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Victoria Events for October 2011 #MUVMonthly

Sep 28th, 2011
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Special Days and Holidays
- 10 – Thanksgivings
- 31 – Halloween

Welcome to our Monthly Update this is our regular update with the highlights of the upcoming month. With the first days of school behind us and the routine setting in, It’s a good time to look at some of the regular events and activities from our community centres, libraries and rec centres.

Fall Programs for Adults, Kids, and teens are on at you local branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library. Check out the Fall program guides. Sunday openings return to the libraries October 16th.

If you need to stretch your recereation dollar, remember Coast Capital Free Swims and Skates at your local recreation centres.
The City of Victoria Recreation Services and Save-On-Foods have partnered to offer monthly free skates in the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre starting in October and running through March. Watch for dates and details at the City’s Website.

Most Municpalities have their local events listed in their “Active Living Guides”
- Esquimalt
- Saanich
- Victoria
- Oak Bay

Also some Recreation Centres have their own “Activity Guides”
- Juan De Fuca
- Panorama
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For the October events, we will have some fall harvest activies leading up to Thankgiving weekend. Most of the local markets will be ending at the end of the month.

For the runners in Victoria Goodlife Victoria Marathon takes to the streets with 8K, half and full marathon races. It will be a full house downtown on Sunday October 9th.

As Halloween approaches the farm events and the Pumpkin hunts will be in full swing with events like Galey Farms Corn maze
Halloween Events (October 31st)
- Mallowe’en at the Oaklands Community Centre 3 p.m.–5 p.m.

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Sep 14th, 2011
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Victoria Events for August 2011 #MUVMonthly

Jul 27th, 2011
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June sees the school year coming to and end.. and will lead us into another great Victoria Summer..


Special Days and Holidays

  • 1- BC Day

For students, province wide, the summer is rapidly becoming half empty not half full. And parents everywhere are silently breathing a little relief.

The BC Day weekend breaks our summer holiday months neatly in half with one of the truly great events of the year as Symphony Splash takes the stage on Sunday. This event has grown from an evening concert with Victoria’s Symphony to an all day celebration of music. The evening will end with the traditional 1812 Overture accompanied by the Netherlands Centennial Carillon, the cannons of HMCS Quadra, and Fireworks.

The Capital Festival runs on Monday with more music on 3 stages around St Ann’s Academy.

And the Music continues all month with the Summer in the Square Lunchtime Concerts  weekdays at Noon in Centennial Square,  “Music in the Park”  Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Beacon Hill Park. If you are more of a movie fan then the Victoria Film Festival’s B-Movie Film Festival and the Mayfair Mall’s Drive-in movies are for you. Short Circuit, Finding Nemo, and Raiders of the Lost Ark are just some od the free shows. Space may be limited and for the Mayfair showings do require you pick up tickets at the Concierge Desk.

Victoria Events for July 2011 #MUVMonthly

Jun 28th, 2011
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June sees the school year coming to and end.. and will lead us into another great Victoria Summer..


Special Days and Holidays

  • 1- Canada Day
  • 4 – Independence Day (US)

Canada Day will be the cornerstone event for July with many events around Greater Victoria. The Inner Harbour will be the focus of Victoria’s Canada Day events

  • A Flavour of Canada
  • (Ship Point)
  • 11:00am to 8:00pm
  • Monster Mural
  • (Legislature Lawns)
  • 12:00pm to 4:00pm
  • DVBA Living Flag
  • (Legislature Lawns)
  • 2:00pm to 3:00pm
  • Main Stage Concert
  • (Legislature Lawns)
  • 3:00pm to 10:20pm
  • Fireworks
  • (Inner Harbour)
  • 10:20pm

The Burnside Gorge Community will host the Gorge Canada Day Picnic that will start with a Parade at 9AM and  host events all along the Gorge from Admirals to Tillicum. The good folks of Sidney will show there Canada Day spirit with a parade of their own along Beacon Avenue as part of Sidney Days. If you want to see a Big Canada Birthday Cake head out to Canada Day at Fort Rodd Hill.

Victoria Pride Week also starts on the 1st with a week of events ending with the Pride Parade on July 10th.

The theme for the rest of July is Music. Jazzfest continues a number of venues around downtown victoria with music uncluding free concerts in Centennial Square. Summer in the Square Lunchtime Concerts starting July 5th noon – 1 p.m. in Centennial Square. That will join the Friday, Saturday and Sunday “Music in the Park” which started June 24th and will run through September 5th. The Victoria International Buskers Festival will provide entertainment downtown from July 15th to July 24th. The Victoria Symphony will add their musical talents to the mix with Summer Concerts series around town July 19 to 24th.

 

Let the Markets Begin….

May 5th, 2011
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It almost goes year round in Victoria and around the Capital region.. but Spring is the time the many local markets really fill the Calendar with great events, local food choices, and a nice way to spend a warm evening or sunny weekend afternoon.

Before we mention some of the great markets and their schedule for 2011, a tip-o-the-hat to BC Association of Farmers Markets. They have a great listing of markets province wide. BCAFM promotes markets that promote farmer and locally produced products. Their market finder lists all these markets. You also can follow them on twitter at @bcfarmersmarket or on Facebook. Markets from BCAFM are marked with a ‘*’ in our list below.

For 2011 the week of markets looks like this

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday
Colwood Farmers’ Market*

Thursday
Sidney Summer Market*

Friday
Saturday
Duncan Farmers’ Market*
Goldstream Station Market*
Moss Street Farmers’ Market*
North Saanich Farm Market*
James Bay Market
Peninsula Country Market
Sooke Country Market

Sunday
Metchosin*
Esquimalt
Centennial Square

* = BCAFM market

Victoria Events for January 2011 Monthly Summary

Dec 27th, 2010
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HAPPY NEW YEAR Victoria – Looking forward to a great 2011!!

Special Days and Holidays

1 – New Years Day

14 – Ukrainian New Year (and other Orthodox/Gregorian Calendar followers)

(Feb) 3 – Chinese New Year

With the Holidays over there is a general lull in local events while everyone rests and recuperates. Many of our local businesses might even take a wee break in January or February. For example the MV Coho will be docked for it annual refit work January 24th to Feburary 7th. So this is a good time to do a big shout out to all the service folks that make Victoria such a great place. IT’s amazing that many of our restaurant, hotel, and other service providers also give there free time to support local events and charities.
So thanks to them, and hope you have a rest before the tourist and traveling season starts.
Events
The Main Events will be loaded up front with the Annual New Year’s Day Levee at Local, Provincial and Military locations around Victoria. This unique Canadian event is held across the country and will see Government House and many Muncipal Hall’s throw their doors open to one and all.

Levee Events in the Capital Region (events will be added as the are announced). Most comprehensive list is at Maritime Forces Pacific website

The 12 events of 2011

Dec 23rd, 2010
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The 12 events of 2011

With apologies to the 12 days of Christmas, we offer up 12 things to look forward to in 2011 from your friends at Meetup Victoria…

12 more months of great events
11 New Years Levees
10 K race Times Colonist Run May 1st
Forty 9th – Oak Bay Tea Party – June 4,5
8 km long Parade route (Victoria Day May 23 Mayfair to Inner harbour)
7 -teen venues for Victoria Fringe -Aug 25 to Sept 4
6 hour of free Music Concerts Canada Day – July 1st
5 Harbour Ferries doing their water ballet – starts May
4 months of Concerts in the Park June-September
3 days of the Saanich Fair
2 time changes March 13 and November 6 – not an event but a reminder the sunny days are coming!
1 Big Barge with the Victoria Symphony doing the Splash on July 31st

And with that all the best for a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year….

Victoria Events for December 2010 Monthly Summary

Nov 25th, 2010
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Welcome to our Monthly Update this is our regular update with the highlights of the upcoming month. In addition to the regular markets, the musical events, we add a major events and those recurring events starting this month.

Special Days and Holidays

25 – Christmas
31 – New Years Eve

Events
Well the end of November has Christmas season in full swing. The trio of fundraising events in the Inner harbour has Bear Wear at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Festival of Trees at the Empress, and Gingerbread House Showcase at Inn at Laurel Point.

Free movies return to the Delta Ocean Point with the Christmas Starlight Cinema at 6PM Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting Nov 30th.

We also star lighting the town with the Christmas Lights at Centennial Square on the 26th, Saanich municipal Hall on the 27th, the Provincial Legislature on Dec 2nd.

Downtown Victoria will be hoping thanks to the Downtown Victoria Business Association with Free Parkade and Free Trolley Rides on Saturdays until December 18th.While we’re talking free rides, the Langford Trolley runs 7 days a week to make getting around to events and shopping a little easier.

The Victoria Harbour Ferries return with their Santa Ballet for the season as well until December 18th.

Saturday December 4th will have wall to wall event at Market Square through the day. The Music will be provided by Island Ukulele Players from 11:30 to 12:30 and Tuba Christmas from 1-3PM. As the sun goes down the lights come on with the Lighted Truck Parade starting at Ogden Point and heading up Government Street and the Lighted Ship Parade follows in the Inner Habour. The truck parade will continue up Douglas and head to Langford where it will pass Vetrans Memorial Park after Langford’s Holiday Light Up at 7:30 PM.

Greater Victoria Concert Band will bring more music to Market Square on December 11th.

Lunchtime music comes to City Hall with Caroling Week Decemeber 6,7,8,20 at Noon.

Come see Santa on a Fire Truck at City Centre Park in Langford for the West Shore Chamber of Commerce Annual Christmas Festival of Lights Fire Truck Parade from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m on December 19th.

And that will lead up to the merriment of Christmas, the madness of Boxing Day. And we’ll be back in time to tell you about all the great New Years events that will launch us into 2011.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Meetup Victoria…

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