Tickets + Travel
Venues
The Guelph Jazz Festival takes place in a wide variety of spaces, building momentum through the five-day span, moving from the University of Guelph campus to Saturday's outdoor tent in the centre of the city.
ACCESSIBILITY: Six of our seven concert venues are wheelchair accessible with accessible washrooms. Unfortunately, the Bookshelf's ebar is not wheelchair accessible.
Main Stage, River Run Centre
Located on the bank of the Speed River, Guelph's renowned performing arts centre is home to both the Main Stage concert hall (capacity 785) and the smaller Co-operator's Hall. Warm wood tones, brass accents and outstanding acoustics are features of this heart of the festival. Free parking is offered after 6:00pm and all day Saturday / Sunday at the Guelph Centre East Parkade. Directions can be downloaded from the RRC web site. 35 Woolwich Street, Guelph ON N1H 3V1, Box Office: 519-763-3000 (Festival Passes, RRC tickets, and all other concerts), toll-free: 877-520-2408, . website
The Main Stage and the River Run Centre are wheelchair accessible.
Co-operators Hall, River Run Centre
Located inside the River Run Centre, Co-operators Hall offers fine acoustics in an intimate assigned seating concert environment (capacity 225). Co-operators Hall is accessible to wheelchairs. For location details see above. website
Co-operators Hall and the River Run Centre are wheelchair accessible.
Guelph Youth Music Centre
A short walk from the intersection of Wyndham and Woolwich, GYMC features year-round music and arts programs. Opened in 2001, the historic building was home to the Heritage Seed Company before extensive renovations and the introduction of a raked seating (general admission, capacity 180) concert hall. 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, 519-837-1119, . website
The Guelph Youth Music Centre is wheelchair accessible.
Upper Wyndham Street Jazz Tent
From Quebec to Woolwich Streets, the Guelph Jazz Festival opens up the street to pedestrian traffic and a magnificent mix of music, food and community connection. Free concerts are featured under a large tent (licensed) adjacent to the culinary delights found at the Seeds of Change Food tent where Guelph chefs and regional farms offer up deliciously prepared local food. Check out the CD and Tshirts sales kiosks and community information tables. Extended hours this year mean that the tent will be running from midday to midnight amidst Guelph’s downtown commercial district.
The Jazz Tent is wheelchair accessible.
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre
Located on the northeast corner of the University of Guelph campus, “MacStew” is Guelph's Public Art Galley and Sculpture Park. MSAC is home to some of the festival's most intimate concerts (capacity 200), and all activities related to Jazz Colloquium sessions taking place during the day on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Free parking, 358 Gordon Street (at College), Guelph, ON, N1G 1Y1, 519-837-0010, . website
MSAC is wheelchair accessible on the main floor.
St. George's Church (Mitchell Hall and Sanctuary)
Located at the rear of Guelph's remarkable Gothic Revival landmark St. George’s Anglican Church, Mitchell Hall is converted to a late night (licensed) black box music venue (capacity 400). Upstairs is the Sanctuary. Saint George's Anglican Church, 99 Woolwich Street, Guelph ON, N1H 3V1, 519-822-1366, . website
St. George's Church is wheelchair accessible on the sanctuary level. Wheelchair access to Mitchell Hall is via a lift from the main floor (not from the main Mitchell Hall entrance on the parking lot level). See a Jazz Festival volunteer for assistance.
The Bookshelf's eBar
Open seven days a week as Guelph's swingin' hot spot, the eBar is a music venue located above The Bookshelf cultural hub. Included in the complex are the Bookshelf Cinema and Greenroom, 41 Quebec Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 2T1, 519-821-3311, . website
The Bookshelf's ebar is NOT wheelchair accessible.
Wanted: Director of Development & Marketing
Guelph Jazz Festival seeks an energetic and skilled individual to provide development, fundraising, marketing & audience development, and member services leadership expertise to the Guelph Jazz Festival. The Director of Development & Marketing will develop and implement strategies and processes that result in consistent audience development and the long-term sustainability of the organization.
For more information see below. Deadline: March 22, 2010. Submit to: . No calls please.
