SKAMpede, now in it’s 18th year, is an annual professionally curated outdoor performance festival. It is fun for the whole family, providing engaging live entertainment for the many communities of Victoria. This year’s festival, running from July 10th to 12th, will feature ten 10-minute works presented by local performers as well as artists from across the country, juried by professional artists from our community.

Audiences can choose between different tours consisting of five shows each as well as a choice between cyclist or pedestrian tours. At the festival, patrons depart in groups of fifteen from specific launch points. On each tour, audiences watch original works of comedy, music, dance, theatre, poetry, and other artistic practices.

Tours run simultaneously and continue throughout the course of the weekend, so that our hardcore patrons can get a chance to see every performance SKAMpede has to offer.

NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PERFORMANCES

SKAMpede is a festival in Victoria of new short works by top performers who have been selected through a formal submission process. Each of the shows are different and the range of performances encompasses spoken word, dance, story telling and much more!  The local performers have all worked as professional artists, including at Craigdarroch Castle, Atomic Vaudeville, The Belfry Theatre and Butchart Gardens. SKAMartists are paid for their work.

See our past lineups here.