Now’s the time to grasp every last bit of summer and head to every awesome event around Victoria.
This weekend, there are block parties, music festivals, comedy shows, trivia nights, and vintage markets, all of which will keep you running rampant around the city.
Check them out below!
The Duke Decade Block Party
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Celebrate a decade of The Duke Saloon with live music, food trucks, art, corn-hole, dunk tanks, and an afterparty that only the Duke can do.
Where: Discovery Street
When: Saturday, August 24, from 4 pm to 10 pm
Tickets: $45 online
Harbour Blues n Roots Festival
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This festival brings a lineup of artists in the genres of blues, roots, country, rock, world, soul, and R&B to Victoria for a weekend.
When: Friday, August 23 to Sunday, August 25
Where: Ship’s Point Inner Harbour — 800 Block Wharf Street
Tickets: Between $39 and $99; some free events
Pagliacci’s 45th Anniversary Street Party
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Celebrate Pagliacci’s 45th anniversary at this awesome block party with live performances from the Bills, the Marc Atkinson Trio, the Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra, Capital City Syncopators, Gene Hardy & Miles Black, and many more!
Where: 1000 block of Broad Street
When: Saturday, August 24, from 4 pm to 10 pm
Tickets: Free!
The Dip at the Inner Harbour
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The Dip — a retro-soul rock band from Seattle — will play hits such as “Sure Don’t Miss You” and more at Ship’s Point in Victoria’s Inner Harbour starting at 7 pm.
Where: Ship’s Point Inner Harbour — 800 Block Wharf Street
When: Friday, August 23; doors at 6:30 pm
Tickets: $40 plus fees
The More You Novak Trivia Night
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Herald Street Brewing is hosting a trivia night with host Johnny Novak. All the proceeds will go to Cops for Cancer.
Where: 506 Herald Street, Victoria
When: Friday, August 23; starts at 7:30 pm
Tickets: $10 online or at the door
Simon King at Heckler’s
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He’s loud, he’s brash, he’s rude, and he’s especially hilarious. That’s why Simon King has been featured on HBO, Just for Laughs, and the Vancouver International Comedy Festival.
Where: 123 Gorge Road East, Victoria
When: Saturday, August 24; starts at 8 pm
Tickets: $22 online or at the door
ReLove Market at Market Square
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Check out this awesome secondhand and vintage pop-up market this weekend, which features live music and Whistle Buoy Brewing’s awesome patio right next door!
Where: 560 Johnson Street #39, Victoria
When: Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25, from 12 pm to 6 pm
Le Noche Cubana at the VEC
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Experience an unforgettable night of authentic Cuban music with the Julio Avila Cuban Band. This dynamic group brings the vibrant sounds of salsa, cumbia, bachata, and more to Victoria this Saturday.
Where: 1415 Broad Street, Victoria
When: Saturday, August 24; starts at 8:30 pm
Tickets: $43.52 online or at the door