Open Ears Festival

Only one day left until #OE25 kicks off! We're eagerly waiting in anticipation by looking at these photos of last year's festival taken by Bangishimo 💫 Expect performances and workshops featuring some of the world's highest caliber musicians from May 29-June 1 in KW!

In addition to their performance on Saturday, Alejandro Franco Briones, Iván López Pineda, and Diego Villaseñor de Cortina of Pirarán will be hosting Synth Workshops! 📅May 29+30, 2025 ⏰ 5:30 pm 📍CAS at KWAG 💵FREE! bit.ly/OE25workshop1 bit.ly/OE25workshop2

📅Saturday, May 31st, 2025 ⏰4 pm 📍The Registry Theatre (122 Frederick St, Kitchener, ON) 💵$25/$5 student with ID

We talked to Pirarán, a networked ensemble of algorithmic acid music that combines the sound of analogue and digital synthesizers with live coded soundscapes and dance vectors.

📅Thursday, May 29th, 2025 ⏰ 8 pm 📍The Registry Theatre (122 Frederick St.) 💵$25/$5 student with ID This event is part of Open Ears Festival 2025, which takes place May 29-June 1, 2025. Go to openears.ca to view the full festival schedule.

Coming to #OE25 this Thursday: "Relations, not Blank Slates" In this interview we talk to Colin Tucker of Null Point, the artist-run musical research group behind this program.

THIS WEEKEND: Experimental sound festival Open Ears returns to Kitchener-Waterloo for four days of synthesizer inspired activities👂 Tickets can be purchased at openears.ca, with affordable student pricing and free events available!

We talked to Andreas Kitzmann of TriCity Synth Society to learn more about the core of this year's festival theme: Synthesizers 🎛 If you're 'synth curious', please join us at @kwartgallery for a FREE synth petting zoo on Saturday, May 31st, from 11 am - 4 pm

Did you miss Rindown's takeover yesterday? Not to worry. We've saved all their animal antics to our IG profile highlights ✨ Don't miss their performance in Kitchener-Waterloo: 📅Sunday, June 1st ⏰ 3 pm 📍Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts (36 King St W) 💵$25/$5 student

Head to our IG as electronic cinematic pop duo Ringdown (featuring Danni Lee Parpan and Pulitzer and Grammy winner Caroline Shaw) take over our story! instagram.com/openearsfest/

Don't miss this poetic and audacious force: 📅Saturday, May 31st, 2025 ⏰9:30 pm 📍The Registry Theatre (122 Frederick St, Kitchener, ON) 💵$25/$5 student with ID openears.ca/event/erica-an…

We talked to Erika Angell ahead of her performance at @registrytheatre on May 31! In this interview, Erika shares her musical inspirations and collaborative work in her practice.

This event is part of Open Ears Festival 2025, which takes place May 29-June 1. Go to openears.ca to view the full festival schedule and purchase your tickets or festival pass.

Don't miss the rich electronic sound world of Temporal Waves, presented by renowned Canadian tabla player Shawn Mativetsky. 📅Saturday, May 31st, 2025 ⏰2 pm 📍AOK Craft Beer and Arcade (165 King St W Unit B03) 💵$25/$5 student with ID

Don't miss this internationally renowned cellist: 📅Sunday, June 1st, 2025 ⏰ 1 pm 📍The Registry Theatre (122 Frederick St, Kitchener, ON) 💵$25/$5 student with ID openears.ca/event/raphael-…

In this interview, Raphael gives us insight into his signature blend of metal and Middle Eastern music influences and how he creates his spellbinding live shows!

📅Friday, May 30th, 2025 ⏰ 9:30 pm 📍Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (101 Queen St. North) 💵$25/$5 student with ID Go to openears.ca to view the full festival schedule and purchase your festival pass.

Join us from May 29-June 1 in Kitchener-Waterloo for free and ticketed performances, workshops, and installations featuring some of the world's highest caliber musicians. Festival passes and tickets available at openears.ca

#OE25 offers a reprieve from doom scrolling and encourage an opportunity to #TuneIn to challenging ideas for our curious ears! instagram.com/p/DJrkEfhNzyz/