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Daily Email - Thursday - 05/08/2025
This is not a drill! The Rifflandia lineup is HERE and we have a 4 pack of VIP weekend passes for one lucky winner to snatch up! See big names like Maribou State, Troyboi, Macy Gray, Alessia Cara, Charlotte Cardin, Walk Off The Earth and many more! Psst - you can win extra entries by sharing the link with your friends or entering our Do604 giveaway as well. Enter now!*
JUST ANNOUNCED
Thrifty Foods presents the 125th Anniversary Victoria Day Parade on 5/19. See over 100 epic floats, live music, cultural groups and diverse performers.
Victoria Film Festival celebrates Indigenous stories at F1rst: A Celebration of Indigenous Films from 6/19-22, featuring Yintah, Smoke Signals, Tea Creek and many more.
One of Canada’s biggest indie-rock bands and an NPR and Rolling Stone favourite, Born Ruffians, grace the stage at the Capital Ballroom on 11/2.
Celebrate legendary songs from movie musicals at A Whole New World - with hits from Disney, The Sound of Music, Grease, Mamma Mia, Moulin Rouge and much more. Enter to win a pair of tickets to shows across the island*
Plus fresh announcements from The Book Of Mormon, Icarus, Club XCX, Darcy & Jer, Eddie C, The Seaside Music Festival and more!
CELEBRATE YOUR MOM THIS WEEKEND
It’s time to celebrate moms! We’ve lined up some special events around the city so you can show your mom a good time. But don’t forget the classics: calling your mom, going for a walk or making her a meal. It’s the little things that make a big difference.
BILSTON CREEK FARM MOTHER’S DAY MARKET - Tomorrow until Sunday @ Bilston Creek Farm
MAGICKAL MOTHER’S DAY FAIR - Saturday @ Metchosin Community Hall
MOTHER’S DAY BUFFET - Sunday @ Butchart Gardens
MERRIDALE’S MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH BUFFET - Sunday @ Merridale Cidery & Distillery
MOTHER’S DAY AFTERNOON TEA - Sunday @ Butchart Gardens

THIS WEEKEND
⭐ Lights
Tonight @ Capital Ballroom (8PM)
Mission-born alt-pop phenom Lights debuts her new album A6 at the Capital Ballroom tonight! Bop along to her newest songs and your fav oldies.
⛸️ Cirque Du Soleil
Now until 5/18 @ Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre
See Cirque Du Soleil’s first-ever acrobatic performance on ice: CRYSTAL! Join this whimsical world of imagination with seven jaw-dropping traditional circus acts.
🪴 Plant Sale
Saturday @ Ross Bay Villa (10AM)
Are you obsessed with plants? Us too! Grab some new flowers, herbs, fruit and vegetables starts, tree seedlings and unique plants at the Ross Bay Villa Plant Sale!
🫖 Vintage Fashion Show and Tea
Saturday @ St. Luke’s Community Tea (2PM)
Go on a walk through history with vintage fashion from 1860-1980 whilst sipping tea and munching on delicious baked goods. Everyone is entered in the door prizes at the Vintage Fashion Show and Tea.
😂 Julie Kim
Saturday @ Capital Ballroom (7PM)
Julie Kim is a comedic force! She toured worldwide, racking up 50 million views online and she recently was in VIBE’s list of POWER 60: Inspiring Asian-Canadians of Influence.
FEATURED SPOTLIGHT
Funk N’ Soul in the TownshipWin a pair of 3-night passes to Funk N’ Soul In The Township from 6/27-29 at Bullen Park! See acts like Delvon Lamarr, The Rumble, Sungazer, Lowdown Brass Band, The New Groovement and Ayla Tesler-Mabé.* |
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Check out the best restaurants in Victoria and Vancouver from Vancouver Magazine!
FEATURED
Happy early Mother’s Day!