Nanaimo’s country fair is back! Hit the Vancouver Island Exhibition, 9/25–27, for midway rides, SuperDogs, lumberjacks, pro wrestling, live music and serious fair-food decisions. Enter to win your way in!*

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• A banjo, a DJ, and a packed dancefloor. Moontricks are bringing all the twang and all the heat this October at the Capital Ballroom. Get your tickets!

• Spend a classy night at the Chateau Victoria for their Blue Grouse Estate Winemaker Dinner on 9/17 or their Clive’s X Victoria Distillers Cocktail Pairing Dinner TONIGHT!

• History, but make it messy and feminist. Women of the Fur Trade brings 21st-century slang, Indigenous perspectives and one “hot nerd” Louis Riel to the Belfry Theatre, 9/8–10/4. Enter to win tickets!*

• If you’ve never experienced Celtic Punjabi electronica then you NEED to see Delhi 2 Dublin this November at the Capital Ballroom. Prepare to have your mind blown.

• Plus fresh announcements from Krampus Market, Mad Routine, Lagoon Arts & Culture Festival, Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival and more!

BEST EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER

I know I sound like a broken record but HOW are we almost finished August already? Whether you’re mourning the loss of summer or excited for spooky season and pumpkin spice lattes (me!) you can celebrate, or distract yourself, with some good plans. Here are just a few:

• 158TH ANNUAL SAANICH FAIR - 9/5-7 @ Saanich Fairgrounds

• QUEEN: IT’S A KINDA MAGIC - 9/10 @ Tidemark Theatre

• ASTROCOLOR: KNKX 10TH ANNIVERSARY - 9/12 @ The Coda

• TK THE ARTIST - 9/18 @ The Coda

• MERRIDALE 8TH ANNUAL CIDER HARVEST FESTIVAL - 9/27 @ Merridale Cidery & Distillery

• BREWERY & THE BEAST FESTIVAL - 9/27 @ Starlight Stadium

THIS WEEKEND

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