Summer Music Festivals

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The 31st Annual Music Festival headliners include JUNO Award winner Laila Biali (vocals/piano) on Friday night; JUNO winner and Grammy Nominee Hilario Duran (piano) and his 19-piece Latin Jazz Big Band on Saturday night; and a "hall of fame" lineup of musicians in the Canadian Jazz Collective on Sunday afternoon. We will also feature local artists Tim Louis (vocals/piano); the Natu Trio, Ralf Buschmeyer, Adam Bowman, Patti Payne, along with many others. There will be family activities on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, along with plenty of food vendors and your favourite beverages. Best of all, admission to the Festival is FREE! What could be better than a great summer weekend enjoying live music with family and friends? Everyone is welcome. We cannot wait to see you there!

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Welcome to the 11th annual South Coast Jazz Festival in Norfolk County and Brantford and worldwide online. For tickets, schedule and all information, please visit our website.

Enjoy an accessible and wonderfully diverse selection of concerts at Lynnwood Arts Centre Simcoe and Glenhyrst Gardens Brantford. Take in the Gallery Exhibits too. Headliners include Johannes Linstead, Shannon Butcher and Michael Shand, Sammy Jackson, Avery Raquel, Branson Palanio Organ Trio, and James Wilson. VIP guaranteed seat tickets are limited, download from the website now.

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Toronto Summer Music’s 2024 Festival welcomes artists from around the world to share their artistry. From the strong voices of masters resonating with wisdom and experience to the bright voices of emerging artists ringing with hope and innovation, the multitude of voices within our community will be celebrated. Starring an exceptional array of musicians, including Orchestre des Arts Florissants, and laureates of Le Jardin des Voix, Les Arts Florissants' academy for young singers, Canadian Brass, violin superstar Kerson Leong, Gold Medallist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Vadym Kholodenko, Dame Sarah Connolly, among others. The Voices Within Festival runs from July 11 to August 3.

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No Strings Theatre presents its ‘SummerStage' 2024! NST will present in Toronto in July, a table read of Levels The Play, a new musical by Clarence (CJ) Jura and Abby Grass, and in August, Mozart's The Magic Flute, in collaboration with Opera by Request at an outdoor farm near Orangeville. Levels The Play navigates relationships, familial pressures, intersectionality, and coming of age. The play, which was wonderfully acclaimed at the 2023 Fringe Festival, will be further developed by dramaturgs Mark Cassius (script) and Darryl Joseph Dennie (music). Director, Gregory Finney, brings The Magic Flute to a magic fantasy at the farm, along with other opera excerpts. Levels is suitable for 13+ and The Magic Flute is suitable for all ages. Also, check out our opera pub night at Toronto's Granite Brewery on August 13!

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The TD Toronto Jazz Fest is an annual event produced by the Toronto Downtown Jazz Society. Celebrating its 37th edition in 2024, the festival has grown from an eight-day showcase that began in 1987 to a major event attracting over 500,000 patrons annually over ten days. The festival features a mix of free and ticketed performances across various venues in Toronto, including outdoor stages in the Bloor-Yorkville area and indoor concerts throughout the city. It showcases a diverse range of jazz music and artists, from legendary performers to emerging talent, and includes more than 100 performances.

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Join us at the Open Ears Festival 2024 (#OE24). Once again, this year’s festival brings some of the world’s highest calibre musicians to our region, featuring local, national, and international award-winning soloists and ensembles.

We will present numerous performances and workshops to appease your curiosity and highlight the many cultural activities in our area, including the Canadian premiere of SIERRA performed by the one and only Vicki Chow, and the iconic experimental DJ Hieroglyphic Being. We also have more premiere performances, including sound installations, multi-media, foley workshops and a drag show.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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The Leith Summer Festival and Artistic Director Jeremy Bell present five concerts each summer in the Historic Leith Church, 12km from Owen Sound. The church is an intimate venue with excellent acoustics. The festival begins on Saturday, June 22 with a mix of Indo jazz and Classical with Autorickshaw and the Penderecki String Quartet. On Sunday, July 7, the New Zealand String Quartet performs Shostakovich and Debussy. The Swiss Piano Trio presents Dvorak's Dumsky on Saturday, July 27. Benedict Lauziere, violin and Angel Park, piano will play Saint-Saens and Chausson on Sunday, August 11. On Saturday, August 24, Stewart Goodyear concludes the festival with Beethoven and Gershwin.

Sunday afternoon concerts start at 2:30pm, and Saturday evening concerts start at 7:30pm. Tickets are $45 at www.roxytheatre.ca. For details, call 519-371-2833.

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The Markham Jazz Festival features more than 30 free jazz, blues, soul and related acts on three stages, as well as along Main St. and in area restaurants. The 2024 festival takes place Friday to Sunday, August 16 to 18. Experience award-winning music (Grammy and Juno winners) in Unionville's charming heritage village setting. Free continuous shuttle from Markham Pan Am Centre (15 Main St. Unionville, near Unionville GO). Free Parking. Accessible.

This year's headliners include New York-based Duchess, and Grammy winner Nicole Zuraitis (Best Jazz Vocal Album 2024) on Friday evening. Saturday evening includes Jackie Richardson, Juno winner Dominique Fils-Aimé, plus the amazing U.N. Jefferson. On Sunday, Hilario Duran's Big Band (2024 Juno winner for Jazz Album of the year) closes off the show.

Come and have a ball!

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Join us at the Multicultural One World Music Festival – Local talent will start things off on Friday night at Little Lake Park in Midland followed by Saturday’s collection of musicians and musical styles from around the world including African, Steel Drums, Moroccan, French Canadian and more! Includes a beer garden and international food vendors and market!

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Just an hour north of Toronto, Brookside Music’s 2024 ‘Festival of the Bay‘ in Midland will keep the music in summer with these internationally acclaimed performances.

Join us at the Midland Cultural Centre at 7pm for: (Thurs, July 18) - “Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow - Tom Allen”; (Wed, July 24) - “Fiesta - Music of Spain and South America”; (Sun, July 28) - New Zealand String Quartet with James Campbell; and (Fri, August 2) - The Swiss Trio.

The concerts are offered for an unbelievable $35, or any 4 for $100 plus HST/SC, and children and students may attend for free!

Join us for the sweet sounds of summer!