Awakening Chinatown Festival

Free
May 25
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Join us in the heart of Victoria’s historic Chinatown for Awakening Chinatown 2025, a vibrant cultural celebration hosted by the Victoria Chinatown Museum Society (VCMS) in partnership with Lead Sponsor RBC and Chinatown businesses.

This free, family-friendly event will feature a full afternoon of live performances including lion dancing, kung fu demonstrations, traditional Chinese music, dance, and opera. Attendees can also enjoy cultural activities such as calligraphy, fortune telling, and family-friendly arts and crafts.

Celebrate Asian Heritage Month in one of North America’s oldest Chinatowns and help bring the stories, sights, and spirit of the community to life.

Destination Greater Victoria is honoured to be based on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples of the Songhees Nation and Xwsepsum Nation, whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.