Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites

Summer programs

Join in on the fun at our special daily programs. Spot our costumed interpreters throughout the site and learn more about life at Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse.

Daily schedule

Jun. 1 - Sept. 7, 2020

Program descriptions

Lighthouse Chores

Daily from 10:30am to 12:30pm2:30 pm

Lend the lighthouse keeper a helping hand with their daily chores! Drop by Fisgard Lighthouse and try your hand at washing laundry or help make candles for the foggy days ahead, as they would have in the 1860’s.*Weather depending.

Feature Tour

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30 am

It’s a beautiful day for a walk! Join our historical interpreters on a 60-minute guided tour of the site. Meet in front of the Garry Oak Learning Meadow totem poles.

WWI Medical Training

Daily at 12:30 pm

Scrub in and save lives! Help a Canadian ‘Bluebird’ nurse with her patients and their mysterious illnesses, using WWI medical tools and equipment. Meet in Upper Battery.

Firepower

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 pm
Saturdays at 11:30 am

Prepare yourself for the loudest history lesson ever! Join us for a thunderous demonstration of 20th century firepower featuring the WWII BREN light machine gun and No. 4 Lee-Enfield rifle and learn about the role they played in the fort’s history. Meet in the main field.

Ice Cream Social*

Daily from 1:30 pm to 3:30pm

You’re off-duty! Learn more about the social lives of soldiers and treat yourself to a scoop of ice cream at the Canteen.

Air Raid Drill

Daily at 3:30pm

Sound the alarm! Test yourself in this air raid drill, as soldiers at Fort Rodd Hill in WWII would have done. Head down to the gas proof, bomb proof Fortress Plotting Room to find out how Canadians prepared for potential aerial attack and the safety of Victorians.