Music Listings: February 16-22, 2026

February 16-22, 2026

We try out best to make sure these listings are as accurate as possible. If you spot any errors or omissions, please email us at blueshamilton@gmail.com.

Monday, February 16 (Family Day)

Hamilton Winterfest (Jan 31-February 16)



6-8pm: Youth Jam with Iain Leslie @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly)

6:30pm: Thomas Nelson Band @ Spirit in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake) (Bi-Weekly)

7-11pm: Acoustic Open Mic with Sean Fuller @ Pub 36 (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7:30-10:30pm: Grass Mud Horse @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)


8pm: Open Jam with Iain Leslie @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly) 





6-8pm: Benny Douglas @ Forge BBQ (Ancaster) (Weekly)

6:30-8:30pm: Irish Music Jam Session @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (Weekly)


7-10pm: Open Mic with Brennagh Burns @ Lukaya Cafe (Hamilton) (Weekly)



7-10pm: The John McKinley Jam @ The Huether Hotel Jazz Room (Waterloo) (Bi-weekly) 

7pm: Felicia McMinn @ Capitol 33 (Delhi) (Weekly) 

7:30pm: Christopher Clause @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas) (Weekly)


8-11pm: Open Jam with the Boom Babiez @ Ale House (Hamilton) (Weekly) 

8pm: Sam Roberts Band @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $60+

8-11:30pm: Open Mic @ Which Craft (Guelph) (Weekly)

8:30-11:30pm: Open Mic/Jam @ Barton Touchdown Pub (Hamilton) (Weekly) 
Wednesday, February 18 



6:30-8:30pm: Open Mic Jazz @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7-10pm: Dan Thomas & Greg Brisco @ East End Social (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7-11pm: Dundas Music Club @ Oddfellows Hall (Dundas) (3rd Wed)


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)

8-11pm: The Feverish Lemons (Full Band) @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

8-12pm: Open Jam @ Frankie's (Brantford) (Weekly) 

8pm: Felicia McMinn @ 211Main (Port Dover) (Weekly)
Thursday, February 19

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


Taste of Oakville (some live music) (Feb 19-Mar 15)




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


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)

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



6:30-9:30pm: James Ferris with Fried Balogna @ The Corktown Pub (Hamilton)(Weekly)


---- After 7:00pm ----



7-10pm: Amanda Lynn Parker @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

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

7-9pm: Dealerz Choice Duo @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) 

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


7:30-10:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Your Neighbourhood Pizza Co (Beamsville)  (Weekly) 

7:30-10:30pm: Singer/Songwriter Series @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
  • Jennifer Lynn – 7:30 pm
  • Ryan Thomas Smelle – 8:30 pm
  • Jay Diem – 9:30 pm

8pm: The 45th Annual Music Hall @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $? (Feb 13-Mar 8)

8pm: Iain Leslie 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)




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

Friday, February 20

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


Taste of Oakville (some live music) (Feb 19-Mar 15)







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


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

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

6-8pm: Music @ Nickelbrook Brewing (Burlington)

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

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

6-8pm: Music @ 2 Rivers (Paris) 


6-9pm: Chris Strei@ Sandbar on the Beach (Turkey Point) 

6:30-8:30pm: Student Showcase @ Tabone Academy of Music (Hamilton) $10 


6:30pm: Lucas Stagg @ Easy Pour (Cambridge) 

---- 7:00-7:59pm ----

7-10pm: Glenn Groves @ East End Social (Hamilton)

7pm: Music @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $? 

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



7-11pm: Music @ Squire's Gastropub (Burlington) 

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

7-10pm: Music @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach)

7-11pm: Tyler Wilson Band @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $5



7:30pm: Superphonics @ Gator Ted's (Burlington)
7:30-10:30pm: Music @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)

---- 8:00-8:59pm ---- 


8pm? Music @ Handsome Dave's (Hamilton) 

8pm?: Vudicide & Guests @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton) $?



8pm: The 45th Annual Music Hall @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $? (Feb 13-Mar 8)

8pm: Corin Raymond @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $20

8-11pm: Four One Six @ Gingerman (Oakville) 

8-11pm: Dan Box @ Teddy's (Grimsby) 

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

8-10:30pm: Yamaha All-Stars @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?


8:30pm-12:30am: Rhythm & Bones @ Ye Olde Squire, Fennell (Hamilton) 

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

8:30pm: Chris Bray @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)


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

8:30-11:30pm: Chris Jupp @ Zander's Fire Grill (Brantford) 

---- After 9:00pm ----



9pm: Junestone @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)

9pm-1am: Final Plea @ Come by Chance (Hamilton) 

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


9pm-1am: NO LIVE MUSIC @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)

9pm-12am: Rock of 80's @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)

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



9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover) 

9:15pm: Music @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton) 

9:30pm-1am: Stuck in the 90s @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 

9:30pm-1:30am: Music @ Bonitas (Brantford)

10pm: Empty Hours @ B-Side Social (Hamilton) 

10pm: London Underground @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)

10pm: Uproar @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington) 

10pm: AudioworX @ The Dickens (Burlington) 

10pm-2am: Peter Peres  @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls) 
Saturday, February 21

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


Taste of Oakville (some live music) (Feb 19-Mar 15)






2pm: The 45th Annual Music Hall @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $? (Feb 13-Mar 8)


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) (Bi-Weekly) 

2-6pm: Hammertones  @ Live at the Lodge (Port Dover) $5 





3-6pm: Warren Jones @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) $5 



4pm: Music @ Black Bull (Burlington) 

4-7pm: Jazz Express @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines) (Weekly)


---- 6:00-7:59pm ----

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

6-9pm: Tone Dogs @ Briskit BBQ (Georgetown)

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

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


6-8pm: Music @ 2 Rivers (Paris) 

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

7pm: Music @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?


7-10pm: Music @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach) 



7pm: Dave Mendard @ Easy Pour (Cambridge) 

7pm: Music @ Fiddle & Firkin (Cambridge)

7:30pm: The Zep Show @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $? 




7:30-10:30pm: Music @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)

---- 8:00-8:59pm ----


8pm: Slacker @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton) 


8pm: Wide Mouth Mason @ Warehouse Concert Hall (St. Catharines) $36.10



8pm: Music @ Squire's Gastropub (Burlington)

8pm: The Twisters @ Black Bull (Burlington) 

8pm: Steve Strongman @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $30 

8-11pm: Music @ Gingerman (Oakville)

8pm: Kim Foo Band @ Pump & Patio (Oakville)

8-11pm: Jeff Riley @ Teddy's (Grimsby) 






8pm: Green'D Eh - Tribute @ Capitol 33 (Delhi) $22.60



8:30pm: Dela Walk Duo @ Winchester Arms (Dundas) 

8:30-11:30pm: Music @ Zander's Fire Grill (Brantford)

---- After 9:00pm ----


9pm: Fiction @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)



9pm: The Feverish Lemons @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines) 

9-11:59pm: New Rising Sun @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 

9-11:45pm: Moonlight & Co @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) 



9pm-12am: Music @ Paris Pub (Brant)

9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover)

9:15pm: Music @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton)

9:30pm-1am: Whiskey Rattlers @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)


9:30pm-1:30am: Music @ Bonitas (Brantford)


10pm: Soldiers of Harmony @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek) 


10pm: Real Kevin @ The Dickens (Burlington) 

10pm-2am: Evermile  @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls)

Sunday, February 22

---- Before 3:00pm ----

Taste of Oakville (some live music) (Feb 19-Mar 15)



11:30am: Beatles Brunch ft Andrew McTaggart @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)

1:30-4:30pm: Irish Jam Sessions @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)


2-5pm: Music @ Battlefield Legion (Stoney Creek) $10

2-5pm: Rocket & the Renegades @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $10/PWYC 

2-6pm: Music @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) No Cover 

2pm: The 45th Annual Music Hall @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $? (Feb 13-Mar 8)





2-5pm: The Black Sheep @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

2-5pm: Ron McEwen @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

2-4:30pm: The Tonewheels @ The Boathouse (Kitchener) (Weekly in Feb)

2-4:30pm: Music @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)


---- After 3:00pm ----


3pm: Music @ Come by Chance (Hamilton) 

3pm?: Music @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington) $?

3-5pm: Music @ Nickelbrook Brewing (Burlington)

3-6pm: Open Stage with Hellion Ton @ Cornerstone (Guelph) (Weekly) 

4pm: Glenn Groves @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)

6-9pm: Music @ Lowville Bistro (Burlington) 

6:30-9:30pm: The Paige Armstrong Band @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

7pm: Jam  @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7pm: Champagne James Robertson @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)

7:30pm: Open Mic @ Golden Brothers (Welland) (Weekly)

8pm?: Music @ &Then You (Hamilton)

8pm?:  Music @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton)
COMING SOON!



February 13-March 8: The 45th Annual Music Hall @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $? 



February 19-March 15: Taste of Oakville (some live music)


February 23, 6:30-8pm: Open Mic & Workshop with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Bi-weekly) 

February 23, 7-9pm: Brant Harmonica Guild @ Knights (Brantford) (2nd & Fourth Mondays) 

February 24, Soupfest @ Convention Centre (Hamilton)


February 24, 7-10pm: The John McKinley Jam @ The Huether Hotel Jazz Room (Waterloo) (Bi-weekly) *


February 25, March 5: Roots En Route Arts Festival @ Music Hall (Hamilton) $? 

February 25, 8pm: Andre Bisson Band @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $30

February 26, 5:30-6:30pm: Bal Folk Music Workshop @ Guelph Arts Council PWYC/$10 suggested

February 26, 6:30-7:30pm: Bal Folk Dance Workshop (ft Live Music) @ Guelph Arts Council PWYC/$10 suggested

February 26, 7pm: Sounds Gay! Open Mic @ Mosaic (Hamilton) (4th Thu)

February 26, 7:30pm: Live Jam & Open Mic Hosted by Sessionista @ The Barber Towne Pub (Georgetown) (2nd & 4th Thu)

February 26, 9pm-1am: Open Jam & Live Band Karaoke ft Detour @ Tracie's Place (Hamilton) (Last Thu)

February 27-March 8: Frost Bites (Hamilton)

February 27-28: Because Brrr Craft Beer Sessions @ Bridgeworks (Hamilton) $?

February 27, 7pm: Jack de Keyzer @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Company (Dundas) $37.61



February 28, 7:30pm: Portage @ Wesley United Church (Cambridge) $20 #

February 28, 7pm: Ja Rule & Trina @ Kitchener Auditorium $78.65+ #

March


February 25, March 5: Roots En Route Arts Festival @ Music Hall (Hamilton) $?

March 1, 2-5pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Best Western (Bi-Weekly) $5


March 5, 7-10pm: Ginger St. James @ The Boiler & Whistle (Hamilton) (1st Thu)

March 6: Bandcamp Friday



March 8, 2-5pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Best Western (Bi-Weekly) $5


March 12: 7-10pm: Greg Brisco & Ian Andrews @ The Boiler & Whistle (Hamilton) (2nd Thu)


March 13, 5pm: Artcrawl @ James Street North (Hamilton)*






March 20, 8pm: Sloan @ Maxwell's Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $? 

March 22, 2-5pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Best Western (Bi-Weekly) $5


March 24, 8pm: Tenille Townes @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $55+

March 26, 7:30pm: The Slocan Ramblers @ Emmanuel United Church (Waterloo) $40

March 27-28, 8pm: Alfie Zappacosta @ Tabone Academy of Music (Hamilton) $55 

March 28, 8-11pm: Jack de Keyzer @ Registry Theatre (Kitchener) $40

March 29, 8pm: Old Man Luedecke @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $25.33

March 30, 8pm: Old Man Luedecke @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $26.33


April



April 2, 8pm:  Grand River Blues Society Presents Grand Thursday ft David Gogo, Jesse O'Brien & Steve Marriner @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $25 adv/$30 door ($5 for Blues Society members)

April 5, 2-5pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Best Western (Bi-Weekly) $5

April 15-May 3: Finding Neverland (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $62 #

April 19, 2-5pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Best Western (Bi-Weekly) $5



May



May 12, 7:30pm: Ian Thomas... Not Gone Yet @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $83
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