Here's What's Open & Closed On Victoria Day 2022 In BC

Victoria Day is May 23!

British Columbia Parliament Building.

British Columbia Parliament Building.

Contributing Writer

Victoria Day is just around the corner, and you'll want to know which businesses are open or closed on the holiday.

The national holiday, on May 23, is to celebrate the birth of Queen Victoria. You might even just have work off for the day and want to get outside with the family or do a little shopping.

Luckily, there are tons of fun activities that will still be open in B.C. on Victoria Day. Maybe you could even take a last-minute day trip to somewhere close by.

Here is a list of some things that are open and closed around Vancouver, B.C., so you don't show up somewhere and find the doors locked.

Government services

Banks: Closed

Canada Post: Closed

Grocery stores

Whole Foods: Open regular hours

Save-On-Foods: Open regular hours

Loblaws: Open regular hours

Walmart: Open regular hours

Malls

The Amazing Brentwood: Open 10:00 a.m. to 7 p.m.

City Square: Open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Tsawwassen Mills: Open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Metrotown: Open 11:00 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Entertainment

Cineplex Theatres: Open regular hours

Science World: Open regular hours

Vancouver Aquarium: Open regular hours

Liquor stores

BC Liquor 39th & Cambie: Open 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

BC Liquor 8th & Cambie: Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

BC Liquor 28th & Main: Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

BC Liquor Kerrisdale: Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

BC Liquor Dunbar: Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

BC Liquor Bute Street: Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  • Ashley Harris (she/her) is a writer from Vancouver, Canada, who is passionate about discovering the best restaurants and activities in the city. A huge foodie, she has written for multiple print and digital magazines and is also a local foodie influencer.

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