Celebrate 26 years of Victoria's Ska & Reggae Festival, a diverse music showcase featuring the best raggae, ska, dub, jazz, dancehall and punk from across the globe.
The annual Victoria Ska Fest is a diverse music showcase featuring the best reggae, ska, dub, jazz, dancehall, and punk from across the globe. A family-friendly event, it's the largest and longest running event of its kind in North America.
Located in Victoria's downtown at different venues, the festival gives everyone a chance to discover and rediscover all kinds of sounds.
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Festival lineup
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Ska Fest has implemented a highly successful Green Plan that reduces by a great scale the amount of waste and environmental impact from the festival. In 2011, over the five days with over 10,000 attendees, there were just six bags of garbage generated.
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