Eventide is back with free weekly concert series in Victorias Centennial Square [Video]

Starting on July 3rd, Eventide Music Series is back for its 11th year of bringing free, genre-diverse music to downtown Victoria’s Centennial Square!

Eventide means the latter part of the day—which is a well-suited title for this concert series Victorians look forward to every year because they run from 6 p.m. to around 10 p.m. every Wednesday, all summer long. 

The series was started as a collaboration with CFUV, UVic’s campus community radio station and the City of Victoria. More recently, Victoria Beer Society has come onboard as a partner as well and is always there serving beverages to attendees so that CFUV can focus solely on the music. 

According to Troy Lemberg, CFUV’s Music Director, Eventide is meant to give a large, prominent outdoor stage to bands and artists who may not have the opportunity to play other festivals. 

Lemberg says that there are certain City-run events that are …