In case you missed it, the 2025-2026 Arden Theatre Presenter Series has launched! This year, what people know and love about The Arden’s presenter series will be paired alongside refreshed plans that are sure to attract new guests to the theatre! Alongside some familiar faces, this year’s season features 16 shows that have yet to grace The Arden stage! A renewed focus on bringing in acts who have yet to perform at the theatre is a move which is sure to attract fresh guests to the shows.

This diverse season runs the genre gamut, presenting acts ranging from comedy to family, film, music, theatre and dance! Not only are some well-known faces are set to return, like Celeigh Cardinal and the unforgettable Josh Ritter on the music scene, while Bruce McCulloch and Mary Walsh bring back the comedy, but there are also some greats are lined up to play their first Arden shows, too. Greats like Daniel Lanois, Elliott BROOD and Paula Cole are set to take centre stage throughout this season and tickets are sure to move quickly!

The film world will be opening new doors for A Fresh Lens, a collection of NFB short films that highlight a vibrant spectrum of stories reflective of the lived realities and experiences of newcomers to Canada alongside a returning fan favourite, The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour.

Theatre and dance will take centre stage with Ballet Jörgen’s rendition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Josphine Baker’s award-winning biographical depiction, Josephine: A Musical Cabaret, that retells the star’s revolutionary life as a singer, movie star, civil rights activist and spy!

The season’s diversity rounds out with sure fire spectaculars fit for the whole family. Cirque Kalabanté is back with a pulsating, rhythmic performance by Guinean acrobats and The Boo Revue comes to spookify your Halloween season with a magical, blacklight puppetry performance that will leave you catching Fraggle Rock vibes with a spooktacular musical twist!

Two weeks back, The Arden Theatre’s most frequent patrons had an opportunity to catch a sneak preview of what the season has in store at the 25-26 Multi-buyer Appreciation Event! As “multi-buyers”, patrons are entitled to season sneak peeks, door prizes and discounts, depending on the number of tickets they buy. Essentially, the more you buy, the more you save! Information on how to buy your Arden tickets and how to save is available in the season brochure. Guests at the multi-buyer event were also treated to a big screen viewing of this season’s launch video, which you can watch below.

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There’s so much to experience from September 2025 to April 2026 at The City of St. Albert’s Arden Theatre! Whether you’re a frequenter of the venue or have never been before, this season is sure to bring something for everyone. So come out and Escape the Ordinary! Check out one, two or all the shows set to feature this season!

Tickets are on sale now. Go online to tickets.stalbert.ca, get them in person at The Arden Theatre Box Office at 5 St. Anne Street (make sure to check hours before you head in!) or call us at 780-459-1542.

For more information on these and other performances coming to The Arden Theatre this 2025-2026 season, visit ardentheatre.com.

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