The country’s first festival dedicated to pickleball—and you don’t have to be a paddler to be drawn to Topaz Park. The Victoria Pickleball Festival - which runs Friday to Sunday - will feature full festival weekend where families, food lovers, music fans, and players all find something to enjoy! Dates:  August 28 to 30, 2026 […]

Get your sea legs ready!  The 47th Annual Classic Boat Festival returns to Victoria’s Inner Harbour from September 4–6, 2026.Step onto the docks, tour select historic vessels, and celebrate our maritime heritage.Date:  September 4 to 6, 2026 Where: Victoria Inner HarbourAdmission: by donation (supports the festival & Maritime Museum of BC)See you down on the […]

A Saanich Peninsula Tradition Since 1868, the Fair is back again this year! The Saanich Fair is one of the oldest continuously running agricultural fairs in British Columbia.  Every Labour Day weekend, thousands of visitors come together to celebrate the agricultural roots of the Saanich Peninsula. From livestock exhibitions and produce competitions to live music, […]

The countdown to the slowdown in school zones is now on.   The first day of school is Tuesday, September 8, 2026.   Please slow down to no more than 30km/hr in school zones.

The Victoria Urban Food Garden Tour is happening this coming Saturday, September 12, 2026.   It’s a day spent wandering through your choice of 11 unique Victoria gardens, meeting the people who grow in them, discovering clever ideas, seeing what’s possible in small urban spaces, and leaving with a head full of ideas for your […]

Celebrate the coming of Fall with lanterns, lights and community.  The event will feature cultural entertainment, illuminated lantern displays, food trucks and a lantern-making workshop.   Come dressed up in an illuminated costume and your own battery-lit lantern creation!   Or make one at our lantern workshop for $5 per lantern kit.   Date: Saturday, […]

Join the District of Saanich to celebrate the completion of the Shelbourne Street Improvement Project.   Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 Time: 2pm - 3:30pm Where: Browning Park (Knight Road / McRae Avenue) . The event will include: 🛣️ welcome remarks 🛣️ ribbon cutting 🛣️ project information 🛣️ a celebratory bike ride led by Capital […]

The annual 'Hawk Watch' drop-in event will be taking flight on Saturday, September 19, 2026! Drop by East Sooke Regional Park at Aylard Farm between 11am and 2pm for displays and activities by CRD naturalists and guest organizations like, Royal BC Museum, Nature Victoria, Rocky Point Bird Observatory and The Raptors! For the early birds, […]

Tradition and Culture Come Alive September 30th marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.  The annual South Island Powwow is an opportunity to recognize survivors and their families in the spirit of reconciliation through song and dance -  traditional Indigenous culture and resiliency is celebrated. Date:  Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Time:  Gates Open at 10am - Grand […]

September 30th is Orange Shirt Day. It's also also the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.   Truth and Reconciliation Day is a time to honour the strength, dignity and advocacy of direct survivors and intergenerational survivors, of the Indian Residential School system.   Read more about the significance of the orange shirt to our […]