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

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OPPORTUNITY Fill out APA's Strategic Planning Survey

Deadline: May 6, 2024

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!

OPPORTUNITY Artist submissions now open for Contact East 2024

Deadline: Thursday, February 29, 2024
Artist submissions are now open for Contact East 2024, taking place in Charlottetown, Epekwitk/PEI from September 26 – 29. Contact East is Atlantic Canada’s premiere performing arts booking conference. The event brings together performing arts presenters, managers, and agents to see top-quality performances from a diverse range of artistic genres, including but not limited to: music, cabaret, dance, Deaf, Disability and Mad arts, circus arts, theatre, comedy, youth-oriented programming, and cultural performances.

ATLANTIC PRESENTERS ASSOCIATION What we do

The Atlantic Presenters Association (APA) is the non-profit regional performing arts presenters’ organization for the four Atlantic Provinces.

Contact East

Contact East is our hallmark event and Atlantic Canada's premiere performing arts booking conference.
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Convergence

A new knowledge-sharing opportunity from the Atlantic Presenters’ Association
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Membership

The Atlantic Presenters Association offers programs that are valuable to our members and to the betterment of the field.
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Better Backstages

A toolkit to help increase accessibility for venue operators, festival producers, and artists.
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Respectful Events & Spaces

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

John McDermott

August 13 - October 17, 2026

Join us for an unforgettable concert experience with internationally acclaimed tenor John McDermott, as he brings his celebrated show Raised on Songs & Stories. Audiences will be treated to an evening of soul-stirring music, heartfelt storytelling, and timeless songs of the isles. Whether you ar...

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Coopérative de développement culturel et patrimonial de Mont-Carmel

Mont-Carmel, PE

Coopérative de développement culturel et patrimonial de Mont-Carmel

Mont-Carmel, PE

The Coopérative de développement culturel et patrimonial de Mont-Carmel ltée was founded in March 2006 when a group of volunteers realized that it was imperative to establish cultural tourist programming in the Mont-Carmel region following the closing of Le Village de l’Acadie.

Christian Gallant, Artistic Director

Dalhousie Arts Centre

Halifax, NS

Dalhousie Arts Centre

Halifax, NS

Since 1971, the Dalhousie Arts Centre has been a key feature in Nova Scotia’s arts and culture landscape. The Dalhousie Arts Centre is home to the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, which regularly features performances by local talent as well as world-famous national and international entertainers.

Kevin Tanner, Executive Director
Emily Fraser, Manager: Booking and Operations
6101 University Avenue Halifax, NS B3H 4R2 Canada

Souris Show Hall

Souris, PE

Souris Show Hall

Souris, PE

The Souris Show Hall’s rich history makes it the oldest theatre on PEI. The Hall provides a beautiful, historic space with wonderful acoustics for live music and theatre. Red seats donated from The Confederation Centre creates a rich, comfortable interior accommodating 150 guests. Souris Show Hall has been rejuvenated in the last 5 years and provides Islanders and Visitors a wonderful venue for live music and theatre.

Box 275, Souris, PEI, C0A 2B0
PO Box 275, Souris, PEI, Canada, C0A 2B0

First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity

St. John's, NL

First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity

St. John's, NL

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.

42 Bannerman Street St. John's, NL A1C3M6 Canada

College of Piping

Summerside, PE

College of Piping

Summerside, PE

The Celtic Performing Arts Centre brings people together, to inspire learning, creativity and culture and to create opportunities for growth. When you walk through the doors of the new 300 seat Celtic Performing Arts Centre, you’re ushered into a vibrant atmosphere where culture and performance give way to successful futures and enable our youth to excel in their development.

Peter Gallant, Executive Director
619 Water Street East Summerside, PE C1N 4H8 Canada

Culture Link / Light House Arts Centre

Halifax, NS

Culture Link / Light House Arts Centre

Halifax, NS

After five years of development, Light House Arts Centre is getting ready to open its doors in early 2022. LHAC is a multi-space, multi-disciplinary Arts Centre, located in the old World Trade & Convention Centre on Argyle St in downtown Halifax. Our Mission Statement is to “embrace culture and community to amplify opportunity, inspiration and connection.” Our goal at this moment is to learn as much as we can from the Presenting community so that one day soon we are developing and launching an annual Presentation Series.

Rob Power, Director of Finance and Operations
1800 Argyle Street, PO Box 34087, Scotia Square, Halifax, NS B3J 3S1

Stephenville Arts & Culture Centre

Stephenville, NL

Stephenville Arts & Culture Centre

Stephenville, NL

Stephenville Arts & Culture Centre houses a main theatre which seats 435 and a black box theatre which seats 150. We also have an Art Gallery and other rooms which work great for conferences.

Wanda Cook, Regional Manager
380 Massachusetts Drive Stephenville, NL A2N 3A5 Canada

Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society

Lunenburg, NS

Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society

Lunenburg, NS

-The mandate of the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society is to promote the preservation and continuation of traditional folk music from a diverse range of cultures and regions, through emphasis on acoustic instrumentation and a capella singing. Also, to encourage the writing and performance of current and timely folk music which contributes to the evolutionary nature of an international folk tradition.

Louis Robitaille, Acting Chair
PO Box 655 Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 Canada

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