Located on the ground floor of the Living Arts Centre adjacent to the elevators, LIVE! Restaurant offers diners with fine taste and fine art.

Pre-theatre dining

Surrounded by full-length windows that let in natural light, the restaurant’s rotund dining area offers a relaxed ambience during the day. By night, the warm neutral colours and beautiful, dark wooden walls create an intimate setting for pre-theatre dining.

• View Dinner Menu (pdf)
• View Dessert Menu (pdf)*

*Dessert menu offered after select Mississauga Symphony Orchestra shows.

To make a pre-theatre dining reservation, call 905-615-3200 ext. 6116 or email live.restaurant@mississauga.ca.

Private dining

LIVE! Restaurant offers private rooms perfect for hosting birthdays, life events, special occasions and family gatherings. Visit our Hospitality Services website to view our gallery, virtual tour, menu and more.

Our hospitality services team can also transform the venue based on your event’s theme. Speak with our Events Coordinator to review options and confirm details by calling 905-615-3200 ext. 6015 or emailing banquets@mississauga.ca.

The Resident Artist Program supports emerging and mid-career artists and artisans. It provides artists and artisans of diverse disciplines with opportunities to develop and maintain their art and design practice.

More information about the Resident Artist Program and how you can apply is available online.

The Mississauga Symphony Orchestra is one of the City’s six pillar institutions of arts, culture and heritage.

A resident tenant of the Living Arts Centre since 1997, the MSO provides education and performance opportunities to classical musicians. It combines the strands of excellence and education through solo performance opportunities, commissions and mentoring.

The MSO is thrilled to present its eighth season under the direction of Maestro Denis Mastromonaco.

Tickets to the 2022-2023 Mississauga Symphony Orchestra and Mississauga Symphony Youth Orchestra are on sale now.

For information about upcoming concerts, how to donate or for the latest news, visit the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra website. Please be advised that you will be leaving the City of Mississauga website and be directed to an external site. The City is not responsible for the content or availability of external sites

The City of Mississauga’s camps and programs run throughout the year. They include HIGH FIVE® quality standards, extended hours, recreation support facilitator programs for children, and financial assistance programs.

Find out more about programs and camps.

• Orchestra boxes can accommodate wheelchairs and scooters up to 27 inches in width.
• Rear Orchestra and Dress Circle can accommodate wheelchairs and scooters up to 31 inches in width.
• Atrium ramp to Hammerson Hall is 40 inches in width and the Rear Orchestra door for guest entry is 31.5 inches in width.
• Please be aware there may be obstructed seating in Orchestra Row T and in Dress Circle Row F if patrons in surrounding sections are standing at their seats.

• This entire space can accommodate wheelchairs and scooters up to 30.5 inches in width.

• Hearing enhancement devices and ear plugs are available free of charge.
• Speak to an ushering staff for support.

Booster seats

• Booster seats are available at theatre entrances.
• Quantities are limited.

Arriving late

• Latecomers will be seated at the first suitable opportunity as deemed by theatre management. On-stage performances are shown on lobby monitors for the convenience of those waiting.

Use of electronics

• Cameras, audio and video recorders are prohibited for most performances. Please ask before use.
• Pagers, cellular phones and electronic devices must be turned off.

Babes in arms

• Every person must have a ticket in order to be admitted to a performance. This policy applies to everyone, including children and infants.

Scent advisory

• Please be considerate of those in the audience who may have allergies and refrain from wearing cologne and perfume.

• There may be filming, photography and/or recordings at most events in the Living Arts Centre. By entering and by your presence during the event, you consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded. Please contact the box office or an usher if you do not wish to be photographed or recorded.

• Please note that some events may implement different vaccine requirements, which will be specified on the event page as necessary.

Service charges

• Fees of $5 per ticket and $3 per order apply.

Ordering tickets

• VISA, Mastercard, AMEX and VISA and Mastercard Debit are accepted for online ticket purchases and at the Box Office.
• Payments using Debit are also accepted at the Box Office.
• Gift certificates can be redeemed at the box office. Effective September 7, 2023, gift certificates are no longer available to purchase.
• Cash may not be accepted.

Printed and mobile tickets

• Print-at-home and mobile tickets are delivered to your email electronically following your purchase.
• They are offered for all performances and prevent you from waiting in line to pick up tickets and losing your tickets in the mail.
• If you lose or misplace the ticket you print at home, you can show the electronic copy to a Box Office staff to have it reissued.
• Mobile tickets must be displayed on a mobile device for entry.

Admissions

• All individuals require a ticket to gain entry to ticketed events.
• Theatre management reserves the right to refuse admission and refund the ticket price to any individual.

Exchanges

• You can exchange tickets for another performance of the same show or within the Living Arts Centre Presents series by 6 p.m. on the day before the original performance ordered.
• There is a $3.10 exchange fee per ticket. This fee applies to change of seat, change of price and change of performance.
• For the LAC Presents series, you can turn in your unused ticket the day before the scheduled performance for a gift certificate for future use. This procedure is facilitated via telephone or in-person only.

Refunds

• All ticket sales are final.
• All events, programs, artists, prices, times and date are subject to change.

Lost, stolen or forgotten tickets

• If your ticket has been lost, stolen or forgotten, you can be reissued another ticket through your online account at no additional charge.
• You must provide proof of purchase and present a valid ID to have the Box Office reprint your tickets.
• All reprinted tickets render the original ticket invalid because a new barcode on the ticket will take precedence.
• If you have an invalid ticket, you will be asked to see the Box Office staff for a new ticket.

Reseller websites

• Tickets sold through unauthorized reseller websites cannot be guaranteed by the Living Arts Centre. If you purchase a counterfeit ticket through an unauthorized reseller, you will be refused admission. Please use caution and use the official website to purchase tickets to Living Arts Centre events.