Oakville, Ontario, boasts a vibrant arts scene, offering an array of theatre, music, and dance performances throughout the year. Whether you’re a fan of live theatre, classical music, or contemporary dance, Oakville has something for everyone.
Theatre Performances
The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts (130 Navy Street) is the town’s premier venue, hosting professional theatre productions, touring performances, and local community theatre groups like West End Studio Theatre and Burloak Theatre Group. Sheridan College’s Theatre Sheridan (1430 Trafalgar Road) is another must-visit, showcasing outstanding performances by its renowned music theatre students.
Music Concerts
Classical music lovers can enjoy performances by The Oakville Symphony, which holds concerts at the Oakville Centre. For jazz, folk, and contemporary music, Moonshine Café (137 Kerr Street) features intimate live performances by local and touring musicians. The annual Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival brings world-class musicians to the streets every summer.
Dance Shows
From ballet to contemporary dance, Oakville’s dance scene is thriving. The Oakville Ballet Company presents seasonal performances, including The Nutcracker, while The Oakville Academy for the Arts showcases dance recitals year-round. Oakville Centre also hosts touring dance companies, bringing diverse styles to the stage.
With its diverse lineup of performances and cultural events, Oakville is a must-visit destination for arts enthusiasts. The following live theatre productions, concerts, and dance shows are presented at various locations.
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March 6, 2025 at 8 p.m.
Finger Eleven
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Finger Eleven, the alternative rock band from Ontario, and one of the best-selling Canadian bands of all time, have released a series of consecutive hit albums and become among the greatest live bands to ever emerge from the great White North.
The Greyest of Blue Skies, their debut, broke Finger Eleven into the international mainstream, achieving Gold status in the United States and Platinum in Canada. Their 2007 album, Them vs. You vs. Me, launched the single “Paralyzer”, setting radio records in the US, peaking at #1 internationally and going 5x Platinum, the band’s second million+ seller. Five Crooked Lines continued to electrify audiences the world over and their Greatest Hits include their biggest smash hit in a decade, “Together Right,” topping charts.
March 12, 2025 | 4 and 7 pm
Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock
AEG Liebherr Auditorium, Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
www.oakvillecentre.ca/whats-on/upcoming-events/jim-henson-fraggle-rock
Experience the magic of Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock live on March 12, 2025, at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. Join the lovable Fraggles for a fun-filled, musical adventure in the AEG Liebherr Auditorium. With performances at 4 PM and 7 PM, this is the perfect opportunity for fans of all ages to enjoy the iconic characters and their vibrant world. Don't miss out—get your tickets today and relive the joy of Fraggle Rock!
March 22, 2025 | 8 p.m
Classic Albums Live: Ziggy Stardust (Sold Out)
AEG Liebherr Auditorium, Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
https://www.oakvillecentre.ca/whats-on/upcoming-events/cal-ziggy-stardust
Classic Albums Live will perform David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts on March 22, 2025, at 8:00 PM. The performance features songs like "Ziggy Stardust," "Suffragette City," and "Moonage Daydream." According to founder Craig Martin, the group aims for "note for note, cut for cut" accuracy, focusing solely on the music without costumes. The show is divided into two acts: the first meticulously recreates the iconic album, while the second celebrates Bowie's legacy with a selection of his greatest hits.
March 27-29, 2024
West End Studio Theatre Presents Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Written by Christopher Durang and directed by Yo Mustafa.
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, Studio Theatre – Lower Level
Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is Durang’s cheeky comedic homage to all things Chekhov. The bucolic bliss of siblings Vanya and Sonia is thrown into disarray when sister-turned-movie actress Masha returns home with her new, rather dimwitted, lover in tow, sparking a fiery bout of rivalry, lust, and opportunity.
March 29, 2025 at 8 p.m.
Brett Kissel, The Side You’ve Never Seen
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
It all “Started With a Song” over ten years ago, and ever since Brett Kissel has had an extraordinary rise to superstardom in the Canadian country music scene. With three Platinum and ten Gold singles, two Gold-certified albums, and 17 Top-10 radio hits, he has become one of the country’s most celebrated artists. “The Side You’ve Never Seen” acoustic tour offers an intimate night of songs and stories that fans won’t want to miss.
April 3, 2025 at 8 p.m.
Pauly Shore: Stick with the Dancing, Funny Stories from My Childhood
Oakville Centre for the Performing Art
“Stick with the Dancing: Funny Stories from My Childhood” is a new, one-man show from Pauly Shore. The actor and comedian intimately talks about his life, career, ups and downs, growing up at The Comedy Store, Beverly Hills High School, MTV days, opening for Sam Kinison, and the Playboy Mansion.
This is not traditional stand-up comedy.
April 4, 2025 | 8 p.m.
Classic Albums Live: Brothers in Arms (Sold Out)
AEG Liebherr Auditorium, Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Classic Albums Live will perform Dire Straits' "Brothers in Arms" at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts on April 4, 2025, at 8:00 PM. The performance features songs like "Money for Nothing," "Walk of Life," and "So Far Away." According to founder Craig Martin, the group aims for "note for note, cut for cut" accuracy, focusing solely on the music without costumes. The show is divided into two acts: the first meticulously recreates the iconic album, while the second celebrates the band's legacy with a selection of their greatest hits.
April 5 & 6, 2025
Oakville Symphony: An ode to bravery and rebirth
Guest artist: William Leathers, piano & trumpet
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
If you want to know why the local star William Leathers is rising rapidly as one of the most exciting artists of our times at only 22, come listen to him perform not only Tomasi’s virtuoso trumpet concerto, but also Mozart’s piano concerto no. 23! Delve into the beauty of Barber’s rework of Bach’s chorale “Christe, du Lamm Gottes” and Mozart’s warmth and elegance. And witness Stravinsky’s iconic The Firebird, a musical masterpiece about a tale of redemption and triumph.
April 9 - 13, 2025
BurlOak Theatre Group Presents Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
AEG Liebherr Auditorium, Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
www.oakvillecentre.ca/whats-on/upcoming-events/botg-matilda
BurlOak Theatre Group presents Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical from April 9–13, 2025, at the AEG Liebherr Auditorium, Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. With music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and a book by Dennis Kelly, this magical production brings Matilda’s story to life, filled with humour, heart, and high-energy performances. Join Matilda as she stands up to adversity and discovers the power within. Don’t miss this unforgettable musical experience!
April 12, 2025 | 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Oakville Symphony: Live by Candlelight
Queen Elizabeth Park Cultural and Community 2302 Bridge Rd, Oakville
oakvillesymphony.com/event/live-by-candlelight
Step into an intimate, candlelit setting and experience a mesmerizing mix of timeless classical pieces and modern chart-toppers. Performed by the Oakville Symphony’s string orchestra, plus piano and drums, this concert brings together the elegance of Brahms and Mozart with the energy of Taylor Swift, BTS, The Beatles, and more.
April 13, 2025 | 3 pm
Darkness to Light
St John’s United Church, 262 Randall Street, Oakville
Charles, our Music Director, writes:
We all experience difficulties in life, and negative things will happen, ideally, we deal with them, and move on/move back to a state of positivity. One of my favourite concert ideas is the process of darkness to light, in which this facing of challenges and moving forward to positivity is expressed, and celebrated. This version of the theme moves away from the personal and towards the universal. Brantford composer Ronald Beckett has written a moving tribute to our relationship with the natural world, entitled Nature’s Cry. It addresses, on an emotional level, the state of our connection to the animals that we share on the planet.
April 16, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Cirque Kalabanté Won’Ma Africa
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Family Series
“Won’Ma Afrique”, which means “Our Africa” in the Sousou language, is a smaller version adapted from “Africa in Circus”.
Kalabanté meaning “go-getter, ambitious child, with exceptional courage” in the Sousou language, this NPO pursues a double mission: the promotion of African artistic cultures and the realization of humanitarian projects, and cultural exchanges, between Canada and Guinea.
April 23, 2025 at 8 p.m.
Just For Laughs Road Show
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Just For Laughs is excited to bring some of its funniest and favourite alumni to Oakville with the Just for Laughs Road Show! Don’t miss some of the best stand-up comedians from the world’s largest and most prestigious comedy festival when Just for Laughs Road Show tours across Ontario this spring.
April 24, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Theater Terra Presents Rapunzel
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Family Series
Theater Terra presents the new family musical Rapunzel, based on the famous European fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, for ages 4 and up.
Come to the theatre for an enchanting afternoon with Rapunzel the Musical! A long time ago, there was a witch, who took a young girl from her mother. The witch called the girl Rapunzel and locked her up in a high tower, in the middle of the woods. Living there, Rapunzel is only being visited by the witch, who crawls up the tower on Rapunzel’s long braids.
May 2, 2025 at 8 p.m.
The Incredible Boris Comedy Hypnotist
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
A hilarious hypnotic event with legendary comedy hypnotist The Incredible Boris. You WILL laugh! A fun night that combines inspiration and interactive hilarity in the hands of a hypnosis virtuoso. Boris is a master of improvisation that will keep you in stitches and on the edge of your seat. The passion with which Boris takes the stage is engaging and contagious, while the laughter is unforgettable.
May 3 & 4, 2025
Oakville Symphony: A playlist inspired by dance
Guest artist: Ana Isabella Castro, soprano and Federico Linari, diatonic harmonica
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Enjoy this menu of rhythmic flavours where we explore the irresistible connection between music and movement. Indulge in the romance and lush worlds of operas by Puccini and Gounod sung by Ana Isabella Castro, a young local soprano that is not to be missed. And be dazzled by the Canadian premiere of Levy’s Harmonica Concerto, an energetic and extremely virtuosic work to be played by Argentine leading harmonica virtuoso Federico Linari who will also demonstrate the intricate technique of diatonic harmonica in two other selections from Tango to Jazz. Lastly, the Mexican Danzón will surely bring the season to an end in a way like no other.
May 14, 2025 at 8 p.m.
Gowan
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, and raised in the Tropic of Canada, Lawrence Gowan enjoyed a lengthy and successful solo career with four Platinum and three Gold albums and one Gold single to his credit, before joining Styx in 1999 as keyboardist and one of their three lead vocalists. Gowan’s second album, Strange Animal (1985), was recorded at Tittenhurst Park in England, then the home of Ringo Starr and former home to John Lennon, who recorded his highly influential Imagine album (1971) in the same home studio. Strange Animal went triple platinum in Canada, and the video for “A Criminal Mind” (a song he continues to perform solo and also with Styx) won the Juno Award for Best Video of 1985.
May 16 & 17, 2025 | 8 p.m.
Classic Albums Live: Pink Floyd Animals
AEG Liebherr Auditorium, Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Classic Albums Live will perform Pink Floyd's "Animals" at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts on May 16 and 17, 2025, at 8:00 PM. The performance features songs like "Dogs," "Pigs (Three Different Ones)," and "Sheep." According to founder Craig Martin, the group aims for "note for note, cut for cut" accuracy, focusing solely on the music without costumes. The show is divided into two acts: the first meticulously recreates the iconic album, while the second celebrates the band's legacy with a selection of their greatest hits.
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