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Friday, October 30 · 30 things
- Last chance · ends Thursday
Until Thu 5
Mixed Mediums; Shared Dreams at ArtSea Gallery
A week-long show by seven Peninsula painters who meet to paint together every week. Daily 10 to 4.
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Fri 30 · 6 p.m.
Music Bingo Halloween Takeover at Merridale Cidery & Distillery
Free Halloween music bingo game at Merridale Cidery and Distillery, with prizes, food, and families and dogs welcome.
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Fri 30 · 7 p.m. · Visual Arts Building
Halloni, the UVic BFA Halloween Fundraiser
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Fri 30 · 7 p.m. · Westcoast Bathhouse
Haunted Bathhouse Halloween Party
A costume party at the marina's sauna house, with dancing, body paint and the saunas open till 1 a.m.
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Fri 30 · 7 p.m. · Esquimalt Gorge Pavilion
Blood Moon Ball
Learn historic dances at a gothic-themed ball; beginners welcome, no experience or partner needed.
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Fri 30 · 7:30 p.m. · Royal Theatre
Spirited Away - The Music of Studio Ghibli
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Fri 30 · 7:30 p.m. · VI Plant Shop
Halloween Terrarium Workshop
Create a spooky terrarium in this hands-on workshop, with decorations and take-home care guidance.
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Fri 30 · 7:30 p.m. · Swans Pub
The Fright Crawl | Victoria's Halloween Bar Crawl 2026
19+, one wristband covers entry to 4+ bars with no cover. October 30, doors open at 7:30 PM.
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Fri 30 · 7:30 p.m.
The Phantom of the Opera with Live Organ Accompaniment by David Briggs
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Fri 30 · 7:30 p.m. · McPherson Playhouse
Tower of Song
A creative Leonard Cohen tribute by celebrated BC musicians Oliver Swain and Glenna Garramone with special guests.
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Fri 30 · 8 p.m.
UVic Symphony Orchestra: Chiaroscuro
UVic Symphony Orchestra opens its season with works by Brahms, Beethoven, and Chopin featuring pianist Madison Brecht.
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Fri 30 · 8:30 p.m. · Theatre SKAM
Garden City Improv presents: David Lynch Improvised
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Fri 30 · 8:30 p.m. · Theatre SKAM
Garden City Improv with Becky Johnson: Halloween Edition!
Spooky live improv with Becky Johnson and Kevin Matviw, 75 minutes with an intermission.
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Fri 30 · 8:30 p.m.
Victoria Halloween Bar Crawl — Halloween Friday, Fri, Oct 30
Halloween bar crawl through 4+ bars with one wristband and no cover charges. Friday, October 30, for ages 19+.
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Fri 30 · 9 p.m. · Lucky Bar
Devil's Night Reunion feat: SPACEBOOTS and Illvis Freshly
- Last chance · ends Saturday
Until Sat 31
Ocean View Estate Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze
Pumpkin patch and corn maze open autumn weekends throughout October.
- Last chance · ends Sunday
Until Sun 1
Pumpkinfest at Galey Farms
The Blenkinsop Road pumpkin patch opens for the season on October 3, with a corn maze, train rides, and wagon rides by day. It runs weekends through to November 1, plus Thanksgiving Monday.
- Last chance · ends Saturday
Until Sat 31
PumpkinFest 2026
- Last chance · ends Sunday
Until Sun 1
Legends of Halloween at Haunted Manor
Eighteen holes of haunted indoor mini golf downtown, open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. through November 1.
- Last chance · ends Saturday
Until Sat 31
PumpkinFest 2026
- Last chance · ends today
Until Fri 30
High Moon - A Werewolf Western
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Until Sun Nov 8
Exhibitions at Cedar Hill Recreation and Arts Centre
Visible, a group show by Phyllis Serota and the seven women in her long-running studio group, fills the Cedar Hill galleries from October 15 to November 8. Free, with an opening reception on October 17.
- Last chance · ends Saturday
Until Sat 31
Write Your Short Story (3 Sessions)
Write your short story over three weeks with instructor Sue Scott.
- Last chance · ends Saturday
Until Sat 31
PumpkinFest 2026
- Last chance · ends Sunday
Until Sun 1
Go Mad at the Artcade!
Interactive art and Halloween fun with a costume competition at the Artcade, $15 per person, ages 3 and up.
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Until Mon Nov 16
A Well Clayed Table at Colwood's Goldfinch Arts Centre
Pottery celebration with opening gala and dessert fundraiser supporting Goldstream Food Bank.
- Last chance · ends Saturday
Until Sat 31
PumpkinFest 2026
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Until Sun Nov 15
EXPER¡MENTAL: A Group show dedicated to pushing artistic limits.
Ten Gage Gallery artists celebrate creative risk-taking in this group show exploring new artistic directions.
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Until Sun Nov 22
The Belfry Theatre presents: Betrayal
Harold Pinter's Betrayal plays out in reverse, exploring a seven-year affair and its devastating consequences.
- Last chance · ends today
Until Fri 30
An Evening of Illusion at Helmcken House: Magic at the Museum
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Saturday, October 31 · 18 things
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Sat 31 · Copper Mine Park
Halloween Fireworks
East Sooke Fire Rescue's Halloween fireworks at Copper Mine Park. Start time still to come.
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Sat 31 · Oak Bay Avenue
Trick or Treat on the Avenue
Oak Bay Village's merchants trick-or-treat the whole Avenue, Foul Bay to Monterey. Hours still to come.
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Sat 31 · Uptown Boulevard
Halloween on the Boolevard
- Last chance · ends Sunday
Sat 31 to Sun 1
WitchFest
Celebrate Samhain with free workshops, rituals, music, dance, and contests; optional paid experiences available.
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Sat 31 · 10 a.m. · Sir James Douglas School
Moss Street Market
Halloween is the last outdoor Saturday of the year for Fairfield's market. Local farmers, bakers, makers, and buskers spread across the Sir James Douglas grounds at Moss and Fairfield one more time before the market heads indoors for the winter.
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Sat 31 · 10 a.m. · Compost Education Centre
Do-It-Yourself: Clothes Mending and Altering
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Sat 31 · 10 a.m. · Victoria Butterfly Gardens
Halloween Spooktacular
Costume Halloween celebration with face painting, scavenger hunt and insect discovery at Victoria Butterfly Gardens.
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Sat 31 · 10 a.m.
Witchcrafted Halloween Market
Halloween marketplace with mystical makers, spell stations, children's activities and food truck. Free admission.
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Sat 31 · 11 a.m.
Halloween Activities at Swan Lake
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Sat 31 · 1 p.m. · Hillside Centre
Halloween Trail at Hillside Centre
Indoor trick-or-treating through Hillside Centre's shops on Halloween afternoon, 1 to 4:30.
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Sat 31 · 1 p.m. · 1481 Bay St #1325
Apple Pressing in Alexander Park
Press your own apples into juice at this Saturday event.
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Sat 31 · 2 p.m. · Mayfair Shopping Centre
Treat Accessibly Halloween Village at Mayfair
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Sat 31 · 2 p.m.
Carr House Howl-o-we'en Pet Parade
Celebrate Halloween with your costumed pet at Carr House's 6th annual pet parade with crafts, treats, activities, and a costume contest.
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Sat 31 · 3 p.m. · The Commons Retail Village
Trick or Treat Trail at Royal Bay
Candy from the shops at Royal Bay's Commons on Halloween afternoon, 3 to 6. Follow the balloons.
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Sat 31 · 4:30 p.m. · Beacon Avenue
Treat Street
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Sat 31 · 5:30 p.m.
Halloween Spooktacular
Esquimalt Recreation's Halloween stop at the Archie Browning Sports Centre, Saturday, October 31, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Treats, family activities, and a Lions Club barbecue dinner by donation, timed to fit into a night of trick-or-treating.
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Sat 31 · 6 p.m. · Colwood Fire Hall
Colwood Firefighters Halloween Bonfire
The Colwood firefighters light a bonfire at the firehall on Metchosin Road on Halloween night, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Warm up, have a hot dog and a hot chocolate, and grab some candy between doors.
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Sat 31 · 6 p.m. · Public Safety Building
Halloween at the View Royal Public Safety Building