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It might be your first time — or it could be an annual tradition for your family — but the First Christmas Nativity Pageant at Topaz Park, Saturday to Monday, is a performance worth seeing every year.

Billed as the kickoff to Christmas in Victoria and Canada’s largest nighttime parade, the Island Farms Santa’s Light Parade makes its way down Government Street on Saturday starting at 5 p.m.

Here are just two Christmas-themed events that cater especially to younger members of the family: • Fill your holiday shopping lists and Santa’s stockings at the Christmas in the Manger juried craft fair , Saturday and Sunday at the Saanich Fairgroun

The official Remembrance Day Ceremony for the Province of British Columbia takes place at the Cenotaph on the grounds of the legislature on Monday.

Celebrate Halloween early this weekend at events that will make the hair on your arms stand on end, cause your heart to beat faster and make you want to run for your life.

Take in local performances, workshops and art projects in Greater Victoria and the rest of Vancouver Island as the region joins in B.C. Culture Days, a province-wide community celebration of arts and culture, at various venues, Friday to Sunday.

Learn more about the history of the Rock Bay neighbourhood and the creek that bears its name on Saturday: • Residential Remains: A Walking Tour of Rock Bay begins at Point Ellice House Museum and Gardens, 2616 Pleasant St.

One hundred eight years of fall fairs on the West Shore are being marked from Friday to Sunday with the annual fair at the Luxton Fairgrounds.

Sample the flavours of Greece at Greek Fest Be prepared for food, music dance — and lots of cries of “Opa!” — as Greek Fest returns this weekend and next, at the Greek Community Hall, in front of Saanich Commonwealth Place.

Ride to your heart’s content in a world-class, traffic-controlled mass-participation cycling event at Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Victoria, Saturday from the grounds of the legislature.