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Festivals in Victoria
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Summer brings out the buskers and
free entertainment
in Victoria's people-places - James Bay, Market Square and Beacon Hill Park in particular. Annual highlights, arranged chronologically, include:
TerrifVic Jazz Party , April (tel 953-2011). A showcase for about a dozen top international bands held in various venues over four days during the second week of the month. Jazz Fest , June (tel 386-6121 for information). More than a hundred assorted lesser bands perform in Market Square and elsewhere over about ten days towards the end of the month. ICA Folk Fest , June-July (tel 388-4728). Extravaganza of folk over eight days at the end of June and beginning of July: the main venues are the Inner Harbour and Market Square. Victoria International Festival , July and August (tel 736-2119). Victoria's largest general arts jamboree. Events take place at a wide variety of locations. First People's Festival , early August (tel 387-2134 or 384-3211). Celebration of the cultures of Canada's aboriginal peoples, usually held in the second week of the month at the Royal BC Museum. Classic Boat Festival , August 30-September 1 (tel 385-7766). Dozens of wooden antique boats on display in the Inner Harbour.
Fringe Festival
, late August to mid-September (tel 383-2663). Avant-garde performances of all kinds held at seven different venues around central Victoria. Other useful information
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