Showlab

Showlab is a FREE and NEW program from the Guelph Youth Music Centre that will equip students aged 14-18 with everything needed to organize and host music events, in a team of your peers. 

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You will learn what it takes to run a concert from pre to post production, including:

  • Ideation, vision and theming

  • Budgeting and sponsorship

  • Booking artists and contracting

  • Branding and promotion

  • Production management

  • Basics of sound, stage and lighting tech

Along the way you'll develop skills in collaboration and communication, learn from industry professionals, get to know local artists and organizers, and have fun! 

Showlab is limited to 15 participants per session, accepted on a first come first serve basis.

The program is provided in four 5-week sessions, each ending with a concert YOU put on! In each session you will plan the following session's concert.

Participants are invited to take part in all sessions, and have the opportunity to mentor newcomers.

Where: Guelph Youth Music Centre (GYMC), 75 Cardigan St, Guelph, ON N1H 3Z7

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Cost: FREE with transportation coverage available and snacks provided for all participants at each session!

For more information, please contact: showlab@gymc.ca

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Session 1: July 21, 2026 - August 20, 2026

Concert 1: August 22, 2026 at 7:00pm at the GYMC Recital Hall 

Session 2: September 22, 2026 - October 22, 2026 

Concert 2: October 24, 2026 at 7:00pm at GYMC Recital Hall

Session 3: November 3, 2026 - December 3, 2026 

Concert 3: December 5, 2026 at 7:00pm at the GYMC Recital Hall

Session 4: January 19, 2027 - February 19th, 2027

Concert 4: February 21st, 2027 at 7:00pm at Silence (46 Essex St., Guelph ON)

Showlab is possible due to a grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation.