Oak Bay Parks and Rec: ca/parks-recreation
Here are some of the clubs and activities that are available in and around Victoria
- 676 Kittyhawk Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron: com/676aircadets
- 848 Royal Roads Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron: com
- BGC South Vancouver Island (formerly Boys & Girls Club): org
- City of Victoria Youth Council: ca
- Girl Guides: ca
- Metchosin 4H Club: ca/clubs/view/4-metchosin-4-h-club
- Scouts Canada: ca
Playgrounds in Victoria
- The Best Playgrounds & Parks in Victoria – Chatterblock
- Saanich playgrounds
- Victoria map of parks
- Langford playgrounds
- Sooke playgrounds
Sports & outdoors
Bowling
- Langford Lanes Youth League: ca
Cricket
- South Island Youth Cricket League: ca
Football
- Greater Victoria Minor Football Association: ca
Gymnastics
- Falcon Gymnastics: com
- Island Rhythmic Gymnastics: com
- Lion’s Pride Gymnastics: com
- Victoria Gymnastics: com
Horseback Riding / Equestrian
- Kiowa Farm: ca
- Oaklands Equestrian: net
- Ocean Breeze Stables: ca
- Silver Stone Equestrian: net/silverstone-camps
- Valle Vista Stables: com
- Westside Stables: ca
Ice Skating
- Juan de Fuca Skating Club: com
- Oak Bay Figure Skating Club: ca
- Peninsula Skating Club: com
- Peninsula Speed Skating Club: com/peninsulaspeedskating
- Racquet Club of Victoria (they only teach skating): com
- Saanich Skating Club: com
- Sooke Skating Club: com/SookeSkates
Paddling
- Victoria Youth Paddling Club: ca
Rugby
- Castaway Wanderers Rugby: com/pages/mini-rugby-cw-club-victoria
- Westshore RFC: com
Sailing
Soccer (some clubs are called “football clubs”, some “soccer clubs”)
- Gorge Soccer: ca
- Juan de Fuca Soccer Club: ca
- Lakehill Soccer Association: com
- Royal City Soccer Club: com/locations/victoria
- Saanich Fusion Football Club: ca
- Soccertron: com
Swimming
- Esquimalt Parks and Rec: ca/parks-recreation
- Island Swimming: com
- (Langford, Colwood, Metchosin) Westshore Parks and Rec: ca
- Saanich Parks and Recreation: ca
- Saanich Peninsula Piranhas Swim Club: com
- (Sidney) Panorama Recreation Centre: bc.ca/panoram
- (Sooke) SEAPARC Recreation Centre: bc.ca/seaparc
- (Victoria) City of Victoria Recreation: ca/EN/main/residents/recreation.html
- (Victoria) Oak Bay Parks and Rec: ca/parks-recreation
- (Victoria & Langford) YMCA: com