Upper Fort Street in downtown Victoria was packed Saturday, June 3, for the Upper Fort StreetFest. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Sara Rose performs Saturday, June 3, during the Upper Fort StreetFest. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
People lounge in a beer garden Saturday, June 3, during the Upper Fort StreetFest. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Visitors play a giant version of Scrabble Saturday, June 3, during the Upper Fort StreetFest. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
A young visitor plays a bean bag toss game Saturday, June 3, during the Upper Fort StreetFest. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
A kid makes a custom T-shirt with the help of paint-filled water guns Saturday, June 3, during the Upper Fort StreetFest. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
A kid gets their face painted Saturday, June 3, during the Upper Fort StreetFest. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
A display of photos taken at the dog photo boot is seen Saturday, June 3, during the Upper Fort StreetFest. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Visitors browse vendor booths Saturday, June 3, during the Upper Fort StreetFest. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)A section of Fort Street was jam-packed Saturday (June 3) as Victoria’s first StreetFest of 2023 got underway.
The Upper Fort StreetFest saw the road between Cook and Vancouver closed to motorists and converted into a bustling pedestrian market, featuring everything from food trucks to local business vendors, bouncy castles and face painting to a beer garden.
Live music kept everyone entertained on the street all day, while businesses opened their doors and made special offers to mark the occasion.
Many of the booths offered unique activities like a photo booth for dogs and a custom T-shirt booth where people could decorate their shirts with paint-filled water guns.
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