Festivals — Fringe, Greek, arts, film
FRIDAY, AUG. 28
Victoria Fringe Festival, a 12-day celebration of live performance from around the world, featuring an eclectic mixture of spoken word, drama, musicals, dance, comedy, magic and theatre. Special events include Fringe-Kids Fest, Fringe Club and Fort Tectoria. Tickets at ticketrocket.org. Details and full schedule of performances at intrepidtheatre.com.
Greek Fest 2015. Two weekends of fun, with traditional Greek food, music and dance. Today through Sunday and Sept. 4-7 at 4648 Elk Lake Dr., beside Commonwealth Place; greekfest.ca.
Integrate Arts Festival, celebrating the diverse arts and culture community in Victoria. Opening in the Bay Centre, 7-10 tonight, an art crawl, 6-9 p.m. on Saturday and a guided bike tour, noon-4 p.m. on Sunday; integratearts.ca.
JP Perry Quartet: Old Friends Reunion, 8 p.m. at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St.; hermannsjazz.com; tel. 250-388-9166.
Eats & Beats at the Beach in Colwood, an evening of food and music at the beach for the whole family. 4-8 p.m. at Colwood Waterfront Ocean Boulevard, Millburn Road; colwood.ca.
Free-B Film Festival by the Victoria Film Festival. Free films tonight and Saturday at 9. Bring a blanket, flashlights and snacks.
Tonight: Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park, screening of Wild Wild West.
Bountiful Berries, a guided walk for five years and up at Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park. 1-2:30 p.m.; meet at the Beaver Lake Nature Centre off the main parking lot. Capital Regional District Parks programs, crd.bc.ca/parks or tel. 250-478-3344.
SATURDAY, AUG. 29
African Guitar Summit featuring Alpha YaYa Diallo, Naby Kamara, Kofi Ackah, Donné Roberts and Madagascar Slim. 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 924 Douglas St. Tickets at Lyle’s Place, Ivy’s Books, Long & McQuade, beaconridgeproductions.com; tel. 250-472-0999.
Salish Sea Children’s Lantern Procession. A giant lantern fish will lead children in this celebration of the Salish Sea. Dress up, bring a lantern (LED lights only, please) and join in the fun. 7:30-8:30 p.m. at B.C. Fishing Pier, Sidney. Go to cacsp.com.
The Keg Leg 5K Beer Run/Walk. A fundraiser for Runners of Compassion, starting at Driftwood Brewery, 2 p.m., and continuing to Hoyne, Canoe Brewpub, Vancouver Island Brewery and finishing at Moon. Tickets at kegleg.ca or Frontrunners, tel. 250-382-8181 or 250-384-4786.
Backyard Country Festival at View Royal Casino Patio, featuring Cash Crawford, Sons of Daughters, Chris Buck Band, and Rod Black. 6-10 p.m. at 1708 Island Hwy. Tickets at viewroyalcasino.com.
Fringe Kids. A family event introducing children to the magic of the Fringe with live performances, music, puppets, costumes, strolling performers, a bouncy castle, a life-sized cardboard castle, and lots of interactive things to make and do. Events at Market Square, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Go to victoriafringe.com.
11th annual Chili Cook Off, a fundraising event by the Rotary Club of West Shore. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Millstream Village. Details at westshorerotary.org.
Seaside Cinema at Ogden Point, a free movie screening of To Catch a Thief on the barge at Ogden Point, starting at 9:15 p.m.