A Gorge Waterway Action Society x Passport to Science Event
Join Gorge Waterway Action Society on August 30, 2025, at Let's Get Quizzical, for a full afternoon of community science, trivia, and food truck fun! Explore the Gorge Waterway’s biodiversity through our Bioblitz, show off your smarts in Sustainable Smarts Trivia, and enjoy family-friendly activities and lawn games by the salt marsh.
While the event is free for all to attend, there will be opportunities to make a donation to our fund for much-needed Nature House improvements.
Let's Get Quizzical: A STEAM-Powered Celebration, featuring the Passport to Science Wrap-Up Party!
What to Expect:
Taking place from 11 AM to 5 PM at Esquimalt Gorge Park, Gorge Waterway Action Society is hosting a day of trivia, iNaturalist activities, food, and fun! Throughout the day, enjoy lawn games and visit the kids' activity stations between the trivia sessions and nature walks. Grab a tasty treat from Hazel's Ice Cream and a delicious meal from local food trucks.
Our friends at Passport to Science will join us to celebrate a summer of STEAM with hands-on fun, community science, and even more prize draws!
Bioblitz: Plant Walk + Bug Walk
Engage with local biodiversity! Help local naturalists, community scientists, and GWAS staff catalogue the local flora and fauna of the Gorge Waterway ecosystems using iNaturalist. Bring your smartphone. No experience necessary!
Sustainable Smarts: SDG Trivia Competition
The “Sustainable Smarts” Trivia Competition will feature three rounds, each based on one of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 14 (Life Below Water), and SDG 15 (Life on Land). By connecting these themes to pop culture, local ecosystems and geographical features, we created a trivia game that challenges and engages both kids and adults.
With a maximum of five people on a team, a donation of $2 per person is encouraged to enter and compete for amazing prizes, including gift cards to HAVN Saunas, II Terrazzo, Quazar’s Arcade, Axe + Grind, Quest Reality Games, and more!
Test your sustainability knowledge for a chance to win!
Accessibility:
FREE - Outdoor event. All are welcome.
Please message us with any questions or requests for accessibility accommodations: outreach@gorge.ca
While there will be no ASL interpreter, trivia questions and answers will be visually presented on a slideshow.
Tables and chairs are provided for trivia activities. Picnic tables are available near the Nature House lawn areas, or you can bring a blanket or camping chair to enjoy the food and festivities.
The Esquimalt Gorge Park can be accessed by car, bike, or on foot, and is wheelchair-friendly.
The park features diverse terrain, including flat grassy areas for trivia, crafts, and lawn games, as well as paved and gravel paths for Bioblitz nature walks.
Accessible by #11, #8, #14, or #26 bus routes.
Parking is available at the Esquimalt Gorge Park Pavilion, with an overflow lot located in the field adjacent to the dog park, and a small secondary parking lot on Sioux Place.
Please see our parking and bus map here: https://tinyurl.com/mr37r8sy
Partnerships
Food and refreshments supplied by Hazel's Ice Cream and Naked Dressings.
Trivia prizes supplied by Satinflower Nurseries, Caffe Fantastico, Habit Coffee, Miniature World, Victoria Bug Zoo, Quest Reality Games, Quazars Arcade, Axe + Grind, Driftwood Brewery, HAVN Saunas, II Terrazzo, and Sol Food Cafe.
Passport to Science Wrap-up Event includes our friends from Dino Labs, Swan Lake Nature House, Centre of the Universe observatory and more!