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The Victoria Town Board

This is Victoria, BC's board — 596 goings-on pinned up for the next 30 days, most of them at University of Victoria and Central Branch (CE Rotunda). If it is happening around here, it belongs on this board — and if we have missed it, that is what the post-it button is for. A community board by Dayfari — not an official municipal board.

This Week in Victoria

📌 A community board by Dayfari — not an official municipal board. This is our community corkboard — the rec centre, the halls, the clubs, the neighbours. Poke around, pin something up. A note on links: event links take you to the organiser's own site; a few go to booking partners, and if you book through one, Dayfari may earn a small commission — never at extra cost to you.
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Advance voting — Victoria 2026 BC General Local Election

Wed, Oct 7 · 8:00 AM · Victoria Conference Centre, Upper Pavilion · Free
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Advance voting for the 2026 BC General Local Election in Victoria. Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. Voting places: Victoria Conference Centre, Upper Pavilion (720 Douglas St., Victoria, BC). See the official election page for full details.

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Where to vote in Victoria — 2026 BC General Local Election

General voting day is Saturday, October 17, 2026. Here is every way to cast a ballot in Victoria, who is running, and where the candidates are meeting voters.

Advance voting — Wednesday, October 7, 2026
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Victoria Conference Centre, Upper Pavilion — 720 Douglas St., Victoria, BC
Source: https://www.victoria.ca/city-government/news/victoria-election-2026-what-you-need-know-vote
Advance voting — Tuesday, October 13, 2026
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Crystal Garden — 713 Douglas St., Victoria, BC
Source: https://www.victoria.ca/city-government/news/victoria-election-2026-what-you-need-know-vote
Advance voting — Wednesday, October 14, 2026
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Crystal Garden — 713 Douglas St., Victoria, BC
Source: https://www.victoria.ca/city-government/news/victoria-election-2026-what-you-need-know-vote
Advance voting — Wednesday, October 14, 2026
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• University of Victoria, Student Union Building, Michele Pujol Room — 3800 Finnerty Rd., Victoria, BC
Source: https://www.victoria.ca/city-government/news/victoria-election-2026-what-you-need-know-vote
Advance voting — Thursday, October 15, 2026
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Crystal Garden — 713 Douglas St., Victoria, BC
Source: https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/election-connect-newsletter-2026
General voting day — Saturday, October 17, 2026
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Crystal Garden — 713 Douglas St., Victoria, BC
Source: https://www.victoria.ca/city-government/news/victoria-election-2026-what-you-need-know-vote

Vote by mail

Apply by Friday, October 9, 2026.

Request a mail ballot online at victoria.ca/election, by phone 250.361.0571 or in person at City Hall by Friday Oct. 9 at 4 p.m. Completed mail ballots must be received by 8 p.m. Oct. 17.

Source: https://www.victoria.ca/city-government/news/victoria-election-2026-what-you-need-know-vote

Who's running in Victoria

From the official declaration of candidates — listed alphabetically for each office.

Mayor — 1 to be elected

  • ALTO, Marianne
  • ATKINSON, Lyall
  • GERVAIS-HARRISON, Darren
  • HANNA, Christopher
  • HARRIS, Mike
  • JOHNSTON, David
  • MCGUIGAN, Bruce
  • MILLER, Gregoor
Source: https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/declaration-candidates-2026

Councillor — 8 to be elected

  • BOWKETT, Wendy
  • CARADONNA, Jeremy
  • COLLINS, Herb
  • CSESZKO, Melissa
  • DELL, Matt
  • DION, Shona
  • FILIPOVIC, Steve
  • GARCIA, Jerry
  • GARDINER, Marg
  • GIBBS, Peter Rose
  • GIRARD, Martin
  • HAMMOND, Stephen
  • HARASYMOW, James
  • HEIT, Jason
  • KIM, Susan
  • LEE, Bella
  • LOUGHTON, Krista
  • MCINNIS, Arthur
  • ROTHE, Karen
  • SANDOR, Jack
  • THOMPSON, Dave
Source: https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/declaration-candidates-2026

School Trustee — 2 to be elected

School District 61 (Greater Victoria) - Trustee Electoral Area 5: Victoria

Candidate list not yet published on the official page.

Source: https://www.sd61.bc.ca/board-of-education/2026-election/

Official election page — City of Victoria · Elections BC

Election details come from City of Victoria’s official election information — check the official page for last-minute changes. Dayfari is a community board, not an election authority.

Coming Up in Victoria

Regular Fixtures — the standing dates

Community Board — clubs, halls & neighbours

Local Sports in Victoria

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Advance voting — Victoria 2026 BC General Local Election

Wed, Oct 7 · 8:00 AM · Victoria Conference Centre, Upper Pavilion · Free
Add a photo of this event
Were you there — or are you hosting it? Share your photo and we will pin it here with your name on it.

Advance voting for the 2026 BC General Local Election in Victoria. Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. Voting places: Victoria Conference Centre, Upper Pavilion (720 Douglas St., Victoria, BC). See the official election page for full details.

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What's New in Victoria

2026-10-06 registry backfill worker (slice-01, 59 towns)

2026-10-06 registry backfill worker (slice-01, 59 towns): No recent town developments independently verified at backfill time; the town feed surfaces new openings. Nothing invented

Festivals & Seasonal

Post it on the Victoria board

Know something happening in Victoria? Pin it to the board

Snap a photo of the poster — or just tell us what, where, and when — and post it through our submit page. We review every post before it goes up (nothing appears unreviewed), and when it does, your name goes on it: Posted by you, so the neighbours who show up know who to thank.

Post an event

Free, always. School concerts, legion suppers, minor hockey, yard sales, church suppers, club nights — if it happens in Victoria, it belongs here.

Help make this board better

This board is ours — neighbours built it and neighbours keep it honest. See something missing? A wrong date, a hall we have not listed, a group planning something in Victoria that should be pinned up? Tell us and we will fix it or add it. Your corrections are quite literally what makes this board trustworthy.

Send a correction or a tip — the same submit page handles tips, fixes, and new events, and we read every one.

Your business belongs on the board

Plenty of good local businesses have no website at all — a Facebook page, maybe, and a sign on the road. A Dayfari Business page gives you a proper home online: your hours, your photos, your story, found by neighbours and visitors alike, for $20/month (add the SEO Boost for $10 if you want it).

Town Board offer: sign up through this board and take 10% off the monthly price — $27/month all-in instead of $30, for as long as you stay a member. The discount is attached to your signup here and applied on our billing side automatically.

Get your business on the Victoria board

Dayfari Business is our own paid product — that is the disclosure, plain as we can make it. No fake urgency, no countdown timers; the offer sits here whenever you are ready.

The Victoria board, in your inbox every Friday

Get the Victoria board in your inbox every Friday — what's on this weekend, straight from this board.

One short email on Friday morning. The weekend's events, anything new your neighbours have posted, nothing else. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Common questions

Is the Victoria Town Board an official town page?

No. A community board by Dayfari — not an official municipal board. We are neighbours putting up a community board for Victoria; for official notices, bylaws, and town services, check the municipality's own website.

How do I get something posted on the Victoria board?

Use the Post an event button — a photo of the poster is enough. We review every post before it appears, and your name is shown on it as the poster once it is up.

How often is the board updated?

We refresh the listings from our local sources regularly, and neighbours' approved posts go up as they come in. The Friday email rounds up whatever is on the board that week.

Why does the board show events from nearby towns?

Small-town life does not stop at the town line. When Victoria's own board is quiet, we show what is on within about 40 km, clearly labelled with the town it is in.

More to explore in Victoria

Things to do in VictoriaFree things to do in VictoriaVictoria guide
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