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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
WED 9
Community

Watercolours for Wellness: PEACEFUL PEBBLES, GEMS & CRYSTALS

Date Wed, Sep 9 to Sep 23
Time 10:00 a.m. onward
Venue Carr House National Historic Site
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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
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TUE 15
Community

The Avenue Gallery - Feature Artist - Shell Cooper

Date Tue, Sep 15 to Sep 22
Time All day
Venue The Avenue Gallery
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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
FRI 18
Markets

Bastion Square Market

Date Fri, Sep 18
Time 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Venue Bastion Square
Free
FRI 18
Family

Storytime at Swan Lake with GVPL

Date Fri, Sep 18
Time 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Venue Swan Lake Nature House, 3873 Swan Lake Road
Free
FRI 18
Community

Slow Burn Dating: Non-Monogamy

Date Fri, Sep 18
Time 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Venue Royal BC Museum
Tickets required
FRI 18
Community

Watercolours for Wellness: YOU’RE A GEM

Date Fri, Sep 18
Time 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venue Carr House National Historic Site
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FRI 18
Food

SoundBite Food Truck and Music Festival

Date Fri, Sep 18 to Sep 19
Time 4:00 p.m. onward
Venue Danbrook Park, 744 Danbrook Avenue
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FRI 18
Sports

Ocean Harvest: A Paddling and Culinary Experience

Date Fri, Sep 18
Time 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Venue Ocean River Sports- Oak Bay Marina
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FRI 18
Food

Harvest Table

Date Fri, Sep 18
Time 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Venue Brentwood Bay Resort, The Arbutus Room
$120 per person, plus tax and gratuity
FRI 18
Community

Esquimalt Lantern Festival

Date Fri, Sep 18
Time 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Venue Gorge Park Pavilion
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FRI 18
Community

Slow Burn Dating: Non-Monogamy Edition

Date Fri, Sep 18
Time 6:30 p.m.
Venue Royal BC Museum
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FRI 18
Music

The Judds / Wynonna Experience

Date Fri, Sep 18
Time 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Venue Charlie White Theatre, Mary Winspear Centre
$54.15
SAT 19
Community

Couples Clownselling: Victoria 2

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time All day
Venue The Mint
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SAT 19
Community

CRABFEST 2026 at the Sooke Region Museum

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time All day
Venue Sooke Region Museum
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SAT 19
Markets

Metchosin Fall Witches Market

Date Sat, Sep 19 to Sep 20
Time All day
Venue Metchosin Community Hall
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SAT 19
Community

Wildwood Saunas: Soft Launch & Grand Opening at Bilston Creek Farm

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time All day
Venue Bilston Creek Farms
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SAT 19
Markets

James Bay Market

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venue 494 Superior Street, at Menzies Street
Free
SAT 19
Sports

Fairmont Empress Move For Wishes - Pilates in the Palm

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Venue Fairmont Empress
Free
SAT 19
Community

Victoria Hospice Shred-a-Thon

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Venue Reynolds Secondary School Parking Lot
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SAT 19
Markets

North Saanich Farm Market

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Venue 10990 West Saanich Road
Free
SAT 19
Markets

Goldstream Farmers Market

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue Danbrook Park, 744 Danbrook Avenue
Free
SAT 19
Markets

Moss Street Market

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue Sir James Douglas School, 1330 Fairfield Road
Free
SAT 19
Markets

Sooke Country Market

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue Woodside Farm, 7149 West Coast Road, Sooke
Free
SAT 19
Arts

Art for Wellness: AUTUMN VISION BOARDS

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Venue Carr House National Historic Site
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SAT 19
Community

Mary Winspear Centre 25th Anniversary Open House

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venue Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue
Free
SAT 19
Markets

Ship Point Market

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Venue Ship Point Pier, Inner Harbour
Free
SAT 19
Markets

Bastion Square Market

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Venue Bastion Square
Free
SAT 19
Community

Royal BC Museum: Hawk Watch

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue East Sooke Park - Aylard Farm
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SAT 19
Community

Guided Nature Walk for Neurodivergent Adults

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Venue Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary
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SAT 19
Community

Hawk Watch

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue Royal BC Museum
Tickets required
SAT 19
Community

Ultimate Toy Fair

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Venue G.R. Pearkes Recreation Centre
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SAT 19
Community

Do-It-Yourself: Home-made Body Products

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venue Compost Education Centre
11.98 CAD - 45.00 CAD
SAT 19
Community

Menopause The Musical

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 2:00 p.m.
Venue McPherson Playhouse
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SAT 19
Community

Walking the Camino Portuguese Infomation Evening

Date Sat, Sep 19
Time 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Venue MEC Victoria
Free
SUN 20
Markets

Metchosin Farmers' Market

Date Sun, Sep 20
Time 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue Metchosin Municipal Grounds, 4450 Happy Valley Road
Free
SUN 20
Community

16th Annual Fall Fairfield

Date Sun, Sep 20
Time 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Venue Robert J. Porter Park & Fairfield Community Place
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SUN 20
Markets

Orchard Market at Junction Orchard & Cidery

Date Sun, Sep 20
Time 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Venue Junction Orchard & Cidery
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SUN 20
Arts

Workshop: On Forest Paths of Ocean

Date Sun, Sep 20
Time 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venue Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
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SUN 20
Community

The Halfling Harvest: A Celebration Of Hobbit Day (19+)

Date Sun, Sep 20
Time 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Venue Mary's Farm and Sanctuary
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SUN 20
Community

Yogilates on the Patio

Date Sun, Sep 20
Time 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Venue Macaloney's Distillery & Brewery
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