Stratford
Stratford is a city in Southwestern Ontario that is internationally known for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, acclaimed for its presentation of Shakespearean, classical and musical theatre. In 2021, it was home to 33,000 people. Wikivoyage
Population 31,465 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Canada
- January: 9 h 19 of daylight
- February: 10 h 32 of daylight
- March: 11 h 53 of daylight
- April: 13 h 25 of daylight
- May: 14 h 41 of daylight
- June: 15 h 23 of daylight
- July: 15 h 06 of daylight
- August: 13 h 59 of daylight
- September: 12 h 32 of daylight
- October: 11 h 04 of daylight
- November: 9 h 43 of daylight
- December: 8 h 59 of daylight
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Stratford Summer Music Festival
July – August
Stratford Summer Music (July/August) is an annual multi-week concert series set in various outdoor and indoor venues around town. A mix of free and ticketed events are offered
1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Stratford); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.