Niagara’s performance venues like OLG Stage, Avalon Theatre, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, The Warehouse Concert Hall, and The Sanctuary Centre For The Arts aren’t the only places to find fantastic live music while you’re visiting. A diverse range of annual music festivals and events offer sounds and scenery for fans of every genre!

Concerts On The Canal in Welland, Concerts In The Park in St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie’s Rock On The Lock Concert Series, and Niagara’s many Supper Markets offer visitors a chance to soak in Niagara’s signature landscapes during the summer months while enjoying free live music.

Fancy listening to live music alongside a zoo-full of animals? Safari Niagara’s Safari Rocks Summer Concert Series is for you! 

The Jackson-Triggs Summer Concert Series has been wowing crowds for a quarter of a century, featuring legendary Canadian artists in a huge outdoor amphitheatre at the winery.

 The Niagara Jazz Festival celebrates jazz and world music throughout the year, with a summer festival held in Niagara-on-the-Lake each June, featuring winery concerts, pop-up performances, and a free Jazz In the Park event.

Music Niagara Festival is a world-class summer music festival that draws attendees from across North America for high-quality performances spanning the musical spectrum, including classical, choral, contemporary, country, folk, and jazz. 

Every third weekend of July, Pelham SummerFest invites visitors to come “chill on the hill” at this award-winning event featuring four days of free live music. 

Each Civic holiday weekend, Port Colborne Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival includes free nightly concerts at H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park.

September’s Misty City Music Festival brings some of the best artists in country music for an unforgettable three-day experience in the heart of Niagara Falls.

As part of September’s Grape & Wine Festival, the four-day weekend party in Montebello Park features a carefully curated collection of live bands. 

October’s Cicada Music & Arts Festival in Port Dalhousie offers a relaxed fall weekend of indie, folk, roots, and rock music performed on the shores of the historic Henley Rowing Course.

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