FernFest is a music, arts & community festival that does it all in the name of Fernwood! We want to celebrate with you this June 21 & 22 in Fernwood Square, the Belfry Theatre, and on the Vic High Field. It’s free, family-friendly and everyone is welcome.
Please volunteer with us!
Schedule below & available here:
FRIDAY, JUNE 21 5:00-10:00pm:
Bands, BBQ, Phillips Brewing & Malting Co., & Merridale Cidery & Distillery in Fernwood Square & The Belfry Theatre.
Gazebo Stage:
5:00pm – Jonnie 5 Brass Band
5:45pm – The Copper Lights
6:45pm – Chase The Bear
7:45pm – The New Souls
8:45pm – Schwey
Belfry Theatre Main Stage:
6:15pm – Looelle
7:10pm – Poetry with Neko Smart & Elliot Bigsby
7:40pm – Rabino
8:50pm – Fox Glove
Friday FernFest Afterparty hosted at Logan’s Pub will feature Grapefruit Is Impossible, Fernwood Coalition & more! Afterparty organized by Fernwood Coalition.
SATURDAY, JUNE 22 9:00am-10:00pm:
9:00am-10:30am – Community Breakfast by-donation in Fernwood Square
10:00am-11:00am – Kidical Mass Decoration Station on the Vic High Field
11:00am – Kidical Mass Bike Parade Departure (led by the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition – GVCC
10:30am-5:00pm – FernFest Artisan Market (check out our vendors here: https://fernwoodnrg.ca/events-directory/fernfest/artisan-market/)
11:00am-5:00pm – Field of Dreams!! The Vic High field will be transformed into a magical Kid’s Zone featuring a Kid’s Stage, cardboard castle (thank you T-House!), face-painting, Tapestry Music Victoria Musical Petting Zoo, balloon twisting with Kyle Mitchell, Theatre SKAM Pop-up theatre, interactive art projects and much more. Lots for parents too, including Heart & Hands Health Collective, live painting, neighbourhood tours, a Silent Auction, silk screening with Opus Art Supplies, Non-Profit Hub, & the Market Stage. Read on for the field’s schedule.
11:00am & 1:00pm – Heritage Walking Tours with Victoria Heritage Foundation (meet at TOURS banner on the Vic High Field)
12:00pm & 2:00pm – Victoria Compost Education Centre Tours (meet at TOURS banner on the Vic High Field). Visit Compost Ed. any time of day for their Summer Solstice Garden Party.
Market Stage on the Field of Dreams (next to Artisan Market):
11:30am – Adam Bay
12:15pm – Malaika Lwakila
1:15pm – Slim Sandy & the Hillbilly Boppers
2:15 – Cara Bateman Music
3:15pm – Toads on a Wire
Kid’s Stage on the Field of Dreams (next to Vic High Learning Farm):
11:30am – Kid’s Yoga with Flo from the Fernwood Yoga Den
12:00pm – Giant Bubble Man
12:30pm – Music with Laura & Olimpo
1:30pm – Puppet Show
2:30pm – Storytime’s a Drag! with Persi Flage & Henrietta Dubet
3:00pm – Music with Booboo Bears Midnight Jammies
Workshops inside The Belfry Theatre Studio A:
1:00pm – Light Projection Puppetry with Julie Gennai
2:00pm Thoughts into Lyrics songwriting for youth with Kady Savard
3:00pm – Native Beading with Jennifer Johnson
4:00pm – ‘Writing and sharing’ for youth with Belfry 101 Facilitator Danielle Janess
Please register for workshops here: https://fernwoodnrg.ca/events-directory/fernfest/workshops/
Gazebo Stage:
12:00pm – Vic High R&B Band
12:45pm – Platform 61 of Vic High Dance
1:10pm – Mile Zero Club
2:05pm – Rotten Apple Ruckus
3:00pm – Jaya
4:00pm – WBMB
5:00pm – Stevie Wise & The Big Feelings
6:00pm – Downtown Mischief
6:50pm – Super cool and special performance
7:15pm – Old Soul Rebel
8:45pm – Ripple Illusion
Hosted by Benji Duke
Belfry Stage:
1:15pm – The Miles Skye Club
2:30pm – Betty & The Kid
3:40pm – Campfire Empire Comedy Show
4:50pm – Nasti Weather
5:50pm – The Saltines of Salty Broad Productions
6:15pm – Cartoon Lizard
7:30pm – Greg Meiklejohn & The Baan Baans
8:30pm – Persi Flage & Henrietta Dubet
9:00pm – Diamond Cafe
Hosted by Kady Savard
12:00pm-10:00pm – Phllips Beer & Merridale Cider will be pouring in Fernwood Square & inside The Belfry Theatre. Cash only.
12:00pm til late – BBQ in Fernwood Square (vegetarian & GF options)
Saturday night FernFest Afterparty hosted at Logan’s Pub featuring Chase the Bear, Ripple Illusion and more. Hosted by Fernwood Coalition.
Big thanks to all of our sponsors: Creative BC, The Province of British Columbia, City of Victoria – Local Government, The Belfry Theatre, Phillips Brewing and Malting Co., Thrifty Foods, Garside Signs, Metropol Industries, Friendly Giant Window and Gutter Cleaning, Coast Environmental Ltd., Ocean Grown Medicinal Society, Vancity, RISE Health, Discovery Coffee, Orca Book Publishers, Aubergine Specialty Foods, Allied Universal, Team Sales Vancouver Island, Modo, Pedersen’s Rentals, Origin Bakery, Portofino Bakery, The Root Cellar, McLennan’s Island Meat and Seafood, Phillips Soda Works, & Michell Bros Farm.
And a big thank you to our media sponsors: The Zone at 91-3 & Do250.
ɫniŋəɫ ʔəyʔ x̌čəŋin ɫtə x̌čit ɫtə t̓ᶱə sθx̌éləm sčaɫ əɫtélŋəxʷ skʷéʔ ɫtə sq̓ʷaq̓ʷəʔənəkʷ ʔalʔ šxʷléʔə ɫtə kʷs čéyʔiʔ ʔiʔ hiyasəŋ léʔəs t̓ᶱə éʔləŋ ʔə t̓ᶱə təŋəxʷs ɫtə lək̓ʷəŋən iʔ t̓ᶱə xʷsepsəm əɫtélŋəxʷ – Territory acknowledgement translated by Songhees elder Elmer George.
We gratefully acknowledge that Fernwood, our community where we live, work and play, resides on the territory of the Lekwungen peoples, the Songhees, and the Esquimalt Nations.
Are we missing anything?!
In community,
FernFest ♥