5 things to do in and around Victoria this Wednesday, October 7th 

It’s hump day, Victoria!

The arts are in the limelight this Wednesday, with concerts and poetry taking centre stage.

The Victoria Psychic Fair also enters its last day, so if you haven’t gotten a reading yet and want to, Wednesday is the day!

Lastly, there’s a fundraiser happening at The Fernwood Inn for the Victoria Women’s Transition House. Music Bingo for a good cause!

Here are 5 things to do in and around Victoria this Wednesday, October 7th:

Victoria Psychic Fair at The Bay Centre

Head to a Psychic Fair at The Bay Centre!

Dive into the mysteries of the soul to discover more about your life purpose, love, relationships, guides, past lives, family and well being.

Offering a wide range of spiritual services, the Victoria Psychic Fair is sure to satisfy your metaphysical curiosity.

A psychic reading can provide clarity and direction, helping to confirm what your inner voice has been saying all along.

The fair is free and everyone is welcome to attend. Readings can be booked here.

• Where: The Bay Centre, 1150 Douglas Street
• When: Wednesday October 7th – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Music Bingo Fundraiser for Victoria Women’s Transition House at the Fernwood Inn

Enjoy a night of music, laughter and fun; all for a great cause!

Music Bingo at the historic Fernwood Inn will be supporting the Victoria Women’s Transition House’s Giving Shelter Campaign.

Everyone is welcome to attend, with 100% of proceeds benefiting the Victoria Women’s Transition House, who provide housing and resources to women and their children fleeing intimate partner violence.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased here.

• Where: The Fernwood Inn, 1302 Gladstone Avenue
• When: Wednesday, October 7th – 6 p.m.

Free backyard concert with sipsiptea

Catch a free backyard show at sipsiptea!

These backyard concerts have been gaining momentum in the city, with their last show featuring Arrian Ciel on September 23rd.

This show will have Kaia Jai hit the stage for another free performance this Wednesday.

Jai is a Victoria-based singer-songwriter who, with the guitar, will be bringing a laid-back concert atmosphere to the venue’s backyard.

Sipsiptea will also be selling drinks inspired by the artist.

This event is free and everyone is welcome to attend.

• Where: Sipsiptea, 160 Cambridge Street
• When: Wednesday, October 7th – 6 p.m.

Poetry Reading with Tim Lilburn and Jeremy Loveday at Munro’s Books

Head to Munro’s for a wonderful night of poetry, featuring award-winning authors Tim Lilburn and Jeremy Loveday!

Lilburn’s poetry collection, The Volcano’s High Held Snow Note, is preoccupied with a small mountain called SṈAḴE (Snow Mountain) in the language of the W̱SÁNEĆ people on the Saanich Peninsula and the Gulf Islands.

Maybe the Starling, the debut full-length collection from poet and dynamic spoken word performer Loveday, invites attendees to explore the intersections of crisis and care, grief and joy—a testament to poetry’s power to ignite change and nurture the human spirit.

Attendance is free and everyone is welcome to attend.

• Where: Munro’s Books, 1108 Government Street
• When: Wednesday, October 7th – 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Wild Horizons – Cascadia Strings at The Coda

Formed in 2015, the award-winning Cascadia Strings is an initiative to bring diverse and engaging chamber music repertoire to all audiences, fusing together iconic original works with well-crafted arrangements of popular music of the last century, all in the vision to bring live, meaningful musical experiences to new venues and music-lovers in Victoria and beyond.

As a passionate concert curator, Kathryn Wiebe, founder, programs shows with thoughtful content, cross-genre repertoire, with a result that is touching and powerful to audience members, regardless of demographics.

This concert features Victoria-based Musicians, Tyson Doknjas and Jeremy Potts (Violins), Jessica Pickersgill (Violas), and Vancouver’s Yu Yu Liu (Cello).

These are graduates of conservatories and schools, such as University of Victoria, The Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, the New England Conservatory of Music, to name a few.

Attendees may recognize this talented bunch from orchestras and ensembles such as Victoria Symphony, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Candlelight Concerts and more.

Tickets are $30 and can be purchased here.

• Where: The Coda, 751 View Street
• When: Wednesday, October 7th – 6:30 p.m.