2026 New Year’s Eve in Victoria

Wondering what to do to welcome the new year? Here is a list of  New Year’s Eve/Day 2026 activities & events happening in and around Victoria.

Contents

1. New Year’s Eve Family Activities

2. New Years Eve Parties/Adult events /Dinner & Dance

3. More Things To Do on New Year’s Eve

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I. New Years Eve Fireworks & Family Activities

NYE Celebration Practice with Caleigh Hunter

Celebrate the New Year in community! This practice will be guided as a slow flow class, followed by breath work, and meditation. There will be opportunity to bring in item(s) to create a community alter as well as time and space for journaling, reflection, and intention setting. You’ll take home a crystal we use during practice, and Kombucha will be served as we ring in the New Year and toast to 2026! Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 10:30 PM

One Yoga Victoria, 239 Menzies Street, Victoria

Sliding scale payment options ranging from $35-$65

EARLY NYE 2025: Pablo Cardenas presents “AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ EXPLOSION”

World-class Cuban pianist Pablo Cardenas presents “Afro-Cuban Jazz Explosion” to celebrate the New Year early with the best Afro-Cuban Jazz. This will be a colourful show full of rhythm and spectacular soloing performed by an all-star line-up. Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View Street, Victoria

$50 including fees/tax

Groove Kitchen | New Year’s Eve 2025

Featuring a 7-piece band and a dance floor area, Groove Kitchen knows how to help you have a good time! We play music that makes you want to shake what the good Lord gave ya, have a few laughs and get that funk out!! Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 9:30 PM – 12:30 AM

Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View Street, Victoria

$60 including fees/tax

A Merridale Craft Christmas

This holiday season, Merridale will transform into a winter wonderland, decked out with twinkling lights and pints of good cheer. You’re warmly invited to join us for one of our upcoming events with the ones you love most. There’s a little something for everyone so mark your calendars and don’t miss out on our most festive events of the year! Details

Daily, November 15 – January 5
New Year’s Eve Kick-Off Party | December 31
The Morning After Brunch | January 1

Merridale Cidery & Distillery, 1230 Merridale Road, Cobble Hill

Free

Jingle all the way Carriage Ride

Snuggle up under a cozy blanket and jingle all the way through the festive streets of James Bay on this magical holiday carriage ride! With sleigh bells ringing, holiday tunes playing, and twinkling lights, you’ll feel like you’ve stepped into a Christmas card—so warm up those vocal cords and spread cheer with some joyful caroling along the way! Details

Various dates in December 2025

Victoria

$165 – $310 per sleigh; Reservations Required

The Magic of Christmas

Christmas is a cheerful time of year at The Gardens. Bundle up and stroll through the Twelve Days of Christmas displays, sing along to the sounds of the season with Traditional Carollers, or listen to the Festive Brass, then stop in at the Coffee Shop to warm up with a hot chocolate and gingerbread by the fire. Details

December 1 through January 6 | 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM and viewing until 10:00 PM

Butchart Gardens, 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay

$5 – $39.50

Festival of Trees

The Bay Centre is excited to be hosting the Festival of Trees—a must-see event known as Victoria’s unofficial kick-off to the holiday season for the last 30 years. Details

November 14 – December 31, 2025
New Year’s Eve (Dec 31) | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
New Year’s Day (Jan 1) | Closed

The Bay Centre, 1150 Douglas Street, Victoria

Free

Esquimalt Christmas Tree Village

Experience the magic of the holidays at our ninth annual Christmas Tree Village. Join us as we transform the Recreation Centre Atrium and Archie Browning Sports Centre into a holiday wonderland, teeming with twinkling lights and delightful decorations. Details

December 2, 2025 – January 2, 2026 | 12:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Esquimalt Recreation Centre, 527 Fraser Street, Esquimalt

Free

Lights of Wonder – New Year’s Sparkle and Glow Party

Downtown Victoria is transforming the square into a holiday wonderland. This outdoor event features themed light exhibits, four interactive light tunnels, and a 40-foot festive tree. With free admission and for all ages, Lights of Wonder offers live entertainment, warm nibbles, and magical light displays. Details

Lights of Wonder | November 29 to December 31, 2025

Wednesday, December 31 | Lights on 9 PM – 12 AM
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM | The West Coast Soul Collective
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM | Encore
7:00 PM – 7:45 PM | Tri-Funkta
8:00 PM – 8:45 PM | Josh Warren’s Groove Circus
9:00 PM – 9:45 PM | Myc Sharrat & The Alibis
10:00 PM – 10:45 PM | Malnacidos Collective
11:00 PM | Midnight: Carmine
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM | Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club Lion Dancers

Centennial Square, Downtown Victoria

Free

Christmas by the Sea

This holiday season, Sidney will be a twinkling wonderland as it welcomes the community to celebrate with an assortment of family-friendly activities! Enjoy enchanting decorative lights throughout the Town, festive displays, horse-drawn carriage rides, a live brass band on weekends, and much more. Details

Festive Displays | November 14 – January 6
Elf on the Shelf Scavenger Hunt | November 25 – January 6

Sidney

Free

A New Year’s Day Celebration

Treat yourself, family, and friends to this musical toast as VS rings in 2026! Overtures, arias, choruses, and dances will thrill while the soprano voice of Claire de Sévigné will sparkle like a fine champagne in this most favourite New Year’s Day tradition – which has sold out two years in a row! Details

Thursday, January 1, 2026 | 2:30 PM

Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria

Tickets starting at $29.00

Old Music for the New Year

A Victoria staple with violinist Marc Destrubé, and other Baroque music instrumentalists and vocalists. Presented in partnership with the Pacific Baroque Festival. Details

Thursday, January 1, 2026 | 2:30 – 3:30 PM

Christ Church Cathedral, 930 Burdett Avenue, Victoria

Admission by donation.

II. New Years Eve Parties/Adult events /Dinner & Dance

New Year’s Eve in Q Restaurant

Spending New Year’s Eve at Fairmont Empress is magical, elegant and the premier place in Victoria to usher in a new year. Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM

Q Restaurant at Fairmont Empress, Victoria

$169 per person & optional wine pairings

Starry Night NYE Party at The Strath

Step into the glitter-drenched magic of Starry Night — our annual New Year’s Eve takeover at The Sticky Wicket! This year, we’re blowing the roof off with FOUR unique parties under one star-studded sky, all for one cover. Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 9:00 PM – close

The Sticky Wicket, 919 Douglas St., Victoria

$25 at the door

Cirque de Brentwood

Step right up and ring in the New Year in dazzling style at Cirque de Brentwood! For one unforgettable night, we’re transforming the entire resort into an immersive circus extravaganza — where glamour meets spectacle and every moment is a showstopper. This is a 19+ event. Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM

Brentwood Bay Resort, 849 Verdier Ave, Victoria

$206 – $226

Ring in the New Year at Westin Bear Mountain

On New Year’s Eve, December 31, our special menu will be available from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for $109 per person.

Beginning at 8:00 p.m., the evening continues with music starting at 9:30 p.m., with the menu offered at $149 per person, including a complimentary glass of sparkling wine for the midnight toast to welcome 2026. Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Westin Bear Mountain, Victoria

$109 – $149 per person

Early New Year’s Eve Dance with the Fabulous B-Sides band

The Fabulous B-Sides present a rollicking New Year’s party at the Coda! Enjoy an early NYE celebration at Victoria’s finest nightclub with one of the city’s rockin’-est bands. The Fabulous B-Sides offer pop, rock and Motown for your dancing pleasure. Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

The Coda, 751 View St, Victoria

$25 at the door

Garden City Improv New Year’s Eve

Ring in the New Year with a hilarious evening of improv comedy with Dan Bakkedahl and Kevin Matviw! Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 8:30 PM – 9:40 PM

Theatre SKAM, 846 Broughton St, Victoria

$25 plus taxes and service charges.

New Year’s Eve in the Bengal Lounge

Fairmont Empress is reopening its doors to The Bengal for an unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebration. The beloved and nostalgic venue is ready to welcome guests with the grandeur of the past and the excitement of the present. Upon arrival, attendees will be treated to a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres. Throughout the evening, the renowned culinary team will showcase the best of Pacific Northwest cuisine alongside a selection of dishes inspired by the former Bengal menu, with some prepared live at interactive cooking stations. 19+. Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 8:00 PM

Bengal Lounge at Fairmont Empress, Victoria

$259 per adult plus taxes and service charges.

Polar Bear Swim

Join fellow hardy islanders and enjoy an invigorating start to the new year with a polar bear swim. Find us through the beach access at the end of Beacon Avenue at Glass Beach. Details

Thursday, January 1, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Glass Beach, 2533 Beacon Avenue, Sidney

Free

New Year’s Day Brunch

Toast to new beginnings with New Year’s Day Brunch at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel. Enjoy a lavish buffet, live piano music, a welcome mimosa, and optional curated wine selections. Details

Thursday, January 1, 2026 | 10:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 1:00 PM & 1:30 PM

Oak Bay Beach Hotel, 1175 Beach Drive, Victoria

$59 – $149 per guest; All prices subject to 5% tax and 18% gratuity.

New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance with The Sutcliffes

Join us for a fun night of delicious food, dancing, and live music by The Sutcliffes at our popular New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance!! Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 7:30 PM – 1:00 AM

Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee Street, Oak Bay

$113.22 – $130

New Year’s Eve with Rock of Ages

Ring in 2026 with dinner, dancing, Rock of Ages live, DJ sets, photo booth & buffet. Adults-only NYE bash you won’t forget! Countdown to 2026 at Four Points by Sheraton’s Midnight Magic! Enjoy a festive buffet, rock out with live music from Rock of Ages, and keep the party going with our DJ all night long. Hit the dance floor, snap photos, and celebrate the new year in style!! Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6:30 PM

Four Points by Sheraton – Westshore Ballroom, 829 McCallum Road, Victoria

$121.05 – $141.18

New Year’s Eve Gala

Come and join us for another fabulous New Year’s Eve Gala at the hall…with a live band, great food and Prosecco at midnight! Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6:00 PM

Leonardo da Vinci Centre, 195 Bay Street, Victoria

$155.76

New Year’s Day Brunch at Brentwood Bay Resort

Ring in the New Year with style, flavour, and a little sparkle at Brentwood Bay Resort’s New Year’s Day Brunch. Start 2026 on a delicious note as you indulge in an elevated buffet-style feast featuring fresh West Coast flavours, seasonal favourites, and decadent brunch classics. Join us for a morning designed perfectly for gathering with friends, family, or that special someone. Details

Thursday, January 1, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Brentwood Bay Resort, 849 Verdier Ave, Brentwood Bay

$75 – $125 per person [includes taxes and gratuity]

New Year’s Eve at Fathom

Celebrate the arrival of 2026 with an unforgettable night.

3-course dinner : Ease into your evening with a refined three-course menu crafted around winter flavours. Rich chestnut tortellini, elegant duck à l’orange, and a brûléed passionfruit tart to finish. The early seating includes welcome bubbles and petit fours, making it the perfect start to your night out.

5-course dinner: Celebrate 2025 with a luxurious five-course tasting menu. Highlights include Hokkaido scallop tartar, a smoked lobster roll with optional caviar, and a decedant duck à l’orange, all followed by a silky brûléed tart and petit fours. Begin with bubbles and savour each course as the night goes on. Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025
3-course dinner | 5 – 6:15 PM
5-course dinner | 7 – 8:15 PM

Hotel Grand Pacific – Lobby Level, 463 Belleville Street, Victoria

3-course dinner $95 per guest; 5-course dinner $150 per guest

Places to Enjoy NYE Dinner:

• The Mint Restaurant
• Fairmont Empress
• Villa Eyrie Resort
• Clive’s Classic Lounge, Chateau Victoria Hotel & Suites
• Hotel Grand Pacific
  
• LURE Restaurant & Bar
  
• Irish Times Pub
  
• Oak Bay Beach Hotel
• Inn at Laurel Point
• The Bard & Banker
• Part and Parcel
• Victoria Edelweiss Club
• Bar 500 at The Oswego Hotel
• The Arbutus Room at Brentwood Bay Resort
• The Courtney Room
• Block Kitchen and Bar Victoria
• White Heather Tea Room
• Aura Restaurant
• The Palms Restaurant
• Keg Steakhouse
• Nowhere *A Restaurant
• Penny Farthing Public House
• L’Apero Wine and Cheese Bistro
• Nourish Kitchen & Cafe
• Opentable Restaurants