List your business

Markets · festivals · fairs · live music

The Vancouver Island events calendar.

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

Subscribe to this calendar

Add these events to your own calendar — new ones appear automatically.

Subscribe in Apple Calendar / Outlook

June 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

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

January 2026

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

Comox Valley

On now

Comox Nautical Days

A free BC Day long-weekend festival on the Comox waterfront — parade, market, kids' activities and Festival of Lights fireworks.

Comox Marina Park

Cowichan Valley Food & Drink

On now

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

Nanaimo Festivals

International Nanaimo Fringe Festival

The 16th International Nanaimo Fringe Festival brings 11 days of uncensored, independent theatre, comedy and live performance to the Port Theatre and venues across Nanaimo.

The Port Theatre, Nanaimo

Nanaimo Live Music

Nanaimo Blues Festival

Vancouver Island's go-to blues festival — a waterfront weekend of touring and Canadian blues acts in downtown Nanaimo.

Maffeo Sutton Park, Nanaimo

Campbell River Festivals

Campbell River Salmon Festival

Campbell River's SalmonFest packs a summer weekend at Willow Point with world-class logger sports, a Highland gathering of pipes, drums and heavy games, Highland dancing, kids' activities, live entertainment and food trucks.

Willow Point Park (Sportsplex), Campbell River

Parksville–Qualicum Fairs & Exhibitions

Coombs Fair

The 113th Coombs Fair brings two days of livestock shows, home, garden and craft exhibits, mainstage music, food and old-fashioned family fun to the rural Coombs fairgrounds — a cherished Island tradition run by volunteers.

Coombs Fairgrounds, 1014 Ford Road, Coombs

Pacific Rim

Tla-o-qui-aht Days

An annual mid-August cultural celebration hosted by the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation in the Tofino area, featuring a community market, traditional foods, live entertainment and family activities.

Downtown Tofino, Tofino

Comox Valley Live Music

Comox Valley Jazz Festival

A multi-venue weekend of live jazz across Courtenay and Comox, from intimate club sets to concert-hall shows.

Courtenay & Comox

Greater Victoria Fairs & Exhibitions

Sooke Fall Fair

A classic community agricultural fair at Fred Milne Park in Sooke, with home-craft and produce exhibits, livestock, food, music and family fun.

Fred Milne Park, Sooke

Cowichan Valley Fairs & Exhibitions

Cobble Hill Fair

A historic one-day country fair in South Cowichan with livestock and horse shows, home-craft exhibits, a midway, food and entertainment. The 117th fair is Saturday, August 22, 2026.

Cobble Hill Fairgrounds, Cobble Hill

North Island Live Music

North Island Music Festival

An annual outdoor live-music festival at Centennial Field in Port McNeill, organized by the Gate House Theatre, featuring regional and touring performers, food vendors and local artisans.

Centennial Field, Port McNeill

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

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

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

Cowichan Valley Live Music

TESSER

TESSER Rocks The Eagles Duncan

Cowichan Valley

Nanaimo Food & Drink

Strait Curbside Food Truck Festival

A free, family-friendly gathering of Vancouver Island food trucks and curbside vendors at Nanaimo North Town Centre, serving street eats and sweet treats.

Nanaimo North Town Centre, Nanaimo

Gulf Islands Fairs & Exhibitions

Pender Islands Fall Fair

A classic country fair on Pender Island run by the Farmers' Institute, with exhibit halls of produce, baking, crafts and art, plus local food, live entertainment and family activities.

Pender Islands Community Hall, Pender Island

Greater Victoria Food & Drink

Vancouver Island Feast of Fields

The 25th Vancouver Island Feast of Fields, a wandering farm-field tasting event with dishes and drinks from top Island chefs, vintners and brewers, takes place Sunday, August 30, 2026 at Heritage Acres in Saanichton. Ticketed and all-inclusive, hosted by FarmFolk CityFolk.

Heritage Acres, Saanichton