CALENDAR: Wicked Victoria, Mousetrap
SUNDAY, OCT. 28 Fourth annual Wicked Victoria.
An opportunity to costume up and celebrate the harvest season, Halloween and a walkable downtown corridor. Stroll down Boo Boulevard enjoying live local talent, bouncy castles, goodies from merchants, a harvest market, the Non Profit block, Pirate School and the event’s first-ever train. Noon-5 p.m. on Government Street. Go to vfs.ca/gvfs. Victoria Symphony Concerts for Kids presents Super Heroes & Bad Guys, with Super Heroes music from Captain America, Star Wars and How to Train Your Dragon. Wear a costume. 2:30 p.m. at the Royal Theatre. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. An Autographing with Ian Rankin, author of John Rebus novel series. Noon-2 p.m. at Munro's Books, 1108 Government St.; munrobooks.com. Ballet Victoria’s Frankenstein at the McPherson Playhouse. 2 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap at the Mary Winspear Centre, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear. ca. Chocolate and Churches Tour. A guided walking tour that combines a history and architectural tour of places of worship with a food tour featuring chocolate from local businesses. 2-5 p.m., meet at 621 Broughton St. Tickets at offtheeatentracktours.ca. Irish Mythen at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre Upstairs Lounge, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca, 250-386-6121 or beaconridgeproductions.com. The Rocky Horror Show, 8 p.m. at the Metro Studio Theatre, 1411 Quadra St. Tickets with prop kit at ticketrocket.co. Galey Farms Festival of Fear. Nightly to Wednesday, 6-10 p.m. at Galey Farms, 4150 Blenkinsop Rd. Go to galeyfarms.net. The Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra presents Young Masters at the Sooke Community Hall, 2037 Shields Rd, Sooke, 2:30 p.m. Tickets at sookephil.ca. Ghost Bus Tours goes past what is described as some of Victoria’s most haunted places and makes two stops for on-site ghost hunting and stories. 7 p.m. at a secret location in Oak Bay revealed with booking. Advance tickets only at discoverthepast.com.
MONDAY, OCT. 29
2018 Pumpkin Art on the Avenue. Hundreds of carved pumpkins will be displayed behind the Oak Bay municipal hall, 2167 Oak Bay Ave. Nightly to Tuesday, 5-9 p.m. and Wednesday, 5-10 p.m. Monsters Haunted House: Fear on the Pier, a live action haunted house, 6:30-11 p.m. at Ogden Point pier A, 203 Dallas Rd. Admission by cash only; monstershauntedhouse.com.