Art gallery · Nanaimo · British Columbia

Nightmare Oasis

Among the sights of Nanaimo is Nightmare Oasis, an art gallery. 10 more places to visit are within 5 km. For a second stop, Nanaimo Museum is 500 m away.

Where

In Nanaimo

inside the municipal boundary

How well known

Top 29%

#1,476 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Art gallery in Nanaimo

Inside Nanaimo

Within Nanaimo’s municipal boundary stands Nightmare Oasis. Towns near it ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

How the seasons run

The warmest stretch in Nanaimo is June to September, at 19–22°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 1°174 mm

Feb8° / 2°91 mm

Mar10° / 3°106 mm

Apr13° / 6°86 mm

May17° / 9°59 mm

Jun20° / 12°51 mm

Jul22° / 14°34 mm

Aug22° / 14°36 mm

Sep19° / 11°52 mm

Oct14° / 7°124 mm

Nov9° / 4°175 mm

Dec7° / 1°172 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Nanaimo, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Vancouver International (Airport), 58 km from Nanaimo (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Nanaimo’s full climate →

About

Nightmare Oasis

You’ll find it in Nanaimo, inside the town’s municipal boundary.

Type: Art gallery
Town: in Nanaimo
Official site: miadungeon.com

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

Plan your visit

Hours, entry and address

HoursTue–Sat 12:00–17:00

Address, hours and fees: OpenStreetMap contributors and Wikidata. They change with the seasons: check its site before you go.

The map

Orange marks Nightmare Oasis, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Home to 111,845 people, Nanaimo is the largest of these 8. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Nanaimo

111,845 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 3.3 km northwest of it

Electoral Area C, Nanaimo

3,733 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 4.7 km southeast of it

Electoral Area B, Nanaimo

4,702 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 9.3 km south of it

Electoral Area A, Nanaimo

7,825 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Nightmare Oasis is	People	Places to visit
Nanaimo	It’s in town	111,845	13
Electoral Area C, Nanaimo	3.3 km northwest of it	3,733	13
Electoral Area B, Nanaimo	4.7 km southeast of it	4,702	10
Electoral Area A, Nanaimo	9.3 km south of it	7,825	1
Lantzville	14 km northwest of it	4,276	1
Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley	17 km south of it	2,761	5
Ladysmith	21 km south of it	9,926	7
Fairwinds	22 km north of it	7,125	1

Make a day of it

Places to add to Nightmare Oasis

Pair it with 4 art galleries, 3 museums and a heritage railway, all within 15 km.

1Art galleryArt galleryNanaimo Museum500 m away 2Heritage railwayHeritage railwayNumber 19200 m away 3MuseumMuseumVancouver Island Military Museum300 m away 4Art galleryArt galleryNanaimo Art Gallery400 m away 5Art galleryArt galleryCanadian Indigenous Art500 m away 6Art galleryArt galleryCheeky Monkey Glassworks1.7 km away 7MuseumMuseumMuseum of Natural History2.6 km away 8MuseumMuseumGabriola Museum6.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Nightmare Oasis?

Nightmare Oasis: in Nanaimo, British Columbia, inside the town’s municipal boundary.

What is Nightmare Oasis?

Art gallery.

When is the best time to visit Nightmare Oasis?

Warmth peaks in Nanaimo from June to September, when afternoons reach 19–22°C (ECCC normals, 1991–2020).

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).