Niagara Jazz Festival is an award-winning not-for-profit music festival dedicated to celebrating jazz and world music throughout the year with a summer festival in June. Now in its 12th season, the festival aims to inspire, educate, and develop jazz audiences by combining live music with an immersive Niagara experience: food, wine, culture, attractions, and natural wonders. Niagara Jazz Festival also hosts LIVE.LEARN.JAZZ educational events that include Master Class workshops and the popular JAZZ 4 the AGES Youth Competition - keeping jazz music alive for generations to come. The Niagara Jazz Festival is supported by Presenting Sponsor TD Bank Group through the TD Ready Commitment.

 

Violinist Sadie Fields returns to Canada from Belgium to join friend/pianist/Musicfest director Ken Gee for another Musicfest ENCORE recital as Guelph Musicfest 2025 continues its musical journey Around the World! East to West—a Musical Journey presents music from Japan to Canada. The concert in the Recital Hall of the Guelph Youth Music Centre includes Takemitsu, Distance de Fée; Bartók, Romanian Folk Dances; Brahms, Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major; Weinberg, Two Songs without Words; Raminsh, Aria (1987); Enman, Imagined Shapes (2022). This concert is the first of Guelph Musicfest’s Encore series, which includes a concert by the Zemlinsky String Quartet (from Prague) on Saturday October 25 at the GYMC. More information at https://guelphmusicfest.ca

Violinist Sadie Fields returns to Canada from Belgium to join friend/pianist/Musicfest director Ken Gee for another Musicfest ENCORE recital as Guelph Musicfest 2025 continues its musical journey Around the World! East to West—a Musical Journey presents music from Japan to Canada. The concert at Grace United Church, Thornbury, includes Takemitsu, Distance de Fée; Bartók, Romanian Folk Dances; Brahms, Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major; Weinberg, Two Songs without Words; Raminsh, Aria (1987); Enman, Imagined Shapes (2022). This concert is the first of Guelph Musicfest’s Encore series, which includes a concert by the Zemlinsky String Quartet (from Prague) on Saturday October 25 at the GYMC. More information at https://www.guelphmusicfest.ca/encore2025.html

Celebrating 25 Years of Holiday Magic

Now in its 25th year, Sainte-Marie’s First Light is an award-winning, must-see holiday event with a great lineup of family activities and live musical performances, all amidst the spectacular glow of thousands of candles.  

This year, you’re visiting two candlelit attractions for the price of one: Sainte-Marie among the Hurons and Martyrs’ Shrine!

Start your holiday shopping at our extensive artisan market. Enjoy activities for kids at both Sainte-Marie and the Martyrs’ Shrine. See historical demonstrations including blacksmithing. Take part in Sunday night mass. Enjoy a delicious holiday meal, and much more!

There’s a reason this event is an annual tradition for many. Come and experience a little holiday magic! 

Port Stanley Festival Theatre is a developer of professional, live, diverse Canadian theatre. We enhance the community experience.

The Beaches International Jazz Festival, now in its 38th year, is a month-long July event in Toronto’s Beaches community that draws nearly a million attendees with free concerts, StreetFest along Queen Street East, and performances across multiple parks and stages. Featuring over 1,000 artists each year—including international headliners, emerging talent, and local musicians—the festival also offers workshops and lectures to engage both jazz professionals and the wider public.

Highland Dance, Pipes & Drums, Clans & Heritage, Heavy Events and so much more! Scotland... Without The Airfare.