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Weekend Events Planner

💡Schools on and events are too!

Jared Leary & Simon Larocque
September 05, 2024

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Rifflandia

September 13th - 15th

Believe it or not, we’re almost one week away from Rifflandia!

Come pop your cherry listening and dancing to some of the freshest, classiest and best acts going on in the country.

Featuring some of our personal favourites, Lazy Syrup Orchestra, Channel Tres, Black Pontiac and Skiitour, we’ll be movin’ and groovin’ with a 100% guarantee.

It’s going to be a weekend for the books.

🌸🍒See you in the crowd!🍒🌸

Community Events

🌲 Sooke Fall Fair

Saturday, September 7 | All Day | Sooke Community Hall | Free

This years theme is Water is Life! If you're heading out to the potholes or Sombrio this weekend the Fall Fair is a pit-stop no doubt. The island locals are showcasing the best crops of the summer, along with food trucks and games!

🌊 Surfriders Hold on to Your Butt Cleanup

Sunday, September 8 | 11:00am - 1:00pm | Songhees Walkway | Free

Get your butts down to the Songhees Walkway so we can get the cigarette ones off the ground! You would be surprised the bonding that comes out of picking up trash.

👶 Thistle & Wren 9 Year Anniversary Party

Saturday, September 7 | 10:00am - 5:00pm | Thistle & Wren | Free

9 years of Thistle & Wren calls for a celebration! Store wide sale, refreshments, door prizes and good vibes!

🏙️ Broadmead Community Day

Saturday, September 7 | 10:00am - 2:00pm | Broadmead Village Shopping Centre | Free

Community Day! Oh how joyous! Exhibits, live music refreshments and some great shopping around the center.

🛝 The Dock: DECADEdent Summer Camp Jam

Saturday, September 7 | 12:00 - 5:00pm | Beacon Hill (by the rose gardens) | Free

The Dock is 10 years old! Celebrating community with face painting, improv, bean bag races, show and share, and a MEGA capture the flag game!

✴️🪩 Club Loading @ Whistle Buoy

Saturday, September 7 | 4:00 - 10:00pm | Whistle Buoy | $10

Beer + good music + you = good times! Everything is going right with this! Catch some food food from Good Time Glizzy and Kid Sister Ice Cream. Pay at the door.

✴️🏋️‍♀️ Third Space Community BBQ

Friday, September 6 | 6:00 - 8:30pm | Third Space Movement | Free

The Third Space team will be providing some snacks for everyone! Bring what you want to put on the BBQ, and any tasty treats you want to share with the group. All welcome!

✴️💄🧗 Dynos and Drag

Friday, September 6 | 7:00pm | Boulderhouse Langford | $20

The collaboration you didn't know you needed! Routes will be set to do some dynos, drinks from Phillips, and of course - drag!

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Performing Arts

💥 Pure Passion: Welcome Back YYJ!

Sunday, September 8 | 7:00 - 10:30pm | 3301 Douglas St #202 | $18 - 20

A TON of different performances happening on Sunday. Expect a colorful display of genders, skill levels, and nudity.

🎤 Ivan Decker @ Whistle Buoy

Sunday, September 8 | 8:00pm | Whistle Buoy | $25

Whistle Buoy seems to have an event every day, and for good reason too. This one is sure to leave you laughing and craving for more!

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Sports & Athletic Events

✴️🏎️ COR Victoria Race #1

Sunday, September 8 | 8:00am - 6:00pm | 950 Kings (inside Gym) | $5 - 25

COR = Coastal Offroad Racing = racing RC cars! Their first race is happening this weekend with various classes to enter into. Check out the link above.

👟 Notorious Runners Run Club

Saturday, September 7 | 9:00am | Mile 0 | Free

New run club hot off the press, every Saturday 5km with a coffee :)

🏃🏾‍♀️ Cool Down Run Club

Sunday, September 8 | 10:00am | Cook X Dallas (Beacon Hill Sign) | Free

Always a heater with this running crew! Mix it in to a longer run or get started at a social fun pace.

✴️🛹 King of the Park Skateboard Contest!

Saturday, September 7 | 12:00 - 8:00pm | Topaz Skatepark | Free

Register your team of 2+ people (DM on Instagram). You'll receive a book of challenges on Saturday and complete as many as possible! The team with most points wins! Free BBQ + Bevies too!

🍻 Fernwood Social Run Club X Great Canadian Beer Fest

Saturday, September 7 | 11:45am | Topaz Park | $25 - 80

Yes the GCBF was on the Sunday issue, but if you're hesitating about people to go with FSRC is in! Use this as inspiration for future community events. Look for @instapaigeturner.

🎽 Victoria Hash House Harriers run/walk #884

Saturday, September 7 | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Frank Hobbs School, 3875 Haro Rd, Saanich | Free first time

A fun run/walk adventure trail. Hounds and hare run/walk following a trail to be figured out. Refreshments and the end and a meetup (if you want to) at Smugglers Cove, Cadboro Bay, 2581 Penrhyn. An adult event.

Arts & Creative Events

🌸 Abkhazi Garden Plant Sale and Grandparent Day

Sunday, September 8 | 11:00am - 4:00pm | Abkhazi Garden | Free

This garden is criminally underrated. Free admissions grants you and the fam entry into a beautiful garden, and an opportunity to get some awesome plant sales.

🪡 Community Appreciation Night

Friday, September 6 | 5:00 - 8:00pm | The Sewing Club | Free

The Sewing Club. Such a suave place, honestly. They're doing a community night tomorrow with cocktails, networking and a wicked sale on their sewing gear, so come hangout!

✴️🌈 Big GAY Magazine Launch Party

Saturday, September 7 | 6:00 - 11:00pm | Old Hotel 550 Yates | $5 - 10

The best new magazine in town is dropping, along with our jaws with the other madness happening here. Dancing, readings, drinks and fun homies!

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Learning & Workshops

🏮DIY Lantern Workshop

Sunday, September 8 | 2:00 - 5:00pm | Esquimalt Gorge Park Lower Hall C | $15

Create, build and leave with a glowing lantern! Surrounded by the scenery of the Gorge this is quite the Sunday pairing. No experience necessary and all supplies provided.

🏰 Craigdarroch Castle - The Guided Tour

Sunday, September 8 | 4:00pm | Craigdarroch Castle | $35

Stumbled upon this castle on a bike ride once and would have loved to go inside. Now you can!

✴️👳🏾‍♂️ Bollywood Fusion Dance Class

Friday, September 6 | 6:00 - 7:00pm | 1701 Quadra St | Free

Perfect for all levels, Hridya is incorporating elements of hip-hop, Bollywood and contemporary dance styles into one. Pull up!

Student Section

✴️🏫 UVIC Campus Kick Off

Friday, September 6th | All Day | UVIC Quad/Centennial Square | Free

From Wednesday to Friday, UVIC's Frosh Week has everything you need to get stoked for the school year. Centered around the SUB, find Bands on the Roof, movie screenings, other likeminded students and US!!! (on Friday).

✴️⚡ Thunderfest

Friday, September 6 | 11:30am - 4:00pm | UVic Quad/Centennial Stadium | Free

Campus is taken over with fun events, sponsors, clubs, and more! Over 5000 participants last year. Don't miss out on the heated soccer showdown at Centennial Stadium too. Student tickets are sold out so get there EARLY!