{"id":8191,"date":"2026-07-03T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lets-canada.com\/dream-in-high-park-2026-twelfth-night\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:00:00","slug":"summer-shakespeare-returns-to-high-park-twelfth-night-opens-july-12-plus-a-dog-friendly-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/summer-shakespeare-returns-to-high-park-twelfth-night-opens-july-12-plus-a-dog-friendly-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Shakespeare Returns to High Park: Twelfth Night Opens July 12, Plus a Dog-Friendly Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Updated: 2026-07-03 | Pricing and showtimes follow official Canadian Stage announcements.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Toronto&#8217;s summer outdoor theatre tradition, Dream in High Park, returns this year with a production of Shakespeare&#8217;s comedy Twelfth Night, staged at the High Park Amphitheatre from July 12 through September 6. Performances run Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., with Sunday shows starting at 7 p.m.; Mondays are dark.<\/p>\n<p>Regular tickets are $35 CAD. With help from sponsors and donors, a deeply discounted low-cost ticket option is also available for select Twelfth Night performances, and $20 CAD rush tickets are sold at the gate only, starting 30 minutes before showtime, on a first-come, first-served basis. A few special performances round out the run this year: Queer Night on July 24 celebrates the LGBTQ+ community, Dog Night on July 29 welcomes audiences to bring their pets, and Date Night on July 30 pairs the show with a picnic and charcuterie under the stars.<\/p>\n<p>For visitors with kids or anyone looking for a relaxed evening out, outdoor Shakespeare is a classic way to experience Toronto&#8217;s summer culture \u2014 bring a picnic blanket or folding chair and arrive early to stake out a spot. High Park itself is one of Toronto&#8217;s largest parks, so it&#8217;s easy to spend the day there before the show, whether for cherry blossoms, a walk or a picnic. For more, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/toronto-guide\/\">Toronto travel guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Further Reading<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/toronto-free-watch-parties-guide-2026-world-cup-nathan-phillips-square-fan-festival-and-outdoor-broadcasts\/\">Free Places to Watch the World Cup in Toronto: 2026 Nathan Phillips Square, Fan Festival and Outdoor Broadcasts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/canada-holidays-and-festivals-2026\/\">Canada Events Calendar (2026)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto&#8217;s Dream in High Park stages Twelfth Night this summer, running July 12 to September 6 with $35 general tickets, plus dog-friendly and date-night performances.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lc_last_content_reviewed_at":"2026-07-20T10:00:00Z","_lc_last_fact_checked_at":"2026-07-20T10:00:00Z","_lc_fact_check_status":"verified","_lc_source_grade":"A","_lc_source_titles":"","_lc_source_publish_dates":"","_lc_source_accessed_at":"2026-07-20T10:00:00Z","_lc_claims_checked":"date_time: 2026-07-03 \/ 7\u670812\u65e5 \/ 9\u67086\u65e5 \/ 7\u670824\u65e5 \/ 7\u670829\u65e5 \/ 7\u670830\u65e5 | money_price: $35 \/ $20 | sports_result: 2026-07 | superlative_record: \u5b98\u65b9 | event_status: \u514d\u8cbb | opening_hours_fare: \u7968\u50f9 \/ ticket","_lc_claims_corrected":"","_lc_unresolved_claims":"","_lc_correction_note_required":"0","_lc_reviewer_notes":"","_lc_fact_check_source_urls":["https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/toronto-guide\/"],"_lc_affiliate_widget_allowed":"","_lc_affiliate_widget_type":"","_lc_affiliate_widget_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[42,134],"tags":[761,156,762],"lc_primary_section":[773],"lc_location":[781],"lc_topic":[809],"lc_freshness":[829],"class_list":["post-8191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-toronto","category-canada-culture","tag-high-park","tag-156","tag-762","lc_primary_section-destination-guides","lc_location-toronto","lc_topic-attractions","lc_freshness-annual"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8191"},{"taxonomy":"lc_primary_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_primary_section?post=8191"},{"taxonomy":"lc_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_location?post=8191"},{"taxonomy":"lc_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_topic?post=8191"},{"taxonomy":"lc_freshness","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_freshness?post=8191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}