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Mother’s Day in Victoria

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Entrance Path at Butchart Gardens

Mother’s Day is on May 11th in 2025. Celebrate your mother by taking her out for brunch or to one of several events in Victoria.

 

Things to do on Mother’s Day in Victoria

There are lots of different things to do on Mother’s Day in the Greater Victoria region. One popular activity on Mother’s Day is to go out for brunch or tea at a local restaurant. There are also several attractions and events that are worth checking out.

 

Crystal at Cirque du Soleil

 

Events and Attractions on Mother’s Day

There are many beautiful places to spend time with your mother. Some attractions offer special events for Mother’s Day. If the weather is good, it’s also a good opportunity to spend some time in nature in Victoria’s wonderful gardens.

Some popular Mother’s Day events and places of interest in 2025 are listed below.

  • Crystal at Cirque du Soleil – the world-famous circus is in town with shows on ice at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre from May 8th to 18th in 2025.
  • Conservatory of Music – a Mother’s Day tradition that happens at the Victoria Conservatory of Music located at 900 Johnson Street. The Mother’s Day Musical Garden Tour takes place on both the Saturday and Sunday in 2025 from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. The event features live music and access to the gardens and plant sale.
  • Hills to Shore Artists Tour – a group of artists in the Gordon Head area open their studios to the public on the Saturday and Sunday of the Mother’s Day Weekend in 2025. It’s a fun and interesting series of places to take your mom, and an exceptional opportunity to buy her some beautiful local art.
  • WildPlay – the outdoor adventure centre in has a special deal on the Mother’s Day Weekend. If you go on the Saturday or Sunday of May 10th or 11th and use the promo code WILDMOMS, you’ll save $10 per person. Go on a different date and use the promo code VBP15 you’ll save 15%. The ropes courses and ziplines at WildPlay are so much fun. Your mom will love it, as will the rest of the family. In addition to its venue at 15-1767 Island Highway in Colwood, WildPlay also has locations in Nanaimo and Metro Vancouver (in Maple Ridge).

In addition to the above, there are lots of great parks, gardens and tourist attractions to take Mom to if the weather is good. For ideas about other places to visit, check out the following:

 

WildPlay in Victoria

 

Places for Brunch and Afternoon Tea

Taking your mom out to eat is a popular tradition on Mother’s Day. Victoria is home to many highly-rated restaurants, some of which offer brunch menus on the occasion. Some venues offer a special Mother’s Day Brunch. Others offer a special Afternoon Tea.

 

Victoria Mother’s Day Brunches

A few of the best places to enjoy brunch on the Sunday are listed below.

  • Oak Bay Beach Hotel – the hotel at 1175 Beach Drive offers brunch with an ocean view. In 2025 the cost is $129 for adults, plus taxes and gratuities. The buffet menu features seafood, eggs benedict, prime rib, salmon and more.
  • Fairmont Empress – the Empress Hotel hosts a Mother’s Day brunch every year. In 2025 it runs from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. It costs $85 for adults and $32 for children (ages 12 and under).

For ideas about other places to take your mother for lunch or dinner, see our article about Restaurants in Victoria.

 

Abkhazi Garden Patio Terrace
The Patio Terrace at Abkhazi Garden

 

Victoria Mother’s Day Afternoon Teas

A few of the best places to enjoy Afternoon Tea on the Sunday are listed below.

  • Abkhazi Teahouse – a Mother’s Day High Tea takes place at Abkhazi Garden. In 2025 it’s happening on both May 10th and 11th.
  • Butchart Gardens – the garden at 800 Benvenuto Avenue hosts a popular Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea. In 2025, the event takes place in the garden’s Dining Room Restaurant from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm on Mother’s Day. Admission to Butchart Gardens is required.
  • Pendray Tea House – one of the best places for afternoon tea in Victoria is at the tea house at the Pendray Inn & Tea House.

 

Other Information

For a detailed list of things to do in the Metro Vancouver region on the same weekend, click Mother’s Day in Vancouver.

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