Calendar, June 16-17: Aboriginal, reggae, bluegrass, food & film fests – Times Colonist

JUNE 16

Victoria Aboriginal Cultural Festival. A Celebration of Aboriginal music, dance, food and arts with artist marketplace and Songhees Seafood and Stream Food Truck on site. Today through Sunday, outside at the Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St. Go to aboriginalbc.com/victoria-aboriginal-festival.

Sooke River Bluegrass Festival featuring Riverside Bluegrass Band, Twin Bandit, Clover Point Drifters and Nomad Jones. Today through Sunday at Sooke River Campsite, 2259 Phillips Rd., Sooke; sookebluegrass.com.

Victoria’s Ska Reggae Festival. Today’s highlights include Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser, The Blak Soil Band, Shauit, Batuque Axe!, Miguelito Valdes and Tank Gyal at Ship Point, Inner Harbour, 4-10 p.m. as well as shows at Lucky Bar, Odd Fellows Hall and Sugar. Schedule at victoriaskafest.ca; tickets at ticketweb.ca.

Feast: Food & Film Festival, a celebration of food and drink paired with foodie films. Through Saturday with screenings at the Vic Theatre, 808 Douglas St. Today, featuring Seed: the Untold Story, screening at 4:30 p.m. and with Mother Nature’s Market and Deli with Victoria Distillers’ Island Mule at 4 p.m.; Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent, screening at 7:30 p.m. and Toque Catering and wine by Vessel Liquor at 7 p.m. Tickets at feastfoodfilm.ca.

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