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

Live Music Events (Mostly) for WEDNESDAY May 13 ҉ May 13–17 Red Hot Strings Workshop, Port Townsend-WA ♩ FOM Beginner Band | 11 am–Noon The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Skills Band | Noon–1 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Jazz Combo | 1:30–3:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Open Stage with Wilf & Sherry | 3–5 pm Garden Faire Campground, 305 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Jitensha | 3–6 pm The Island Roots Farmers Market, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo ♩ Irish Trad Sessions | 4:30 pm Bartholomew’s Pub, 777 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Recovery Rock Band | 5–7 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ GBC Wednesdays Open Mic | 5 pm Gladstone Brewing Company, 244 Fourth Street, Courtenay ♩ Wednesdays Open Jam at the 172 | 6–9 pm Legion Branch 172, 622 Admirals Road, Esquimalt (CRD) ♩ The Loft Wednesday Nights Jam | 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 ♩ Luke Blu Guthrie & Friend(s) | 6–8 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Eric Kane | 6:30–8:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ Wednesdays Sidney Acoustic Jam | 7–9 pm The SHOAL Activity Centre, 10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney (CRD) ♩ Lazy Mike & The Argyle Jets | 7–9 pm Forty Knots Winery, 2400 Anderton Road, Comox ♩♩♩ GISPA presents: The Little Prince | 7:30–9:30 pm ArtSpring Theatre, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Vanity Project | 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ St. Cecilia | 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Mitch Hahn & Graham Stark | 8:30–11:30 pm The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Tom Morrissey | 9 pm Studio 919 (formerly Wicket Hall), 919 Douglas Street, Victoria

Live Music Events (Mostly) for THURSDAY May 14 ҉ May 13–17 Red Hot Strings Workshop, Port Townsend-WA ♩ FOM The Eclectics | 11 am–12:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Fundamentals | 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ The C+A Thursday Open Mic | 5–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Bay ♩ Casey Ryder | 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Rhythm Train | 6–9 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Community Concert: The Haywires Country Band | 6–6:45 pm FOM at the Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ The Gary Preston Trio | 6–8 pm The Ross Bay Pub, 1516 Fairfield Road, Victoria ♩ Acoustic Open Mic with Jim Baker & Friends | 6–9 pm Deadhead Brewery, 5301 Chaster Road, Duncan ♩ 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) ♩ Cascadia Strings | 6:30–8:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ Victoria Academy of Ballet | 6:30 pm The McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria ♩ White Sails 2nd Thursdays Open Mic Night | 6:30–9:30 pm White Sails Brewing, 1125 Comox Road, Nanaimo ♩ SOB Thursdays Open Mic | 7–late Sooke Oceanside Brewery, 5871 Sooke Road, Sooke (CRD) ♩ FOM Moodswing Orchestra | 7–8:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ The Meridiem Wind Orchestra | 7–9 pm The Dave Dunnet Community Theatre at Oak Bay High School, 2121 Cadboro Bay Road, Oak Bay (CRD) ♩ Stephanie Greaves | 7–9 pm Mary’s Bleue Moon Café, 9535 Canora Road, Sidney (CRD) ♩ Big Foot Boogie Jam hosted by the Thor Jonsson Band | 7–10 pm The Eagle Lounge (FOE 2546), 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩♩♩ The Surf Thursdays Open Mic | 7–11 pm The Surf Lodge & Pub, 885 Berry Point Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Loghouse Thursdays Open Mic | 7:30–9:30 pm The Loghouse Pub, 2323 Millstream Avenue, Langford (CRD) ♩♩♩ GISPA presents: The Little Prince | 7:30–9:30 pm ArtSpring Theatre, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island ♩ Poole & Craib | 7:30–9:30 pm Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel, 4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni ♩ John Paul Byrne - Lightfoot Tribute | 7:30 pm The Tidemark Theatre, 1220 Shoppers Row, Campbell River ♩ The Flying Saucers | 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Aleksi Campagne | 8 pm The Rogue Folk Club, 3214 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver ♩ Tyson Ray Borsboom | 8–10 pm The Church Street Taphouse, 215 Church Street, Comox ♩ The Wedding Crashers | 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Tumblin’ Dice | 9 pm–midnight The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Amy Muloin & the Alley Flowers • Garret T. Willie | 9:30 pm The Waverley Hotel, 2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland

Live Music Events (Mostly) for FRIDAY May 15 ҉ May 13–17 Red Hot Strings Workshop, Port Townsend-WA ♩♩♩ Herb Keim | Noon–1 pm The Pender Island Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩♩♩ John Charles | 1–3 pm The Waterfront Country Café, 149 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ FOM Haywires Country Band | 1:30–3:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Minds At Work | 3:30–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Vinyl Wave | 4–7 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Carolyn Bell | 5 pm The Gabriola Theatre Centre, 1475 Peterson Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Dale Fudge | 6–8 pm Mile Zero Brewing, 4495 Happy Valley Road, Metchosin (CRD) ♩ Doug Towle | 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Parksville Circle Jam | 6–8 pm The Parksville Community Centre, 223 Mills Street, Parksville ♩ The Ryder Bachman Band | 6–9 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Jesse Heinz, The Fomites, Dead Churches | 6:30–8:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ 5Rhythms Workshop | 6:30–9 pm Beaver Point Hall, 1361 Beaver Point Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ SoundRain • Ironhead | 6:30–9:30 pm The Globe Live Studio, 25 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ Spencer Krug, Elbow Kiss, Bathslut | 6:30–10 pm The Comox Valley Curling Centre, 4835 Headquarters Road, Courtenay ♩ Gary Preston & The Kingmixers | 7–10 pm Metchosin Golf & Country Club, 4100 Metchosin Road, Metchosin (CRD) ♩ Serious Open Mic Fridays | 7–9 pm Serious Coffee, 2401G Millstream Road, Langford (CRD) ♩ Swang Thang | 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Mizmor, Dopethrone, Tribunal | 7 pm Studio 919 (formerly Wicket Hall), 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Nolan | 7–9 pm The Oaks Restaurant & Grill, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Oak Bay (CRD) ♩♩♩ Sima Rehn | 7–9 pm Harbour House Hotel, 121 Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Songwriters’ Collective Open Mic | 7 pm The Studio B Collective, 4301 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩ Rockson Road | 7 pm The Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Fridays Open Jam | 7–11 pm The Eagle Lounge (FOE 2546), 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩ NFC Open Mic ♦ The Daniel Cook Trio | 7–10 pm The Nanaimo Folk Connection at Hope Lutheran Church, 2174 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo ♩ Ray’s Dead, Ultracrepidarian, The Zummers | 7 pm Legion Branch 28, 2770 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ Alice In Wonderland | 7:30 pm The Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria ♩ Uncle Wiggly & the Smokin’ Hot Toasters | 7:30–10:30 pm The Upstairs Lounge at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee Street, Oak Bay (CRD) ♩♩♩ GISPA presents: The Little Prince | 7:30–9:30 pm ArtSpring Theatre, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island ♩ John Paul Byrne’s Gordon Lightfoot Tribute | 7:30 pm The Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan ♩ Night Court, Rat Star, Knife Manual | 7:30 pm The Masonic Lodge 26, 2660 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ Hip Hop for Paws | 7:30 pm–midnight The Mex Pub, 1001 Ryan Road, Courtenay ♩ The Brice Tabish Band | 7:30 pm The Griffin Pub, 1185 Kilmorley Road, Comox ♩ John Gogo: Coal & Wood | 7:30 pm The Van Isle Theatre, Campbell River Museum, Campbell River ♩ The Hip Experience - Tribute | 7:30 pm The Tidemark Theatre, 1220 Shoppers Row, Campbell River ♩ Wharf Rats - acoustic | 8 pm The Lion Rampant Pub, 6777 Beaumont Avenue, Maple Bay ♩ Slim Sandy’s Atomic Cocktails | 9–11 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Brittany Dale Band | 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Temps | 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ B2B DJs | 9 pm–2 am The Downbeat Event Centre, 1325 Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ The Strangers | 9 pm–midnight Moby’s Pub, 124A Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Transitional Alien • JoJo Flynn | 9 pm Jac’s on Queens, 60 Queens Road, Duncan ♩ Heavy Airship | 9:30 pm–1:30 am The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ Blue Moon Marquee Quartet, Carolyn Mark & Brett Hibbert | 9:30 pm The Waverley Hotel, 2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ DJ Felix Cartal | 10 pm–2 am The Upstairs Cabaret, 15 Bastion Square, Victoria

Also see our complete list of VFMS Live Music Events, Mostly, on Vancouver Island · May 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…

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

May 13		Live Music Events (Mostly) for WEDNESDAY May 13 ҉ May 13–17 Red Hot Strings Workshop, Port Townsend-WA ♩ FOM Beginner Band \| 11 am–Noon The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Skills Band \| Noon–1 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Jazz Combo \| 1:30–3:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Open Stage with Wilf & Sherry \| 3–5 pm Garden Faire Campground, 305 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Jitensha \| 3–6 pm The Island Roots Farmers Market, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo ♩ Irish Trad Sessions \| 4:30 pm Bartholomew’s Pub, 777 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Recovery Rock Band \| 5–7 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ GBC Wednesdays Open Mic \| 5 pm Gladstone Brewing Company, 244 Fourth Street, Courtenay ♩ Wednesdays Open Jam at the 172 \| 6–9 pm Legion Branch 172, 622 Admirals Road, Esquimalt (CRD) ♩ The Loft Wednesday Nights Jam \| 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 ♩ Luke Blu Guthrie & Friend(s) \| 6–8 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Eric Kane \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ Wednesdays Sidney Acoustic Jam \| 7–9 pm The SHOAL Activity Centre, 10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney (CRD) ♩ Lazy Mike & The Argyle Jets \| 7–9 pm Forty Knots Winery, 2400 Anderton Road, Comox ♩♩♩ GISPA presents: The Little Prince \| 7:30–9:30 pm ArtSpring Theatre, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island ♩ The Vanity Project \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ St. Cecilia \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Mitch Hahn & Graham Stark \| 8:30–11:30 pm The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Tom Morrissey \| 9 pm Studio 919 (formerly Wicket Hall), 919 Douglas Street, Victoria

May 14		Live Music Events (Mostly) for THURSDAY May 14 ҉ May 13–17 Red Hot Strings Workshop, Port Townsend-WA ♩ FOM The Eclectics \| 11 am–12:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Fundamentals \| 1–3 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ The C+A Thursday Open Mic \| 5–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Bay ♩ Casey Ryder \| 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Rhythm Train \| 6–9 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Community Concert: The Haywires Country Band \| 6–6:45 pm FOM at the Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ The Gary Preston Trio \| 6–8 pm The Ross Bay Pub, 1516 Fairfield Road, Victoria ♩ Acoustic Open Mic with Jim Baker & Friends \| 6–9 pm Deadhead Brewery, 5301 Chaster Road, Duncan ♩ 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) ♩ Cascadia Strings \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ Victoria Academy of Ballet \| 6:30 pm The McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, Victoria ♩ White Sails 2nd Thursdays Open Mic Night \| 6:30–9:30 pm White Sails Brewing, 1125 Comox Road, Nanaimo ♩ SOB Thursdays Open Mic \| 7–late Sooke Oceanside Brewery, 5871 Sooke Road, Sooke (CRD) ♩ FOM Moodswing Orchestra \| 7–8:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ The Meridiem Wind Orchestra \| 7–9 pm The Dave Dunnet Community Theatre at Oak Bay High School, 2121 Cadboro Bay Road, Oak Bay (CRD) ♩ Stephanie Greaves \| 7–9 pm Mary’s Bleue Moon Café, 9535 Canora Road, Sidney (CRD) ♩ Big Foot Boogie Jam hosted by the Thor Jonsson Band \| 7–10 pm The Eagle Lounge (FOE 2546), 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩♩♩ The Surf Thursdays Open Mic \| 7–11 pm The Surf Lodge & Pub, 885 Berry Point Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Loghouse Thursdays Open Mic \| 7:30–9:30 pm The Loghouse Pub, 2323 Millstream Avenue, Langford (CRD) ♩♩♩ GISPA presents: The Little Prince \| 7:30–9:30 pm ArtSpring Theatre, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island ♩ Poole & Craib \| 7:30–9:30 pm Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel, 4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni ♩ John Paul Byrne - Lightfoot Tribute \| 7:30 pm The Tidemark Theatre, 1220 Shoppers Row, Campbell River ♩ The Flying Saucers \| 8–10 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Aleksi Campagne \| 8 pm The Rogue Folk Club, 3214 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver ♩ Tyson Ray Borsboom \| 8–10 pm The Church Street Taphouse, 215 Church Street, Comox ♩ The Wedding Crashers \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Tumblin’ Dice \| 9 pm–midnight The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Amy Muloin & the Alley Flowers • Garret T. Willie \| 9:30 pm The Waverley Hotel, 2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland

May 15		Live Music Events (Mostly) for FRIDAY May 15 ҉ May 13–17 Red Hot Strings Workshop, Port Townsend-WA ♩♩♩ Herb Keim \| Noon–1 pm The Pender Island Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩♩♩ John Charles \| 1–3 pm The Waterfront Country Café, 149 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ FOM Haywires Country Band \| 1:30–3:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Minds At Work \| 3:30–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Vinyl Wave \| 4–7 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Carolyn Bell \| 5 pm The Gabriola Theatre Centre, 1475 Peterson Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Dale Fudge \| 6–8 pm Mile Zero Brewing, 4495 Happy Valley Road, Metchosin (CRD) ♩ Doug Towle \| 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Parksville Circle Jam \| 6–8 pm The Parksville Community Centre, 223 Mills Street, Parksville ♩ The Ryder Bachman Band \| 6–9 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Jesse Heinz, The Fomites, Dead Churches \| 6:30–8:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ 5Rhythms Workshop \| 6:30–9 pm Beaver Point Hall, 1361 Beaver Point Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ SoundRain • Ironhead \| 6:30–9:30 pm The Globe Live Studio, 25 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩ Spencer Krug, Elbow Kiss, Bathslut \| 6:30–10 pm The Comox Valley Curling Centre, 4835 Headquarters Road, Courtenay ♩ Gary Preston & The Kingmixers \| 7–10 pm Metchosin Golf & Country Club, 4100 Metchosin Road, Metchosin (CRD) ♩ Serious Open Mic Fridays \| 7–9 pm Serious Coffee, 2401G Millstream Road, Langford (CRD) ♩ Swang Thang \| 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Mizmor, Dopethrone, Tribunal \| 7 pm Studio 919 (formerly Wicket Hall), 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Nolan \| 7–9 pm The Oaks Restaurant & Grill, 2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Oak Bay (CRD) ♩♩♩ Sima Rehn \| 7–9 pm Harbour House Hotel, 121 Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Songwriters’ Collective Open Mic \| 7 pm The Studio B Collective, 4301 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island ♩ Rockson Road \| 7 pm The Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Fridays Open Jam \| 7–11 pm The Eagle Lounge (FOE 2546), 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩ NFC Open Mic ♦ The Daniel Cook Trio \| 7–10 pm The Nanaimo Folk Connection at Hope Lutheran Church, 2174 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo ♩ Ray’s Dead, Ultracrepidarian, The Zummers \| 7 pm Legion Branch 28, 2770 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ Alice In Wonderland \| 7:30 pm The Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria ♩ Uncle Wiggly & the Smokin’ Hot Toasters \| 7:30–10:30 pm The Upstairs Lounge at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee Street, Oak Bay (CRD) ♩♩♩ GISPA presents: The Little Prince \| 7:30–9:30 pm ArtSpring Theatre, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island ♩ John Paul Byrne’s Gordon Lightfoot Tribute \| 7:30 pm The Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan ♩ Night Court, Rat Star, Knife Manual \| 7:30 pm The Masonic Lodge 26, 2660 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ Hip Hop for Paws \| 7:30 pm–midnight The Mex Pub, 1001 Ryan Road, Courtenay ♩ The Brice Tabish Band \| 7:30 pm The Griffin Pub, 1185 Kilmorley Road, Comox ♩ John Gogo: Coal & Wood \| 7:30 pm The Van Isle Theatre, Campbell River Museum, Campbell River ♩ The Hip Experience - Tribute \| 7:30 pm The Tidemark Theatre, 1220 Shoppers Row, Campbell River ♩ Wharf Rats - acoustic \| 8 pm The Lion Rampant Pub, 6777 Beaumont Avenue, Maple Bay ♩ Slim Sandy’s Atomic Cocktails \| 9–11 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Brittany Dale Band \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ The Temps \| 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ B2B DJs \| 9 pm–2 am The Downbeat Event Centre, 1325 Government Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ The Strangers \| 9 pm–midnight Moby’s Pub, 124A Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Transitional Alien • JoJo Flynn \| 9 pm Jac’s on Queens, 60 Queens Road, Duncan ♩ Heavy Airship \| 9:30 pm–1:30 am The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ Blue Moon Marquee Quartet, Carolyn Mark & Brett Hibbert \| 9:30 pm The Waverley Hotel, 2692 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ DJ Felix Cartal \| 10 pm–2 am The Upstairs Cabaret, 15 Bastion Square, Victoria

Also see our complete list of VFMS Live Music Events, Mostly, on Vancouver Island · May 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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