2027 · 75th season
What's playing
Jonathan Church's first season as Artistic Director. This is an independent list. Performance times vary by show and date, so check your ticket.
The play's the thing.
2027 curtain times are 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; always check the time on your ticket. Some school matinées are at noon. Tickets: 2027 tickets: members from October 25, 2026; general public from November 16, 2026.
Guys and Dolls (to November 14) and Something Rotten! (to November 15) are the final performances of 2026. The other 2026 productions have closed. After November 15 this guide leads with the 2027 season, April 28 to November 28.
Festival Theatre Stratford Ontario · 2026 · final performances
Guys and Dolls
Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling
Frank Loesser's Broadway fable, in its final performances at the Festival Theatre after the 2026 season was extended.
Runs October 1 – November 14, 2026
Extended through November 14, 2026. The other 2026 productions have closed.
- Musical
- Good for first-timers
- Good for musical lovers
Festival Theatre Stratford Ontario · 2026 · final performances
Something Rotten!
Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell
A musical comedy about two brothers trying to out-write Shakespeare, extended through November 15, 2026.
Runs October 1 – November 15, 2026
Extended through November 15, 2026. The other 2026 productions have closed.
- Musical
- Good for first-timers
- Good for musical lovers
On your dates
The weekend is the default. Change the dates for a Thursday market, a trail, or a December lights weekend. Every line comes from the guide file, and the show time still belongs to your ticket.
November 7, 2026 – November 8, 2026
Shows
- Guys and DollsOn Saturday November 7, 2026; Sunday November 8, 2026. Confirm the time at stratfordfestival.ca.
- Something Rotten!On Saturday November 7, 2026; Sunday November 8, 2026. Confirm the time at stratfordfestival.ca.
Events
No dated festival or market in this range.
Markets and trails
St. Jacobs Farmers' Market is open on November 7, 2026. Year-round Thursday and Saturday, plus summer Tuesdays in June, July and August.
Stratford Sunday Market: the 2026 season ended October 18. Returns in 2027. Those dates are not confirmed here. Sundays were 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Sunday in this range: November 8, 2026.
- Chocolate Trail (Year-round). Six vouchers for $39.55 including HST, one voucher per stop. Buy at Destination Stratford, 47 Downie Street, Monday to Saturday 9–5, or online.
- Bacon & Ale Trail (Year-round). Year-round. Buy at Destination Stratford, 47 Downie Street, Monday to Saturday 9–5, or online.
- Christmas Trail (November 1 – December 20). November 1 to December 20, 2026. Six vouchers for $39.55 including HST. Vouchers expire December 20. Buy at Destination Stratford, 47 Downie Street, Monday to Saturday 9–5, or online.
Weather norms
- November. Late autumn. Coat, hat, and a layer for the theatre.
See both
Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies are one saga. If the dates overlap, plan them as a pair.
The trio
The Merchant of Venice, Playing Shylock and All in the Telling are presented together, with paired dates and one day for all three. Those dates live on the Festival site, not here.