Expanding the possibilities
of performance


SummerWorks Performance Festival
August 1-11, 2024

Purple and blue wavy projections on a white background, indoors, with a crowd of people dancing, talking and eating in the foreground. Projections by Maziar Ghaderi at SummerWorks Opening Night Party 2019; photo by Henry Chan.

Opening Night Community Meal & Party

Interdisciplinary / Party


 SummerWorks 


Venue
Outdoor - The Theatre Centre


AUGUST 4, 7:00 PM


180 Minutes


Ticket Price
FREE

Purple and blue wavy projections on a white background, indoors, with a crowd of people dancing, talking and eating in the foreground. Projections by Maziar Ghaderi at SummerWorks Opening Night Party 2019; photo by Henry Chan.

SummerWorks Kicks Off With a Big Community Meal and Party!

Celebrate the kick off of the Festival over yummy food, great company, dancing, and pop-up performances in the heart of Queen West. Welcome back, SummerWorks friends; we’ve missed you. Welcome new friends, we can’t wait to meet you.

7:30 pm – Food service for the Community Meal (picnic/bbq favorites) courtesy of Hearty Catering and soft serve ice cream and slushies courtesy of QB Snax, will begin, accompanied by initial welcome and announcements.

8:45 pm – Pop up performances will begin at surprise locations on site. 

All Night – DJ Fly Lady Di will be playing and an interactive photo booth will be active.

Artists & Acts include:


ASL interpretation provided.

Visual Story for this location is available on our Accessibility Page.


Part of the Public Works programming – bringing artists and audiences together in the public sphere to experience our city in new ways.