Atlantic Canada’s Largest Theatre Festival

Since 1965, The Charlottetown Festival has been the largest theatre festival in Atlantic Canada, committed to creating new Canadian works and promoting the country’s vibrant musical theatre scene.

 There is still time to enjoy The 2024 Charlottetown Festival! Don’t miss the legendary musical Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons at Sobey Family Theatre, the Centre’s main stage. At The Mack, catch the Island-inspired comedy 70 Mile Yard Sale starring comedian Justin Shaw. 

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Jersey Boys

They were just four guys from New Jersey – until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard, and people couldn’t get enough. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, their lives off stage were a very different story.

Catch the rags-to-riches story of the 1960s rock and roll group Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, featuring hit songs like “Sherry”, “Walk Like A Man”, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”, “December, 1963 (Oh What A Night)”, and more

70 Mile Yard Sale

Inspired by Prince Edward Island’s 70 Mile Coastal Yard Sale, comedian and storyteller Justin Shaw shares a story about a madcap journey across the Island to retrieve a lost family heirloom. Equal parts funny and heartfelt, this tall tale is about family, friendship, and finding more than what you bargained for.

History of the Festival

The Charlottetown Festival is held each summer at Confederation Centre of the Arts. The Festival has long been home to Anne of Green Gables-The Musical™, which holds the Guinness World Record as the “longest-running annual musical,” having played on our stage every summer from 1965 to 2020 when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Just how did The Charlottetown Festival arrive in such a prominent place in the cultural life of Canada? Like Charlottetown’s improbable place in Canadian history, the existence of the Festival in the capital city of Canada’s smallest province has been both extraordinary and unexpected.

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