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Things to Do in Victoria This Weekend

Here is what is on in Victoria this weekend, Friday through Sunday. Expect markets and festivals, live music and gallery openings, and a good number of free outdoor events around Greater Victoria and the Saanich Peninsula.

We pull the list from venue and community calendars across the region, and we keep it short enough to actually read.

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TUE 8
Arts

Women Of The Fur Trade

Date Tue, Sep 8 to Oct 4
Time All day
Venue Belfry Theatre
Pay what you want
TUE 15
Community

REPRISE - A New Show at The Gage Gallery

Date Tue, Sep 15 to Oct 4
Time All day
Venue Gage Gallery Arts Collective
Check listing
WED 16
Arts

Exhibitions at Cedar Hill Recreation and Arts Centre

Date Wed, Sep 16 to Oct 12
Time 9:00 a.m. onward
Venue Cedar Hill Recreation and Arts Centre, 780 Vernon Avenue
Free
THU 24
Community

Fall Native Plant Workshops

Date Thu, Sep 24 to Oct 17
Time All day
Venue Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary
Check listing
FRI 25
Family

Art & Story Walk on Henderson Recreation Centre Chip Trail

Date Fri, Sep 25 to Oct 2
Time 8:30 a.m. onward
Venue Henderson Recreation Centre Chip Trail, 2291 Cedar Hill Cross Road
Check listing
THU 1
Community

The Avenue Gallery - Feature Artist - Jo-Anne Westerby

Date Thu, Oct 1 to Oct 8
Time All day
Venue The Avenue Gallery
Check listing
THU 1
Community

Victoria Psychic Fair at the Bay Centre

Date Thu, Oct 1 to Oct 7
Time 10:00 a.m. onward
Venue Bay Centre
Check listing
THU 1
Community

Downtown Victoria Stone Building Conservation Tour

Date Thu, Oct 1 to Oct 28
Time 4:00 p.m. onward
Venue Craigdarroch Castle
Check listing
FRI 2
Community

Deep Cove Weavers & Spinners: Show & Sale

Date Fri, Oct 2 to Oct 8
Time 10:00 a.m. onward
Venue ArtSea Gallery in Tulista Park
Check listing
FRI 2
Markets

Bastion Square Market

Date Fri, Oct 2
Time 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Venue Bastion Square
Free
FRI 2
Community

Ocean View Estate Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze

Date Fri, Oct 2 to Oct 31
Time 12:00 p.m. onward
Venue Ocean View Estates
Check listing
FRI 2
Family

Luxton Fall Fair

Date Fri, Oct 2 to Oct 4
Time 3:00 p.m. onward
Venue Luxton Fairgrounds, 1040 Marwood Avenue
Free grounds admission, ride wristbands $45 advance or $55
FRI 2
Family

Fall Family Fest

Date Fri, Oct 2
Time 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Venue Henderson Recreation Centre, 2291 Cedar Hill Cross Road
$7.50 per participating child
FRI 2
Community

South Fire X Errázuriz Winemaker Dinner at Brentwood Bay Resort

Date Fri, Oct 2
Time 5:30 p.m.
Venue The Arbutus Room at Brentwood Bay Resort
Check listing
FRI 2
Community

Speed Dating: Axe Me a Question

Date Fri, Oct 2
Time 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Venue 586 Johnson Street
$25.00-$30.00 CAD
FRI 2
Arts

IGNITE! A Dance Victoria Launch Party

Date Fri, Oct 2
Time 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Venue Gorge Park Pavilion
Check listing
FRI 2
Music

Midnight Agency & CMCT Breakout West After Party w/ Tor & Handsome Tiger

Date Fri, Oct 2 to Oct 3
Time 11:30 p.m. onward
Venue Lucky Bar
40.54 CAD
SAT 3
Family

Pumpkinfest at Galey Farms

Date Sat, Oct 3 to Nov 1
Time All day
Venue Galey Farms, 4150 Blenkinsop Road
Ticketed, free for children 2 and under
SAT 3
Arts

Ballet Victoria presents: BALLET ROCKS

Date Sat, Oct 3 to Oct 4
Time All day
Venue Royal Theatre
Check listing
SAT 3
Community

Discovery Campus at John Horgan Campus

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time All day
Venue Royal Roads University, Langford Campus
Check listing
SAT 3
Community

Harvest for Hounds

Date Sat, Oct 3 to Oct 4
Time All day
Venue Merridale Cidery & Distillery
Check listing
SAT 3
Food

SkyWalk Brewfest: A Craft Beer & Cider Festival

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time All day
Venue Malahat SkyWalk
Check listing
SAT 3
Markets

James Bay Market

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venue 494 Superior Street, at Menzies Street
Free
SAT 3
Markets

Monster Mash Halloween Vintage Fair and Makers Market.

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Venue Da Vinci Centre
Check listing
SAT 3
Markets

North Saanich Farm Market

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Venue 10990 West Saanich Road
Free
SAT 3
Markets

Goldstream Farmers Market

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue Danbrook Park, 744 Danbrook Avenue
Free
SAT 3
Markets

Moss Street Market

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue Sir James Douglas School, 1330 Fairfield Road
Free
SAT 3
Community

Putting Your Garden to Bed

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Venue Gordon United Church, 935 Goldstream Avenue
Free
SAT 3
Markets

Sooke Country Market

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue Woodside Farm, 7149 West Coast Road, Sooke
Free
SAT 3
Community

Apple Harvest Festival

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue Ross Bay Villa Historic House Museum
Check listing
SAT 3
Community

FREE Workshop: Zero Waste Living

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Venue Compost Education Centre
0.00 CAD
SAT 3
Community

The Daring Way: Naming- Claiming- Becoming

Date Sat, Oct 3 to Oct 4
Time 10:00 a.m. onward
Venue The Parkside Hotel & Spa
895.00 CAD
SAT 3
Community

2026 Victoria Tea Festival Revival

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Venue Nootka Court
Check listing
SAT 3
Markets

Bastion Square Market

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Venue Bastion Square
Free
SAT 3
Community

One Wave Gathering: Celebrating Culture, Community and Climate Resilience

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venue Royal BC Museum
Check listing
SAT 3
Markets

OTSUKIMI : Bunny Moon Market

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Venue Fernwood Community Centre
Check listing
SAT 3
Community

Compost 101 at Swan Lake

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venue Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary
Check listing
SAT 3
Community

Singles Mixer

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Venue Swans Pub
0.00 CAD - 12.25 CAD
SAT 3
Music

The Nate Dunn Band

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Venue Esquimalt Legion Branch 172
Check listing
SAT 3
Community

BC SPCA Offleashed Victoria Gala - A Special Celebration

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Venue Fairmont Empress
Check listing
SAT 3
Arts

FREE THE VERSE! Word/Art Mini-Festival

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 6:00 p.m.
Venue Intrepid Studio
Check listing
SAT 3
Music

Alex Fraser - Live at Caffe Fantastico

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Venue Caffe Fantastico
$25.00 CAD
SAT 3
Music

The BC Django Festival

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 7:30 p.m.
Venue Charlie White Theatre, Mary Winspear Centre
$46.00
SAT 3
Music

In Concert with Internationally-renowned Organist Jan Liebermann

Date Sat, Oct 3
Time 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Venue Christ Church Cathedral Victoria
11.98 CAD - 33.28 CAD
SAT 3
Music

Houseworx - Christoph(Album Debut) DJ Pants(Sea) Cataphonic Ry Guy & Lasers

Date Sat, Oct 3 to Oct 4
Time 10:00 p.m. onward
Venue Lucky Bar
22.63 CAD
SUN 4
Community

Comedy Workshop with Katie-Ellen Humphries

Date Sun, Oct 4
Time 12:00 a.m.
Venue Intrepid Studio
Check listing
SUN 4
Community

Paint in Paradise - Painting Class with Debra Thomlinson

Date Sun, Oct 4
Time 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Venue Victoria Butterfly Gardens Atrium
Check listing
SUN 4
Markets

Metchosin Farmers' Market

Date Sun, Oct 4
Time 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue Metchosin Municipal Grounds, 4450 Happy Valley Road
Free