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  • ArtSpring Presents: Rachel Fenlon

    ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

    Soprano and pianist who is finding a unique voice on the classical music stages of the world performs Franz Schubert's Winterreise.

  • Sailing to the Heart of Japan

    Salt Spring Public Library Community Program Room 129 McPhillips Ave, Salt Spring Island, Canada

    Nick Coghlan, author of Sailing to the Heart of Japan: A Cruising Adventure and How-to Guide, recounts his voyage of personal discovery taken with partner Jenny. 

  • Salt Spring Forum: Saving Gaia: Earth-Space Environmentalism

    Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

    The Salt Spring Forum’s guest on Sat., Feb. 1 is astrophysicist, TED Fellow and National Geographic Explorer Moriba Jah at an event called Saving Gaia: Earth-Space Environmentalism. Mahon Hall. 3 p.m.

  • Salt Spring Film Festival Presents SINGING BACK THE BUFFALO

    ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

    Don’t miss this stunningly beautiful film about the centrality of buffalo to Indigenous peoples, from award-winning Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard, director of NÎPAWISTAMÂSOWIN: WE WILL STAND UP, which screened at ArtSpring in 2019.

  • ArtSpring Presents: Borealis String Quartet

    ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

    One of the most dynamic and exciting world-class ensembles of its generation, the Borealis String Quartet has received international critical acclaim as an ensemble praised for its fiery performances, passionate style, and refined, musical interpretation. Keen to stretch the boundaries of the chamber music concert experience, Borealis often includes popular music for younger generations, videos […]

  • Salt Spring Baroque: Love, Hope, and Heaven on Earth

    Salt Spring Island United Church 111 Hereford Ave., Ganges, Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada

    German soprano Dorothee Mields and Vancouver harpsichordist Alexander Weimann perform at Salt Spring Island United Church. 7 p.m.

  • ArtSpring Presents: TOM KEENLYSIDE QUARTET: A Night of Dave Brubeck

    ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

    Dave Brubeck’s enduring 1959 album “Time Out” is an American sonic masterpiece and resonates to this day. The shifting time changes and melodic and harmonic beauty of his quartet’s work sound as fresh today as they did then. Paul Desmond’s poetic alto saxophone is iconic. Blended together with Brubeck’s muscular piano playing and the driving […]

  • Sugarbeat CD Release Party

    Mateada Lounge 110-150 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island

    Island band performs at Mateada. 7 p.m. Admission ($40) includes CD.

  • Valentine’s Dance

    Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

    Bandemonium Music Society presents Swing Shift jazz band with special guest Valdy. Mahon Hall. Concession and cash bar. Tickets at Mondo & Co. $25 for adults/$5 students

  • Alvaro Sanchez & the Chamigos

    Royal Canadian Legion Branch 92 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

    Romantic music from South America, fitting for Valentine's Day. Legion. 7:30 p.m. 

  • Celebrating Ometepe Coffee & Culture

    Salt Spring Public Library Community Program Room 129 McPhillips Ave, Salt Spring Island, Canada

    Nicaraguan pottery sale, talk on the Saturday School in Nicaragua, info on Ometepe Coffee and how to be a volunteer, AGM.

  • ArtSpring Presents: Heirlooms & Baggage

    ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

    Playing to rave audience reviews, Heirlooms and Baggage from Vancouver-based theatre company Delta Stageworks features a collection of compelling real-life stories of five culturally diverse mothers’ journeys. Unique and universal life moments from their lives are knit together with personal discoveries as made by their storytellers — their grown children.

  • Best of the Fests: Fairy Creek

    ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

    Salt Spring Film Festival Society presentation which takes viewers  to the tumultuous frontlines of the recent Fairy Creek blockades, where thousands of activists – including many from Salt Spring! – bravely put their bodies on the line in a last-ditch effort to save Vancouver Island’s pristine Ada’itsx Valley in the largest act of civil disobedience […]

  • ArtSpring Presents: Remi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble

    ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

    Canadian alto jazz saxophonist and educator with 11 jazz albums to his name presents The Great Masters of Jazz concert. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

  • Salt Spring Seedy Saturday

    Salt Spring Farmers' Institute 351 Rainbow Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

    30th annual event at the Farmers Institute. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The main event features local seed and plant producers, fruit and nut tree growers, beekeeping supplies, a seed exchange table, community groups, and local agriculture promoters from Salt Spring and Vancouver Island. Enjoy a free workshop series (topics announced soon) and an apple […]

  • Seedy Saturday Weekend Workshops

    Salt Spring Farmers' Institute 351 Rainbow Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

    Simply Seed Saving by Ben Corno & Kaleigh Barton (Heavenly Roots Farm) • Foundations of Soil Management for the Islands Region by DeLisa Lewis (Green Fire Farm & UBC). Pre-registration is required for these workshops. Details to come.

  • Victoria Conservatory of Music: Young Artists Collegium Program

    ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

    The very best students from Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Young Artists Collegium Program come to ArtSpring for a special chamber music concert. Featuring ensembles of outstanding young talent on strings, winds, and piano, the concert will be followed by fascinating on-stage feedback from a master artist to the rising stars. This year, the concert features […]

  • ArtSpring Presents: Shane Koyczan

    ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

    Acclaimed spoken-word artist performs at ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

  • Salt Spring Film Festival

    Gulf Islands Secondary School 232 Rainbow Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

    25th annual documentary film festival runs at Gulf Islands Secondary School. Gala Night on Feb. 28 and films shown March 1-2. Gala film is The Giants, with doors open at 5 p.m., dinner from 5:30 p.m. and the film at 7 p.m. Program guide here: https://saltspringfilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SSFF-Program-Guide-2025-Finale.pdf  

  • Salt Spring Film Festival

    Gulf Islands Secondary School 232 Rainbow Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

    25th annual documentary film festival runs at Gulf Islands Secondary School with films shown from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat.-Sun., March 1-2. Doors open at 9 a.m. with treats available. Program guide with film and other details here: https://saltspringfilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SSFF-Program-Guide-2025-Finale.pdf

  • Salt Spring Film Festival

    Gulf Islands Secondary School 232 Rainbow Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

    25th annual documentary film festival runs at Gulf Islands Secondary School with films shown from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat.-Sun., March 1-2. Doors open at 9 a.m. with treats available. Program guide with film and other details here: https://saltspringfilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SSFF-Program-Guide-2025-Finale.pdf

  • Vetta Chamber Music Presents The Four Jays – Live!

    ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

    Vetta’s artistic director Joan Blackman (violin), Jane Hayes (piano), Julia Nolan (saxophone) and Jodi Proznick (bass) perform. 

  • ArtSpring Presents: Penderecki String Quartet

    ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

    The PSQ champions music of our time, performing a wide-ranging repertoire from Haydn to Zappa as well as premiering over 100 new works. At ArtSpring’s performance, the ensemble will be debuting a world premiere composition by Salt Spring’s own Peter Hatch.