Cards in the air at 6:30 pm. Try your poker luck! Limited to the first 30 people. Grill 54 will be open till 8 pm.
$25 BUY-IN
Open Mic with host Dustin Childs. Signup at 6:45 pm and show off your talents. Come and enjoy the amazing talent or give a performance that will leave them in awe! Grill 54 will be open till 8 pm.
FREE ADMISSION
An invite to all musicians to come and share in a weekly acoustic song circle. Acoustic instruments and all ages and genres of music welcome. Yes, there is a piano!
FREE ADMISSION
Sooke Oceanside Brewery hosts Open Mic Night every Thursday night from 7:00pm 'til late.
FREE ADMISSION
Connect with other families and strengthen early literacy skills with songs, rhymes, stories and more. Best suited for ages under 5, but all ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
FREE
Starting at 8pm. Grill 54 open with regular menu available until 8pm and late night bites menu available until 10pm.
FREE ADMISSION
We make it, bake it or grow it! Seasonal local produce from the gardens of Sooke and locally made products and crafts. New vendors always welcome.
Weekly drop-in crafting workshop in the multipurpose room. Registration not required. Suitable for ages 3-12 years, but all ages welcome.
FREE
Drop-in weekly with your knitting, crochet or other fibre arts projects and enjoy the company of fellow fibre arts enthusiasts!
FREE
Come early for the Meat Draw and 50/50 Draw at 2:30 pm. Enjoy dinner at Grill 54, open with regular menu available until 8pm and late night bites menu until 10pm.
FREE ADMISSION
Local Sooke support group for Fibromyalgia and chronic pain meets in the private room at the Sooke Library every second Saturday.
Presented by EMCD Theatre Program with Director Crystal Loszchuk and Musical Director Cody Froese.
TICKETS $7-17
Amber Academy presents the classic Alice in Wonderland.
Tickets at Forbes Pharmacy
Adults $12 • Youth/Seniors $8
Glass artist Susan Isaac and Chef Tom Kral of Nature's Chef collaborate to facilitate the 'Chi Fusion' of two ancient arts, a two-day workshop of glass art creation and fine dining with fire-pit cooking. Experience the creative freedom of fusible glass as you make a unique plate. No previous experience required; just a sense of adventure! All supplies and meal included.
REGISTRATION $280 + GST
Presented by Sooke Region Lifelong Learning, Christina Brown teaches this financial planning workshop.
FREE Pre-Registration Required
Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus with Conductors Yariv Aloni and Nicholas Fairbank present Choral Reverie: the music of Faure & Vaughan Williams.
TICKETS $28
Gather with community to cook and enjoy a meal from another culture. This month's features the cuisine of Mexico. Many recipes use ingredients from the EMCS garden and local producers, connecting meals and discussions back to local food security.
FREE
Sooke Harbour Players presents the classic Footloose, celebrating the exhilaration of youth, the wisdom of listening to one another, and the power of forgiveness.
Adult $TBA • Child/Senior $TBA
Outdoors and open to the public. Members are invited to donate plants (well-rooted and labelled), seeds, pots, etc., for sale. Proceeds help fund monthly Sooke Garden Club educational presentations.
Presented by Sooke Harbourside Lions Club, watch over 2000 rubber ducks race down the Sooke River — what a quacky whacky way to go! Registration at 11:30am and the ducks race at noon. Games and activities for kids, scavenger hunt, plus concession.
Presented by the Sooke Arts Council, meet and mingle with artists from our region. Enjoy sips and nibbles, art and inspiration!
Interested in gardening in our growing zone? The Sooke Garden Club welcomes new members and is once again meeting in person on the fourth Wednesday of the month except June-Aug and Dec.
Sooke Folk Music Society presents indoor live music on the third Saturday of each month. Doors 6:30pm. Open stage 7:00pm, followed by this month's featured performance by Blackthorn.
Tickets $10 • Performers FREE
Sooke Harbour Players presents the classical judicial drama Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose. A jury of 12 must deliberate the guilt or innocence, and ultimate fate, of a young man accused of killing his father.
Adult $TBA • Child/Senior $TBA
The Saturday Country Market returns April 20. We make it, bake it or grow it! Seasonal local produce from the gardens of Sooke and locally made products and crafts. New vendors always welcome.
For over 20 years, the annual Sooke Secret Garden Tour was a major fundraiser for the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra, delighting gardening and music fans alike. After a 3-year hiatus, the self-guided tour returns in 2024 with a new two-day format, showcasing several local gardens and music by members of the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra.
Gather with community to cook and enjoy a meal from another culture. This month's features the cuisine of France. Many recipes use ingredients from the EMCS garden and local producers, connecting meals and discussions back to local food security.
FREE
Founded in 2014 and returning in June, Sooke Night Market operates every Thursday evening during summertime at the Sooke Region Museum, 2070 Phillips Road.
Sooke Folk Music Society presents indoor live music on the third Saturday of each month. Doors 6:30pm. Open stage 7:00pm, followed by this month's featured performance by Virgil Brown.
Tickets $10 • Performers FREE
Presented by the Sooke Arts Council, meet and mingle with artists from our region. Enjoy sips and nibbles, art and inspiration!
All welcome to enjoy behind-the-scenes museum tours, delicious alder-smoked salmon BBQ and other treats.
FREE Admission
Limited food tickets for purchase
Annual Canada Day celebrations previously held at the Sooke River Campground included live music, games, kids entertainment and fireworks.
Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra presents this free, magical music-in-the-park event at Ed MacGregor Park. 50/50 Draw. All welcome.
Admission by Donation
One-day music festival featuring live bands in the backyard of the historic 17 Mile House Pub.
Adults $TBA
Running annually since 1986, SFAS showcases over 380 artworks by established and emerging artists from Vancouver Island and BC's Coastal Islands. Over 9000 visitors attend to view the gallery, watch artist demos and talks, and enjoy local musicians.
Adults $15 • Seniors $10
Pancake breakfast and all day event showcasing Laughing Loggers Show, live music, beer garden, salmon BBQ, kid zone and local vendors. Presented by Sooke Community Association.
FREE Family Event
A family-friendly, live music and arts festival held in the heart of Sooke, featuring performers Pink Mountaintops, Kuba Oms, Roots Roundup, Apex Breaks and Zenon. Admission by food bank donation to Sep 1st pre-event at the Sooke Legion.
Sat/Sun FREE
Presented by Sooke Arts Council, join us on Whiffin Spit for our annual event to create artworks from driftwood, stones, seaweed and other natural items found on the beach. Register between 11am and noon to participate.
FREE family fun
Established in 1913 and held in the historic Sooke Community Hall, residents of all ages are welcome to participate and attend. Agricultural components include produce, flowers, baking, beer and wine, as well as arts and crafts and photography.
Admission by Donation
8th Annual family-friendly celebration of harvests, local foods and community. All things apple including apple pie auction; heritage apples, pie and candied apples for sale; kids activities and more.
Admission by Donation
Presented by the Sooke Lions Club. Authentic German dinner and musical entertainment.
Adults $TBA
Sponsored by the Otter Point Fire Department. Hot Chocolate and hot dogs for everyone. Halloween goodie bags for the kids. Fireworks at 7:30pm.
Parade begins from Evergreen Mall at 10:30am to the Cenotaph at the Sooke Legion, where the ceremony will commence. Refreshments and concession available after the service.
Over 60 vendors and participants including fine arts, crafts, ceramics, jewelry, seasonal baking, local honey and preserves, and community groups displays.
FREE Admission
Enjoy a buffet dinner, performances by our theatre and choir students, art battle and live art auction, student photography and visual artworks on display in our art gallery, topped off with a dance party!
Adult $TBA • Child/Senior $TBA
Celebrate the outstanding businesses and individuals that contribute to Sooke's success. Enjoy a classy jazz performance by West Coast Cabaret and hilarious comedy from former Sooke resident Kevin Banner. Beer, wine and hors d'oeuvres.
Tickets TBA
Sooke Arts Council artisans offering meaningful and unique holiday gifts. Shop local and buy quality and variety for all the special people in your life.
Sooke Lions Club provides a breakfast of pancakes, pork sausages, fresh strawberries, orange slices and whipped cream, served with orange juice, hot chocolate, coffee and tea — and, of course, candy canes!
FREE — Donations for the Sooke Christmas Bureau are welcome.
Aunt Tilly will lead tours of Moss Cottage, decorated for the season in 1902 style. The winter market features 100% locally-made artisan products.
FREE Admission
Celebrating their 7th anniversary — 49 in dog years! Enjoy local craft brews on tap and delicious fare from Hot Diggity Dog food truck. Mbria Spirit music 3-6pm. Enter to win prizes with a donation to the Sooke Food Bank. Family friendly event.
Sooke Firefighter's Association presents the 31st Annual Sooke Santa Run! Decorated with Christmas lights and playing festive holiday music, four firetrucks loaded with Santa and helpers drive through neighbourhoods to spread holiday cheer and collect donations for the Sooke Food Bank and Sooke Christmas Bureau for local families in need.
Presented by District of Sooke and Sooke Lions Club, the fun begins at Evergreen Centre (6660 Sooke Road) at 4pm with free hot chocolate, hotdogs and cookies. Watch Santa and more parade through the town core from Sooke Elementary to Townsend Road around approx. 5:00-5:30pm.
FREE Family Fun
Sooke Region Museum presents this workshop in honor of the darkest time of the year. Turn everyday objects into magical vessels of light and bring it to the Winter Solstice Lantern Walk at John Philips Memorial Park on Thu, Dec 21. All ages welcome.
Registration $5
Donations of new toys being collected for children at Victoria General Hospital. Limited supply of skates and helmets available.
FREE Admission
Wild Mountain's annual winter market returns. Shop locally crafted gifts from a specially curated lineup of local makers and enjoy charcuterie, pastries, and hot and cold drinks.
Come for a pony ride, face painting, pose for a Santa photo with a horse friend, visit the animals and enjoy a hot chocolate. Dress in your best Christmas sweater and enter to win a free riding lesson! Small hot dog concession will be available.
Admission by Donation
We hope Friends of Sooke Parks Society will present the second annual Winter Solstice Lantern Walk. Bring a battery-powered lantern and gather at Sooke Municipal Hall for a beautiful, wintery stroll through the park and along Stickleback Trail.
FREE fun for all ages
Celebrate New Year's Eve at the Sooke Royal Canadian Legion with a three-course buffet dinner and dance.
Doors 5pm. Dinner 6pm. Dance 8:30pm
Around 200 swimmers brave the cold waters at Whiffin Spit for the Annual Polar Bear Swim presented by the Otter Point Volunteer Firefighters Association. Registration at 11:30am, swim at noon. Hot chocolate served afterwards.
Presented by Sooke Lions Club, the annual Hard Times Dance returns with live music; a meal of weiners, beans and a bun; and a great way to blow off some post Christmas blues! Casual dress code or hard times costume.
Tickets $10 at Pharmasave, Forbes IDA and West Shack Auto
Doors open at noon with events starting at 12:30pm: Piping in the Haggis, Roast Beef Dinner and traditional Pipe Band entertainment. Door prize and 50/50 draw. Scottish casual or semi-formal dress code.
Tickets $45
Presented by the Sooke Arts Council at their flagship gallery on Church Road.
FREE tours of the historic Moss Cottage, built in 1869 and the oldest standing pioneer home west of Victoria, and 1910 Triangle Island Lighthouse, now located on the Sooke Region Museum grounds. Tours begin approx. every 20 minutes.
FREE Family Fun
Tea & Symphony is the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra's annual English High Tea with live music. Be seated at beautifully appointed tables and served sweet and savoury goodies as well as tea and coffee, while you are regaled with a variety of musical favourites.
Tickets $TBA
Dance the night away! Grill 54 will be open till 8 pm with Late Night Bites menu 8-10 pm. Everyone welcome! Cash at the door.
Members $10 • Non-Members $15
This family-friendly local food growing event showcases seed and plant vendors, seed exchange, wild harvesters, food artisans, educational displays and kids activities.
$5 suggested donation
Sooke Lions Club presents Sookarama, our town's one and only trade show showcasing over 100 booths of local Sooke businesses and organizations (including Sooke.org), plus concession and live entertainment.
FREE Admission
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