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The Vancouver Island events calendar.

Name: Sunfest Country Music Festival
Start: 2026-07-30
End: 2026-08-02
Location: Laketown Ranch, Lake Cowichan

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

June 2026

June 26, 2026 to August 3, 2026

Cowichan Valley

On now

39 Days of July

Downtown Duncan fills with free live music all summer as the Duncan Cowichan Festival Society presents 39 Days of July. Catch shows on the City Square stage, kids' performances in the park and Blues on Tuesdays — most of it original music, all supported by audience donations.

Downtown Duncan

July 2026

July 13, 2026 to August 16, 2026

Parksville–Qualicum Fairs & Exhibitions

On now

Quality Foods Sand Sculpting Exhibition (Beachfest)

See the finished works from Parksville's international sand sculpting competition up close at the Quality Foods Sand Sculpting Exhibition, on daily at Parksville Community Park, July 13 to August 16, 2026. This year's Beachfest theme is Beauties & Beasts.

Parksville Community Park, Parksville

July 30, 2026 to August 2, 2026

Cowichan Valley Live Music

On now

Sunfest Country Music Festival

Vancouver Island's biggest country music festival — four days of headliners and camping at Laketown Ranch near Lake Cowichan.

Laketown Ranch, Lake Cowichan

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