Fairview & South Granville
This unusual fringe-style venue stages a broad mixture of shows during its September-to-June season, mostly with a light undercurrent of Christian themes…
Must-see entertainment in Canada
Montréal
Québec's oldest theater still in use, the grand Monument National opened in 1893, and has been showing a wide range of cultural fare ever since. Shows…
Vancouver
This yellow-painted, wood-built community hall – which has the look of a worker's club without the edge – is popular with local cool kids as well as old…
Vancouver
Founded in 1954, the Lions are Vancouver's team in the Canadian Football League (CFL), which is arguably more exciting than its US counterpart, the NFL…
Orchestre Symphonique de Québec
Québec City
Founded in 1902 and boasting the accolade of being the oldest active symphony orchestra in Canada, the internationally recognized Orchestre Symphonique de…
Gastown & Chinatown
One of the leading players in Vancouver's independent-theater scene, this intimate, studio-sized venue is located inside a historic former fire station…
Vancouver
Recent years haven't been hugely successful for Vancouver's National Hockey League (NHL) team, which means it's sometimes easy to snag tickets to a game…
Toronto
Toronto's Major League Baseball team (a Toronto icon and a source of pride) plays at the Rogers Centre – it's the only MLB franchise based outside the USA…
Vancouver
Kitsilano's biggest movie house, popular Fifth Avenue screens indie films, foreign flicks and blockbuster Hollywood schlock (those locals might look like…
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal
Montréal
You can be assured of a treat if you see Québec’s leading ballet troupe. As well as staging six shows per season annually in Montréal at various venues …
Vancouver
A 1940s heritage venue – check out the retro art-deco figure perched on top of the streamlined exterior – the Vogue was bought and refurbished a few years…
Vancouver
Formerly just a summertime venue for musicals, this smashing Stanley Park stage has become an increasingly popular spot for alfresco live music. Elvis…
Québec City
Québec City's first theater when it opened as the Auditorium de Québec in 1903, this historic and now renovated theater-restaurant offers cabaret and…
Vancouver
If you thought poetry was a tweedy, soporific experience, check out the weekly events organized by the Vancouver Poetry House at Cafe Deux Soleils for a…
Edmonton
Since its beginning in 1963, Edmonton Opera has been getting rave reviews from opera lovers, and breathing new life into classics like Carmen and The…
Entertainment & Financial Districts
The 'Royal Alex,' as she is sometimes affectionately known, is one of the more impressive theaters in the city and home to splashy Broadway musicals…
Vancouver
This comfortably grungy former church hall is a friendly neighborhood spot, close to the heart of in-the-know locals who flock here to catch live ska,…
Jasper Town & Around
Each summer, Parks Canada sponsors entertaining live theater and free family-geared interpretive programs nightly at Whistlers Campground. However, as of…
College of Piping & Celtic Performing Arts
Prince Edward Island
Schooling students in the traditional instruments of Celtic music since the 1980s – from bagpipes to fiddles – this highly regarded music college also…
Toronto
The Toronto Argonauts crack their Canadian Football League (CFL) helmets at BMO Field at Exhibition Place, off Lake Shore Blvd W. Founded in 1873, the …
Bruce Peninsula
This art center is home to Canada's foremost aboriginal theater company, Debajehmujig Theatre Group, whose name appropriately means 'storytellers.' Its…
Toronto
Founded in 1979, Buddies is the world's oldest queer theater company. Its mission: to develop and produce queer voices and stories on stage. Check the…
Montréal
A one-time bastion of the alternafreak, this cavernous quintessential punk venue still stages some wild music nights (retro Tuesdays, hip-hop Thursdays,…
Vancouver
One of North America’s last remaining porn cinemas has been transformed (and fully pressure-washed) into a brilliantly eclectic independent nightlife…
Vancouver
These fun folkie meet-up nights include an open-stage session, support act, jam time and the 9pm main act. Local and visiting performers may be scheduled…
Gastown & Chinatown
Revamped from its grungy 1970s incarnation, the funky Rickshaw shows that Eastside gentrification can be positive. The stage of choice for many punk and…
Québec
This posh gambling hall has docking facilities and a helipad – in case you were thinking about bringing your yacht or helicopter. Dress up to visit this…
Toronto
The 'Raps,' the NBA’s only Canadian team, have made the playoffs 11 times since they joined the league in 1995, but they never reached the finals…until…
Victoria
The city's main orchestra plays most of its concerts at downtown's Royal Theatre, as well as performing a highly popular one-night gig every year on a…
Vancouver
Cross-reference with the Vancouver Art Gallery's website before you arrive and you might find there's an upcoming FUSE event to add to your vacation…
Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District
Contemporary CanStage produces top-rated Canadian and international plays by the likes of David Mamet and Tony Kushner from its own Berkeley Street…
Vancouver
Visiting movie nuts with a penchant for making their own flicks – or just chewing the fat with those who do – should unspool their film at one of…
New Brunswick
The grand Capitol Theatre was originally a 1922 vaudeville house and one of only eight prewar Canadian theaters historically restored. The setting is…
Vancouver
An 80-year-old tradition that generations of locals know and love, this alfresco waterfront stage near Kits Pool offers free shows and concerts in summer…
Toronto
Formerly the Canon, the Ed Mirvish Theatre was renamed in 2011 in honor of the late Ed Mirvish, a well-loved Toronto businessman, philanthropist and…
Toronto
Shakespeare in High Park is one of Canada's longest-running outdoor theater events, having started in 1982. Guests sit on grassy levels by the…
Entertainment & Financial Districts
Canada's national opera company has been warbling its phenomenal pipes for over 50 years. Tickets sell out fast, though standing-room tickets are…
Vancouver
Vancouver's dance headquarters, this cleverly reinvented old bank building offers a kaleidoscopic array of activities that makes it one of Canada's…
Gaspé Peninsula
A major cultural landmark in this corner of the peninsula, the theater showcases musical performances and shows from across the world, with a focus on…
Vancouver Island
This traditional clan house hosts dance performances by Alert Bay's local Namgis community in summer. Ask at the visitor center for performance times and…
