

# Festivals in Nanaimo | Cultural Events & Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Explore upcoming festivals in  Nanaimo. Discover cultural celebrations, street fairs and seasonal events happening across the city. Join the festivities.
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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The best things to do in the world include attending top-notch festivals in [CITY]. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in [CITY], you will have a gala time of your life with a few of your close friends or your family. With the best of fun, entertainment, and food, the experience in festivals lets the enthusiasts immerse in the local culture and vibe. Ranging from the biggest outdoor beach parties to crazy music festivals, the festivals fall under various categories to suit everybody’s tastes. If you are looking for the best events and festivals in [CITY] listed on one platform - we have you covered.

Immerse yourself in the mega dance festivals, electrifying music festivals, theatre & film festivals, quirky local festivals and more with us!

## Festivals Events in Nanaimo

- **Event Name**: WRESTLEFEST III
  - **Description**: Wrestlefest returns bigger, louder, and more violent than ever.

Recognized as the largest professional wrestling event in Western Canada, Wrestlefest III brings together multiple wrestling companies, multiple champions, and the best talent from across th
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 141
  - **Date**: Fri Jun 19 2026 at 06:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/wrestlefest-iii/200029452038300
  - **Venue**: Frank Crane Arena
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  - **Categories**: sports, wrestling
- **Event Name**: Nanaimo Blues Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Nanaimo Blues Festival (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) returns on Thursday August 6 - Sunday August 9, 2026. 

Nanaimo Blues Festival has some blues for everyone – from R&amp;B, boogie-woogie, blues-rock, to Chicago blues, jump blues, soul &amp; gospel and so much
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 423
  - **Date**: Thu Aug 06 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sun Aug 09 2026 at 08:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/nanaimo-blues-festival-2026/200029534726501
  - **Venue**: Maffeo Sutton Park
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  - **Categories**: festivals, parties, entertainment, food-drinks
- **Event Name**: VegFest Nanaimo 2026
  - **Description**: VegFest Nanaimo is back for the fourth annual festival on Saturday, July 4, 2026, once again at Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo! 🎉

This outdoor, family-friendly festival brings together the best of vegan food, plant-based living, and sustainable community.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 176
  - **Date**: Sat Jul 04 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Jul 04 2026 at 04:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/vegfest-nanaimo-2026/200029839988437
  - **Venue**: Maffeo Sutton Park
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  - **Categories**: kids, festivals, music, live-music, entertainment, nonprofit, music-festivals
- **Event Name**: Art in Maffeo Park 2026
  - **Description**: Art in Maffeo Park: A Three-Day Celebration of Creativity!

During 2 days in June and 1 day in August Pacific Arts Market is transforming the beautiful Maffeo Sutton Park into a vibrant and inspiring arts fair! At the park you'll have the opportunity to i
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 271
  - **Date**: Sat Jun 27 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Jun 27 2026 at 05:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/art-in-maffeo-park-2026/200029516822858
  - **Venue**: Maffeo Sutton Park Nanaimo Harbour
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  - **Categories**: art, food-drinks, fine-arts, calendar
- **Event Name**: Earth Day Celebrations 2026
  - **Description**: Join us for this free event to celebrate Earth Day! There will be community booths, children's activities, a food truck, a StoryWalk and Nanaimo Climate Action Hub (Club Cafe) happening at 11:30 am.

This event is a partnership between the City of Nanaimo
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 56
  - **Date**: Sun Apr 19 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun Apr 19 2026 at 03:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/earth-day-celebrations-2026/200029882947959
  - **Venue**: Bowen Park
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  - **Categories**: food-drinks
- **Event Name**: VISFF Shorts Program 2
  - **Description**: The 21st annual Vancouver Island Short Film Festival is on April 17th and 18th!

Closing Night / Program Two is on April 18th at 7pm
Time: Doors at 6:00, Screening at 7:00.
Venue: online and in-person at Malaspina Theatre.

Featuring these incredible shor
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/visff-shorts-program-2/200029866862424
  - **Venue**: Malaspina Theatre
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  - **Categories**: Entertainment, Festivals, Art, Theatre
- **Event Name**: Coombs Fair
  - **Description**: A fun community tradition with Livestock, Arts &amp; Crafts, Music, 4H Club Displays, A Variety of Entertainment, Food Trucks, Vendors, Demonstrations and more.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 195
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 08 2026 at 09:00 am – Sun Aug 09 2026 at 05:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/coombs-fair/200029788163946
  - **Venue**: 1014 Ford Road, V0R 1M0
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  - **Categories**: food-drinks, art
- **Event Name**: Port Angeles Lefties at Nanaimo NightOwls at Serauxmen Stadium
  - **Description**: 🌟 Step into a world of wonder at Port Angeles Lefties at Nanaimo NightOwls at Serauxmen Stadium, where extraordinary moments await! 🏛️ Located at Serauxmen Stadium in dynamic Nanaimo, BC
  - **Date**: Fri Jul 31 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Aug 01 2026 at 06:35 pm (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/port-angeles-lefties-at-nanaimo-nightowls-at-serauxmen-stadium/2400028223584452
  - **Venue**: Serauxmen Stadium
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Bellingham Bells at Nanaimo NightOwls
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Serauxmen Stadium
🏠 Address: 745 Third Street, Nanaimo, Canada
🌆 City: Nanaimo
📍 Location: 49.1617, -123.966✨ Embark on an extraordinary journey at Bellingham Bells at Nanaimo NightOwls, where every moment promises to be unforge
  - **Date**: Sat Jul 04 2026 – Sun Jul 05 2026 (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/bellingham-bells-at-nanaimo-nightowls/3200029421690806
  - **Venue**: Serauxmen Stadium
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  - **Categories**: contests, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Bellingham Bells at Nanaimo NightOwls at Serauxmen Stadium
  - **Description**: 🎉 Prepare to be amazed at Bellingham Bells at Nanaimo NightOwls at Serauxmen Stadium, the most anticipated gathering of the season! 🌟 Set against the stunning backdrop of Serauxmen Stadium in vibrant Nanaimo
  - **Date**: Sat Jul 04 2026 – Sun Jul 05 2026 (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/bellingham-bells-at-nanaimo-nightowls-at-serauxmen-stadium/2400028216372210
  - **Venue**: Serauxmen Stadium
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures, calendar
- **Event Name**: High on Love Bhakti Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Save the date for our second annual celebration of devotional music, sacred community, and heart-opening connection!

*TICKETS LIVE NOW! Check our website for most up-to-date info: https://www.highonlovefest.ca/ *

📅 July 18, 2026
📍 Gabriola Commons, Gabr
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 177
  - **Date**: Sat Jul 18 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Jul 18 2026 at 10:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/high-on-love-bhakti-festival-2026/200029585039634
  - **Venue**: Gabriola Commons
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  - **Categories**: festivals, workshops, art, storytelling
- **Event Name**: Kelowna Falcons at Nanaimo NightOwls at Serauxmen Stadium
  - **Description**: 🎉 Welcome to Kelowna Falcons at Nanaimo NightOwls at Serauxmen Stadium, where dreams come alive and possibilities are endless! 🏛️ Join us at Serauxmen Stadium in the heart of Nanaimo, BC
  - **Date**: Tue Jun 02 2026 at 06:35 pm – Sat Jun 06 2026 at 06:35 pm (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/kelowna-falcons-at-nanaimo-nightowls-at-serauxmen-stadium/2400028221914319
  - **Venue**: Serauxmen Stadium
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Port Angeles Lefties at Nanaimo NightOwls
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Serauxmen Stadium
🏠 Address: 745 Third Street, Nanaimo, Canada
🌆 City: Nanaimo
📍 Location: 49.1617, -123.966✨ Enter a world of endless possibilities at Port Angeles Lefties at Nanaimo NightOwls, where every moment tells a story!
  - **Date**: Fri Jul 31 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun Aug 02 2026 at 08:05 pm (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/port-angeles-lefties-at-nanaimo-nightowls/3200029422815308
  - **Venue**: Serauxmen Stadium
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: 2026 CEDAR SUMMER WITCHES MARKET (WEEKEND 1)
  - **Description**: Join us for a magick-filled summer market featuring talented witches, makers &amp; mystics!

2026 CEDAR SUMMER WITCHES MARKET
Saturday, June 20 &amp; Sunday, June 21, 2026 (10am to 4pm)
Cedar Community Hall, 2388 Cedar Road, Nanaimo
Free Admission! Witchy
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    - Count: 11
  - **Date**: Sat Jun 20 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Jun 21 2026 at 04:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/2026-cedar-summer-witches-market-weekend-1/200029745832546
  - **Venue**: Cedar Community Hall
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- **Event Name**: Memory Making Day!
  - **Description**: Family fun day with races, games, face painting, photo booth, balloon animals, rock painting, board games and a delicious lunch!! Come as you are and leave with new friends, big smiles and memories you will cherish forever! Admission by donation.
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 11 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Apr 11 2026 at 03:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nanaimo/memory-making-day/80002503129108
  - **Venue**: Unity Vancouver Island, Estevan Road, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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  - **Categories**: funfairs, art, fine-arts, sports, nonprofit

## Trending Events in Nanaimo

- **Event Name**: Dave Teichroeb & Road Poets
  - **Description**: Hot off the release of their second album it's guaranteed to be a must see show. Road Poets perform riff laden songs with great guitar tone and meaningful lyrics. Lead singer/guitarist Dave Teichroeb writes the songs and delivers them with clever turns
  - **Venue**: The Queen's, Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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- **Event Name**: An evening with Red Dirt Skinners - St Andrews, Nanaimo, BC(6:30pm)
  - **Description**: We are delighted to present... AN EVENING WITH RED DIRT SKINNERSRoots Music Canada describe the Red Dirt Skinners as “The Pink Floyd of Folk Music.” Music News Magazine state that there is “an almost Floyd-like quality to some of th
  - **Venue**: St. Andrew's United Church, Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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- **Event Name**: The Holiday Bazaar in Cedar 2026
  - **Description**: Discover the magic of the season at the Holiday Bazaar! Explore a curated collection of unique locally-crafted art and gifts that will delight and inspire.15 minutes south of Downtown Nanaimo!November 21
  - **Venue**: Cedar Community Hall
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb69447a2dea482.jpg
- **Event Name**: Morgan Wallen at The Port Theatre - BC
  - **Description**: 🎉 Welcome to Morgan Wallen at The Port Theatre - BC, where the impossible becomes possible and dreams take flight! 🏛️ Join us at The Port Theatre - BC in the heart of Nanaimo, BC for an
  - **Venue**: The Port Theatre - BC
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- **Event Name**: Trooper show - Nanaimo BC Port Theatre
  - **Description**: PRESALE: Thursday, December 18 @ 11am
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PUBLIC SALE: Friday, December 19 @ 11am

https://www.porttheatre.com/events/trooper-2026/

https://www.porttheatre.com/
https://www.facebook.com/porttheatre/
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  - **Venue**: Port Theatre, Nanaimo BC
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- **Event Name**: Fred Frith at the Vault! Phipps Pt. in support
  - **Description**: Big name, small room. Couldn't be happier to host this one. If you know, go right to buy tickets. If aren't familiar read on then get your admission secured. Tickets are limited. Room capacity is 47. 

Fred Frith steps across the threshold and lands in Na
  - **Venue**: The Vault Cafe
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- **Event Name**: Curious ComiCon 2026
  - **Description**: Come join us for Western Canada's largest FREE comic and geek culture convention at Country Club Centre in Nanaimo! All proceeds from the event go to a local charity!

The Cosplay Contest is back! Online registration closes at noon on the day of the event
  - **Venue**: Country Club Centre
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- **Event Name**: WRESTLEFEST III
  - **Description**: Wrestlefest returns bigger, louder, and more violent than ever.

Recognized as the largest professional wrestling event in Western Canada, Wrestlefest III brings together multiple wrestling companies, multiple champions, and the best talent from across th
  - **Venue**: Frank Crane Arena
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- **Event Name**: Nanaimo Blues Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Nanaimo Blues Festival (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) returns on Thursday August 6 - Sunday August 9, 2026. 

Nanaimo Blues Festival has some blues for everyone – from R&amp;B, boogie-woogie, blues-rock, to Chicago blues, jump blues, soul &amp; gospel and so much
  - **Venue**: Maffeo Sutton Park
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** WRESTLEFEST III (Fri Jun 19 2026 at 06:30 pm at Frank Crane Arena), Nanaimo Blues Festival 2026 (Thu Aug 06 2026 at 05:00 pm at Maffeo Sutton Park), VegFest Nanaimo 2026 (Sat Jul 04 2026 at 10:00 am at Maffeo Sutton Park), Art in Maffeo Park 2026 (Sat Jun 27 2026 at 11:00 am at Maffeo Sutton Park Nanaimo Harbour), Earth Day Celebrations 2026 (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 11:00 am at Bowen Park).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Nanaimo in April 2026?
  - **A:** Earth Day Celebrations 2026 (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 11:00 am at Bowen Park), VISFF Shorts Program 2 (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 07:00 pm at Malaspina Theatre), Memory Making Day! (Sat Apr 11 2026 at 12:00 pm at Unity Vancouver Island, Estevan Road, Nanaimo, BC, Canada).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in Nanaimo on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Nanaimo include Frank Crane Arena, Maffeo Sutton Park, Maffeo Sutton Park Nanaimo Harbour.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Nanaimo include Vancouver Island Pro Wrestling, Nanaimo Blues Society, VegFest Nanaimo.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in Nanaimo?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Nanaimo.

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