Colwood: Open Mic & Music at the Goldfinch Arts Centre Oct 8 (Wed) @170 Goldfinch Rd 6:30pm to 8:30pm         

Victoria: Blue Rodeo Oct 9 (Thur) @Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre 8pm

+ 3^rd Annual Apple Harvest Fest Oct 11 (Sat) @Ross Bay Villa Historic House Museum, 1490 Fairfield Rd 10am-2pm

+ Inter-Tidal Relations Concert Series Oct 11 (Sat) - Uplifting Indigenous and global cultures through music and storytelling. Curated by Indigenous femmes Nikky Ermineskin (Cree) and Raven Natraoro (Coast Salish) @Ship Point 3-6pm

 + Video Game Music Oct 12 (Sun) @The Coda, 743 View St. 12:30-3pm

Oak Bay: Get Back Unplugged: The Beatles Reimagined Oct 11 (Sat) @Oak Bay Recreation Centre, Sports View Lounge, 1975 Bee Street 7:30-9:30pm

Esquimalt: Bike Trivia Night Oct 11 (Sat) @Eagles Hall, 891 Esquimalt Rd 7-11pm

Highlands: Highlands Music Coffee House Oct 11 (Sat) – Allen Dobb; The Ross Durance Band @Caleb Pike House, 1589 Millstream Rd 6:30-8:30pm

Sidney: A Perfectly Reasonable Night of Comedy Oct 11 (Sat) @The Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave 7pm

View Royal: View Royal’s Got Talent – Event is Nov 15, Auditions are on Oct 25, but the Audition Sign-Up is now Live! @View Royal Community Hall, 279 Island Hwy

Sooke: A Bear’s Perspective (Self-Guided Walk) – All Ages Oct 11 (Sat) - Ever wondered what a bear’s perspective might be? @Sooke Potholes Regional Park (self-guided walk begins at the Riverside Trail at Parking Lot 3) Drop by anytime between 11am-2pm.

Oak Bay: Thrifty Foods Kids Run Oct 11 (Sat) – Start and Finish (1km) at Willows Beach Park @2740 Dalhousie St. 10:30am

Oak Bay: 2025 Island Savings 5k Run Oct 11 (Sat) – Start and Finish (5km) at Willows Beach Park @2740 Dalhousie St. 9am

Victoria: Royal Victoria Marathon Oct 12 (Sun) – Start and Finish (Full Marathon, Half Marathon, and 8k) at downtown Inner Harbour. Marathon Course Map Click Here.

Saanich: Run and Dip Oct 12 (Sun) @Hollydene Park Beach (Gordon Head) 10am-10:40am                    

Saanich: 2^nd Degree Vintage UVic Market Oct 6-10 (Mon-Fri) @ Michel Pujol Room, Student Union Building, University of Victoria campus

+ Orchard Market Oct 12 (Sun) @Junction Cidery 273 Prospect Lake Rd 11am-5pm

Esquimalt: Esquimalt Farmers Market Oct 9 (Thur) @Esquimalt Recreational Centre 4:30-7pm

Central Saanich: Peninsula Country Market Oct 11 (Sat) @Saanich Fairgrounds, Saanichton 1528 Stelly’s Cross Road 9am-1pm

Langford: Goldstream Farmers Market Oct 11 (Sat) @Veterans’ Memorial Park 10am-2pm

Sooke: Sooke Country Market Oct 11 (Sat) @Grass Field Above Sooke Fire Hall 10am-2pm

Victoria: Moss Street Market Oct 11 (Sat) @Sir James Douglas School, 1330 Fairfield Rd 10am-2pm

Oak Bay: Halloween Market on Oak Bay Ave Oct 11 (Sat) @2039 Oak Bay Ave 9:30am-4pm

Metchosin: Metchosin Farmers Market Oct 12 (Sun) @4450 Happy Valley Road 11am-2pm

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Three unique family experiences we're excited about this week:

Oak Bay: Thrifty Foods Kids Run
🏃Oct 11 (Sat) | ⏰ 10:30am
📍 Willows Beach Park, 2740 Dalhousie St.
1km run starting and finishing at the beach!

Sooke: A Bear's Perspective
🐻 Oct 11 (Sat) | ⏰ 11am-2pm (drop-in anytime)
📍 Sooke Potholes Regional Park (Riverside Trail, Parking Lot 3)
Ever wondered what a bear's perspective might be? Find out on this self-guided walk for all ages.

Victoria: Legends of Halloween Mini Golf
🎃 Now until Nov 2
📍 Haunted Manor Victoria, 711 Yates St.
Mini-golf meets spooky season fun!

💙 A Special Delivery at the Inner Harbour

Did you know that Victoria's waterfront witnessed an unforgettable moment this summer when a baby decided to make a surprise entrance? VicPD officers, St. John Ambulance volunteers, and BC paramedics quickly rallied together to safely welcome the newborn. It's a beautiful reminder that our community shows up when it matters most, and sometimes the most extraordinary moments happen in the most unexpected places. Welcome to Greater Victoria, little one!

🦇 Call Batman! Butter Bandit Strikes Langford

West Shore RCMP are searching for a suspect who swiped $300 worth of butter from a local store. This isn't an isolated incident. Butter bandits have hit Ontario cities too, stealing thousands of dollars of butter across the country. Here in Greater Victoria, local Crime Stoppers is calling it a "cholesterol crisis."

With Quebec's Great Maple Syrup Heist inspiring the TV series 'The Sticky', could "The Butter Bandits" be next? If you have information, contact West Shore RCMP at 250-474-2264 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

⚾ Let's Go Blue Jays! Game 3 Showdown Tonight

Canada's team takes on the Yankees tonight in Game 3! The Blue Jays are chasing their first World Series since 1993. Greater Victoria Scoop is cheering for our home team, the only Canadian squad in the MLB! Win this series and the Jays could head to Seattle next, bringing MLB baseball even closer to home. Go Jays Go!