Young Centre for the Performing Arts
Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District
The $14-million Young Centre houses four performance spaces, used by theatrical tenants including Soulpepper and George Brown Theatre Co (www.georgebrown…
Must-see entertainment in Ontario
Northern Ontario
This beloved grungy venue is all about Canadian indie from punk to gospel, and stages acts including local bands and big names from the south. Adding to…
Northern Ontario
Grab a glass of vino or local craft beer from the glittering steel bar and enjoy an evening amid strumming guitars and the restless murmurs of tortured…
Kensington Market & Chinatown
Songbird Feist got her start here. Nightly live music (rock, indie and solo singer-songwriters), weekly stand-up comedy and monthly hip-hop nights are all…
Toronto
Part of the Harbourfront Centre complex, this small theater presents contemporary dance performances that often challenge and move viewers. Check the…
Ottawa
You can watch the Ottawa 67's (www.ottawa67s.com), a minor-league hockey team, at their home ground, the TD Place Arena. You can also catch concerts,…
Toronto
Toronto's professional lacrosse team is red hot, having won the league championship six times. Games are held at Scotiabank Arena; get tickets through…
Eastern Ontario
Built in 1830 and continually upgraded (including a Hollywood-style update in 1931), the funky Regent Theatre hosts a diverse series of plays, concerts…
Kensington Market & Chinatown
Singer-songwriters, soul, jazz and country performers grace this boho stage; artists, musos, dreamers and slackers crowd both front and back rooms. Look…
Kingston
Housed in an imposing Victorian mansion, this Queen's campus mainstay is one of the hottest venues for live music. It also hosts special events such as…
Southwestern Ontario
Touring blues and folk acts fall over themselves to play here, a rockin' room out the back of a cream-brick house. Ukelele jam on Wednesday nights;…
Toronto
Housed in a magnificent landmark building, the Theatre Centre produces and supports experimental works of performance and visual art. Come here to push…
Ottawa
An oldie but a goodie: the best place in town to catch live blues. See live music here nightly in summer, with some sets starting as early as 3pm.
Entertainment & Financial Districts
The POW is a 2000-seat playhouse showing big-ticket productions such as The Phantom of the Opera and The Book of Mormon.
Eastern Ontario
Nightly nature-themed presentations in summer. Permits into the park are required to enter the theatre.
Ottawa
Ottawa's indie heart has been screening independent and international movies for 70 years.
Ottawa
Check out this art-house cinema, which hasn't changed much since the early ’30s.
Niagara Falls
Open 24/7, this mammoth building across from the Skylon is itself worth a look – an amazing complex of commerce and crapshoots, with a fantastical foaming…
Toronto
Weekly themed DJ nights, live music and comedy are all part of the lineup at iconic Clinton's, which attracts a fun, arty crowd. There's a pub at the…
Toronto
This excellent Little Italy venue showcases alt-rock acts like The Killers and Muse. If you want to flaunt your hip-hop rhymes, look out for 'trap karaoke…
Toronto
At the heart of Yonge & Dundas Sq, this enormous cinema complex has 23 huge screens with fabulous stadium seating, IMAX, VIP screens with reserved seating…
Toronto
Mirvish TicketKing sells tickets for shows at the Royal Alexandra, Princess of Wales, Ed Mirvish, CAA, and Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres.
Entertainment & Financial Districts
Glenn Gould Studio's acoustics do the namesake famous pianist honor. Purchase advance tickets for evening concerts of classical and contemporary music by…
Toronto
Few venues have hosted as diverse a range of performances as Massey Hall, with over 125 years in the business. Extensive renovations to bring the 2500…
Southwestern Ontario
This provincially owned casino (affiliated with the Caesar's Las Vegas family) gives Windsor an economic boost. Stop in to roll some dice or see a show at…
Entertainment & Financial Districts
Managed by Cineplex, this fun, gargantuan multiplex features the latest technology, including IMAX 3D. Buy tickets downstairs, then take the gigantic…
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District
With an entry awning protruding over Front St like a hummingbird beak, this place is hard to miss. Phone or book online for shows as diverse as the Soweto…
Muskoka Lakes
Located on the Rama First Nation, 11km northeast of Orillia, glitzy Casino Rama is also a main stage on the touring entertainment circuit. A courtesy…
Entertainment & Financial Districts
Get your laugh on at the original Yuk Yuk's in downtown, a decades-old comedy club that's expanded across Canada. Tuesday is Amateur Night (read: cheap…
Southwestern Ontario
Leading London's underground music scene since the '80s, this grungy dive bar is still thumping with alt-rock live bands, sometimes pulling names like the…
Thousand Islands
This casino, often filled with senior citizens, can be a sad indictment of modern society, but the staff are friendly and for many punters, it's just good…
Muskoka Lakes
The turreted, turn-of-the-century Orillia Opera House hosts a variety of productions including the likes of Come Away and Oklahoma!
Muskoka Lakes
This charming heritage building presents a wide range of performances year-round, including a summer season of professional theater.
East Toronto & Rosedale
The 1000-capacity Phoenix occupies the former Harmonie Club, a grand ol' room that has seen the likes of the Tragically Hip.
Southwestern Ontario
This small theater keeps locals and visitors amused over its summer season, with productions celebrating Canadian works.
Georgian Bay
Hosts small-town productions of big-name musicals at its wonderful wooden lakeside theater.
