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Victoria Day - Lawns of the Legislature Performances
2023-05-18 12:00 - 2023-05-19 17:00 UTC
Lawns of the Legislature Performances will take place Saturday and Sunday May 18 and 19, 2024 from 12 -5pm. Schedules will be up shortly!
Come down and enjoy FREE musical performances from a multitude of genres including jazz, country, rock, blues and Sunday our Parade of Bands includes our American Marching bands and Drum Battle!

2021 Light Up the City! Nov 15 through Dec 31
2021-11-15
Let’s Light Up the City, Together!
We are EXCITED to bring back Light up the City 2021 and optimistic that our BELOVED Santa’s Light Parade will be back in Full Festive Force this year! No matter what happens though, we are determined to spread as much Christmas JOY & LIGHT as possible. The Greater Victoria Festival Society is thrilled to once again be hosting a 5-week long “Light up the City” campaign from November 15, 2021 – December 18, 2021. Please note that our Annual Christmas Lighting Competition will be accepting SUBMISSIONS between November 15-December 6, 2021. WINNERS announced December 13, 2021. As ever, Stay Tuned for more details!
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Kick Off Christmas In Victoria and light Up Our City!
The Greater Victoria Festival Society will once again host a 5 week “Light Up The City” campaign beginning November 15 through December 31,2021.
The Greater Victoria Festival Society is also bringing back the Christmas Lighting Contest throughout all 13 municipalities! We will have winners in each ‘core’ municipality and the prizes will be epic! The categories will include homes, apartment/condos, local businesses, community organizations and first nations. Our 2nd Annual Christmas Lighting Competition will be accepting CONTEST SUBMISSIONS between Nov 15 – Dec 6 and winners announced Dec 13, 2021.
We want to “Light Up The City” and bring everyone together to enjoy the glow of Christmas!

Dance Across Victoria
2021-04-06
FINALLY! We are thrilled to share our #DanceAcrossVictoria video montage featuring so many #Awesome local organizations, arts groups, business and fabulous individuals. THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our Dance Across Victoria collaboration. With the year we’ve had it is important to stay positive, connected, and motivated and with Dance Across Victoria we wanted to show just how resilient our community really is. If you see yourself in the video, please SHARE it with your friends on social media and tag us in each post!

The Greater Victoria Festival Society is proud to present our FINAL Video Montage of :
“D A N C E A C R O S S
V I C T O R I A!”

What is Dance Across Victoria?
DANCE ACROSS VICTORIA is a Virtual “Dance” Event that celebrates the spirit, vibrance and resilience of our amazing city!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED AND SUBMITTED A VIDEO!
We are so grateful to everyone who participated in our Dance Across Victoria collaboration. With the year we’ve had it is important to stay positive, connected, and motivated and with Dance Across Victoria we wanted to show just how resilient our community really is.
If you see yourself in the video, please SHARE it with your friends and tag us in each post.
Special thanks to Kim Breiland at Stages Performing Arts School for her creative collaboration and Christopher Loran or the final editing of video! #GoTeamDanceAcrossVictoria!
(Please note that no copyright infringement is intended. We do not own or claim to own any of the rights to this selection of music. Under section 107 of the copyright act this is a community and volunteer-based project. All rights reserved to Warner Chappell Music Canada and copyright owners).

St Patrick's Family Fun Day
2020-03-15 17:00 | Market Square, Market Square
Date: March 15th
Time: Noon to 5pm
Location: Market Square
Sponsored by The Irish Times Pub
Join us in Market Square on March 15th for our 3rd Annual Saint Patrick’s Family Fun Day!
This is a FREE Community Event graciously and generously sponsored by the wonderful folks at Irish Times Pub!
Live Entertainment (Irish Dancers, Celtic Band Cookeilidh – Celtic Music, performances by Daniel Lapp and much more!)
Food Vendors (with an Irish theme to them)
Irish Crafting Station
Irish Vendors
Balloon Art
Face Painting
Bouncy Castle Fun!
Dress in your “Leprechaun Best” and bring the kids down for some awesome fun!
