Where To Find Your Favourite Genres Performed Live

Music lovers looking for live performances that reflect their go-to radio stations or playlists don’t have to search far to find concerts that fit the bill in Niagara. Pick your favourite genre from the list below, and you’re on your way to finding live shows that are guaranteed to be music to your ears!

 

Rock, Pop, & Country

Check the concert calendars at venues like Niagara Falls’ OLG Stage and Avalon Theatre, St. Catharines’ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre and Warehouse Concert Hall, Ridgeway’s The Sanctuary Centre For The Arts, and Port Colborne’s Roselawn Theatre to see which live performances will be taking place while you’re here. During the summer months, outdoor concerts at Niagara wineries like Jackson-Triggs and Red Stone Winery deserve a spot on the bucket list of every music and wine lover.
 

In terms of music-focused festivals, country music fans will want to time a trip around September’s Misty City Music Festival, which brings together some of the best artists in country music for an unforgettable three-day experience, in the heart of Niagara Falls. Indie, folk, roots and rock fans will love October’s Cicada Music & Arts Festival in Port Dalhousie.
 

Community festivals like June’s Graze The Bench, August’s Canal Days, and September’s Grape & Wine Festival are also great places to catch amazing rock and country performances at a great price. 

Classical

The Niagara Symphony Orchestra performs legendary masterpieces and exciting, innovative new works, but it also has fun with a few genre-bending performances each year that offer creative takes on popular rock albums, like Pink Floyd’s The Wall.
 

Gallery Players of Niagara presents a diverse array of classical chamber music, showcasing Canadian performers at venues throughout Niagara, including historic churches, community centres, and the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.
 

Music Niagara presents diverse, world-class music experiences in unique and intimate settings in and around Niagara-on-the-Lake. From Vivaldi performed at a local cidery to an open masterclass in Chamber music taught by an internationally acclaimed violinist, Music Niagara’s classical music experiences are truly one of a kind.
 

A handful of times each season, members of the Shaw Festival Orchestra perform classical Coffee Concerts in the Festival Theatre. This small-group experience offers great value!

 

Jazz

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 also presents a collection of jazz and pop experiences each year.

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