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Daily Email - Thursday - 05/01/2025

Daily Email - Thursday - 05/01/2025

May 01, 2025

Happy May! Summer in Victoria just got a whole lot louder. Phillips Backyard Festival brings The Roots, Peach Pit, Cold War Kids, and plenty of other amazing acts across two huge weekends. Enter to win a pair of tickets to both weekends!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

Win a pair of tickets to see the Civic Orchestra of Victoria’s Northern Lights on 5/24. Experience a beautiful violin concerto with music from Tchaikovsky, Muntell and Gary Kulesha in their final 2024/2025 performance.*
Chemainus Theatre Festival is back with Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville, Footloose, and Home to Roost showcasing from 5/2-10/19.
Join the Shambhala Pre-Party with No Thanks & Neon Steve on 6/13 at the Capital Ballroom. The door prize is a ticket to Shambhala! Don’t miss it.
Take a vacation to beaches of Parksville and enjoy the second edition of Parksville Beer Festival on 7/5 with craft beer, food trucks and live music!
Plus fresh announcements from Lavender Festival, Born Ruffians, Earth Freaks, Jessi Cruickshank, Lobsterfest, The Zawose Queens and more!

50 BEST EVENTS IN MAY

Photo: LIGHTS Facebook

As N’ Sync says “It’s gonna be May”… or it already is - how?! Make the most out of the month with our 50 top picks for the month including BC superstar LIGHTS, Yo-Yo Ma, Pouya and festivals like 162nd Highland Games and Folktoria 2025.

RIFFLANDIA PRE-SALE STARTS TOMORROW

The Rifflandia Festival 2025 pre-sale starts tomorrow 5/2 at 8am. It's your opportunity to secure your festival tickets at THE best price, prior to their 2025 Lineup announcement (May 7 🤞). Also launching tomorrow - Give Where You Riff - where 15% of every ticket purchased goes straight back into the community. Get your tickets and learn more.

THIS WEEKEND

⭐ Wannabe: A Spice Girls Tribute

Tonight @ Wicket Hall (7PM)

If you wannabe partying like it's 1998 make sure you head to the WANNABE: A Spice Girls Tribute tonight. Dress as your fav Spice Girl and sing all your fave tunes!

🕶️ Sleaze Freaks

Tomorrow @ Capital Ballroom (9PM)

Grab your leather jackets and head to the indie sleaze dance party at Sleaze Freaks, playing all the hits from The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Dare and more.

📣 The Dark Eighties Dance Party

Saturday @ Capital Ballroom (10PM)

If you love Tears for Fears, The Cult, Depeche Mode and Joy Division then you’ll love The Dark Eighties Dance Party. Dress in your moodiness 80s gear and get dancing.

🌼 May Day Spring Fair

Sunday @ Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse (11AM-4PM)

Celebrate Spring at the FREE May Day Spring Fair! Featuring 35 hand-picked artisan vendors, ice cream, delicious food + drink, crafts, dancing, live music and more.