The 10th Annual SKAMpede

SKAM-18-ad-18 by SKAM Theatre

Date:  July 14th & 15th @ 12:00pm to 5:0opm
Location:  Galloping Goose Trail; Start: The Hub at 360 Harbour Rd
Websites: http://www.skam.ca/skampede/

This outdoor live performance festival features short shows of dance, theatre, spoken work, and more for all ages. You travel from show to show by foot, bike, rollerblade or skateboard. All shows start the The Hub where you can find food and hydration, and can even fill up on some fun-fast-art.

Before you head on the trail you register at the check-in tent and receive your SKAM Button.

The Blue Crab Seafood House – 2018 Seafood Festival

Blue-Crab-Seafood-House-Victoria-Gallery-2 by Blue Crab Bar & Grill

Date:  July 12th @ 4:30pm to 6:30pm or 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location:  Blue Crab Seafood House at 146 Kingston St.
Websites: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-blue-crab-seafood-house-2018-seafood-festival-tickets-46856880190?aff=ehomecard

This annual event in collaboration with Ocean 98.5 & Coors supports the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation with 50% of all ticket prices going toward the charity. There are two sittings throughout the night and some great food and drinks will be had with a great view of the inner harbour!

Annual Victoria Pride Week

2013 07 July Gay Pride 168 by Blake Handley

Date:  July 1st to 8th
Location:  Various Locations throughout Greater Victoria
Websites: https://victoriapridesociety.org/

All week long join in on various fun activities throughout the Greater Victoria region.

The final headlining event is the Pride Parade and Festival July 8th starting at 11:00am:

The parade starts at the corner of Pandora and Government and continues south on Government, turning west on Belleville and then south on Menzies until turning west at Kingston; parade moves south on Oswego ending at MacDonald Park at the corner of Oswego and Simcoe. The festival then commences from 12:30pm to 6:00pm.

Chamber Opera Tours Presents Jane Austen’s Persuasion: A Musical Drama

Jane Austen Persuasion Necklace by Allison Giguere

Date:  July 3rd @ 7:30pm to 10:30pm
Location: McPherson Theatres at 3 Centennial Square
Websites:  http://www.rmts.bc.ca/events/jane-austen-persuasion-2018-mcpherson-playhouse

This musical adaptation has toured multiple UK and US cities over the past five years and was a popular event at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Persuasions.