Visitor Information

Tsukino-Con will be held in Victoria, British Columbia, a beautiful location on the tip of Vancouver Island, Canada.
We will be in the Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) building at the University of Victoria this year with access to:
o Two Main Theatre halls
o An entire building dedicated to Merchandise Dealers
o Dedicated Anime Screening Rooms
o A Dedicated Video Game Room
o Dedicated Role Playing Areas
o Concession

For reference, here is the location of the UVic ECS building from the UVic ECS Building Website:

You can see the University on this map of Victoria BC.


More maps of the University can be found here.

For those arriving in Victoria via the Coho ferry from Port Angeles or the Victoria Clipper from Seattle, you'll be arriving in Victoria's Inner Harbour. A two block walk up Belleville St. to Douglas St. puts you in front of the Crystal Gardens, you'll be able grab a transit bus to UVic.
For those arriving in Victoria via the BC Ferries, you'll be arriving at the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal.

Bussing to UVic:
BC Transit fares for Adults and College Students is $2.50CAD. They will accept US coins, but not US bills.

From the Inner Harbour:
You'll want to look for Bus routes #4, #7, #11, #14 or #33. The trip will take approximately 30 minutes.

From Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal:
#80 will take you directly from Swartz Bay to UVic. The only catch is that it only runs on Friday and Sunday.
#70 is your best bet for all other days. However, it requires an additional stop.
Take the #70 to Royal Oak Exchange in Saanich and from there, take the #39 to UVic.

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