Featured Events
Music Bingo - Thursdays - 8:00pm
Event Location: Penny Farthing Pub - Oak Bay Avenue
Reservations required: 250-370-9008
Breakfast With Santa
Event Location: Oak Bay Beach Hotel - Beach Ave
Sunday, December 1 – 10:00 AM, 1:30 PM
Sunday, December 8 – 10:00 AM, 1:30 PM
Sunday, December 15 – 10:00 AM, 1:30 PM
Sunday, December 22 – 10:00 AM, 1:30 PM
Bonus: Monday, December 23 – 10:00 AM
Buffet brunch will include house-made cookie decorating, a visit from Santa, and photos by Four Frames Photo Booth to bring the merry memories home.
Adult $99.00 per guest, plus tax
Child (4 to 12 years old) $59.00 per guest, plus tax
Infant (3 and under) Complimentary
Annual Events
Oak Bay strikes a perfect balance between a relaxed pace and vibrant energy. Residents and visitors fill the streets, parks, and local venues, immersing themselves in gallery walks, street performances, night markets, music and movie nights, picnics, festivals, and more, creating a lively and engaging atmosphere for all. See what’s going on below:
Oak Bay Half Marathon
Sunday, May 26, 2024
2024 marks the 18th Oak Bay Half Marathon, Relay, 10km & Dairyland Kids 1km Fun Run. The start is at Windsor Park; after winding its way through the charming downtown core and historic residential setting of Oak Bay, the course loops out and back along the scenic seaside route of Beach Dr and finishes back at Windsor Park.
Note: For the safety of the participants, the Municipality of Oak Bay and Oak Bay Police Department have ensured full road closures on the route so participants can use full lanes throughout the race.
Oak Bay Tea Party
May 31-June 2, 2024
Parade June 1
The Oak Bay Tea Party is an annual event held at Willows Park in Oak Bay.
2024 will mark the 62nd Tea Party weekend. The Oak Bay Tea Party has two reasons to exist: a fun time for the community and to help service organizations, such as the Kiwanis and Lions, raise funds for their many community projects.
Oak Bay Spring Nosh
June 15-220 Oak Bay Avenue
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Nosh celebrates local food and the culinary stars in Oak Bay Village.
This event is free to attend; a selection of small bites and larger portions are available, along with live music. Enjoy food from The Whole Beast and Village Butcher, Chef on the Run, Tapas on Oak, FARO Handcrafted Pizza, Cobs Bread, 49 Below, Vis-à-Vis, The Penny Farthing and more.
Four ice carvers will sculpt their creations throughout the event and attendees can watch their creations come to life!
New to the Nosh, hosting a Vintage Fair with over a dozen guest vendors in attendance. The range of items to browse includes vintage clothing and jewelry, retro toys and more.
All ages are welcome. Dog Friendly.
Oak Bay Night Markets
June 12, July 10, August 14 and September 11, 2024
Beginning in June and continuing to September, between 4:00 and 8:00 pm on the second Wednesday of the month, Oak Bay Village is transformed into a European-style street market. A wide range of fresh and local produce and food is available. Artists and artisans showcase a variety of wares including wood turned bowls, hand made greeting cards, glass art, paper casting, fabric arts, jewelry, toys, fresh made soaps and cosmetics and preserves. Each market also offers local musicians, roving entertainment and the occasional special guest! Oak Bay merchants are open with special pricing, tastings, demos, sampling and more.
The Oak Bay Night Market, held rain or shine, is organized by the Oak Bay Business Improvement Association.
Arts Alive Opening Celebration and Art Walk
July 11, 2024 - Opening Ceremony
The theme for Arts Alive 2024 is “Beyond the Surface.” Arts Alive builds on seven very successful and engaging summers of temporary public art in Oak Bay, and through this program, Oak Bay has built a legacy of permanent public art in our community.
Jaguars On The Island
July 20, 2024
Held by the Jaguar Car Club of Victoria (JCCV) since 2005, the show draws participants from BC and beyond in the largest open-air annual gathering of its kind in North America.
Over one hundred cars are expected to be on the field, representing a wide variety of Jaguar types over many eras, from classics to contemporary EV vehicles. The feature cars this year celebrate the classic XJS series production run from 1975 - 1996.
The Jaguars On The Island 2024 (JOTI 2024) - Concours d’ Elegance car show takes place at Windsor Park in Oak Bay with free admission for the public.
Oak Bay Classic Car Show
July 21, 2024
24th Annual Ken Agate Memorial Classic -
The annual Oak Bay Collector Car Festival returns on July 21, 2024. Historically, this event attracts rare and unique cars and is one of the most popular vehicle displays on the Island event calendar.
Collector car owners and enthusiasts of all makes and vintages are invited to bring their cars to Oak Bay Avenue to be enjoyed by visitors and locals alike.
Many of the local restaurants and businesses will be open specifically for the event. There is also a BBQ and several food trucks in the parking lot behind the municipal hall, and great entertainment.
Oak Bay’s Bowker Street Brush-Up
August 11
Visit the 2024 Bowker Creek Brush Up Art Show and Sale on Sunday, August 11, from 11-4:30!
More than 2,000 attend this exciting outdoor event, where over forty artists meet the public and demonstrate how they create their art. The friendly interactions between artists and attendees create a festive mood!
If you are interested in art, have a favorite artist you want to meet there, or just want a chance to stroll in the park, then be sure to mark your calendar for the second Sunday in August.
Trick or Treat on the Avenue
October 31, 2024
When the ghosts and ghouls come out on Halloween night, Oak Bay Village hosts a giant community trick-or-treat!
Bring your family trick-or-treating from Foul Bay Road to Monterey Avenue. Participating shops are identified by the pumpkin poster in their window. This list is also posted a week before on the Oak Bay Village website.
Enjoy live music throughout the event as well as a variety of entertainment.
View hundreds of pumpkin carvings on the Avenue and the annual Bonfire at Fireman’s Park (TBC).
Oak Bay Village Christmas Festival
November 24, 2024
Every year as the cooler sea air sets in, Oak Bay Village welcomes the oncoming holidays with a grand Light Up Festival.
Family activities start at 2 PM with a bouncy castle, street games, craft stations and lighted trucks. Onstage entertainment begins at 3 PM. Enjoy roasted chestnuts, letters to Santa, and thousands of lights on buildings, trees and lampposts throughout the Village.
Santa Claus arrives in style, riding on an Oak Bay Fire Truck!
The Oak Bay Christmas Festival kicks off the last Sunday in November with the Light Up.