Pacific Rim National Park Reserve © EmilyNorton/Getty Images
2026-03-15 in Vancouver Island Canada
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Vancouver Island, Canada (© EmilyNorton/Getty Images)
Passing through, making waves
Spring break on Vancouver Island looks a little different. In Canada, the Pacific Rim Whale Festival celebrates the annual spring migration of thousands of gray whales as they pass close to the island's west coast. Created by local communities in the 1980s, the festival marks the whales' return north from breeding lagoons in Baja California, Mexico.