Expanding the possibilities
of performance


Tickets on Sale: July 15!


Welcome to the 35th anniversary SummerWorks Performance Festival

With 35+ projects and over 200 artists, join us for 11 days of theatre, dance, music, and live art in theatres, in public parks, in galleries, at transit hubs, and in the spaces between!

EXPLORE THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING

Introducing SummerWorks' 2025/26 Associate Artists!

A new programming initiative at SummerWorks, the Associate Artists program provides an opportunity for three (3) artists or companies to come into a more intimate, supportive, and long-term engagement with the organization. At its core, the program is designed to offer tangible supports for selected artists or companies, over the course of two years.

SummerWorks will present each Associate Artist within two summer Festivals, and support the development of their creative projects. The program is iterative by design, with responsive opportunities for research, collaboration, and public engagement in each Festival context, and throughout the year.

We are thrilled to announce the three (3) artists/companies for 2025/26 – Chimerik 似不像, The Switch Collective, and Johnnie McNamara Walker.

Uncover more about the 2025/26 Associate Artists, and take a glimpse at what they’re planning for this year’s Festival…

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Support SummerWorks

SummerWorks is dedicated to nurturing artistic risk and innovation in contemporary performance.

By engaging with artists from a place of care and curiosity, leading with the question “How can we best support you?”, SummerWorks creates the conditions that allow for artistic exploration and collaboration.

As a member of our Festival community, you are a key collaborator in the creation of new work. Not only are you among the first to witness and experience these performances, your donations help ensure that this work happens in the first place.

Less than 10% of our budget is derived from ticket sales. And, like so many performing arts organizations, we continue to experience the impacts of the pandemic, as one-time special project and emergency relief funds disappear. Now more than ever, we rely on the generosity of individuals like you.

Donate to SummerWorks!

Any amount is greatly appreciated. You can make a donation by:

  • Offering a cash or card donation with a volunteer with a yellow bucket, onsite at the Festival
  • Adding a donation or rounding up your order, when you purchase tickets online
  • Visiting summerworks.ca/donate

Thank you for helping SummerWorks expand the possibilities of performance.

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About

Who We Are

SummerWorks is a leader, collaborator and community builder at the forefront of contemporary performance.

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What We Do

Our year-round activities and summer Festival offer many diverse and distinct ways to engage with live performance.

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Get Involved

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There are so many ways to engage and get involved with SummerWorks.

Opportunities to work, to create, and to volunteer with our Festival and our year-round programming.

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Help us continue to expand possibilities by supporting SummerWorks today!

Join us now to make your impact on artists’ futures.

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What's New

Mon Jun 23, 2025

ANNOUNCING the 2025 SummerWorks Performance Festival

SUMMERWORKS PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL 2025:  BACK TO THE FUTURE | FORWARD TO THE PAST MARKING 35 YEARS OF RADICAL ARTISTRY, EXPERIMENTATION, …

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Wed Apr 23, 2025

INTRODUCING SummerWorks’ 2025/26 Associate Artists!

A new programming initiative at SummerWorks, the Associate Artists program provides an opportunity for three (3) artists or companies to come into …

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Wed Apr 2, 2025

New social media, same SummerWorksFun!

So… we were hacked in late-December and lost all of our followers on Instagram, and we are no longer using …

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