Fun For Everyone! - Photo Gallery - Pacific Rim Whale Festival

Pacific Rim Whale Festival host communities: Tofino, Ucluelet, the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve and Vancouver Island

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2010 Pacific Rim Whale Festival Poster by Angie Roussin

Fun For Everyone!

A sneak peek at Festival fun in many forms! From the Parade of Whales and Martime Kids Days, to workshops with whale bones and watching for spouts along the Wild Pacific Trail!

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Parade of Whales & Wonders, Tofino

Videographer Caroline catches all the action as it happens!

ALbert and his grey whale bones showed up everywhere...even on parade!

Albert's workshop gets hands on with his whale bones at the Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre.

Knuckles the grey whale being followed by pirates!

The racing rubber fish start their journey out to sea!

Participants team up to tug away for the Bone of Contention trophy on Wickaninnish Beach.

Tug-o-whale teams of all kinds compete: Ucluelet vs Tofino, visitors vs locals, girls vs boys, volunteers vs directors, kids vs adults, Canada vs the world, and more!

Sunny Wickaninnish Beach is a great place to kick off Opening Day!

Ucluelet takes home the trophy again!

District of Ucluelet takes it home again after a battle won in the annual Tug-o-whale.

Sandcastle & sandsculpture building is an annual tradition on Opening Day!

Rafts & vessels of all sorts take to racing around the course in Ucluelet harbour!

Walking the Wild Pacific Trail, stops along the way feature spotting scopes and naturalists to assist with spotting grey whales on migration not far from shore!

The Wild Pacific Trail is a great spot to look for grey whales passing by on migration. Join naturalists for an engaging experience the first Sunday of Whale Fest!

A crowd of children listen to an author reading of Waiting for the Whales.

Most events on the Festival Calendar are free, and everyone is encouraged to donate $2 in exchange for a locally designed button to show support.

Make & decorate your own recycled cardboard creature cut-out.

Even though Jack designed his own button, he still chose to wear a friend's instead!

Every year, crowds gather on the Tofino First Street dock as the local fleet of whale watching and service boats parade by the dock to be blessed for a safe season ahead!

The crowd gathers to watch the local whale watch and service boats as they pass by to be blessed for a safe season ahead!

Marla Barker and Kati Martini stand by at the Blessing of the Boats in Tofino to cheer on the local fleet!

Jamie's Whaling Station's whale watching boat passes by the Tofino First Street dock to be blessed for a safe season ahead!

Lots of opportunities for learning and fun at Maritime Kids Days...including face painting!

Welcoming folks to Maritime Kids Days & showing off her I heart whale button!

Ucluelet Aquarium Society brings the sea inside for Maritime Kids Days fun!

Knuckles the grey whale gazing out to sea at Wickaninnish Beach.

Knuckles the grey whale gazing out to sea at Wickaninnish Beach.

Knuckles the grey whale gazing out to sea at Wickaninnish Beach.

Knuckles the grey whale gazing out to sea at Wickaninnish Beach.

Knuckles the grey whale having fun at Wickaninnish Beach.

Drum Cafe volunteer appreciation event featured a drum for everyone!

Even Knuckles got to drum with everyone at the Drum Cafe event!

Gray Whale Deli in Ucluelet treated the crowd to a truly artisan cake at the Opening Ceremonies. The cake depicted whales migrating past our shores!

The crowd was treated to a gourmet artisan cake by the Gray Whale deli at the Opening Ceremonies!

The annual Tug-o-whale on Wickaninnish Beach as seen from the deck of the Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre and Restaurant.

Kati Martini of Remote Passages Marine Excursions leads young participants in a workshop that teaches whale ID skills.

Shelter restaurant hams it up nautical style at the Martini Migration!

Cameron's charisma keeps the crowd going all night long!

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