Must-see entertainment in Canada

  • Arts Club Theatre Company

    Vancouver

    Vancouver's largest, most popular and most prolific theater company, the Arts Club stages shows at three venues around the city. A new artistic director…

  • Ship's Company Theatre

    Nova Scotia

    Surely the most unusual theater space in Nova Scotia, this place is built around the MV Kipawo, the last of the Minas Basin ferries. There's a summer…

  • Seahorse Tavern

    Halifax

    Indie acts and local bands are the mainstay at the rough-and-ready Seahorse. It also hosts a monthly dance party, plus retro nights devoted to the '80s…

  • Fresh Air Cinema

    Vancouver

    Screening outdoor, admission-free movies at venues around Metro Vancouver every summer, the company's Stanley Park events often draw thousands of blanket…

  • Kelowna Rockets

    Kelowna

    The much-beloved local WHL hockey team is a perennial contender, playing in the 6000-seat stadium Prospera Place. Home games see the local pubs fill…

  • Loose Moose Theatre Company

    Calgary

    Guaranteed to be a fun night out, Loose Moose has digs near the Inglewood neighborhood. It specializes in improv comedy and, at times, audience…

  • National Arts Centre

    Ottawa

    The capital's premier performing arts complex delivers opera, drama, Broadway shows, and performances by its resident symphony orchestra. The grand…

  • New Varscona Theatre

    Edmonton

    There are only 176 precious seats at the Varscona, a cornerstone of the Old Strathcona theater district that puts on 350 performances annually of edgy…

  • Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

    Vancouver

    The city's orchestra plays classical and popular music concerts (think movie music) around the city and beyond. Venues range from the palatial Orpheum…

  • Globe Cinema

    Calgary

    This art-house theater specializes in foreign films and Canadian cinema – both often hard to find in mainstream movie houses. Look for discounts on…

  • Arts Commons

    Calgary

    This is the hub for live theater in Calgary. With four theaters and one of the best concert halls in North America, you can see everything from ballet to…

  • Roxy Theatre

    Edmonton

    This theater opened after Theatre Network's beloved 1940s Roxy theater burned down. Nevertheless, it keeps things eclectic, showing burlesque, live bands…

  • Belfry Theatre

    Victoria

    The celebrated Belfry Theatre showcases contemporary plays in its lovely former church-building venue, a 20-minute stroll from downtown.

  • Vic Theatre

    Victoria

    Screening art-house and festival movies in the heart of downtown, the Vic charges a $2 membership alongside your ticket admission.

  • Thousand Islands Playhouse

    Thousand Islands

    This delightful waterfront theater has presented a quality lineup of mainly light summer plays and musicals since 1982.

  • Exterior of the Granville Island Stage theatre

    Granville Island Stage

    Vancouver

    The Granville Island arm of Vancouver's leading theater company, this intimate, raked-seating venue is the perfect spot to feel really connected to the…

  • Neon sign at Bistro a JoJo in Latin Quarter.

    Bistro à Jojo

    Montréal

    This brash venue on lively Rue St-Denis has been going strong since 1975. It’s the nightly place for down 'n' dirty French- and English-language blues and…

  • The DJ and dancing crowd in Piknic Electronik a summer music festival in Saint Helen's Island.

    Piknic Électronik

    Montréal

    It’s near the sculpture L'Homme that the fantastic Piknic Électronik takes place. DJs mix techno and electronic music while you can dance or lounge on the…

  • Cultch

    Vancouver

    This once-abandoned church has been a gathering place for performers and audiences since being officially designated a cultural space in 1973. Following…

  • Carousel Theatre

    Vancouver

    Mostly performing at Granville Island's Waterfront Theatre, with some shows at the alternate Performance Works space nearby, this child-focused drama…

  • Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

    Montréal

    This internationally renowned orchestra plays to packed audiences in its Place des Arts base, the Maison Symphonique de Montréal, a venue with spectacular…

  • Vancouver Theatresports

    Vancouver

    The city's most popular improv group stages energetic romps – sometimes connected to themes like Tinder dating – at this purpose-built theater. Whatever…

  • Monument National

    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…

  • ANZA Club

    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…

  • BC Lions

    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…

  • Vancouver Canucks

    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 Blue Jays

    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…

  • Cineplex Fifth Avenue Cinemas

    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 …

  • Vogue Theatre

    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…

  • Malkin Bowl

    Vancouver

    Formerly just a summertime venue for musicals, this smashing Stanley Park stage has become an increasingly popular spot for alfresco live music. Elvis…

  • Le Théâtre Capitole

    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 Poetry Slam

    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 Opera

    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…

  • Wise Hall

    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,…

  • 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 Argonauts

    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 …

  • Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

    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…

  • Foufounes Électriques

    Montréal

    A one-time bastion of the alternafreak, this cavernous quintessential punk venue still stages some wild music nights (retro Tuesdays, hip-hop Thursdays,…

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