Music, Live Theatre, Street Performances

Music and theatre and street performances in Victoria

  • 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

VICTORIA CHORAL SOCIETY

Sunday, May 19th, 2024 – 2:30pm UVic Centre Farquhar Auditorium John Estacio’s The Houses Stand Not Far Apart and Larysa Kuzmenko’s Golden Harvest with Members of the Victoria Symphony Soloists: Betty Wayne Allison, Soprano Nathan McDonald, Baritone Please join Victoria Choral Society for an afternoon of dramatic, powerful music telling of an immigrant experience, and

AFRICA FEST

JUNE 20 - 23, 2024 1 Centennial Sq, Victoria, BC Festival Afri’Ca Fest 2024 is more than just a gathering; it’s a celebration of African culture, heritage, and diversity. Our event showcases a rich tapestry of music, dance, art, cuisine, and much more, providing a platform for artists, performers, and community members to come together

  • Victoria Conservatory of Music

PAUL MARLEYN AND FRIENDS

Paul Marleyn and Friends in Recital  Friday, May 17 @ 7:30pm in Alix Goolden Performance Hall (entrance 900 Johnson Street) Internationally acclaimed cellist Paul Marleyn is joined by pianist Monica Pfau, and cellists Brian Yoon and Amy Laing, to perform a program of inspiring and eclectic works by composers Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Sollima, Barriere, Garner, Popper,

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  • Victoria Conservatory of Music

NEW OXFORD STRING QUARTET

New Orford String Quartet presents Pizzicato! Thursday, May 16 @ 7:30pm in Alix Goolden Performance Hall (entrance 900 Johnson Street) We are excited to host the New Orford String Quartet, with violinist Jonathan Crow, a prominent alum who studied under Sydney Humphreys, the Conservatory’s founding Head of Strings.We acknowledge the generous support of the Gail O’Riordan Climate and the Arts

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  • Victoria Conservatory of Music

CONCERTS WITH THE VCM

2 CONCERTS! 1.  May 5th, 2024 - Hope in the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community - Alix Goolden Performance Hall - 907 Pandora Enjoy an afternoon of beautiful music, performed by Conservatory faculty who identify as members or allies of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. This concert event will also feature a panel discussion with invited guests focusing on the