 The Busker Auditions will be held on Friday, April 19th starting at 12 noon. 12 buskers will audition for 2 openings on the causeway and 3 openings on Fisherman's Wharf. If you are in the harbour stop by and enjoy the talent. It is always a good assortmant of talented musicians.   The Swiftsure market starts tonight, May 24th. Located at the beautiful Ship Point pier (Victoria's inner harbour), the most scenic and highly photographed place in Victoria. Vendors range from artists, jewellers, and crafters, to musicians and food lovers and much more in between. Enjoy the Swiftsure International Yacht Race, find the perfect Victoria-original gift for your friend or loved one, or relax with musical entertainment. Vendors load in 4-5pm
The market is open 6-10:30pm Friday 10:30-10:30 Saturday and 10:30-5 Sunday  Calling all creative types. would you like to sell in the harbour. Applications are ready and we have 7 full time locations open this year. This includes the new new area by the Steam ship building. This new area will be located close the the V2V ferry and the CoHo ferry.
If you are a foodie and would like to have an area in the inner harbour all season long. We have 3 locations available for food carts this year. Applications can be found here The Ship Point Market is back in its original location for 2019. If you have time to do some weekends in the inner harbour this is the spot for you. Applications are here We jury every week. More information email info@victoriaharbourfestival.com Before there was the Ship Point Market there was a loading ramp and docs. The market has definitely attracted more people to the area to enjoy the waterfront.  The City of Victoria and GVHA have invested into the pier to keep it alive and safe. Once this is done great things can happen once again on the pier.    On the other side of the harbour there is a group of historical buildings that are part of the E&N Railroad. This area is slated to become a marketplace by Bayview Properties, which is doing an amazing job at helping to shape a community. This Holiday season the Roundhouse is hosting it's 1st Holiday Market.
November 30, December 1st and 2nd are the dates of this event. Over 60 talented makers and artists will come together to help you celebrate this festival season by giving you the opportunity to buy local and handmade. You can't buy this in the malls or big box stores. MORE INFO HERE Hours of operation: Friday November 30th, 4 to 8 pm Saturday December 1st, 10 to 8 pm Sunday December 2nd, 10 to 4 pm  The blues bash is back with a great line up for 2015 to see the line up click here Join the thousands of happy people this weekend in the inner harbour. After looking at the wooden boats sit down and listen to some fine music. The ship point market will be right in the middle of all the action providing a local feeling shopping experience. The Classic boat show will fill the harbour and become a floating museum as some of these boats are as old as the city itself. Ship Point Market hours this weekend Friday 5pm-10:30pm, Saturday 10:30am-10:30pm, Sunday 10:30am-10:30pm, and Monday 10:30am-5pm   Last three weekend for the Ship Point Market. Come on down to check out some unique vendors and stock up for Christmas gifts. Summer is coming to an end. 6 pm to 10 pm Friday. 11am to 10pm on Saturday
Aug 17/18, 24/25 and Labour day weekend.  This weekend is also one of the busiest in Victoria. The harbour fills up with over 120 artisans and crafts people. Musicians and street performers entertain hundreds of people every day along the causeway area. First nation carvers and artists fill the South causeway under the Welcome to Victoria sign. This is also the same weekend as the Symphony Splash. The Symphony Splash attracts tens of thousands of people for an afternoon of music performed by the Victoria Symphony. A floating stage is created and placed in the harbour for the crowd to enjoy. The grand finale is fireworks in time with the Beethoven 5th. For Vendor information click here  |
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