VFMS: Live Music Events on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands

Live Music Events (Mostly) for THURSDAY August 13 ♩ Parksville Ukulele Group | 11 am The Waterfront Gazebo at Parksville Community Park, 193 Beachside Drive, Parksville ♩♩♩ Celtic Legends | 1–3 pm The Waterfront Country Café, 149 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Seann Haver | 2 pm The Waterfront Gazebo at Parksville Community Park, 193 Beachside Drive, Parksville ♩ Drop-In & Sing | 4–5:30 pm Foster Park Gazebo, 625 Pym Street, Parksville ♩ Morien Jones | 5–7 pm Westshore Town Centre, BUSKING behind RBC, 2945 Jacklin Road, Langford (CRD) ♩ Guy Langlois & Dennis Olsen | 5–8 pm Brie & Barrel, 5059 Argyle Street, Port Alberni ♩ The C+A Thursday Open Mic | 5–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Bay ♩ Thursdays Open Mic | 5:30–8:30 pm The Goose & Gander Pub, 1760 Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ Rhythm Train | 6–9 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Tyler James Johnson | 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Sima Rehn | 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩ Lighthouse Thursdays Open Mic | 6–8 pm The Lighthouse Bistro & Pub, 40 Anchor Way, Nanaimo ♩ Thursdays Open Mic with Josh Carter | 6–9 pm Pacific Moon Rising Bar & Grill, 1600 Stroulger Road, Nanoose Bay ♩ The Thursdays Big Open Mic | 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Vic West (CRD) ♩ Skin & Bones | 6:30–8:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ Greg Wells | 6:30–9:30 pm The Riptide Marine Pub, 1340 Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ SOB Thursdays Open Mic | 7–late Sooke Oceanside Brewery, 5871 Sooke Road, Sooke (CRD) ♩ UJAM Summer Concert: Jennifer Scott & John Lee | 7 pm The Phillip T. Young Recital Hall in the UVic MacLaurin Building, Ring Road, Oak Bay (CRD) ♩ Stephanie Greaves | 7–9 pm Mary’s Bleue Moon Café, 9535 Canora Road, Sidney (CRD) ♩♩♩ Thursdays Curated Sets with Hownd | 7 pm Moby’s Pub, 124A Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ The Surf Thursdays Open Mic | 7–11 pm The Surf Lodge & Pub, 885 Berry Point Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Robin Lane & The Rhythm Makers | 7 pm The Cumberland Village Square, on Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ Open Mic at the 28 | 7–9 pm Legion Branch 28, 2770 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩♩♩ Jemma & the Good Thing | 7–9 pm Gorge Harbour Marina Resort, 1374 Hunt Road, Whaletown, Cortes Island ♩ Loghouse Thursdays Open Mic | 7:30–9:30 pm The Loghouse Pub, 2323 Millstream Avenue, Langford (CRD) ♩ Krystle Dos Santos | 7:30 pm Butchart Gardens, 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay (CRD) ♩ Harry Siegel & the Tyrants of Jazz | 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Taphouse Thursday Open Mic | 8 pm Church Street Taphouse, 215 Church Street, Comox ♩ The Wedding Crashers | 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Tumblin’ Dice | 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria

Live Music Events (Mostly) for FRIDAY August 14 ♩ MaeFire Band | 11 am The Waterfront Gazebo at Parksville Community Park, 193 Beachside Drive, Parksville ♩ Chris Newman & Isobel Lopatecki | 1–3 pm Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Raven | 1–3 pm The Waterfront Country Café, 149 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Community Sing-along Workshop with Sylvia Humble | 2 pm Nanaimo Fringe Festival St. AUC Hub Stage, 315 Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo ♩ Sidiki | 2 pm The Waterfront Gazebo at Parksville Community Park, 193 Beachside Drive, Parksville ♩ Ale Nunez Quartet | 3–5:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ Vinyl Wave | 4–7 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ PJ & the Rocket Surgeons | 5–7 pm Ravenskill Orchards, 1240 Coats Drive, Gabriola Island ♩ Josh Carter • Wil&Co | 5:30–9:15 pm The Nanoose Bay Café, 3521 Dolphin Drive, Nanoose Bay ♩ David Gauci | 5:30–8:30 pm SoCal Restaurant & Lounge, 2231 South Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ Paul Kannaspuro | 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Big Second Fridays Open Mic | 6–8:30 pm Big Bang Cidery, 1235 Nanaimo Lakes Road, Nanaimo ♩ Parksville Circle Jam | 6–8 pm The Parksville Community Centre, 223 Mills Street, Parksville ♩ Ray Harris & the Raybans | 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ The Apollos | 6:30 pm The Parksville Beach Festival, 193 Island Highway East, Parksville ♩ La Vie Ensemblé | 7–9 pm Ruby’s Music Barn, 4910 West Saanich Road, Saanich (CRD) ♩ Ampli-Fire | 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Ale Nunez Quartet | 7–8:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ The Damian Graham Trio | 7–8:30 pm Victoria Truth Centre, 2815 Cedar Hill Road, Victoria ♩ Stephanie Greaves | 7–9 pm The Oaks Restaurant & Grill, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Oak Bay (CRD) ♩♩♩ Kate & Tone | 7–9 pm Woodley’s at Harbour House Hotel, 121 Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Fridays Open Jam | 7–11 pm The Eagle Lounge (FOE 2546), 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩♩♩ Kimberley MacGregor, The Blair Brothers | 7 pm Birdsong House Concert, 1485 Broadview Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Harry Manx | 7–10 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ Arts in the Park: The Sweet Talkin’ Hustlers | 7–8:45 pm Cumberland Lake Park Campground, 1100 Comox Lake Road, Cumberland ♩ Big Scoobie | 7 pm Spirit Square, 1101 Shoppers Row, Campbell River ♩♩♩ David Gogo | 7–9 pm Gorge Harbour Marina Resort, 1374 Hunt Road, Whaletown, Cortes Island ♩ Syrinx, Conjure Hand, Standard Issue Pleasure Model | 7:30 pm The Paul Philips Hall, 1923 Fernwood Road, Victoria ♩ Soul Fire | 7:30 pm Butchart Gardens, 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay (CRD) ♩ Sean Hogan | 7:30–10:30 pm The Goose & Gander Pub, 1760 Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ Josh Carter | 8–11 pm The Qualicum Beach Café, 2690 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ Tumblin’ Dice | 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Pulse Radio | 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Mooks | 9 pm The Waverley Hotel, 2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩♩♩ The Ryder Bachman Band | 9 pm–12 am The HBI Pub, 673 Hotel Road, Quadra Island ♩ Pocket Theory Trio | 9:30–11 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria

Live Music Events (Mostly) for SATURDAY August 15 ♩ KafooZalum | 9:30–11 am The James Bay Market, 494 Superior Street, James Bay (CRD) ♩ Burke Rosen & Bill Hamilton | 9:30–Noon The North Saanich Farm Market, 10990 West Saanich Road, North Saanich (CRD) ♩ Accordion Festival | 9:30 am–4:30 pm Waterwheel Park, 9799 Waterwheel Crescent, Chemainus ♩ Victoria Sacred Harp Song Circle | 10 am–Noon Victoria Friends Meeting House, 1831 Fern Street, Victoria ♩ Jana Seale | 10 am–Noon Duncan Farmers Market, Market Square & Ingram Street, Duncan ♩ The Out Seer | 11:15 am–12:45 pm The James Bay Market, 494 Superior Street, James Bay (CRD) ♩ Rae & Scott | 12–2 pm Duncan Farmers Market, Market Square & Ingram Street, Duncan ♩ Dale Fudge | 1 pm–2:30 pm The James Bay Market, 494 Superior Street, James Bay (CRD) ♩♩♩ Denny | 1–3 pm The Waterfront Country Café, 149 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Arts Festival | 1–5 pm Sybil Andrews Cottage, 2131 South Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ OperaFest 2026: Dido & Aeneas | 2 pm The Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 900 Johnson Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Jason Kodie Duo | 2–5 pm Garden Faire Campground, 305 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Saturdays Open Jam | 2–6 pm The Eagle Lounge (FOE 2546), 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩ Landlubber 1st & 3rd Saturdays Open Mic | 2–6 pm The Landlubber Pub, 2220 Bowen Road, Unit 10, Nanaimo ♩ Tightrope | 4–7 pm The Eagle’s Lounge (FOE 3097), 1999 14th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ The Smiley Jazz Quartet | 4:45 pm Nanaimo Fringe Festival St. AUC Hub Stage, 315 Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo ♩ Five Alarm Funk, Drama Queen, La Cumbia Delirio, Tyger & the Strypes, Tereza Tomek, Kumugwe Dancers, Selayne | 5 pm The Waverley Hotel, 2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ The Soul Shakers | 5:30–7:30 pm Colwood City Hall, 3300 Wishart Road, Colwood (CRD) ♩ Among Legends, Red Lenses, Conjure Hand, Caveman & the Banshee, Syrinx | 5:30 pm–12 am The Globe Live Studio, 25 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ Morien Jones | 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ OperaFest 2026: Dido & Aeneas | 6 pm The Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 900 Johnson Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Two Point Oh! | 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩ Wes Underhill | 6–9 pm The Goose & Gander Pub, 1760 Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ The Temps; then Fireworks | 6:15 pm Butchart Gardens, 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay (CRD) ♩ The Clay Pigeons | 6:30–8:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ Pidgin, Let’s Panic, Karen & The Managers, Two Man Bear Trap | 6:30 pm The Oaklands Community Centre, 2827 Belmont Avenue, Victoria ♩ Whiskey Business | 6:30 pm The Parksville Beach Festival, 193 Island Highway East, Parksville ♩ Open Jazz Jam | 6:45–9 pm Caffè Fantastico, 965 Kings Road, Victoria ♩ Thick as Thieves | 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩♩♩ Gabriel Hasselbach | 7–9 pm Woodley’s at Harbour House Hotel, 121 Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Tom Morrissey | 7 pm The Cowichan Bay Pub, 1695 Cowichan Bay Road, Cowichan Bay ♩ Sunset Strip | 7–9 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ DJ Rumpus | 7–9 pm Gorge Harbour Marina Resort, 1374 Hunt Road, Whaletown, Cortes Island ♩ Kye Goski Band: Album Release | 7:30 pm The Little Red Church, 2182 Comox Avenue, Comox ♩ Pablo Cardenas & The West Coast Cuban Orchestra | 8–11:30 pm Encore (formerly the Victoria Event Centre), 1415 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Daniel Cook & The Radiators | 8 pm Mary’s Bleue Moon Café, 9535 Canora Road, Sidney (CRD) ♩ Richard Craven | 8–11 pm The Qualicum Beach Café, 2690 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ P-Nut Gallery | 8–11 pm Legion Branch 137, 301 11th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ Open Mic & Karaoke | 8 pm–12 am The Eagle’s Lounge (FOE 3097), 1999 14th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ The Rebels North | 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ BiPolar Bear | 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Saturdays | 9 pm–12 am The Rack Saanich, 1550 Cedar Hill X Road, Saanich (CRD) ♩ Dave Bitonti & Tim Lorimer | 9 pm The Nanaimo BAR, 75 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ David Gogo | 9 pm–12 am The HBI Pub, 673 Hotel Road, Quadra Island ♩ Roy Styffe Trio | 9:30–11 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Shindigs, Posh Coat | 9:30 pm–2 am The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo

Also see our complete list of VFMS Live Music Events, Mostly, on Vancouver Island · August 2026 webpage
. . . which gets updated as I receive the information . . .
AND Daily: We post Facebook Live Music Events to our VFMS Facebook page
at 8 a.m. on the date of the event (facebook.com/VictoriaFolkMusic/) !

four strings, 18 frets. Note: image is 144 pixels per inch, so you can zoom in on it…

Live Music Events on Vancouver Island and adjacent B.C. Islands (Mostly) …

Aug 13		Live Music Events (Mostly) for THURSDAY August 13 ♩ Parksville Ukulele Group \| 11 am The Waterfront Gazebo at Parksville Community Park, 193 Beachside Drive, Parksville ♩♩♩ Celtic Legends \| 1–3 pm The Waterfront Country Café, 149 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Seann Haver \| 2 pm The Waterfront Gazebo at Parksville Community Park, 193 Beachside Drive, Parksville ♩ Drop-In & Sing \| 4–5:30 pm Foster Park Gazebo, 625 Pym Street, Parksville ♩ Morien Jones \| 5–7 pm Westshore Town Centre, BUSKING behind RBC, 2945 Jacklin Road, Langford (CRD) ♩ Guy Langlois & Dennis Olsen \| 5–8 pm Brie & Barrel, 5059 Argyle Street, Port Alberni ♩ The C+A Thursday Open Mic \| 5–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Bay ♩ Thursdays Open Mic \| 5:30–8:30 pm The Goose & Gander Pub, 1760 Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ Rhythm Train \| 6–9 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Tyler James Johnson \| 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Sima Rehn \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩ Lighthouse Thursdays Open Mic \| 6–8 pm The Lighthouse Bistro & Pub, 40 Anchor Way, Nanaimo ♩ Thursdays Open Mic with Josh Carter \| 6–9 pm Pacific Moon Rising Bar & Grill, 1600 Stroulger Road, Nanoose Bay ♩ The Thursdays Big Open Mic \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Vic West (CRD) ♩ Skin & Bones \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ Greg Wells \| 6:30–9:30 pm The Riptide Marine Pub, 1340 Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ SOB Thursdays Open Mic \| 7–late Sooke Oceanside Brewery, 5871 Sooke Road, Sooke (CRD) ♩ UJAM Summer Concert: Jennifer Scott & John Lee \| 7 pm The Phillip T. Young Recital Hall in the UVic MacLaurin Building, Ring Road, Oak Bay (CRD) ♩ Stephanie Greaves \| 7–9 pm Mary’s Bleue Moon Café, 9535 Canora Road, Sidney (CRD) ♩♩♩ Thursdays Curated Sets with Hownd \| 7 pm Moby’s Pub, 124A Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ The Surf Thursdays Open Mic \| 7–11 pm The Surf Lodge & Pub, 885 Berry Point Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Robin Lane & The Rhythm Makers \| 7 pm The Cumberland Village Square, on Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ Open Mic at the 28 \| 7–9 pm Legion Branch 28, 2770 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩♩♩ Jemma & the Good Thing \| 7–9 pm Gorge Harbour Marina Resort, 1374 Hunt Road, Whaletown, Cortes Island ♩ Loghouse Thursdays Open Mic \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Loghouse Pub, 2323 Millstream Avenue, Langford (CRD) ♩ Krystle Dos Santos \| 7:30 pm Butchart Gardens, 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay (CRD) ♩ Harry Siegel & the Tyrants of Jazz \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Taphouse Thursday Open Mic \| 8 pm Church Street Taphouse, 215 Church Street, Comox ♩ The Wedding Crashers \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Tumblin’ Dice \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria

Aug 14		Live Music Events (Mostly) for FRIDAY August 14 ♩ MaeFire Band \| 11 am The Waterfront Gazebo at Parksville Community Park, 193 Beachside Drive, Parksville ♩ Chris Newman & Isobel Lopatecki \| 1–3 pm Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Raven \| 1–3 pm The Waterfront Country Café, 149 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Community Sing-along Workshop with Sylvia Humble \| 2 pm Nanaimo Fringe Festival St. AUC Hub Stage, 315 Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo ♩ Sidiki \| 2 pm The Waterfront Gazebo at Parksville Community Park, 193 Beachside Drive, Parksville ♩ Ale Nunez Quartet \| 3–5:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ Vinyl Wave \| 4–7 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ PJ & the Rocket Surgeons \| 5–7 pm Ravenskill Orchards, 1240 Coats Drive, Gabriola Island ♩ Josh Carter • Wil&Co \| 5:30–9:15 pm The Nanoose Bay Café, 3521 Dolphin Drive, Nanoose Bay ♩ David Gauci \| 5:30–8:30 pm SoCal Restaurant & Lounge, 2231 South Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ Paul Kannaspuro \| 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Big Second Fridays Open Mic \| 6–8:30 pm Big Bang Cidery, 1235 Nanaimo Lakes Road, Nanaimo ♩ Parksville Circle Jam \| 6–8 pm The Parksville Community Centre, 223 Mills Street, Parksville ♩ Ray Harris & the Raybans \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ The Apollos \| 6:30 pm The Parksville Beach Festival, 193 Island Highway East, Parksville ♩ La Vie Ensemblé \| 7–9 pm Ruby’s Music Barn, 4910 West Saanich Road, Saanich (CRD) ♩ Ampli-Fire \| 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Ale Nunez Quartet \| 7–8:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ The Damian Graham Trio \| 7–8:30 pm Victoria Truth Centre, 2815 Cedar Hill Road, Victoria ♩ Stephanie Greaves \| 7–9 pm The Oaks Restaurant & Grill, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Oak Bay (CRD) ♩♩♩ Kate & Tone \| 7–9 pm Woodley’s at Harbour House Hotel, 121 Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Fridays Open Jam \| 7–11 pm The Eagle Lounge (FOE 2546), 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩♩♩ Kimberley MacGregor, The Blair Brothers \| 7 pm Birdsong House Concert, 1485 Broadview Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Harry Manx \| 7–10 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ Arts in the Park: The Sweet Talkin’ Hustlers \| 7–8:45 pm Cumberland Lake Park Campground, 1100 Comox Lake Road, Cumberland ♩ Big Scoobie \| 7 pm Spirit Square, 1101 Shoppers Row, Campbell River ♩♩♩ David Gogo \| 7–9 pm Gorge Harbour Marina Resort, 1374 Hunt Road, Whaletown, Cortes Island ♩ Syrinx, Conjure Hand, Standard Issue Pleasure Model \| 7:30 pm The Paul Philips Hall, 1923 Fernwood Road, Victoria ♩ Soul Fire \| 7:30 pm Butchart Gardens, 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay (CRD) ♩ Sean Hogan \| 7:30–10:30 pm The Goose & Gander Pub, 1760 Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ Josh Carter \| 8–11 pm The Qualicum Beach Café, 2690 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ Tumblin’ Dice \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Pulse Radio \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Mooks \| 9 pm The Waverley Hotel, 2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩♩♩ The Ryder Bachman Band \| 9 pm–12 am The HBI Pub, 673 Hotel Road, Quadra Island ♩ Pocket Theory Trio \| 9:30–11 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria

Aug 15		Live Music Events (Mostly) for SATURDAY August 15 ♩ KafooZalum \| 9:30–11 am The James Bay Market, 494 Superior Street, James Bay (CRD) ♩ Burke Rosen & Bill Hamilton \| 9:30–Noon The North Saanich Farm Market, 10990 West Saanich Road, North Saanich (CRD) ♩ Accordion Festival \| 9:30 am–4:30 pm Waterwheel Park, 9799 Waterwheel Crescent, Chemainus ♩ Victoria Sacred Harp Song Circle \| 10 am–Noon Victoria Friends Meeting House, 1831 Fern Street, Victoria ♩ Jana Seale \| 10 am–Noon Duncan Farmers Market, Market Square & Ingram Street, Duncan ♩ The Out Seer \| 11:15 am–12:45 pm The James Bay Market, 494 Superior Street, James Bay (CRD) ♩ Rae & Scott \| 12–2 pm Duncan Farmers Market, Market Square & Ingram Street, Duncan ♩ Dale Fudge \| 1 pm–2:30 pm The James Bay Market, 494 Superior Street, James Bay (CRD) ♩♩♩ Denny \| 1–3 pm The Waterfront Country Café, 149 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Arts Festival \| 1–5 pm Sybil Andrews Cottage, 2131 South Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ OperaFest 2026: Dido & Aeneas \| 2 pm The Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 900 Johnson Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Jason Kodie Duo \| 2–5 pm Garden Faire Campground, 305 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Saturdays Open Jam \| 2–6 pm The Eagle Lounge (FOE 2546), 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩ Landlubber 1st & 3rd Saturdays Open Mic \| 2–6 pm The Landlubber Pub, 2220 Bowen Road, Unit 10, Nanaimo ♩ Tightrope \| 4–7 pm The Eagle’s Lounge (FOE 3097), 1999 14th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ The Smiley Jazz Quartet \| 4:45 pm Nanaimo Fringe Festival St. AUC Hub Stage, 315 Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo ♩ Five Alarm Funk, Drama Queen, La Cumbia Delirio, Tyger & the Strypes, Tereza Tomek, Kumugwe Dancers, Selayne \| 5 pm The Waverley Hotel, 2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ The Soul Shakers \| 5:30–7:30 pm Colwood City Hall, 3300 Wishart Road, Colwood (CRD) ♩ Among Legends, Red Lenses, Conjure Hand, Caveman & the Banshee, Syrinx \| 5:30 pm–12 am The Globe Live Studio, 25 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ Morien Jones \| 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ OperaFest 2026: Dido & Aeneas \| 6 pm The Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 900 Johnson Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Two Point Oh! \| 6–9 pm The Treehouse Café, 106 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island ♩ Wes Underhill \| 6–9 pm The Goose & Gander Pub, 1760 Island Highway, Campbell River ♩ The Temps; then Fireworks \| 6:15 pm Butchart Gardens, 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay (CRD) ♩ The Clay Pigeons \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ Pidgin, Let’s Panic, Karen & The Managers, Two Man Bear Trap \| 6:30 pm The Oaklands Community Centre, 2827 Belmont Avenue, Victoria ♩ Whiskey Business \| 6:30 pm The Parksville Beach Festival, 193 Island Highway East, Parksville ♩ Open Jazz Jam \| 6:45–9 pm Caffè Fantastico, 965 Kings Road, Victoria ♩ Thick as Thieves \| 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩♩♩ Gabriel Hasselbach \| 7–9 pm Woodley’s at Harbour House Hotel, 121 Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Tom Morrissey \| 7 pm The Cowichan Bay Pub, 1695 Cowichan Bay Road, Cowichan Bay ♩ Sunset Strip \| 7–9 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ DJ Rumpus \| 7–9 pm Gorge Harbour Marina Resort, 1374 Hunt Road, Whaletown, Cortes Island ♩ Kye Goski Band: Album Release \| 7:30 pm The Little Red Church, 2182 Comox Avenue, Comox ♩ Pablo Cardenas & The West Coast Cuban Orchestra \| 8–11:30 pm Encore (formerly the Victoria Event Centre), 1415 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Daniel Cook & The Radiators \| 8 pm Mary’s Bleue Moon Café, 9535 Canora Road, Sidney (CRD) ♩ Richard Craven \| 8–11 pm The Qualicum Beach Café, 2690 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ P-Nut Gallery \| 8–11 pm Legion Branch 137, 301 11th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ Open Mic & Karaoke \| 8 pm–12 am The Eagle’s Lounge (FOE 3097), 1999 14th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ The Rebels North \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ BiPolar Bear \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Saturdays \| 9 pm–12 am The Rack Saanich, 1550 Cedar Hill X Road, Saanich (CRD) ♩ Dave Bitonti & Tim Lorimer \| 9 pm The Nanaimo BAR, 75 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ David Gogo \| 9 pm–12 am The HBI Pub, 673 Hotel Road, Quadra Island ♩ Roy Styffe Trio \| 9:30–11 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Shindigs, Posh Coat \| 9:30 pm–2 am The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo

Also see our complete list of VFMS Live Music Events, Mostly, on Vancouver Island · August 2026 webpage . . . which gets updated as I receive the information . . . AND Daily: We post Facebook Live Music Events to our VFMS Facebook page at 8 a.m. on the date of the event (facebook.com/VictoriaFolkMusic/) ! Ukulele Fingerboard, Standard C Tuning: notes of the C major scale: four strings, 18 frets. Note: image is 144 pixels per inch, so you can zoom in on it…

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