Welcome to Agassiz, BC, Canada

Welcome to the Agassiz-Harrison Museum and Visitor Information Centre!  Agassiz is a friendly, agricultural community; known for healthy country living and endless outdoor activities!  With the success of Circle Farm Tours, fishing on the Mighty Fraser River, paragliding off Mt. Cheam as well as being neighbor's with Harrison Hot Springs, we are no longer one of the Fraser Valley's best kept secrets!  Our museum offers CP Railway (CPR) history, period clothing, artifacts, photographs of pioneer life and so much more.  For the outdoor enthusiast, we offer Circle Farm Tours, water sports, fishing, hiking, cycling and paragliding to name a few. 

We are located in Agassiz, British Columbia at the intersection of Highway 7 and Highway 9 and are open to the public from May to October, each year.  

Community Events

Coming up...

Garden Party & Art Show

Thank you for everyone who came out and supported us at our Garden Party & Art Show this year. We had a beautiful day and lots of fun. Hope to see you again next year!

Click here for more information.

Managing An Oral History: One Day Workshop

May 31, 2013 at the District of Kent Municipal Hall (7100 Cheam Ave, Agassiz) we are hosting a workshop on creating and managing an oral history. The workshop will be taught by Kelly Stewart from the Archives Association of British Columbia and the price is $90 per person. For more information call the museum at 604-796-3545 or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

For the workshop pdf click here.

Something Borrowed Fashion Show

Come and join us June 23rd 2013 at 2:00pm for our Something Borrowed Fashion Show featuring a walk through wedding fashion history with fashion historian Ivan Sayers. Tickets are $25, refreshments included.

For tickets or more information call 604-796-3545

For PDF click here

A Day of Antique Appraisals with the Canadian Antique Roadshow's Gale Pirie

Join us at the Museum and have your heirlooms and antiques appraised by one of the top appraisers in British Columbia.

For more information you can email us ath This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or click here for the event poster pdf. 

Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival

Named the best small town fiar in BC, this annual event features a parade, midway, exhibits, music, animal shows and demos, an antique tractor pull, loger sports, and good 'ol country fun.

Visit www.agassizfallfair.com/  or phone 604-858-8464 for more information.

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