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Name: Salt Spring Island Apple Festival
Start: 2026-09-27
End: 2026-09-27
Location: Various orchards, Salt Spring Island

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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

September 2026

September 25, 2026 to September 27, 2026

Nanaimo Fairs & Exhibitions

Vancouver Island Exhibition (VIEX)

Nanaimo's country fair returns for three days at Beban Park with agricultural exhibits and livestock, a midway, mainstage concerts, the SuperDogs, a lumberjack show, food trucks and family entertainment across the fairgrounds.

Beban Park, Nanaimo

September 27, 2026

Gulf Islands Festivals

Salt Spring Island Apple Festival

A one-day self-guided driving tour of Salt Spring orchards on the last Sunday of September, showcasing hundreds of apple varieties, tastings, cider and farm stands.

Various orchards, Salt Spring Island