Vancouver
Local bands know they've made it when they play Vancouver's best mid-sized venue, a restored art-deco ballroom that still has the city's bounciest dance…
Must-see entertainment in Canada
Vancouver
A huge public fundraising campaign in 2018 saved this beloved theater and cinema venue from possible redevelopment, proving just how important it's become…
Vancouver
This beloved cinema operates like an ongoing film festival with a daily-changing program of movies. A $3 annual membership is required – organize it at…
Southwestern Ontario
Forty years young, Bookshelf is the pacemaker of Guelph's cultural heartbeat, a combination bookstore, cinema, bar and music venue. Swing by to read the…
Prince Edward Island
Generations of PEI-ers have grown up catching the features here – screening since the 1950s, the drive-in was restored in 1992 – making this a real island…
Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club
Winnipeg
Honky-tonk/country/rock/blues weekend bands jam while beer and whiskey flows at this small, rough, raunchy and real throwback. Don't miss the Sunday-night…
Winnipeg
There's Manitoba mania for the Jets who play at the Bell MTS Place. The ice-hockey games are raucous and often sold out; ask around for tickets.
Montréal
One of Montréal’s most charming live venues, the ‘House of the People’ has talented DJs and is a venue for art-house films and spoken-word performances…
Southwestern Ontario
A buzzing arts center in the heart of downtown London. Programming centers on emerging and developing artists; a black box theater and gallery on the 1st…
Old Montréal
Globally famous Cirque du Soleil, one of the city’s most famous exports, puts on a new production of acrobats and music in this marvelous tent complex…
Vancouver
One of Vancouver's favorite alt venues, the intimate Biltmore is a firm fixture on the local indie scene. A low-ceilinged, good-vibe spot to mosh to local…
Montréal
Montréal’s premier music venue, the storied Place des Arts is at the heart of the growing Quartier des Spectacles.
Vancouver
Watching Shakespeare performed while the sun sets over the mountains beyond the tented main stage is a Vancouver summertime highlight. There are usually…
Vancouver
The charming Malkin Bowl provides an atmospheric alfresco stage for the summertime TUTS season, usually featuring two interchanging Broadway musicals. It…
Québec City
Designed by the Polish-Canadian architect Victor Prus in 1971, the 'Great Theater' is Québec City’s main performing-arts center, with a steady diet of top…
Vancouver
The state-of-the-art headquarters of the Vancouver International Film Festival screens a wide array of movies throughout the year in the kind of…
Toronto
The 13-time Stanley Cup–winning Maple Leafs slap the puck around Scotiabank Arena. Every game sells out with fiery fans – hockey is intrinsic to the…
Vancouver
Opened in 1927, Vancouver's grandest old-school theater has a gorgeous and beautifully maintained baroque interior, making it the perfect place to catch a…
Banff Town
Perched on the side of Tunnel Mountain, Banff’s flagship arts venue hosts a varied program of concerts, lectures, exhibitions and events throughout the…
Old Montréal
A unique immersive multimedia show where the interior of the Basilique Notre-Dame becomes the canvas for a light show set to surging orchestral music. The…
Calgary
Cross over into the hip universe of Inglewood to find the grassroots of Calgary's music scene, here inside the Garry Theatre. Local bands alternate with…
Québec City
Just outside the walls of the Old Upper Town, this art-deco theater subtitled 'La Maison de la Musique' (The House of Music) hosts a stellar lineup of…
Québec City
At this jubilant boîte à chanson (folk-music club), it will likely be just you and the locals. There’s lively Québécois music nightly, usually of the …
Vancouver
Using BC Place Stadium as its home, Vancouver's professional soccer team plays in North America's top-tier Major League Soccer (MLS). Their on-field…
Québec City
Ask any local between the ages of 18 and 35 to suggest a cool place for a drink and this is where they might send you. DJs and live bands serve up a…
Vancouver
The studio venue of the city's Arts Club theater empire hosts more challenging and intimate productions in a space that's cleverly and sometimes…
Québec City
Laid-back and offering an eclectic mix of bands, this bar is one of the town’s classics for good live music. It’s also popular for its reasonably priced…
Québec City
Under the artistic direction of Grégoire Legendre, this world-class company presents classics like Aida, Pagliacci, Madame Butterfly, La Traviata, Carmen,…
Toronto
This basement tavern rocks, with wooden-barrel stools and a small stage where you can catch some twang. You'll hear mostly country and blues, plus a bit…
Edmonton
Edmonton's only surviving art deco–era cinema has operated under various guises since 1940, changing hands most recently in 2011. It's filled with vintage…
Twillingate/NWI Dinner Theatre
Newfoundland & Labrador
The friendly crew here whip up a multicourse meat-(or fish) and-potatoes kind of meal before launching into a three-hour variety show with lots of…
Edmonton
The Princess is a grand old theater that defiantly sticks her middle finger up at the multiplexes that are dominant elsewhere. Dating from the pre-talkie…
Toronto
This art deco theater with a two-tiered balcony screens a wonderfully varied schedule of new releases, art-house flicks, shorts, documentaries and vintage…
Calgary
There's something on stage here most nights – everything from jazz jams to hip-hop, along with comedy and quiz nights. The rooftop patio is ace in the…
Calgary
Archrival of the Edmonton Oilers, the Calgary Flames play ice hockey from October to April at the Saddledome. Make sure you wear red to the game and head…
Calgary
Built in the 1920s as a garage but turned into a theater during the 1930s depression, the Plaza is the last operating neighborhood theater in Calgary…
Québec City
With live music from 10pm on Friday and Saturday night at the very minimum (more in the summer), this charming bar located in a 400-year-old house also…
Southwestern Ontario
Once a 19th century hotel, today the Gorge is Canada's longest continuously operating repertory movie theater. Seats fully recline, popcorn is prepped in…
Edmonton
This is the sort of place your mother warned you about: dirty, rough, but still somehow cool. It's a great place to check out some live music; blues and…
St John's
Attitudes and ages are checked at the door of this little pub, tucked down Solomon's Lane. You'll hear everything from jazz to indie, and even the odd…
