Festivals

The 4th annual Victoria Spoken Word Festival takes place on March 4-9 at Metro Studio Theatre and Intrepid Theatre this year and is bringing more than 20 artists from across North America. They’ve got some pretty stellar events to offer aspiring poets and fans alike! Storytime for Adults – Wednesday, March 5 RC Weslowski’s Victoria debut of his Fringe hit “The Cruelest […]

The Victoria Film Festival is back for its 20th year and CFUV has your covered for interviews and film reviews on our blog. Linda Sjostrom and Ross Currie are doing the bulk of the coverage, but Jennifer Harmer started us off by interviewing Festival Director Kathy Kay. We hope to see you at the shows! […]

From Feb 7-9th all you fans of music and the west coast can enjoy some groovy beachside music! Song & Surf Music Festival is brought to you by the producers of Tall Tree Festival. The Festival is located in Port Renfrew at 3 indoor venues (mainly the Rec Centre) in the heart of the westcoast […]

Short film competition! / Compétition de courts/moyens métrages! In the context of our first francophone film festival in Victoria scheduled Feb 28 to March 2, 2014, the Société radio communautaire Victoria (SRCV) is opening a competition for short movies. Dans le cadre du premier festival de films francophones de Victoria qui se tiendra du 28 février au […]

The 16th annual Antimatter runs October 18 to November 3, 2013, an extended timeline to allow for an expanded focus on media installations.   ADedicated to the exhibition and nurturing of diverse forms of media art, Antimatter is one of the premier showcases of experimentation in film, video, audio and emerging timebased forms. Encompassing screenings, […]

The Garden City Grooves Music Festival celebrates Funk, Soul, & Groove at venues around Victoria on September 27th and 28th. The festival features the Gabriel Palatchi Band, Miami Device, Coco Jafro, The Chantrelles, The New Souls, and more! Garden City Grooves is an up-and-coming production company dedicated to bringing groove music to Victoria. Spearheaded by local […]