December 5-7, 2025
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Friday, December 5 (Bandcamp Friday)
---- Before 7:00pm ----
Let it Glow - A Celebration of Light (with some Live Music) @ St. Catharines & Port Dalhousie (Nov 29-Jan 4)
Winter Festival of Lights (Some Music) @ Niagara Falls (Nov 15-Jan 4)
1-1:30pm: Come Sunday (Gospel Radio Show) w Paul Panchezak (Trickbag) @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)
2pm: Plaid Tidings: Holiday Edition of Forever Plaid @ Hildebrand Schoolhouse Theatre (St. Jacobs) $59.50 (Nov 19-23, 25-30, Dec 2-5)
2-4pm: Open Jam with the No Name Band @ Elora Legion (Weekly)
5-8pm: Brad James @ Fool & Flagon (Hamilton) (Weekly)
5:30-10pm: Winter Wonders (Live Music Tent) @ Royal Botanical Gardens (Burlington) $? (Nov 27-Jan 4, Thu-Sat)
6-9pm: James Anthony @ Scout Cafe (Stoney Creek) (Weekly)
6pm: The Bull Collective @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
6-10pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls) (Weekly Fri & Sat)
6-9pm: Acoustic Brad @ Sassy Britches Brewery (Brantford)
6-9pm: Cody Wood @ Sandbar on the Beach (Turkey Point)
6:30pm: Ferguson Young @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (Weekly)
6:30pm: Dragan on the Sax @ Spirit in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake) (Weekly)
6:30pm: ERROL BLACKWOOD @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)
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7-10pm: Chad Pilon @ Legends Bar & Grill (Hamilton)
7-10pm: Michael Theodore @ OTTAWA ST LOCAL (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7-11pm: Back Trax @ BURLINGTON LEGION
7pm: Moonshine Rewind @ Piper Arms (Burlington)
7-11pm: Rocket 88 @ Squire's Gastropub (Burlington)
7-10pm: Dueling Pianos @ Uptown Social House (Burlington) (Every Fri & Sat)
7-10pm: Thomas Nelson @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach)
7:30pm: Bach Elgar Choir with Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah @ St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church (Hamilton) (Dec 5 & 7) $?
7:30pm: Disney's Frozen (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Nov 19-23, 26-30, Dec 3-4, 6-7, 10-14, 17-21, 23-24, 26-28)
7:30pm: Seth Ryan @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)
7:30pm: The Barra MacNeils - An East Coast Christmas @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $84.75
7:30pm: Shrek The Musical @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Dec 3-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-24, 26-28, 30-31, Jan 2-4, 6-11)
7:30-10pm: Danny Michel @ Registry Theatre (Kitchener) $?
7:30-10:30pm: Jay Carraro @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)
7:30pm: Pearl: A Janis Joplin Experience @ Lighthouse Theatre (Port Dover) $51.50
---- 8:00-8:59pm ----
8pm: Julianna Riolino with Slow Reader @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $32.18
8pm: Terra Lightfoot + Loviet @ Bridgeworks (Hamilton) $33.18
8pm: Bif Naked: A Documentary and Live Performance @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $?
8pm: Heathers: The Musical @ The Zoetic (Hamilton) $39 (Dec 4-7)
8pm? Conn Roche @ Handsome Dave's (Hamilton)
8pm: Steve Strongman Holiday Show with Colin Linden @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $? ($5 off for Escarpment Blues Society Members)
8pm: No Idea @ BLK Swam, Palladium Way (Burlington)
8pm: Midnight Hour (Lost Soul Caravan) + Famous & Betty @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington) $15
8pm: Colin James Trio @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts $110 (Dec 4-5)
8pm: Eldorado Bound @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $15
8pm: Silk Tonic @ Patio & Pump (Oakville)
8-11pm: Double Shot @ Gingerman (Oakville)
8-11pm: Evan Rotella @ Teddy's (Grimsby)
8-11pm: Ian Andrews Band @ Helliwell Hall (St. Catharines)
8pm: Tapestry: The Carole King Songbook (Tribute) starring Suzanne O Davis @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $49
8-11:45pm: Open Mic @ Mahtay Cafe (St. Catharines) (Weekly)
8pm: Virginia To Vegas with Living Room For Small @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $34.90
8pm: Danú – An Emerald Isle Christmas @ River Run Centre (Guelph) $?
8-10:30pm: Larry’s Jazz Guys for the Holidays @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
8pm: Sandman (Metallica Tribute) + Cowboys From Hell (Pantera Tribute) @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $22.60
8:30pm: Journey Tribute w/ Hollywood Zoo @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $?
8:30pm-12:30am: North of 49 @ Ye Olde Squire, Fennell (Hamilton)
8:30-11:30pm: Counting Down the Hours @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster)
8:30pm: Steve Oros @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)
8:30pm: Leash: Pearl Jam Tribute @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington) $?
8:30-11:30pm: Patsy & the Muscle @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
8:30-11:30pm: Rob Cromwell @ Zander's Fire Grill (Brantford
---- After 9:00pm ----
9pm: Chris Wheeler Band @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
9pm: Music @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
9pm: Fifty Road + Friends @ Corktown Pub, Upstairs (Hamilton) $?
9pm-1am: Final Plea @ Come By Chance (Hamilton)
9pm: Orangeman @ Blk Swan Kitchen Pub (Oakville) $15
9pm: Renegade @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)
9pm-12am: The Figure Four @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines
9pm-1am: New Rising Sun @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)
9pm-12:45am: Ryan Thomas Smelle Trio @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls)
9pm-12am: Lucas Stagg @ Paris Pub (Brant)
9pm: Sarah Church @ 211 Main (Port Dover)
9:30pm-1am: Black Sheep @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
9:45pm: Zuffalo + Must Stash Hat @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) $20 adv
10pm: Jack Sith @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)
10pm: Audiofile @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek) $?
10pm: Music Factory @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington)
10pm: Empty Hours @ The Dickens (Burlington)
Saturday, December 6
---- Before 2:00pm ----
Let it Glow - A Celebration of Light (with some Live Music) @ St. Catharines & Port Dalhousie (Nov 29-Jan 4)
Winter Festival of Lights (Some Music) @ Niagara Falls (Nov 15-Jan 4)
9:30am-1pm: Freewheelin' Folk Show (Radio Show) Hosted by Jim Marino @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)
1pm: Canadian Orpheus Male Choir: An Afternoon of Christmas Music & Carol Singalong @ Clifford Brewing (Hamilton)
1pm: The Coachmen (Chris Wheeler, Colin Lapsley, Matt Burns) with Dave Rave @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster) $?
1-4pm: East Coast Kitchen Party with Fried Balogna ft James Ferris @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) (Weekly)
1pm: Shrek The Musical @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Dec 3-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-24, 26-28, 30-31, Jan 2-4, 6-11)
1:30pm: Disney's Frozen (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Nov 19-23, 26-30, Dec 3-4, 6-7, 10-14, 17-21, 23-24, 26-28)
1:30-5pm: James Anthony & David Johannesson @ Uptown Social House (Burlington)
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2-5pm: Lionel Bernard @ Battlefield Legion (Stoney Creek) $5
2-5pm: Mike Branton & Friends @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $10 (Weekly)
2-4:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)
2-4pm: Jazz Jam @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo)
2:30-6:30pm: Brant Parker Blues Band + Guest @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) $10
2:30-6pm: Blues Etc ft Steve Grisbrook with South River Slim @ Regency Athletic Centre (Niagara Falls)
3-7pm: Tim Gibbons & the Swampbusters @ Come By Chance (Hamilton)
3pm: Bach Elgar Choir with Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah Songalong @ Central Presbyterian Church (Hamilton) $?
3-6pm: (Closed for Private Party)@ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) $5
3-6pm: Shyster @ Frankie’s Hometown Tavern (Brantford)
3:30pm: Colin Linden + Jay Linden @ Clyde Road Sunroom Sessions (Cambridge) $?
4-7pm: Open Mic Blues Jam Matinee ft. Garnetta Cromwell and DaGroovMasters @ Corktown Pub, Upstairs (Hamilton) $? (1st Sat)
4pm: The Pensionaires @ Black Bull (Burlington)
4-7pm: Jazz Express @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines) (Weekly)
4:30-5pm: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring The Spencer Mackenzie Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
5pm: Road to Hotel California (Tribute to The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, more) @ Yuk Yuk's (Niagara Falls) $39 (Nov 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, Dec 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20)
5:30-10pm: Winter Wonders (Live Music Tent) @ Royal Botanical Gardens (Burlington) $? (Nov 27-Jan 4, Thu-Sat)
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6-10pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls) (Weekly Fri & Sat)
6-9pm: Toby Black @ Flux Brewing Company (Brant)
7pm: John Restas @ Turtle Jack's, Upper James (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7-11pm: Back Trax @ BURLINGTON LEGION
7-10pm: The Arythmics @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach)
7-10pm: Duncan Wilson Trio @ Manhattans (Guelph)
7pm: Chris Strei @ Duke on Park (Brantford)
7pm: Jonni X@ Easy Pour (Cambridge)
7pm: Shrek The Musical @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Dec 3-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-24, 26-28, 30-31, Jan 2-4, 6-11)
7pm: Plaid Tidings: Holiday Edition of Forever Plaid @ Hildebrand Schoolhouse Theatre (St. Jacobs) $59.50 (Nov 19-23, 25-30, Dec 2-5)
7:30-10:30pm: Unheard of Duo @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)
7:30pm: Johnny Max’s A Bluesy Christmas with Chuck Jackson & Cheryl Lescom @ Roselawn Theatre (Port Colborne) $36.50
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8pm: The Forgotten Rebels & Peer Review @ Corktown Pub, Upstairs (Hamilton) $?
8pm: Evelyns, Lip Crunch, Green White Checkered, F-Bombs,The Deprecates, Fast-Eddie @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton)
8pm: The Penske File with Great Mistakes + okayswimmer @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $25.33
8pm: Heathers: The Musical @ The Zoetic (Hamilton) $39 (Dec 4-7)
8pm: Three for the Christmas Show @ Black Bull (Burlington)
8pm: BROOKS & BOWSKILL @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $35 (Dec 6-7)
8pm Colin James Trio @ FirstOntario Arts Centre (Milton) $105
8-11pm: Sean Bienhaus @ Teddy's (Grimsby)
8pm: Cam Kahin + Days on Parade and Front Foot @ Warehouse Concert Hall (St. Catharines) $22.66
8-11pm: JIN @ Helliwell Hall (St. Catharines)
8pm: Grease Live (Tribute) @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $49
8pm: Brass Transit: The Musical Legacy of Chicago (Tribute) @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $49
8-10pm: Arrogant Worms @ Registry Theatre (Kitchener) $?
8-10:30pm: Florian Hoefner Trio @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
8-11pm: Hammer Tones @ Mudcat Bowling and Entertainment Centre (Dunnville) $?
8:30pm: Sarah Church & Adam Ostrosser @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas)
8:30pm: McFlys Back to the 80’s @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) $10
8:30pm: Darlington Underground @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)
8:30pm: Rhythm Works @ Winchester Arms (Dundas)
8:30pm: Detour @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)
8:30pm: Stone the Radio @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)
8:30-11:30pm: Damn Animal @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
8:30-11:30pm: Kristin Nicholls @ Zander's Fire Grill (Brantford)
---- After 9:00pm ----
9pm: Julian & Kenny @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
9pm: Driven @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
9pm: Dirty Pioneers @ Jersey's Bar & Grill (Burlington)
9pm: The Killin' Time Band @ Shooterville Billiards Bar & Grill (Burlington)
9pm: The Feverish Lemons @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
9pm-1am: Breakfast Club @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)
9pm-12:45am: Grand Theft Audio @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls)
9pm-12am: JLB Band Quartet @ Paris Pub (Brant)
9pm: Lucas Stagg @ Black Badger (Cambridge)
9pm: Shari & Jonny @ 211 Main (Port Dover)
9:30pm-1am: Lost Boys @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
10pm: Rock Therapy @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)
10pm: Cheap Thrills @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)
10pm: Station 31 @ BLK Swan, Brant St (Burlington)
10pm: Say Uncle @ The Dickens (Burlington)
Sunday, December 7
---- Before 3:00pm ----
Let it Glow - A Celebration of Light (with some Live Music) @ St. Catharines & Port Dalhousie (Nov 29-Jan 4)
Winter Festival of Lights (Some Music) @ Niagara Falls (Nov 15-Jan 4)
1:30-2am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring The Spencer Mackenzie Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
11:30am: Beatles Brunch ft Andrew McTaggart @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
1-4pm: 8pm: Noise Pollution Rock School Christmas Party @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) $?
1:30pm: Disney's Frozen (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Nov 19-23, 26-30, Dec 3-4, 6-7, 10-14, 17-21, 23-24, 26-28)
1:30-4:30pm: Traditional Irish Jam Session @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)
2-5:30pm: Brant Parker and the Boiler Room Blues Band with Guest @ Boiler & Whistle (Hamilton)
2-5pm: The Lost Roses (Acoustic) @ Clifford Brewing (Hamilton)
2pm: Heathers: The Musical @ The Zoetic (Hamilton) $39 (Dec 4-7)
2-5pm: Open Mic hosted by SnowHeel Slim @ Checkered Flag (Hamilton) (Bi-Weekly)
2-3pm: CHRISTMAS CANTATA & CAROL SING @ Freelton Strabane United Church (Strabane) donations acccepted
2pm: Christmas Concert - Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir @ Norval United Church (Georgetown) $50
2-4:30pm: Jimmy's Juke Joint Hosted by Jim Casson ft Frank Cosentino & Gary Kendall @ Iggy's Pub & Grub (Fonthill)
2-5pm: The Black Sheep @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
2-5pm: Mel Monaco @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
2pm: Shrek The Musical @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Dec 3-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-24, 26-28, 30-31, Jan 2-4, 6-11)
2-4:30pm: Jack & Danika @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)
2-4pm: Kitchener Musical Society Band Christmas Concert @ Themuseum (Kitchener)
---- After 3:00pm ----
3pm: Innisfree @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
3-6pm: Hell Bent Rockers City Kidz Toy Drive ft The Trebletones, Tim Gibbons & the Swampbusters, Rocket and the Renegades, Ginger St James & Snowheel Slim, The Bluesbender Duo (Paul Coombs & Sweet Sammy D) @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $10 toy donations encouraged.
3pm: Weston Silver Band: Christmas in Silver @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $?
3pm: Bach Elgar Choir with Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah @ St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church (Hamilton) (Dec 5 & 7) $?
3pm: BROOKS & BOWSKILL @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $35 (Dec 6-7)
3-6pm: Open Stage with Hellion Ton @ Cornerstone (Guelph) (Weekly)
3-5pm: A LOST & FOUND CHRISTMAS ft Michael Kelly Cavan @ Registry Theatre (Kitchener) PWYC
4pm: Glenn Groves @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
4:30-9pm: Season Finale Gala Night - Tribute to Frank Sinatra ft David Statham & The Swing Shift Big Band @ Oakville Banquet Centre $38+ dinner available
5-8pm: Leaky Faucets and the Drips @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
6:30-9:30pm: Jim Gay on Sax @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
7pm: Mike Evin @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
7:30pm: Open Mic @ Golden Brothers (Welland) (Weekly)
8pm: Stars + Lydia Persaud @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $44+
2025: Dec 5-7 / Dec 8-14 / Dec 15-21
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