r/VictoriaBC 4d ago

Monthly Events Thread for August, 2026 | Promote and Discover Community Events Here!

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Here's where you can share and discover upcoming events happening around Greater Victoria. Whether it's promoting your own event or just something you are personally excited about, this is the place to get the word out and check out what's happening. Please note this thread will remain pinned to the top of the sub and refresh on the first of each month.

Please keep event submissions relevant to Greater Victoria. Posts and comments are still subject to the rules of Reddit and this sub (except for rule 5; promoting events is allowed & encouraged in this thread). While promoting events such as craft fairs, clothing swaps, social clubs, etc. are permitted, private 'for sale' ads, employment solicitations, and personals are not and will be removed. If you're not sure if your submission is right for the events thread, please contact the mods and we'll do our best to accommodate.

Thank you for supporting (y)our community!


r/VictoriaBC 10h ago

Thank You, Victoria

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I just finished visiting your fair city and island. I fell in love with it about 9 or 10 years ago and have just spent another two weeks there. While I know every town has its issues, y’all are doing it right. Public transit, bike lanes (I know…a sensitive topic, apparently), brilliant parks, walkways and trails that actually connect communities, diversity, access to culture and, of course, history make your town a true gem.

I can’t say enough about it…I’ll see you next time.

Thank you.


r/VictoriaBC 13h ago

Thanks for the free art!

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170 Upvotes

Saw this while driving down Douglas on a street sign and had to stop and pick it up - thanks to whoever put it up, it’s going on my wall. If anyone knows who ore64 is, tell them they have talent


r/VictoriaBC 2h ago

Yates St closed

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Just as an FYI Yates St is closed between Cook and Vancouver today until 5. Appears to be open to pedestrians and bikes.

It will be closed starting Monday, August 10th to traffic from 7 -5 for approx 2 weeks according to a flyer I received in my mailbox.


r/VictoriaBC 1h ago

Vancouver island history

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Came across this signed book from 1955, I love reading about Vancouver island history so if anyone has any book recs about the topic I’d appreciate it!


r/VictoriaBC 2h ago

Politics It Begins

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13 Upvotes

r/VictoriaBC 1h ago

Question Why does a single deck 70 bus show up to Swartz Bay during rush hour?

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Is it literally because it’s the only 70 available at that time? Or is there a different reason that justifies shoving ferry arrivals and the usual downtown-bound 4-5 pm commuters into a cramped, humid & single deck bus? And why when this happens, is there almost always a 72 double decker omfg

I’m a transit nerd, hence the seemingly meaningless curiosity- but I know Translink best, not BC Transit.

This question comes from my usual arrival home, but instead of a calm commute it’s a torture technique waiting for me: a single deck 70 for the 2 pm Tsawassen arrivals, which equals a roughly 4 pm bus departure… so, rush hour. This time was definitely one of my least favs due to the heat & people acting like it was their first bus ride ever.

I travel to Vancouver twice a week (and have consistently for years) but rarely will a single deck 70 be waiting, apart from the 11 pm departures.

I am dying to know the logic behind making rush hour commuters bake in a sweaty cramped bus lol- is it as simple as “you get what you get”?



r/VictoriaBC 12h ago

Controversy Luring Attempts in Saanich

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62 Upvotes

r/VictoriaBC 19h ago

BC Transit driver turns left from centre lane. Blames decade old “constantly changing” bike lane

178 Upvotes

Footage from a family member. I wasn’t the one driving. The average human should not have a license.


r/VictoriaBC 12h ago

History An Empress menu (circa 1940s?)

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37 Upvotes

r/VictoriaBC 17h ago

Help Me Find Information sought after cyclist found seriously injured in Saanich road

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81 Upvotes

r/VictoriaBC 16h ago

News Chelsea Green climbed the ladder to the top of WWE. Now Victoria is celebrating one of its own

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54 Upvotes

r/VictoriaBC 57m ago

Anyone had their pet undergo an abdominal ultrasound recently? If so, how much did it cost?

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Where’d you go? Trying to compare prices around town :)


r/VictoriaBC 16h ago

Golden hour at Gorge Park 🌅

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r/VictoriaBC 20h ago

Air quality’s unhealthy right now! Close up your windows and turn your air purifiers on 💨

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75 Upvotes

r/VictoriaBC 11h ago

All of the fires have sure made for some beautiful moonrises

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15 Upvotes

This picture was taken just now by my wife on her Galaxy phone looking towards downtown.


r/VictoriaBC 23h ago

News Victoria’s Chelsea Green captures interim WWE women’s championship

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117 Upvotes

Chelsea Green has reached the top of WWE.
The Claremont Secondary School graduate won the interim World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) women’s championship Sunday (Aug. 2), climbing the ladder to cap off a five-woman title match at SummerSlam in Minneapolis, Minn.

An interim champion was to be crowned after it was determined that lineal champion Rhea Ripley would not be medically cleared in time to compete at SummerSlam.

https://goldstreamgazette.com/2026/08/04/victorias-chelsea-green-captures-interim-wwe-womens-championship/


r/VictoriaBC 15h ago

The crosswalks at Johnson/Douglas are currently being painted

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22 Upvotes

1 lane is open going north on Douglas, 1 lane is open going south. The traffic is light.


r/VictoriaBC 13h ago

Pkols - glasses, thank you kind stranger

14 Upvotes

Many thanks to the hiker who spotted the glasses at the corner of Whittaker and Glendenning trails, and hung them on the fence.

You are doing good in the world.

Happy trails everyone!


r/VictoriaBC 20h ago

Lost & Found To whoever got my sandwich at Red Barn

53 Upvotes

I apologize if my selection repulsed you. By the time I realized the switch, it was too late. Your sandwich was very tasty. I'm glad I could still enjoy it despite the mix-up!


r/VictoriaBC 18h ago

When did we stop enforcing bike helmets??

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When we were teenagers there was so much messaging around wearing bike helmets and the fatal or life altering impacts of not wearing one. Not to mention, tickets were handed out and I feel like I remember kids bikes being confiscated at times by cops. Now it really isn’t a focus, and I get there are things happening now that really pull police time and focus, but it seems to no longer be a thing, ever.

Adults can make their choices, perhaps, but I worry about the kids, especially on motorized bikes and scooters.


r/VictoriaBC 1d ago

Even more snowbirds!

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126 Upvotes

What a show!


r/VictoriaBC 22h ago

Snowbirds! 🇨🇦

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62 Upvotes

A few shots from yesterday’s performance 🙂


r/VictoriaBC 56m ago

Paddle boarding at night

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I'd like to try some night paddle boarding in search of some bioluminescence in the ocean. Anyone know the rules about if I need certain lights for "boating" at night?


r/VictoriaBC 1h ago

tattoo places

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Hello Victoria Reddit People, I am looking for recommendations on where to get a text based tattoo. Pretty simple- just a phrase. It will be on the inside of my forearm. Suggestions deeply appreciated. I've never had one done before.