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Thrifty Foods 124th Victoria Day Parade presented by Chek TV
2024-05-20 09:00 UTC
Celebrate Victoria Day in British Columbia’s Beautiful Capital City!
The Thrifty Foods 124th Victoria Day Parade presented by CHEK TV on Monday May 20, 2024 starting at 9am – Douglas and Finlayson to Douglas and Courtney.
The Greater Victoria Festival Society will host a world class event showcasing our diverse cultures and celebrating with various community partners and out of town guests!

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US & Canadian Bands

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Non-Profit Organization
Entry $150

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Entry $430

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THRIFTY FOODS 124th VICTORIA DAY PARADE
Presented by Chek TV Rules and Regulations

Saturday May 18, 2024

10:30 – 11:15 am Stages Performing Arts
11:15 – 12:00 pm Stephanie Greaves
12:00 – 12:45 pm Rob Fillo
12:45 – 1:30 pm Alex Fraser
1:45 – 2:30 pm Black Angus
2:40 – 3:40 pm Love Cats
4:00 – 5:00 pm Soul Shakers
5:00 – 6:00 pm Bi Polar Bear

Sunday May 19, 2024

10:30am – 11:30 am Hoquiam Jazz Band
12:00 – 1:00 pm West Seattle High School
1:00 – 1:45 pm University of Washington
1:45 pm – 3:15 pm Parade of Bands and Drum Battle

MEI Middle School, Aberdeen High School,
Central Kitsap High School, Mt Baker Sr.
High School, Hoquiam High School Grizzly
Marching Band, Bellevue High School,
Chief Sealth International Marching Band,
West Seattle High School

3:15 – 4:00 pm University of Washington
4:00 pm- 5:00 pm US Marine Corps, 3 rd Marine Aircraft Wing

Band from San Diego, The Canadian
Navy’s Naden Band and the Canadian
Scottish Pipe & Drum Band

Thrifty Foods St. Patrick's Day Festival
2024-03-17 11:00 - 15:00
Live music from Daniel Lapp, Ivonne Hernandez, Coastline, BC Fiddle Orchestra and the O’Brien School of Irish Dance will all come together for this FREE family festival ! Market vendors, bouncy castles, crafts, magician and balloons!
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Irish Whiskey Hooley
2024-03-10 12:00 - 15:00 | Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street Victoria, BC V8W 1Y2 Canada, Victoria, Canada
Join us The Greater Victoria Festival Society for our 6th Annual Irish Whiskey Hooley on Sunday March 10 with our Fabulous Co-Hosts The Irish Times Pub!
DATE: March 10, 2024
LOCATION: Irish Times Pub ~ 1200 Government Street
TIME: 12-3pm
COST: $75.00
Advance Sales Only
Must be 19+ to attend
What is a “Hooley”?
Definition of hooley
plural -s
: an Irish party usually with music!
What’s up with “Irish” Whiskey?
The word ‘whiskey’ comes from the Irish (or ‘Gaelic’) uisce beatha, meaning water of life. Peat is rarely used in the malting process, so that Irish whiskey has a smoother finish as opposed to the smoky, earthy overtones common to some Scotches.
More Whiskey info: http://whiskyadvocate.com/instant-expert-irish-whiskey/
This won’t be your typical Whiskey tasting event….this one is meant to be a PARTY! Dressing up in your #LeprechaunBest is Strongly encouraged!

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2023-08-31
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Victoria Day - Lawns of the Legislature Performances
2023-05-18 12:00 - 2023-05-19 17:00
Lawns of the Legislature Performances will take place Saturday and Sunday May 18 and 19, 2024 from 12 -5pm. Schedules will be up shortly!
Come down and enjoy FREE musical performances from a multitude of genres including jazz, country, rock, blues and Sunday our Parade of Bands includes our American Marching bands and Drum Battle!

2021 Light Up the City! Nov 15 through Dec 31
2021-11-15
Let’s Light Up the City, Together!
We are EXCITED to bring back Light up the City 2021 and optimistic that our BELOVED Santa’s Light Parade will be back in Full Festive Force this year! No matter what happens though, we are determined to spread as much Christmas JOY & LIGHT as possible. The Greater Victoria Festival Society is thrilled to once again be hosting a 5-week long “Light up the City” campaign from November 15, 2021 – December 18, 2021. Please note that our Annual Christmas Lighting Competition will be accepting SUBMISSIONS between November 15-December 6, 2021. WINNERS announced December 13, 2021. As ever, Stay Tuned for more details!
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Kick Off Christmas In Victoria and light Up Our City!
The Greater Victoria Festival Society will once again host a 5 week “Light Up The City” campaign beginning November 15 through December 31,2021.
The Greater Victoria Festival Society is also bringing back the Christmas Lighting Contest throughout all 13 municipalities! We will have winners in each ‘core’ municipality and the prizes will be epic! The categories will include homes, apartment/condos, local businesses, community organizations and first nations. Our 2nd Annual Christmas Lighting Competition will be accepting CONTEST SUBMISSIONS between Nov 15 – Dec 6 and winners announced Dec 13, 2021.
We want to “Light Up The City” and bring everyone together to enjoy the glow of Christmas!

Dance Across Victoria
2021-04-06
FINALLY! We are thrilled to share our #DanceAcrossVictoria video montage featuring so many #Awesome local organizations, arts groups, business and fabulous individuals. THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our Dance Across Victoria collaboration. With the year we’ve had it is important to stay positive, connected, and motivated and with Dance Across Victoria we wanted to show just how resilient our community really is. If you see yourself in the video, please SHARE it with your friends on social media and tag us in each post!

The Greater Victoria Festival Society is proud to present our FINAL Video Montage of :
“D A N C E A C R O S S
V I C T O R I A!”

What is Dance Across Victoria?
DANCE ACROSS VICTORIA is a Virtual “Dance” Event that celebrates the spirit, vibrance and resilience of our amazing city!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED AND SUBMITTED A VIDEO!
We are so grateful to everyone who participated in our Dance Across Victoria collaboration. With the year we’ve had it is important to stay positive, connected, and motivated and with Dance Across Victoria we wanted to show just how resilient our community really is.
If you see yourself in the video, please SHARE it with your friends and tag us in each post.
Special thanks to Kim Breiland at Stages Performing Arts School for her creative collaboration and Christopher Loran or the final editing of video! #GoTeamDanceAcrossVictoria!
(Please note that no copyright infringement is intended. We do not own or claim to own any of the rights to this selection of music. Under section 107 of the copyright act this is a community and volunteer-based project. All rights reserved to Warner Chappell Music Canada and copyright owners).

St Patrick's Family Fun Day
2020-03-15 17:00 | Market Square, Market Square
Date: March 15th
Time: Noon to 5pm
Location: Market Square
Sponsored by The Irish Times Pub
Join us in Market Square on March 15th for our 3rd Annual Saint Patrick’s Family Fun Day!
This is a FREE Community Event graciously and generously sponsored by the wonderful folks at Irish Times Pub!
Live Entertainment (Irish Dancers, Celtic Band Cookeilidh – Celtic Music, performances by Daniel Lapp and much more!)
Food Vendors (with an Irish theme to them)
Irish Crafting Station
Irish Vendors
Balloon Art
Face Painting
Bouncy Castle Fun!
Dress in your “Leprechaun Best” and bring the kids down for some awesome fun!
