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September, 27, 2026 | 3 PM– 4 PM | Outdoor stage @ the intersection of King St. E and Wellington St. North, Hamilton, ON | All Ages | Free The 2026 Polaris Festival is a month-long celebration of Canadian music as art, bringing together concerts, salons, listening sessions, conversations, artist development initiatives, and the Polaris […]
September 14, 2026 | 6:00 PM–8:00 PM | Sonic Boom, Toronto, ON | All Ages | Free In celebration of the 2026 Polaris Festival, presented by SiriusXM Canada, Polaris brings to you a special Listening Session with Junia-T, an intimate in-store event at Sonic Boom. The 2026 Polaris Festival is a month-long celebration of Canadian […]
September 4th 2026 | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Terminal 1 and 3 | Free | All Ages In celebration of the 2026 Polaris Festival, presented by SiriusXM Canada, Polaris Music Prize joins YYZ Live and the City of Toronto’s Music Office to bring live Canadian music into one of the country’s busiest gateways. YYZ […]
September 22, 2026 | 10:00 PM | The Drake Hotel, Toronto, ON | 19+ | Ticket Info In celebration of the 2026 Polaris Festival, presented by SiriusXM Canada, Polaris presents the Official Polaris Music Prize Concert & Award Afterparty with DJ collective Afrique Like Me, a post-ceremony gathering celebrating the artists, nominees, winners, jurors, partners, […]
September 8, 2026 | 6:00 PM | It’s OK* Studio, Toronto, ON | Free With RSVP | All Ages In celebration of the 2026 Polaris Festival, presented by SiriusXM Canada, Polaris presents The Value of the Music Manager: Their Role in Supporting Canadian Music as Art, a salon-style conversation exploring the labour, care, strategy, and […]
September 20, 2026 | 3:00 PM–5:00 PM | It’s OK* Studios, 468 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON| All Ages | Free w/ RSVP In celebration of the 2026 Polaris Festival, presented by SiriusXM Canada, Polaris presents Runout Grooves, A chat with Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Elizabeth Copeland. An intimate afternoon conversation with Beverly and Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland, […]
Free, No Registration Required | September 19, 20 & 26, 2026 | Toronto | Harbourfront Centre / Toronto Music Garden | All Ages | Accessible In celebration of the 2026 Polaris Festival, presented by SiriusXM Canada, Polaris Music Prize has partnered with Harbourfront Centre and The Waterfront BIA to present a series of free concerts […]
September 2nd 2026 | Allan Gardens | 6 PM – 9 PM | RSVP Required | Pay What You Can (Suggested $10) Fifty Years of Mother Earth’s Plantasia Fifty years after Mother Earth’s Plantasia first invited listeners to imagine music made for plants, Polaris is bringing the album back into the garden. In celebration of […]
September 4th 2026 | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Terminal 1 and 3 | Free | All Ages In celebration of the 2026 Polaris Festival, presented by SiriusXM Canada, Polaris Music Prize joins YYZ Live and the City of Toronto’s Music Office to bring live Canadian music into one of the country’s busiest gateways. YYZ […]
Public voting for the 2026 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize has opened and the nominees are in. The companion award to the Polaris Music Album Prize, winners and nominees for the Heritage Prize are also Canadian albums of artistic distinction, without regard to sales, genre or affiliation. This is our version of a hall of […]
