CALENDAR: Sunfest, Boom X, Shakespeare
FRIDAY, AUG. 2
Sunfest Country Music Festival. Four days of country music with headliners Jason Aldean, Maren Morris, Kip Moore, Randy Houser, Terri Clark and Michael Ray. With camping, food vendors, beverage gardens, activities and more. Continues through Sunday at Laketown Ranch Music and Recreation, 8811 Youbou Rd., Cowichan. Go to sunfestconcerts.com.
Summer in the Square Pop-Up Beer Garden with local music, local beer and local food trucks. Fridays, 5-9 p.m. at Centennial Square. This week’s entertainment by Man Made Lake.
Boom X, Rick Miller’s one-man show at the Belfry Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets at tickets.belfry.bc.ca.
Creatures of the Summer Night. Check out the nightlife at Swan Lake and look for owls, bats and other nighttime creatures. Using a grab bag of tricks you’ll discover how these animals are adapted to their nocturnal life. 8-9:30 p.m. at Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Rd. Pre-registration required at 250479-0211; wanlake.bc.ca.
A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, a production by the Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, 8 p.m. at the Roxy Theatre. Tickets at bluebridgetheatre.ca.
Coombs Bluegrass Festival, a three day music event featuring performers from across Canada and United States, with Queens Bluegrass, Rough Cut, Backspin Band and the Weavils. Today through Sunday at the Coombs Rodeo Grounds. Full lineup, tickets and camping, details at chrco.org.
Sooke Fine Arts Show, an art show and sale featuring a gallery, artist demonstrations, talks, live music, and a gift shop. Daily, Today to Sunday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at SEAPARC Leisure Complex, 2168 Phillips Rd., Sooke; sookefinearts.com.
Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival special performances of Two Gentlemen of Verona at Saxe Point Park in Esquimalt. Today and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at vicshakespeare.com/tickets.
Bites, Brews, Bands on the Barge with food trucks, live music and craft beer and cider. Fridays, 5-9 p.m. to Sept. 27 at the Breakwater Barge, Ogden Point, 211 Dallas Rd. Go to visitorinvictoria.ca. Afternoon Concerts In the Park. Fridays through Mondays to Sept. 2 at Cameron Bandshell in Beacon Hill Park, 1:30-3:30 p.m., featuring the Salty Quips.
SATURDAY, AUG. 3
Second Annual ViVa! Victoria Latin Fest. Bringing together artists, musicians, dance performers and food vendors from Latin American countries. A family-friendly festival, noon-6 p.m. at Centennial Square; victorialatinfest.ca.
Summer Recital Series presents Eve Daniell singing a program of all-female composers at Christ Church Cathedral, 930 Burdett Ave., 4 p.m.; christchurchcathedral.bc.ca.
Beach Food Fridays and Saturdays. Lunch or dinner from local food trucks and live music from 5-7 p.m. Every week to Sept. 7 at the Colwood Waterfront, Esquimalt Lagoon; colwood.ca/BeachFood.