Ground UP Dance Festival is Kingston’s dance series focusing on building community, providing performance platforms for emerging and established choreographers, and supporting artists throughout their journey in creation and development.

Launched in summer of 2022, Ground UP has acted as the first annual festival for professional dance in Kingston, Ontario. Each year the festival features Second Stage live performances in a black-box theatre, dance workshops with leading industry artists, free community performances in Springer Market Square, and Mainstage sunset show on our paved performance pad at Lake Ontario Park.

The festival’s 2026 Season is live! Click here for festival registration & tickets.

The highlight of our summer programming, the Ground UP Dance Festival’s Mainstage performances charm our audiences with professional dance works from Toronto, Belleville, and Kingston.

This is a family friendly event. Bring a blanket, pack a picnic, and enjoy dance beside the lake at sunset.

July 10th, 2026 a t 7:00PM // PWYC