October 13-19, 2025
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, October 13 (Thanksgiving)
DUE TO THE HOLIDAY, SOME REGULAR GIGS MAY BE CANCELLED. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE VENUE.
Balls Fall's Thanksgiving Festival (Oct 10-13)
Rockton World's Fair (Oct 10-13)
Erin Fall Fair (Oct 10-13)
Oktoberfest (Kitchener) (Sep 26-Oct 15)
Norfolk Country Fair (Oct 7-13)
2-5pm: The Black Sheep @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
6-7:45pm: Guitar Pickers (Open Stage) CLOSED THIS WEEK @ Hamilton Public Library, Greensville (Weekly)
6-8pm: Youth Jam @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly)
6:30-8pm: Open Mic & Workshop with Victor Morgado NOT THIS WEEK BUT NEXT @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Bi-weekly)
7-9pm: Brant Harmonica Guild @ Knights (Brantford) (2nd & Fourth Mondays)
7:30-10:30pm: Innisfree @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
8pm: Open Jam with Martin Rouleau @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly)
10pm: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring The Smoke Wagon Blues Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
Tuesday, October 14
Oktoberfest (Kitchener) (Sep 26-Oct 15)
2-2:30am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring The Smoke Wagon Blues Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com *
4-5:30pm: Blues Source Canada w Ken Wallis @ INDI 101.5 FM or indi1015.ca (Weekly)
7-10pm: Open Mic with Brennagh Burns @ Lukaya Cafe (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7pm: Open Mike with Neil MacNaughton Rouleau @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly)
7-10pm: The John McKinley Jam NOT THIS WEEK BUT NEXT @ 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?: Anorak & Friends @ OOEY GOOEYS (Hamilton)
8pm?: Daniel Greaves @ SELO (Hamilton)
8-11:30pm: Open Mic @ Which Craft (Guelph) (Weekly)
8:30-11:30pm: Open Mic/Jam @ Barton Touchdown Pub (Hamilton) (Weekly)
Wednesday, October 15
Oktoberfest (Kitchener) (Sep 26-Oct 15)
6:30pm: Country & Bluegrass Open Stage @ Waterdown Legion (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)
7pm: Dan Walsh @ Ethel's Lounge (Waterloo)
7:30pm: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - All the Good Times: The Farewell Tour @ FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton)
7:30pm: Adam Ostrosser @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas)
7:45pm: Jazz Night (Open Stage) @ Corktown Pub (Hamilton) (Weekly)
8pm?: Mr Mule, Dollhouse, more @ OOEY GOOEYS (Hamilton)
8-12pm: Open Jam @ Frankie's (Brantford) (Weekly)
8pm: Felicia McMinn @ 211Main (Port Dover) (Weekly)
Thursday, October 16
---- Before 7:00pm ----
10am-12pm: Breakfast of Champions (Radio Show) w Paul Panchezak (Trickbag) @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Weekly)
1-4pm: Waterdown Fiddlers @ Waterdown Legion (Weekly)
5:30pm: Jamie Petrie @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) (Weekly)
6pm: Steve Sinnicks @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)
6-9pm: Open Mic @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach) (Weekly)
6pm: Dan Walsh @ 2 Rivers (Brant)
6-9pm: Lucas Stagg @ Aging Oak (Cambridge) (Weekly)
6-8pm: Turk & The Hobbit (Juneyt & Derek) @ Molly Blooms (Waterloo) (Weekly)
6:30pm: Michael Maguire @ Henry's on James (Hamilton)
6:30-9:30pm: James Ferris with Fried Balogna @ The Corktown Pub (Hamilton)(Weekly)
6:30-8:30pm: (NO MUSIC) @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas)
---- After 7:00pm ----
7pm: Jamie Shea and The Gentle Reminders @ Boiler & Whistle (Hamilton)
7-10pm: Classic Country Open Mic with the Country Ramblers @ 447 Wing (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7-10pm: Songwriters' Open Mic Night with Chelsea McWilliams @ The Block Co, The Edison Room (Burlington) (Weekly)
7-10pm: Josh Edwards @ Teddy's (Grimsby)
7-10pm: Josh Coulter @ Judge & Jester (Grimsby) (Weekly)
7-9pm: Daryl Gray @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)
7pm: Chris Strei @ Paris Beer Company (Brant)
7-10pm: Stu Peterson @ Manhattans (Guelph)
7pm: Bradley Hailz @ Capitol 33, Lounge 33 (Delhi)
7:30pm: Live Jam & Open Mic Hosted by Sessionista NOT THIS WEEK BUT NEXT @ The Barber Towne Pub (Georgetown) (2nd & 4th Thu) |
7:30-10:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Your Neighbourhood Pizza Co (Beamsville) (Weekly)
7:30pm: The Secret Path (God Downie) Live in Concert ft Joe Lapinski + Band and Community @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) PWYC
7:30-10pm: Canal Bank Shuffle Blues Festival @ Thorold $? (Oct 16-19)
- 7:30-10pm: Thomas Nelson @ Donnely's Pub
7:30-10:30pm: The Other Band @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
7:30pm: REBA, DOLLY, AND SHANIA TRIBUTE @ River Run Centre (Guelph) $53.75
7:30pm: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - All the Good Times: The Farewell Tour @ Centre in the Square (Kitchener) $?
7:30pm: The Strokes & Oasis Tribute Night @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?
8pm: Truth Untold, Shift-D, Pretox, Dirty Rick @ OOEY GOOEYS (Hamilton) $10
8pm?: Golden Shitters with Real Sickies @ Into the Abyss (Hamilton)
8pm: Eddie Paton @ Squires Gastro Pub (Burlington)
8pm: In Memory of Ziad Rahbani MWBF202: Music Without Borders @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts $48+
8-11pm: Open Mic Night + Jam @ Temple Bar (Oakville) (Weekly)
8pm: BadBadNotGood @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
8pm: Hotel Mira with Bleeker & Excuse Me @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $26.18
8-10:30pm: NOTHING THIS WEEK @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
8:30pm: Open Mic @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster) (Weekly)
9pm: Paige Armstrong @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Lucky's Restaurant (Niagara Falls)
9pm: Tahiti Thursday with Loose Moralz @ Brandos Beach House (Brantford)
9:30pm-1am: Barrel Down @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Friday, October 17
---- Before 7:00pm ----
Waterford Pumpkinfest (Oct 17-19)
1-1:30pm: Come Sunday (Gospel Radio Show) w Paul Panchezak (Trickbag) @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)
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)
6-9pm: Stephanie Deshane @ Judge & Jester (Grimsby) (Weekly)
6-11:30pm: Canal Bank Shuffle Blues Festival @ Thorold $? (Oct 16-19)
- 6-8:30pm: Jenie Thai @ Moose & Goose
- 7-9:30pm: Jay Bleus @ Canadian Corps
- 7:30-10pm: Danny By Phelan @ Donnelly's
- 9-11:30pm: Billy the Kid and the Regulators @ Moose & Goose
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)
6:30-9:30pm: Music @ Lincside Pub & Grill (Hamilton)
6:30pm: Ferguson Young @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (Weekly)
6:30-9:30pm: Music @ Tanners (Acton)
6:30pm: Music @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)
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7-10pm: Michael Theodore @ OTTAWA ST LOCAL (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7-10pm: Dueling Pianos @ Uptown Social House (Burlington) (Every Fri & Sat)
7-10pm:
Music
@ Canalside Restaurant (St. Catharines) 7-10pm: Music @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach)
Canal Bank Shuffle Blues Festival @ Thorold $? (Oct 16-19)
- 7-9:30pm: Jay Bleus @ Canadian Corps
- 7:30-10pm: Danny By Phelan @ Donnelly's
- 9-11:30pm: Billy the Kid and the Regulators @ Moose & Goose
7-10pm:
Ken Foster
@ Manhattans (Guelph)7:30-10:30pm: Music @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?
7:30pm: Sean Bienhaus @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)
7:30pm: Music @ Piper Arms (Burlington)
7:30pm: Music @ Gator Ted's (Burlington)
7:30-10:30pm: Steven Elmo Murphy @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)
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8pm: Modo Presents! Uncle Strut & Friends @ Corktown Pub, Upstairs (Hamilton) $?
8pm? Skid Spice aka Mikey Molnaer @ Handsome Dave's (Hamilton)
8pm?: Peter Elkas Band @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton)
8pm: Carl & Gord @ Blk Swan Kitchen Pub (Oakville)
8pm: Nicholas Campbell Trio @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $20
8-11pm: Pat Hewitt @ Gingerman (Oakville)
8-11pm: Andy Colonico @ Teddy's (Grimsby)
8-11:45pm: Open Mic @ Mahtay Cafe (St. Catharines) (Weekly)
8-10:30pm: Andriy Tykhonov Quintet @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
8:30pm: Motley Dudes (Tribute) + Twitch @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $10 adv/$15 door
8:30pm-12:30am: Final Plea @ Ye Olde Squire, Fennell (Hamilton)
8:30-11:30pm: Orangeman Band @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) $10
8:30pm: Jamie Petrie @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)
8:30pm: Ron Hawkins @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington)
8:30pm: Carm Milioto @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)
8:30-11:30pm: The Danny Boys @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
---- After 9:00pm ----
9pm: First Response & Friends @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) $?
9pm: Mark T Band @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
9pm: New Rebel Westerners @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
9pm: Deux Def Dudes @ BLK Swan, Palladium Way (Burlington)
9pm: Music @ Jersey's Bar & Grill (Burlington)
9pm: Hooligans @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)
9pm: Midnight Sons @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
Canal Bank Shuffle Blues Festival @ Thorold $? (Oct 16-19)
- 9-11:30pm: Billy the Kid and the Regulators @ Moose & Goose
9pm-1am: Right Proper Lads @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)
9pm-12:45am: AudioWorX@ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls)
9pm: Music @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Lucky's Restaurant (Niagara Falls)
9pm: A Tribute to ABBA @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (Oct 17-19)
9pm-12am: John Rogers @ Paris Pub (Brant)
9pm: Adam Ostrosser @ 211 Main (Port Dover)
9:30pm-1am: Hitmen @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
10pm: Kay the Destroyer @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)
10pm: Fools Paradise @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)
10pm: Billboard Nation BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington)
10pm: Soldiers of Harmony @ The Dickens (Burlington)
Saturday, October 18
---- Before 6:00pm ----
Waterford Pumpkinfest (Oct 17-19)
2:30-3am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring The Smoke Wagon Blues Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
9-9:30am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring The Smoke Wagon Blues Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
9:30am-1pm: Freewheelin' Folk Show (Radio Show) Hosted by Jim Marino @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)
11am-3pm: Mike Woods @ Puddicombe Farms (Stoney Creek) (Sat & Sun May 18-Oct 27)
1-4pm: East Coast Kitchen Party with Fried Balogna ft James Ferris @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) (Weekly)
1-5pm: Thomas Nelson Duo @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines)
1pm-12am: Canal Bank Shuffle Blues Festival @ Thorold $? (Oct 16-19)
- 1-4pm: Mark Crissinger @ Donnelly's Pub
- 3-5:30pm: Little Magic Sam Band @ Moose & Goose
- 4-6:30pm: Big Dan Jeffares @ Royal Canadian Legion
- 4:30-7pm: Jesse Greene @ Donnelly's Pub
- 6-8:30pm: Murray Kinsley @ Moose & Goose
- 7-9:30pm: Paige Armstrong @ Royal Canadian Legion
- 7:30-10pm: Alfie Smith @ Donnelly's Pub
- 9-11:30pm: Miller & the Other Sinners @ Moose & Goose
- 10:30pm-Close: Jam @ Royal Canadian Legion
1:30-5pm: James Anthony & Gerry Mamela (Birthday) @ Uptown Social House (Burlington)
2pm: Jurassic Park: Film with Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra @ FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton) $?
2-4:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)
2-4pm: Jazz Jam @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo)
2:30-6pm: Blues Etc ft Steve Grisbrook with Robin Banks @ Regency Athletic Centre (Niagara Falls)
3-7pm: Ryan & Friends @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
3-6pm: Music @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) $5
2-5pm: Random Acts of Music Jam @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly)
3pm: A Tribute to ABBA @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (Oct 17-19)
3-6pm: Music @ Frankie’s Hometown Tavern (Brantford)
4pm: Middle of Nowhere @ Black Bull (Burlington)
4-7pm: Randy Stirtzinger and Jazz Express @ Cat's Caboose (Weekly)
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6-9pm: Kevin California @ Brimstone Brewing Company (Ridgeway) FREE
Canal Bank Shuffle Blues Festival @ Thorold $? (Oct 16-19)
- 6-8:30pm: Murray Kinsley @ Moose & Goose
- 7-9:30pm: Paige Armstrong @ Royal Canadian Legion
- 7:30-10pm: Alfie Smith @ Donnelly's Pub
- 9-11:30pm: Miller & the Other Sinners @ Moose & Goose
- 10:30pm-Close: Jam @ Royal Canadian Legion
6-10pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls) (Weekly Fri & Sat)
6-9pm: Music @ Sassy Britches Brewery (Brantford)
6-9pm: Paul Mallard @ Flux Brewing Company (Brant)
6-8pm: Music @ 2 Rivers (Paris)
7pm: John Restas @ Turtle Jack's, Upper James (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7-10pm: Music @ Canalside Restaurant (St. Catharines)
7-10pm: Music @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach)
7-10pm: Emily Kemp Trio @ Manhattans (Guelph)
7pm: Music @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)
7:30pm: Jurassic Park: Film with Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra @ FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton) $?
7:30-10:30pm: (NO LIVE MUSIC) @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)
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8pm: Spring Colours + Friends @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) $?
8pm: Hell N Back (AC/DC Tribute) + Bootlegged @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $20 adv/$25 door
8-10:30pm: The Responsibles, The Letdowns, Full Throttle @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?
8pm: Halloween Covers Night @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton)
8pm: The Two Stevies @ Black Bull (Burlington)
8pm: Trish O'Neil Band @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $15
8pm: Radio Sonics @ Patio & Pump (Oakville)
8-11pm: Music @ Gingerman (Oakville)
8-11pm: Paige Armstrong @ Teddy's (Grimsby)
8-10:30pm: Kevin Breit’s “Brighter Days” @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
8-11pm: Detour @ Mudcat Bowling and Entertainment Centre (Dunnville) $?
8:30pm: Blurred Vision @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas)
8:30pm: Empty Hours @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster)
8:30pm: Fiction @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)
8:30pm: Crank the Radio @ Winchester Arms (Dundas)
8:30pm: Seth Ryan @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)
8:30pm: The Plaidz @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)
8:30pm: Ron Hawkins @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington)
8:30-11:30pm: Jack van Ginger @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
---- After 9:00pm ----
9pm: (NO LIVE MUSIC) @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
9pm: Music @ Jersey's Bar & Grill (Burlington)
9pm: The Feverish Lemons @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
Canal Bank Shuffle Blues Festival @ Thorold $? (Oct 16-19)
- 9-11:30pm: Miller & the Other Sinners @ Moose & Goose
- 10:30pm-Close: Jam @ Royal Canadian Legion
9pm-1am: The Danny Boys @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)
9pm-12:45am: Madmen @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls)
9pm: LMT Connection @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Lucky's Restaurant (Niagara Falls)
9pm: A Tribute to ABBA @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (Oct 17-19)
9pm-12am: Sling Sisters @ Paris Pub (Brant)
9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover)
9:30pm-1am: Ryan Thomas Trio @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
9:30pm: Music @ Frankie’s Hometown Tavern (Brantford)
10pm: Eddy C Band @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)
10pm: Lost Boys @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)
10pm: Cheap Thrills @ BLK Swan, Brant St (Burlington)
10pm: Jamazon @ The Dickens (Burlington)
Sunday, October 19
---- Before 3:00pm ----
Waterford Pumpkinfest (Oct 17-19)
3-3:30am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring The Smoke Wagon Blues Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
11am-3pm: Mike Woods @ Puddicombe Farms (Stoney Creek) (Sat & Sun May 18-Oct 27)
11:30am: Beatles Brunch ft Andrew McTaggart @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
1:30-4:30pm: Traditional Irish Jam Sesssion @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)
2-5pm: Gaslight Alley @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?
2-5pm: Music @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $?
2pm? Harmolodics @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
2-5pm: Open Mic hosted by SnowHeel Slim NOT THIS WEEK BUT NEXT @ Checkered Flag (Hamilton) (Bi-Weekly)
2-6pm: Music @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) No Cover
2pm: Sinatra 110th All The Best with Toronto All-Star Big Band @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts $59
2-5pm: The Shalalas @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
2-5pm: Ryan Thomas @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
---- After 3:00pm ----
3pm: Sara and Filthy Rich @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
3-7pm: Canal Bank Shuffle Blues Festival @ Thorold $? (Oct 16-19)
- 3-7pm: Josh Miller & Pappy Johns Band @ Donnelly's Pub
3pm: A Tribute to ABBA @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (Oct 17-19)
3-6pm: Open Stage with Hellion Ton @ Cornerstone (Guelph) (Weekly)
4pm: Glenn Groves @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
6-9pm: SONIA COLLYMORE & DWIGHT DUKE DAWES @ Lowville Bistro (Burlington)
6:30-9:30pm: Paige Armstrong Band @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
7pm: A Tribute to ABBA @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (Oct 17-19)
7:30pm: Open Mic @ Golden Brothers (Welland) (Weekly)
2025: Oct 7-9 / Oct 10-12 / Oct 13-19
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