36
May
M AY 1-10, 2026
Joseph and the Amazing 
Technicolor Dreamcoat
McPherson Playhouse
2 pm, 7:30 pm
rmts.bc.ca
M AY 1-J U LY 6, 2026
Critical Distance
Royal B.C. Museum
(Included with 
admission.)
royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
M AY 2-3, 2026
Queens of Soul
Royal Theatre
A tribute to soul and R&B 
legends such as Aretha 
Franklin and Tina Turner.
7:30 pm Saturday, 
2:30 pm Sunday.
victoriasymphony.ca
M AY 8-10, 2026
Esquimalt 
Buccaneer Days
Archie Browning Sports 
Centre and Bullen Field
Get your pirate on.
esquimaltbuccaneerdays.ca
M AY 14-17, 2026
Luxton Spring Fair
Luxton Grounds
Featuring antique 
farm equipment and 
midway rides.
luxtonspringfair.ca
M AY 15 -16, 2026
Alice in Wonderland
Royal Theatre
Presented by 
Ballet Victoria.
May 23: 7:30 pm, 
May 24: 2 pm
balletvictoria.ca
M AY 9-17, 2026
Victoria Highland Games 
& Celtic Festival
Topaz Park, 3000 
Glasgow Ave.
victoriahighlandgames.com
 
M AY 18, 2026
Island Farms Victoria 
Day Parade
(starts at 9 am sharp)
Features marching bands 
from the U.S. and Canada.
gvfs.ca
 
M AY 23-24, 2026
Swiftsure International 
Yacht Race
Victoria Harbour
The Swiftsure has three 
long-course races of 
up to 138.2 nautical 
miles, as well as a 
shorter inshore race.
swiftsure.org
M AY 22, 2026
The Grapes of Wrath
McPherson Playhouse
8 pm
rmts.bc.ca
June
J U N E 5 -7, 2026
Oak Bay Tea Party
Willows Beach
Annual event includes 
a parade, pancake 
breakfasts, bathtub 
races, and midway rides.
oakbayteaparty.com
J U N E 5 -7, 2026
Island FanCon
Celebration of pop 
culture happens at City 
Centre Park in Langford.
islandfancon.ca
J U N E 11-AU G. 23, 2026
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Chemainus Theatre
(Wednesday-Sunday, 
check show times.)
chemainustheatrefestival.ca
J U N E 17, 2026
Bonnie Raitt
Royal Theatre
7:30 pm
rmts.bc.ca
Event Calendar
Thousands of interesting and entertaining 
events take place in Victoria each 
year. Here are some of the major ones 
happening during the rest of 2026 and 
beyond. For more detailed and up-to-
date listings, visit tourismvictoria.com, or 
downtownvictoria.ca.
J U N E 19-20, 2026
Victoria International 
Dragon Boat Festival
Victoria Inner Harbour 
and Ship Point
victoriadragonboatfestival.com
J U N E 21, 2026
National Indigenous 
Peoples Day
J U N E 19-28, 2026
TD Victoria International 
Jazz Festival
Various locations 
around Victoria.
jazzvictoria.ca/jazzfest-home
J U N E 30 -J U LY 1, 2026 
Sidney Days
Various locations 
around Sidney, featuring 
a Canada Day parade 
and family fun fair.
sidney.ca
Victorians celebrate Canada Day, July 1, on the Gorge and elsewhere around the 
capital region. (Keith Norbury)

View this content as a flipbook by clicking here.