In the Soil Arts Festival 2026

In the Soil Arts Festival returns for its 18th edition with a special focus on theatre, celebrating 25 years of Suitcase in Point by returning to its roots. Featuring three compelling plays and the final Suitcase Scratch Night of the season, this year’s festival explores performances and performers from a variety of styles, experiences and forms.

In the Soil Arts Festival brings Niagara and visiting artists together, from a range of disciplines, to provide unique audience experiences. The festival nurtures the creation of new work, encourages innovation and offers intimate and uncommon platforms for artists to take risks, share thought provoking experiences, stories,workshops, installations and more.

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Tickets are available as of June 10, 2026 and range from Pay-What-You-Can to $20.

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About the Festival

In the Soil Arts Festival brings Niagara and visiting artists together, from a range of disciplines, to provide unique audience experiences. The festival nurtures the creation of new work, showcases talent, encourages innovation, offers learning opportunities for youth and provides intimate and uncommon platforms for audiences to experience work by contemporary performing and literary artists, musicians and media artists.

In the Soil is Niagara’s homegrown arts festival and is working to make a Niagara that is self-determining and culturally distinct.

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