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Live Music Events (Mostly) for FRIDAY Dec 01
*
Vinyl Wave | 5 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
Ken E. Mason | 6–9 pm
Hardy’s Bar & Grill,
1951 Sooke Road, Victoria
*
Irish Music Session | 6–7:45 pm
Country Club Centre,
3200 North Island Highway, Nanaimo
*
David Gauci | 6–9 pm
SoCal Restaurant & Lounge,
2231 Island Highway South, Campbell River
*
Russell Wellner | 6:30 pm
The Spiral Café,
418 Craigflower Road, Victoria
*
The Bluegrastas | 6:30 pm
The Dinghy Dock Pub,
8 Pirates Lane, Protection Island, Nanaimo
*
The Ashley Wey Trio ♦ The Ashley Wey Quintet | 7–9 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Victoria Fiddle Society Monthly Jam | 7–9:30 pm
Wheeley Hall, Esquimalt United Church,
500 Admirals Road, Victoria
*
Anneda | 7–9 pm
The Oaks Restaurant and Grill,
#206, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria
*
Open Mic Fridays | 7–9:30 pm
Serious Coffee,
#101, 2401G Millstream Road, Victoria
*
The Admirals | 7–10 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Turnip The Beet | 7–11 pm
The Eagle Lounge,
2965 Boys Road, Duncan
*
Big Hank’s Christmas Blues Show | 7 pm
Osborne Bay Pub,
1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton
*
Beverly McKeen | 7–9 pm
The Saltair Pub,
10519 Knight Road, Saltair
*
Wide Mouth Mason | 7 pm
The Queen’s,
34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo
*
Vinyl Feedback | 7 pm
The Griffin Pub,
1185 Kilmorley Road, Comox
*
Allen Dobb | 7:30 pm
Brentwood Bay Village Empourium,
7103 West Saanich Road, Brentwood Bay
*
The Rebels North | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
Cities | 9 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
Two Rooms (Glacier Stage ♦ Ember Stage) | 9 pm–2 am featuring:
• Sub Theory • Hyperlynx
• Kilbourne • Grippy
• Drtsqrl • Sassbot
• Loting • zzy b2b Lex
• Slight • Swndlr
Hermann’s Upstairs,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
The Andrew Cleland Trio | 9:45–11 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Funk the Halls with The Funk Hunters | 10 pm
Capital Ballroom,
858 Yates Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for SATURDAY Dec 02
*
Landlubber Open Mic | 2–6 pm
The Landlubber Pub,
2220 Bowen Road, Unit 10, Nanaimo
*
Live Music: Rags & Friends | 6–9 pm
Caffè Fantastico,
965 Kings Road, Victoria
*
Dance: Doug Paterson & The Odd Hack Band | 7–10 pm
Victoria Contra Dance,
Saint Matthias Hall, 600 Richmond Avenue, Victoria
*
Big Hank’s Christmas Blues Show featuring
The Smokin’ Hot Toasters | 7 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
St. Cecilia | 7–10 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Wide Mouth Mason | 7 pm
Wicket Hall, The Strathcona Hotel,
919 Douglas Street, Victoria
*
Gord Phillips & Friends | 7 pm
Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Brandon Isaak - Blues Virtuoso | 7 pm
Short Close Song Shelter,
512 Short Close, Ladysmith
*
John Reischman & The Jaybirds: A Bluegrass Christmas | 7:30 pm
Cordova Bay United Church,
813 Claremont Avenue, Victoria
*
Rhymer & Wells | 7:30–10:30 pm
Christie’s Pub,
1739 Fort Street, Victoria
*
Eriksen Brown | 7:30 pm
The Duncan Showroom,
131 Station Street, Duncan
*
Coffeehouse Open-Mic Night | 7:30 pm
The Errington War Memorial Hall,
1390 Errington Road, Errington
*
Bijoux du Bayou | 8–10 pm
Mary’s Bleue Moon,
9535 Canora Road, Sidney
*
Elise LeBlanc & The Ridgeriders | 8 pm
The Cumberland Cultural Centre,
2674 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland
***
Sparring Songwriters: Chris Ronald ♦ John Wort Hannam
w/ John MacArthur Ellis | 8 pm
St. James Community Square,
3214 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver
*
Nautical Disaster: Feed The Need Food Drive
A Tragically Hip Tribute Act | 8:30–11 pm
Hermann’s Upstairs,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Pulse Radio | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
Strangers | 9 pm–12:30 am
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
The Islanders Hot Club | 9:45–11 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Funk the Halls with The Funk Hunters | 10 pm
Capital Ballroom,
858 Yates Street, Victoria
*
Late Lounge | 11 pm
Hermann’s Upstairs,
753 View Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for SUNDAY Dec 03
*
CanUS Red Hot Traditional Jazz Matinee | 1–3 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Dave Gallant | 2–3:30 pm
Gigi’s Café,
1002 Hillside Avenue, Victoria
*
Sundays Country Jam | 2–6 pm
The Eagle Hall,
2965 Boys Road, Duncan
*
David Gauci | 2:30 pm
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Sunday Afternoon Jam | 3–7 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Irish Music Session | CANCELLED
The Nanaimo Bar,
75 Front Street, Nanaimo
*
Edie & Joey at Oswego’s | 5 pm
Bar500, The Oswego Hotel,
500 Oswego Street, Victoria
*
Sunday Jam | 5–8 pm
The Fanny Bay Inn,
7480 Island Highway South, Fanny Bay
*
The Lonesome Ace Stringband | 6:30 pm
The Victoria Event Centre,
1415 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Sunday Night Kitchen Party Jam | 7–11 pm
Christie’s Pub,
1739 Fort Street, Victoria
*
Sunday Bluegrass Jam | 7 pm–midnight
The Cumberland Hotel,
2714 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland
*
☆ VFMS: Shinndig! | 7:30 pm ☆
The Victoria Folk Music Society at Norway House,
1110 Hillside Avenue, Victoria
*
The Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
David Bradford | 8:30–11:30 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
The Prowl | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
Lagwagon | 9 pm
Capital Ballroom,
858 Yates Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for MONDAY Dec 04
*
Luke Blu Guthrie and Friends | 4:30 pm
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Bill Francis – Story & Song | 5–8 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Open Mic Night Mondays | 6–8:30 pm
Gigi’s Café,
1002 Hillside Avenue, Victoria
*
Old Time Music Jam | 6:30–8:30 pm
The Spiral Café,
418 Craigflower Road, Victoria
*
VCM Postsecondary Contemporary Showcase:
Rock, Blues, Fusion, & Jazz combos | 7–9 pm
Victoria Conservatory of Music, Alix Goolden Performance Hall,
907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria
*
Irish Session | 7–10 pm
Spinnaker’s Brew Pub,
308 Catherine Street, Victoria
***
The Lonesome Ace String Band | 7 pm
The Anza Club,
3 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver
*
The Naden Band featuring West My Friend | 7:30–10:30
The Royal Theatre,
805 Broughton Street, Victoria
*
The Scott White Trio | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Glass Tiger | 8 pm
The McPherson Playhouse,
3 Centennial Square, Victoria
*
Alex Fraser | 8:30 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
Brett Smith-Daniels | 8:30–11:30 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for TUESDAY Dec 05
*
Drum & Percussion Class with Lauri Lyster | 1–3 pm
The Eric Martin Theatre,
2328 Trent Street, Victoria
*
Open Mic | 1–4 pm
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Steely Dan Unplugged | 5–8 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Eugene Smith & Bill Levity | 5:30 pm
The Duncan Showroom,
131 Station Street, Duncan
*
Firebird Variety Open Mic | 6:30 pm
Phoenix Bar and Grill,
3952 Quadra Street, Victoria, BC, Canada
*
The Soul Source R&B Band | 7–10 pm
Hermann’s Upstairs,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Open Mic Night Tuesdays | 7 pm
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
The Naden Band featuring West My Friend | 7:30–10:30
The Royal Theatre,
805 Broughton Street, Victoria
*
Dress Rehearsal Tuesday Open Mic | 7:30 pm
The Duncan Showroom,
131 Station Street, Duncan
*
Tuesday Bluegrass Jams | 7:45–10 pm
Victoria Bluegrass Association,
1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria
*
The Maxwell/Smith/Frye Trio | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Brett Kissel | 8 pm
The McPherson Playhouse,
3 Centennial Square, Victoria
*
Black Angus | 8:30 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
Miguelito Valdés | 8:30–11:30 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
Invitational Jazz Jam Tuesdays | 8:30 pm
The Nanaimo Bar,
75 Front Street, Nanaimo
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for WEDNESDAY Dec 06
*
Acoustic Circle Jam | 1–4 pm
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Open Mic Poetry Wednesdays | 4–4:30 pm
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Open Mic Music Wednesdays | 4:30 pm–closing
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Wednesday Night Jam | 6–9 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Live Music Wednesdays | 6 pm–until closing
Nanoose Bay Café,
3521 Dolphin Drive, Nanoose Bay
*
VCM Postsecondary Chamber Music/Chorale Showcase | 7–9 pm
Victoria Conservatory of Music, Alix Goolden Performance Hall,
907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria
*
UVic Café Historique: Drink: A Boozy History
of Everyday Life in Canada | 7–9 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
The Jive Big Band and The Blue Bosses | 7–10 pm
Hermann’s Upstairs,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
WestCoast Acoustic Song Circle | 7–9 pm
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Wednesdays Sidney Acoustic Jam | 7–9 pm
The SHOAL Activity Centre,
10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney
*
Hannah Georgas | 7 pm
The Queen’s,
34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo
***
VFSS Song Circle | 7 pm
Friends Meeting Hall,
1090 West 70th Avenue, Vancouver
*
The Vanity Project - Django Swing | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Windcruiser | 8:30–11:30 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
Garret T. Willie | 8:30 pm
The Victoria Event Centre,
1415 Broad Street, Victoria
*
OK Charlie | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for THURSDAY Dec 07
*
Thursday Open Mic | 5–8 pm
El Faro Market,
631 Island Highway East, Parksville
*
Larry Ayre | 5:30 pm
Gladstone Brewing,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Tyler Johnson | 6–8 pm
The Ross Bay Pub,
1516 Fairfield Road, Victoria
*
Rhythm Train | 6–9 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
David Santana: Tribute to Wayne Shorter | 7–9 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
VCM Junior Collegium and Orchestras Concert | 7–9 pm
Victoria Conservatory of Music, Alix Goolden Performance Hall,
907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria
*
Tom Morrissey | 7 pm
The Craig Street Brew Pub,
25 Craig Street, Duncan
*
Open Mic Thursdays 7 pm–12 am
Rebel Ink and Moto Lounge,
1 Burnside Road West, Victoria
*
Songwriter’s Circle monthly meeting | 7–9 pm
Wolf Brewing Company,
940 Old Victoria Road, Nanaimo
*
Open Mic Night Thursdays | 7:30–10:30 pm
The Loghouse Pub,
2323 Millstream Avenue, Victoria
*
Gwyneth Evans: Music in a Victorian Drawing Room | 7:30 pm
Ross Bay Villa,
1490 Fairfield Road, Victoria
*
Sparring Songwriters: Chris Ronald ♦ John Wort Hannam | 7:30 pm
The Duncan Showroom,
131 Station Street, Duncan
*
Harry Siegel and the Tyrants of Jazz | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Anneda | 8–10 pm
Mary’s Bleue Moon,
9535 Canora Road, Sidney
*
First Thursdays’ Open Mic | 8 pm
The Church Street Taphouse,
215 Church Street, Comox
***
Kyle McKearney | 8 pm
St. James Community Square,
3214 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver
*
Tumblin’ Dice | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
The Wedding Crashers | 9 pm–12:30 am
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
Metal Night: 4 Bands | 9–1 am
Buzzard Asylum • Lidkicker • Wolf Venom • and guests Cyborg
Hermann’s Upstairs,
753 View Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for FRIDAY Dec 08
*
Vinyl Wave | 5 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
Norm Smith | 6–9 pm
Hardy’s Bar & Grill,
1951 Sooke Road, Victoria
***
Danielle Lebeau Petersen | 6–9 pm
Port Browning Marina Resort,
4605 Oak Road, Pender Island
*
Anela Kahiamoe | 6–9 pm
SoCal Restaurant & Lounge,
2231 Island Highway South, Campbell River
*
Gravitation (Burke, Bill, & Brad) | 6:30–8:30 pm
The Spiral Café,
418 Craigflower Road, Victoria
*
The Moonshine Mollys EP Release Party | 6:30 pm
The Queen’s,
34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo
*
Heather Ferguson: Something Beautiful! | 7–9 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Tom Morrissey | 7–10 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Jon and Roy Holiday Special | 7 pm
The Royal Theatre,
805 Broughton Street, Victoria
*
Open Mic Fridays | 7–9:30 pm
Serious Coffee,
#101, 2401G Millstream Road, Victoria
*
The Sooke Community Choir: A Winter’s Night With You | 7 pm
Holy Trinity Anglican Church,
1962 Murray Road, Sooke
*
Dance to The Cliffes | 7–10 pm
ANAF Unit 302,
9831 Fourth Street, Sidney
*
Ricky Paquette, Angel Forrest,
Dennis Coulombe, Mel McCucheneon, Darwin Gagne | 7 pm
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Maureen Washington, Karel Roessingh,
Joey Smith & Damian Graham | 7 pm
Knox United Church,
345 Pym Street, Parksville
*
Siblomg Harmony | 7 pm
The Griffin Pub,
1185 Kilmorley Road, Comox
*
Stephanie Greaves | 7:30–9:30 pm
The Oaks Restaurant & Grill,
#206, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria
*
Winter Harp | 7:30–10 pm
Alix Goolden Performance Hall,
907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria
*
Completely Creedence Band | 7:30
Legion Branch 292,
411 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Cathy Miller | 7:30–9 pm
Deep Cove Folk Club,
10990 West Saanich Road, Deep Cove
*
Brandon Isaak - CD release | 7:30 pm
The Duncan Showroom,
131 Station Street, Duncan
*
Renovation Blues Band | 7:30 pm
The Lion Rampant Pub,
6777 Beaumont Avenue, Maple Bay
*
Dance: Elise LeBlanc & The Ridgeriders | 7:30 pm
Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel,
4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni
*
Kendall Gender and TDF sent: Kenaissance | 8 pm
Capital Ballroom,
858 Yates Street, Victoria
*
The Great Divide: Canada’s
Tribute to the Band | 8:30–11 pm
Hermann’s Upstairs,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
The Prowl | 9 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
Brice Tabish Band | 9 pm
The Whistle Stop Pub,
2355 Mansfield Drive, Courtenay
*
The David Santana Trio Plays Wayne Shorter | 9:45–11 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for SATURDAY Dec 09
*
Frances Hope | 10 am–1 pm
Holiday Market, View Royal Community Hall,
279 Island Highway, Victoria
*
Tuba Christmas 2023 | 1–3 pm
Market Square,
560 Johnson Street, Victoria
*
Lee Worden | 1–4 pm
Millers Pub,
102-1840 Stewart Avenue, Nanaimo
*
The Sooke Community Choir: A Winter’s Night With You | 2 pm
Holy Trinity Anglican Church,
1962 Murray Road, Sooke
*
The Pandora Chorus Pop Up Concert 2023 | 3–3:30 pm
Royal BC Museum,
680 Douglas Street, Victoria
*
Mbira Spirit | 3–6 pm
Bad Dog Brewing Company,
7861 Tugwell Road, Sooke
*
The Beautiful Maladies: The Music of Tom Waits | 7–9 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
The Boogie Woogies | 7–10 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Bowker Creek | 7 pm
Highlands Music Coffee House at Caleb Pike House,
1589 Caleb Pike Road, Victoria
*
Strawberry Vale Fall Ball with the Demographics | 7–11:55 pm
Strawberry Vale Community Club,
11 High Street, Victoria
*
David Gogo ♦ Michael Patrick | 7 pm
Extension Community Hall,
2140 Ryder Avenue, Extension
*
The Cliffes | 7:30–10:30 pm
Christie’s Pub,
1739 Fort Street, Victoria
*
Kid Andersen’s Greaseland All Stars | 7:30 pm
Wicket Hall, The Strathcona Hotel,
919 Douglas Street, Victoria
*
CFG: A Potluck & Song Circle | 7:30 pm
The Cowichan Folk Guild,
246 Ingram Street, Duncan
*
John Wort Hannam and Chris Ronald | 7:30 pm
First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo,
595 Townsite Road #1, Nanaimo
*
Harry Manx & Mark Ferris | 8–11 pm
Alix Goolden Performance Hall,
907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria
*
Whiskey River | 8 pm
Osborne Bay Pub,
1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton
***
Dan Mangan with Noble Son | 8 pm
The Vogue Theatre,
918 Granville Street, Vancouver
*
The Pickups | 9 pm–12:30 am
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
Elise LeBlanc & The Ridgeriders | 9 pm
The Vault Café,
499 Wallace Street, Nanaimo
*
Brice Tabish Band | 9 pm
The Whistle Stop Pub,
2355 Mansfield Drive, Courtenay
*
YO HO HO 2023!! A Thirrrsty Barrr Fundraiser
by Victoria Electronic Music Collective | 10 pm–2 am
Hermann’s Upstairs,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Neon Steve & Friends Vol. 14 | 10 pm
Capital Ballroom,
858 Yates Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for SUNDAY Dec 10
*
The Great American Song Book Trio | 1–3 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Acoustic Christmas Sing-Along Jam with Nancy Hilton | 1–3 pm
Tapestry Music Victoria,
#3, 772 Bay Street, Victoria
*
Sara Rose & Iminah Kani | cancelled
Gigi’s Café,
1002 Hillside Avenue, Victoria
*
Shinndig | 2–4 pm
House Concert, Victoria
*
Sundays Country Jam | 2–6 pm
The Eagle Hall,
2965 Boys Road, Duncan
*
Winter Harp | 2 pm
The Cowichan Performing Arts Centre,
2687 James Street, Duncan
*
The Capital City Syncopators | 2 pm
The Osborne Bay Pub,
1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton
*
A Sunday Session | 2:30–5 pm
The Fernwood Inn,
1302 Gladstone Street, Victoria
*
Damian Saint Plancat & Farley Mifsud | 2:30 pm
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Sunday Afternoon Jam | 3–7 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
The Brice Tabish Band hosts The Queen’s Jam | 3 pm
The Queen’s,
34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo
*
Irish Music Session | 4:30–6:30 pm
The Nanaimo Bar,
75 Front Street, Nanaimo
*
Sunday Jam | 5–8 pm
The Fanny Bay Inn,
7480 Island Highway South, Fanny Bay
*
Big Band Jazz Annual Christmas Charity Fundraiser | 7–9 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Sunday Night Kitchen Party Jam | 7–11 pm
Christie’s Pub,
1739 Fort Street, Victoria
*
A Holiday Cellobration | 7 pm
The Phillip T Young Recital Hall, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing,
Ring Road, Victoria
*
Sunday Bluegrass Jam | 7 pm–midnight
The Cumberland Hotel,
2714 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland
*
Elise Leblanc & the Ridgeriders | 7 pm
Rivercity Players,
1080 Hemlock Street, Campbell River
*
☆ VFMS: The Clover Point Drifters | 7:30 pm ☆
The Victoria Folk Music Society at Norway House,
1110 Hillside Avenue, Victoria
*
The Avram Devon McCagherty Trio | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Max MacKrill | 8:30–11:30 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
The Prowl | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for MONDAY Dec 11
*
Josh Racho & Mat Menard | 4 pm
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Paul Black | 5:30–8 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Open Mic Night Mondays | 6–8:30 pm
Gigi’s Café,
1002 Hillside Avenue, Victoria
*
Old Time Music Jam | 6:30–8:30 pm
The Spiral Café,
418 Craigflower Road, Victoria
*
Song Owl, “Share new works!” | 6:30–9 pm
Haus of Owl: Creation Lab,
780 Blanshard Avenue, Victoria
*
Irish Session | 7–10 pm
Spinnaker’s Brew Pub,
308 Catherine Street, Victoria
*
All Together Now Drop-in Choir | 7–9:30 pm
singing All Beatles, All Night!
The Victoria Event Centre,
1415 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Colin Doroschuck hosts Jazz Christmas Carols | 7:15–9 pm
Wood Hall, Victoria Conservatory of Music,
900 Johnson Street, Victoria
*
Buddy’s Holly Jolly Christmas | 7:30 pm
The McPherson Playhouse,
3 Centennial Square, Victoria
*
Crash Test Dummies | 7:30 pm
The Tidemark Theatre,
1220 Shoppers Row, Campbell River
*
The Canoe Standers | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Nicky MacKenzie | 8:30 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
Brett Smith-Daniels | 8:30–11:30 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for TUESDAY Dec 12
*
Open Mic | 1–4 pm
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Dave Harris & Friends | 5:30–8:30 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Firebird Variety Open Mic | 6:30 pm
Phoenix Bar and Grill,
3952 Quadra Street, Victoria, BC, Canada
*
Lloyd Arntzen and Friends | 7–8:15 pm
James Bay United Church,
511 Michigan Street, Victoria
*
VCM Senior Collegium Chamber Concert | 7–9 pm
Victoria Conservatory of Music, Robin & Winifred Wood Hall,
900 Johnson Street, Victoria
*
Open Mic Night Tuesdays | 7 pm
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Ashley Sykes and Joanna Finch | 7–9 pm
Gladstone Brewing,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Dress Rehearsal Tuesday Open Mic | 7:30 pm
The Duncan Showroom,
131 Station Street, Duncan
*
Buddy’s Holly Jolly Christmas | 7:30 pm
The Cowichan Performing Arts Centre,
2687 James Street, Duncan
*
Tuesday Bluegrass Jams | 7:45–10 pm
The Victoria Bluegrass Association,
1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria
*
The Eryn Sharpe Trio | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Clanna Morna | 8:30
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
Miguelito Valdés | 8:30–11:30 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
Invitational Jazz Jam Tuesdays | 8:30 pm
The Nanaimo Bar,
75 Front Street, Nanaimo
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for WEDNESDAY Dec 13
*
Acoustic Circle Jam | 1–4 pm
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Open Mic Poetry Wednesdays | 4–4:30 pm
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Open Mic Music Wednesdays | 4:30 pm–closing
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Wednesday Night Jam | 6–9 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Live Music Wednesdays | 6 pm–until closing
Nanoose Bay Café,
3521 Dolphin Drive, Nanoose Bay
*
Café Scientifique: Fountain of Youth, longevity,
health span, and cellular aging; by Jennifer Cobb | 7–8 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
VCM 24th Annual Sing-Along Messiah | 7–9 pm
Victoria Conservatory of Music, Alix Goolden Performance Hall,
907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria
*
WestCoast Acoustic Song Circle | 7–9 pm
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Wednesdays Sidney Acoustic Jam | 7–9 pm
The SHOAL Activity Centre,
10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney
*
Crash Test Dummies | 7:30 pm
The Cowichan Performing Arts Centre,
2687 James Street, Duncan
*
Buddy’s Holly Jolly Christmas | 7:30 pm
The Tidemark Theatre,
1220 Shoppers Row, Campbell River
*
The Vanity Project - Django Swing | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
The Piano Man | 8 pm
1609 Blanshard Street, Victoria
*
Dylan Stone & Adrian Cook | 8:30–11:30 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
OK Charlie | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for THURSDAY Dec 14
*
Thursday Open Mic | 5–8 pm
El Faro Market,
631 Island Highway East, Parksville
*
The KingMixers | 6–8 pm
The Ross Bay Pub,
1516 Fairfield Road, Victoria
*
Rhythm Train | 6–9 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Folk Night with Sail Cassady, Joe Abbott, & Jordy Jay | 6:30 pm
The Mint Restaurant,
1414 Douglas Street, Victoria
*
Queer Open Stage Downtown | 6:30 pm
The Dock,
722 Cormorant Street, Victoria
*
Open Mic Night Thursdays | 7:30–10:30 pm
The Loghouse Pub,
2323 Millstream Avenue, Victoria
*
Open Mic Thursdays 7 pm–12 am
Rebel Ink and Moto Lounge,
1 Burnside Road West, Victoria
*
Reindeer Games with Festive Brass | 7:30 pm
The Mary Winspear Centre,
2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney
*
The Flying Saucers | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Tumblin’ Dice | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
The Wedding Crashers | 9 pm–12:30 am
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for FRIDAY Dec 15
*
Dave Gallant | 5–7 pm
Miche Café and Bar,
734 Aldebury Street, Victoria
*
Vinyl Wave | 5 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
Derrick and Jonny | 6–9 pm
Hardy’s Bar & Grill,
1951 Sooke Road, Victoria
*
The Attila Fias Quartet - Swinging Into The Season! | 7–9 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
The Hounds of Cuchulain | 7–9 pm
The Oaks Restaurant & Grill,
#206, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria
*
Demographix | 7–10 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Open Mic Fridays | 7–9:30 pm
Serious Coffee,
#101, 2401G Millstream Road, Victoria
*
WE 3 | 7 pm
Metchosin Golf & Country Club,
4100 Metchosin Road, Victoria
*
Caleb Hart & Co w/ OurGlassZoo ♦ TK the Artist | 7 pm
Capital Ballroom,
858 Yates Street, Victoria
*
South Cowichan Music Jam | 7–10 pm
Legion Branch 134,
1625 Shawnigan-Mill Bay Road, Shawnigan Lake
*
Clanna Morna | 7–9 pm
Riot Brewing Company,
101A 3055 Oak Street, Chemainus
*
Big Daddy | 7 pm
The Griffin Pub,
1185 Kilmorley Road, Comox
*
Laila Biali Wintersongs & Holiday Classics | 7:30 pm
The McPherson Playhouse,
3 Centennial Square, Victoria
*
Big Hank’s Christmas Blues Show | 7:30 pm
The Mary Winspear Centre,
2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney
*
The Porter Brothers | 7:30 pm
The Duncan Showroom,
131 Station Street, Duncan
*
Firebird & Friends | 7:30 pm
The Vimy Hall,
3968 Gibbins Road, Duncan
*
Kubla | 8 pm
The Upstairs Cabaret,
15 Bastion Square, Victoria
***
Brice Tabish Band | 8 pm
The Heriot Bay Inn,
673 Hotel Road, Heriot Bay, Quadra Island
*
London Calling | 8:30–11 pm
Hermann’s Upstairs,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Strangers | 9 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
Auburn Blind | 9:45–11 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for SATURDAY Dec 16
*
Winter Solstice Music | 2 pm
Sylvan United Church,
985 Shawnigan Mill Bay Road, Mill Bay
*
Landlubber Open Mic | 2–6 pm
The Landlubber Pub,
2220 Bowen Road, Unit 10, Nanaimo
*
Tom Morrissey | 3 pm
The Wheatsheaf Pub,
1866 Cedar Road, Nanaimo
*
Brice Tabish Band | 4 pm
The Eagle’s Lounge,
1999 14th Avenue, Campbell River
*
Black Angus | 5–8 pm
Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
Holiday Soul Party: Shanna Dance & Jonnie Bridgman | 7–9 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
McKinley Wolf | 7–10 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Shari Ulrich | 7 pm
The Sooke Folk Music Society at Holy Trinity Anglican Church,
1962 Murray Road, Sooke
*
Winter Solstice Music | 7 pm
Sylvan United Church,
985 Shawnigan Mill Bay Road, Mill Bay
*
Terry Marshall | 7:30–10:30 pm
Christie’s Pub,
1739 Fort Street, Victoria
*
Nowell Synge We Bothe Al and Som - Gothic Voices (UK) | 7:30–9 pm
St. Andrew’s sbyterian Church,
924 Douglas Street, Victoria
*
Sweet Papa Lowdown (Jeff Shucard ,Doug Rhodes,
Rick Van Krugel, Blaine Dunaway) | 7:30 pm
The Duncan Showroom,
131 Station Street, Duncan
*
Cookeilidh | 7:30 pm
The Cowichan Performing Arts Centre,
2687 James Street, Duncan
*
Reindeer Games with Festive Brass | 7:30 pm
Knox United Church,
345 Pym Street, Parksville
***
Winter’s Return (William Pint, Felicia Dale,
Tanya Opland, Mike Freeman) | 7:30 pm
The Couth Buzzard Books Essso Buono Café,
8310 Greenwood Avenue North, Seattle WA
*
Rhymer and Wells | 8–11 pm
Elements Casino,
1708 Island Highway, Victoria
*
The Brice Tabish Band | 8 pm
The Eagle’s Lounge,
1999 14th Avenue, Campbell River
*
Strangers | 9 pm–12:30 am
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
Leland River w/ LadyK ♦ Miss Mar ♦ VibesUp | 9 pm
The Waverley Hotel,
2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for SUNDAY Dec 17
*
Sundays Country Jam | 2–6 pm
The Eagle Hall,
2965 Boys Road, Duncan
*
Heather Ferguson | 2 pm
The Osborne Bay Pub,
1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton
*
Desmond Day Larson | 2:30 pm
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Sunday Afternoon Jam | 3–7 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
South Cowichan Acoustic Jam | 3–7 pm
The Stu Armour Hall, The Farmers Institute,
1438 Fisher Road, Cobble Hill
***
Songs in the Round: Dave Teichroeb ♦ Amanda Lemay
♦ Adam Larson ♦ Sarah Osborne | 4–8 pm
The Gabriola Theatre Centre,
1475 Peterson Road, Gabriola Island
*
Irish Music Session | 4:30–6:30 pm
The Nanaimo Bar,
75 Front Street, Nanaimo
*
Edie & Joey | 5 pm
Bar500, The Oswego Hotel,
500 Oswego Street, Victoria
*
Sunday Jam | 5–8 pm
The Fanny Bay Inn,
7480 Island Highway South, Fanny Bay
*
The Barry Miller Quartet | 6–8 pm
Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel,
4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni
*
The Lorraine Nygaard Quartet: Cozy Winter’s Night | 7–9 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Ben Wittrock Hosts Songs With No Wrongs | 7–9:30 pm
The Victoria Event Centre,
1415 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Sunday Night Kitchen Party Jam | 7–11 pm
Christie’s Pub,
1739 Fort Street, Victoria
*
Winter Solstice Music | 7 pm
Church of Truth,
111 Superior Street, Victoria
*
Sunday Bluegrass Jam | 7 pm–midnight
The Cumberland Hotel,
2714 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland
*
☆ VFMS: Another Celtic Christmas
with Denis Donnelly & Friends | 7:30 pm ☆
The Victoria Folk Music Society at Norway House,
1110 Hillside Avenue, Victoria
*
Smiling Jack Smith | 7:30 pm
The Duncan Showroom,
131 Station Street, Duncan
*
Reindeer Games with Festive Brass | 7:30 pm
St. George’s United Church,
505 6th Street, Courtenay
*
The Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
***
Van Django’s 11th Annual Cool Yule | 8 pm
St. James Community Square,
3214 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver
*
Nicky MacKenzie | 8:30–11:30 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
The Prowl | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for MONDAY Dec 18
*
Luke Blu Guthrie and Friends | 4:30 pm
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Bill Francis – Story & Song | 5–8 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Open Mic Night Mondays | 6–8:30 pm
Gigi’s Café,
1002 Hillside Avenue, Victoria
*
Old Time Music Jam | 6:30–8:30 pm
The Spiral Café,
418 Craigflower Road, Victoria
*
Irish Session | 7–10 pm
Spinnaker’s Brew Pub,
308 Catherine Street, Victoria
*
All Together Now Drop-in Choir | 7–9:30 pm
singing all Beatles, all night!
Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria
*
The Scott White Trio | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Anneda | 8:30 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
Brett Smith-Daniels | 8:30–11:30 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for TUESDAY Dec 19
*
Open Mic | 1–4 pm
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Lonnie Glass | 5–8 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Eugene Smith & Bill Levity | 5:30 pm
The Duncan Showroom,
131 Station Street, Duncan
*
Firebird Variety Open Mic | 6:30 pm
Phoenix Bar and Grill,
3952 Quadra Street, Victoria, BC, Canada
*
Victoria Bluegrass Association Fundraiser:
Pot Luck! Auction! & Band Scramble! | 7–10 pm
1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria
*
A Maureen Washington Christmas | 7–8:15 pm
James Bay United Church,
511 Michigan Street, Victoria
*
Open Mic Night Tuesdays | 7 pm
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Irish Music Sessions | 7–9 pm
The Nanaimo Bakery and Café,
2025 Bowen Road, Nanaimo
*
The Barter Brothers | 7 pm
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Bands!Bands!Bands! Vol. 4 | 7:30 pm
with Anteater Eater, Tontoloop, Meteor In The Metro, Slugger
The Victoria Event Centre,
1415 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Dress Rehearsal Tuesday Open Mic | 7:30 pm
The Duncan Showroom,
131 Station Street, Duncan
*
Reindeer Games with Festive Brass | 7:30 pm
The Cowichan Performing Arts Centre,
2687 James Street, Duncan
*
The Maxwell/Smith/Frye Trio | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Clanna Morna | 8:30 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
Miguelito Valdés | 8:30–11:30 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
Invitational Jazz Jam Tuesdays | 8:30 pm
The Nanaimo Bar,
75 Front Street, Nanaimo
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for WEDNESDAY Dec 20
*
Acoustic Circle Jam | 1–4 pm
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Open Mic Poetry Wednesdays | 4–4:30 pm
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Open Mic Music Wednesdays | 4:30 pm–closing
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Wednesday Night Jam | 6–9 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Live Music Wednesdays | 6 pm–until closing
Nanoose Bay Café,
3521 Dolphin Drive, Nanoose Bay
*
Patrick Courtin’s annual Charlie Brown Christmas Concert | 6 pm
Tofino Community Hall,
351 Arnet Road, Tofino
*
Louise Rose: Alone Together | 7–9 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Christmas Carol Sing-Along with Choral Evolution | 7–8:30 pm
Holy Trinity Anglican Church,
1962 Murray Road, Sooke
*
Wednesdays Sidney Acoustic Jam | 7–9 pm
The SHOAL Activity Centre,
10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney
*
WestCoast Acoustic Song Circle | 7–9 pm
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
***
VFSS Song Circle | 7 pm
Friends Meeting Hall,
1090 West 70th Avenue, Vancouver
*
Daniel Lapp’s Home for Christmas Concert | 7:30–9 pm
The Royal Theatre,
805 Broughton Street, Victoria
*
Vic High’s Athletic & Music Fundraiser
featuring: Vic High’s R&B Band | 8–10:30 pm
The Victoria Event Centre,
1415 Broad Street, Victoria,
*
The Vanity Project - Django Swing | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
OK Charlie | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for THURSDAY Dec 21
*
Sean Drabitt sents a Charlie Brown Christmas | 5–6:15 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Thursday Open Mic | 5–8 pm
El Faro Market,
631 Island Highway East, Parksville
*
Rhythm Train | 6–9 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Matt Maxwell Ph.D. | 6:30 pm
Gladstone Brewing,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Open Mic Thursdays 7 pm–12 am
Rebel Ink and Moto Lounge,
1 Burnside Road West, Victoria
*
Angela Verbrugge | 7–9 pm
Mary’s Bleue Moon,
9535 Canora Road, Sidney
*
Danielle Peacock, Peter Kleinholz, Deb Pitre | 7 pm
The Queen’s, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo
*
Reindeer Games with Festive Brass | 7:30 pm
The Farquhar Auditorium,
3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria
*
Open Mic Night Thursdays | 7:30–10:30 pm
The Loghouse Pub,
2323 Millstream Avenue, Victoria
*
Daniel Lapp’s Home for Christmas Concert | 7:30–9 pm
The Royal Theatre,
805 Broughton Street, Victoria
*
Harry Siegel and the Tyrants of Jazz | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Sean Drabitt sents a Charlie Brown Christmas | 9–10:15 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Tumblin’ Dice | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
The Wedding Crashers | 9 pm–12:30 am
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for FRIDAY Dec 22
*
Sean Drabitt sents a Charlie Brown Christmas | 5–6:15 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Vinyl Wave | 5 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
Quinn Bachand & Q | 6–8 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
Helen Davies & the H.D.C. Band | 6–9 pm
Hardy’s Bar && Grill,
1951 Sooke Road, Victoria
*
Luke Blu Guthrie | 6–9 pm
SoCal Restaurant & Lounge,
2231 Island Highway South, Campbell River
*
Christmas Sing-Along with Angela Verbrugge | 7–9 pm
The Oaks Restaurant & Grill,
#206, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria
*
Open Mic Fridays | 7–9:30 pm
Serious Coffee,
#101, 2401G Millstream Road, Victoria
*
Rainshadow Al’s Annual Mustard Seed Variety Show | 7–10 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Anneda | 7 pm
The Well Public House/Elements Casino,
1708 Island Highway, Victoria
*
Tight Rope | 7 pm
The Griffin Pub,
1185 Kilmorley Road, Comox
*
Caleb Hart: Solstice Ball | 7:30 pm
Tofino Community Hall,
351 Arnet Road, Tofino
*
Groove Diggers | 8–11 pm
The Loghouse Pub,
2323 Millstream Avenue, Victoria
*
The Tom Morrissey Band | 8 pm
The Lion Rampant Pub,
6777 Beaumont Avenue, Maple Bay
*
Kelly Fawcett | 8 pm
The Well Public House/Casino Nanaimo,
620 Terminal Avenue, Nanaimo
*
Sean Drabitt sents a Charlie Brown Christmas | 9–10:15 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
The Temps | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
Pulse Radio | 9 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
The Rowan Farintosh Trio | 9:45–11 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for SATURDAY Dec 23
*
Traveling Through Ukraine Concert:
Georgy Matviyiv (bandura) with video | 5–6:30 pm
The Ukrainian Cultural Centre,
3277 Douglas Street, Victoria
*
Helen Davies Band | 7–10 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Maureen Washington’s Annual Christmas Show | 7 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Celtic Yuletide with the Hounds of Cuchulain | 7–9 pm
The Paul Phillips Hall,
1923 Fernwood Road, Victoria
*
Don Peterson & Kelly Fawcett | 7 pm
The Well Public House/Elements Casino,
1708 Island Highway, Victoria
*
Undertow | 7:30–10:30 pm
Christie’s Pub,
1739 Fort Street, Victoria
***
Jim Page | 7:30 pm
The Couth Buzzard Books Essso Buono Café,
8310 Greenwood Avenue North, Seattle WA
*
Tom Morrissey | 8 pm
The Goldstream Masonic Lodge #161,
679 Goldstream Avenue, Langford
*
The Slim Sandy Trio | 8 pm
above the Shelter Restaurant,
634 Campbell Street, Tofino
*
Groove Kitchen | 8:30 pm
Hermann’s Upstairs,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
The Temps | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
Anthems | 9 pm–12:30 am
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
*
The Josh Warren Trio | 9:45–11 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for SUNDAY Dec 24
*
Sundays Country Jam | 2–6 pm
The Eagle Hall,
2965 Boys Road, Duncan
*
Sunday Afternoon Jam | 3–7 pm ??
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
7th Annual Christmas Eve Carol Sing-Along | 3–5:30 pm
Shirley Community Association,
2795 Sheringham Point Road, Shirley
*
Sunday Jam | 5–8 pm
The Fanny Bay Inn,
7480 Island Highway South, Fanny Bay
*
Sunday Night Kitchen Party Jam | 7–11 pm ??
Christie’s Pub,
1739 Fort Street, Victoria
*
Sunday Bluegrass Jam | 7 pm–midnight ??
The Cumberland Hotel,
2714 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland
*
☆ VFMS: CLOSED ☆
The Victoria Folk Music Society at Norway House,
1110 Hillside Avenue, Victoria
*
Clanna Morna | 8:30 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for MONDAY Dec 25
*
N O · L I S T I N G S
¡ C H R I S T M A S · D A Y !
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for TUESDAY Dec 26
*
Open Mic | 1–4 pm ??
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Dave Harris & Friends | 5:30–8:30 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
The Rowan Farintosh Group | 7–9 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
Open Mic Night Tuesdays | 7 pm ??
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Dress Rehearsal Tuesday Open Mic | 7:30 pm
The Duncan Showroom,
131 Station Street, Duncan
*
The Eryn Sharpe Trio | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
Black Angus | 8:30 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
*
Miguelito Valdés | 8:30–11:30 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for WEDNESDAY Dec 27
*
Acoustic Circle Jam | 1–4 pm ??
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Open Mic Poetry Wednesdays | 4–4:30 pm
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Open Mic Music Wednesdays | 4:30 pm–closing
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Wednesday Night Jam | 6–9 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Live Music Wednesdays | 6 pm–until closing
The Nanoose Bay Café,
3521 Dolphin Drive, Nanoose Bay
*
The Brice Tabish Duo | 6 pm
Beach Fire Brewing Company,
594 11th Avenue, Campbell River
*
Majesties Request | 6:30–9:30 pm
The Fernwood Inn,
1302 Gladstone Avenue, Victoria
*
The Evan Crofton Trio | 7–9 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
WestCoast Acoustic Song Circle | 7–9 pm
Sooke Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
*
Wednesdays Sidney Acoustic Jam | 7–9 pm
The SHOAL Activity Centre,
10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney
***
Jim Page & Kat Eggleston | 7–9 pm
C & P Coffee,
5612 California Avenue SW, Seattle WA
*
The Vanity Project - Django Swing | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
*
OK Charlie | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for THURSDAY Dec 28
*
Brad Lovell | 4:30 pm
Gladstone Brewing Company,
244 4th Street, Courtenay
*
Thursday Open Mic | 5–8 pm
El Faro Market,
631 Island Highway East, Parksville
*
Rhythm Train | 6–9 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
*
Dave Harris & Friends (Hip Shake) | 6–8 pm
The Ross Bay Pub,
#7, 1516 Fairfield Road, Victoria
*
RELICS: an early Pink Floyd experience | 7–9 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
*
The Cliffes | 7–9 pm
Mary’s Bleue Moon,
9535 Canora Road, Sidney
*
Open Mic Night Thursdays | 7:30–10:30 pm
The Loghouse Pub,
2323 Millstream Avenue, Victoria
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Open Mic Thursdays 7 pm–12 am
Rebel Ink and Moto Lounge,
1 Burnside Road West, Victoria
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The Flying Saucers | 8–10 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
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Strumming for Sue (and those you love, too!) | 8–11 pm
Hermann’s Upstairs,
753 View Street, Victoria
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Daniel Wesley | 8–10:30 pm
The Rod and Gun Bar & Grill,
163 Alberni Highway, Parksville
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Tumblin’ Dice | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
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The Wedding Crashers | 9 pm–12:30 am
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for FRIDAY Dec 29
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Vinyl Wave | 5 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
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Jazz Jam: Owen Chow, Rowan Farintosh, Marvin Thiele,
Josh Warren, & Boshko Maric | 6–9 pm
Caffè Fantastico,
965 Kings Road, Victoria
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John Rewers & Gary Brewer | 6–9 pm
Hardy’s Bar & Grill,
1951 Sooke Road, Victoria
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Los Gringos Locos | 6–9 pm
Brentwood Bay Resort,
849 Verdier Avenue, Brentwood Bay
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RELICS: an early Pink Floyd experience | 7–9 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
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Stephen Brown's Bastion Jazz Band | 7–9 pm
The Oaks Restaurant & Grill,
#206, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria
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Open Mic Fridays | 7–9:30 pm
Serious Coffee,
#101, 2401G Millstream Road, Victoria
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Bad Monkey | 7–10 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
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Alex Fraser | 7 pm
The Well Public House/Elements Casino,
1708 Island Highway, Victoria
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Anela & Pals | 7 pm
The Griffin Pub,
1185 Kilmorley Road, Comox
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All Open Stage and Snack Potluck | 7 pm
The Coffeehouse on Gabriola, The Agi Hall,
465 South Road, Gabriola Island
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Lady O & The Omen Quartet | 8–11 pm
The Vault Café,
499 Wallace Street, Nanaimo
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Kelly Fawcett | 8 pm
The Well Public House/Casino Nanaimo,
620 Terminal Avenue, Nanaimo
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The Temps | 9 pm
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
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Daniel Wesley | 9:30–11:45 pm
The Waverley Hotel,
2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland
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The Emmett Hodgins Trio | 9:45–11 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
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Ugly Sweater Open Jam | 10 pm–2 am
with Zuber, Frederika Ionescu & Sean Duhaime
Quadratic Sound, 655 Queens Avenue, Victoria
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Pacific Sons | 10 pm
The Queen’s,
34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for SATURDAY Dec 30
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Black Angus | 5–8 pm
Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
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Los Gringos Locos | 6–9 pm
Brentwood Bay Resort,
849 Verdier Avenue, Brentwood Bay
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Winter Ball - A Community Folk Dance with Live Music | 6:30 pm
The Mayne Island Agricultural Hall,
430 Fernhill Road, Mayne Island
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Tom Morrissey | 7 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
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KSAR with Actual Human People | 7:30 pm
The Hallway,
1724 Douglas Street, Victoria
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The Brett Smith Daniels Duo | 8 pm
The Well Public House/Elements Casino,
1708 Island Highway, Victoria
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The Hounds of Cuchulain | 8–10 pm
Mary’s Bleue Moon,
9535 Canora Road, Sidney
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Brice Tabish Band | 8 pm
The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub,
6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Bay
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Strangers | 9 pm
The Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
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The Temps | 9 pm–12:30 am
The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill,
1022 Government Street, Victoria
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The Frederika Ionescu Trio | 9:45–11 pm
Pagliacci’s Restaurant,
1011 Broad Street, Victoria
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Live Music Events (Mostly) for SUNDAY Dec 31
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Cookeilidh | 1 pm
Craigdarroch Castle,
1050 Joan Crescent, Victoria
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Sundays Country Jam | 2–6 pm ??
The Eagle Hall,
2965 Boys Road, Duncan
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Black Angus | 3:30–7 pm
Irish Times Pub,
1200 Government Street, Victoria
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Early NYE 2023: Pablo Cardenas sents
“Afro-Cuban Jazz Explosion” | 4–6 pm
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
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Lights of Wonder: New Year’s Sparkle and Glow Party | 4 pm–12 am
Centennial Square,
10 Pandora Avenue, Victoria
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Lights of Wonder: Soul Source | 5–7 pm
Centennial Square,
10 Pandora Avenue, Victoria
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Sunday Jam | 5–8 pm ??
The Fanny Bay Inn,
7480 Island Highway South, Fanny Bay
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New Year’s Eve with The Chris Millington Band | 6 pm
The Mary Winspear Centre,
2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney
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Dinner & Show with The Row of Crowz | 6 pm–1 am
The Osborne Bay Pub,
1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton
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New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance with The Sutcliffes | 7 pm
The Upstairs Lounge, Oak Bay Recreation Centre,
1975 Bee Street, Victoria, BC
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New Year’s Rockin’ Eve! | 7 pm
The Greek Hall,
4648 Elk Lake Drive, Victoria
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Eugene Smith, Leenie Beenie, Bill Levity and more | 7 pm
The Duncan Showroom,
131 Station Street, Duncan
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Shotgun Holiday NYE | 7 pm
The Wellington Hotel Pub,
3956 Victoria Avenue, Nanaimo
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NYE Gala with Desmond Day, followed by DJ & Dancing | 7 pm–1am
The Nanoose Bay Café,
3521 Dolphin Drive, Nanoose
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Sunday Bluegrass Jam | 7 pm–midnight ??
The Cumberland Hotel,
2714 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland
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☆ VFMS: CLOSED ☆
The Victoria Folk Music Society at Norway House,
1110 Hillside Avenue, Victoria
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NYE Dance: CARAVAN featuring Daniel Lapp & Marc Atkinson | 7:30 pm
The Duncan Eagles Hall,
2965 Boys Road, Duncan
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Lights of Wonder: Groove Circus | 7:45–9:15 pm
Centennial Square, 10 Pandora Avenue, Victoria
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New Year’s Eve with the Fabulous B-Sides | 8 pm
The Loft Pub,
229 Gorge Road East, Victoria
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NYE with the Tom Morrissey Band | 8 pm
Legion Branch 54,
6726 Eustace Road, Sooke
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New Year’s Eve with The Daniels ♦ The Shindigs | 8 pm
CVI Restaurant & Lounge,
6457 Norcross Road, Duncan
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NYE with Daniel Cook & the Radiators | 8 pm
The Saturna Lighthouse Pub,
Lyall Harbour, Saturna Island
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NYE Party with Johnny Inappropriate | 8 pm
Beban Park Social Centre, 2282 Bowen Road, Nanaimo
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Victoria Blues Society sents
New Year’s Eve 2023 | 8:30 pm–12:30 am
CFB Esquimalt Chiefs and Petty Officers Mess,
1575 Lyall Street, Victoria
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NYE with Last Night in Vegas | 8:30 pm–12:30 am
ANAF Unit 302,
9831 Fourth Street, Sidney
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New Year’s Eve: Pablo Cardenas sents
Club Havana | 9 pm–12:30 am
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View Street, Victoria
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Astrocolor sents: Dance Dance Resolution NYE | 9 pm
Capital Ballroom,
858 Yates Street, Victoria
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NYE with Lawson Kelly | 9 pm
The Lion Rampant Pub,
6777 Beaumont Avenue, Duncan
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WE3 New Years Eve | 9–1 am
The Well Public House/Casino Nanaimo,
620 Terminal Avenue, Nanaimo
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NYE Party with The Femme Fatales | 9 pm–3 am
The Queen’s,
34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo
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NYE with Chevy Ray & the Fins | 9–1 am
CHRCO Coombs Rodeo Grounds,
2601 Alberni Highway, Coombs
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New Year’s Eve Party with Tailgate | 9 pm–1 am
Legion Branch 28,
2770 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland
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Brice Tabish Band New Year’s Eve | 9 pm
The Match Eatery & Public House,
111, St. Ann’s Road, Campbell River
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Lights of Wonder: Vinyl Wave | 10:30 pm–12 am
Centennial Square,
10 Pandora Avenue, Victoria
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