June 16 and 17
Markham, ON

Markham Village Music FestivalThe Markham Village Music Festival is celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday and 40 years of music and fun. Please visit the Markham Village Music Festival website for more information, vendor registration or to volunteer. June 16, 6pm to 11pm: Great entertainment on five stages! Children’s Village in Morgan Park 5pm to 9pm. New this year, we are hosting a Town Crier competition featuring Criers from across Canada. Enjoy culinary delights at Taste of Markham. June 17, 10am to 9pm: The music and the fun continue! Morgan Park features a petting zoo, fun inflatables and an entertainment stage. Listen to Practically Hip – a tribute band. Don’t miss the finale of the Town Crier competition. In the morning, visit the award-winning farmers’ market on Robinson street.

647-983-9054
www.markhamfestival.com
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June 21 to August 17
Hamilton, ON

Brott Music FestivalNow entering its 30th season, the Brott Music Festival (est. 1988) is the largest non-profit orchestral music festival in Canada, and the only festival with a full-time, professional orchestra-in-residence. The Brott Music Festival is renowned for its extremely high artistic standard, world-class soloists, exuberant young orchestra and eclectic mix of orchestral, chamber, jazz, pops and education concerts at various venues across Southern Ontario. A stunning array of great music in all its forms: classical, contemporary, chamber, opera, jazz, blues and rock. A fully-staged production of Bizet’s Carmen, a PopOpera of great vocal arias and ensembles, Mozart’s magnificent Requiem, music you know and love by the great musical Impressionists Debussy & Ravel, the Music of James Bond and so much more!

905-525-7664
www.brottmusic.com

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June 2 to 11
Hamilton, ON

Started three seasons ago, St. Joe’s ArtsFest features Southern Ontario artists performing in the fantastic acoustics of St. Joseph’s RC Church in Hamilton. The 2017 season will feature two evenings of T.S. Eliot’s drama Murder in the Cathedral. The church is situated on Hamilton’s trendy Locke St., with excellent restaurants and pubs within minutes of the concert location. All tickets are $20 CAD at the door (and nobody will be turned away!).

905-528-0019
www.stjoesartsfest.ca

May 26 to June 18
Montreal, QC

20170421143922 Beethoven image SGPRThe Montreal Chamber Music Festival dedicates its 22nd season to the spirit of Beethoven with "Beethoven: Passion romantique." Founder and artistic director Denis Brott, C.M. has featured the music of Beethoven on almost all festival concerts, anchored by the performance of the complete Beethoven string quartets over six concerts by the extraordinary Dover Quartet, who have “enjoyed a rise to the top [that] looks practically meteoric” (Strings Magazine). Additional artists featured this season include superstar Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki, a world premiere by Yoav Talmi, the Israeli Chamber Project, the Rolston String Quartet, the always-popular jazz series with Rémi Bolduc, Robi Botos and Natalie MacMaster, and much more. A total of 43 events, at all times of day, fill out the festival schedule for more concerts, more free events, and more Beethoven than ever before.

514-489-7444
www.festivalmontreal.org
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June 10 to 18
Burlington, ON

Sound of Music FestivalSo much music, so much fun. Every year in June, music takes over the Burlington downtown and waterfront. The largest local music event of the year features an eclectic combination of emerging artists, blasts from the past and current performers. A mix of free and ticketed shows continues all over town for nine days. Activities include the Kick-Off Concert, Sound of Music Club Series, Grande Festival Parade, free concerts for four days on Father’s Day Weekend, Downtown Streetfest, Silver Series, Children’s Village, carnival and vendors. Bring the whole family, you’ll find something for everyone.

905-333-6364
www.soundofmusic.ca
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