Join us at the Cadboro Bay Festival!
Saanich Community Services presents the 2024 Cadboro Bay Festival! The theme of this year's event is Ocean Sustainability and Recreation. Cadboro Bay sees pleasure craft moorage, recreational ocean rentals and families swimming and playing on the beach. It’s an important historical village site for the Songhees Nation, an active migratory bird sanctuary, and somewhere in the depths of the Bay lurks the Cadborosaurus. Join us at Cadboro Bay for a day filled with live music, community drumming, delicious food, captivating storytelling, engaging kids' crafts, and informative interactive booths! Connect with ocean sports enthusiasts, learn about marine wildlife and discover how you can enjoy and support our oceans. Don't miss out on this exciting event celebrating our oceans and community!
When: Sunday, Aug 4th, 11 am - 3 pm
Where: Cadboro-Gyro Park
Live Music
Come groove to music by the sea with a great selection of local dancers and musicians, featuring traditional dance, folk, light rock and Afrobeats.
11.00 am - Lekwungen Traditional Dancers
11.45 am - Matt Stern Duo
1.00 pm - Fox Effect
2.15 pm - Poncho
Free Activities
We'll have two ocean-themed art activities, button making, community drumming, storytelling, bubble making demonstrations, tug of war, cornhole, three legged races and potato sack races. In addition to all of that, the playground and beach will be open as usual.
Come visit our fabulous vendors:
Capital Regional District
Cetus Research & Conservation Society
Peninsula Streams & Shorlines
SurfRider Foundation
Cadboro Bay Sailing Association
SeaChange Marine Conservation Society
Gyro Beach Board Shop
Kaleidoscope Theatre
Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence
Victoria Storytellers Guild
Canadian Blood Services
Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue
That Bubble Guy
Saanich Police
Saainich Fire
Saanich Parks
Saanich Emergency Program
Food Vendors
Mama Rosie's
Saanich Lions BBQ
Lexi's Ice Cream and Treats
How to get here
Come to Cadboro Bay Fest by car, bus, bike or shuttle!
Vehicle parking will be in the main gravel lot at the bottom of Sinclair Rd. Overflow parking will be off of Cadboro Bay Road in the grassy field adjascent to the event zone. When coming down Sinclair, turn left at the 4-way intersection and continue along until just past Cherrilee Cresc. The entrance to the overflow lot will be on the left-hand side and marked with Event Parking signs.
BC Transit #11 services Cadboro Bay Rd at Sinclair and is the closest stop to the event.
Capital Bike's The Locker will be on site to keep your bikes safe! All styles and sizes of bicycles welcome.
There will be a free shuttle bus running continuously from the lower section of UVic Parking Lot #5 to the main parking lot at Cadboro-Gyro Park. The shuttle, operated by Wilsons Transportation, runs from 12 pm - 4 pm and can carry 24 passengers at a time.
Accessibility
- Park website: Cadboro-Gyro Park | District of Saanich
- Cadboro-Gyro Park has paved and gravel pathways for participants to more easily access different sections of the park.
- The main festival venue is held on a turf field
- Accessible (flush) washrooms and water bottle filling station can be accessed via the main paved pathway in the centre of the park near the main gravel parking lot. In addition there will be one additional accessible porta-potty located near the flush washrooms.
- Fully accessible playgound accessed by paved paths
- St John's Ambulance will be on site from 11 am - 3 pm
