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Join us for a beautiful week of Chamber Music on Georgian Bay. Our Festival brings music that inspires and connects and includes concerts at various venues, participatory sessions for string players and choristers, a children's concert, free events and more, all curated by Artistic Director Edwin Huizinga. Passes sell out each year - if you haven't experienced the joy and community of SweetWater, this is your year! See you at the Festival!

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Intersection is an annual experimental music festival strengthening Toronto's community vitality via inclusive, accessible, and participatory arts. From September 3 to 6, 2026, Intersection will showcase genre-fluid contemporary music by local and international artists in public spaces, fostering connection and cultural exchange. This year's highlights include Evan Ziporyn + ContaQt reinterpreting Brian Eno's Music for Airports and our flagship free, all-day music marathon event at Sankofa Square on September 5, including community participatory works. Concluding with public conversations, Intersection champions accessibility and public engagement, celebrating the arts' vital role in Toronto.

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North America’s largest celebration of global Jewish Music and Culture returns, with new venues and locations! 75+ acts and 250+ artists. A wide-ranging mix of Yiddish, Klezmer, Sephardic, Ladino, Mizrachi, Middle-Eastern and Latin Jewish styles, all mashed up with pop, soul, folk, jazz, bluegrass, world music, and more! The fun begins with the eclectic “Summer Jam” concert series (Mondays, July 13 and 27, August 10 and 24), before the Festival proper kicks off on August 30 with our first-ever integration into “Pedestrian Sunday” in Kensington Market. Other venues include Lula Lounge (Sept 1-3), midtown synagogues (Sept 4), Earl Bales Park (Sept 5), and Honey and Barry Park (Sept 6). Artists include The Klezmatics, Dobranotch, Nefesh Mountain, Daniel Kahn, Louisa Lyne (Leonard Cohen in Yiddish), Sam Reider, and many more!

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Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, Highlands Opera Studio was established in 2007 in Haliburton by internationally acclaimed operatic tenor/vocal pedagogue, Richard Margison, and stage director/violist, Valerie Kuinka. We provide four weeks of creative opportunities, advanced career development and industry training to a select number of highly qualified emerging opera professionals from across Canada, including singers, pianists, and composers, and all Canadians attend the program at no cost. Performances this August 3 to 31 will feature 18 top artists in 13+ public events. Highlights include “Homecoming” - a Gala 20th Anniversary concert featuring program alums (August 16), Puccini’s Suor Angelica, featuring guest soprano Lauren Margison (August 22), and four performances of Don Pasquale. See website for full calendar and casting.

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SweetWater turns the spotlight to the piano with “Keys of Life”, a festival filled with piano‑centred programmes, including multiple dazzling two‑piano showcases, intimate chamber concerts, and genre‑bending collaborations across Owen Sound, Leith, and Thornbury.

• Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition for two pianos with Philip Chiu and Janelle Fung, paired with paintings by Paula Arcienega.
• Feel the heat of Payadora’s fiery tango at Heartwood, with Drew Jurecka and Joe Phillips igniting an unforgettable night of rhythm and groove.
• Bask in Return of the Light, a commissioned work for two pianos by Ian Cusson
• An evening with Sarah Slean!

Join us this September as SweetWater’s “Keys of Life” celebrates the piano in all its colours - from shimmering impressionism and rich Romanticism to tango, jazz, and beyond.