The 2018 busker auditions are over. We have some great new talent coming to the harbour this year. 

We have created a new area in the inner harbour for artist. This has created 5 new spaces. We are now taking applications for these new locations. We also have three locations along the causeway. These are full time locations for Artists only. Art has to be Artist made artist sold. We are not looking for jewelry unless the objects are 100 % hand crafted from raw material. ​

 Attention Street performers
 
The City of White Rock is organizing the inaugural White Rock Buskers Festival.  The festival strives to broaden the scope of work, improve visibility and skills of the artists involved in the craft of street performing, to increase community engagement and awareness as to the artistry and talent of street and busking performers both locally, nationally and internationally.
 
We are seeking a wide variety of street performers to busk at four locations in Uptown White Rock. Successful applicants will perform two - forty five minute sets on Saturday, May 5, 2018. Performers will be remunerated based on ability, however we have a limited budget and a short timeline to fill all the spots. Please note that these are not musician spots. If interested please contact the number below. 
 

 
 
Claire Halpern
Manager, Cultural Development
City of White Rock, 15154 Russell Avenue, White Rock, BC V4B 0A6
T: 604.542.7580 | C: 778.839.1653

​These are the dates for the ship point market special weekends this year. Due to construction on the pier we will be move west on the pier to let the engineers get some work done. The Night Market is transforming into a weekend market. Setting up on the Friday at 4 pm and staying set up over night with on site security and the the resuming in  the morning starting at 10:30 am. to 10:30 pm 

The great news is that we set up once and take down once. Please note that the application for full time, and food carts will be posted on the 15th of Feb, 




Ship point market weekends are ( 
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July____6th & 7th 
July____13th & 14th
July____20th & 21st
July____27th & 28th
August___17th & 18th  
August 24th and 25th 

​Special long weekend market are ( 

Canada Day weekend
Jun 29th – Jul 2nd   
4 days 3 nights
 

BC Day Weekend and Victoria Symphony Splash
Aug 3rd – 6th        
3 days 3 nights
 

Labour Day weekend and Classic Boat Festival
Aug 31st - Sept 3rd  
3 days 3 nights
 
Click Here to go to food cart applications

​2018 is shaping up to be a year of opportunity if you own a food cart. We have three openings on the Causeway for full-time food carts. We are looking for unique food items that will add to the diversely in the inner harbour. The locations are leased for the entire year. 

If you think you have what it takes to become a successful food cart operator this will be the year for you. If you are interested contact: Joseph Gonyeau @ vicharbourfest@gmail,com  or fill out the form to be placed on the list to receive the applications by the end of January 

Some people do markets for fun and some extra cash. Some launch a successful business that takes them places they did not expect.  more info here

This looks like a unique opportunity for talented musicians. We are looking for 4 solo musicians to perform on buses  as they transport the delegates. (Approx time 1.5 hours) to the evening event. The actual playing time might be only 10 minutes per trip. We also need 1 band that can play at the entrance to the event for 30 minutes. This is a paid gig but you can sell some CDs. 

This is a national event and could bring exciting opportunity to our city. 
http://www.canadaswestmarketplace.com/

put on by Tourism Victoria

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CANADA'S WEST MARKETPLACE

Canada’s West Marketplace is the leading tourism event dedicated to driving travel to Western Canada. It brings together tour operators with British Columbia and Alberta Suppliers to generate new business opportunities. This will be Victoria’s opportunity to shine as a destination and together we will share Victoria’s unique story and highlight its authentic experiences, adventures, culture and natural beauty. Join Tourism Victoria as we showcase Greater Victoria to this key group of industry representatives and in turn, they will be inspired to help sell our remarkable destination.

Click The harbour was a hub of activity this summer. Swift sure brought in some excitement with their world famous race. Canada Day 150 was the biggest event of the year, allowing lots of local acts to perform. The weather was amazing.

​ I parked on ship point to take this picture reflecting on the past and beginning to plan for next year.here to edit.

​ THIS SHOULD BE A GOOD WEEKEND. IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE MARKET PLEASE CLICK HERETO FIND OUT SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THINGS TO BRING. PLEASE SEE YOUR LOADING TIMES ABOVE. PLEASE REMEMBER TO UNLOAD 1ST AND THEN PARK BEFORE YOU SET UP THIS WILL MAKE SETTING UP THE MARKET EASIER. PACK UP RULES ARE SIMPLE: PACK UP 1ST AND THEN GO GET YOUR CAR. TRY TO LEAVE THE MIDDLE LANE OPEN. 

IF YOU ARE COMING AND DO NOT SEE YOUR NAME ON THE LIST. PLEASE EMAIL US@ VICHARBOURFEST@GMAIL.COM. IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME ON THE LIST AND YOU ARE NOT COMING PLEASE LET ME KNOW. 

HOURS   
​FRIDAY OPEN BY 6 PM CLOSE 10:30
SATURDAY 10:30 TO 10:30
SUNDAY 10:30 TO 10:30
MONDAY 10:30 TO 5PM

We have 5 vending locations to fill for the labour day long weekend. This is one of the best ways to close out the summer for many locals and tourist. The blues bash fills the harbour with music from Saturday to Monday and the Classic boat show creates eye candy for thousands of people all weekend long. 

There are only 3 official night markets left. This weekend. September 8th and 9th and the 15th and 16th. We still have room for those markets to help build up the money for the winter. 

If interested give Joseph an email vicharbourfest@gmail.com.

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