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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.

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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

Greater Victoria Festivals

On now

Victoria Fringe Festival

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

Multiple downtown venues, Victoria

September 2026

Greater Victoria Food & Drink

Great Canadian Beer Festival

Canada's original craft beer festival — 90+ breweries and 200+ beers pouring at Victoria's Topaz Park.

Topaz Park, Victoria

Greater Victoria Fairs & Exhibitions

Saanich Fair

Celebrate Labour Day weekend at the 158th Saanich Fair, September 5 to 7, 2026, at the Saanich Fairgrounds in Saanichton. Running since 1868, the fair brings livestock and horticulture exhibits, competitions in dozens of categories, amusement rides, food vendors and live entertainment.

Saanich Fairgrounds, Saanichton

North Island Festivals

Port Alberni Salmon Festival

A Labour Day tradition on the Alberni Inlet: anglers chase big prizes in the Tyee Club's salmon derby while the waterfront fills with food, live music, local art and family fun celebrating the valley's salmon heritage.

Harbour Quay waterfront, Port Alberni

Pacific Rim Fairs & Exhibitions

Alberni District Fall Fair

Running since 1946, Vancouver Island's classic four-day agricultural fair returns to Port Alberni with livestock shows, exhibit halls, a midway, food vendors and live entertainment.

Alberni District Fall Fair Grounds, Port Alberni

Gulf Islands Fairs & Exhibitions

Salt Spring Island Fall Fair

Salt Spring's beloved agricultural fair returns for an anniversary weekend with livestock, prize produce and crafts, local vendors, live music, demonstrations and homegrown food, with a free shuttle running from Ganges.

Farmers' Institute, 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island

Parksville–Qualicum Fairs & Exhibitions

Medieval Fall Faire

A medieval-themed weekend at the Coombs Fairgrounds with armoured combat, archery, an artisan market, period music and hands-on history, staged by the Society for Creative Anachronism.

Coombs Fairgrounds, Coombs

Cowichan Valley Fairs & Exhibitions

Cowichan Exhibition

Join the 158th Cowichan Exhibition, September 18 to 20, 2026, at Cowichan Exhibition Park in North Cowichan. This agricultural fair features logger sports, a Kid's Corral, live entertainment, judged catalogue entries from produce to quilts, and vendors and concessions across the grounds.

Cowichan Exhibition Park, North Cowichan

Campbell River Live Music

Quadra Concerts: Aysanabee

Acclaimed Oji-Cree singer-songwriter Aysanabee opens Quadra Concerts' 2026/27 season with an intimate island performance blending alternative folk, soul and storytelling.

Quadra Island Community Centre, Quadra Island

Gulf Islands Fairs & Exhibitions

Salt Spring Island Fall Fair

A classic Gulf Islands country fall fair — livestock, produce, homegrown crafts and island entertainment at the Farmers' Institute.

Farmers' Institute, Salt Spring Island

Pacific Rim

Port Alberni Toy Run

The 42nd annual charity motorcycle Toy Run rolls through Port Alberni, with a decorated-bike parade collecting toys, food and cash for local families ahead of the holidays.

Downtown Port Alberni, Port Alberni

Comox Valley Fairs & Exhibitions

Foggy Mountain Fall Fair

Cumberland's free end-of-summer community fall fair fills Dunsmuir Avenue with local vendors, artisans, food, live music and family activities, supporting the Cumberland Community Forest Society.

Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland

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

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