Victoria’s 20th annual Ska & Reggae Festival kicks off tomorrow

You know summer is almost here when all of Vancouver Island’s most coveted music festivals have started to reveal their lineups for the season!

From June 19th-23rd, come celebrate Victoria’s staggeringly diverse lineup of grooves, tunes, and rhythms.

Each day will feature all-ages performances at the Inner Harbour’s Ship Point, and every evening there will be a 19+ show at various venues across the city.

Plus, on the first and last day of the festival the daytime performances will be FREE!

This year’s fest will be headlined by Bob Marlye’s son, Ky-Mani Marley along with Less Than Jake, Macka B’, and the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies.

Here’s the full schedule and lineup:

• Wednesday, June 19 @ Ship Point (Inner Harbour)
  FREE KICK OFF SHOW!
  Doors: 4pm (All Ages/Licensed)
  Chainska Brassika
  The Leg-Up Program
  Meryem Saci
  Brehdren
• Wednesday, June 19 @ Distrikt
  Doors: 9:30pm (19+)
  Dub Pistols (DJ set)
  Mat The Alien
  Greenlaw – Skyla J and Oz
• Thursday, June 20 @ Ship Point (Inner Harbour)
  FREE SHOWCASE
  Doors: 4pm (All ages/Licensed)
  Vieja Skina
  Salsahall Collective (Salsahall Collective-Harvey Paris Music)
  The Capital Collective
  Jules Uno & DJ Dundidit
• Thursday, June 20 @ Distrikt
  Doors: 9:30pm (19+)
  Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
  Apex Breaks
  Stephen Lewis
  TecStyleZ
• Friday, June 21 @ Ship Point (Inner Harbour)
  Doors: 4pm (All ages/Licensed)
  REGGAE SUMMER SOLSTICE SPLASH!
  Ky-Mani Marley
  MAMÁ PULPA
• Friday, June 21 @ Capital Ballroom
  Doors: 9:30pm (19yrs+)
  The Pietasters
  SweetLeaf
  Sexweather
  The Funkee Wadd
• Friday, June 21 @ Lucky Bar
  Doors: 9:30pm (19+)
  Def3
  Ganjo Bassman
• Saturday, June 22 @ Ship Point (Inner Harbour)
  Doors: 2pm (All Ages/Licensed)
  Less Than Jake
  One Drop
  LowDown Brass Band
  Danny Rebel & The KGB
  Mt. Doyle
• Saturday, June 22 @ Capital Ballroom
  Doors: 9:30pm (19+)
  Macka B
  Entangados
  Blackwood Kings
  Tank Gyal
• Sunday, June 24, 2018 @ Ship Point Inner Harbour
  FREE CLOSING SHOW FOR VICTORIA SKA & REGGAE FEST 20
  Doors: 2pm (All ages/Licensed)
  The Brooks
  The Scotch Bonnets
• Sunday, June 23 @ Distrikt
  Doors 9pm (19+)
  Leroy Sibbles of the Heptones
  Erica Dee LIVE
  Phonosonics
  DJ Abel aka Selecta ABEL

Victoria’s 20th Annual Ska & Reggae Festival

• When: Wednesday, June 19th – Sunday, June 23rd
• Where: Ship Point (Inner Harbour), Distrikt Night Club, Capital Ballroom, and Lucky Bar
• Admission: $149.50 for regular full festival pass. Single show tickets and VIP passes are available. Click here to purchase.