Welcome to the 25th season of Summer Music in the Garden!

Summer Music in the Garden is an intimate live music experience by the waterfront, occurring Thursdays at 7pm and Sundays at 4pm all summer. Presenting a multicultural slate of songs, sounds and stories, the Music Garden can be a place of joyful discovery or a reminder of a home far away. Featuring 20 free performances Canadian musicians and celebrated local artists, this year’s Summer Music in the Garden highlights include the classical storytelling of Juno nominee Julie Lumsden, the Afrocentric choral music of The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, the electric Cuban rhythms of Montano Cubano and the Western, Classical, Persian fusion of Ladom Ensemble.

It’s A Groove Thing – Powerhouse quintet preaches the power of New Orleans style feel-good brass.

June 21: The Sovereignty of Song featuring Julie Lumsden

June 25: Garden Rhythms: Taiko Among the Trees featuring Nagata Shachu Japanese Taiko and Music Group 

June 28: And Still We Sing… Walk Together, Children featuring The Nathaniel Dett Chorale

July 2: Sofreh Tisch featuring Ladom Ensemble 

July 5: Paisajes Argentinos featuring El Ceibo 

July 9: Most Definitely Toronto Music featuring Alex Lukashevsky and Mayme Joach 

July 12: Bringing The Heat featuring Montuno Cubano

July 16: From the Highlands to the Heartland featuring Duncan Cameron 

July 19: Acalypha featuring Labyrinth Ensemble 

July 23: Summertime Swing featuring The Sweet Hots 

July 26: Rhythm Speaks Many Languages featuring Agneya 

July 30: It’s A Gut Feeling featuring Arparla and Elixir Baroque Ensemble    

August 2: Gather Ye Rosebuds featuring Rosebud String Quartet

August 6: It’s A Groove Thing featuring The Heavyweights Brass Band

August 9: Where I Am Is What I Need featuring Tara Kannangara and Chris Pruden

August 13: Songs of Stolen Children featuring Daughters of Donbas

August 16: You Don’t Think About Me featuring Madeleine Roger 

August 20: Persian Psychedelia featuring Neda Mohamadpour 

August 23: Journey to the Middle East featuring Al Qahwa

August 27: BEING: PASCALKAIJA featuring The Happenstancers