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PHOTOS: Downtown Victoria marks St. PatrickB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Day with celebrations

The annual event featured live music, performances, food vendors, and family-friendly activities

The Irish joie de vivre was alive in downtown Victoria as hundreds gathered for St. PatrickB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Day festivities on March 16, a day before the cultural holiday.

People roamed Government Street, closed to traffic between Broughton and Yates streets, enjoying live music, performances, artisan booths, food vendors, and family-friendly activities, including inflatable play structures for children.

The event ran from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., featuring performances by the BC Fiddle Orchestra, the OB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™Brien School of Irish Dance, and Celtic band Cookeilidh.

 



Olivier Laurin

About the Author: Olivier Laurin

IB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™m a bilingual multimedia journalist from Montréal who began my journalistic journey on Vancouver Island in 2023.
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