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SUNDAY, JULY 26 Phillips Backyard Weekender . Rock, roots and rap, starting at 3 p.m. 2010 Government St. backyardweekender.com 5th annual Victoria International Busker Festival . Through Sunday, noon-10 p.m.
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Circus Firemen work their ladder magic at the Victoria International Busker Festival.

SUNDAY, JULY 26

Phillips Backyard Weekender. Rock, roots and rap, starting at 3 p.m. 2010 Government St. backyardweekender.com

5th annual Victoria International Busker Festival. Through Sunday, noon-10 p.m. at various locations in downtown Victoria. victoriabuskers.com

Islands Folk Festival. Through Sunday at Providence Farm, 1843 Tzouhalem Rd., Duncan. islandsfolkfestival.ca

SALT New Music Festival, through Monday at Open Space and Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. openspace.ca/SALT2015

Rock of the Woods, through Sunday. The Dudes, Gob, JPOD and more. 4383 Irvine Dr. Sahtlam, near Duncan. rockofthewoods.com

Art and Wine Festival at the Fort, with local artists and wineries showcasing their finest. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites, 603 Fort Rodd Hill. Tickets at colwoodrotary.ca

Flamenco at The Mint, featuring Gareth Owen and Alma de España Flamenco Dancers, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at 1414 Douglas St. Tickets at The Mint Lunch or at the door; victoriaflamencofestival.com

Sidney Summer Concert Series at Beacon Park, Sidney, 2-4 p.m. Sunday is Kid’s Day with the music of Ron Gillespie and Magic by Amazing Jason. Details at peninsulacelebration.ca

Cadboro Bay Village Festival of Fine Arts with local artists and live music, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Cadboro Bay Road will be closed between Sinclair and Penrhyn Streets. More at cadborobayvillage.com

Salt Spring Island’s Eco Living and Home Tour, a self-guided tour of the island’s most innovative eco-homes. Tickets at eventbrite.ca; details at transitionsaltspring.ning.com

Concerts in the Park at Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park, with Cookeilidh, 1:30-3:20 p.m.; victoria.ca

Butchart’s Summer Festival, featuring The HiFi, 8 p.m. Festival runs every night to Sept. 5 at Butchart Gardens. Details at butchargardens.com; 250-652-5256.

 

MONDAY, JULY 27

Slam by the Sea! Poets of Victoria take over Shakespeare by the Sea tents to share in the revelry. Monday through Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. at Ogden Point, 199 Dallas Rd.

Butchart’s Summer Festival, featuring David Vest, at Butchart Gardens, 8 p.m.

Dancing in the Square: Victoria Ballroom Dance Society drop-in dance with workshops 7-8 p.m.; dancing 8-9:30 p.m. in Centennial Square. More at vbds.org or 250-721-5483.

Sarah Rae and Cam Thiessen concert, 7 p.m. at the English Inn, 429 Lampson St.; music.cbc.ca/artists/Sarah-Rae

25th annual Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival, a presentation of Romeo and Juliet, 7:30 p.m. at Camosun College Lansdowne Campus, 3100 Foul Bay Rd. Tickets at ticketrocket.org, the Papery and Ivy’s Bookshop.