6 Best Performing Arts in Victoria, British Columbia

University of Victoria theater students stage productions at this on-campus venue.

Free jazz, classical, and folk concerts; cultural events; and more run all summer at Centennial Square, which is next to city hall. Free lunchtime concerts are offered Tuesday to Thursday from noon to 1, from July through September.

This small and imaginative troupe stages summer shows at offbeat venues such as the Galloping Goose Bike Path (the audience pedals from one performance to the next), a workshop wearing headphones, and on the back of a pickup truck in city parks.

Each August and September, a vast menu of original and intriguing performances takes place at several venues around town. It's part of a circuit of fringe-theater events attracting performers—and fans—from around the world.

Watch for music events hosted by this group, which also organizes the annual TD Victoria International JazzFest in late June and the Vancouver Island Blues Bash in early September.

With everything from solo performances to chamber music concerts to full-scale orchestral works, the Victoria Symphony has something for everyone. Watch for Symphony Splash on the first Sunday in August, when the orchestra plays a free concert, accompanied by fireworks, from a barge in the Inner Harbour.