Pop Up Opera 2026
Pop Up Opera returns this summer!
Wednesday
Jul 22, 2026
to
Tuesday
Jul 28, 2026
Venue Various
Cost Free
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Pop Up Opera brings live music beyond the theatre and into the heart of our communities. Throughout the summer, Pacific Opera Victoria singers appear in parks, plazas, markets, and public spaces across the Capital Region, creating unexpected moments of beauty and connection.
These free performances are short, accessible, and designed to fit naturally into your day. Whether you discover a surprise Pop Up or seek out a scheduled Mini-Concert, you’ll experience opera up close, outdoors, and right where you are.
Look for our signature Pop Ups—surprise 6-8 minute surprise performances that appear when you least expect them.
Or plan your visit around one of our…
The Mini Concerts are planned times and exact locations featuring 15 minutes of beautiful music in the open air for those who don’t want to leave it to chance.
However you experience it, Pop Up Opera brings professional singers, unforgettable music, and a little unexpected joy to your day.
Schedule may be subject to change. All schedules and locations are approximate for performances that are not mini-concerts.
Downtown Victoria Pop Up Performances
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Throughout the day our singers will make surprise appearances at several locations around Downtown Victoria. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!
Scheduled Mini-Concert
11:30 a.m. – GVPL Central Branch
Scheduled Mini Concert
Royal BC Museum (Main Entrance) 12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Saanich Pop Up Performances
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Throughout the day our singers will make surprise appearances at several locations around Saanich. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!
Scheduled Mini-Concert
11:30 a.m. – Cedar Hill (Earth Drums)
Downtown Pop Up Performances
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Throughout the day our singers will make surprise appearances at several locations around Downtown. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!
Scheduled Mini Concert
Royal BC Museum (Main Entrance) 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Scheduled Mini Concert
11:30 a.m. – By the entrance of Rudi’s Tea Room, Government House
James Bay Pop Up Performances
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Throughout the day our singers will make surprise appearances at several locations around James Bay. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!
Scheduled Mini-Concert
1:30 p.m. – Beacon Hill Park (Fountain Lake)
Esquimalt Pop Up Performances
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Throughout the day our singers will make surprise appearances at several locations around Esquimalt. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!
Scheduled Mini-Concert
12:30 p.m. – Saxe Point
James Bay Pop Up Performances
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Throughout the day our singers will make surprise appearances at several locations around James Bay. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!
Scheduled Mini-Concert
3:00 p.m. – Beacon Hill Park (Fountain Lake)
Downtown Pop Up Performances. Throughout the day our singers will make surprise appearances at several locations around Downtown Victoria. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Scheduled Mini-Concert
11:00 a.m. – Beacon Hill Park (Fountain Lake)
Scheduled Mini-Concert
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Royal BC Museum Performance (Main Entrance)
Saanich Pop Up Performances
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Scheduled Mini-Concert
3:00 p.m. – Beckwith Park
Kids’ Parks Pop Up Performances. Throughout the day our singers will make surprise appearances at several locations around kids parks. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Downtown Pop Up Performances. Throughout the day our singers will make surprise appearances at several locations around Downtown Victoria. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Scheduled Mini-Concert
4:30 p.m. – GVPL Central Branch
Kids’ Parks Pop Up Performances. Throughout the day our singers will make surprise appearances at several locations around kids parks. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
No scheduled mini-concert.
Downtown Pop Up Performances. Throughout the day our singers will make surprise appearances at several locations around Downtown Victoria. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Scheduled Mini-Concert
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. – Royal BC Museum Performance (Main Entrance)
Scheduled Mini-Concert
4:30 p.m. – GVPL Central Branch
Pop Up Opera is sponsored by the City of Victoria and Creative BC.