Winter at Harbourfront

Through its hand-picked Harbour Highlights series, featuring talent from across Canada, Summerside’s Harbourfront Theatre will showcase world-class entertainment for all ages and tastes this winter.

On February 27, JUNO Award-nominated and Canadian Folk Music Award-winning ensemble Aerialists will perform their alchemy of Scottish, Irish and Nordic folk on guitar, strings, and harp. This pay-what-you-will event, an initiative by the theatre, allows audience members to choose the price of their ticket.

Canadian Celtic band The Irish Rovers will return to the Harbourfront stage on February 28 for the only PEI date on their 60th anniversary tour. Expect a toe-tapping, handclapping, sing-along night of good cheer that no fan of The Irish Rovers will want to miss.

On March 7, Raine Hamilton String Trio will treat audience members to their resonant, acoustic chamber folk with an otherworldly edge. This concert will be part of Harbourfront’s Backstage Pass series, where the audience is seated on the theatre’s stage surrounding the performer, creating a unique and intimate environment and fostering a sense of community.

The Alphabet of Awesome Science brings their mind-blowing scientific surprises to Summerside on March 8 for 26 quirky scientific demonstrations that squish, squirt, float, fly, erupt, and explode—perfect entertainment for ages 5–12 and everybody’s inner child.

JUNO Award-winning composer, arranger, producer, and conductor Duane Andrews, along with his band The Hot Club of Conception Bay, will visit Harbourfront on March 25 with an unmissable selection of traditional Newfoundland music and the swing jazz of legendary two-fingered guitarist Django Reinhardt. Andrews will also be joined by acclaimed Atlantic Canadian musician Ray Legere, who will bring his fiddle of fire.

Later this spring, JUNO Award-winning trio The Ennis Sisters will bring their seamless harmonies and compelling Celtic flavoured songwriting to Harbourfront on April 30. On May 10, the theatre will welcome family favourites Ballet Jörgen with their latest interpretation of Sleeping Beauty, danced to the original score by Tchaikovsky.

Tickets for all events can be purchased online at harbourfronttheatre.com, by phone at 902-888-2500, or in-person at the box office.