The Comox Valley is always bustling with opportunities to connect and have fun. From Farmer’s Markets to Poetry Readings at the library, and from music festivals to mountain bike races — here are a few exciting things happening right here in your neighbourhood.

  • Jesse Lebourdais, Mike Mckinnon and Caresse

    Alley Cuts 3270 2nd St, Cumberland
    Jenn's Picks

    Jesse is the real deal with songs that tackle pain and grief but also hope and joy. Mike Mckinnon is the bass player from various punk bands (Class of 1984, KNife Manual) but it turns out he is also a solo punk artist with 2 full length albums to his name. And Caresse Nadeau’s contagious...

    $15
  • Opera, Are you kidding me?

    Sid Williams Theatre
    Jenn's Picks

    This will be a showcase of some of the best arias and duets from popular operas by Dutch Soprano Anne Grimm, British Baritone Alexander Dobson, and Canadian Tenor Benjamin Butterfield. It will also include virtuosic violinist Jimin Shin Dobson.

  • Kilbourne

    Waverley Hotel
    Jenn's Picks

    Kilbourne creates great deep dubstep, drum and bass and sticky grim.

  • Georgia Straight Big Band

    St George's
    Jenn's Picks

    Some of the talented jazz musicians in the area are also in this local amateur swing band. This is a fundraising concert for L’Arche. More Info

  • Ender, Gate Theory, Butcher, Hexenbane

    Masonic Lodge 2687 Dunsmuir Ave, Cumberland
    Jenn's Picks

    This is a mix of classic metal with hints of experimental, death, doom and sludge. Tickets

  • Co-Val Choristers “Evolve” – matinee

    Regier Theatre
    Jenn's Picks

    This community choir is a bit more elevated than the average com-choir and their pianist is one of the best. This Spring show looks intriguing and is entitled “Evolve”.

  • Co-Val Choristers “Evolve” – evening

    Regier Theatre
    Jenn's Picks

    This community choir is a bit more elevated than the average com-choir and their pianist is one of the best. This Spring show looks intriguing and is entitled “Evolve”.

  • CVAG Film Series: The History of Sound

    Landmark Theatre Driftwood Mall, Courtenay, BC
    Community Event

    THE HISTORY OF SOUND In 1917, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory bond over a mutual love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song-collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine. Series passes for all eight films are $133, or $126 or CVAG members. Most of the films...

    $19
  • Ultraviolet

    40 Knots Winery
    Jenn's Picks

    Many of you already know how great the genre-defying band Ultraviolet are. Is it global roots? Yes. Is it experimental? Yes. Is it Jazz? Tickets

  • Celebration Singers “Elements”

    St George's
    Jenn's Picks

    This community choir (and their subgroups) will be singing songs about earth, wind, fire and water. Hence the title “Elements”. $25 at the door.

  • Vinta

    Weird Church, Cumberland
    Jenn's Picks

    Vinta won the Instrumental composers of the year at the CFMAs in 2024 and the fact that they met at fiddle jam nights in Toronto influences their very danceable music. What maybe isn’t typical of their fiddle folk is that they also have a killer clarinet player. Tickets

    $20
  • Celebration Singers “Elements”

    St George's
    Jenn's Picks

    This community choir (and their subgroups) will be singing songs about earth, wind, fire and water. Hence the title “Elements”. $25 at the door.