Gulf Island Events

Groove Noir is a photography exhibition exploring live music on Salt Spring Island in 2025 and 2026. Set in small, intimate venues, the work captures the close relationship between performer and audience, where subtle gestures, expressions, and moments of reflection can be seen and felt. Inspired by the atmosphere of Film Noir, the exhibition uses shadow and limited light as part of the composition. Musicians emerge from darkness, briefly suspended in moments of concentration, quiet satisfaction, and presence. Rather than documenting the full room, Groove Noir focuses on what often remains after a performance: a look, a hand on an instrument, a feeling shared between artist and audience. Together, these images reflect the emotional intensity of Salt Spring’s music scene and the familiar,

Salt Spring Tuesday Farmers’ Market is a food focused market that runs from late May – late October. Find fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers, baking, beverages and more at this lovely little local gem. The market is on every Tuesday from 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM in Centennial Park in Ganges.

Our Outdoor Summer Dance series starts on June 2nd at 5pm! Thanks to a grant from the Salt Spring Foundation, this weekly dance practice event is free to participate in! When: Every Tuesday June 2 till Sept 1, 5-7pm Where: at the Centennial Park Gazebo What: Mix music to practice your Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia and Merengue dance Remember to bring your water bottle, sun protection and a pal to join us :)

Every Tues 7-10 we welcome all singers and players to join us for a fun open mic night at RCL Branch 92.

Build a life long love of music and encourage your child’s natural musicality in this fun family class for children 0-5 year olds and their grown ups! Explore rhythm, pitch-matching and beat awareness through storytelling, instrument playing, movement and puppets. Each week has a new theme and empowers children to enjoy music in a safe, playful and interactive environment.

Music Makers Presents: All Saints ‘After Dark’ featuring C.R. Avery and very special guest poets and musicians from both on and off island — June 11th — Music begins at 7:30pm (Doors open at 7pm) Tickets – $15-30 Sliding Scale (cash only at the door) In any other case, it would take a team of people to do C. R. Avery’s career or even conceptualize his 17-album catalogue, let alone gain his beautifully twisted, wonderfully dirtied world view. From what dimension he pulls his ideas, we’ll never know. He’s a regular guest of writers festivals, sexy poetry slams, badass burlesque dances, punk piano bars, and if there ever was, is, or would be such a thing as a rap opera festival, he’d surely be the guest of honour with his six rap operas which have been staged from LA to New York. Avery

Join digital artist Leo Chan for two hands on evenings and discover the computer as a creative tool. Capture an object and transform it into a living, interactive digital artwork. No experience needed, just curiosity. 📅 Friday June 5 and Friday June 12 ⏰ 4 to 7 PM Ages 14 to 18 Register by May 29 at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/AIworkshop#/ Please bring a laptop if possible. Limited laptops available to borrow.

MODULATIONS: Music at Mahon Wood Land with special guest Chris Gestrin Friday, June 12, 20267 to 9 PM (Doors at 6:30 PM)Mahon Hall StageSuggested $10 donation at the doorCash bar As part of the Artcraft Showcase exhibition Groove Noir, Salt Spring Arts Council presents MODULATIONS: Music at Mahon, a new evening concert series bringing live music onto the Mahon Hall stage. On Friday, June 12, Salt Spring ensemble Wood Land performs with acclaimed pianist and keyboardist Chris Gestrin as a special guest. Born from a chance encounter on a ferry, Wood Land brings together four Salt Spring musicians: Atom Lazare, Justin Kelley, Simon Millerd and Alex Pinto. Their music moves through grooves, melodies and progressions that feel both familiar and unexpected, shaped by drums, guitars, keyboards