"It's where neighbours meet, new talent takes the stage, and stories come alive in a way no screen can replicate." That's how the Encore Series describes its 2026–2027 season of community musicals. This fall, the line also fits the whole calendar at Meadowvale Theatre on Montevideo Road. Between Oct. 17 and Dec. 20, the theatre has 21 performances on its schedule. Seventeen of them are put on by community companies.
Seventeen of Twenty-One Curtains
The City of Mississauga's Meadowvale Theatre listings show seven productions in this window. Counting productions makes the split look even. Counting performances doesn't. Each of the two community musicals runs eight shows over two weekends. Each professional-led concert plays one night or one afternoon.
Date | Production | Presented by | Performances |
|---|---|---|---|
Sat. Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. | Timeless with Baligh Hamdi | Maple Arts FAMA 2026 | 1 |
Sun. Oct. 18, 2 p.m. | Symphony of Communities | Mississauga Pops | 1 |
Oct. 30 to Nov. 8 | Sister Act | Etobicoke Musical Productions, Encore Series | 8 |
Fri. Nov. 20, 8 p.m. | Junior Santos: Afro Roots Latin Jazz Project | Professional-led concert | 1 |
Nov. 27 to Dec. 6 | The SpongeBob Musical | Clarkson Music Theatre, Encore Series | 8 |
Wed. Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. | Elvis – The Wonderful World of Christmas | Featuring Steve Michaels | 1 |
Sun. Dec. 20, 2 p.m. | A Holiday Afternoon with Avery Raquel | saugaLIVE Presents with B-Jazzed | 1 |
The two Encore musicals and the Mississauga Pops concert make up 17 of the 21 performances. For most of the season, the people on stage are volunteers and semi-professionals from across the city. This makes sense for the building. The City says Meadowvale Theatre has been "a staple for community theatre and the arts in Mississauga" since 1989, and calls it home to many theatre organizations and community groups.
A Band That Helped Build the Room
The closest link between the stage and the neighbourhood comes on Sunday, Oct. 18. The Mississauga Pops Concert Band started out as the Meadowvale Concert Band. Amateur clarinet player Larry Vella founded it in 1979 with a few neighbours from Meadowvale who wanted to play music together. The band says some of those founding members still play with it. Today it has about 50 amateur and semi-professional members.
The band's history and the theatre's history run together. The Pops say they were a benefactor of the Meadowvale Theatre project, and they marked their tenth year by hosting their first concert series there. That anniversary lines up with 1989, the year the building went up. In this year's Symphony of Communities at 2 p.m., the band hosts musicians and conductors from across Ontario.
The room is not the one that opened in 1989, though. The City says the building had no major updates from 1989 until a renovation that addressed deferred maintenance, accessibility and energy efficiency. The theatre reopened with an open house on Sept. 24, 2022. It has 395 seats, accessible seating and washrooms, a drop-off area, and free parking in a lot it shares with West Credit Secondary School.
The Encore Companies Carry November
The Encore Series is Music Theatre Mississauga's five-show subscription season. Five community theatre groups produce it: Etobicoke Musical Productions, Clarkson Music Theatre, Meadowvale Music Theatre, City Centre Musical Productions and Theatre Unlimited Performing Arts. Two of the five shows fall in this window. Urinetown, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Come From Away come later in the 2026–2027 season.
Sister Act from Etobicoke Musical Productions opens Friday, Oct. 30. Evening shows start at 8 p.m. on Oct. 30 and Nov. 5, 6 and 7. Matinees start at 2 p.m. on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 7 and 8. The Encore Series rates it PG. The Saturday matinee falls on Halloween, so a family can go to the 2 p.m. show and still get home before trick-or-treating starts.
The SpongeBob Musical from Clarkson Music Theatre starts on Nov. 27. Evening shows run at 8 p.m. on Nov. 27 and 28 and Dec. 3, 4 and 5. Matinees run at 2 p.m. on Nov. 29, Dec. 5 and Dec. 6. The company promises "skateboards, jelly fish, sardines and fun for the whole family."
There's one date to keep in mind. Encore subscription packages are on sale until Nov. 8, which is also Sister Act's closing matinee, or earlier if performances sell out. After that date, you buy the rest of the season's shows one at a time.
Where the Professionals Fit
The four professional-led dates fill the gaps between the community runs. They don't compete with them. Each one is on a weekend or weeknight that the musicals aren't using.
- Timeless with Baligh Hamdi, Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Maple Arts presents it as part of FAMA 2026, performed by the Canadian Arabic Orchestra and choir.
- Junior Santos: Afro Roots Latin Jazz Project, Friday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. Junior Santos plays with his sextet and local guest artists, one week before SpongeBob opens.
- Elvis – The Wonderful World of Christmas, Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m., featuring Steve Michaels.
- A Holiday Afternoon with Avery Raquel, Sunday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. It's one of four Meadowvale Theatre concerts that the City's saugaLIVE program and the non-profit B-Jazzed are running together this season. The City's season announcement says B-Jazzed matinee tickets start at $25.
B-Jazzed's own site calls the Dec. 20 show "A Holiday Evening," but the City lists it at 2 p.m. Plan for the afternoon. The next B-Jazzed matinees at Meadowvale are Feb. 21 and Apr. 11.
The Dinner Half of the Evening Changed in June
The theatre and Aristotle's Steak & Seafood House both turned 37 this year. Aristotle's opened on Millcreek Drive in 1989, the same year the theatre was built. It served its last customers on June 13, 2026. In a farewell message that INsauga reported, the family said the restaurant had been "a place where friendships were built, families gathered, celebrations were shared and memories were made."
So for now, dinner on a show night happens closer to the theatre. The City describes the theatre as a short walk from Meadowvale Town Centre and its bus terminal. Several sit-down options are on Meadowvale Town Centre Circle:
- Taps Public House at 6570 Meadowvale Town Centre Circle is a restaurant and bar. Its menu is pitched for "lunch, dinner, or late night gatherings," and it has draft beer and a cocktail list.
- Gul Gul serves Lebanese and Turkish food at the Town Centre: mezze, grills, shawarma and doner. It takes reservations and has a halal-friendly menu. WhatNow first reported it was coming to the plaza in September 2025.
- Swiss Chalet at 6677 Meadowvale Town Centre Circle, Unit 22B, has full dine-in service and cocktails, and its location page lists dinner until 10 p.m. most nights.
A bit farther along, R Kitchen at 2295 Battleford Road serves modern comfort food, has a full-service bar and takes reservations. Its posted hours end at 8 p.m. daily. On an 8 p.m. curtain night, that means an early dinner. On a matinee day, it works for after the show.
The Town Centre itself is changing too. Metro has confirmed that its 6677 Meadowvale Town Centre Circle store will become a Food Basics in February 2027. The store stays open until then, and the conversion should take three to four weeks, according to INsauga.
Matching Dinner to Curtain Time
The schedule has three start times, and each one suits a different dinner plan:
- 8 p.m. curtains (Sister Act evenings, SpongeBob evenings, Junior Santos). Have an early dinner at R Kitchen before it closes at 8, or eat at the Town Centre. If you want a drink after the show, Taps is a short walk away.
- 2 p.m. matinees (Symphony of Communities, the Sister Act and SpongeBob weekend matinees, Avery Raquel on Dec. 20). Head to Gul Gul for a long mezze dinner after the show, or to R Kitchen, which is still open after a matinee lets out.
- 7:30 p.m. starts (Baligh Hamdi on Oct. 17, the Elvis Christmas show on Dec. 16). These leave the least time for dinner beforehand. Swiss Chalet serves until 10 p.m. most nights, which fits a late dinner after the show.
For more than 35 years, Meadowvale's community bands and theatre companies have been staging shows in this room. The Larose Team follows these Meadowvale details closely, from the Town Centre's changes to the streets just a short walk from the theatre. If you're wondering what your home near Lake Aquitaine or Meadowvale Town Centre is worth this season, request a free home valuation and we'll prepare one built on that same local knowledge.
