AFCM 2025 Program by Day

AFCM Concert Conversations offer an engaging start to the day, beginning with Artistic Director Jack Liebeck in conversation with visiting Festival musicians, exploring various personal and professional aspects of their lives. This is followed by a 45-minute performance, with tea and coffee served beforehand.

Start Time: 10:00 am Finish Time: 12:00pm Doors Open: 9:45am Interval: 11:00am, 15 Min Tea & Coffee: from 9:30am

Tickets from $93 (AFCM Friends Exclusive Price) General Admission: $101 Concession: $97 Under 30: $30​

• AFCM Concert Conversations are included in Gold and Gold Plus Subscriptions. Shuttle transportation along primary routes is provided.
• AFCM Concert Conversations are eligible for selection as part of a Silver or Silver Plus Subscription.

​FREE EVENT

Join us for the free AFCM Children’s Concert in the AFCM Festival Garden—a fun-filled, family-friendly experience featuring world-class Festival Artists. With music that delights and entertains, it’s the perfect way to introduce kids and families to the joy of live performance.

Start Time: 2:00pm Finish Time: 3:00pm         

AFCM Illuminates combines insightful lectures and live performance, offering a unique fusion of knowledge and sound.

Today, award-winning broadcaster and composer Andrew Ford takes you on a lively journey through thousands of years of music. In The Shortest History of Music, Part 1, he asks how music began and evolved, and shows how it has always occupied the most private and public parts of our lives. From lullabies to court music, from the home to the world stage, from the folk song to the symphony: music reflects every aspect of our lives.

Start Time: 3:00pm I Finish Time: 4:00pm

Tickets from $39 (Friends Exclusive Price) General Admission: $42 Concession: $41 Under 30: $30​

• AFCM Illuminates events are included in Gold Plus Subscriptions. Shuttle transportation is not provided.
• AFCM Illuminates events are eligible for selection as part of a Silver or Silver Plus Subscription.

Named in honour of the Festival’s founder, the AFCM Ray Golding Sunset Series offers an excellent introduction for newcomers and a chance for familiar audiences to enjoy beloved favourites and discover new musical gems.

Experience the brilliance of horn virtuoso Stefan Dohr.

Start Time: 5:00 pm Finish Time: 6:00pm

Tickets from $66 (AFCM Friend Exclusive Price) General Admission: $71 Concession: $69 Under 30: $30

• The AFCM Ray Golding Sunset Series concerts are included in Gold and Gold Plus Subscriptions. Shuttle transportation along primary routes is provided.
  
• The AFCM Ray Golding Sunset Series concerts are eligible for selection as part of a Silver or Silver Plus Subscription.
  

Join us for the Festival's Annual Governor's Gala concert, featuring a stellar line-up of world-class musicians led by Artistic Director Jack Liebeck. Prepare to be transported by a program of celestial beauty and sublime melodies.

Start Time: 7:30 pm Finish Time: 9:50 pm Doors Open: 7:10pm Interval: 20 Min   

Tickets from $100 (AFCM Friends Exclusive Price) General Admission: $108 Concession: $104 Under 30: $30

• The AFCM Governor's Gala is included in Gold and Gold Plus Subscriptions. Shuttle transportation along primary routes is provided.
• The AFCM Governor's Gala is eligible for selection as part of a Silver or Silver Plus Subscription.