El Victoria Ska Festival debutó en 2000 como evento de un día en el Market Square, con un raquítico presupuesto de tan solo 20.000 dólares obtenidos principalmente a través de patrocinios.

El festival tuvo un éxito sorprendente. Muy pocos podían imaginar que se convertiría en uno de los acontecimientos veraniegos más emblemáticos de la ciudad, y ahora uno de los más longevos de su género en Norteamérica.

Photo by Rob Porter / RMS Media (Victoria Ska and Reggae Festival 2022)

El festival, que ahora se denomina Victoria Ska and Reggae Festival abarca cinco días de programación en cuatro sedes y llega a su 25 aniversario con la moral por las nubes. Según Dane Roberts, fundador y organizador, las primeras ventas de entradas apuntan a que ésta será “con diferencia” la edición de mayor éxito hasta la fecha.

El festival puede contar con la asistencia de más de 1.200 aficionados a sus eventos emblemáticos en Ship Point, que este año incluyen actuaciones de Dead Prez, Macka B & The Roots Ragga Band, Gondwana, Big Mountain y Chris Murray & The New Victorians, entre otros. Entre los eventos que se celebran esta semana en el Victoria Curling Club, con capacidad para 1.400 personas, figuran The Suicide Machines, The Slackers, Less Than Jake y The Planet Smashers, entre otros.

Dónde: Ship Point, Victoria Curling Club, Lucky Bar, and Wicket Hall
Cuándo: June 19-23
Boletos: Ticketweb.ca o a través del Tourism Victoria Visitor Centre (812 Wharf St.), Fascinating Rhythm (Nanaimo), and Area 51 (Duncan).

Festival Program 2024

Antidoping, Ammoye, The Capital Collective, Gisto & The Grateful Living, Judah Roots

Victoria’s 25th Anniversary Ska & Reggae Festival kickoff show!

at Ship Point (Inner Harbour)

Wed. June 19th 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Free

Lowdown Brass Band, Phonosonics

Night 1 of Victoria’s 25th Anniversary Ska & Reggae Festival!

Wed. June 19th 9:00 PM – 12:45 AM
$19.95 – $25 advance

Skampida, La Pobreska, The Kiltlifters, Baby Boy & The Earthly Delights

FREE show for Day 2 of Victoria’s 25th Anniversary Ska & Reggae Festival!

at Ship Point (Inner Harbour)

Thu. June 20th 4:00 PM
Free

Fort Knox Five, Apex Breaks, Mirage

Full out FUNK party for night 2 of Victoria’s 25th Anniversary Ska & Reggae Fest

at The Wicket Hall

Thu. June 20th 8:30 PM
$22.50 – $29.95 advance

Gondwana, Big Mountain, Batuque Axé, DJ Su Comandante Espinoza

Massive reggae show for day 3 of Victoria’s 25th Anniversary Ska & Reggae Fest

at Ship Point (Inner Harbour)

Fri. June 21st 4:20 PM
$39.95 – $49.95 advance

The Suicide Machines, The Slackers, The Creepshow, Space Chimp, DJ I-Lot

Ska legends converge for night 3 of Victoria’s 25h Anniversary Ska & Reggae Fest

at Victoria Curling Club

Fri. June 21st 7:30 PM – 1:30 AM
$45 – $59.50

Dead Prez, Macka B & The Roots Ragga Band, Mungo’s Hi Fi with Marina P, Blasé Blasé, Tank Gyal, DJ Arems

Hip-hop and reggae unite for Day 4 of the 25th Anniversary Ska & Reggae Fest!

at Ship Point (Inner Harbour)

Sat. June 22nd 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM
$45 – $55 Advance

Less Than Jake, The Planet Smashers, Mephiskapheles, SweetLeaf, Young Royal

Jam-packed night of iconic ska and Saturday night of Victoria Ska & Reggae Fest

at Victoria Curling Club

Sat. June 22nd 7:30 PM
$47.50 – $59.50 advance

Chris Murray & The New Victorians, Kyle Smith, Jory Kinjo & The Relays, Apollo Suns, Rebel Selector

Free closing day of Victoria’s 25th Anniversary Ska & Reggae Festival!

at Ship Point (Inner Harbour)

Sun. June 23rd 2:00 PM
Free

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Jose Hernandez

My name is Jose Ruben Hernandez Rodriguez, over the last 30 years I have worked for the communications industry in my hometown. I´m a lover and passionate about moving images, I started my career in the early 90's in Radiopolis for a radio station WFM 96.9 as a promo producer, Televisa San Angel within the Quality Control Coordination and as 1AD of Betty Sheridan, who was an important TV Director. In 1997 I started my own company; EnMedio (first communication agency in Mexico) in which I participated as Creative Director and Producer for at least 14 years, implementing successful communications and marketing campaigns for important companies. Since 2007 I am a partner of BF Digital (Boyler Films SC) and Collector Media Makers, working as a video producer, mainly focusing in communications, public relations and marketing areas for different brands-products and companies in Mexico. In 2018 I had the opportunity to work in the documentary Ayotzinapa, el paso de la Tortuga, currently in Netflix, as a post-production supervisor under the production of Bertha Navarro and three-time Academy Award-winning Guillermo del Toro. With this wonderful experience I discovered the importance of documentary filmmaking and that is why I came to study in Vancouver. In September 2023 I graduated from Film Production Program (Diploma) at InFocus Film School. With the aim of expanding my graphics skills, I am currently studying Graphic Design Diploma at VCC Goal. Create pieces that provoke the viewer. Develop, transcend... Grow!

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