Summer Arts Fest 2025

SUMMER ARTS FEST IS BACK... AND, IT'S COMING 'HOME' TO DOWNTOWN ORANGEVILLE!

Our favourite Summer-time festival is back, it's growing and getting bigger than ever!

One of the best parts of our 2025 Summer Arts Fest, it's happening in our own backyard, and will be held in and around our very own David Nairn Stage at the Opera House.

Returning favourites include; North(519) Best of The Toronto Fringe (Two great shows for ONE great price), KIDSFest and it's BIGGER than ever, with indoor & outdoor activities at Alexandra Park and inside the Town Hall Atrium, MUSIC BINGO with Fluffy Souffle & TroyBoy Entertainment, AND, we’ve added more entertainment on Sunday back at the Opera House that you won’t want to miss!

Check out the detailed schedule and get your tickets NOW!

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FRIDAY AUGUST 8th (EVENING) - Ticketed Event

EVENT OVERVIEW (6:00pm - 10:30pm)

Our Friday night opening event at Summer Arts Fest will once again feature not one, but TWO shows from The Toronto Fringe Festival. Held at our very own Opera House this year, with room for more theatre-lovers to enjoy and experience some of the BEST shows The Fringe has to offer. Our 'Fringe Binge' Team will be running around the streets of Toronto in early July, seeing as many shows as they can. They will then pick the BEST of the BEST to join us here at YOUR theatre

We will once again be offering our two-show ticket promotion, which gets you in to see BOTH productions, which will be hand-selected by our 'Fringe-Binge' Team.

7:30pm - Fringe Show A

9:15pm - Fringe Show B

Tickets on sale NOW!! Call our Box Office to ask about our 2 for $40 deal and see BOTH awesome Fringe shows!!

Fringe Show A

Fringe Show B

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY TICKETS TO BOTH at the discounted rate, please call our box office directly at 519-938-7584

Want to learn more about Toronto Fringe? https://fringetoronto.com/fringe/about

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DON'T MISS FREE LIVE MUSIC WITH Stan Chang & Gary Taylor BEFORE the shows!!

EVENING - FREE Event

EVENT OVERVIEW (6:00pm - 7:20pm)

Join accomplished musicians Stan Chang and Gary Taylor for an evening of music. Found playing in clubs and venues both locally and throught the GTA, their Jazz, Blues and Boogie Woogie will transport you from the Delta to New Orleans and Memphis. Don't miss your chance to hear their unique sound!

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DAYTIME - FREE Events (Donate what you can in support of our KIDSFest FREE Event)

EVENT OVERVIEW (9:00am - 1:00pm)

KIDSFest is back, and... it's growing!! So much so, you can find indoor + outdoor fun at this year's KIDSFest. Start out playing with us outside at Alexandra Park (behind the Orangeville Farmer's Market). Then, join us for special shows the whole family can enjoy! 'Kids' from ages 2-99 can take advantage of all KidsFEST activities for FREE - we want everyone to have a ball at KIDSFest!

We’re bringing back some of your KidsFEST favourite entertainers - Artsploration's ‘fun-bus’ is back for all things arts & crafts, Buster Canfield's Circus of Industrious Fleas will wow us with their death-defying stunts, Storytime with Fay & Fluffy returns once again to read stories and entertain kids of all ages AND is wouldn't be KidsFEST without The Great Steverino to thrill us with his magical and mystical tricks and games.

NEW FOR 2025 - Don't miss Peanut Butter and the JAMS as they bring us the ultimate family-friendly musical experience delivering catchy, danceable electro pop tunes that inspire fun for kids & adults alike for a kids-themed dance party.

WHAT'S THE SCHEDULE? (We're so glad you asked!)

9:30am - Buster Canfield's Circus of Industrious Fleas

10:45am - Storytime with Fay & Fluffy

11:30am - The GREAT Steverino

12:15pm - Peanut Butter and the Jams DANCE PARTY

ONGOING AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES:

• Artsploration - Various activities + Art Bus
• Arts n' Crafts with Kait
• Face Painting with The Painted Ladies
• Wandering Magic with The Great Steverino!
• Artist Vendors
• AND MORE!!

NOTE - This event is being offered for free to all families. It would mean the world to us if you offered a small donation to help us keep the fun going!

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WHO'S UP FOR SOME MUSIC, BINGO AND PRIZES??

Music Bingo with Fluffly Souffle featuring performances from Troy Boy Entertainment - RETURNS!

EVENING - Ticketed Event (19+ EVENT)

EVENT OVERVIEW (8:00pm - 10:30pm)

Music, Bingo and Drag, oh my!

Fluffy Souffle is back with their unique twist to bingo as our host and MC. Alongside local favourite Troy Boy Entertainment, who promises to bring the party (as always).

This event has SOLD OUT in previous years... Be sure to save the date, call your crew and get your tickets before they're gone!

Tickets on sale NOW!! Please note this is a 19+ EVENT!!

Buy Tickets to Music Bingo

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DON'T MISS (BEFORE) Music Bingo FREE LIVE MUSIC WITH Heather Katz!!

EVENING - FREE Event

EVENT OVERVIEW (6:30pm - 8:00pm)

Join us from 6:30 - 8:00pm to hear one of the newest additions to Summer Arts Fest, Heather Katz. "Heather's performances are straight from her heart to yours. As a teacher, she inspires her students to find their own voice and creativity whether singing or playing." Come early and see this amazing local talent before the evening's main event.

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WE ARE PLANNING A VERY SPECIAL LINEUP TO CLOSE OUT OUR 2025 SUMMER ARTS FEST

Details to be announced, but keep Sunday open on your calendar for more fun with Fringe, a showcase of Theatre Orangeville talent (including new Artistic Director, Jennifer Stewart!) and so much more. We promise, the announcement will be well worth the wait!

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