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The Vancouver Island events calendar.

Name: Pulse on the Plaza
Start: 2026-08-28
End: 2026-08-28
Location: Downtown Courtenay

Markets, festivals, live music and community events across all nine Island regions — every one verified with its organizer before it’s published.

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January 2026

January 3, 2026 to December 31, 2026, Saturdays, year-round

Cowichan Valley Markets

Duncan Farmers' Market

More than 100 vendors fill downtown Duncan's market square every Saturday — farm produce, eggs, cheese, meat and seafood, baked goods, local artisans and food trucks — at one of BC's oldest and largest farmers' markets, running year-round.

City Square, Craig Street, Downtown Duncan

August 2026

August 1, 2026 to August 31, 2026

Cowichan Valley Food & Drink

Cowichan Valley Wine Festival

A month-long, self-guided tour of the Cowichan Valley's wineries — map, tasting glass and twelve estates to explore at your own pace.

Cowichan Valley

August 26, 2026 to September 6, 2026

Greater Victoria Festivals

Victoria Fringe Festival

Roughly two weeks of uncensored, affordable independent theatre at venues across downtown Victoria, presented by Intrepid Theatre.

Multiple downtown venues, Victoria

August 28, 2026 to August 30, 2026

Comox Valley Fairs & Exhibitions

Comox Valley Exhibition (CVEX)

One of Vancouver Island's longest-running agricultural fairs, CVEX returns to Courtenay for three days of livestock, homecraft, produce competitions, a midway, live entertainment and family fun.

Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds, Courtenay

August 28, 2026

Comox Valley Live Music

Pulse on the Plaza

Pulse on the Plaza closes its 2026 summer live-music series in downtown Courtenay on Friday, August 28, with headliner Queer as Funk plus Mean Bikini and Devours. Presented by the Elevate the Arts Society.

Downtown Courtenay