×Pick Up Conference + Music Passes at Hotel X Toronto May 5 from 4:00PM to 8:00PM and May 6–9 from 8:00AM to 8:00PM
Toronto, ON – April 15, 2025 – Departure Festival + Conference today unveiled its complete lineup of guests, programming, and schedule for its inaugural event taking place May 6-11 in Toronto.
Toronto, ON – April 14, 2025 – Loft Entertainment and Oak View Group (OVG) are delighted to announce award-winning comedian Dave Chappelle will perform exclusively at Departure Festival + Conference with a stand-up show on Wednesday, May 7 at Toronto’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre at 7:00 p.m.
Toronto, ON – March 20, 2025 – Loft Entertainment and Oak View Group (OVG) today announced world-renowned artists and speakers joining this year’s Departure Festival + Conference.
The Guild of Music Supervisors, Canada (GMSC) in collaboration with Departure Festival + Conference are proud to announce the fifth Canadian Sync Awards. Celebrating music supervisor excellence and the sync community across Canada, The Canadian Sync Awards will take place on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Annabel’s Music Hall, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Toronto, ON – March 4, 2025 – Loft Entertainment and Oak View Group (OVG) today announced its second wave of artists and speakers joining the inaugural Departure Festival + Conference.
Radiodays North America today revealed the first group of speakers and sessions part of this year’s conference. Taking place May 6-8, 2025 at Hotel X Toronto during the Departure Festival + Conference, Radiodays North America returns for its third consecutive year as the premier conference for radio, podcast, and audio professionals from Canada, the U.S., and around the world.
Entrepreneur powerhouse Matty Matheson, legendary music icon Bryan Adams, acclaimed performers Mustafa, Tia Wood, and Death From Above 1979, platinum record producer T-Minus in conversation with Brian “B.Dot” Miller, tech trailblazer Matt McGowan, renowned crisis PR expert Molly McPherson, and visionary sports and entertainment leader Tim Leiweke among the first crop of artists and speakers announced
The anticipation continues to build for Departure, our reimagined vision for Canadian Music Week, happening in Toronto May 6–11, 2025.
Loft Entertainment and Oak View Group (OVG) today unveiled Departure Festival + Conference – a reimagined and expanded vision of Canadian Music Week (CMW).
