We are honoured to live and work on the ancestral and unceded territories of several Indigenous peoples:
the Mi’kmaq, Wəlastəkwiyik, Passamaquoddy, Beothuk, Inuit of Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut and the Innu of Nitassinan.
October 22–25, 2026 | Moncton, NB
In partnership with NB Music Week/ Semaine MNB Week
APA has launched a Strategic Planning Survey in order to gain valuable feedback on how we can better support and enhance the performing arts community in Canada. Plus, anyone who fills out the survey has the chance to win a $100 VISA gift card!
The Atlantic Presenters Association (APA) is the non-profit regional performing arts presenters’ organization for the four Atlantic Provinces.
Contact East is our hallmark event and Atlantic Canada's premiere performing arts booking conference.
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A new knowledge-sharing opportunity from the Atlantic Presenters’ Association
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The Atlantic Presenters Association offers programs that are valuable to our members and to the betterment of the field.
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A toolkit to help increase accessibility for venue operators, festival producers, and artists.
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We, the Atlantic Presenters Association (members, board and staff), and the attendees at our events, agree that by being here we commit to contributing to a space that is accessible and free from oppression, harassment, and discrimination. At our gatherings, we will treat ourselves and each other with respect and dignity, regardless of age, race, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, religion and all our other diverse identities. We will not tolerate any acts of racism, white supremacy, sexism, heterosexism and cissexism, homophobia / queerphobia and transphobia, sizeism, ableism, ageism, or physical and sexual violence and harassment.
Anyone not abiding by this agreement may be asked to leave the event, venue or space by the organizers.
If you need to report an incident of harassment please use the confidential online form or email info@atlanticpresenters.ca, or speak directly to one of APA’s staff on site.
UPCOMING TOUR
July 23 - July 28, 2026
One relationship. Infinite possibilities. Through multiple universes, timelines, and realities, Nick Payne's Constellations follows Marianne and Roland in all the iterations of how their fateful relationship may have gone. Maybe they meet at a barbecue, or maybe they don't. Maybe there's an infideli...
Harmony Bazaar Festival of Women and Song
Presenting a diverse range of live performance and film year-round, King’s Theatre is a 220-seat venue that has been an integral part of the Annapolis Royal community since 1921. Offering state-of-the-art LED stage lighting, digital sound, on-stage and cinematic projection, and a video recording system, it’s a very contemporary theatre in a very historic setting.
The Bella Rose Arts Centre Society was created in order to fill the need for a performing arts venue and cultural space in the Clayton Park neighborhood of Halifax Mainland North. The society is a registered, not-for-profit charity whose function is to operate the Bella Rose Arts Centre theatre and its programs. The mission of the Bella Rose Arts Centre is to foster appreciation and understanding of the arts within the school and community through an inclusive approach to fine arts programming.
Located at 283 Thomas Raddall Drive in Clayton Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, the Bella Rose Arts Centre is a 600-seat professional theatre designed for the performing arts. We welcome rental inquiries from booking agents, non-profit organizations and commercial businesses. Our venue is capable of handling a wide variety of events from conferences to concerts, theatrical performances to fundraisers and dance shows.
Eastern Front Theatre dedicates itself to theatre artists who call Atlantic Canada home. Committed to telling our stories, we develop, produce, and promote the work and talents of our community, ranging from established artists to emerging voices. Eastern Front Theatre is a catalyst for Atlantic Canadian theatre projects. We aim to work as advocates for theatre makers in our community. By supporting artists at the stage they are in, with the assistance they need, we deepen artistic impact. We grow and adapt with our community as it changes and progresses. We measure our success with the relationships we foster. With new leadership, we are looking toward expanding our Stages Festival, where we present both Atlantic Canadian, Canadian, and International works of theatre.
Small Halls Inc. is a non profit organization dedicated to providing cultural entertainment and experiences to rural venues across PEI with the main production being the annual Festival of Small Halls.
The PEI MUTUAL FESTIVAL OF SMALL HALLS is a unique traditional music, dance and storytelling event, highlighting PEI’s Scottish, Irish and Acadian heritage. Held annually in rural community halls across the entire province of Prince Edward Island, this kickoff-to-summer festival features first-tier internationally-acclaimed musicians, dancers and storytellers from Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Canada and abroad.
The Festival, produced by Small Halls Inc. and presented annually in June, began in 2008 in 14 community halls and has grown to include over 40 community halls across the Island.
Our tag line claims “A truly exceptional Island experience!”
Now in its 56th Season, Neptune Theatre has something for everyone! Neptune Theatre boasts two stages with a variety of productions ranging from local and Canadian-made plays to story known around the world. Find out more about Neptune on Facebook Twitter, Instagram and YouTube channel NeptuneHFX.
The Atlantic Presenters Association is grateful for the continued support from Canadian Heritage.