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The Shaw Festival runs from April to October in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. The Festival includes eight plays on four stages. Works include Shaw's own plays and other plays and musicals that shed light on his times. This professional theater began in 1962 and is considered the leading festival to celebrate Irish Playwright George Bernard Shaw, who lived from 1856 to 1950, spanning many governments, wars and cultural changes. The picturesque Niagara-on-the-Lake is home to only 15,000. It is 15 miles north of Niagara Falls. Book your hotels near Shaw Festival now!