The Port Theatre Main Stage
Since 1998, the Port Theatre has wowed residents and visitors alike with its superb performances, excellent acoustics and wonderful sense of intimacy.
The theatre offers a broad range of cultural events designed to meet many diverse interests and needs. A landmark on the city’s waterfront, it also serves as an important meeting place for a variety of community events, seminars and educational conferences.
October 2021
Nanaimo International Jazz Festival – Andrew Homzy & The Nola Nighthawks | Laila Biali Trio
The Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Society presents a 4-concert series ; livestream tickets also availableMonday October 25, 7:00 pm The Laila Biali Trio opening act Andrew Homzy’s NOLA Nighthawks In-theatre…
Find out more »Live and Let Die – The Music of Paul McCartney
When Beatles Producer, Sir George Martin tells you that "You sound like Paul McCartney" and Sir Paul McCartney himself tells you that "You are a good musician"...what more is there…
Find out more »November 2021
Nanaimo International Jazz Festival – The Tasha Adams Quintet | Impressions of Lightfoot with James McRae & Friends
The Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Society presents a 4-concert series ; livestream tickets also availableMonday November 1, 7:00 pm The Tasha Adams Quintet followed by Impressions of Lightfoot with James…
Find out more »DISCOVERY SERIES ~ Elise Boulanger
IN-THEATRE & LIVESTREAM tickets available! A Port Theatre DISCOVERY Series Presentation It Started in the Garden Tour Elise Boulanger is a sweet darkness wrapped in orchestral instrumentation. Hailing from the…
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LUNCH AT ALLEN’S
MURRAY McLAUCHLAN, CINDY CHURCH, MARC JORDAN and IAN THOMAS are LUNCH AT ALLEN’S Lunch At Allen’s is a musical powerhouse comprising these four remarkable Canadian talents. As individuals, they have…
Find out more »Nanaimo Concert Band
Nanaimo’s Musical Treasure Since 1872 Conductor: Mr. Dave Fullerton Join the Nanaimo Concert Band for their Annual Fall Concert. This national award-winning band performs a wide-ranging musical repertoire including classical,…
Find out more »SPOTLIGHT ~ Ridge
IN-THEATRE & LIVESTREAM tickets available. A Port Theatre Spotlight Series Presentation RIDGE WW1 songs and stories revisited "Poignant and sobering" - The Globe and Mail (Top 10 Arts Pick, 2020)…
Find out more »Nanaimo International Jazz Festival – Ralph Barrat & The Sharp Seven | Dean Boland & The Skye Douglas Project
The Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Society presents a 4-concert series ; livestream tickets also availableWednesday November 10, 7:00 pm Ralph Barrat & The Sinatra Dance Band followed by The Skye…
Find out more »PIGS: Canada’s Pink Floyd Coming Back to Life Tour
Celebrating one of the greatest bands of all time with flawless performances of classic and rare Pink Floyd songs. Formed in 2008 in Victoria, British Columbia, PIGS: Canada's Most Authentic…
Find out more »An Evening with Cowboy Junkies
Presented by Live Nation Sometimes revolutions begin quietly. In 1988, Cowboy Junkies proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet, beautiful and reflective. The Trinity Session was like…
Find out more »Vancouver Island Symphony presents DOUBLE THE FUN! 5pm & 7:30pm
5:00pm & 7:30pm RESPIGHI Doppio Quartetto in D minor MENDELSSOHN String Octet in E-flat major, op. 20 Double your pleasure with these two works for Double String Quartet. Respighi’s work…
Find out more »O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy
2 Shows: 3:00pm & 7:30pm Fans of Monty Python, Mr. Bean, and Dr. Seuss… Grab your teacups! Off-Broadway Comedians and 3-time IMPRESARIO Award-Winners (London) James & Jamesy present their outrageously…
Find out more »Acoustic Christmas with George Canyon
Warm your hearts this holiday season with an Acoustic Christmas with George Canyon. Featuring George’s personal Christmas favourites and radio hit singles from his 30 year career. George Canyon rose…
Find out more »RON JAMES – Back Where I Belong
RON JAMES - Back Where I Belong Canada's stand-out amongst ‘stand-ups', award-winning comedian RON JAMES has been selling out theatres for over 20 years with his marathon, side-splitting performances. Marshalling…
Find out more »The War of Miranda Bird by Robinson Wilson
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED to Tuesday, NOVEMBER 30th, 2021 “Even if it takes me a hundred years to get revenge, I will have made haste.” – Pashto Saying When…
Find out more »December 2021
SPOTLIGHT ~ Forev Circus
A Port Theatre Spotlight Series Presentation FOREV CIRCUS Join our adventures in life on stage! Aerial hammock, contortion, juggling, hula hoop, diabolo, aerial rope, aerial hoop and cyr wheel. Everything…
Find out more »Vancouver Island Symphony presents KEEP CALM & CAROL ON: 5pm & 7:30pm
5:00pm & 7:30pm And the trumpet shall sound! Celebrate the holiday season with fun, games and merriment, with brass fanfares and flourishes - courtesy of our own VIS Back Row…
Find out more »Home for the Holidays – A Nat King Cole Christmas
Under the creative direction of the National Stage Company of Canada comes an exciting west coast premiere holiday concert celebrating the iconic NAT KING COLE. Starring acclaimed Actor & Singer…
Find out more »MRG Live & The Wolf 106.9 FM Presents: USS
Vocalist/guitarist Ashley Buchholz and hype man/turntablist Human Kebab have always existed hanging in a sort of myth-like state, allowing the music they make together to first speak for itself, and…
Find out more »SPOTLIGHT ~ Winter Harp
A Port Theatre Spotlight Series Presentation WINTER HARP Christmas begins here! Winter Harp is one of the most hauntingly-beautiful Christmas concerts you will ever attend. Harps combine with flutes, violin,…
Find out more »January 2022
JESSE COOK “Tempest 25 Tour” – NEW 2022 DATE
GeeDan Productions proudly presents JESSE COOK – THE TEMPEST 25 TOUR New 2022 Date! Since launching his career with 1995's “Tempest”, JESSE COOK has blazed an incredible trail. With ten…
Find out more »MRG Live Presents: FRAZEY FORD
On her third album U kin B the Sun, Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Frazey Ford inhabits an entire world of shapeshifting rhythm, elevating every beat and groove with the subtle magnetism of…
Find out more »Vancouver Island Symphony presents ELECTRIFYING EROICA: 5pm & 7:30pm
5:00pm & 7:30pm GUEST ARTIST: Dory Hayley, SOPRANO Katerina GIMON Playing Into Silence *Premiere BEETHOVEN Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major (“Eroica”), op. 55 Our full orchestra returns to the…
Find out more »PRELUDE TO A KISS – tribute to Ella Fitzgerald NEW 2022 DATE
NEW DATE: January 23rd, 2022 Under the creative direction of the National Stage Company of Canada comes an original west coast concert presentation memorializing the 25th Anniversary year since the…
Find out more »FRED PENNER – NEW 2022 DATE
Calling all Fred Heads! “40 years ago I recorded my first record, The Cat Came Back! I am excited to bring those wonderful songs to the next generation. See you…
Find out more »February 2022
Vancouver Island Symphony presents SLAVONIC SWEETS: 5pm & 7:30pm
5:00pm & 7:30pm BARTOK Romanian Folk Dances BORODIN (arr.Sargent) Nocturne TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence, op. 70 Sensual, sensational, superb works! Tchaikovsky’s masterwork will have your blood boil with irresistible passion,…
Find out more »A Night of Bowie-The Definitive Bowie Experience – NEW 2022 DATE!
New Date: Friday October 1st, 2021! David Bowie is one of music history’s most praised and successful artists, with a career that spanned four decades. Bowie continuously sought to reinvent…
Find out more »March 2022
ROCK FOR A CAUSE with The Headpins & Honeymoon Suite – NEW 2022 DATE
NEW 2022 DATE! Presented by NACL & NCDC Rock for a Cause is an 80’s experience in support of two amazing local community agencies – Nanaimo Association for Community Living…
Find out more »Vancouver Island Symphony presents MOZART’S SERENADE: 5pm & 7:30pm
5:00pm & 7:30pm ENESCO Dixtuor for Winds, op. 14 MOZART Serenade for Winds in C minor, KV 388 Light and Dark, Day and Night, Divertimento and Serenade: two works for…
Find out more »Vancouver Island Symphony presents TONIGHT…PIAF
Saturday @ 7:30pm GUEST ARTIST: Joëlle Rabu, ACTRESS & SINGER Written by Joëlle Rabu and Ted Galay Orchestrations by Nico Rhodes The setting is the ballroom of New York’s Waldorf…
Find out more »Vancouver Island Symphony presents TONIGHT…PIAF
Sunday @ 2pm GUEST ARTIST: Joëlle Rabu, ACTRESS & SINGER Written by Joëlle Rabu and Ted Galay Orchestrations by Nico Rhodes The setting is the ballroom of New York’s Waldorf…
Find out more »April 2022
Live Nation presents HERB ALPERT & LANI HALL -NEW 2022 DATE
NEW 2022 DATE! Herb Alpert, iconic trumpeter, A&M Records co-founder, artist and philanthropist, has announced additional tour dates for the Herb Alpert & Lani Hall North American Tour Herb Alpert…
Find out more »QUEEN – It’s a Kinda’ Magic – NEW 2022 DATE
Direct from Australia, Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic is back by popular demand. The show is set to again immerse fans in the spectacle, grandeur and extravagance of Queen and…
Find out more »Vancouver Island Symphony presents PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION: 5pm & 7:30pm
5pm & 7:30pm MUSSORGSKY / orch.Jason Nett - Pictures at an Exhibition *Premiere A brand-new, VIS-commissioned production of Mussorgsky’s timeless suite Pictures at an Exhibition! With original orchestration by Jason…
Find out more »Vancouver Island Symphony presents PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Sunday @ 2pm MUSSORGSKY / orch.Jason Nett - Pictures at an Exhibition *Premiere A brand-new, VIS-commissioned production of Mussorgsky’s timeless suite Pictures at an Exhibition! With original orchestration by Jason…
Find out more »Vancouver Island Symphony presents SCHUBERT’S GREAT SYMPHONY: 5pm & 7:30pm
5:00pm & 7:30pm SCHUBERT Symphony in C major (“Great”), D. 944 We end our season with a smile, and a masterpiece: Schubert’s glorious, majestic and sunny “Great” C Major Symphony…
Find out more »May 2022
MRG Live Presents: POSTMODERN JUKEBOX – THE GRAND REOPENING TOUR
New York City pianist Scott Bradlee created Postmodern Jukebox out of a basement in Queens in 2011, his goal was simple: to remake the pop hits of today into the…
Find out more »The Comic Strippers- Postponed TBA
New Date To Be Confirmed A SHOW FOR ALL GENDERS… 19+ ONLY WARNING! No extreme nudity, just extreme hilarity. The award-winning improv comedians are back with a new show, more…
Find out more »Henry Rollins – Good To See You
Live Nation presents... Good To See You 2022 Tour! On the Good To See You 2022 tour, Henry will faithfully recount the events of his life in the brief pre-COVID…
Find out more »SoundWave in Concert – NEW May 2022 DATE
NEW DATE - MAY 27TH, 2022 What started out as a casual idea to replicate the type of choir presented in the 2003 documentary “Young At Heart”, quickly turned into…
Find out more »July 2022
Whose Live Anyway? NEW 2022 DATE!
The current cast members of the Emmy-nominated TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? are proud to present their new improv tour: WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? is 90…
Find out more »October 2022
The Legendary GORDON LIGHTFOOT In Concert – NEW 2022 DATE!
New Date : Sunday, October 23, 2022 One of the most prolific songwriters to emerge in 1960s and '70s, Gordon Lightfoot is heading to Western Canada including a performance at…
Find out more »November 2022
NATALIE MACMASTER – NEW 2022 DATE
NEW 2022 DATE! Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy Present: A Celtic Family Christmas Join Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, the award-winning fiddle virtuosos, in an intimate and unique Christmas concert…
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