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EVENTS
JUNE Fridays at the Station
• Dates: Every Friday from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM • Location: The Langford Station (720 Station Ave) • Details: Live music, food trucks, local vendors, and BC craft beer flights. • Contact: For more information, visit thewestshore.ca
SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2025
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• Location: Langford Station – 720 Station Ave • Details: Artists and Vendors honouring Indigenous culture, value and history • Contact: indigenouscommunications.ca
Open Mic at the Goldfinch Arts Centre
• Dates: Saturdays, June 14 and 28, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM • Location: Goldfinch Arts Centre (170 Goldfinch Rd, Colwood) • Details: Local artists perform at the open mic. • Contact: For more information, visit colwood.ca 0P5
National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
Music in the Park
• Dates: Every Friday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM • June 9: Colwood Creek Park • June 16: Herm Williams Park • June 23: Meadow Park Green • June 30: Colwood City Hall • Details: Live music performances with food and dancing in various parks. • Contact: For more information, visit thewestshore.ca
Beach Food & Music
• Dates: Every Saturday from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM • Location: Esquimalt Lagoon • Details: Relax with live music and food trucks by the water. • Contact: For more information, visit thewestshore.ca
Branch Drop-Off Dates
• Dates: Every Saturday from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM • Location: Colwood Public Works Yard (3300 Wishart Rd) • Details: Drop off branches and yard waste for proper disposal. • Contact: For more information, visit colwood.ca
• Date: Friday, June 20, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM • Location: Royal Roads University, 2005 Sooke Road, Langford • Details: Celebrate Indigenous heritage, culture, food, and music with workshops and activities. • Contact: For more information, visit royalroads.ca
Westshore Garden Tour 2025
• Date: June 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM • Location: Emery Hall, 537 Glencairn Lane, Victoria • Details: Self-drive tour featuring five local gardens in Westshore. Includes a passport with maps and information, boxed lunches (if purchased), and local vendors. • Contact: For more information, visit facebook.com/westshoresoroptimist
Sweet Street 2025
• Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM • Location: Westshore Town Centre, Cineplex parking lot • Details: A sweet escape with over 40 vendors offering cotton candy, ice cream, cookies, cupcakes, and more. • Contact: westshoretowncentre.com
Coffee Talk Networking Event
• Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM • Location: varies • Details: A smaller networking event for up to 30 members and guests, featuring coffee and tea service. Hosted by the WestShore Chamber of Commerce.
Happy Valley Garage Sale
Goldstream Farmer’s Market
• Dates: Every Saturday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM • Location: Veteran’s Memorial Park • Details: Homemade, handmade or home grown. Local fruits and vegetables, freshbaked breads and goodies, unique and quality crafts and textile creations. • Contact: www.facebook.com/ goldstreamfarmersmarket
Westshore Swap, Shop & Market
• Dates: Every Sunday until September 1, 2025, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM • Location: West Shore Parks & Recreation, parking lot by the Juan de Fuca Library • Details: A community swap meet and farmers market featuring a variety of vendors. Admission is $2 or a nonperishable food donation benefiting the Goldstream Food Bank. Kids under 12 are free. • Contact: www.facebook.com/ westshoreswapshop
• Dates: June 27-29 from 9:00 AM to 12 NOON • Location: Happy Valley Road. Addresses will be posted online a week prior to the event. • Details: Explore a variety of garage sales in the Happy Valley neighborhood. • Contact: For more information visit https:// happyvalleysale.org/
The Great Canadian Bash with TROOPER and BIG SUGAR
• Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025 • Location: Starlight Stadium, 1089 Langford Parkway, Langford • Details: Enjoy a night of rock music with performances by TROOPER and BIG SUGAR. • Contact: For more information, visit allevents.in
Eats & Beats Beach Party
• Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM • Location: The Beachlands, Colwood • Details: A family-friendly event featuring live music, food trucks, and beach activities. • Contact: For more information, visit colwood.ca
Fridays at the Station: Pride Celebration
• Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM • Location: Langford Station • Details: Celebrate Pride with live music, food trucks, and vendors at Langford Station. A vibrant event supporting the LGBTQ+ community • Contact: langford.ca/leisure/artsculture/the-langford-station
Change Makers
• Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Canada Day & Langford’s 30th Anniversary Celebration
• Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 • Location: Starlight Stadium (1089 Langford Parkway) • Details: Celebrate with a soccer game, pancake breakfast, artist demonstrations, a pie-baking contest, K9 Unit demos, firefighter obstacle course, and a movie night. • Contact: For more information, visit islandsocialtrends.ca
Sales Now Open at City Gate Condos in Langford
C
ity Gate by Highstreet is now selling — offering a bold new way to live in Langford. These Carbon-free Homes™ combine sustainable construction with modern comfort, all at surprisingly affordable prices. Built to the highest level of the Zero Carbon Step Code, every home at City Gate is designed to lower your energy use, reduce emissions, and increase your quality of life. First move-ins are expected as early as August 2025. Choose from stylish 1, 2, and 3 bedroom condos, with access
to amenities like a fitness centre, community lounge, outdoor lounge area, and dog run — ideal for active, connected living. Each home also comes with Highstreet’s Double WarrantyTM at no extra cost — 2 years on materials and labour, 4 years on electrical and plumbing, 10 years on the envelope, and 20 years on structure. As the longest warranty on new condos in Canada, it’s long-term peace of mind, covered by Highstreet. “We built City Gate for people who want more — more value, more comfort, and more sustainability,” says Kyle
Lethbridge of Highstreet. “This is the future of condo living on Vancouver Island.” Show suite tours are happening every weekend by appointment, and sales are active. With demand expected to be high, buyers are encouraged to book early to secure their preferred home. Register at buyhighstreet. ca/langford-bc-city-gate to book a tour or learn more about your next move! Register at buyhighstreet. ca/langford-bc-city-gate or call 778.946.6260 to book a tour or learn more about your next move!