Name: Garden City Grooves Festival FREE Kick Off @ White Eagle Polish Hall - Mar 19, 2026
Start: 2026-03-19T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-03-20T00:00:00-07:00
Location: White Eagle Polish Hall

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Garden City Grooves Festival FREE Kick Off

A night full of Indigenous funk, soul, blues and hip hop!

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Music Funk / Soul / R&B Hip Hop / Rap Jazz / Blues

Thu. March 19th 2026 + Add to Calendar

White Eagle Polish Hall (All Ages)

7:00pm - 12:00am

Free

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The Melawmen Collective

from Secwepemculucw (Shuswap) BC

Kiva MH

from Victoria BC

Kapok

from Victoria BC

Kaya Ko

Spiritual Warriors

Reggae from Lil’wat Nation BC

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Victoria BC Ska and Reggae Society

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Victoria BC

since 2000

Garden City Grooves

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Victoria BC

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Garden Grooves Festival 2026 – Night One sets the tone for the weekend on Thursday, March 19th, with a boundary-pushing celebration of Indigenous creativity, genre-blending, and community-rooted sound. This opening night showcases why Garden Grooves is unlike any other festival — a space where hip-hop, roots, reggae, rock, soul, and ceremonial storytelling collide, and where artists are presented not by category, but by connection, intention, and shared cultural resonance.

The Melawmen Collective, a Secwepemc alternative fusion ensemble whose name means “medicine,” reflecting their belief in music as healing. Blending hip-hop, rock, folk, and rich harmonies, the Collective delivers powerful intergenerational stories of resilience, identity, and belonging. The evening also features Kiva MH, a Secwepemc/Nuu-Chah-Nulth hip-hop artist and producer whose conscious lyricism bridges ceremony and modern rhythm, alongside Kapok, a Vancouver-based Indigenous Mayan emcee known for deep roots in underground hip-hop and collaborations with legends from De La Soul to Slum Village.

The Spiritual Warriors from the Lil’wat Nation will be kicking off the evening, led by father-daughter duo Leroy Joe and Daisy Joe. Known for uplifting, bilingual performances grounded in land, language, and community, the Warriors will present a special blues, hip-hop, and soul-infused set created exclusively for Garden Grooves. Together, these artists embody the festival’s commitment to diversity, collaboration, and unforgettable live experiences — making Night One a powerful statement of what Garden Grooves is all about.

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White Eagle Polish Hall

90 Dock St.

Multi-Purpose / Hall

Capacity220

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