Sun, Oct 18 – Sun, Oct 18
This weekend on Vancouver Island
37 events happening across the island.
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Waste Reduction Week
Port Hardy
Waste Reduction Week | October 18 – 24 This week, we’re shining a spotlight on Waste Reduction Week! It’s a great reminder that small, everyday…
· 11:00 AM
South Island Vinyl Record Show
Mary Winspear Centre
South Island Vinyl Record Show 11:00am-4:00pm Admission $5 (cash only) A variety of vendors selling vinyl records, CDs, cassettes and other related…
· 11:00 AM
Victoria Venture Scavenger Hunt
Victoria
Blenz Coffee. Explore the hidden gems of the town while getting creative and having fun!
Tickets available
· 2:00 PM
The Boo Revue! – SOLD OUT
Mary Winspear Centre$20-$39
is a frightfully fun, blacklight, musical puppet show put on every year by the friendly inhabitants of a ghostly old graveyard.
Sold out
· 9:30 AM
Writing our Relationship with Place and Non-Human Kin
Open Space Gallery$65.40
Tickets available
· 11:00 AM
Afternoon Tea for a Cause: Support Purple Thursday at Pendray Tea House
Pendray Inn$67
This October, there’s an even better reason to gather for Afternoon Tea in downtown Victoria.
Tickets available
· 2:00 PM
Family Sunday: Impressions from the Road
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Pack your imagination and join local designer and printmaker, Rio Kaneki, for a creative journey. We’re delighted to welcome you back for another…
· 2:00 PM
Kate Gillespie Weekend
The Lab Victoria$59.91-$107.83
Over two days, Kate Gillespie will guide you through two workshops to deepen your practice and move together.
Tickets available
Our picks this weekend
This weekend brings Harvest Fest to The Gardens at HCP, Donavon Frankenreiter to Tofino, a Tragically Hip tribute's Campbell River debut and a vinyl record show in Sidney.
Markets & makers
- South Island Vinyl Record Show
Sun, Oct 18 · Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney
South Island Vinyl Record Show
The South Island Vinyl Record Show at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney, 11 to 4 Sunday. $5, cash only.
With the kids
- Family Sunday: Impressions from the Road
Sun, Oct 18 · Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria
Family Sunday: Impressions from the Road
Family Sunday at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria with printmaker Rio Kaneki, 2 to 4 Sunday.
Sunday, October 18
29 events
2026 Provincial Election – Advance Voting — Oct 18 – Oct 212026 Provincial Election – Advance Voting
Mary Winspear Centre
A provincial general election has been called. Final Voting Day is October 24, 2026.
- Master the Art of Xiao Long Bao - Art of Soup Dumpling — Sun, Oct 18
Master the Art of Xiao Long Bao - Art of Soup Dumpling
11:30 AMComox Valley$97.41
1507 B McPhee Ave. Join us in person to learn the secrets of perfect Xiao Long Bao and master the art of juicy soup…
- Toy Story 5 — Sun, Oct 18
Toy Story 5
12:00 PMRoyal Canadian Legion Branch 76$6.66
Will playtime ever be the same?
Can Art Save the Birds? — Sun, Oct 18Can Art Save the Birds?
1:00 PMArt Gallery of Greater Victoria$12
As part of the Victoria Festival of Authors, join Ann Nightingale in conversation with Jackie Morris and Don Gunn.
- Benjamin Butterfield, tenor & Robert Holliston, piano — Sun, Oct 18
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor & Robert Holliston, piano
2:30 PMWentworth Villa$25-$45
Die Schöne Müllerin by Franz Schubert, a masterwork of the German vocal repertoire.
Let’s Talk Live: Sunday Afternoon Conversation and Connection — Sun, Oct 18Let’s Talk Live: Sunday Afternoon Conversation and Connection
3:00 PMVictoria
Every Sunday from 3-5pm at Heslaa Tea Room, 636 Johnson st, have meaningful conversations and create genuine…
- Let's Talk Sunday's @ Heslaa — Sun, Oct 18
Let's Talk Sunday's @ Heslaa
3:00 PMVictoria
Heslaa Tea Room. Connection starts with one conversation. Are you looking to meet new people, share stories, and enjoy a…
- In Conversation: Nahlah Ayed with Leilani Farha — Sun, Oct 18
In Conversation: Nahlah Ayed with Leilani Farha
4:00 PMLangham Court Theatre
Show all 29 on SundayFewer on Sunday
- Ask for Improv JAM - Oct 18th — Sun, Oct 18
Ask for Improv JAM - Oct 18th
7:15 PMNanaimo
375 Selby St. A casual, beginner-friendly night of improv. No experience necessary.
- In Conversation with Ruth Ozeki — Sun, Oct 18
In Conversation with Ruth Ozeki
7:30 PMLangham Court Theatre
- Sun · Oct18Fall 2026 Regional Spotlight: Indo-Pacific — Oct 18 – Oct 25
Fall 2026 Regional Spotlight: Indo-Pacific
University of Victoria
Spotlighting Indo-Pacific-focused events across campus, September–October 2026.
- Sun · Oct18آبِ رواں Aab-e-Ravaan: Language Like Water — Oct 18 – Oct 21
آبِ رواں Aab-e-Ravaan: Language Like Water
Legacy Art Gallery
آبِ رواں Aab-e-Ravaan: Language Like Water explores the artistic practice of Farheen Haq, an interdisciplinary artist…
- Sun · Oct1814th Annual Stocktober Fundraiser and Food Drive — Oct 18 – Oct 31
14th Annual Stocktober Fundraiser and Food Drive
University of Victoria
The 14 th annual Stocktober Fundraiser and Food Drive kicks off on Thursday, Oct. 1!
- Sun · Oct18Milner Gardens & Woodland Scarecrow Spectacular — Sun, Oct 18
Milner Gardens & Woodland Scarecrow Spectacular
11:00 AMMilner Gardens & Woodland$6-$10
Join us in celebrating the beauty of fall in the Gardens with our Fourth Annual Scarecrow Spectacular! Wander through…
- Sun · Oct18Arena 50th Anniversary Retro Rewind Skate — Sun, Oct 18
Arena 50th Anniversary Retro Rewind Skate
11:30 AMSEAPARC Leisure Complex
October 18, 2026 11:30 am - 12:45 pm SEAPARC Recreation Centre, 2168 Phillips Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0Y3 Tel: 250-642-8000
- Sun · Oct18Save-on-Foods / Parksville Lions Free Family Skate — Sun, Oct 18
Save-on-Foods / Parksville Lions Free Family Skate
12:00 PMParksville
Oceanside Place Arena. Sessions on Sundays from 12 PM to 1:30 PM include ice rental, free loaner skates, loaner helmets…
- Sun · Oct18University of Victoria Women’s Basketball vs Calgary — Sun, Oct 18
University of Victoria Women’s Basketball vs Calgary
1:00 PMUniversity of Victoria
- Sun · Oct18Boardgames Afternoon at Paradise Fun Park — Sun, Oct 18
Boardgames Afternoon at Paradise Fun Park
1:00 PMParadise Mini Golf and Fun Park$5
Boardgame Afternoons at Paradise Fun Park! Every Sunday at 1 PM, head inside the castle at Paradise Fun Park for a…
- Sun · Oct18Rotary Trail English ivy pull with Comox Valley Nature — Sun, Oct 18
Rotary Trail English ivy pull with Comox Valley Nature
1:00 PMComox Valley
- Sun · Oct18The Kitchen Witches — Sun, Oct 18
The Kitchen Witches
2:00 PMRivercity Players Stage
Sparks are flying in the kitchen this fall! Rivercity Players presents The Kitchen Witches—a outrageously witty comedy…
- Sun · Oct182026 Lipson Lecture: The AI Alignment Problem — Sun, Oct 18
2026 Lipson Lecture: The AI Alignment Problem
3:00 PMUniversity of Victoria
Farquhar Auditorium (JCC B115). Explore the ethics of AI with bestselling author and researcher Brian Christian.
- Sun · Oct18Echo Players Presents: The Last Frontier — Sun, Oct 18
Echo Players Presents: The Last Frontier
7:30 PMVillage Theatre
"It's dangerous out there. There's a hell of a lot of ways a man can die." It's 1912. Northern Ontario. Hired to tend to…
- Butterfly Pinning Workshop — Sun, Oct 18
Butterfly Pinning Workshop
11:00 AMVictoria$123.81
MakeSpace North Park. Join us in this beginner friendly workshop and learn the art of butterfly pinning in a hands-on…
- Reformer - New Stundet Orientation Class — Sun, Oct 18
Reformer - New Stundet Orientation Class
4:00 PMVictoria
Quantum Yoga & Pilates - Reformer Downtown Studio. Join us for a complimentary reformer orientation class. Learn the…
- Halloween Themed Straight Speed Dating Ages 40 - 52 — Sun, Oct 18
Halloween Themed Straight Speed Dating Ages 40 - 52
7:00 PMSwans Pub$17.31
Join us for spooky fun and quick chats at our Halloween-themed straight speed dating for ages 40-52!
- Speed Dating | Ages 27-42 | Victoria — Sun, Oct 18
Speed Dating | Ages 27-42 | Victoria
7:00 PMSwans Pub$11.98-$38.61
Single in Victoria? Tired of swiping? Join us for a romantic speed dating event at Swans Pub!
- Sun · Oct18Art Bites - Intro to Dotillism with Jolene Hassard — Sun, Oct 18
Art Bites - Intro to Dotillism with Jolene Hassard
1:00 PMMcMillan Arts Centre$45
MAC School. Art Bites is all about low-risk experimenting. Try something out – see if you like the materials and the…
- Sun · Oct18Drop-in hours: Math & Stats Assistance Centre — Oct 18 – Oct 23
Drop-in hours: Math & Stats Assistance Centre
1:30 PMUniversity of Victoria
Library 129. Tutors on duty | Math & Stats Assistance Centre
- Sun · Oct18SS Forum Presents Joanna Cheek: Mental Health for us All — Sun, Oct 18
SS Forum Presents Joanna Cheek: Mental Health for us All
3:00 PMArtSpring$5-$25
What if the mental health symptoms we face are signals that can help us see and solve actual causes?
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