Ontario- Shaw Festival: September Departures
September 8-11, 2026
September 29 – October 2, 2026
For our June trip, please click here.
Travac Tours is pleased to announce that it will be offering another exceptional program this year at the Shaw Festival.
The first play we will attend is Amadeus. Antonio Salieri is a pious, conscientious man—and the greatest composer in the Austrian Empire. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a young, foolish show-off—and apparently no threat. Except that Salieri can hear what no one else can: this ridiculous boy is perhaps the greatest musical genius ever to have lived. How can God have played such a trick on Salieri? To reward his devotion by rubbing his nose in his own mediocrity? There is only one possible revenge: God’s beloved, Amadeus, must be destroyed. This story of genius and the price it extracts is one of the greatest and most ravishing experiences in theatrical history.
Our second performance is Funny Girl. Fanny Brice has everything it takes to be Broadway’s next big thing: the voice, the charm and more than a little chutzpah. But does she have “the look?” This touching comedy explores her unlikely rise to stardom with the Ziegfeld Follies as well as her turbulent love life with gambler Nick Arnstein. One of the greatest musical scores of all time, Funny Girlincludes classics like “Don’t Rain on My Parade”, “I’m the Greatest Star”, “People” and much more.
Travac’s Shaw Festival Holiday is affordably priced and includes round trip transportation by deluxe chartered coach, 3 nights’ accommodation, 3 breakfasts, orchestra seating for both plays and the services of a Travac Tours Director. Book early to avoid disappointment!
Tour Itinerary
Day 1
Ottawa to Niagara Falls
This morning you depart Carlingwood Shopping Centre for Niagara Falls. Scheduled washroom and lunch stop will be made enroute. Expect to arrive in Niagara Falls in early evening.
Hotel for the next 3 nights: Hilton Niagara Falls/Fallsview (or similar)
Day 2
Niagara Falls
Enjoy breakfast before we head to the Shaw Festival Theatre for a private backstage tour. Your Travac Tours Director will advise of the shuttle times between Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake for the day. Your Shaw Festival performance of Amadeus is in the evening.
A listening device is offered at no additional cost; please request should you require one.
(B)
Day 3
Niagara Falls
After breakfast, your Travac Tours Director will advise of the shuttle times between Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake for the day. Your Shaw Festival performance of Funny Girl is in the afternoon (September 10 group) or in the evening (October 1 group).
A listening device is offered at no additional cost; please request should you require one.
(B)
Day 4
Niagara Falls to Ottawa
Following breakfast, we’ll check out of the hotel and begin our journey back to Ottawa, with scheduled washroom and lunch stops en route.
(B)
**Itinerary and hotel are subject to change**
Hotel Information
Hilton Niagara Falls/Fallsview Hotel
Hotel Address
6361 Fallsview BlvdNiagara Falls, Ontario
L2G 3V9
(905) 354-7887

