Reflecting on the impact of Small Halls at Union Hall Linda Camponi, President, Union Hall Community Centre in Mississippi Mills near Clayton: “One day in August 2014, I was listening to CBC Radio and heard an interesting interview. It was Kelly Symes talking about a new music festival featuring “small halls”. I immediately sat down […]
Do you have a happening hall in your community? It’s that time of year again: the Festival of Small Halls is accepting new hall submissions. The festival, which brings internationally-renowned musicians to beloved, rural community spaces across Ontario each fall, is currently welcoming submissions from new halls to participate in this year’s event. Find out more about getting involved as a host and take the first […]
We wrapped up the Deck the Small Halls shows in local venues across Eastern Ontario last weekend and we’re feeling all the festive fuzzies! We welcomed four of five sold out crowds to unforgettable shows in Brockville, Delta, Manotick, Pakenham and in Dacre last weekend. The Deck the Small Halls series was our biggest yet […]
What a kick off to our holiday shows! Our hearts are full of festive cheer and our souls are happy with good music and community. The Fortunate Ones with Sherman Downey and Royal Wood deeply connected with the audiences in Almonte, Athens, Tweed, Seeley’s Bay and Merrickville. There was even an on-stage wedding proposal at […]
Ho-ho-hold everything! Our holiday series starts THIS Friday and our Small Halls communities really know how to revel in the festive spirit! There are some fantastic holiday activities planned in the show communities during the coming weeks – and some even in conjunction with the Small Halls shows. Here’s a look at some festivities this […]
Our holiday series starts next week and we’re so excited to Deck the Small Halls with you! Did you see that two shows are now sold out? That’s right – the Fortunate Ones performance at the Almonte Old Town Hall and The Once at St. John’s United Church in Brockville are both sold out. There […]
The countdown is on to our hall-iday shows! Did you know that we have expanded our series this year? Yes, we have 10 shows in small towns across Eastern Ontario taking place over just two weekends starting Nov. 29. Then, Small Halls does the BIG hall on Dec. 13, 14 and 20 when we partner […]
Can you hear the jingle bells ringing in the distance? Our Deck the Small Halls series starts in less than a month as we welcome brilliant Canadian artists to small stages across Eastern Ontario. We have some great news! In our first weekend we’re rolling out the red carpet for the Fortunate Ones, right? They’re […]
Get festive in small halls across Eastern Ontario! The Ontario Festival of Small Halls is bringing big names in music to even more special places this holiday season with its Deck the Halls series. The Festival is growing its holiday offerings, while presenting 13 shows leading up to Christmas opening with two Juno-nominated artists, the undeniable […]
Wow – what a Festival! Our sixth Festival of Small Halls Ontario has come to a close and it was one for the books. We’re delighted to report that more attendees than ever visited small and historic venues across Eastern Ontario to enjoy almost 40 music and culinary events over the course of the three-weekend Festival […]