The STIRLING FESTIVAL THEATRE Inc., founded in 1996, is a not-for-profit provincially incorporated organization with federal charitable status.

We operate under the oversight and governance of a volunteer Board of Directors leading a small staff, contracted workers and our amazing Stirling Festival Theatre community volunteers dedicated to producing and presenting a wide variety of live entertainment experiences as well as providing education opportunities for youth in our region.

We all work hard to create our productions and to bring other artists to the historic Stirling Theatre in Stirling ON.

There are so many stories to be told!

A cultural and economic driver in the area, the Stirling Festival Theatre is a professional theatre that operates year-round and attracts audiences from as far away as Peterborough, Kingston, Ottawa and the eastern GTA.

‘Making new friends, and reconnecting with old…’ Ken MacDougall, Artistic Director

OUR PERFORMANCE SPACES

Empty theater with red curtain on stage, rows of wooden seats, and stage lighting overhead.

Our Main Stage Theatre, seating 419, presents larger productions including: Young Company shows, tribute bands, concerts, and the annual musical theatre Panto.

A spacious banquet room with multiple round tables and chairs, red curtains, framed photos on the walls, and decorative chandeliers and ceiling fans.

Our flexible-seating Eugene Burrell Hall on the upper level and accessible by elevator, accommodates up to 96 with cabaret-style or banquet seating and is an intimate setting for murder mystery dinner theatres, comedy nights, concerts, play-readings, special events and pre-show theatre dinners.

MISSION STATEMENT

It is the purpose of The Stirling Festival Theatre Inc. to promote interest in, and appreciation of, the dramatic arts within our community.

The SFT will present professional theatrical events and will provide facilities for education in the arts. We place special emphasis on education and performance opportunities for youth within our community and the surrounding area.


The Stirling Festival Theatre Inc. is a member of the Quinte Arts Council, Belleville Chamber of Commerce and the Stirling-Rawdon BIA.

The SFT engages, under the terms of the Independent Theatre Agreement, professional Artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.

MEMBERSHIPS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Logo with the letters B, C, and a stylized wave design in blue and gold.
Stylized text reading "Stirling Rawdon" with a small heart, a lamppost, and a hill with trees above.
The logo of the Quinte Arts Council featuring a stylized globe with a ribbon intertwined and the text 'Quinte Arts Council' below it.
Double wooden doors with purple curtains behind glass panels, surrounded by stone walls, with string lights hanging above the entrance.

This historic building, located in the charming village of Stirling Ontario where the Stirling Festival Theatre makes its home, was built in 1927. 

Learn more about its history.