May 23-24, 2026
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Sunday, May 24
---- Before 3:00pm ----
10:30am-4pm: Hamilton Record Show @ Bridgeworks - $5/$15 Early Bird @ 9am
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: Shane Philips @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton)
1-4pm: Parkside Jazz Trio @ The Hub (Welland)
1:30-4:30pm: Irish Jam Sessions @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)
---- 2:00pm - 2:59pm ----
2pm: HellBent Rockers Spring Fling @ Ridiculous (Hamilton) $10
2-5pm: Tim Hebert@ Battlefield Legion (Stoney Creek) $10
2pm: Nice Work If You Can Get It @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $? (May 8-31)
2-5pm: The Shawn Connerys @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $15
2-5pm: James Anthony & Johnny O @ Ned Devine's (Milton)
2pm: High School Musical 2 JR @ FirstOntario Arts Centre (Milton) $? (May 21-24)
2-5pm: Open Mic @ Harbourfront Inn (Port Colbourne)(Weekly)
2-4:30pm: Jimmy's Juke Joint Hosted by Jim Casson ft Jimmy Bowskill & Wayne DeAdder @ Iggy's Pub & Grub (Fonthill)
2-5pm: Michelle Hedley @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
2-5pm: Pat Matthews Duo @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
2-5pm: Backroom Songs & Stories ft Leeroy Stagger @ The Busholme (Erin) $35
2pm: Disney's Frozen - The Broadway Musical @ Fergus Grand Theatre $? (May 22-24, Jun 12-14)
2-5pm: Jesse Parent and The Pines Album Release @ Farm League Brewing (Cambridge) $25
2-5pm: The Music of Mo' Kauffey ft the Kent McMillan Trio & Friends @ Boathouse (Kitchener)
2-4pm: Jontue Elan @ Registry Theatre (Kitchener) $?
---- After 3:00pm ----
3-5pm: Zack Erikson @ Nickelbrook Brewing (Burlington)
3pm: Mike Stevenson & Eddie Paton @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington)
3-6pm: Open Stage with Hellion Ton @ Cornerstone (Guelph) (Weekly)
3:30-6:30pm: ANAT @ Duke of Wellington (Waterloo) (Weekly)
4pm: Glenn Groves @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
4-7pm: Dave Rave & Evan Rotella @ Chip N Charlie's (Niagara Falls)
6:30pm: Jazz Series with Jim Gay @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
7pm: Current Fantasy @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
7pm: Tom Bellman @ The Avro (Hamilton)
7pm: Jam @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7-11pm: Saving Angus @ Dunsdon Legion (Brantford)
7:30pm: The Ramble Series ft The Beat Heathens with Jimmy Bowskill @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $30
7:30pm: Open Mic @ Golden Brothers (Welland) (Weekly)
8pm: Brother Elsey with John Fellner @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $25
Monday, May 25
1-4pm: The Mandevilles @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines)
2-3pm: Discussion: Teaser and the Firecat by Cat Stevens (1971) @ Hamilton Public Library, Ancaster FREE
6-7:45pm: Guitar Pickers (Open Stage) @ Hamilton Public Library, Greensville FREE (Weekly)
6-8pm: Youth Jam @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly)
6-10pm: Open Mic @ Kin Club of Ridgeway (Crystal Beach) (Weekly)
6:30-8pm: Open Mic & Workshop with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)
6:30pm: Thomas Nelson Band @ Spirit in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake) (Bi-Weekly)
6:30-10pm: Open Mic @ Duke of Wellington (Waterloo) (Weekly)
7-11pm: Acoustic Open Mic with Sean Fuller @ Pub 36 (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7pm: UK Pink Floyd Experience @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $64
7:30-10:30pm: Open Mic Night @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
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8-8:30pm: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring the Brant Parker Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
8pm: Dave Gunning @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $35
Tuesday, May 26 (Miles Davis 100th Birthday)
1:30-2am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring the Brant Parker Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton) (Jan 27-Dec 31, Tue-Sat)
5-8:30pm: Kick N' Strings Duo @ Bardo (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7-10pm: Open Mic with Brennagh Burns @ Lukaya Cafe (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7-10pm: Songwriter Night (Open Stage) Hosted by Joel Guenther @ West Town (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7pm: Open Mike with Neil MacNaughton @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly)
7pm: UK Pink Floyd Experience @ FirstOntario Arts Centre (Milton) $?
7-11pm: Live Band Open Jam @ West Side Pizzeria & Sports Bar (St. Catharines) (Weekly)
7-10pm: The John McKinley Jam @ The Huether Hotel Jazz Room (Waterloo) (Bi-weekly)
7:30pm: Escarpment Blues Society Anniversary Gala ft Steve Strogman, Morgan Davis, Miss Angel Brown, Shawn Kellerman, Kim Doolittle, Lily Sazz, Chris Ayries & Roly Platt with Dave King, Colin Lapsley & Jesse O'Brien @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $62.72 (incl fees) $5 off for EBS members
8pm: Lia Pappas-Kemps + Rachel Bobbitt Lia Pappas-Kemps + Rachel Bobbitt @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $20
8-11pm: Open Jam with the Boom Babiez @ Ale House (Hamilton) (Weekly)
8pm: Noah Derksen with Claire Hunter @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $20
8:30-11:30pm: Open Mic/Jam @ Barton Touchdown Pub (Hamilton) (Weekly)
Wednesday, May 27
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 Morgadoo @ Ridgeway Legion (Weekly)
6:30-8:30pm: Open Mic Jazz @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7-10pm: Dan Thomas & Greg Brisco @ East End Social (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7-10pm: Open Mic Night @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) NO COVER
7pm: Perry and Mark @ Royal Electric (Guelph) (Weekly)
7-10pm: Open Mic @ The Bullring (Guelph) (Weekly)
7:30pm: Adam Ostrosser @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas) (Bi-Weekly)
8-11pm: Open Mic @ The Block Co (Burlington) (Weekly)
8pm: Threads @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $25
8-11pm: Open Mic with Mike Shotton (Pop Machine) @ Gingerman (Oakville) (Weekly)
8pm: Noah Derksen + Claire Hunter@ Warehouse Concert Hall (St. Catharines) $26.83
8-12pm: Open Jam @ Frankie's (Brantford) (Weekly)
8pm: Cat Clyde with Joe Abbott @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $20
8pm: Felicia McMinn @ 211Main (Port Dover) (Weekly)
Thursday, May 28
---- 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 the Brant Parker Band 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: Thomas Nelson Duo @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines)
5-9pm: Songwriter’s Circle Hosted By Greg Zaluski @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $8 (Bi-Weekly)
5:30pm: Jamie Petrie @ Forge BBQ (Ancaster) (Weekly)
5:30pm: Fusion Studio of Performing Arts Presents Footloose (Musical) @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $30
6pm: Brad Hailz @ East End Social (Hamilton)
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: Music @ Strykerz Kitchen & Bar (Kitchener)
6-8pm: Turk & The Hobbit (Juneyt & Derek) @ Molly Blooms (Waterloo) (Weekly)
6:30-9:30pm: James Ferris with Fried Balogna @ The Corktown Pub (Hamilton)(Weekly)
6:30-8:30pm: MYSTYX @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas)
---- 7:00pm -7:59pm ----
7pm: Classic Country Open Mic with the Country Ramblers @ 447 Wing (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7pm: Sounds Gay! Open Mic @ Mosaic (Hamilton) (4th Thu)
7pm: Mike Balonjan @ Squire's Gastropub (Burlington)
7-10pm: Gabriel Brossel @ Teddy's (Grimsby)
7-10pm: Josh Coulter @ Judge & Jester (Grimsby) (Weekly)
7-10pm: Johnny Burgin + Gary Kendall, Sean O'Grady @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) $15
7-9pm: Josh Edwards @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)
7-10pm: Stan Chang @ Manhattans (Guelph)
7pm: Open Mic @ The Falls Road on Victoria (Kitchener) (Weekly)
7:30-10pm: Boogie for 412 Barton: A Disco Tribute Concert @ Mohawk College, McIntyre Performing Arts Centre (Hamilton) $56+
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: Paddyman @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)
---- After 8:00pm ----
8pm: Soothe & Groove Band @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $15
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: Lia Pappas-Kemps + Rachel Bobbitt with El Lehman @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $20
8-11:30pm: Open Mic with Nora Crete and Derek Bowers @ Elora Legion (Weekly)
8-10:30pm: Jeliz @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
8:30pm: Klunk, Dartboard @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton)
8:30pm: Open Mic @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster) (Weekly)
9-11pm: Live Band Karaoke @ Tracie's Place (Hamilton) (last Thu)
9pm: Paige Armstrong @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Lucky's Restaurant (Niagara Falls)
COMING SOON!
May
January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)
May 8-31: Nice Work If You Can Get It @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $? #
May 25, 8pm: Dave Gunning @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $35
May 26, 7pm: Song Circle @ ANAF Club (Guelph) (2nd & 4th Wed) PWYC
May 26, 7:30pm: Escarpment Blues Society Anniversary Gala ft Steve Strogman, Morgan Davis, Miss Angel Brown, Shawn Kellerman, Kim Doolittle, Lily Sazz, Chris Ayries & Roly Platt with Dave King, Colin Lapsley & Jesse O'Brien @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $62.72 (incl fees) $5 off for EBS members
May 28, 5-9pm: Songwriter’s Circle Hosted By Greg Zaluski @ Polish Hall (Brantford) (Bi-Weekly)
May 28, 7pm: Sounds Gay! Open Mic @ Mosaic (Hamilton) (4th Thu)
May 28, 7:30-10pm: Boogie for 412 Barton: A Disco Tribute Concert @ Mohawk College, McIntyre Performing Arts Centre (Hamilton) $56+ #
May 28, 7:30pm: Live Jam & Open Mic Hosted by Sessionista @ The Barber Towne Pub (Georgetown) (2nd & 4th Thu)
May 28, 9-11pm: Live Band Karaoke @ Tracie's Place (Hamilton) (last Thu)
May 28, 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)
May 29-30: Meadows Music Festival @ Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex (Fergus) $?
May 29, 7:30-8:30pm + 9:30-10:30pm: Fleetwood Mac Mania @ Chudleigh’s Entertainment Farm (Halton Hills) $? #
May 29, 8pm: The Hogtown Allstars @ Clifford Brewing (Hamilton) $25 adv/$30 door
May 29, 8:30pm: Dallas Alexander +Nayana @ Capitol 33 (Delhi) $28.52+#
May 30, 10am-3pm: 2nd Annual Charity Record Show @ Crystal Beach Dream Center $3 (donation to Crystal Beach Dream Centre) #
May 30, 3-8pm: Hohner Avenue Porch Party (Kitchener)
May 30, 7:30pm: Loretta Hale Big Band @ Gasworks (Hamilton) $22+ #
May 31, 2-5pm: Open Mic Hosted by SnowHeel Slim @ Checkered Flag (Hamilton) (Bi-Weekly)
May 31, 2-5pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Best Western (Bi-Weekly) $5
June
January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)
June: (Black Music Month)
June 1, 7:30pm: The Guess Who + Don Felder (Eagles) @ TD Coliseum (Hamilton) $? #
June 4, 8pm: Nick Jonas @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
June 5, 12-1pm: Noon Hour Concerts ft Caroline Wiles & Bob Doidge @ Hamilton Public Library, Central FREE
June 5, 7pm: Ja Rule & Trina @ Kitchener Auditorium $78.65+#
June 6, 12-1pm: Wax Mannequin @ Hamilton Public Library, Westdale FREE
June 6, 1-3pm, 7:30-9:30pm: Theatre School Spring Showcase @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $20 #
June 6, 4-7pm: Open Mic Blues Jam with Garenetta Cromwell@ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (1st Sat)
June 6, 8pm: Andre Bisson Band @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $30
June 6, 8pm: Electric Lettuce Album Release Concert + The Somber Spirits @ The Sanctuary Centre for the Arts (Ridegway) $30 #
June 7, 7pm: Jeremy Fisher @ The Conrad Centre (Kitchener) $20#
June 7, 7:30pm: Bend It Like Beck with Sandra Bouza Duo @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $26.83
June 7, 7:30pm: Alison Krauss & Union Station ft Jerry Douglas, Theo Lawrence @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
June 8, 8-8:30pm: NEW EPISODE! Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Dwayne La Forme's Boogie Blues, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream
June 11, 7-10pm: Greg Brisco & Ian Andrews @ The Boiler & Whistle (Hamilton) (2nd Thu)
June 12-13: Sam Roberts Band @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?#
June 12-14: Disney's Frozen - The Broadway Musical @ Fergus Grand Theatre $?
June 12, 5pm: Artcrawl @ James Street North (Hamilton)
June 12: 6:30-8:30pm: Staff Showcase @ Tabone Academy of Music (Hamilton) $10#
June 12, 8pm: Dave Rave/ Andy Butler & The Diplomats @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $15
June 13, 7-10pm: Open Jazz Jam Hosted by Andrew Schoetter, Tyler Wagler, Kevin Mak @ Silence (Guelph) PWYC (2nd Sun)
June 14, 2pm: Lily Sazz @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $15
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, 8pm: Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
June 20, 8pm: Jann Arden @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
June 23, 7:30pm: Reverend Horton Heat + The Surfrajettes @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?
June 25, 8pm: Flo Rida @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
June 26-27, 9pm: Air Supply @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
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 6, 8pm: Father John Misty @ FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton) $? #
July 9, September 17, October 8, November 3, December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)
July 18, 8pm: Al Lerman @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $20
July 23: Lou (Founder & Blogger) Birthday
July 26, 7pm: Foreign Jovi @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $?#
August
January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)
August 16, 7:30pm: Bonnie Raitt + Maia Sharp @ Centre In The Square (Kitchener) $?
September
January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)
September 15-26: Get Down Tonight (The Ultimate 70’s Soundtrack) ft Leisa Way & The Wayward Wind Band @ Lighthouse Theatre (Port Dover) $35+ #
September 17, October 8, November 3, December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)
7:30pm: The Last of the Duke Street Kings (Springsteen Tribute) @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $49
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 8, November 3, December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)
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 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 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)
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