If you’re spending the day in Stratford, make the most of every minute with these day trip itineraries. No matter what time of day you arrive, there are plenty of activities to schedule and assemble into the perfect day.
These itineraries are suggestions on how to make the most out of your trip to Stratford. We encourage you to mix and match different performances and events to create your ideal trip!
Family Day
Make it a family day with a Relaxed Performance of Wendy and Peter Pan! Our Relaxed Performances aim to meet the access needs of autistic and other neurodiverse and disabled people while also being suitable for families with younger children or first-time theatregoers. For more information and to book tickets, visit our Relaxed Performance page.
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Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.
FRom Fairy Dust to Glitter
Start your day with a sprinkle of fairy dust from Wendy and Peter Pan. Then, witness the magic of a set changeover as the Avon Theatre stage transforms into the glitter and glitz of La Cage aux Folles.
Song and Dance
Take your teens out for a day at the theatre to see La Cage aux Folles for as little as $15.50 with Kids (18 and under) tickets! And, as an extra treat, kick the day off with a song and dance workshop with performers from the show! Because what teen doesn't love watching their parents dance in public?
*Reservations are highly recommended.
Famous Playwrights
Explore the unique, alluring world-renowned work of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler and Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?
A Day of Hope!
Immerse yourself in a day of new theatre with a discussion between former head of New Play Development, Bob White, and London Ontario native, Andrea Scott, whose new play, Get that Hope, has its world premiere at Stratford this season.
Forum ECO-Day
Spend a day at the Meighen Forum, listening and learning hands-on how theatre can be used to improve the planet!
Shakespeare and Comedy
Get ready for a day of side-splitting laughter with Twelfth Night and Something Rotten! Plus, watch as the Festival stage transforms from the Summer of Love to the streets of Renaissance London between performances.
A Day at the Avon
If the idea of spending your day at the Avon Theatre excites you, then this itinerary is for you! Before seeing two very different yet technically marvelous shows, get an inside look at how it all gets done with a tour of the Avon theatre.
A Little Guts and Lots of Glitter
Visit the Avon Theatre for a day of glitter and gold, whether from fairy dust and pirate treasure or the sequins and jewelry of queens!
Shakespeare Across Genres
Get ready to be taken on an emotional roller-coaster within and across two Shakespearean classics, in two stories of family and romance, and how those sometimes work together and sometimes… don't.
Shakespearean Tragedy: Fact & Fiction
In preparation for an evening of Shakespearean tragedy with Romeo and Juliet, enjoy an afternoon watching the trials and tribulations of Shakespeare's 'contemporaries' attempting to create their own tragedy and the hilarity that ensues in Something Rotten!