Music Listings: December 29, 2025 - January 4, 2026

December 29, 2025 - January 4, 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, December 29




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



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

7-9pm: Dexter Frank @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) 

7:30-10:30pm: Pat Matthews Duo @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)


8pm: Open Jam with Martin Rouleau @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly) 
Tuesday, December 30



10:30am: Shrek The Musical (Student Matinee) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Dec 3-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-24, 26-28, 30-31, Jan 2-4, 6-11)



7-10pm: 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)

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

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, December 31 (New Year's Eve)

DUE TO NEW YEAR'S EVE, SOME REGULAR GIGS MAY BE CANCELLED. PLEASE CHECK WITH VENUE.




10:30am: Shrek The Musical (Student Matinee) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Dec 3-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-24, 26-28, 30-31, Jan 2-4, 6-11)

1:30-5pm: James Anthony Band @ Uptown Social House (Burlington) 


2pm: Plaid Tidings: Holiday Edition of Forever Plaid @ Hildebrand Schoolhouse Theatre (St. Jacobs) $59.50 (Nov 19-23, 25-30, Dec 2-7, Dec 9-14, 16-21, 23-24, 26-28)

4-7pm: Daryl Gray @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)


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

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

7:30pm: Music @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas)


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

8pm: Felicia McMinn @ 211Main (Port Dover) (Weekly)

New Year's Eve Shows

---- Before 9:00pm ----



7pm-1am: Andriy Tykhonov @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $140 icl meal


7:30pm: Mudmen @ Four Fathers Brewing Co (Cambridge) $61.68



8pm-12am: Four One Six @ Gingerman (Oakville) 

8:30pm-1am: Paul Coombs Blues Band @ Ye Olde Squire (Hamilton) $15

8:30pm: New Open @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington) 


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



9pm: Blood Roses - CFNY Dance Party @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $20 adv/$25 door


9pm: Spandau Cafe @ BLK Swan, Brant St (Burlington) 


9pm: Danny Panetta Presents: Four-1-Soul @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $60 incl Hors D'oeuvres


9pm-1am: Hooligans @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)

9pm-12am: By Design @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines) No cover


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

9pm-12am: Midnight Sons @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)



9pm-1am: Beelays Trio @ Manhattans (Guelph)



9:30-1am: Damn Animal @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) Reservation only



Thursday, January 1 (New Years Day)

DUE TO THE HOLIDAY, SOME REGULAR GIGS MAY BE CANCELLED. PLEASE CHECK WITH VENUE





1-6pm: Albatross @ Live at the Lodge (Port Dover) $10 adv/$12.50 door



5:30pm: Music@ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) (Weekly)

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

7-10pm: Music @ Manhattans (Guelph)


8pm: Music @ Gingerman (Oakville) 

8-10pm: Dragan on the Sax @ Spirit in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

10am-12:30pm: Wilber James Blues Band @ Spirit in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Friday, January 2

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








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: Music @ Sassy Britches Brewery (Brantford)

6-8pm: Music @ 2 Rivers (Paris) 

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


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)

7-10pm: 
Music 
@ Manhattans (Guelph)

7:30pm: Music @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

7:30pm: Music @ Piper Arms (Burlington) 

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)

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

---- 8:00-8:59pm ---- 

8pm: Music @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton)  

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

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

8pm: Music @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $?

8pm: Music @ Patio & Pump (Oakville)

8-11pm: Music @ Gingerman (Oakville) 

8-11pm: Jake Hendri @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

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

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

8-10:30pm: Red Hot Ramble @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $? 

8:30pm: Music @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) 

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

8:30-11:30pm: Music @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster)

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

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

8:30pm: Music @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)

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

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

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

9pm: Music @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton) 

9pm: Music @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)

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

9pm: Music @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) $? 


9pm: Music @ BLK Swan, Palladium Way (Burlington) 


9pm-1am: Music @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines) 

9pm-12am: Music @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines

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

9pm-12:45am: Avenue Inn @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls) 


9pm-12am: Music @ Paris Pub (Brant) 

9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover) 

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


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

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

10pm: Music @ The Dickens (Burlington) 
Saturday, January 3

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





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)


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) 

2-6pm: Music @ 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)


5:30-10pm: Winter Wonders (Live Music Tent) @ Royal Botanical Gardens (Burlington) $? (Nov 27-Jan 4, Thu-Sat)

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

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 @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?

7pm: Music @ Black Bull (Burlington) 


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

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

7-10pm: Music @ Manhattans (Guelph)

7pm: Music @ 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)


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

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

8pm: Music @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $?

8pm: Music @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) $? 

8pm: Music @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton)

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


8-11pm: Music @ Gingerman (Oakville)

8-11pm: Dan Box @ Teddy's (Grimsby)


8-10:30pm: Queen Kong @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $? 


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

8:30pm: Music @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster)

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

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

8:30pm: Music @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

8:30pm: Music @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington) 


8:30-11:30pm: Music @ Patio & Pump (Oakville)

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

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

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

9pm: Music @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton) 

9pm: Music @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton) 


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

9pm-1am: Music @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)




9pm-12am: Music @ Paris Pub (Brant)

9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover)

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


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

10pm: Music @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek) 

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

10pm: Music @ The Dickens (Burlington) 

Sunday, January 4

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




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




2-5pm: Music @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?

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

2pm: Music @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington) $10 



2-5pm: Music @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 

2-5pm: Music @ 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: Music @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)

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

3pm: Music @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton) 

3-6pm: Music @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $? 

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

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

5-8pm: Music @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines) 

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

6:30-9:30pm: Music @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

7pm: Music @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)

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






January 16, 8pm: Benjamin Dakota Rogers + Zachary Lucky @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $28.69

January 16-17, 8pm: USS @ The Studio (Hamilton) $?

January 17, 8-10pm: Wendell Ferguson & Katherine Wheatley @ Registry Theatre (Kitchener) $25 adv/$27 door/$20 live stream

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



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

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

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