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MULTIDAY ITINERARIES

With so much to explore and experience, how could you possibly fit it all into a short stay? For those planning a few days in Stratford, check out these multiday itineraries to select the right dates for your ultimate theatre getaway.

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!

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Pride Week

Take a long weekend to explore love! From the trials and tribulations of 2SLGBTQ+ love from our Pride Week speakers and performers, to the forbidden love of Romeo and Juliet, Something Rotten! and La Cage aux Folles. You'll also love of the magic of Wendy and Peter Pan and singing along to your favourite tunes at the Broadway Sing-along and Cocktail Party!

The Body Politic: A History of Queer News
June 14 at 10:30 a.m.

Wendy and Peter Pan
June 14 at 2:00 p.m.

Funny Forum Friday:Maggie Cassella
June 14 at 9:00 p.m.

A Queen Prepares with Lemon fromCanada's Drag Race
June 15 at 10:30 a.m.

Something Rotten!
June 15 at 2:00 p.m.

Romeo and Juliet
June 15 at 8:00 p.m.

Trans Families: An Interview with Kinley Mochrie, Colin Mochrie and Deb McGrath
June 16 at 10:30 a.m.

La Cage aux Folles
June 16 at 2:00 p.m.

Broadway Sing-Along and Cocktail Party
June 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Deep Dive Week

In just four days, get a taste of every style of play in the 2024 season while delving into what it takes to get a season going from writing a play to putting it on stage!

Raising the Curtain and Lowering Barriers: Accessible Theatre
July 11 at 10:30 a.m.

Romeo and Juliet
June 11 at 2:00 p.m.

The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?
July 11 at 8:00 p.m.

Up Close with Antoni Cimolino and Anita Gaffney
July 12 at 10:30 a.m.

Twelfth Night
July 12 at 2:00 p.m.

The Other Directors: Intimacy and Fight Directors
July 12 at 5:30 p.m.

Funny Forum Friday:Don Kelly
July 12 at 9:00 p.m.

The History of the Stratford Festival
July 13 at 10:30 a.m.

Something Rotten!
July 13 at 2:00 p.m.

Stratford Festival Anniversary Dinner
July 13 at 5:30 p.m.

Developing New Plays at The Stratford Festival
July 14 at 10:30 a.m.

Process of a Theatre Designer
July 14 at 2:00 p.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

CBC IDEAS Week

Spend a week with Nahlah Ayed and CBC Ideas exploring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, its creation and what it means today and for our future. Surrounding these discussions, you'll see a myriad of characters vying for their own freedom whether it be to love, to work, or just to live. Top off your week with an exciting look into how the Festival Archives have continuously grown and prospered over the course of over 70 years!

The Right to Security: Article 3
July 17 at 10:30 a.m.

The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?
July 17 at 2:00 p.m.

Twelfth Night
June 17 at 8:00 p.m.

The Right to Privacy: Article 12
July 18 at 10:30 a.m.

Romeo and Juliet
July 18 at 2:00 p.m.

Something Rotten!
July 18 at 8:00 p.m.

The Right to Leave, Return and Seek Asylum: Articles 13 and 14
July 19 at 10:30 a.m.

Cymbeline
July 19 at 2:00 a.m.

Right to Freedom of Thought & Expression: Articles 18 and 19
July 20 at 10:30 a.m.

Hedda Gabler
July 20 at 2:00 p.m.

La Cage aux Folles
July 20 at 8:00 a.m.

Rights for the Future
July 21 at 10:30 a.m.

Exploring the World of the Stratford Festival Archives
July 21 at 2:00 p.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Comedy Gold

Looking for nonstop laughs? The comedy band Wolves of Glendale will kick off your weekend of hilarity at the Meighen Forum's Funny Forum Friday. From here, ignite your funny bone once again with two great comedies, starting with the classic rom-com Twelfth Nightand ending with the outrageous Something Rotten!

Funny Forum Friday: Wolves of Glendale
July 26 at 9:00 p.m.

Twelfth Night
July 27 at 8:00 p.m.

Something Rotten!
July 28 at 2:00 p.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Pride Week

Pride Week

Take a long weekend to explore love! From the trials and tribulations of 2SLGBTQ+ love from our Pride Week speakers and performers, to the forbidden love of Romeo and Juliet, Something Rotten! and La Cage aux Folles. You'll also love of the magic of Wendy and Peter Pan and singing along to your favourite tunes at the Broadway Sing-along and Cocktail Party!

The Body Politic: A History of Queer News
June 14 at 10:30 a.m.

Wendy and Peter Pan
June 14 at 2:00 p.m.

Funny Forum Friday:Maggie Cassella
June 14 at 9:00 p.m.

A Queen Prepares with Lemon fromCanada's Drag Race
June 15 at 10:30 a.m.

Something Rotten!
June 15 at 2:00 p.m.

Romeo and Juliet
June 15 at 8:00 p.m.

Trans Families: An Interview with Kinley Mochrie, Colin Mochrie and Deb McGrath
June 16 at 10:30 a.m.

La Cage aux Folles
June 16 at 2:00 p.m.

Broadway Sing-Along and Cocktail Party
June 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Deep Dive Week

Deep Dive Week

In just four days, get a taste of every style of play in the 2024 season while delving into what it takes to get a season going from writing a play to putting it on stage!

Raising the Curtain and Lowering Barriers: Accessible Theatre
July 11 at 10:30 a.m.

Romeo and Juliet
June 11 at 2:00 p.m.

The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?
July 11 at 8:00 p.m.

Up Close with Antoni Cimolino and Anita Gaffney
July 12 at 10:30 a.m.

Twelfth Night
July 12 at 2:00 p.m.

The Other Directors: Intimacy and Fight Directors
July 12 at 5:30 p.m.

Funny Forum Friday:Don Kelly
July 12 at 9:00 p.m.

The History of the Stratford Festival
July 13 at 10:30 a.m.

Something Rotten!
July 13 at 2:00 p.m.

Stratford Festival Anniversary Dinner
July 13 at 5:30 p.m.

Developing New Plays at The Stratford Festival
July 14 at 10:30 a.m.

Process of a Theatre Designer
July 14 at 2:00 p.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

CBC Ideas Week

CBC IDEAS Week

Spend a week with Nahlah Ayed and CBC Ideas exploring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, its creation and what it means today and for our future. Surrounding these discussions, you'll see a myriad of characters vying for their own freedom whether it be to love, to work, or just to live. Top off your week with an exciting look into how the Festival Archives have continuously grown and prospered over the course of over 70 years!

The Right to Security: Article 3
July 17 at 10:30 a.m.

The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?
July 17 at 2:00 p.m.

Twelfth Night
June 17 at 8:00 p.m.

The Right to Privacy: Article 12
July 18 at 10:30 a.m.

Romeo and Juliet
July 18 at 2:00 p.m.

Something Rotten!
July 18 at 8:00 p.m.

The Right to Leave, Return and Seek Asylum: Articles 13 and 14
July 19 at 10:30 a.m.

Cymbeline
July 19 at 2:00 a.m.

Right to Freedom of Thought & Expression: Articles 18 and 19
July 20 at 10:30 a.m.

Hedda Gabler
July 20 at 2:00 p.m.

La Cage aux Folles
July 20 at 8:00 a.m.

Rights for the Future
July 21 at 10:30 a.m.

Exploring the World of the Stratford Festival Archives
July 21 at 2:00 p.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Comedy Gold

Comedy Gold

Looking for nonstop laughs? The comedy band Wolves of Glendale will kick off your weekend of hilarity at the Meighen Forum's Funny Forum Friday. From here, ignite your funny bone once again with two great comedies, starting with the classic rom-com Twelfth Nightand ending with the outrageous Something Rotten!

Funny Forum Friday: Wolves of Glendale
July 26 at 9:00 p.m.

Twelfth Night
July 27 at 8:00 p.m.

Something Rotten!
July 28 at 2:00 p.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Studio Theatre

For those who want to delve deeper into the playbill, the Studio Theatre offers a more intimate experience. The weekend begins with an exploration of Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?This lively event is followed by two evenings of Studio performances, ending with an in-depth conversation between award-winning playwright Andrea Scott and veteran director and dramaturg Bob White.

Chicago Tribune at Stratford: Who is Sylva?
July 26 at 10:30 a.m.

Get That Hope
July 26 at 8:00 p.m.

The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?
July 27 at 8:00 p.m.

The Artist's Life with Bob White: An Interview with Andrea Scott
July 28 at 10:30 a.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Global Theatre Week

Get ready for a busy week that will send you around the world: from (Little) Jamaica, China, and Norway, to Paris, London, and even Illyria! Between these dramatic travels, you'll attend conversations and a workshop to explore what theatre means for the planet, its cultures, its people, and its nature.

Meet the Festival
August 7 at 9:30 a.m.

Get That Hope
August 7 at 2:00 p.m.

Salesman in China
August 7 at 8:00 p.m.

What's in a... Genre? Shakespeare's Late Romances
August 8 at 10:30 a.m.

La Cage aux Folles
August 8 at 2:00 p.m.

London Assurance
August 8 at 8:00 p.m.

Shakespeare and the World
August 9 at 10:30 a.m.

Twelfth Night
August 9 at 8:00 p.m.

Theatre Across Borders
August 10 at 10:30 a.m.

Hedda Gabler
August 10 at 2:00 p.m.

Something Rotten!
August 10 at 8:00 p.m.

Ecodrama: Greening Theatre
August 11 at 10:30 a.m.

Making Eco-Shakespeare
August 11 at 2:00 p.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Readers and Writers Week

Start your Readers and Writers Week off with a day of new works premiering at Stratford, followed by a Forum event looking at the Jamaican culture in Get That Hope! Then, start looking at old stories you may have read before in new ways with new adaptations of The Diviners and Peter Pan, with Forum discussions with modern writers on these and other books.

Centering the Mango: Celebrating the Jamaican-Canadian Experience
August 22 at 10:30 a.m.

Get That Hope
August 22 at 2:00 p.m.

Salesman in China
August 22 at 8:00 p.m.

The Golden Age of Children's Literature
August 23 at 10:30 a.m.

Something Rotten!
August 23 at 2:00 p.m.

The Diviners
August 23 at 8:00 p.m.

Valley of the Birdtail
August 24 at 10:30 a.m.

Wendy and Peter Pan
August 24 at 2:00 p.m.

La Cage aux Folles
August 24 at 8:00 p.m.

ON Margaret Laurence with Jane Urquhart and Guy Vanderhaeghe
August 25 at 10:30 a.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Avon and Studio Theatres

See everything that the Stratford Festival has to offer this season at the Avon and Studio theatres! From the dazzling performances of La Cage aux Folles and Wendy and Peter Pan to the familiar struggles between cultures colliding and family in Salesman in China and Get That Hope to the dark exploration of tolerance and acceptance in The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?, you're sure to get the most out of your visit.

Get That Hope
September 6 at 2:00 p.m.

The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?
September 6 at 8:00 p.m.

Backstage Tour - Avon Theatre
September 7 at 10:00 a.m.

La Cage aux Folles
September 7 at 2:00 p.m.

Salesman in China
September 7 at 8:00 p.m.

Wendy and Peter Pan
September 8 at 2:00 p.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Studio Theatre

Studio Theatre

For those who want to delve deeper into the playbill, the Studio Theatre offers a more intimate experience. The weekend begins with an exploration of Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?This lively event is followed by two evenings of Studio performances, ending with an in-depth conversation between award-winning playwright Andrea Scott and veteran director and dramaturg Bob White.

Chicago Tribune at Stratford: Who is Sylva?
July 26 at 10:30 a.m.

Get That Hope
July 26 at 8:00 p.m.

The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?
July 27 at 8:00 p.m.

The Artist's Life with Bob White: An Interview with Andrea Scott
July 28 at 10:30 a.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Global Theatre Week

Global Theatre Week

Get ready for a busy week that will send you around the world: from (Little) Jamaica, China, and Norway, to Paris, London, and even Illyria! Between these dramatic travels, you'll attend conversations and a workshop to explore what theatre means for the planet, its cultures, its people, and its nature.

Meet the Festival
August 7 at 9:30 a.m.

Get That Hope
August 7 at 2:00 p.m.

Salesman in China
August 7 at 8:00 p.m.

What's in a... Genre? Shakespeare's Late Romances
August 8 at 10:30 a.m.

La Cage aux Folles
August 8 at 2:00 p.m.

London Assurance
August 8 at 8:00 p.m.

Shakespeare and the World
August 9 at 10:30 a.m.

Twelfth Night
August 9 at 8:00 p.m.

Theatre Across Borders
August 10 at 10:30 a.m.

Hedda Gabler
August 10 at 2:00 p.m.

Something Rotten!
August 10 at 8:00 p.m.

Ecodrama: Greening Theatre
August 11 at 10:30 a.m.

Making Eco-Shakespeare
August 11 at 2:00 p.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Readers and Writers Week

Readers and Writers Week

Start your Readers and Writers Week off with a day of new works premiering at Stratford, followed by a Forum event looking at the Jamaican culture in Get That Hope! Then, start looking at old stories you may have read before in new ways with new adaptations of The Diviners and Peter Pan, with Forum discussions with modern writers on these and other books.

Centering the Mango: Celebrating the Jamaican-Canadian Experience
August 22 at 10:30 a.m.

Get That Hope
August 22 at 2:00 p.m.

Salesman in China
August 22 at 8:00 p.m.

The Golden Age of Children's Literature
August 23 at 10:30 a.m.

Something Rotten!
August 23 at 2:00 p.m.

The Diviners
August 23 at 8:00 p.m.

Valley of the Birdtail
August 24 at 10:30 a.m.

Wendy and Peter Pan
August 24 at 2:00 p.m.

La Cage aux Folles
August 24 at 8:00 p.m.

ON Margaret Laurence with Jane Urquhart and Guy Vanderhaeghe
August 25 at 10:30 a.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Avon and Studio Theatres

Avon and Studio Theatres

See everything that the Stratford Festival has to offer this season at the Avon and Studio theatres! From the dazzling performances of La Cage aux Folles and Wendy and Peter Pan to the familiar struggles between cultures colliding and family in Salesman in China and Get That Hope to the dark exploration of tolerance and acceptance in The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?, you're sure to get the most out of your visit.

Get That Hope
September 6 at 2:00 p.m.

The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?
September 6 at 8:00 p.m.

Backstage Tour - Avon Theatre
September 7 at 10:00 a.m.

La Cage aux Folles
September 7 at 2:00 p.m.

Salesman in China
September 7 at 8:00 p.m.

Wendy and Peter Pan
September 8 at 2:00 p.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Scholars and Experts Week

Scholars and Experts Week

Having a voice-whether it is being heard across the ocean, by those around you or just within your family- can be difficult but so important. This week, experts in their fields discuss this concept and look at examples of when such voices have succeeded in being heard. As you learn more about these struggles, you can further appreciate and enjoy the shows that all look at attempts to be heard.

Bridging the Generational Divide
September 19 at 10:30 a.m.

London Assurance
September 19 at 2:00 p.m.

Get That Hope
September 19 at 8:00 p.m.

Death of a Salesman Goes to Beijing
September 20 at 10:30 a.m.

Something Rotten!
September 20 at 2:00 p.m.

La Cage aux Folles
September 20 at 8:00 p.m.

Censorship and Artistic Expression
September 21 at 10:30 a.m.

Salesman in China
September 21 at 2:00 p.m.

The Diviners
September 21 at 8:00 p.m.

Cultural Diplomacy
September 22 at 10:30 a.m.

21st Century Theatre Making - Immersive Technology
September 22 at 3:00 p.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.

Scholars and Experts Week

Scholars and Experts Week

Having a voice-whether it is being heard across the ocean, by those around you or just within your family- can be difficult but so important. This week, experts in their fields discuss this concept and look at examples of when such voices have succeeded in being heard. As you learn more about these struggles, you can further appreciate and enjoy the shows that all look at attempts to be heard.

Bridging the Generational Divide
September 19 at 10:30 a.m.

London Assurance
September 19 at 2:00 p.m.

Get That Hope
September 19 at 8:00 p.m.

Death of a Salesman Goes to Beijing
September 20 at 10:30 a.m.

Something Rotten!
September 20 at 2:00 p.m.

La Cage aux Folles
September 20 at 8:00 p.m.

Censorship and Artistic Expression
September 21 at 10:30 a.m.

Salesman in China
September 21 at 2:00 p.m.

The Diviners
September 21 at 8:00 p.m.

Cultural Diplomacy
September 22 at 10:30 a.m.

21st Century Theatre Making - Immersive Technology
September 22 at 3:00 p.m.

Don't forget to plan and pre-book your accommodation and meals!

Check out our recommendations for Accommodations, Dining, Shopping, and Events in Stratford.