Archive for August, 2008

Extreme Sports in Supposedly Sleepy, Laid-Back Victoria BC

Anyone who believes that Victoria is for the “newly wed and nearly dead” should spend some time with Jayson Biggins of Vancouver Island Paragliding, based right in Fairfield. He’ll take you out to Dallas Road on a windy Saturday to watch the paragliders as they bank and weave their way to a soft beach [...]

Victoria BC 14th Annual Vancouver Island Blues Bash Starts Friday

This Labour Day weekend kicks off the 14th annual Vancouver Island Blues Bash at Ship Point on the Inner Harbour, a celebration of Blues and R&B music with afternoon free and evening ticketed performances. Featured are more than 14 individual bands who will perform over three afternoons and three evenings.
Blues in all shades for [...]

Victoria BC Fringe Festival Offers 400 Performances August 21-31

The 22nd Annual Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival will run August 21- 31, 2008. The Fringe is an unjuried, uncensored, international festival of live comedy, drama, dance, spoken word, and more.
Companies are selected by lottery in November. Anyone with a show can apply. In 2007, 16,000 people came to the Victoria Fringe and hundreds volunteered to [...]

Victoria BC’s Saanich Fair Opens Saturday with Spectacular Horse Show

The 141st annual Saanich Fair will get off to a grand start at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 30th, with a spectacular horse show. The fair is held every Labour Day weekend and is western Canada’s oldest continual agricultural fair. In addition to horse shows, there are dog shows, 4-H activities, and the [...]

Victoria Classic Boat Festival Showcases the Most Beautiful Vessels in the World

The 31st Victoria Classic Boat Festival gets underway on Friday in Victoria’s Inner Harbour with a welcoming reception held at the Maritime Museum of BC in Bastion Square followed by the annual rowing regatta starting from the Gorge Rowing and Paddling Club. The race finishes at the Undersea Gardens in the Inner Harbour.
On Saturday, [...]

Victoria BC Free B-Movie Films Under the Stars in Victoria’s Beacon Hill Park This August

This is the kind of event that makes Victoria such a fun place to live and visit. Once again this August, the Victoria Film Festival will host FREE screenings of classic B-movies outside under the stars at the Cameron Bandshell in Beacon Hill Park. All shows start at 9:00 p.m. on select [...]