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Weekend Events Planner
💡Another weekend full of great events!
Jared Leary & Simon Larocque
August 22, 2024
Hey LampPosters! This weekend is going to be one to remember, with a ton of great events - block parties, pop-ups, car & coffee meetups, and tons more. Check em’ out!
Want to check out the event calendar? ⬇️
This Weekend’s Categories
✴️ = Popular Events
Read the post online to make sure you don’t miss any events! 👇
Sunday Issue
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38th Annual Fr!nge Festival
August 21st - September 1st
The Fr!nge Festival kicked off yesterday and is on for the rest of the week. This downtown Victoria event features live performances from international artists, ranging from drama, musicals, dance, comedy, magic, and so much more all around the city!
Victoria is known for it’s strong stance on preserving the art scene, and this is the time to watch a play, listen to music, grab a craft beer, and kcheck out the pop-up Indigenous Artisans market!
Check out the button below to see the events calendar, get tickets to the shows you want to see, and more.
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Community Events
All Weekend | All Day | 4648 Elk Lake Dr | Free
It's gyro galore this weekend and next in Victoria. A vibrant celebration of culture through dances, music, great food. Baklava = heaven.
All Weekend | 3:00 - 7:00pm | Macauley Point | Free
A large array of the co0lest events in town! Puppet painting, free mime class, live art shows. Quite the unexpected event with tons of surprises along the way. Who knows? Maybe you'll get in a music video.
All Weekend | All day | Fairway Gorge Paddling Club | Free
This one is different than the ""Victoria"" Dragon Boat Festival, but equally as fun! Catch hundreds of boats racing head-to-head throughout the Gorge
Saturday, August 24 | 5:00 - 11:00pm | Victoria Public Market | $5
Cherryland is bringing all the best vintage vendors together, along with flash tattoos, barbering, and food + drinks. Snag ya tickets!
Saturday, August 24 | 10:00am - 4:00pm | Gorge Park Pavillion | Free
Savor, experience and enjoy traditional Japanese cuisine, tea ceremonies, martial arts, Japanese gardens, Uminari Taiko and more!
Sunday, August 25 | 1:00 - 4:00pm | Heritage Acres | $22 - 50
Farm to table, but this time it's all in one spot and you can taste some of the best gourmet food and drink in the Capital Region. Tickets are going fast!
Saturday, August 24 | 3:00 - Late | Market Square | $5
Oh ya baby, it's back. Whistle Buoy hosting an immaculate patio party with global music and great food. Trumpets, Latin jazz, afro-Cuban and other great sensations.
Saturday, August 24 | 4:30 - 6:30pm | Centennial Park | Free
Just north of Vic a short drive the Legion in Saanichton is happy to have you for burgers, hot dogs, beverages, music and more!
Saturday, August 24 | 12:00 - 6:00pm | Market Square | Free
Lots going on in Market Square this weekend. Including One of our favourite markets! Catch all the best vintage resellers, new shoes, art, beer and live music.
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Performing Arts
Friday, August 23 | 7:00pm | 910 Government St. | $17
The last weekend of this creative, family-friendly play showcases how bugs adapt, learn and grow on the land of the lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples.
Saturday, August 24 | 7:00 - 8:30pm | Caffe Fantastico Kings | $17+
Caffe Fantastico's very own drag show is ending this summer with a bang!
Sunday, August 25 | 7:00 - 9:00pm | Vic Theatre | $45 - 70
Comedian from Netflix, Conan and Tiktok plays one night ONLY in Vic!
✴️🦩 Flamenco Tablao
Sunday, August 25 | 7:00 - 9:00pm | The Mint | $30
The best Flamenco in town! With beautiful singers, dancers, guitarists and palmera!
Saturday, August 24 | 5:30 - 8:30pm | Gage Gallery | Free
Carmen Totino's latest work showcases the dialogues of life through themes of occupying space, saying goodbye, and enjoying the glimmers of life. What's more is there's live Flamenco guitar too.
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Sports & Athletic Events
Saturday + Sunday, August 24 + 25 | 8:00am - 3:00pm | Lambrick Park | $180 - 225
Touch up on your cycling skills or start fresh all together. This 2 day workshops will get your tire pressure dialed, mind clear, and leave with skills to last a lifetime.
🧘🏾♀️ Mayfair X lululemon Yoga
Saturday, August 24 | 11:00am | Mayfair Rooftop UP3 | Free
The weather is looking great for some yoga with Carleigh Hunter. No Sunday scaries after this.
Saturday, August 24 | 2:30 - 4:30pm | PKOLS Glendenning Rd. Entrance | Free
Hounds and hare run or walk. Noncompetitive, find the marked trail working as a pack, to keep everyone together by the end, as hard or easy as you want. Meet at the pub afterwards (5th Street Bar & Grill
Saturday, August 24 | 9:30am | Parking Lot 2 - Sooke Potholes | Free
Sooke Potholes is open up after the fires and the Islands coolest Queer hiking group is headed to Peden Lake. Swim after obviously.
Sunday, August 25 | 10:00am - 4:00ish | 770 Vernon Ave. | Free
Find some of the most swanky vintage bikes in town this Sunday. $10 sellers fee.
✴️🏃🏾♀️ Cool Down Run Club
Sunday, August 25 | 10:00am | Cook X Dallas | Free
Just coming off a jam packed weekend, the Cool Down Run Club is back this Sunday for a social 5km and coffee
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Arts & Creative Events
Saturday, August 24 | 12:00 - 2:00pm | Robert Porter Park | Free
Yes, quite literally planting green onions with the Fairfield community. Wholesome and giving back. What more could you want?
Learning & Workshops
✴️👨🏽🌾 Farm Tour and Potluck
Saturday, August 24 | 3:00 - 7:00pm | The Plot Market Garden and City's Edge Farm | Free
What is land matching and sharing? Care to know where you're getting your food? Interested in being an apprentice? Just want a fun date idea? Look no further.
Saturday, August 24 | 10:00am - 2:00pm | Oak Bay Comm Rec Room | $70
If you're looking to step into the biking world, start pedalling to work, run errands, and need an extra step in getting started - this is the workshop for you!
Saturday, August 24 | 3:45 - 7:00pm | Songhees Plaza | $5
A beginner Zouk lesson at 4:00, then social time from 4:30 - 7:00pm. Dance skills are life skills.
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Live Music & Concerts
Friday, August 23
▶️Tension | Electronic | 8:00pm - 12:00am | The Mint | $14
▶️Daniel Cook & The Radiators | Folk/Rock/Country | 7:00 - 9:00pm | Oaks Restaurant and Grill | By Donation
✴️▶️Body Shawarma / EAT! / The Hood Profits / NUH-UH | Rock/Metal/Indie | 7:00pm | Little Fernwood | $15 or PWYC
▶️Ron King and Jenny Drew | Country | 6:00pm | Esquimalt Legion | Free
Saturday, August 24
▶️GOOD TIMES in the Breezeway | House/Disco/Acid | 4:00 - 11:00pm | 1830 Store St. | $15
✴️▶️Chilko in the Rosemary with Local Charm | Indie/Rock | 7:00 - 11:00pm | Little Fernwood | $10
✴️▶️SUNTOWN SHUTDOWN EXPERIENCE | Various Beach/Harp/Reggaeton | 7:00pm - Late | Herlad St. Brewing | $10 - 15
▶️Summer Garden Concert - Chelsie Kutyn | Soprano | 4:00pm | Must Purchase Ticket | $25
▶️Zach Thompson / Anthony Shackell | Country/Rock/Folk | 7:00pm | The Mint | $15
Sunday, August 25
▶️Jonnie 5 Brass Band | New Orleans Jazz | 1:30 - 3:30pm | Cameron Bandshell | Free
✴️▶️Brooke Maxwell Pop-Up Piano Concert | Piano | 2:00 - 3:30pm | Turkey Head - Oak Bay Marina | Free
▶️Peter McMaster | Guitar/Singing | 12:00 - 2:00pm | Malahat Skywalk | $24 - 38
▶️Mike Farris & The Fortunate Few + Cousin Harley | Blues/Rock/RnB | 7:00pm | Ship Point | $43
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