July

Victoria is alive with street entertainers, sailboats and fun.
The temperatures range from 11-25 C 52-75 F with less than 1/2 inch of rain on mostly dry days with low humidity.

Canada Day, July 1st, marks the unification of four British colonies on July 1, 1867. A single piece of legislation, known as the British North America (BNA) Act, joined the present-day provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia together as one nation. Since confederation, six more provinces and three territories were joined under the Act.

In 1982, the Act was amended to include the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and to augment Canada's status from a simple 'dominion' of the British realm to that of a fully autonomous nation within its own right.

Events

July 17 Moss Street Paint In
Sponsored by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, over 100 artists gather to exhibit their works up and down Moss Street (1:00 to 4:00 p.m.)

July 24 Luminara Festival
Imagine if you will, a stroll in Beacon Hill Park on a warm summer night, the darkness gently pushed back by the glow of thousands of colourful handmade lanterns. While many are carried by those who attend the event, many more are part of the numerous and imaginative installations scattered throughout the park. Acoustic music gently drifts through the park while performance artists and dancers set light in motion, adding pageantry and spectacle. Sponsored by the Inter-Cultural Assoc. of Greater Victoria.