November 8-12, 2026
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Sunday, November 8
Art + Music + Food Festival @ Art Gallery of Hamilton (Nov 4-8)
Arts Dundas Weekend (Nov 5-8)
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11:30am-2pm: Jazz Brunch with Henry Strong & Friends @ Ottawa Street Local (Hamilton) (Weekly)
11:30am: Beatles Brunch ft Andrew McTaggart @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
1pm: K-Pop Dreamworld: The Ultimate K-Pop Tribute Experience @ Centre In The Square, Raffi Armenian Theatre (Kitchener) $?
1-5pm: Elliott & the Audio Kings & Easy Street Blues Band @ Jazz Room (Waterloo) $20
1:30-4:30pm: Irish Jam Session @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)
2pm: Rocket & the Renegades @ Clifford Brewing Company (Hamilton)
2-6pm: Trickbag + Tim Gibbons & the Swampbusters @ Corktown (Hamilton) $15
2pm: A Christmas Story - The Musical @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $? (Nov 6-29)
2-5pm: James Anthony @ Ned Devine's (Milton)
2pm: That 70’s Rock Show @ Roselawn Theatre (Port Colborne) $37.50
2-5pm: Open Mic @ Harbourfront Inn (Port Colbourne)(Weekly)
2-5pm: Josh Edwards @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
2-5pm: Pat Matthews Duo @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
2pm: Steven Todd @ Falls Road on Victoria (Kitchener)
2-6pm: Hwy 24 @ Port Dover Legion
2pm: The Classic Lightfoot Live Band @ Lighthouse Theatre (Port Dover) $59.50
2:30pm: Jimmy’s Juke Joint Hosted by Jim Casson with Blair Packham & Steve Goldberger @ Iggy’s Pub & Grub (Fonthill)
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3pm: Mississippi Bends @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington)
3-5pm: Paul Mallard @ Nickelbrook Brewing (Burlington)
3pm: Mike Stevenson & Friend @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington) (Weekly)
3-6pm: Open Stage with Hellion Ton @ Cornerstone (Guelph) (Weekly)
3pm: Sammy Duke @ Boathouse (Kitchener)
3:30-6:30pm: ANAT @ Duke of Wellington (Waterloo) (Weekly)
4pm: Glenn Groves @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
4pm: Momentum Choir Sings Disney @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $?
4-8pm: Music@ Super Mario's Pizza (Port Colborne)
5-8pm: Soul Jam @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
6pm: Centre Francophone presents SOIREE D’ANNIVERSAIRE ft Stéphane Guertin & Celeste Levis @ The Gasworks (Hamilton) $?
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7pm: Steve Sinnicks @ The Avro (Hamilton)
7pm: Deeps & Dani @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
7pm: Jam @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7-10pm: Open Jazz Jam Hosted by Andrew Schoetter, Tyler Wagler, Kevin Mak @ Silence (Guelph) PWYC (2nd Sun)
7:30pm: Oakville Chamber Orchestra presents Vivaldi and Company @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts $?
7:30pm: Open Mic @ Golden Brothers (Welland) (Weekly)
8pm: Cat Punch LP Release @ And Then You (Hamilton)
8pm: Growlits, Bluff, Mr Mule @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton) $?
8-10pm: The Blues Studio Presents Dwayne LaForme Boogie Blues CD Release + Darran Poole (Rootbone) @ Coach & Lantern, Upper Coach (Ancaster) $25 (incl CD)
Monday, November 9
12:30-1am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Tim Gibbons & the Swampbusters. Filmed at Clifford Brewing Co @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or stream live at Cable14.com
6-7:30pm: Guitar Pickers (Open Stage) @ Hamilton Public Library, Greensville (Weekly)
6-9pm: Beatles Tribute ft Re-Peatles @ Innsville (Stoney Creek) (Weekly)
6-8pm: Youth Jam @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly)
6:30-8pm: Open Mic & Workshop with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)
6:30-10pm: Open Mic @ Duke of Wellington (Waterloo) (Weekly)
7-11pm: Acoustic Open Mic with Sean Fuller @ Pub 36 (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7-9pm: Brant Harmonica Guild @ Nights (Brantford) (2nd & 4th Mon)
7:30-10:30pm: Irish Traditional Sessions @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Tuesday, November 10
10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton) (Jan 27-Dec 31, Tue-Sat)
12pm: RBC Music at Noon ft Department of Music Students @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Recital Hall (St. Catharines) $?
4:30pm: Northshore Highlanders NOT THIS WEEK @ Port Dover Legion (Weekly)
5-6pm: Guitar Pickers (Open Stage) @ Hamilton Public Library, Kenilworth FREE (Weekly)
7-10pm: Open Mic with Brennagh Burns @ Lukaya Cafe (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7pm: Open Mike with Neil MacNaughton @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly)
7pm: Yesterday Once More" The Carpenters Tribute @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $?
7-10pm: Open Mic @ The Boathouse (Kitchener)(Weekly)
7:30pm: Christopher Clause @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas)
7:30pm: Roch Voisine – The Lightfoot Sessions @ River Run Centre (Guelph) $?
8pm: Chase the Bear @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $15
8pm: Loaming, Customer Service, Swimming @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton) $?
8-11pm: Open Jam with the Boom Babiez @ Ale House (Hamilton) (Weekly)
Wednesday, November 11 (Remembrance Day)
10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton) (Jan 27-Dec 31, Tue-Sat)
4-7pm: Open Mic Hosted by Victor Morgado @ Ridgeway Legion (Bi-Weekly)
6:30pm: K-Pop Dreamworld @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $
7-10pm: Jasmine T Duo @ East End Social (Hamilton)
7pm: More Barn Vol 2 (Neil Young Tribute) ft Various Artists @ Clifford Brewing Company (Hamilton) $15 adv/$20 door
7-11pm: Jazz Night with The Brad Krauss Trio @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) NO COVER
7-10pm: Open Mic @ The Bullring (Guelph) (Weekly)
7:30pm: Adam Ostrosser @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas) (Bi-Weekly)
7:30pm: Trooper @ Burlington Performing Arts Centre $?
8pm: Ark Identity + Katie Mal @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $20
8pm: Mimico Bill's Open Jam @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (2nd Wed)
8-11pm: Open Mic with Mike Shotton (Pop Machine) @ Gingerman (Oakville) (Weekly)
8-12pm: Open Jam @ Frankie's (Brantford) (Weekly)
8-11pm: Blues Review ft Jon Knight & Friend @ White Rabbitt (Waterloo) (Weekly)
8pm: Felicia McMinn @ 211Main (Port Dover) (Weekly)
9:30-10pm: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Carol Greene & Wayne Krawchuk. Filmed at Clifford Brewing Co @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or stream live at Cable14.com
Thursday, November 12
---- Before 7:00pm ----
1:30-2am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Carol Greene & Wayne Krawchuk. Filmed at Clifford Brewing Co @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or stream live at Cable14.com
10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton) (Jan 27-Dec 31, Tue-Sat)
10am-12pm: Breakfast of Champions (Radio Show) w Paul Panchezak (Trickbag) @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Weekly)
1-3pm: Open Ukulele Session @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly)
2-2:30pm: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Carol Greene & Wayne Krawchuk. Filmed at Clifford Brewing Co @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or stream live at Cable14.com
2-4pm: A Country Christmas with The Walters Family @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $?
6pm: Michael Maguire @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton)
6pm: Jamie Petrie @ Forge BBQ (Ancaster) (Weekly)
6-9pm: Open Mic @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach) (Weekly)
6pm: Open Mic @ Brandi's (Brantford)(Weekly)
6-8pm: Music @ 2 Rivers (Paris)
6-9pm: Lucas Stagg @ Aging Oak (Cambridge) (Weekly)
6-8pm: Turk & The Hobbit (Juneyt & Derek) @ Molly Blooms (Waterloo) (Weekly)
6:30pm: Innisfree @ Corktown Pub (Hamilton) (Weekly)
6:30pm: Judy & The Noteworthies (Interactive Singalong) @ Snooty Fox (Hamilton)
6:30-8:30pm: Bella & Kilburn @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas) FREE
6:30pm: James Anthony @ Palermo Pub (Oakville) (Weekly)
6:30-8:30pm: Eddie Pizzo (Piano) @ Spirit in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake)(Weekly)
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7-9pm: Music @ Squires Pub on Locke (Hamilton)
7pm: Classic Country Open Mic with the Country Ramblers @ 447 Wing (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7-10pm: Paige Armstrong @ Teddy's (Grimsby)
7-10pm: Josh Coulter @ Judge & Jester (Grimsby) (Weekly)
7-10pm: Taylor Laslo @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)
7pm: Open Mic @ The Falls Road on Victoria (Kitchener) (Weekly)
7:30pm?: Music @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington)
7:30pm: Live Jam & Open Mic Hosted by Sessionista @ The Barber Towne Pub (Georgetown) (2nd & 4th Thu)
7:30-10:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Your Neighbourhood Pizza Co (Beamsville) (Weekly)
7:30-10:30pm: Josh Edwards @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
---- After 8:00pm ----
8pm: Class of 91, Mercy, Synchronicity @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton) $?
8pm: Lucas Mason with Owen MacDonald @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $49
8pm: Crown Lands with Dreamland @ Bridgeworks (Hamilton) $44.29
8pm: A Christmas Story - The Musical @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $?
8pm: Guitar Night — Wendell Ferguson, Ariana Gillis, David Gillis @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $20
8-11pm: Open Mic Night + Jam @ Temple Bar (Oakville) (Weekly)
8pm: The Yacht Rock Show @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $25
8-11:30pm: Open Mic with Nora Crete and Derek Bowers @ Elora Legion (Weekly)
8-10:30pm: Tiffany Deriveau @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
8-11pm: Acoustic Melodies ft Lor & Friends @ White Rabbitt (Waterloo) (Weekly)
8:30pm: Open Mic @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster) (Weekly)
9pm-12am: Hook & Harbour @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
9pm: Evan Rotella @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Lucky's Restaurant (Niagara Falls)
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