TODAY
Greek Fest, a family event with authentic Greek food, heritage exhibit, arts, crafts, music and folk dancing. Through Sunday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. at the Greek Community Centre, 4648 Elk Lake Dr. See greekfest.ca
Fringe Theatre Festival 2012, live comedy, drama, dance, spoken word, musicals and physical theatre, 9 venues, daily to Sunday. Tickets at Rocket's Fringe Central, 2-1609 Blanshard at Fisgard, 250-590-6291 or victoriafringe.com
Musical Bouquets for Emily by Emily Carr String Quartet plus reading. Thursday and Friday, 1 p.m. at Emily Carr House, 207 Government St.; emilycarrstringquartet.com
Sidney Summer Market, final market of the season, 5: 30-8: 30 p.m. along Beacon Avenue; sidneybusiness.com Bountiful Berries, discover the different kinds of berries at Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park. Thursday, 1-2: 30 p.m. meet at Nature Centre, main Beaver Lake parking lot. Five years and up. CRD Parks programs, tel. 250-478-3344 or crd.bc.ca/parks
FRIDAY
Victoria Classic Boat Festival, Friday through Sunday at the Inner Harbour. Friday's events: Start of festival in the Inner Harbour aboard HMCS Oriole with Honorary Commodore Carole Hasse at noon. See classicboatfestival.ca
A Midsummer Night's Dream presented by Victoria's Shakespeare by the Sea at Holland Point Park, 100 metres southeast of Dallas and Menzies, James Bay, in the tent, Friday through Sunday at 7 p.m. with matinée Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.; [email protected]
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