ARTS LISTING PLUS!
The arts listing is a listing of all kinds of things happening in the local arts scene, curated by Newmarket resident and arts supporter and promoter Judy Craig.
Other events that come our way will be placed here as well.
Be sure to always check online sources for event details. There may be changes from the time of publishing here.
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Aurora Public Library Link for Events there
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January/February 2026 Arts Listing
THEATRE
Fri Jan 2 - Panto Players present “Booty and the Beast” (pantomime) at Old Town Hall - 3:00 & 7:00 -newtix.ca .
Jan 9-17 - Newmarket Stage Company presents “Exit Laughing” at Old Town Hall, Newmarket - tickets 289-500-2114 (weekdays 12-5pm).
Jan 16-18 - Marquee Theatrical presents “The Wizard of Oz” (youth edition) at NRPAC - tickets at newtix.ca
Jan 23-Feb 7 - Curtain Club Theatre presents “An Act of Grace” at Curtain Club Theatre, 400 Newkirk Dr., Richmond Hill -tickets $24 at 905-773-3434 or boxoffice@thecurtainclub.org .
Jan 30-Feb 7 - Theatre Aurora presents “Importance of Being Earnest” at Factory Theatre, 150 Henderson Dr., Aurora - tickets at 905-727-3669 or www.TheatreAurora.ca .
MUSIC
Sat Jan 10 - Town of Newmarket presents “From The Hip” celebrating the music of “The Tragically Hip” with “The Beresfords” at NRPAC - 7:00 p.m. Tickets at newtix.ca .
Sat Jan 24 - Aurora Cultural Centre presents “John Sheard’sBritish Invasion” - 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tickets 365-550-3313 or online.
Jan 29-Feb 1 - MIMPA presents “Newsies” (musical) at New Roads Performing Arts Centre - newtix.ca .
Sat Jan 31 - Aurora Cultural Centre presents “Lance Anderson’s Oscar Peterson’s ‘the jazz legend and the man I knew” at ATS Performance Hall - 7:30 p.m. Tickets as above.
Sat Jan 31 - Town of Newmarket presents “January Jazz” with Laurel Tubman at Old Town Hall - 7:30 p.m. Tickets newtix.ca .
Sat Jan 31 - Newmarket Folk Society presents “Sultans of String” at Newmarket Cdn Legion, Srigley St., Newmarket - 8:00 p.m. (doors open at 7:15) - tickets at 705-431-7182 or ticketscene.ca .
Fri Feb 6 - Aurora Cultural Centre presents “Blain & Milatz Duo” (piano & violin/viola) at Aurora Town Hall Square Performance Hall - 7:00 p.m. Tickets see above.
Sat Feb 7 - Piano Studio presents “Gala Benefit Concert” at New Roads Performing Arts Centre - 7:00 p.m. newtix.ca .
Sat Feb 21 - York Symphony Orchestra presents “A Night At the Opera” at Trinity Anglican Church, Aurora - 8:00 p.m.
Sat Feb 28 - Aurora Cultural Centre presents “Glenn Marais ‘Jook’” at ATS Performance 1Hall - 1:00 p.m. Tickets $20/$15.
FILM
Sat Jan 10 - Live At The Met presents “I Puritani” (Bellini) at SliverCity, Newmarket and Cineplex Odeon Aurora Cinemas - 1:00 p.m.
Mon Jan 19 - Aurora Film Circuit presents “The Mother and The Bear” at Cineplex Odeon Aurora Cinemas - 7:00 p.m. $12 at door.Wed Jan 21 - York Cinemania presents “Orwell: 2+2=5” at SilverCity, Newmarket - 7:00 p.m. $15 at door.
Sat Jan 24 - Live At The Met presents “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” at SilverCity, Newmarket and Cineplex Odeon Aurora Cinemas - 1:00 p.m.
Sat Feb 14 - Live At The Met presents “Cinderella” starring mezzo soprano Isabel Leonard alongside mezzo soprano Emily D’Angelo (Canadian!) as Prince Charming at SilverCity, Newmarket and Cineplex Odeon Aurora Cinemas - 1:00 p.m.
ART
Until May, 2026 - McMichael Art Gallery presents “Early Days’ Indigenous Art” exhibition, showcasing more than 100 works from the McMichael permanent collection, including works by Kent Monkman.