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Free Wonderment events will be held at Songhees Park Plaza (Saturday), Cameron Bandshell (Sunday), and Banfield Park (Monday).

Sunfest is now Vancouver Island’s largest paid festival, in addition to being the biggest outdoor country music event in the province.

Arts writer Mike Devlin picks his favourite upcoming events, including SoberFest at the Starlight Stadium on Saturday.

Upcoming events: Cadboro Bay Festival on Sunday; Cathedral After Dark on Saturday; Latin Fest on Saturday and Sunday.

Franz Lehrbass, who is from Strathroy, Ont., began his tenure just seven weeks before the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the Royal Theatre and McPherson Playhouse.

The Capital Region District Arts & Culture Support Service issued 101 grants totalling $2,738,370 to support local not-for-profit arts programming this year.

The Victoria Symphony's season opens Sept. 15 and features 30 events — the highest-profile of which is a May 4, 2025, guest appearance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

After 1858, Victoria never looked back, although admittedly there were more than a few bumps along the way to the founding of the city in 1862.

The popular HBO show is a post-apocalyptic zombie drama.

The Indigenous Music Festival, which includes an improved artisan market and more food vendors, aims to appeal to people from a variety of cultures.