22 things to do in and around Victoria this New Year’s weekend, December 31st to January 1st

It’s the final weekend of 2022!

A yr which noticed issues steadily return to regular, which makes it fairly a memorable one which deserves a celebration!

From elegant dinners to dwell music and dance, listed below are 22 methods to rejoice the brand new yr in Victoria this weekend, December thirty first to January 1st:

New Year’s Eve with the Soul Shakers 

The Soul Shakers have entertained Victoria space audiences for greater than a decade with their very own model of funky R&B dance music. They mix excellent musicianship with 5 robust vocalists led by lead vocalist Joyce “the voice” Allensen.

There isn’t any doubt they’re among the best dance bands on Vancouver Island!

Their present is undeniably entertaining and viewers participating led by powerhouse entrance individual Joyce Allensen. The band consists of Henning Kanstrup (bass), Sean McCool (guitars), Paul McLellan (drums) and Alexander B. Ferguson ( keyboards).

• The place: Hermann’s Upstairs, 751 View Avenue
• When: Saturday, December thirty first, 9 p.m.

Outlaw Saturdays – The Duke Saloon

Saturday nights are the most important night time of the week down at The Duke Saloon. Come on down and witness unbelievable dwell music in one in every of Victoria’s premier venues. You received’t remorse it.

• The place: The Duke Saloon, 502 Discovery Avenue
• When: Saturday, December thirty first, 10 p.m.

Immersion: Sound, Mind, Body

Sharing a ardour for Yoga and Sound, Daybreak and her husband Craig have created a novel immersive expertise.

Craig mixes music and sound dwell whereas Daybreak leads a Circulate adopted by Yin and Yoga Nidra; the follow is coupled with digital music, pure sounds, visceral tonal vibrations, delta waves and binaural beats to stimulate your senses and facilitate mind-body integration.

All ranges are welcome.

• The place: The Lab, 1088 Fort Avenue

• When: Saturday, December thirty first, 4 p.m. to five:30 p.m.

Sparkle and Glow New Year’s Party at Starlight Lights of Wonder

Come ring within the New 12 months at Starlight Lights of Surprise in Centennial Sq.!

There can be two countdowns to the New 12 months:

9 p.m. – Need to rejoice the New 12 months and have the youngsters in mattress earlier than midnight? The 9 p.m. countdown is ideal for households (or simply these of us who wish to go to mattress early)

12 p.m. – We’re honouring conventional New 12 months’s and shutting out Lights of Surprise for the yr with a countdown to midnight!

Whether or not you select the 9 p.m. or the 12 p.m. countdown, put on your shiniest, sparkliest, brightest outfits! Glow sticks and prizes can be handed out all through the night time!

The 360-degree digital camera can be on web site with some enjoyable equipment, so you will get the good movies of your pals/household.

• The place: Centennial Sq.
• When: Saturday, December thirty first, 7:15 p.m. to 12 p.m.

The Grandest of Evenings – New Year’s Eve Gala

The Empress has performed hostess to quite a few grand balls through the years. In 1919, Edward Prince of Wales waltzed the night time away within the iconic Crystal Ballroom.

Be a part of a grand custom and eloquently ring within the New 12 months in Fairmont Empress’ historic Crystal Ballroom.

This yr, in basic formal trend, Fairmont Empress’ New 12 months’s Eve Occasion will contain black-tie apparel, cocktails upon arrival, dwell leisure and a four-course seated dinner.

You’ve waited for this: now it’s time to collect those that imply probably the most to you and share an expertise like no different.

• The place: Fairmont Empress Resort, 721 Authorities Avenue
• When: Saturday, December thirty first, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

New Year’s Eve with Skiitour

Fusing two fresh-off-the-mountain digital music addicts, Tim and Dave collectively

Hailing from the ski city of Whistler, this dynamic duo loves shredding the ski hill virtually as a lot as they love smashing out hit information within the studio.

Producing and performing collectively for over 6 years, Tim and Dave feed off their excessive vitality dwell exhibits. That includes all the things from funky bassline home to black-diamond twerk.

• The place: Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates Avenue
• When: Saturday, December 31, 9 p.m.

Roaring 20’s NYE Experience

Visitors can be transported again to the magic of the Roaring 20’s, a time when footloose flappers danced the Charleston, gamblers tried their luck on the roulette desk, and everybody drank free-flowing bootlegged booze.

This night of fine instances and wonderful foods and drinks can be held by way of a secret password revealed two days beforehand.

• The place: The Collective – Wine Bar & Kitchen, 230 Cook dinner Avenue
• When: Saturday, December thirty first, 5 p.m.

NYE at the Irish Times 

Be part of the oldsters on the Irish Instances Pub earlier than 4 p.m. for Irish New 12 months’s that includes Black Angus enjoying dwell at 3:30 p.m.The Prowl takes the stage at 9:30 p.m.

• The place: Irish Instances Pub, 1200 Authorities Avenue

• When: Saturday, December thirty first, 4 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance with Big Hank and The Kingpins

Ring within the new yr on the Upstairs Lounge. On Saturday night time, rejoice in fashion with a positive multi-course buffet fashion dinner and dancing to Victoria’s greatest R&B band, Large Hank and The Kingpins!

• The place: Upstairs Lounge,  14 Bastion Sq.
• When: Saturday, December thirty first, 7 p.m.

Butchart Gardens Lights Display

Bundle up and stroll via 1000’s of twinkling lights that includes the Twelve Days of Christmas show, sing alongside to the sounds of the season with Conventional Carollers and Festive Brass, then cease in on the Espresso Store to heat up with a sizzling chocolate and gingerbread by the fireplace.

• • When: December 1st to January sixth, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. every day
  • The place: The Butchart Gardens, 800 Benvenuto Avenue

New Year’s Eve Champagne Dinner – Oak Bay Beach Hotel

Rejoice the final night of the yr with our annual New 12 months’s Eve Champagne Dinner!

Visitors are invited to affix Govt Chef Kreg Graham as he presents and pours a particular collection of Champagnes, every thoughtfully paired with a distinct culinary delight utilizing domestically sourced substances.

Reservations are required, 1 ticket per individual, 2 to six visitors per celebration.

• The place: Oak Bay Seaside Resort, 1175 Seaside Drive
• When: Saturday, December thirty first, 6:30 p.m.

Lights of Wonder

Till December thirty first, the free, accessible, and all-ages outside gentle show will welcome visitors to expertise quite a lot of actions and leisure every day.

This yr, Lights of Surprise can even embody nightly performances each night time apart from on Christmas Day. A schedule of occasion for every night time will be discovered on the Downtown Victoria Enterprise Affiliation website.

• The place: Lights of Surprise, 1 Centennial Sq.
• When: Each day, December fifteenth to December thirty first
  • 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays via Thursdays
  • 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays

NYE at the Bard and Banker

Ring within the new yr on the Bard and Banker with an expensive New 12 months’s Dinner menu

Reside music can be carried out by The Strangers, from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Reservations are advisable.

• The place: Bard and Banker, 1002 Authorities Avenue
• When: Saturday, December thirty first, 5 p.m.

Penny Farthing Pub

Ring within the New 12 months with dinner, drinks and dancing on the Penny.

Aiden Miller is about to carry out beginning at 9 p.m.

• The place: Penny Farthing, 2228 Oak Bay Avenue

• When: Saturday, December thirty first, 9 p.m.

Enchantment Under the Sea NYE 2023 

Gown to impress and dance within the waves of blissful vibes below the shimmering Sea on the Victoria Worldwide Marina.

• The place: Victoria Worldwide Marina, 1 Cooperage Plaza

• When: Saturday, December thirty first, 1:30 a.m.

Holiday Magic at the Malahat Skywalk 

‘Tis the season of Vacation Magic! Take pleasure in a comfortable beverage, heat hearth, their huge vacation tree, crafts, and a go to from Santa! Chances are you’ll even see Luke the Sasquatch partaking within the vacation enjoyable! Right here yow will discover extra particulars on every exercise.

• When:  December third to January 1st, from 9 a.m. to three:30 p.m. (see list of times)
• The place: Malahat Skywalk, 901 Trans-Canada Freeway

New Year’s Day Celebration 

Celebrated for her resplendent vocal timbre, distinctive musicality and unparalleled dramatic instincts, the Vancouver native is establishing herself as one of the vital thrilling rising artists within the opera world.

Ms. Osborne was one of many youngest Grand Prize winners within the historical past of the Metropolitan Opera Nationwide Council auditions and has gone on to debut on opera and live performance levels throughout the globe.

• The place: Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton
• When: Sunday, January 1st, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Cold Water Addicts

This yr Chilly Water Addicts invited you to attend the ninetieth Sunday Journey at one in every of our

With this being the primary polar swim of the brand new yr, members are requested to put on applicable

New 12 months apparel aka new years hats, clothes, umbrella hats, and produce celebration blowers, and so forth.

That is climate allowing, however CWA members will swim in rain, sleet, hail and snow.

• The place: Chilly Water Addicts, Willows Seaside
• When: Sunday, January 1st, 2023, 11 a.m. arrival, 12 p.m. swim

Polar Bear Swim – Peninsula Celebrations Society

Be part of fellow hardy islanders and revel in an invigorating begin to the brand new yr with a polar bear swim.

You’ll discover this loopy crowd via the seaside entry on the finish of Beacon Avenue at Glass Seaside.

• The place: Beacon Avenue at Glass Seaside in Sidney
• When: Sunday, January 1st, 2023, 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Whiffin Spit Polar Bear Swim ​​

The Otter Level Volunteer Hearth Division hosts their annual Polar Bear Swim at Whiffin Spit. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. with a cannon begin at midday!

• When: Saturday, January 1st, 11:30 a.m. registration. 12 p.m. swim
• The place: Whiffin Spit, Sooke