WHAT TO DO

Various activities to enjoy while visiting Victoria, BC

ATTILA FIAS TRIO & GUESTS

Date: June 1, 2024, 7:00PM Location: Hermann’s Jazz Club 753 View St., Victoria, BC, V8W 1J9 Tel: 250-388-9166 Tickets: $30 plus fees/tax, walk-ins welcome Attila Fias Trio + Guests Go To Brazil! Are you ready? Attila Fias and his band will take you on a fun, exotic, lyrical, sentimental and exhilarating musical trip to Brazil,

  • Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival

SKA & REGGAE FESTIVAL

JUNE 19 - 23, 2024 VARIOUS VENUES The Victoria BC Ska Society is a non-profit community organization of volunteers, staff and a board of directors whose main goal is to keep Victoria’s Annual Ska & Reggae Festival improving and evolving year after year. Our goal is to entertain, educate and unite audiences nationally and internationally

  • Victoria Jazz Fest

JAZZ FEST

JUNE 21 - 30, 2024 VARIOUS VENUES The TD Victoria International JazzFest (formerly known as JazzFest International) is the longest-running professional music festival on Vancouver Island. This iconic event, the “grandfather” of music festivals serving audiences on Vancouver Island and beyond, has evolved from a four-day festival to a vibrant, 10-day celebration of jazz and

COWICHAN VALLEY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL

JUNE 14 - 16, 2024 LAKETOWN RANCH, 8811 YOUBOU ROAD, LAKE COWICHAN, BC The festival is genre-specific to bluegrass and Appalachian-style “old-time” music, which is different than what music fans find at traditional folk festivals that dominate the Canadian festival landscape. In addition to main stage performances, events take place throughout the weekend that are

  • Laketown Shakedown

LAKETOWN SHAKEDOWN

JUNE 28 - 30, 2024 8811 Youbou Rd #648 Lake Cowichan, BC Laketown Shakedown takes place June 28-30, 2024 on the beautiful Laketown Ranch in Cowichan, BC on the unceded traditional territory of Ts’uuubaa-asatx, the First Peoples of the Cowichan Lake area. Iconic pop star, Gwen Stefani is our 2024 Headliner! Gwen Stefani has achieved

  • Folktoria

FOLKTORIA

JUNE 1  -  12 - 8 p.m. JUNE 2,  -  11 - 7 p.m. CENTENNIAL SQUARE, VICTORIA Celebrating 7 years, of bringing together cultural heritage to the hearts of the community. Learning, building relationships, having fun and understanding through cultural information, dancing, food, song, music, arts/crafts, games and other forms. Come out to enjoy with

  • Tartan Parade, Victoria, BC

TARTAN PARADE

MAY 11, 2024 On Saturday May 11th, 2024, our Annual Victoria Tartan Parade will start from Centennial Square at 11 am to promote the 161st Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival happening the following weekend. The parade will travel down Government Street to the Belleville Street intersection and on to the Legislature lawns where there

  • highland games

HIGHLAND GAMES & CELTIC FESTIVAL

161st Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival on the May long weekend! The longest continually running Highland Games in North America, the 161st Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival will take on May 18 and May 19 at Topaz Park. Prior to the Games, on May 11, the Tartan Parade will leave Centennial Square at

ART EXHIBIT

May 3 to 31, 2024 Opening Friday, May 3 @ 7pm   Deluge Contemporary Art 636 Yates St, Victoria | deluge.ca | Wed–Sat noon–5pm I'm not sure I know exactly what clouds are I’m not sure I know exactly what clouds are is a collection of built photographic images and objects, utilizing the sky and clouds

OPEN HOUSE

The Institute of Ocean Sciences is excited to announce an upcoming Open House on June 8th Where: Institute of Ocean Sciences - 9860 West Saanich Road, North Saanich You’re invited to an Open House at the Institute of Ocean Sciences on Saturday June 8, 2024 from 9:00 am–3:00 pm. Tour a Coast Guard vessel, learn