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Scotty Hills
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Live Music
Ship Point
Free Event
Join us at Summer at Ship Point for food trucks, live music, games and outdoor fun – free and open to everyone! Whether you’re chilling with friends, enjoying a meal or taking part in activities, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Visit victoria.ca/ourdwtn to learn more.
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Bastion Square Market
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Markets
Bastion Square
Free Event
Visit www.instagram.com/bastionsquare.market to learn more.
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Carry to Mountain
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Live Music
Ship Point
Free Event
Join us at Summer at Ship Point for food trucks, live music, games and outdoor fun – free and open to everyone! Whether you’re chilling with friends, enjoying a meal or taking part in activities, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Visit victoria.ca/ourdwtn to learn more.
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Bastion Square Market
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Markets
Bastion Square
Free Event
Visit www.instagram.com/bastionsquare.market to learn more.
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James Bay Market
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Markets
Corner of Menzies and Superior Streets
Free Event
Visit www.jamesbaymarket.com to learn more.
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Moss Street Market
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Markets
Sir James Douglas School, 1330 Fairfield Road
Free Event
Visit www.mossstreetmarket.com to learn more.
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Bastion Square Market
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Markets
Bastion Square
Free Event
Visit www.instagram.com/bastionsquare.market to learn more.
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Bastion Square Market
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Markets
Bastion Square
Free Event
Visit www.instagram.com/bastionsquare.market to learn more.
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Bad Rabbit Radio Live
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Live Music
Ship Point
Free Event
Join us at Summer at Ship Point for food trucks, live music, games and outdoor fun – free and open to everyone! Whether you’re chilling with friends, enjoying a meal or taking part in activities, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Visit victoria.ca/ourdwtn to learn more.
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Kimberly MacGregor
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Live Music
Ship Point
Free Event
Join us at Summer at Ship Point for food trucks, live music, games and outdoor fun – free and open to everyone! Whether you’re chilling with friends, enjoying a meal or taking part in activities, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Visit victoria.ca/ourdwtn to learn more.
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James Bay Market
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Markets
Corner of Menzies and Superior Streets
Free Event
Visit www.jamesbaymarket.com to learn more.
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Moss Street Market
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Markets
Sir James Douglas School, 1330 Fairfield Road
Free Event
Visit www.mossstreetmarket.com to learn more.
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Inter-Tidal Relations Concert Series
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Live Music
Ship Point
Free Event
Curated by Indigenous femmes Nikky Ermineskin (Cree) and Raven Natraoro (Coast Salish), this series uplifts Indigenous and global cultures through music and storytelling.
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Outdoor Film Night – Downtown Residents Association
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Drop-in Activity
Victoria Central Library Branch - Courtyard (753 Broughton St.)
Free Event
Settle in for an evening of short films under the stars, including stop-motion animation by local filmmaker Iris L. Moore. Free hot drinks will be provided, please bring your own reusable mug.
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Halloween Celebration in Market Square – Make Good Party
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Markets
Market Square
Free Event
Live music and dance by artists and DJs, a curated makers market, artisan workshops, local food and experiences for all ages.
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Trick or Tease by Pandora’s Box Cabaret
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Festivals and Events
Phillips Brewing & Malting Co. (2000 Government St.)
Free Event
This high-energy, immersive series is inspired by the glitz and glamour of cabaret. Dancers and drag artists light up the stage for an inclusive showcase that celebrates diverse talent. Bring sparkle to the dark months and add some dazzle to your evenings!
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Haus of Owl’s Projector Club
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Drop-in Activity
780 Blanshard
Free Event
Water Connects is a multi-sensory installation by Projector Club, part of the CTRL+ART+DREAM series. Though many collaborators are involved, it remains a Projector Club-led initiative. The experience blends poetry, projection, and water to explore the metaphor of water’s memory—carrying stories, loss, and renewal.
Visitors enter a shifting waterscape where Joanna Streetly’s recorded poems and scrying sessions with Tofino water animate the studio walls. The result is an immersive environment that feels like a canoe of sound and light, inviting collective reflection and connection.
Visitors enter a shifting waterscape where Joanna Streetly’s recorded poems and scrying sessions with Tofino water animate the studio walls. The result is an immersive environment that feels like a canoe of sound and light, inviting collective reflection and connection.
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Winter Poetry Fair
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Drop-in Activity
Free Event
Victoria’s Poet Laureate, Kyeren Regehr, hosts a relaxed afternoon of poetry and book gifting.
Browse the Poetry Book Gift Market (12:30-3 p.m.) with readings at 1 and 2 p.m. featuring Steve Noyes, Tharani Balachandran, Yvonne Blomer, Julie Paul and more.
Refreshments courtesy of The Writers’ Union of Canada.
The Poetry Doctors (12:30-2:30 p.m.): book a free editing session with Tracy Wai de Boer or Kyeren Regehr.
SAY IT (3:30–5:00 p.m.): Acclaimed poets Jan Zwicky and Garth Martens and Tim Lilburn: a reading of new work, followed by a conversation.
Location: Open Space (510 Fort St, 2nd floor; accessible lift)
Browse the Poetry Book Gift Market (12:30-3 p.m.) with readings at 1 and 2 p.m. featuring Steve Noyes, Tharani Balachandran, Yvonne Blomer, Julie Paul and more.
Refreshments courtesy of The Writers’ Union of Canada.
The Poetry Doctors (12:30-2:30 p.m.): book a free editing session with Tracy Wai de Boer or Kyeren Regehr.
SAY IT (3:30–5:00 p.m.): Acclaimed poets Jan Zwicky and Garth Martens and Tim Lilburn: a reading of new work, followed by a conversation.
Location: Open Space (510 Fort St, 2nd floor; accessible lift)
This event has ended.
Haus of Owl’s Projector Club
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Drop-in Activity
780 Blanshard
Free Event
Water Connects is a multi-sensory installation by Projector Club, part of the CTRL+ART+DREAM series. Though many collaborators are involved, it remains a Projector Club-led initiative. The experience blends poetry, projection, and water to explore the metaphor of water’s memory—carrying stories, loss, and renewal.
Visitors enter a shifting waterscape where Joanna Streetly’s recorded poems and scrying sessions with Tofino water animate the studio walls. The result is an immersive environment that feels like a canoe of sound and light, inviting collective reflection and connection.
Visitors enter a shifting waterscape where Joanna Streetly’s recorded poems and scrying sessions with Tofino water animate the studio walls. The result is an immersive environment that feels like a canoe of sound and light, inviting collective reflection and connection.
This event has ended.
The Soft Storm: Downtown Residents Association
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Drop-in Activity
Kirk Hall (680 Courtney St.)
Ticketed Event
A live multimedia performance by former City of Victoria Poet Laureate Marie Metaphor with musician Gabrielle Odowichuk and light artist Sarah Thiessen. This immersive poetry, vocals, sound and light art premiered at Otherworld in June 2025. Featuring performances by Shauntelle Dick Charleson and The Soft Storm collective, centring Indigenous voices and creating space for connection during the darker months.
Registration is required (free).
Registration is required (free).
This event has ended.