Gluten-Free Events Calendar

If it’s gluten free and happening in Victoria, Vancouver Island or the Gulf Islands, you’ll find it listed here! From tastings to contests, farmer’s markets to food trucks – this is your calendar to Gluten-Free Paradise!  Join Victoria’s Gluten-Free Foodies and add a new restaurant – and possibly a new gluten-free friend – to your repertoire!

Sep
10
Sat
Grimm’s Fine Foods @ Victoria Cheese and Meat Artisan Food and Beverage Festival
Sep 10 @ 11:00 am – 9:00 pm

Victoria Cheese and Meat Festival ig LogoVictoria Cheese and Meat Artisan Food and Beverage Festival

  • DATE: Saturday, September 10 11:00 am to 9:00 pm with tastings at 11am, 3pm & 7pm
  • INFO & TICKETS: victoria.cheeseandmeatfestival.com
  • VENUE: Car Shop at Bayview (253 Esquimalt Road – access via Catherine Street)
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  • Explore the smell, tastes, and textures of the Cheese and Meat Festival. Taste your way through international and local artisan food and liquor samples.  All guests will be given a small charcuterie board upon entry that will allow for samples to be placed on the board while vendors describe their offerings. The Festival also showcases a 60/40 food to beverage mix.

Grimm’s Fine Foods Will Be There!  Gluten-Free Goodness We Can Trust!

All of Grimm’s Fine Foods’ meat products are gluten-free, soy-free and made without added MSG. A huge selection of their products are also lactose-free – check the ingredient label to be sure. Learn more about Grimm’s here …

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“Grimm’s Fine Foods has been a trusted family favourite for over 60 years. We’re passionate about eating smart, and only use the freshest ingredients and leanest cuts. We guarantee that our products contain absolutely no fillers. We also try to make our products as low in salt and fat as possible.”

May
16
Thu
Shine a Light for Celiac Awareness @ Parliament Buildings of BC's Legislative Assembly
May 16 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Shine a Light Celiac Awareness igCeliac Canada is organizing “Shine A Light on Celiac Disease” for International Celiac Disease Awareness Day by illuminating locations across the country in green. That includes the Parliament Buildings of BC’s Legislative Assembly – for the first time! 

The BC Legislature  has accepted Celiac Canada’s request to be lit up GREEN on the evening of May 16th.

Please join us to get a photo together! We can’t meet too early, as we want the light to show up, so we’re hoping all convene at 8 PM at the cenotaph.

Please take & post pics on social media using #ShineALightOnCeliac!

LOOK FOR ELLEN IN HER REFLECTIVE YELLOW JACKET!

While quantities last, attendees will receive

Country Grocer Bag with Discount Card
GF Goodie Bags from Epicure Kelsea & son, Callum
Treats from Art of Slow Food Bakery
• Treats from Origin Bakery

COMPLETE DETAILS HERE!

Participating Locatios Across Canada*

May 14

  • Bloedel Conservatory, Vancouver, BC

May 15

  • Civic Plaza, Surrey, BC

May 16

BRITISH COLUMBIA

  • Science World, Vancouver, BC
  • City Hall, Victoria, BC
  • BC Legislature, Victoria, BC (in-person event planned)
  • City Hall, Port Moody, BC
  • Pier, White Rock, BC

ALBERTA

  • Calgary Tower, Calgary
  • Peace Bridge, Calgary
  • Reconciliation Bridge, Calgary
  • Telus Spark, Calgary
  • Lethbridge City Hall, Lethbridge
  • Medicine Hat TeePee, Medicine Hat*
  • Airdrie City Hall, Airdrie*
  • High Level Bridge, Edmonton
  • Epcor Tower, Edmonton
  • Fairmont Hotel, Edmonton
  • Clock/Bell Tower, Walterdale Theatre, Edmonton
  • Community Centre, Sherwood Park
  • Festival Place, Sherwood Park
  • Legislature Building, Edmonton

NEW BRUNSWICK

  • Dieppe City Hall, Dieppe
  • Avenir Centre, Moncton

ONTARIO

  • Ottawa Sign, ByWard Market
  • Shaw Centre, Ottawa
  • Toronto Sign in Nathan Phillips Square
  • Niagara Falls
  • CN Tower

QUEBEC

  • Olympic Stadium, Montreal*
  • Complexe Jules-Dallaire, Quebec City*

PEI

  • Charlottetown City Hall
  • Summerside City Hall, Summerside

MANITOBA

  • Winnipeg Sign at the Forks*
  • Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg*

*Locations requested, awaiting confirmation.

 

May
29
Wed
Shine a Light for Celiac Awareness @ Parliament Buildings of BC's Legislative Assembly
May 29 @ 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Shine a Light Celiac Awareness igDue to technical problems, The BC Legislature will once again try to light up in GREEN on the evening of Wednesday, May 29th in honor of Celiac Canada’s “Shine A Light on Celiac Disease” for International Celiac Disease Awareness Day! A First! 

Please join us this time at 9:30pm for this precedent setting phot op! Then post on social media using #ShineALightOnCeliac!

LOOK FOR ELLEN IN HER REFLECTIVE YELLOW JACKET!

While quantities last, attendees will receive

Country Grocer Bag with Discount Card
Yummy Cupcakes from Origin Bakery

COMPLETE DETAILS HERE!

Participating Locations Across Canada*

May 14

  • Bloedel Conservatory, Vancouver, BC

May 15

  • Civic Plaza, Surrey, BC

May 16

BRITISH COLUMBIA

  • Science World, Vancouver, BC
  • City Hall, Victoria, BC
  • BC Legislature, Victoria, BC (in-person event planned)
  • City Hall, Port Moody, BC
  • Pier, White Rock, BC

ALBERTA

  • Calgary Tower, Calgary
  • Peace Bridge, Calgary
  • Reconciliation Bridge, Calgary
  • Telus Spark, Calgary
  • Lethbridge City Hall, Lethbridge
  • Medicine Hat TeePee, Medicine Hat*
  • Airdrie City Hall, Airdrie*
  • High Level Bridge, Edmonton
  • Epcor Tower, Edmonton
  • Fairmont Hotel, Edmonton
  • Clock/Bell Tower, Walterdale Theatre, Edmonton
  • Community Centre, Sherwood Park
  • Festival Place, Sherwood Park
  • Legislature Building, Edmonton

NEW BRUNSWICK

  • Dieppe City Hall, Dieppe
  • Avenir Centre, Moncton

ONTARIO

  • Ottawa Sign, ByWard Market
  • Shaw Centre, Ottawa
  • Toronto Sign in Nathan Phillips Square
  • Niagara Falls
  • CN Tower

QUEBEC

  • Olympic Stadium, Montreal*
  • Complexe Jules-Dallaire, Quebec City*

PEI

  • Charlottetown City Hall
  • Summerside City Hall, Summerside

MANITOBA

  • Winnipeg Sign at the Forks*
  • Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg*

*Locations requested, awaiting confirmation.