January 16-18, 2026
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Friday, January 16
---- Before 7:00pm ----
Niagara Icewine Festival (Jan 16-Feb 1)
7-7:30am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Tim Gibbons and the Swampbusters, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
12-1pm: Noon Hour Concerts ft Hess Street School Concert Bands and Choir @ 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)
2-4pm: Open Jam with the No Name Band @ Elora Legion (Weekly)
3:30-4:30pm: Marion Shynal @ Hamilton Public Library, Terryberry
5-8pm: Brad James @ Fool & Flagon (Hamilton) (Weekly)
6-11pm: All Ages Punk Show ft Fishmilk, The Washout, Ammonia, Mia Romanica @ Gabba Gabba Gool Club (Hamilton) $10/PWYC
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: Sam Brown @ Sassy Britches Brewery (Brantford)
6-9pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Caledonia Legion (3rd Fri)
6:30pm: Candlelight: Tribute to Abba @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $?
6:30pm: East Coast Kitchen Party with Ferguson Young @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (Weekly)
6:30-9:30pm: Burns Supper (Some Live Music) @ Oakville Historical Society $50 adv only
6:30pm: Lucas Stagg @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)
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7-10pm: Michael Theodore @ Ottawa St Local (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7pm: Stone the Radio @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas) $10
7pm: My Fair Lady (Musical) @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $? (Feb 16-18)
7pm: Mike Balonjan @ Piper Arms (Burlington)
7-10pm: Dueling Pianos @ Uptown Social House (Burlington) (Every Fri & Sat)
7-10pm: Thomas Nelson Band @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach)
7-11pm: The Outlets @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $5
7-10pm:
Andrew Schoetller Trio
@ Manhattans (Guelph)7pm: Drum Tao-The Best @ Centre in the Square (Kitchener) $?
7pm: Brian Bongard @ Gus & Guido's (Ayr)
7:30pm: Robbie Burns Day and the Scots in Ontario ft Ian Bell @ Dundurn Castle, The Coach House (Hamilton) $5
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8pm: Talib Kweli with J Wyze + Eklipz @ Bridgeworks (Hamilton) $70.97
8pm: USS @ The Studio (Hamilton) $? (Jan 16-17)
8pm: Pop Machine @ BLK Swan, Palladium Way (Burlington)
8pm: Burness @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $10
8pm: Warren Jones @ Blk Swan Kitchen Pub (Oakville)
8pm: The Music Box - Genesis Live @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts $95 (Jan 16-17)
8-11pm: Kristin Nicholls @ Teddy's (Grimsby)
8pm: Ocean @ Your Neighbourhood Pizza Company (Beamsville)
8-11:45pm: Open Mic @ Mahtay Cafe (St. Catharines) (Weekly)
8pm: Tom Cochrane @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
8pm: Julian Taylor & Logan Staats - Songs and Stories + Dan Walsh @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $32 +
8pm: Benjamin Dakota Rogers + Zachary Lucky @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $28.69
8-10:30pm: Phoenix Jazz Group with Andy Macpherson @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
8pm: Brian Byrne & No Coma (performing Byrne era of I Mother Earth) + The Wild High @ Maxwell's Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?
8:30pm-12:30am: Blurred Vision @ Ye Olde Squire, Fennell (Hamilton)
8:30pm: The James Clarke Institute @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington) $15/PWYC
8:30-11:30pm: Patsy & the Muscle @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
8:30pm: Chris Koster (ex-Glorious Sons) @ Capitol 33 (Delhi) $22.60
8:45pm: Candlelight: Coldplay and Imagine Dragons @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $?
---- After 9:00pm ----
9pm: Shari & Jonny @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
9pm: Mikey Molnar @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
9pm-1am: Tenfold @ Come by Chance (Hamilton)
9pm: Junestone & Monique In Reverie @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton) $10 door
9pm: Rolodex Darko, Rat Parade, Taking Balfour @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) $?
9pm: Dirty Pioneers @ Jersey's Bar & Grill (Burlington)
9pm-1am: On Tap @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)
9pm-12am: The Chimps @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
9pm-1am: Cottage Brew @ Chip N Charlies (Niagara Falls)
9pm-1am: The Feverish Lemons @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)
9pm-12:45am: Troy Harmer and the Persuaders @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls)
9pm: Paige Armstrong @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Lucky's Restaurant (Niagara Falls)
9pm: Mary Simon @ 211 Main (Port Dover)
9:30pm-1am: Ryan Thomas Band @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
10pm: Fools Paradise @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)
10pm: Fiction @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek) $?
10pm: Scurvy Dogz @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington)
10pm: The Irving Army Band @ The Dickens (Burlington)
10pm-2am: 8 Second Ride @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls)
10pm: Boom Box @ Bonita's (Brantford)
Saturday, January 17
---- Before 6:00pm ----
Niagara Icewine Festival (Jan 16-Feb 1)
9:30am-1pm: Freewheelin' Folk Show (Radio Show) Hosted by Jim Marino @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)
1-4pm: East Coast Kitchen Party with Fried Balogna ft James Ferris @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) (Weekly)
1:30-5pm: James Anthony & Ronnie Russell @ Uptown Social House (Burlington)
2-5pm: Grace Sullivan, Brennagh Burns, Emma Longhorn @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $10/PWYC
2pm: My Fair Lady (Musical) @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $? (Feb 16-18)
2-5pm: John Demarchi @ Battlefield Legion (Stoney Creek) $10
2-5pm: Mike Branton & Friends @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $10 (Weekly)
2-4:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)
2pm: Mark Wilson's Birthday Bash ft Dan Walsh @ Two Doors Down (Brantfod)
2-4pm: Jazz Jam @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo)
2-6pm: Empty Hours @ Live at the Lodge (Port Dover) $5
2:30-6pm: Gary Kendall Trio (Teddy Leonard, Tyler Burgess) @ Someplace Else (St. Catharines)
2:30-6:30pm: Brant Parker Blues Band + Danny Boy Phelan @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) $10
2:30-6pm: Blues Etc ft Steve Grisbrook with Dylan Wickens @ Regency Athletic Centre (Niagara Falls)
3-7pm: Waylon Crybaby & the Squeaky Wheel @ Come by Chance (Hamilton)
3-6pm: Dan Krawchuk: Caldera's Edge Book reading with Music by the Human Race @ Staircase (Hamilton) tip jar
3pm: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Presents: Monomyth: The Hero's Journey @ FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton) $?
3-6pm: Gene Hardy @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) $5
3pm: Cannery Row@ Black Bull (Burlington)
4-7pm: Jazz Express @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines) (Weekly)
4:30-5pm: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Tim Gibbons and the Swampbusters, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
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6-10pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls) (Weekly Fri & Sat)
6-9pm: Paul Mallard @ Flux Brewing Company (Brant)
6pm: Eric Mills @ Strykerz Kitchen & Bar (Kitchener)
6:30pm: Candlelight: Vivaldi Four Seasons @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $?
7pm: Shine on Moon presents Ontario Songwriters ft Benedict Legaspi, Eli Wells, Tim McNabb, Alex Antinori @ Shady Grove Lukaya Cafe (Hamilton) $10
7-10pm: Mississippi Bends @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach)
7pm: Chris Strei @ St George Arms (Brant)
7-10pm: Chuck Jackson & Tyler Yarema @ Paris Legion $5
7-10pm: Duncan Wilson Trio @ Manhattans (Guelph)
7pm: Lucas Stagg @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)
7:30pm: Julian Taylor & Logan Staats @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $33+
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8pm: Slacker, Mental Infection, Vestigo, Convikt @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton)
8pm-12am: Robin Benedict @ Brown Barrel (Hamilton)
8pm: USS @ The Studio (Hamilton) $? (Jan 16-17)
8pm: Kevin Breit Presents "Holy Men" @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $20
8pm: The Music Box - Genesis Live @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts $95 (Jan 16-17)
8pm: The Tone Dogs @ The Barber Town Pub (Georgetown)
8-11pm: Brett Freisen @ Teddy's (Grimsby)
8pm: Country for a Cure ft Lucas Mason, Jade Hilton, Drew Reinhardt, Liv Johnston @ Warehouse Concert Hall (St. Catharines) $26.37
8-10pm: Wendell Ferguson & Katherine Wheatley @ Registry Theatre (Kitchener) $25 adv/$27 door/$20 live stream
8-10:30pm: David Occhipinti’s Camera Ensemble @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
8-11pm: Steel City Soundwave @ Mudcat Bowling and Entertainment Centre (Dunnville) $?
8:30pm: Rock Bass Derby @ Winchester Arms (Dundas)
8:30-11:30pm: The Grady Brothers @ Patio & Pump (Oakville)
8:30-11:30pm: Jack Van Ginger @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
8:45pm: Candlelight: Tribute to Queen & The Beatles @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $?
---- After 9:00pm ----
9pm: Lloyd Andrews @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
9pm: Tim Gibbons & the Swampbusters (Acoustic) @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
9pm: Hawthorne @ Mill St & 5 American House (Waterdown)
9pm: Audioworx @ Jersey's Bar & Grill (Burlington)
9pm: Orangeman @ BLK Swan, Brant St (Burlington) $15
9pm: Black Sheep @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
9pm-1am: Music @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)
9pm-1am: Breakfast Club @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)
9pm-1am: Hard Rock Hooligans @ Chip N Charlies (Niagara Falls)
9pm-12:45am: Dan Dyer @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls)
9pm: Dave Rave @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Lucky's Restaurant (Niagara Falls)
9pm-12am: Lucas Stagg @ Paris Pub (Brant)
9pm: Crush @ Dallas Nightclub (Kitchener)
9pm: Shari & Jonny @ 211 Main (Port Dover)
9:30pm-1am: Feverish Lemons @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
10pm: DOD @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)
10pm: Sonic Curators @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)
10pm: Cheap Thrills @ The Dickens (Burlington)
10pm-2am: Paige Rutledge @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls)
Sunday, January 18
---- Before 3:00pm ----
Niagara Icewine Festival (Jan 16-Feb 1)
1:30-2am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Tim Gibbons and the Swampbusters, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
11:30am: Beatles Brunch ft Andrew McTaggart @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
1:30-4:30pm: Kelly Roulston @ Tracie's Place (Hamilton)
1:30-4:30pm: Irish Jam Sesssions @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)
2-5pm: The Lost Roses @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?
2-5pm: Open Mic Hosted by SnowHeel Slim @ Checkered Flag (Hamilton) (Bi-Weekly)
2pm: My Fair Lady (Musical) @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $? (Feb 16-18)
2-5pm: Lionel Bernard @ Battlefield Legion (Stoney Creek) $10
2-5pm: James Anthony & Djino LeFrancois @ Ned Devine's (Milton)
2-4:30pm: Jimmy's Juke Joint Hosted by Jim Casson ft Marshall Dane & Rich Moore @ Iggy's Pub & Grub (Fonthill)
2-5pm: Doppelganger @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
2-5pm: Gavin Ray Duo @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
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3pm: Arthur Duo @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
3-6pm: Dan Walsh @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $10
3-6pm: Open Stage with Hellion Ton @ Cornerstone (Guelph) (Weekly)
4pm: Glenn Groves @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
4-6:30pm: David Occhipinti’s Camera Ensemble @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
5-8pm: Feverish Lemons @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
7pm: Martin Verrall Vinyl Release @ Ridiculous, The Parlour (Hamilton) $15 cash at door
7pm: Champagne James Robertson @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
7:30pm: Open Mic @ Golden Brothers (Welland) (Weekly)
COMING SOON!
January
January 21-Feb 7: Boom X (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton)
January 20, 7:30pm: Sisters in Song: Hailee Rose @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $?
January 22, 8pm: Road to the Junos: The Redhill Valleys with Ginger St. James @ Bridgeworks (Hamilton) $15
January 31, 8-11:15pm: Bywater Call @ The Busholme (Erin) $30
January 23, 7pm: Trickbag @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Company (Dundas) $?
February
February 1pm: Steve Strongman with Chris Ayries, Dave Murphy, Mark McIntyre @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Company (Dundas) $?
February 1, 4pm: Live and Local with Melissa Bel and Stardust Duo @ Burlington Performing Arts Centre $?
February 4, 8:30pm: Billy F Gibbons (ZZ Top) & BFG Band @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $?
February 5: 7:30pm: Lighthouse @ River Run Centre (Guelph) $59+
February 6, 8pm: Sam Roberts Band @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts $125
February 7, 8pm: Benjamin Dakota Rogers + Zachary Lucky @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $28.69
February 13, 5pm: Artcrawl @ James Street North (Hamilton)
February 14, 8pm: Sam Roberts Band @ FirstOntario Arts Centre (Milton) $120
February 14, 8pm: Gowan @ Centre in the Square (Kitchener) $?
February17, 8pm: Sam Roberts Band @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $60+
February18, 8pm: Josh Ross @ FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton) $?
February 19, 8:30pm: KC & The Sunshine Band @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
February 20, 7:30pm: Spencer Mackenzie Album Release Concert @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $40.49 ($5 off for Escarpment Blues Society members)
February 20, 7:30pm: Bruce Cockburn @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
February 21, 8pm: Big Sugar (Hemi-Vision 50th Anniversary Tour) @ Maxwell's Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?
February 28, 7pm: Ja Rule & Trina @ Kitchener Auditorium $78.65+
March
March 6, 8pm: Maple Blues Revue with Jay Douglas and Quisha Wint @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $44.75 ($5 off for Escarpment Blues Society members)
March 11, 8pm: Crash Test Dummies @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?
March 14, 8pm: Kenny Wayne Shepherd w Jimmie Vaughan @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
March 16, 7:30pm: Bedouin Soundclash @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $33+
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, 7:30pm: George Thorogood & The Destroyers @ FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton) $?
April 15-May 3: Finding Neverland (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $62 #
Jan 13-15 / Jan 16-18 / Jan 19-25
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