Music Listings: January 26-February 1

January 26-February 1, 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, January 26

Niagara Icewine Festival (Jan 16-Feb 1)



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


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

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

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

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


8pm: Open Jam with Iain Leslie @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly) 
Tuesday, January 27

Niagara Icewine Festival (Jan 16-Feb 1)





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

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

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

8:30-11:30pm: Open Mic/Jam @ Barton Touchdown Pub (Hamilton) (Weekly)
Wednesday, January 28 (Kazoo Day)

Niagara Icewine Festival (Jan 16-Feb 1)


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


7-10pm: Open Mic with Brant Parker @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) (Last Wed)

7pm: Perry and Mark @ Royal Electric (Guelph) (Weekly) 

7-10pm: Open Mic @ The Bullring (Guelph) (Weekly)

7:30pm: Boom X (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) (Jan 21-Feb 7)

7:30pm: Chris Chambers @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas) (Bi-Weekly)

7:30-10:30pm: Battle of the Bands @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

7:30-9:30pm: Willow River Session (Open Stage) @ The Boathouse DTK (Kitchener) (Last Wed)

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


8pm: Felicia McMinn @ 211Main (Port Dover) (Weekly)
Thursday, January 29 (Automobile Day)

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

Niagara Icewine Festival (Jan 16-Feb 1)




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


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)



6:30pm: Alfie Smith @ Henry on James (Hamilton)

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

6:30-8:30pm: Awesome Sausage @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas) 


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


7-10pm: Andy Colonico @ Teddy's (Grimsby) 

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

7-9pm: Neil Carson @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) 

7-10pm: Stan Chang @ Manhattans (Guelph) 

7:30pm: Boom X (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) (Jan 21-Feb 7)

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




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, January 30

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

Niagara Icewine Festival (Jan 16-Feb 1)

Hillside Inside (Guelph) SOLD OUT FOR TODAY (Jan 30-Feb 1)







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)


6-10pm: 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: Music @ Sandbar on the Beach (Turkey Point) 

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


6:30pm: Music @ Easy Pour (Cambridge) 

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

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: Atkinson Brothers @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $5


7-9pm: Music @ Janet Lynn's Bistro (Kitchener)


7:30pm: Boom X (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) (Jan 21-Feb 7)

7:30pm: The Dirty Pioneers @ Gator Ted's (Burlington)



---- 8:00-8:59pm ---- 


8pm: Music @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?

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



8pm: No Idea @ BLK Swan, Palladium Way (Burlington) 



8-11pm: MNM Duo @ Gingerman (Oakville)


8-11pm: Evan Rotella @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

8-11pm: Music @ Helliwell Hall (St. Catharines)


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


8-10:30pm: Andy Milne & Unison @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $? 


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

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

8:30pm: Music @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)

8:30pm: Music @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington)

8:30-11:30pm: Ryan Thomas Smelle @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

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


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

9pm: Mary Simon @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton) 




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


9pm-1am: 90 Proof @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines) $5

9pm-12am: Back to the 80's @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)

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



9pm-12am: Music @ Paris Pub (Brant) 

9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover) 

9:30pm-1am: 905 South Country Night @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 

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

10pm: Music @ B-Side Social (Hamilton) 

10pm: Orangeman @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek) $?

10pm: Rocket 88 @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington)


10pm-2am: Basil Bauer @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls)
Saturday, January 31

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

Hamilton Winterfest (Jan 31-Feb 16)

Niagara Icewine Festival (Jan 16-Feb 1)



10am-5pm: Hillside Inside (Guelph) (Jan 30-Feb 1)



1:30pm: Boom X (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) (Jan 21-Feb 7)



2-5pm: Mike Branton & Friends @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $10 (Weekly) 

2-4:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)

2-5:30pm: Upright Primates @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines) 


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



3-7pm: Music @ Come by Chance (Hamilton)


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



4pm: Music @ Black Bull (Burlington) 

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


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

6-9pm: Music @ 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) 


7-10:30pm: Music @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?



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

7-11pm: James Ryan Band @ Dunsdon Legion (Brantford) 


7pm: Jonni X @ Easy Pour (Cambridge) 

7pm: Music @ Fiddle & Firkin (Cambridge)


7:30pm: Boom X (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) (Jan 21-Feb 7)




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

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


8pm: Music @ Buddy's Roadhouse (Hamilton) 





8pm?: Music @ The King George (Hamilton)

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

8pm: Music @ Black Bull (Burlington) 



8pm: Orangemen @ Patio & Pump (Oakville) $?

8-11pm: Paige Armstrong @ Teddy's (Grimsby)



8-11:15pm: Bywater Call @ The Busholme (Erin) $30





8:30pm: Music @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas) 

8:30pm: Music @ Forge BBQ (Ancaster) $

8:30pm: Music @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)

8:30pm: Music @ Winchester Arms (Dundas) 


8:30-11:30pm: Damn Animal @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

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


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




9pm: Blackwire @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines) 

9pm-1am: Moonlight & Co @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) 



9pm-12am: Music @ Paris Pub (Brant)

9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover)

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


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


10pm: Orangeman @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek) 


10pm: Soldiers of Harmony @ The Dickens (Burlington) 

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

Sunday, February 1  (Black History Month Begins)

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

Hamilton Winterfest (Jan 31-Feb 16)

Niagara Icewine Festival (Jan 16-Feb 1)


10am-5pm: Hillside Inside (Guelph) (Jan 30-Feb 1)


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



1:30pm: Boom X (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) (Jan 21-Feb 7)

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


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

2-5pm: Music @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $10/PWYC

2-5pm: Open Mic Hosted by SnowHeel Slim @ Checkered Flag  (Hamilton) (Bi-Weekly) 

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






2-5pm: Pat Matthews Duo @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

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

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

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

3pm: Music @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton) 

3pm?: Music @ Come by Chance (Hamilton) 

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


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



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

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

7pm: Music @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)


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


8pm?: Music @ &Then You (Hamilton)

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

8pm: Melissa Dutch @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $10
COMING SOON!


January 21-February 7: Boom X (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton)


January 31-February 16: Hamilton Winterfest 


February 3, 7-10pm: The John McKinley Jam @ The Huether Hotel Jazz Room (Waterloo) (Bi-weekly) 



February 5: 7:30pm: Lighthouse @ River Run Centre (Guelph) $59+



February 6, 8pm: Shad with Noah23 @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $28.69 #

February 7, 8pm: Shad with Danny Miles + Jaye Woods @ Bridgeworks (Hamilton) $28.69 #

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

February 9, 6:30-8pm: Open Mic & Workshop with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Bi-weekly) 

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


February 12, 7:30pm: Live Jam & Open Mic Hosted by Sessionista @ The Barber Towne Pub (Georgetown) (2nd & 4th Thu)



February 13: Word Radio Day

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

February 13, 7:30pm: Gowan @ Burlington Performing Arts Centre $79.50

February 14: Valentine's Day


February 14, 7:30pm: Kellylee Evans @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $24+ 

February 14, 8pm: Sam Roberts Band @ FirstOntario Arts Centre (Milton) $120

February 14, 8pm: Gowan @ Centre in the Square (Kitchener) $?



February 16: Family Day



February 17, 8pm: Sam Roberts Band @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $60+

February 18, 8pm: Josh Ross @ FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton) $?

February 18, 7-11pm: Dundas Music Club @ Oddfellows Hall (Dundas) (3rd Wed)



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

February 19, 8pm: Matt Andersen w/ Mariel Buckley @ Centre In The Square (Kitchener) $? 

February 19, 8:30pm: KC & The Sunshine Band @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $? 



February 20, 7:30pm: Bruce Cockburn @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?

February 20, 8pm: Jully Black @ Maxwell's Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?



February 21, 8pm: Wide Mouth Mason @ Warehouse Concert Hall (St. Catharines) $36.10

February 21, 8pm: Sam Roberts Band @ River Run Centre (Guelph) $109

February 21, 8-11pm: Blackburn Brothers @ The Busholme (Erin) $35


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

February 24, Soupfest @ Convention Centre (Hamilton)


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

February 26, 7pm: Sounds Gay! Open Mic @ Mosaic (Hamilton) (4th 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 8, 2-5pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Best Western (Bi-Weekly) $5






March 19, 7:30pm: Irish Rovers @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $33+ *

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 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

May 15, 8pm: Lowest of the Low @ Bridgeworks (Hamilton) $? (on sale Jan 22) 
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