Program

5:00pm

WELCOME – LƏK̓ʷƏŊƏN TRADITIONAL DANCERS

5:45pm

BABY BOY & THE EARTHLY DELIGHTS

6:50pm

GETTWET

7:55pm

PARIS PICK AND THE PRICKS

9:00pm

HIGH SOCIETY

6:30pm

GREG BONBON

7:45pm

GRAPEFRUIT IS IMPOSSIBLE

8:50pm

GARDEN CITY SOUL CLUB DANCE PARTY

6:00pm

LUNA LAND

7:00pm

GHOSTLY HOUNDS

8:00pm

ZOUBI & THE SEA

9:00pm

THE THUNES

BEVERAGE GARDENS Hang in at our 3 stages, listen to music, dance, & enjoy local Phillips & Merridale brews. (All all-ages venues, 19+ for alcohol, bring 2 pieces of ID)

All proceeds support Fernwood Neighbourhood House!

5pm – 10pm

Fernwood Square Bar

6pm – 10pm

Little Fernwood Bar at 1923 Fernwood Road

6:30pm – 10pm

Big Fernwood Bar at 1240 Gladstone in the Skate Park

FOOD Enjoy tasty eats from our food vendors in Fernwood Square & Stevenson Park. Plus check out all our amazing local restaurants in Fernwood Village.

5pm – 10pm

Fernwood Square Food Vendors

6:30pm – 10pm

Big Fernwood Food Vendors

at 1240 Gladstone Ave in Stevenson Park

5pm – 10pm

BIKE VALET in the basketball

courts at Vic High off of Fernwood Road

Time

Activity

Location

Details

June 11 at 10:00am to June 15 at 5:00pm

ONLINE AUCTION

Bid on an amazing selection of items including gift certificates, coffee, art, experiences, and more! Our auction will be held online at airauctioneer.com/fernfest-2025-auction. Bidding starts on Wednesday, June 11 at 10am and runs until Sunday, June 15 at 5pm. Thank you to all our auction donors!                                         

All proceeds support Fernwood Neighbourhood House!

12:00pm – 10:00pm

FERNWOOD SQUARE STAGE

Fernwood Square

The Fernwood Square Stage is located in Fernwood Square under the gazebo. Join us here to dance all day and night in this beautiful public square surround by Fernwood Village.

1:00pm – 10:00pm

LITTLE FERNWOOD STAGE

1923 Fernwood Road

The Little Fernwood Stage is located at 1923 Fernwood Road at the Fernwood Community & Arts Association. This stage is brought to us in partnership with Vinyl Envy Record Store & Fernwood Community & Arts Association. Thanks friends!

11:30am – 10:00pm

BIG FERNWOOD STAGE

In Skate Park behind Fernwood Neighbourhood House

(1240 Gladstone)

NEW this year, we have added the Big Fernwood Stage in the Skate Park behind Fernwood Neighourhood House (Fernwood Community Centre). Enjoy a variety of musical performances, dance performances, cultural shares, and at dusk, enjoy some great country and blues!

11:30am – 10:00pm

BIKE VALET

Vic High Basketball Court off of Fernwood Road

Please bike, walk, skate, ride the bus to FernFest! We will have free bike parking in the basketball court at Vic High off of Fernwood Road through Capital Bike.

11:30am –

5:30pm

ARTISAN MARKET

Gladstone Avenue beside Fernwood Square

85+ local vendors will be showcasing their unique items, bringing you handmade clothing, jewelry, soaps, art, treats, and lots more! Thanks to @thefernwoodmakersparty for collaborating on curating and coordinating this market!

Artisan Market Vendors: Abbie Originals, Aliya Violet Jewelry, allyseefeldt, Amphora Ceramics, Art by Montana, Babushka Botanics, Bee SU, BEETLETEETH, Bellamy Home Studio, big ears, Bijouart, Blue.Roots, Bogini Designs, Bold Gluten Free, Bone & Burl, Brianna Bear Art, Camas Books & Infoshop, Catmared, Cephalopods Ink-orporated, cherub, Coffee to Tow, Cold Comfort, COZY KOJI, CREAM Life + Style, Creature Comfort Collective, DECEMBER STUDIO ART, Dime A Dozen, Dog Tired Art co., Dottie Handmade, Earthen Lore Ceramics, Everlasting Elegance , Fernwood Green, Fruiting Body Herbals, Fruity ceramics, Gobind Farms Inc. , Good Filling Sankaku, Hedgehog Woodshop, Hide N Seek, Hot Pink Pottery, Iris Moore Art & Midnight Rose Rebellion, Isabel Coxon Art, Jake Pruim Stuff, Jell Done , Jill Duggan Pottery, Kid Sister Ice Cream, Kilele Creations, KODO  Collection, Kreature Vintage , Leadlight Vagrant, Little Sins Chocolates , Lorelei Textile Design, Morena Clothing, Muchiiko, my friend monster, My Pick, Nyx Rowan, Phaest, Pizza for Breakfast Designs & Colour Me Weird, Print Hole, Pudgy Pigeon Kombucha Brew, Radjuli Leather Designs, Randy the Raven, Rising Moon Botanicals, Scandinazn, September’s Hearth , Smiley Drop, Smoky Mountain Apiary , Solder & Salt, Sparrow Printmaking, Spider Village, Studio Division Clothing, Studio on Tenth, SURIBACHI HERBAL, Tall Trees Leather, The Cookie Bird, Uncouth Chocolate, Understory Supply Co., VI Facepainting, Viriditas Apothecary, Wicked Wanda Pottery, Wildflower Dyes, Wonder House Craft + Creation, woodbrick, Woodland Charm Plant+, Wool Hoo, Wychbury Ave Soap & Gifts, Yiru Yiru Baby Shop & Photography

11:30am – 5:30pm

FIELD OF DREAMS –

Kid’s Zone, Art, Non-Profit Hub

Stevenson Park behind Fernwood Neighbourhood House

(1240 Gladstone)

Discover the Field of Dreams for more live music, family fun, and art galore! Find games, face-painting, a bouncy castle, Sunshine Clowns, community art activities, Island Circus Space acro yoga, bubbles, ballon art, and magic with The Great Giffoni here. Plus, get the opportunity to talk to local non-profits about the cool things they do in the community!

Field of Dreams Booths: Knotty By Nature, 4 Cats Art Studio, Yarn for me , Tree Fort Toys, nan.c designs, Sparkle Shack Body Art, Face Painting by Shazana, Maritime Museum, Tapestry Music, Science Venture, Grace Lore MLA, Kaleidoscope Theatre, Friends of Bowker Creek, CRD BCI, Reciprocity Trusts, Nesting Doula Collective, Victoria Ska & Reggae Society, Vancouver Island Woodworkers Guild, Victoria Tool Library, Wilderness Committee, Good Food Box, City of Victoria – Climate Action

11:30am – 10:00pm

FOOD VENDORS

Stevenson Park behind Fernwood Neighbourhood House

(1240 Gladstone)

Grab a bite to eat from a great selection of local food vendors in Stevenson Park. You’ll find steamed bao, Ethiopian, Greek, gluten-free churros, Asian comfort food, burgers, ice cream, mini donuts, pizza, and more!

Food Vendors: Churros and Mor, Cold Comfort Ice Cream, Deadbeetz Burgers, Ethiopian Wish Catering, Greek n’ Go, Hazel’s Ice Cream, Holy Cow Mini Donuts, Kao Gang, Vagabond Pies

Fernwood Square

Visit Hot Dog Hustlin’ for Filipino Street Food. It’s a journey to Manilla in Fernwood Square! Los Panas Venezuelan will also be there with arepas, patacones, and empanadas for you to enjoy. Plus visit Mesa, Vegas in Fernwood Square and all the other incredible restaurants in Fernwood Village.

Between 12:00pm & 10:00pm

BEVERAGE GARDENS

Fernwood Square

12:00pm – 10:00pm

Hang at our 3 stages, listen to music, dance, & enjoy local Phillips & Merridale brews. All all-ages venues, 19+ for alcohol, bring 2 pieces of ID

All proceeds support Fernwood Neighbourhood House!

1923 Fernwood Rd

12:45pm – 1:00pm

1240 Gladstone Ave Skare Park

12:00pm – 10:00pm

Between 1:00pm & 5:30pm

WORKSHOPS

Little Fernwood Stage – 1923 Fernwood Road

12:50pm

Fernwood Open Mic

1:50pm

African Dance Workshop with Sabur Abdulai

4:45pm

OK Dope Improv Workshop

12:00pm

VIC HIGH RNB BAND

1:00pm

TRIPPYCALS

2:00pm

PINDN

3:00pm

BASE COLLECTIVE

4:15pm

POPPA DON GERNIE

5:20pm

DEAD SUMMER

6:25pm

HOT POT

7:30pm

DRAMA QUEEN

8:50pm

PASTEL BLANK

Time

NEW! BIG FERNWOOD STAGE

behind Fernwood Neighbourhood House (Fernwood Community Centre) at 1240 Gladstone Ave

 11:30am

THISTLE

 12:10pm

THE GREAT GIFFONI MAGIC SHOW

 12:45pm

FERN FRIENDS (OUR YOUTH JAM SESSION BAND)

  1:30pm

MEGGO

  2:30pm

GALGAPOŁA

  3:30pm

MARIACHI SIN FRONTERA + FIESTA LATINA DANCERS

4:30pm

SLIM SANDY & THE HILLBILLY BOPPERS

5:35pm

OPEN JAM WITH KADY SAVARD

6:40pm

PONY GOLD

7:45pm

JOE ABBOTT

9:00pm

GARRET T. WILLIE

12:50pm

FERNWOOD OPEN MIC

1:50pm

AFRICAN DANCE WORKSHOP W/ SABUR ABDULAI

2:45pm

PONCHO YBF

3:45pm

FIGRIN SAM

4:45pm

OK DOPE IMPROV WORKSHOP

5:50pm

THE PHIGS

6:45pm

DRAG HOUR WITH CHAZ AVERY & FRIENDS

8:00pm

DEVOURS

9:00pm

HANK PINE W/ BOSS SAINT B