Entertainment

Our top picks for the week ahead: Islands Folk Festival; Vic West Fest; Victoria Flamenco Festival

Alcohol- and substance-free music and comedy festival set for Saturday at Langford’s Starlight Stadium

An estimated 30,000-people turned out for the event, which features the work of local artists.

The TD Art Gallery Paint-In has accrued 80 volunteers and 160 artists for Saturday’s edition — both personal bests for the beloved art stroll, which spans 10 blocks of Moss Street, from Fort Street to Dallas Road on Saturday.

ROVERS: Mimes on the Run is unusual for SKAMpede in that the majority of offerings are less than 30 minutes in length and from almost exclusively Greater Victoria companies.

From Baby Times to the B.C. Summer Reading Club and the Summer Challenge, there is something for everyone at the GVPL this summer.

This year’s series promises to be a musical feast, with a blend of local and international artists.

There will be live music, a 100-foot-long inflatable obstacle course, a human-sized Hungry Hungry Hippos game, lawn games and more at the Langford Beer Festival on Saturday

Two-time Grammy Award winner Sarah McLachlan will close the Vancouver Island Music Festival’s main stage on Friday, a signifigant coup for the non-profit fest.

Our Critic picks his favourite upcoming events in Greater Victoria and beyond, including the Parksville Beach Festival