Memphis to Motown: from Soulsville to Hitsville
SEPTEMBER 10 to 28 | PORT DOVER

Season Topper

From the creator of the 2022 smash hit “Glory Days,” comes another blockbuster live concert featuring music from legendary artists like Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Four Tops, and more. Fabulous singers backed by a dynamite live band perform this cavalcade of hits that has been described as “dynamic” and “sensational.” This is Memphis to Motown: from Soulsville to Hitsville!
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Lakefront
SEPTEMBER 11 to 22 | Port Colborne

Lakefront

Seventy year-old Robert and sixty-eight year old Christina have just met. In fact, they are practically strangers. They are both single, and at their ages, both have doubts about their appeal to the opposite sex. So, they decide to test out their appeal, by boldly renting a lakefront cabin and spending a ‘wild’ weekend together. What can go wrong?
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Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening & Halloween Dance
OCTOBER 26, 2024

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening & Halloween Dance

Join us for a thrilling Rocky Horror Picture Show screening and Halloween dance! Come in costume, enjoy the cult classic, and dance the night away in spooky style. Don’t miss it!
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Cinderella – The Panto!
November 28 to December 15

Cinderella – The Panto!

Where glass slippers meet pumpkin chariots, and a Fairy Godmother moonlights as a life coach for talking mice. With disco balls, a kwik-e-mart, and a pumpkin spice carriage, this pantomime proves that happily ever after is just a glitter bomb away!
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New Year's Eve Celebration
December 31, 2024

Ring in the New Year at Lighthouse!

Party like it’s 1999… or almost 2025! Ring in the New Year at Lighthouse Festival in Port Dover. Delicious food and treats, champagne at midnight, and an all-request dance party! Tickets on sale September 12th, 2024.
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The Future is Bright Campaign
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The Future is Bright

Join us in illuminating the path forward for our young performers and ensuring that the stage remains aglow with their boundless talent and creativity.

Please donate to Young Company today to ensure the future of theatre at Lighthouse Festival will shine brighter than ever before!
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One great festival in two great locations

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More About Lighthouse

The Lighthouse Festival is a charitable Canadian theatre company bringing together some of the best professional talent from across the country to stage the best of Canadian comedy.

We commission, develop and produce theatre of the highest calibre, to create a shared experience of joy, connection and uproarious fun. Our theatres are a place to park your troubles at the door, lose yourself in the moment, and laugh until you cry.

Each season our shows play in both Port Dover and Port Colborne, Ontario. See them at the Lighthouse Theatre in Port Dover and the Roselawn Theatre in Port Colborne.

Theatre Locations

Visit Port Dover

The picturesque town of Port Dover on the shores of Lake Erie offers one of a kind shops and boutiques, a sandy beach and a romantic pier. The historic town hall on main street is now Lighthouse Theatre, where Lighthouse Festival began.
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Photo by local photographer Tim Warris

Visit Port Colborne

The scenic city of Port Colborne is steeped in marine heritage, boasts spacious beaches and a variety of cultural attractions. Roselawn Theatre, named for the stately three-story Victorian manor it shares the grounds with, is the home of Lighthouse Festival.
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