Hall submissions open for 2021

Hall submissions open for 2021

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: hall submission time! As eternal optimists here at Small Halls, we have high hopes of being able to host our regularly scheduled Festival in October 2021. Right now, we’re forging ahead with planning – and that means we’re looking for hot tips about community halls across Eastern […]

Canada Day playlists from Small Halls

Canada Day playlists from Small Halls

Canada Day may look a little different this year – but that doesn’t mean that we can’t celebrate talented Canadian artists. Cue the virtual fireworks! The Ontario Festival of Small Halls celebrates Canadian live music in spaces where you can feel the pulse of our nation’s small communities. To that end, we carefully cultivate a […]

Small Halls Reflections: Seeley’s Bay Community Hall

Small Halls Reflections: Seeley’s Bay Community Hall

Reflecting on the connections fostered through Small Halls Liz Huff, former co-ordinator of Seeley’s Bay Steps Up: “News – both good and bad – travels through a fascinating variety of networks in rural communities, and no one network controls the channel. The parents-with-kids-currently-in-school network is fast and influential. The longstanding church leaders, farm families and […]