Hamilton Blues Lovers

September 17-20, 2026

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Sep 17-20 /Sep 21-27

Thursday, September 17

---- Before 7:00pm ----

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)

1:30-2pm: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Snowheel Slim & Mark Vanderheyden, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on Cable14.com

2pm: Get Down Tonight (The Ultimate 70’s Soundtrack) ft Leisa Way & The Wayward Wind Band @ Lighthouse Theatre (Port Dover) $35+ (Sep 15-25)

3pm: Dancing Queen @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (Sep 12-23)

5-8pm: Thomas Nelson Duo @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines)

5:30pm: Jamie Petrie @ Forge BBQ (Ancaster) (Weekly)

6pm: Mykul @ East End Social (Hamilton)

6pm: Open Jam with Alex Antinori @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) (1st & 3rd Thu)

6pm: Michael Maguire @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton)

6-9pm: Open Mic @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach) (Weekly)

6-10pm: Niagara Falls Night of Art @ 5943 Sylvia Pl (Niagara Falls) FREE

6-8pm: Brad Hailz @ 2 Rivers (Paris)

6-9pm: Lucas Stagg @ Aging Oak (Cambridge) (Weekly)

6-8pm: Turk & The Hobbit (Juneyt & Derek) @ Molly Blooms (Waterloo) (Weekly)

6:30-8:30pm: Open Mic Night @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas) FREE

6:30-9:30pm: The Yachty Rockers @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington)

6:30-8:30pm: Eddie Pizzo (Piano) @ Spirit in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake)(Weekly)

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7-9pm: John Rogers @ Squires Pub on Locke (Hamilton)

7pm: Classic Country Open Mic with the Country Ramblers @ 447 Wing (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7-10pm: Fiddlestix @ BLK Swan, Palladium Way (Burlington) $?

7-10pm: Nate Katch @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

7-10pm: Josh Coulter @ Judge & Jester (Grimsby) (Weekly)

7pm: In Recital: Voice of a Tenor ft Remigio Pereira @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Recital Hall (St. Catharines) $?

7-10pm: Evan Rotella @ MT Bellies (Welland)

7-10pm: Ryan Thomas Smelle @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)

7-10pm: Doug Root @ Manhattans (Guelph)

7-9pm: Zoltar @ The Boathouse (Kitchener)

7pm: Open Mic @ The Falls Road on Victoria (Kitchener) (Weekly)

7:30pm: Jason Alden with Chase Matthew, Mackenzie Carpenter, Dee Jay Silver @ TD Coliseum (Hamilton) $?

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)

7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)

7:30pm: Get Down Tonight (The Ultimate 70’s Soundtrack) ft Leisa Way & The Wayward Wind Band @ Lighthouse Theatre (Port Dover) $35+ (Sep 15-25)

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8-11pm: Chad Pilon @ Kelseys Redhill (Hamilton)

8pm: The Yachty Rockers @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington)

8-11pm: Open Mic Night + Jam @ Temple Bar (Oakville) (Weekly)

8-10pm: Dragan on the Sax @ Spirit in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake) (Weekly)

8pm: Ethan Miller with Andy Colonico + Haley McNeil @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $25

8-11:30pm: Open Mic with Nora Crete and Derek Bowers @ Elora Legion (Weekly)

8-11pm: Acoustic Melodies ft Lor & Friends @ White Rabbitt (Waterloo) (Weekly)

8:30pm: Open Mic @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster) (Weekly)

8:30pm: Dancing Queen @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (Sep 12-23)

9pm-12am: John Ocasters @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

9pm: 4 oz Pour @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Lucky's Restaurant (Niagara Falls)

Friday, September 18

Culture Days (Across Canada): Burlington / Oakville / Milton / St. Catharines / Centre Wellington (Sep 18-Oct 4)

Misty City Music Festival @ Fallsview Event Grounds (Niagara Falls) $? (Sep 18-20)

Niagara Grape & Wine Festival (Sep 11-27)

Women's Music Weekend @ Puslinch (Sep 18-20)

Hope in the Street (Guelph)

---- Before 6:00pm ----

10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton) (Jan 27-Dec 31, Tue-Sat)

12-1pm: Noon Hour Concerts ft Paul Coombs Blues Band @ Hamilton Public Library, Central FREE

1-1:30pm: Come Sunday (Gospel Radio Show) w Paul Panchezak (Trickbag) @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)

1:30-2pm: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Snowheel Slim & Mark Vanderheyden, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on Cable14.com

2-3pm: Arthur Acoustic Duo @ Hamilton Public Library, Sherwood FREE

2-4pm: Open Jam with the No Name Band @ Elora Legion (Weekly)

3-7pm: Jamie Todd: Boomer Time & Dinner @ ANAF Club (Guelph) (Weekly)

5-8pm: Brad James @ Fool & Flagon (Hamilton) (Weekly)

5-10pm: Binbrook Fall Fair $? (Sep 18-20)

6:30pm Bellmoore Band @ Main Grandstand

5pm: Eddie Paton @ Joe Dog's Gasbar Grill (Burlington)

5-8pm: Mark Donoghue @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines)

5-9pm: Grand River Arts Festival @ Glenhyrst Art Gallery (Brantford) $? (Sep 18-19)

5-10pm: Paris Night Market (Fall Edition) $? (Sep 18-19)

5-9pm: Fergus Fall Fair $? (Sep 18-20)

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6-9pm: Concession Street Sidewalk Sounds (Hamilton)

Music of Mariposa with Natalie Marie @ Something New
Sterling Stead @ Festival Creamery
Eyes Like Opals @ Zoetic Theatre
Alfie Smith @ Cancer Assist
Open Mic @ Hairway to Heaven
Louise Concepcion @ Redstone Pizza
Dave & Troy @ Mountain Tire
The Meadowlarks @ Pita Pit

6-9pm: James Anthony @ Scout Cafe (Stoney Creek) (Weekly)

6pm: The Bull Collective @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)

6-8pm: Jamie Shea @ Nickelbrook Brewing (Burlington)

6-8pm: Lost Boys @ Puddy's (St. Catharines)

6-10pm: Full Mulletti @ Super Mario's Pizza (Port Colborne)

6-9pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Caledonia Legion (3rd Fri)

6-10pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls) (Weekly Fri & Sat)

6-9pm: Mykul @ Sassy Britches Brewery (Brantford)

6pm: JP Riemens @ Brandi's (Brantford)

6-9pm: Folklore Junction @ Block 3 Brewing (St. Jacobs)

6:30-8:30pm: East Coast Kitchen Party with James Ferris & Fried Balogna @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (Weekly)

Binbrook Fall Fair $? (Sep 18-20)

6:30pm Bellmoore Band @ Main Grandstand
7:30pm Seth Ryan @ Beer Tent

6:30-8:30pm: Dragan on the Sax @ Spirit in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake)(Weekly)

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7-10pm: Christopher Clause @ East End Social (Hamilton)

7-10pm: Michael Theodore @ Ottawa St Local (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7pm: Conn Roche @ Piper Arms (Burlington)

7-11pm: Flashback Band @ Burlington Legion

7-10pm: Dueling Pianos @ Uptown Social House (Burlington) (Every Fri & Sat)

7pm: Danny Boy Phelan, Juliet Dunn Trio & Brant Parker Band @ Lock 1 Stage (Port Dalhousie)

7-10pm: Jeffery Arthur’s Jazz Band @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach)

7-11pm: Monty & the Crew @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $8

7-10pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Harmony United Church (Brantford) (Bi-Weekly)

7-10pm: Luke Burazin @ Manhattans (Guelph)

7pm: Lucas Stagg @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)

7pm: UK Calling @ Room 47 (Kitchener) $?

7:30pm: Fish Fry ft Mike Hubley @ Waterdown Legion $?

7:30pm: Jim Cuddy Band + Brooks & Bowskill @ Burlington Performing Arts Centre $?

7:30pm: Bliss @ Gator Ted's (Burlington)

7:30-8:30pm: Practically Hip @ Chudleigh’s Entertainment Farm (Halton Hills) $?

7:30pm: The Ferns EP Release with Maggot Pizza and Katie Mazi @ Niagara Artist Centre (St. Catharines) $?

7:30pm: Get Down Tonight (The Ultimate 70’s Soundtrack) ft Leisa Way & The Wayward Wind Band @ Lighthouse Theatre (Port Dover) $35+ (Sep 15-25)

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8pm: Nicholas Campbell & the Trebletones @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton)

8pm: Roger Clark Miller (Mission of Burma) + Storey Littleton (Ida) @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $20

8-11pm: Jess & Tay @ Tabone Academy of Music (Hamilton) $22+

8pm? Holler and Honey @ Handsome Dave's (Hamilton)

8pm?: Danceland with the Melvin Band @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton) $?

8pm: Alert The Audience, Supervoids, and more @ The Gate (Hamilton)

8pm?: Rough Copy @ The King George (Hamilton)

8pm: Ghost Variables @ Gemania Club, Rathskellar (Hamilton)

8pm: Deux Def Dudes @ BLK Swan, Palladium Way (Burlington)

8pm: Poster Boys @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington) $10

8pm: Accidental Paradise Band @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $15

8pm: Spandau Cafe @ Blk Swan Kitchen Pub (Oakville)

8-11pm: 12/GC @ Gingerman (Oakville)

8-11pm: Andrew Irving @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

8pm: Jimi Walker with Haley McNeil @ Warehouse Concert Hall (St. Catharines) $?

8-11:45pm: Open Mic @ Mahtay Cafe (St. Catharines) (Weekly)

8pm: Dwayne Gretsky @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?

8pm: It’s All Been Done: A Musical Tribute to The Barenaked Ladies @ Greg Frewin Theatrical Centre (Niagara Falls) $?

8pm: thedeathofyou with One Hundred Moons + Soft Set @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $15+

8pm: Back to the 80s @ Fergus Grand Theatre $?

8pm: The Flying Dutchmen @ Falls Road on Victoria (Kitchener)

8-11pm: Quinn Sutherland @ Duke of Wellington (Waterloo)

8-10:30pm: Jovino Santos Neto @ Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?

8pm: Off the Rock - A Great Big Sea Tribute @ Capitol 33 (Delhi) $?

8:30pm-12:30am: Big Dan & the Gentlemen @ Ye Olde Squire, Fennell (Hamilton)

8:30-11:30pm: Checkerboard Floors @ Forge BBQ (Ancaster)

8:30-11:30pm: The Danny Boys @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

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9pm: Carm Milioto @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)

9pm: Fiction @ Cat N Fiddle (Hamilton)

9pm: The Burning Tree @ Corktown Pub (Hamilton)

9pm: Tone Deaf @ Jersey's Bar & Grill (Burlington)

9pm-1am: On Tap @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)

9pm-12am: Blackwire @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)

9pm-1am: Gwensalami @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)

9pm-1am: Shin-Dig @ Chip N Charlie's (Niagara Falls)

9pm: Dancing Queen @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (Sep 12-23)

9pm-12:45am: The Good Kids @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls)

9pm: Ryan Thomsa Smelle @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Lucky's Restaurant (Niagara Falls)

9pm: Sarah Church @ 211 Main (Port Dover)

9:15pm: Strat Andriotis CD Release @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton)

9:30-10:30pm: Practically Hip @ Chudleigh’s Entertainment Farm (Halton Hills) $?

9:30pm-12:30am: Feverish Lemons @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

10pm: Bourbon & Co @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)

10pm: Tony Price, Geneva @ And Then You (Hamilton)

10pm: Detour @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)

10pm: Kim Foo Band @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington)

10pm: Dirty Pioneers @ The Dickens (Burlington)

10pm-2am: Country Junkies @ Whiskey Dawgs (St. Catharines)

Saturday, September 19

Culture Days (Across Canada): Burlington / Oakville / Milton / St. Catharines / Centre Wellington (Sep 18-Oct 4)

Misty City Music Festival @ Fallsview Event Grounds (Niagara Falls) $? (Sep 18-20)

Niagara Grape & Wine Festival (Sep 11-27)

---- Before 2:00pm ----

8:30-9am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Snowheel Slim & Mark Vanderheyden, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on Cable14.com

9am-9pm: Fergus Fall Fair $? (Sep 18-20)

9:30am-1pm: Freewheelin' Folk Show (Radio Show) Hosted by Jim Marino @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)

10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton) (Jan 27-Dec 31, Tue-Sat)

10am-10pm: Binbrook Fall Fair $? (Sep 18-20)

5:30pm Sean Bienhaus @ Beer Tent

10am-4pm: Harvest Pioneer Day @ Lincoln Museum

10am-6pm: St. George Apple Fest (Sep 19-20)

11:30 am - STOMPtastic Line Dancing
12:00 pm - Opening Ceremonies
12:20 pm - Bradley Michaels
1:00 pm - The Green Bloods
2:15 pm - The Dirty Boyz
3:30 pm - Atkinson Brothers Band
4:45 pm - Cobby's Kitchen Party
6:00 pm - John Atlee Band
7:15 pm - Powerglide
8:30 pm - Always on Friday

11am-6pm: Grand River Arts Festival @ Glenhyrst Art Gallery (Brantford) $? (Sep 18-19)

12pm: Praise the Ward @ Guelph Little Theatre $?

12-6pm: All That Worldly Jazz Festival @ St Jacob's Village

1-2pm: Back Trax @ Hamilton Public Library, Waterdown FREE

1-5pm: Mike Lynch @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines)

1-4pm: Caitlin Miller @ Henry of Pelham Winery (St. Catharines)

1-4pm: Acoustic Jam @ Briskit BBQ (Georgetown) (Weekly)

1-4pm: Tin Roof @ Amo Estate Winery (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

1:30-5pm: James Anthony & Joe Murphy@ Uptown Social House (Burlington)

1:30-5pm: Brant Parker Blues Band + Joel Dupuis @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) $10

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2pm: West End Jazz Orchestra @ The Corktown Pub (Hamilton)

2-5pm: Mike Balonjan @ BLK Swan, Brant St (Burlington)

2-5pm: Mike Branton & Friends @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $10 (Weekly)

2-4:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)

2-6pm: Mike Thorpe @ South Brant Legion (Scotland)

2-5pm: Doug Clayfield @ Block 3 Brewing (St. Jacobs)

2-5pm: Onion Honey @ The Boathouse (Kitchener)

2pm: Get Down Tonight (The Ultimate 70’s Soundtrack) ft Leisa Way & The Wayward Wind Band @ Lighthouse Theatre (Port Dover) $35+ (Sep 15-25)

St. George Apple Fest (Sep 19-20)

2:15 pm - The Dirty Boyz
3:30 pm - Atkinson Brothers Band
4:45 pm - Cobby's Kitchen Party
6:00 pm - John Atlee Band
7:15 pm - Powerglide
8:30 pm - Always on Friday

2:30-6pm: Saturday Afternoon Blues at the Regency with Blues Etc (Steve Grisbrook, Jim Casson, Dave Mullen) ft Toney "Wild T" Springer @ Regency Athletic Resort and Sports Bar (Niagara Falls)

3pm: Hammer Tones @ Come by Chance (Hamilton)

3-11:30pm: Oktoberfest @ Germania Club of Hamilton $?

3pm: Bareback Riders @ Come by Chance (Hamilton)

3pm: Dancing Queen @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (Sep 12-23)

3-6pm: Open Mic @ Sessions on the River (Fort Erie) (Weekly)

3-9pm: Brant Juke Joint Shuffle Fundraiser ft Little Bobby and the Jump Starts with Pete Schmidt, Dwayne Laforme and the Juke Joint Shuffle Band, the Easy Street Blues Band, Julian Fauth, All-Star Jam @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $30 adv/$35 door

3-11pm: A Concert with Addy-Tude (A fundraiser for Sick Kids Hospital, presented by Team Addy) ft TALK, Born in the 80s, Thunder Queens, Lennox and Hot Flashe, Lee Watson, Quincy and Dave@ Elora Centre for the Arts $?

3-6pm: Johnny B @ Duke of Wellington (Waterloo)

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4-4:30pm: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Snowheel Slim & Mark Vanderheyden, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on Cable14.com

4pm: Warren Jones @ Black Bull (Burlington)

4-10pm: Paris Night Market (Fall Edition) $? (Sep 18-19)

St. George Apple Fest (Sep 19-20)