Mark your calendars for the 2026 Cadboro Bay Festival!
Join us at Cadboro Bay for a day filled with live music, community drumming, delicious food, 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. Scroll down to see information on vendors, music, activities and more!
This great annual event celebrates ocean recreation and sustainability. Cadboro Bay sees pleasure craft moorage, recreational ocean rentals and families swimming and playing on the beach, and somewhere in the depths of the Bay lurks the Cadborosaurus.
When: Sunday, August 9, 2026, 11 am - 3 pm
Where: Cadboro-Gyro Park
Getting to the Venue
There are lots of ways to get here! The event venue has a free bike valet run by The Locker, a shuttle stop, nearby BC Transit stops, and two vehicle parking lots. Details below.
Bike Valet
No need to carry a bike lock! The Locker will be on-site with a free bike valet. Cruise up on your E bikes, cargo bikes, tricycles, daily commuters, pennyfarthings or unicycles to get the best parking at the event. The Locker will be stationed at the event site, and will be open from 11 am - 3 pm.
Shuttles
Free shuttles offered by Wilsons Transportation will be running continuously throughout the day from UVic Parking Lot #5 to the Overflow Parking Lot. Shuttles can carry up to 24 passengers at a time.
The first shuttle trip will depart from UVic Parking Lot #5 at 11 am, and the final shuttle trip will depart from the Overflow Parking Lot at 3:30 pm.
- Shuttle stop 1 - UVic Parking Lot #5
- Shuttle stop 2 - Cadboro-Gyro Park overflow parking lot
BC Transit
The closes bus stops to the event venue are stop numbers 101117 (southbound) and 101126 (northbound), which stop on either side of the Cadboro Bay/Sinclair roundabout. Buses servicing these stops are on route 11. Once you disembark from the bus, simply walk down to the park!
Alternatively, you can take the bus to the UVic Bus Exchange, walk to Parking Lot #5, and take the shuttle from there.
Vehicle Parking
Parking will be limited, so please be patient if you choose to drive to the event. The main gravel parking lot is at Cadboro-Gyro Park, accessible via the park entrance at the end of Sinclair Road. We will also have an overflow lot in the field off of Cadboro Bay Road.
Activities for All Ages
Stay tuned for details.
Live Music
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: The Projectors
The Projectors is an indie rock band consisting of Dylan Rysstad (vocals), Robbie Shirriff (guitar), Dustin Tiljoe (guitar), Conor Brandt (bass), and Evan Matthiesen (drums). Drawing on influences from the early “aught rock” scene (e.g., The Strokes, The Walkmen, etc.), The Projectors have a familiar yet modern sound that blends upbeat and danceable rhythms with fuzzed-out guitars and catchy vocals.
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Boneyard Babes
The Boneyard Babes are a combination of Indigenous and queer-identifying musicians who work on building a sense of community through music. Their music has a wide representation including originals, traditional, roots, and folk. With embodied percussion, deep-rich harmonies and a powerful female presence that evokes a deep sense of healing connection to mother earth and Turtle Island, they bring warmth, humour and passion to their music.
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Slim Sandy's Atomic Cocktails
Slim Sandy’s Atomic Cocktails play swing jazz and rhythm and blues from the 30’s to the 50’s. Slim sings, plays guitar and harmonica, joined by Willa Mae on vocals, and “Big Daddy Bo” on bass, and Bryn Bad on trumpet. Slim Sandy has been playing music for over 40 years with acts such as Ray Condo and the Crazy Rhythm Daddies. In 2012, he co-created the Slim Sandy band with Willa Mae in Victoria! They have played festivals in Canada, the USA, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Vendors
From food trucks to ocean conservation information booths, this year's Cadboro Bay Festival has a great mix of market vendors! Make sure to check out the vendor line ups below.
Our 2026 vendor intake is now closed for all types of booths. If you are interested in vending at this event next year, please email events@saanich.ca for more info.
Food
Lexie's Ice Cream and Treats
Noel's Mini Donuts and Fries
Mama Rosie's Kitchen
Bao Theory
Frosana Treats
Greek on the Street
Saanich Lions Club
General
Vancouver Island Seaglass
Lifecycles Project Society
SeaChange Marine Conservation Society
Kim Bannerman
Saanich Engineering - Transportation group
Aviv's Happy Crafts
Pacific Institute for Sport Education
Community Services Ambassadors
Shift Energy Group Inc
Kaleidoscope Theatre for Young People
Saanich Fire Department - Fire Prevention Division
Sustainable Saanich
Cetus Research and Conservation Society
Capital Regional District - CRD Education
Saanich Emergency Program
Georgia Straight Alliance
Story Theatre Company
The Good Planet Company
Saanich Parks
Victoria Hapkido
Sparkle Shack Body Art
Saanich Police Department
Bird Bath Designs
Wild Ocean Whale Society
Goward House Society
Think3D
Accessibility
Getting here: Please see the notes in the venue/how to get here section for information on parking, shuttles, buses, and bikes.
Surface conditions and grade: The Cadboro Bay Festival is at Cadboro-Gryo Park. There are paved walking paths throughout the park, playground areas on top of gravel and woodchips, and the majority of the park surface where the event takes place is grass. The Cadboro-Gyro Parking Lot is a gravel parking lot, and the overflow parking lot is set up on a grass field.
Washrooms: The public park toilets will be available for use (accesible washrooms with flush toilets), and there will be portable toilets at the event site (accessible units available).
Noise: This event will have live, amplified music throughout the day. In between sets, there will be announcements from stage and recorded music.
Food and beverage: Food offerings will include vegetarian and gluten free offerings. As all food will be provided by local food vendors, Saanich cannot verify or clarify specific allergen or dietary questions. Please confirm with the food vendors directly to verify.
Weather: This event is fully outdoors and will run rain or shine.
Contact
Questions? Please email events@saanich.ca or call the Events Programmer at 250-475-5558. We can't wait to see you there!
