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SUMMARY:Hot Chocolate Festival
DESCRIPTION:Victoria Hot Chocolate Festival is a month-long event taking place from February 1 – 28\, 2026. Participating local businesses showcase their creativity and community spirit by creating hot chocolate experiences that support the BC SPCA Victoria Community Animal Centre.
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/hot-chocolate-festival/2026-02-17/
LOCATION:Downtown Victoria\, 1205 Blanshard St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 3J4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Festivals,Food & Drink
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SUMMARY:Chinese Lunar New Year at Tam Kung Temple
DESCRIPTION:Chinese Lunar New Year at Tam Kung Temple\nTuesday\, February 17\, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM\nFree Admission \nCelebrate Chinese Lunar New Year in the heart of Victoria’s historic Chinatown at Tam Kung Temple\, the oldest Chinese temple in Canada (est. 1876). \nEnjoy a family-friendly afternoon with fortune cookies\, prize draws\, and lucky red pockets for children. The Yen Wo Society will offer free English-language guided tours from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM\, giving visitors the chance to explore this remarkable heritage site and learn about the Hakka community who built and continue to care for the temple. \nWhether you’re discovering Chinatown’s history or celebrating the Lunar New Year tradition\, all are welcome to join this free community celebration.
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/chinese-lunar-new-year-at-tam-kung-temple/
LOCATION:Tam Kung Temple\, 1713 Government St\,\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1Z4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:HERE & THERE: Paintings by Martin Osberg
DESCRIPTION:A collection of Martin Osberg’s painted compositions\, in oil and acrylic\, inspired by the land\, sea and architecture of the Southern Gulf Islands\, Portugal and Spain. \nShow runs February 17 – March 8\nTuesday to Sunday 11 am to 5 pm \nOpening Reception Thursday\, February 19\, 6-8 pm \nMartin Osberg has been painting for over 30 years. The most significant influences on his style have been the land and sea around Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands\, and the interesting play of light and shadow on buildings in Portugal and Spain. The series “Impressions of Iberia” started during a one month painting retreat in Portugal in 2017 and has continued to develop up to the present. \nThe painted compositions included in HERE and THERE showcase these two distinct influences and include works in oil and acrylic on canvas\, linen\, wood panels and archival oil paper mounted on wood panels. \nMartin Osberg has a studio above the Gage Gallery and will be in his studio painting for the duration of the show. Visitors to the gallery are invited to come up to his studio to meet and discuss his approach to painting.
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/here-there-paintings-by-martin-osberg/
LOCATION:Gage Gallery\, 19 Bastion Square\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W1J1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Art
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