Summer Music Festivals

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York Region's largest outdoor music festival with five stages of multicultural entertainment (music and dance), More than 100 Craft and Food vendors, Farmers' Market. Headliners include Tom Wilson, Zaki Ibrahim, Exodus: Bob Marley tribute with Lazo Finn, Georgia Harmer, Pony Girl, Rikashay, Samba Squad, Dan the Music Man, Los Moralitos, Junestone, Blackboard Blues Band, and more. Back again - Barkham will be at the north end of the street for dogs and their pet parents with vendors, Luge course and contests. The Kidz Zone at the bottom of the street will have games, performances, crafts. This is a family event for all ages. Friday from 6pm to 11pm; Saturday from 11am to 10pm.

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The Festival of the Sound is celebrating big this summer with an incredible line-up of classical, jazz and choral music, and much more. This year is extra special with two important anniversaries - James Campbell’s 40th as artistic director and the Festival’s 45th in beautiful Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.

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Since 2010, the CCCTIMF has established a solid name as one of the most reputable and high-profile music festivals in Canada. The festival is held in recognition of the artistic achievements of young musicians, providing them with the opportunity to learn, grow and showcase their potential in performance. It also provides performance opportunities for young musicians to help bring the scope of their talents to new heights. The annual festival is conducted at the 626-seat, state-of-the-art P.C. Ho Theatre concert hall in Toronto. Trophies, medals, and scholarships are awarded to the winners based on the class criteria. Selected winners will receive the opportunity to perform in the Gala Concert and the "Rising Star'' concert series. Please visit our website!

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Music Niagara Festival is a not-for-profit charitable organisation presenting world-class, diverse music experiences in unique and intimate settings that connect the community and beyond, educate and inspire audiences and artists, and enhance Niagara-on-the-Lake’s rich heritage and culture. We believe that by working in collaboration with community members we can enrich the cultural life of the community and its visitors.

Now entering our 25th year, we are proud to have brought so many years of wonderful music to Niagara-on-the-Lake, and to have earned the support of many in our community. Music Niagara’s world-class programming includes a summer festival, a Performance Academy for young musicians, and a number of off-season concerts and events held throughout the Niagara region.

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Organ Festival Canada ’23 promises to be a once in a lifetime opportunity. For the first time, the RCCO has joined forces with the Organ Historical Society (OHS) to produce a festival of unequalled excellence, bringing together the resources of two major organisations, with an OHS focus on the instrument and the RCCO celebrating the music and performers. This will take place in Toronto hosted by the RCCO – Toronto Centre and the OHS.

A Festival of Pipes: Building Bridges - Forging Friendships encompasses all the best feelings and experiences of festivals past. You know what we mean: the late-night banter, the meeting of old friends, getting to know new colleagues, the festive feeling of a shared recital experience, and the joy of learning something new about an instrument, a performer, or a composition.

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This year marks 30 years of bringing world-class music to the Waterloo Region by Sun Life UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival. Special program highlights include Canadian guitar virtuoso and JUNO winner Jesse Cook, the Latin-infused music of GRAMMY and JUNO winning Alex Cuba and a swinging group from Cleveland, the 3DJazz Trio. Along with these fantastic performers, we will feature Indigenous actor and jazz singer Cheri Maracle, So Long Seven (a group that blends folk and jazz with influences from India), local soul and R&B group Freshwater Funk, Toronto singer-songwriter Barbra Lica, the music of guitarist Eric Divito direct from NYC and many others. There will be family activities, food vendors and your favourite beverages. Best of all, admission is absolutely free! Please join us - it's worth the trip!

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No Strings Theatre launches its ‘SummerStage' 2023! Under this umbrella, NST will present in Toronto in July, a fully staged production of The Storyteller, and in August, at the farm, George Bizet’s Carmen, in collaboration with Opera By Request at an outdoor farm near Orangeville.

The Storyteller, based on 'seasonal affective disorder', explores themes of growing up, community, and friendship. Director, Olivia Daniels, and our genderfluid cast, expand the imagination through devised theatrical storytelling. Director, Gregory Finney, transposes Carmen to a 1930’s Flapper/Mod/Gangster era. Both productions are suitable for all ages. Oh yes, please join us and OBR for our dinner theatre on August 15 at the Granite Pub in Toronto.

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Batuki Music Society is a non-profit organisation that presents and promotes African music, art and culture through events in Toronto throughout the year and culminating into a weekend festival, Habari Africa.

"Nurturing and strengthening cultural diversity through music and the arts"

Habari Africa festival is a multi-disciplinary music and arts festival that displays the rich and diverse cultures of Africa. Join us for a weekend of exploration and engagement with the art and sounds of the continent. The festival will offer an authentic experience through presentations that celebrate the uniqueness, wealth and diversity of African music, dance, film and arts. The festival is presented free and there are activities for all ages.

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Stratford Summer Music, an annual multi-week music festival that presents multiple events featuring 100+ artists, is set in indoor and outdoor venues throughout downtown Stratford, Ontario. With an artistic vision to produce, to the highest standards possible, an annual program of diverse and exciting musical performances by local, provincial, national and international artists and to provide the widest possible range of musical genres on our stages, Stratford Summer Music exposes audiences to a standard of musical excellence difficult to find outside large urban centres.

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From its home in Downtown London’s beautiful Victoria Park, TD Sunfest ’23 (July 6 to 9) will feature 40+ top global music and jazz acts performing on two mainstages and five satellite stages. 2023 international headliners range from Ukrainian folk-punk phenomenon DakhaBrakha, to Colombia’s all-female salsa jazz sextet Las Guaracheras. These eclectic sounds will be complemented by 200+ equally diverse food, craft and visual art exhibitors lining the footpaths in the Park. Best of all, this jewel of summer remains affordable (free admission) and accessible to everyone.

Whatever your passions, whatever your background – wherever your spirit takes you – TD Sunfest is yours to enjoy: a thrilling, one-of-a-kind celebration of life and community. “More than a festival, it’s a vibe!” (Songlines Magazine, UK).