Editing Victoria, British Columbia (section)

=== Theatre ===
The Bastion Theatre, a professional dramatic company, functioned in Victoria through the 1970s and 1980s and performed high quality dramatic productions but ultimately declared bankruptcy in 1988.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.memorybc.ca/bastion-theatre-company-of-british-columbia | title=Bastion Theatre Company of British Columbia - MemoryBC }}</ref> Reborn as The New Bastion Theatre in 1990 the company operated for five more years before closing operations in 1996.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://www.memorybc.ca/new-bastion-theatre-company-fonds | title=New Bastion Theatre Company fonds }}</ref>

The [[Belfry Theatre]] started in 1974 as the Springridge Cultural Centre in 1974. The venue was renamed the Belfry Theatre in 1976 as the company began producing its own shows. The Belfry's mandate is to produce contemporary plays with an emphasis on new Canadian plays. Other regional theatre venues include: the University of Victoria Phoenix Theatre;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.uvic.ca/finearts/theatre/mainstage/index.php | title=Phoenix Theatre - University of Victoria }}</ref> The Roxy Theatre, home of the Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre company;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bluebridgetheatre.ca/about-us/ | title=About Us &#124; BB }}</ref> Kaleidoscope Theatre<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kaleidoscope.bc.ca/|title=HOME &#124; Kaleidoscope Theatre|website=Kaleidoscope}}</ref> and Intrepid Theatre Company,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://intrepidtheatre.com/|title=INTREPID THEATRE|website=intrepidtheatre.com}}</ref> producers of the Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival and The Uno Festival of Solo Performance.
[[File:Belfrytheatre.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Belfry Theatre]] is a [[theatre company]] founded in 1974 and located in the neighbourhood of [[Fernwood, Greater Victoria|Fernwood]].]]
The only Canadian Forces Primary Reserve brass/reed band on Vancouver Island is in Victoria. The 5th (British Columbia) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery Band traces its roots back to 1864, making it the oldest, continually operational military band west of [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]]. Its mandate is to support the island's military community by performing at military dinners, parades and ceremonies, and other events. The band performs weekly in August at Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site where the Regiment started manning the guns of the fort in 1896, and also performs every year at the Cameron Bandshell at [[Beacon Hill Park]].{{cn|date=September 2024}}

The annual multi-day [[Rifflandia Music Festival]] is one of Canada's largest modern rock and pop music festivals.