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 22–24, 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.
Two and a half days of insightful conversations, impactful learning, and meaningful connections for the presenting sector.
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A new knowledge-sharing opportunity from the Atlantic Presenters’ Association
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Contact East is our hallmark event and Atlantic Canada's premiere performing arts booking conference.
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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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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
June 4 - June 9, 2026
Epidermis Circus is a spicy puppet cabaret, hosted by a sassy grandma who keeps trying to steal the show. On television, Ingrid puppeteers for the Jim Henson Company. On stage, Hansen creates playful vignettes in the palm of her hand that are magnified onto a huge screen. Get your comedy fix and s...
The Halifax Fringe is an annual performing arts festival. Since 1990, we have presented an accessible, un-juried, and uncensored festival. The Fringe includes theatre, music, circus, dance, comedy, and more. The Halifax Fringe presents local, national, and international artists. This coming year, the Halifax Fringe will be presented from September 3rd to 13th, 2026.
Nova Scotia Summer Fest is a non-profit association that has a mandate to develop Antigonish into a world-class event tourism & eco-tourism destination.
A leading Canadian cultural centre that inspires creativity, dialogue, and collaboration. Celebrate Canada; Embrace the Arts!
The historic community hall built in 1884 has been in continuous community service except for a few recent years while it underwent restoration. Over the past several decades it has primarily served as a music and cultural events venue as well as providing community-need and rental space with a rich history of purpose.
The mission of the Board of Directors for the Harvey Hall Company is to promote, maintain, & manage this historical building & property for the purpose of continuing its link to the community in providing space for community celebration of our art & heritage.
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The purpose of The Harvey Hall Company (NPO) is to benefit the community of Fundy-Albert N.B. through restoration and maintenance of the historic Harvey Hall, holding regular events to promote the heritage and culture of the area, and to facilitate social gathering.
The Arts and Culture Centres are owned and operated by the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The first Centre, in St. John’s had its first perfromance on May 22, 1967 – since then, five other Centres have been created, in Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, Corner Brook, Stephenville and Labrador West.
Unique in Canada, this chain of theatres provides both rental facilities for local and national performances, and also presents a limited number of provincial tours, for both Newfoundland and Labrador artists, and from the rest of Canada.
The Arts and Culture Centres also exist as a resourse for a number of Community Presenters throughout the province, who present some of the attractions presented in the Centres, to communities not served by an Arts and Culture Centre.
Writers at Woody Point literary festival in Woody Point, Bonne Bay, Newfoundland had its inaugural season in 2004. The festival is organized and presented by Friends of Writers at Woody Point and, each year, has played to sold-out audiences. This August, as in the past, the event will be hosted by CBC Radio’s Shelagh Rogers, host of “The Next Chapter” a show about Canadian writing and writers.
The lovely and historic western Newfoundland village of Woody Point, on the south shore of Bonne Bay, is surrounded by the breathtaking landscape of Gros Morne National Park. Writers, artists and scientists are drawn here from around the world. Home-grown talent runs deep, too – in art, craft, music and award-winning architectural restoration. In the heart of the community stands the Woody Point Heritage Theatre, built in 1908. Owners Charlie and Joan Payne have carefully restored and renewed this cherished village feature, which has been the lively home of community dances, suppers, meetings, plays and concerts over the years.
Now this unique part of the cultural heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador also provides the stage and setting for the annual Writers at Woody Point events. Firmly rooted in Newfoundland literature, which is itself wildly acclaimed across Canada and internationally, the festival attracts both writers from abroad and those nurtured here at home. They come to Woody Point to read their work to hospitable audiences of villagers and visitors – sell-out crowds, in fact. Here the authors can also connect with other writers over dinner and drinks or on a hike into the pristine hills. And they can soak up the area’s own creative talent at exhibits of art and crafts, musical performances and impromptu after-hours celebrations that combine jam sessions, dancing and lots of laughter.
The First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity is an Indigenous-led not-for-profit, professional arts centre, operating under the broader umbrella of First Light: St. John’s Friendship Centre. The centre provides a space for the development, exhibition and appreciation of traditional and contemporary art by providing facilities, professional expertise and a supportive atmosphere for arts creation, presentation, and dissemination. The Centre for Performance and Creativity supports all disciplines with a primary focus on music and performance. First Light believes that arts and a strong commitment to cultural preservation and revitalization, as a means of reconciliation, are integral to stronger communities. The centre aims to advance all arts, with a focus on Indigenous-led arts.
The Atlantic Presenters Association is grateful for the continued support from Canadian Heritage.