June 18, 2026
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Thursday, June 18
---- 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)
12-12:30pm: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Dwayne La Forme's Boogie Blues, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on Cable14Now.com
12:30pm: Open Ukulele Session @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly)
5-8pm: Ryan Thomas Smelle @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines)
5:30pm: Songs In The Round – Frank Fiction, Chels & Tim (Redhill Valleys), Alfie Smith @ Crown and Press (Hamilton)
5:30pm: Jamie Petrie @ Forge BBQ (Ancaster) (Weekly)
5:30-6:30pm: Keith Silver @ Fonthill Bandshell
6pm: Mykul @ East End Social (Hamilton)
6-9pm: Eric James @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington)
6-8pm: Music on the 40 ft The Beelays @ Coronation Park (Grimsby)
6pm: The St. Catharines Arts Awards @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Robertson Theatre (St. Catharines) FREE
6-9pm: Open Mic @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach) (Weekly)
6-8pm: Ed Pizzo on the Baby Grand Piano @ Spirit in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake) (Weekly)
6-8pm: Music @ 2 Rivers (Paris)
6-9pm: Lucas Stagg @ Aging Oak (Cambridge) (Weekly)
6pm: Johnny B @ Strykerz Kitchen & Bar (Kitchener)
6-8pm: Turk & The Hobbit (Juneyt & Derek) @ Molly Blooms (Waterloo) (Weekly)
6:30-8:30pm: Music on the Waterfront ft Personics @ Pier 8 (Hamilton) FREE
6:30pm: Carson Poyton Trio @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton)
6:30-9:30pm: James Ferris with Fried Balogna @ The Corktown Pub (Hamilton)(Weekly)
6:30-8:30pm: Open Mic with Mark @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas)
6:30-9:30pm: James Anthony & Grant Lyle @ Ned Devine's (Milton)
---- 7:00pm -7:59pm ----
7pm: Open Jam with Alex Antinori @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) (1st & 3rd Thu)
7pm: Classic Country Open Mic with the Country Ramblers @ 447 Wing (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7pm: The Dave Murphy Big Band @ Bronte Park (Oakville) FREE
7-10pm: Music @ Teddy's (Grimsby)
7-10pm: Josh Coulter @ Judge & Jester (Grimsby) (Weekly)
7-9pm: Neil Carson @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)
7-10pm: Stu & Jay Peterson @ Manhattans (Guelph)
7-10pm: Silvia Dee & the Boyfriend @ Montana's (Kitchener)
7pm: Open Mic @ The Falls Road on Victoria (Kitchener) (Weekly)
7:30-10:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Your Neighbourhood Pizza Co (Beamsville) (Weekly)
7:30-10:30pm: Daryl Gray @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)
---- After 8:00pm ----
8pm: Wintersleep + Weird Nightmare @ Bridgeworks (Hamilton) $35
8pm: The John Prine Shrine @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $30
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: Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
8-11:30pm: Open Mic with Nora Crete and Derek Bowers @ Elora Legion (Weekly)
8:30pm: Open Mic @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster) (Weekly)
9pm: Evan Rotella & Mark Rogers @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Lucky's Restaurant (Niagara Falls)
COMING SOON!
June
January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)
June 17, 7-11pm: Dundas Music Club @ Oddfellows Hall (Dundas) (3rd Wed)
June 17, 7:30-10pm: Open Mic with Corey @ The Staircase, Lounge (Hamilton) (3rd Wed)
June 18, July 9, September 17, October 8, November 3, December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)
June 18, 7pm: Open Jam with Alex Antinori @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) (1st & 3rd Thu)
June 18, 8pm: Wintersleep+ Weird Nightmare @ Bridgeworks (Hamilton) $35#
June 18, 8pm: Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
June 19: 5:30pm: Waterloo Salsa Bachata Festival – Day 2 @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $? #
June 20, 2-4pm: Jazz Jam Hosted by Lukas Bouda @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) (1st & 3rd Sat)
June 20, 8pm: Jann Arden @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
June 21 (World Music Day)
June 21, 10am-4pm: Burlington Record & CD Sale @ Halton Naval Veterans Hall (donation to hall appreciated)
June 21, 7pm: YALLA BELLIZAN STUDENT GALA 2026 @ Gasworks (Hamilton) $?#
June 21, 8pm: Whiskey Glasses - A Tribute to Morgan Wallen @ The Sanctuary Centre or the Arts (Ridegway) $?#
June 23, 2pm, 7pm: Burlington Footnotes: Gotta SING, Gotta DANCE! @ Burlington Performing Arts Centre $?#
June 23, 7:30pm: Suzie Vinnick + Lily Sazz & Rob Lamothe @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre, Voortman Studio Theatre $?
June 23, 7:30pm: Prim Time: 90's Country ft Mooreband @ Fergus Grand Theatre $40#
June 23, 7:30pm: Reverend Horton Heat + The Surfrajettes @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?
June 25, 7pm: Sounds Gay! Open Mic @ Mosaic (Hamilton) (4th Thu)
June 25, 8pm: Flo Rida @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
June 25, 9-11pm: Live Band Karaoke @ Tracie's Place (Hamilton) (last Thu)
June 26, 8pm: The Strumbellas @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
June 26-27, 9pm: Air Supply @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
June 26, 8pm: Chuck Jackson & The C-Notes @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $25
June 26, 8pm: Real Kevin + James Leclaire + Isaac Hamilton Band @ Warehouse Concert Hall (St. Catharines) $26.83#
June 27, 2:30-6:30pm: Brant Parker Blues Band + Toney "Wild T" Springer @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) $10
June 27, 8pm: Ne-Yo & Akron @ TD Coliseum (Hamilton) $? #
June 28, 1-5pm: Port Colborne Pop Up Record Show @ Port Colborne Legion Br. 56 (donation to Legion appreciated)
June 28, 2pm: Jesse Whiteley Trio @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $20
July
January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)
July 2-19: 42nd Street (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $62 #
July 2, 6:30-8:30pm: Music on the Waterfront ft Tomi Swick @ Pier 8 (Hamilton) FREE
July 2, 7:30pm: The Human League + Soft Cell & Alison Moyet @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
July 3, 8pm: 54-40 @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
July 4, 4-7pm: Open Mic Blues Jam with Garenetta Cromwell@ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (1st Sat)
July 4, 7:30pm: The Unofficial Tribute Show – TAYLOR @ Centre In The Square (Kitchener) $? #
July 4, 8pm: "Make it Big" A George Michael Tribute @ FirstOntario Arts Centre (Milton) $?#
July 4, 8pm: The Rural Alberta Advantage @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
July 5-Sept 6 (Saturdays): Dundas Live & Local
July 5, 7pm: "Weird Al" Yankovic @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
July 6, 7-8pm: Hamilton Public Library Presents Sultans of String + Shannon Thunderbird @ Pier 8 (Hamilton) FREE
July 6, 8pm: Father John Misty @ FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton) $? #
July 7, 8pm: 1999 The Ultimate Prince Experience @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $72.25#
July 9, September 17, October 8, November 3, December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)
July 9, 7:30-10pm: Foreign Journey@ Mohawk College, McIntyre Performing Arts Centre (Hamilton) $? #
July 12, 7pm: Rick Springfield @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
July 13, 7-8pm: Hamilton Public Library Presents Tomi Swick and The Strummers Union @ Pier 8 (Hamilton) FREE
July 13, 7-8pm: Hamilton Public Library Presents Harrison Kennedy and Jesse O'Brien @ Pier 8 (Hamilton) FREE
July 16, 7:30pm: Cypress Hill @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
July 18, 8pm: Al Lerman @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $20
July 18, 8pm: USS @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
July 23: Lou (Founder & Blogger) Birthday
July 23, 6:30-8:30pm: Music on the Waterfront ft Lowdown Dirty Mojos @ Pier 8 (Hamilton) FREE
July 23, 8pm: Matthew Good and His Band @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
July 24, 8pm: Maggie's Wake @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas) $1.59
July 24, 8pm: Tea Party + Bif Naked @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
July 25, 1-6pm: Niagara Falls Festival & Record Show @ Taps Brewhouse $5 incl outdoor marker & bands
July 26, 7pm: Foreign Jovi @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $?#
July 30, 6:30-8:30pm: Music on the Waterfront ft Caroline Wiles with Bob Doidge & Michael McCurlie @ Pier 8 (Hamilton) FREE
July 30-31, 7:30pm: The Beach Boys @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
August
January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)
July 5-Sept 6 (Saturdays): Dundas Live & Local
August 4, 8pm: Rod Stewart @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
August 7, 8pm: Dallas Smith @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
August 8, 8pm: Chantal Kreviazuk @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
August 14, 8pm: Wild Rivers @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
August 7, 8pm: July Talk @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
August 16, 7:30pm: Bonnie Raitt + Maia Sharp @ Centre In The Square (Kitchener) $?
August 20, 8pm: Keith Urban @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
August 20, 8pm: Dogstar (ft Keanu Reeves) @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
August 22, 8pm: Finger Eleven (Acoustic) @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
August 28, 7:30pm: Bryan Adams + Lights @TD Coliseum (Hamilton) $?
August 28, 8pm: Trews (Electric) @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
August 28, 8pm: Kool & the Gang @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
August 29, 8pm: Trews (Acoustic) @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
September
January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)
July 5-Sept 6 (Saturdays): Dundas Live & Local
September 3, 8pm: Default + Wide Mouth Mason @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
September 4, 8pm: Alan Doyle @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
September 5, 8pm: Big Wreck @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
September 9, 8pm: Blue Moon Marquee @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $20
September 11, 8pm: The Jim Cuddy Band @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
September 11, 8pm: Babyface @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
September 12, 7pm: Bywater Call @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $25
September 12, 8pm: Colin James Blues Trio @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?
September 12, 8pm: Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
September 13, 8pm: Bywater Call @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $25
September 15-26: Get Down Tonight (The Ultimate 70’s Soundtrack) ft Leisa Way & The Wayward Wind Band @ Lighthouse Theatre (Port Dover) $35+ #
September 16, 8pm: Blue Moon Marquee @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $20
September 17, October 8, November 3, December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)
September 19, 7:30pm: The Last of the Duke Street Kings (Springsteen Tribute) @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $49
September 22, 8pm: Alice Cooper @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
September 24, 9pm: Three Dog Night @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
September 29: Linda (Our Marketing Maven) Birthday
September 30-October 4: Get Down Tonight (The Ultimate 70’s Soundtrack) Leisa Way & The Wayward Wind Band @ Roselawn Theatre (Port Colborne) $35+#
October
September 30-October 4: Get Down Tonight (The Ultimate 70’s Soundtrack) Leisa Way & The Wayward Wind Band @ Roselawn Theatre (Port Colborne) $35+
January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)
October 1, 7:30pm: Take It To The Limit – The Music & Legacy of the Eagles @ River Run Centre (Guelph) $69+#
October 2, 8pm: Tom Jones @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
October 3, 8pm: UB40 @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
October 3, 8pm: Begonia @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $30
October 7, 8pm: Smashing Pumpkins @TD Coliseum (Hamilton) $?
October 7, 8pm: 54-40 @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?
October 8, November 3, December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)
October 8, 8pm: Twister Sister with Sebastian Bach (Skid Row) on Vocals @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
October 14-18: Folk Canada Conference @ Sheraton Hotel (Hamilton) $?
October 14, 7:30pm: The Musical Journey of Neil Diamond ft Jay White @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts $?#
October 15, 8pm: The Grapes of Wrath (Acoustic Duo Show) @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?
October 21-22, 8pm: Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $?
October 31-November 14: 2pm: Evil Dead: The Musical @ Hamilton Theatre Inc $?
November
January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)
November 1 : Fall Back (Change the clocks back1 hr tonight)
November 3, December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)
November 4, 7pm?: Mia Kelly and Her Band + Basset @ The Conrad Centre (Kitchener) $30#
November 13, 8pm: Roch Voisine: The Lightfoot Sessions Live @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
November 6-29: A Christmas Story - The Musical @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $? #
November 13 (Friday the 13th)
November 18-December 20: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $?#
November 20, 8pm: Royal Wood & Friend @ The Sanctuary Centre or the Arts (Ridegway) $?#
November 21, 8pm: Lowest of the Low + Junkhouse @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
November 26, 8pm: Basia Bulat @ River's Edge (Paris) $55.72
November 29: (Hamilton Blues Lovers Turns 18)
December
January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)
December 2, 7:30pm: Mudmen @ Fergus Grand Theatre $?
December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)
December 18, 8pm: Hanson @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
December 19, 8pm: Simple Plan @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
December 21 (1st Day of Winter)
December 25 (Christmas)
2027
February (Black History Month) - 3: The Day the Music Died, 6 - Year of the Goat, 12: Radio Day, 14: Valentine's Day, 15: Family Day + Trebleclef's Birthday, 17: Mardi Gras
March - 8: International Women's Day, 17: St. Patrick's Day, 20: 1st Day of Spring, 25: Easter, 26: Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day, 28: Women in Music Day, 29: Piano Day
May - 2: Laughter Day, 5: Cartoonist Day, 6: Accordion Day, 7: Tuba Day, 8: Train Day, 9: Mother's Day, 15: World Fiddle Day, 24: Victoria Day
June - 10 Portugal Day
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