Greater Victoria Social Gathering Place

01/14/2026

We’re back!

Tonight is the first Imagine After Hours of the new year, and we’d love to see you there.

Join us tonight at Serious Coffee Esquimalt for a relaxed evening of connection, creativity, and peer-supported community. Expect good vibes, welcoming faces, coffee, snacks, and space to simply be.

Whether you’re coming solo or with a friend - you belong here.

👉 Drop in tonight | 5–7pm

Start the year with community 🧡

01/12/2026

🎬 Movie Night at SGP Tonight!

Join us tonight, January 12th, for our Monthly Movie Night featuring the feel-good classic Miss Congeniality ✨

We’re kicking things off at 6:00pm with a special pre-movie performance by the wonderful , followed by the film and plenty of cozy community vibes.

✨ Free entry
🍿 Snacks & refreshments provided
💛 A welcoming, low-barrier space to relax, laugh, and connect

Come early, grab a seat, and enjoy an evening of music, movie magic, and community. See you there!

12/26/2025

Just a gentle reminder, our drop in social cafes are closed for the holidays 🧡

☕ Rebel Garage
Closed Friday, Dec 26
➡️ Reopens Friday, January 2

☕ Serious Coffee Esquimalt
Closed Wednesday, Dec 31
➡️ Reopens Wednesday, January 14

We wish everyone a peaceful, gentle holiday season and a soft start to the new year. We can’t wait to welcome you back for another year of connection, creativity, and community 🫶

12/15/2025

We had a great time at our Winter Art Market this weekend, in collaboration with .victoria ⭐️!!

Folks enjoying browsing wares and works of art from 13 vendors, all from the recovery community. Live music, snacks, and a craft table were included 🧡.

Thank you to everyone who participated!! We can’t wait for next year 💫.

12/08/2025

✨ Last Monthly Movie Night of 2025✨

Join us tonight at the EMP Theatre for our final screening of the year - and we’re going out with a classic 🎬🎄

🎶 The Moodswing Orchestra kicks off the evening with live music, followed by a cozy community screening of Home Alone, 6-9pm.

Free entry, snacks, and a welcoming space to unwind and connect!

Let’s wrap up the year together with laughter, nostalgia, and community.

See you tonight 🧡

12/02/2025

This Giving Tuesday, let’s spread warmth one cup at a time 🧡

At The Social Gathering Place, recovery doesn’t happen in silence - it happens in community. It happens through small moments of connection, the kind that remind someone they’re not alone.

Sometimes, that moment starts with something as simple as a warm cup of coffee ☕️

For $5, you can buy a Cup of Kindness - a coffee for someone in mental health recovery right here in Greater Victoria. It’s not “just a coffee.” It’s belonging. It’s a reason to show up. It’s someone feeling seen, supported, and welcomed exactly as they are.

This Giving Tuesday, we’re launching a kindness challenge:

1️⃣ Buy a $5 Cup of Kindness → https://socialgatheringplace.ca/cups-of-kindness
2️⃣ Tag a friend and invite them to buy one too
3️⃣ Help us fill our community with connection, care, and hope

You never know who needs kindness today - and these $5 acts add up to hundreds of warm, meaningful moments at our drop-ins.

Let’s show Greater Victoria what happens when we choose community on purpose.

Buy your cup today and tag your kindness crew below. Let’s keep it going!!

12/01/2025

❄️ Our Annual Winter Art Market & Social is BACK! ❄️

Sunday, December 14th · 3–5pm
Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone Ave

Join us for an afternoon of arts, crafts, live music, snacks, and community warmth as we celebrate creativity and recovery together. 🧡

Discover beautiful handmade pieces created by artists in the recovery community, connect with friends old and new, and soak in the cozy winter vibes.

This event is free, welcoming, and open to everyone - come by, support local artists, and be part of a space where connection truly matters.

✨ Save the date & bring a friend!

11/26/2025

🎨 ARTISTS IN RECOVERY — LAST CALL!

We only have a few vendor tables left for our annual Winter Art Market & Social, and we’d love to feature your work ✨

If you’re an artist, maker, or crafter in the recovery community, this is your chance to:
✨ Share your art
✨ Connect with others in recovery
✨ Enjoy live music
✨ Meet new friends
✨ Be part of a supportive, uplifting community

We’re offering full and half tables at no cost, and refreshments + snacks will be provided.

📅 Sunday, December 14th
📍 Fernwood Community Centre
⏰ 3–5pm

Want one of the remaining tables?
👉 Send us a message or email hello@socialgatheringplace.ca ASAP to secure your spot!

Let’s celebrate creativity, connection, and recovery together 🧡

11/17/2025

✨ OPEN HOUSE THIS WEDNESDAY! ✨

We’re so excited to welcome you into our new Wednesday night home at Serious Coffee Esquimalt!

📅 Wednesday, Nov 19th
🕔 5–7pm
📍 1153 Esquimalt Rd (Country Grocer plaza)

Join us for an evening of community connection 🧡

Arts & crafts
Live music
Meet our team
Free coffee + snacks
Learn more about who we are and what we do

Whether you’re a community member, peer, service provider, family member, or just curious about SGP, you’re invited.

Come say hi, explore the space, and feel the SGP warmth in action. 🙏

See you Wednesday!

11/10/2025

🎬 Monthly Movie Monday Tonight!

Join us at the EMP Theatre from 6–9pm for an evening of music, film, and community connection. 🧡

We’ll kick things off with a live performance by Ukulelians, followed by tonight’s feature film: The Terminal - a heartwarming tale about patience, resilience, and finding belonging in unexpected places.

Free entry, snacks, and refreshments provided — just bring yourself and enjoy the show!

✨ Everyone is welcome in this inclusive, community-driven space.

10/30/2025

☕ Cups of Kindness is here - This fall, we’re spreading warmth one cup at a time!

A $5 donation buys a coffee for someone in recovery - a small act that helps create big moments of connection and care at Social Gathering Place 🧡

👉 Donate your cup today and help us serve community, conversation, and compassion all season long: https://socialgatheringplace.ca/cups-of-kindness

10/30/2025

Join our friends FOM Music Society TONIGHT for a fun and spooktacular Halloween event 👻🎃

Do the Transylvania twist with us on the eve before Halloween! Minds at work will be bringing the party-vibes, with their boo-giest R&B grooves. Wear your fave costume to this monster-mashup of fun. Bring a friend, fill up on treats and enjoy the good tunes! This event is FREE and there's plenty of room, so bring your friends! (Doors Open at 5:30)

Find us in the Eric Martin Pavilon - please use the Fort St. Entrance (glass sliding doors).

About FOM Music Society:
We are a registered charitable organization that offers music programs in support of mental health. Our programs are accessed through self-referral. Regular Programs run from Sept-June, and most are continuous entry. We offer a huge range of group music lessons, performance groups, community concerts, and special events.

Come make music with us!
To become a member or get more info, please visit our website: www.friendsofmusic.ca

☆~ We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia ~☆