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    Home > See & Do > Festivals & Events > Signature Festivals & Celebrations

    Signature Festivals & Celebrations

    Please note, some events may be cancelled or rescheduled due to COVID-19. Please check with the event organizer or the Victoria Visitor Centre for details.

    Victoria likes to celebrate and we have dozens of annual festivals to prove it.

    Enjoy the smooth sounds of the TD Victoria International Jazz Festival in June, find great family fun at the Downtown Victoria Buskers Festival in July or sip spirited creations at the Art of the Cocktail festival in October. Victoria is full of life all year long.

    Dine Around

    Easily Victoria’s most anticipated foodie event, Dine Around & Stay in Town 2022 takes place from January 20 to February 6, 2022. 

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    Rifflandia Festival
    Rifflandia

    Returning for 2022 on September 15-18! Welcoming artists to its many stages, including some of the biggest musical acts in the world, alongside new, developing and local talent.
    TD Victoria International JazzFest
    TD Victoria International JazzFest

    The TD Victoria International JazzFest is a ten-day music festival featuring the jazz, blues and world music of many acclaimed musicians.
    Victoria Pride Week

    Victoria Pride Week empowers those who are - or think they may be - lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirited, intersex, and all friends and allies to celebrate learning and empowerment!
    A crowd of people waving Canadian flags.
    Canada Day Victoria
    Ring in Canada's birthday! Find fun and family-friendly events and live performances throughout Greater Victoria and the surrounding region on Canada Day, July 1.
    Symphony Splash
    Symphony in the Summer Festival

    The Victoria Symphony returns with a 10-day summer music festival at some of downtown Victoria's most iconic and beautiful locations, and it's music to our ears!
    Victoria Day

    Celebrated every year on the last Monday before May 25, Victoria Day is a Canadian public holiday in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. There is lots going on in Victoria all weekend long. 
    National Indigenous People's Day
    June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. This is a time for us to come together and reflect on the history, heritage, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples in Canada.
    Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival

    Join us for our 23rd annual Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival welcoming a staggeringly diverse lineup full of the finest grooves and rhythms from around the globe.