Discover the 2026/27 PAC Presents Season

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Priyanka. Photograph by Wade Muir.

Join us for an unforgettable 26/27 Season at the PAC

Members can purchase tickets online as of Friday, June 19, 10am
Tickets go on sale to the public starting Thursday, July 16, 10am
26/27 Season Brochure

The arts belong here. And so do you!

The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre’s 26/27 PAC Presents Season welcomes audiences to experience more than 80 performances across our four venues, bringing together internationally celebrated artists and an incredible showcase of local Niagara talent. From season opener Crash Test Dummies to Canadian icons Trooper, Big Sugar, I Mother Earth, Men Without Hats, Matthew Good and His Band, and Gowan, the season is packed with acclaimed performers from across Canada and beyond. Highlights include an intimate evening with literary legend Margaret Atwood, powerful performances by masters of song and story, William Prince, Matt Andersen, and Ben Caplan, the return of Ukrainian folk innovators DakhaBrakha, and interactive events that put audiences at the centre of it all, including Choir! Choir! Choir! and a Pitch Perfect sing-along experience. Music, storytelling and a touch of chaos collide as Priyanka takes the Recital Hall Stage—don’t miss the Just a Small-Town Girl Tour, a celebration of queer joy, self-expression, and showing up as your full self.

Sunshine Express. Photograph courtesy of the artist.

At the heart of this season is community and our home stage with 24 performances created in Niagara or featuring Niagara artists. New initiatives such as the Double Vision series and Let’s Dance spotlight local musicians and homegrown creativity, while community events, artist development opportunities, and family programming ensure there is something for every age and stage of life. Sunshine Express, one of the most prolific bands to emerge from Niagara’s fast-growing alternative scene, will be featured in Partridge Hall with a 12-piece orchestra. From thought-provoking speaker series and musician masterclasses to beloved family events, the PAC continues to be a place where artists and audiences grow together.

Join us for an unforgettable 26/27 Season that’s sure to warm your heart and inspire you.

The Film House: curated cinema meets community

The Film House continues to grow as a distinctive part of the PAC experience, offering new releases, documentaries, classics and community programming in downtown St. Catharines.

New for 26/27, PAC Presents on Film will connect films to artists, ideas and themes from the PAC Presents season, offering audiences a cinematic entry point into the live performances on stage.

The Film House will also present the Retro Reels Film Series on the big screen with classics including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Psycho, Back to the Future, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Clueless, The Way We Were, Die Hard and more.

2026 SPARK Gala
featuring the National Ballet of Canada
Saturday, October 24, 8pm
Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
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Our annual SPARK Gala raises funds to fuel the future of artistic brilliance in Niagara. Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with music, performance, community spirit, and connection!

We are proud to announce that for the very first time in St. Catharines, The National Ballet of Canada will perform their internationally acclaimed work here, in Partridge Hall.

This exclusive programme will celebrate the National Ballet’s 75th anniversary season with the Balcony Pas de Deux from the company’s upcoming production of John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet and The Future at 75, a performance by the company’s RBC Apprentices.

Thank you to our SPARK Title Sponsor FirstOntario Credit Union.

Greta Hodgkinson in Romeo and Juliet. Photograph by David Cooper, courtesy of the National Ballet of Canada.

About the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre is the cultural heart of Niagara—Niagara’s largest multidisciplinary performing arts centre and a charitable organization that exists to make the arts a central, accessible and essential part of life in the region.

Located in downtown St. Catharines, the PAC is four venues under one roof, presenting and supporting music, theatre, dance, comedy, film, family programming, education initiatives, community events and cultural experiences that bring people together.

Land Acknowledgement

The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (PAC) is located in downtown St. Catharines, Ontario at the corner of St. Paul and Carlisle Streets on the shared traditional lands of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the Neutral Peoples and many other Indigenous People from across Turtle Island. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum agreement. We offer our sincere gratitude and respect to the original and continued stewards of this land and are reminded that our great standard of living is directly related to the resources and friendship of Indigenous Peoples.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
250 St. Paul Street
St. Catharines, ON L2R 3M2, Canada
www.firstontariopac.ca
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905-688-0722

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Accessibility:
The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre is an accessible venue. For more information, visit here.

The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre acknowledges the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, Telefilm Canada, the City of St. Catharines, and our donors, sponsors and members for their ongoing support.