Check the schedule and catch a classic Shakespearean or contemporary performance during the Stratford Festival, the festival that made the town famous.

Browse the collections at Gallery Stratford, known for its focus on regional and Canadian art. The gallery is housed inside a former pumphouse on the aptly named Romeo Street.

Enjoy a performance by the Stratford Symphony Orchestra and Stratford Concert Choir or explore everything from jazz to Indigenous music at the annual Stratford Summer Music Festival.

Stratford’s Shakespearean Gardens is home to varieties of herbs, flowers and shrubs that feature in the Bard’s plays. The garden is located under the Huron Street bridge.

A monumental red brick building dating back to the late 1800s, Stratford City Hall is a National Historic Site, added to the register thanks to its majestic stature and architecture.

Historic downtown Stratford comes alive with a spectacle of lights during the city’s annual Stratford Festival of Lights held every winter leading up to, and through the holidays.