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Victoria · Festivals
Oct 1 to Oct 4 · starts 7:00 PM · Check daily hours
Three nights of new-music discovery across more than ten downtown Victoria venues, with 55-plus acts from western Canada and beyond.
Festival wristband $30 plus applicable fees; 19+
Read the guideCowichan · Food
Sat, Oct 3, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Ten Island breweries and cideries pour at Malahat SkyWalk's fall festival, with music, lawn games and food on the mountain.
19+ wristband $20 (four tasting tokens); SkyWalk admission required; shuttle package $89.95 plus tax
Read the guideComox Valley · Arts
Sep 30 to Oct 4 · starts 7:30 PM · Check daily hours
Courtenay Little Theatre stages Jen Silverman's dark comedy about a devil bargaining for souls, with five performances over one weekend at the Sid Williams Theatre.
Opening night $25; evening $28; matinee $25 (taxes and fees included)
Read the guideVictoria · Food
Sat, Oct 3, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sample and learn about teas from around the world at Nootka Court, with a tea fair, demonstrations, music and a live tea-making championship.
Pay what you can; online tickets $15, $20 or $25; lower door price available
Read the guideOceanside · Family
Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Tour the Qualicum Beach fire hall and trucks, try a fire hose and join family activities at a free Saturday open house.
Free
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