Events

Chest Fever's Tribute to the Last Waltz

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Thursday, October 8, 2026 • 7:30 p.m.

Few farewell concerts have achieved the legendary status of The Last Waltz, The Band's star-studded final performance in 1976. More than four decades later, its music continues to resonate with audiences, celebrating an era when rock, folk, blues and country…

Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane: Miles Davis and John Coltrane Centennial

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Friday, October 9, 2026 • 8:00 p.m.

Presented by Bravo Niagara

Two leading voices in contemporary jazz come together at Partridge Hall on October 9 as trumpeter Terence Blanchard and saxophonist Ravi Coltrane celebrate the centennials of Miles Davis and John Coltrane — not by recreating the past, but by exploring what…

Pat Metheny

Massey Hall, Toronto↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Friday, October 9, 2026 • 8:00 p.m.

Few contemporary musicians have shaped modern jazz as profoundly as Pat Metheny. Throughout a career spanning five decades, the acclaimed guitarist and composer has continually expanded the boundaries of the genre, blending jazz with elements of folk, rock…

Steve Goldberger & The Gentle Spirits 11-Piece Big Band

Coco Bar & Mexican Grill, St. Catharines

Saturday, October 10, 2026 • 7:00 p.m.

VENUE & TIME CHANGE: Due to flood damage at the NOTL Legion, this performance has been relocated to Coco Bar & Mexican Grill in St. Catharines. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the performance beginning at 7 p.m.Steve Goldberger puts his bandleader hat back on for…

Spencer Burton

Helliwell Hall, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Thursday, October 15, 2026 • 8:00 p.m.

Presented by Cicada Music & Arts Festival

Ontario singer-songwriter Spencer Burton brings his country and roots songwriting to Helliwell Hall in St. Catharines on Thursday, October 15. Burton's recent work includes North Wind (2024) and Coyote (2021), with North Wind recorded during a retreat to a…

Let's Dance: My Son the Hurricane

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Saturday, October 17, 2026 • 8:00 p.m.

Few live acts deliver the sheer energy of My Son the Hurricane. The Niagara-based, internationally touring ensemble has built a reputation for turning concert halls and festival stages into dance floors with its explosive blend of funk, soul, jazz, rock and…

Secondhand Dreamcar & Joe Nolan

OXIGIN Club, Hamilton↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Friday, October 23, 2026 • 7:00 p.m.

Edmonton soul, roots and blues collective Secondhand Dreamcar rolls into Hamilton's OXIGIN Club with singer-songwriter Joe Nolan for an evening of Canadian roots music. Secondhand Dreamcar brings together nine veteran Alberta musicians whose backgrounds span…

The Ballad of Dwight Fry — An Evening with Bob Ezrin & Dennis Dunaway

Bridgeworks, Hamilton↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Thursday, October 29, 2026 • 7:30 p.m.

Presented by Lou Molinaro Presents

Legendary producer Bob Ezrin and original Alice Cooper Group bassist Dennis Dunaway come together at Bridgeworks for an evening looking back at one of the most creative and chaotic chapters in rock history. The Ballad of Dwight Fry — The Horror-ific Truth…

In Spite of Ourselves: An Evening of John Prine

Roselawn Theatre, Port Colborne↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Friday, October 30, 2026 • 7:30 p.m.

Presented by Johnny Max Entertainment

In Spite of Ourselves: An Evening of John Prine celebrates the songs and influence of one of popular music's most distinctive singer-songwriters.John Prine built his reputation on deceptively simple songs that could be funny, tender, sharply observant and…

Road Waves Perform Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy a Thrill

Warehouse Concert Hall, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Saturday, October 31, 2026 • 8:00 p.m.

Presented by Road Waves / Sonic Unyon

Niagara's Road Waves return to Warehouse Concert Hall for a Halloween night built around one of the landmark albums of the 1970s: Steely Dan's Can't Buy a Thrill, performed in its entirety. Formed in Niagara by guitarist and vocalist Ji Sharp, Road Waves…

BEAT: Belew/Vai/Levin/Bozzio Performing the Music of KING CRIMSON

The Theatre at Great Canadian Toronto, Toronto↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Sunday, November 1, 2026 • 8:00 p.m.

For devotees of adventurous music, there are lineups that almost seem too improbable to be real. BEAT is one of them. Former King Crimson members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin are joined by guitar virtuoso Steve Vai and legendary drummer Terry Bozzio for a…

Alan Cross

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Saturday, November 14, 2026 • 7:00 p.m.

Presented by FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

For more than four decades, Alan Cross has made a career out of asking questions about music that most listeners never thought to ask. Best known as the host of The Ongoing History of New Music, Cross has spent more than 30 years exploring the artists…

Trooper

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 • 7:30 p.m.

An Evening with Trooper returns one of Canada's most enduring rock bands to the stage, bringing decades of classic hits that have become part of the soundtrack of Canadian music. A childhood favorite of Niagara Arts Review editor David Horhota, Trooper…

Sully Burrows — The Leave You Lonely Tour

Helliwell Hall, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Tuesday, November 24, 2026

Presented by Cicada Music & Arts Festival Presents

Rising Canadian country artist Sully Burrows brings The Leave You Lonely Tour to Helliwell Hall in downtown St. Catharines, with Bradley Hale joining the bill. The Parry Sound singer-songwriter has quickly established himself among Ontario's emerging country…

Holly Cole Swinging Christmas 2026

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Thursday, December 10, 2026 • 7:30 p.m.

Holly Cole Swinging Christmas 2026 brings one of Canada's most distinctive jazz voices back to the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre for an evening of holiday favourites reimagined with warmth, elegance and unmistakable style. A personal favourite of…

Drum Masterclass with Larnell Lewis

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Sunday, January 10, 2027 • 2:00 p.m.

Presented by Long & McQuade Musical Instruments

Grammy Award-winning drummer, composer, producer and educator Larnell Lewis returns to the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre for an interactive drum masterclass in the Recital Hall. Best known internationally for his work with jazz-fusion powerhouse Snarky…

100 Years of Stan Getz

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Friday, February 5, 2027 • 7:00 p.m.

100 Years of Stan Getz: Bossa Nova & Beyond celebrates one of jazz's most lyrical and influential saxophonists through the music that defined his remarkable career. Curated by celebrated saxophonist Pat LaBarbera and presented in partnership with the Niagara…

I Mother Earth

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Friday, February 12, 2027 • 7:30 p.m.

I Mother Earth return to the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre with the powerful blend of alternative rock, psychedelic influences and extended live improvisation that made them one of Canada's most distinctive bands of the 1990s. Before seeing them live…

A Brief History of Smoking Cigarettes

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Saturday, March 6, 2027 • 7:00 p.m.

Presented by FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Niagara-born theatre artist Deanna Jones brings her distinctive brand of candid, funny and deeply personal storytelling to the Recital Hall with A Brief History of Smoking Cigarettes, created and performed by Jones in association with St. Catharines'…

First Ladies of Jazz

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Tuesday, April 13, 2027 • 7:30 p.m.

Presented by FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

First Ladies of Jazz celebrates three pioneering voices who helped shape jazz singing and the Great American Songbook: Mildred Bailey, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Curated and produced by Tim Johnson and Niagara jazz vocalist and presenter Juliet…

Gowan

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines↗ (opens venue website in a new tab)

Monday, May 3, 2027 • 7:30 p.m.

Presented by FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

More than four decades after Strange Animal established him as one of Canada's most distinctive rock performers, Lawrence Gowan brings his unmistakable voice, keyboard virtuosity and theatrical stage presence to Partridge Hall. Born in Glasgow and raised in…