Summer brings out the buskers
and
free entertainment in
Victoria's people-places - James
Bay, Market Square and Beacon
Hill Park in particular. Annual
highlights, arranged
chronologically, include:
TerrifVic Jazz Party ,
April (tel 953-2011). A showcase
for about a dozen top
international bands held in
various venues over four days
during the second week of the
month.
Jazz Fest , June (tel
386-6121 for information). More
than a hundred assorted lesser
bands perform in Market Square
and elsewhere over about ten
days towards the end of the
month.
ICA Folk Fest ,
June-July (tel 388-4728).
Extravaganza of folk over eight
days at the end of June and
beginning of July: the main
venues are the Inner Harbour and
Market Square.
Victoria International
Festival , July and August (tel
736-2119). Victoria's largest
general arts jamboree. Events
take place at a wide variety of
locations.
First People's Festival
, early August (tel 387-2134 or
384-3211). Celebration of the
cultures of Canada's aboriginal
peoples, usually held in the
second week of the month at the
Royal BC Museum.
Classic Boat Festival
, August 30-September 1 (tel
385-7766). Dozens of wooden
antique boats on display in the
Inner Harbour.
Fringe Festival , late
August to mid-September (tel
383-2663). Avant-garde
performances of all kinds held
at seven different venues around
central Victoria.
