As we usher in November we’re thinking more about comfort music and the warmth that special places can bring when discovering new music or reveling in shows passed. Did you see our video of memories for the Ontario Festival of Small Halls 2017 experience? Give it a look – you might recognize a small hall […]
We’re thrilled to announce that we recently confirmed our final holiday show – in Maxville! The St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will roll out the red and green carpet to welcome Coig on Saturday, Dec. 2. It joins four other venues across Eastern Ontario to host a hall-iday show. Còig is from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and […]
Another incredible weekend of live music in the books as we cruise towards the last weekend of Small Halls 2017! It was a hot one for our small halls but we learned that Festival programs instantly turn into fans when coaxed. We added a few new names to the local openers list in the past […]
It all starts tomorrow, folks! Our hearts are beating a little faster today because of the anticipation of the Ontario Festival of Small Halls starting two weeks of amazing music while paying tribute to rural halls with history and heart. As you know, the Festival has expanded this year. That means we’re kicking off in two locations: […]
Could it be? Only 21 more days until the 2016 Ontario Festival of Small Halls starts? So exciting! Tickets have been flying this week. In fact, the concert at the Almonte Old Town Hall featuring Basia Bulat and Kelly Sloan is officially sold out! Big thanks to all who purchased tickets and we look forward […]
We still have a few surprises up our sleeves with less than a month to go until the 2016 Ontario Festival of Small Halls starts strumming! This week, we announced that The Abrams will be performing with Darlingside and Miss Emily at the Seeley’s Bay Community Hall on Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. As fourth-generation […]
There is a quiet, almost unassuming, section of our website that is thunderous in the weight it carries towards to the success of the Festival of Small Halls. Under the Supporters tab in the top menu, you’ll find logos for the many municipalities, businesses, tourism associations and halls, which pull together and help make the […]
We have confirmed our final two shows! We’re so pleased that the Lyndhurst Legion Hall and the ABC Hall in Bolingbroke will both be welcoming the Devin Cuddy Band. Cuddy is the son of Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy, but he has carved out his own unique sound harkening back to pre-1960 music and inspired by the […]
What a week! With our line up announced we’re now concentrating on filling your cherished small halls with big music – and audience members to enjoy it! But what’s already in the small halls we’ve chosen for the 2016 Festival of Small Halls is a whole lot of heart and history. These are the places […]
We are so excited to share our 2016 line-up news! The Ontario Festival of Small Halls is promising to ignite local stages this fall with a flurry of big music – and today festival organizers announced the internationally-renowned musicians who will be filling beloved community spaces across eastern Ontario and the Upper Ottawa Valley with […]