📆 Day by Day Vibe

Thursday May 1st

• 👯 Elite Dance Challenge - McIntyre Performing Arts Centre - to Sun 4th, 7 am

• 🟦 Big Blue Blocks: Hamilton Children’s Museum - Central Library - 8.30 am

• 🌲 Tree Planting - Pine Hill Nature Sanctuary - 10 am

• 🖼️ Canadian Art Hop - Cotton Factory - to Sun 4th

• 🍔 Galaxy Burgers - Grain & Grit - 1 pm

• 🗓️ May Day - Workers Arts & Heritage Centre - 5 pm

• 🧘 Beginner Friendly Yoga - Sheraton Hotel - 5.30 pm

• 🧵 Happy Hour Stitch Club - Mosaic - 5.30 pm

• 🌈 Quartz: Queer Art Hang - Art Gallery of Hamilton - 6 pm

• 📗 Four Letter Word Presents: Lyla Sage and Hannah Bonam-Young in Conversation - Playhouse - 6.30 pm

• 👢 Line Dancing - Bridgeworks - 6.30 pm

• 🖼️ Gratitude and Reciprocity: Laura Culic - Earls Court Gallery - Opening Reception 7 pm

• ✍️ Sketchy Comedy Workshop Series - The Staircase - 7 pm

• 🤣 Stand Up Comedy Latino - Stonewalls - 7 pm

Friday May 2nd

• 🥣 Hamilton Potters Guild Spring Sale - Dundas Community Centre - 1 pm

• 🍪 Cinny’s Sweet Treats - Aquanova Brewery - 4 pm

• 🥪 Grilled Gold Eats - Grain & Grit - 5 pm

• 🧙 Witches Conference & Market - Ancaster Fairgrounds - 6 pm

• 🍸️ Cocktail & Mocktail Class - Hamilton Prop House - 6.30 pm

• 🧼 One Stop Home & Beauty Shopping - St Andrews - 7 pm

• 🎤 Music & Poetry Night: Cafe Fundraiser for 541 Eatery & Exchange - St Cuthbert’s - 7 pm

• 📘 The Way Within: Book Launch and Art Show - The Back Alley Gallery - 7 pm

• 🖼️ Paper Stories: Dominique Prévost, Susan Ruptash and Heejung Shin - Carnegie Gallery - Opening Reception: 7.30 pm

• 🖼️ Threads: Textiles From Travels - Carnegie Gallery - Opening Reception: 7.30 pm

• 🤣 Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy: Zac Williams - The Staircase - 7.30 pm

• 🤣 East Coast Comedy Night - Shawn & Ed Brewing - 8 pm

• 🤣 Giuseppe the MC: Dec’ Anni di Fanni Comedy Tour - Zoetic Theatre - 8 pm - $60

• 🤣 No Phone Friday Comedy Night - Apres Cafe - 8 pm

• 🤣 Juliana Rodrigues - Levity Comedy Club - 8 pm

• 💃 Swing Dance Weekend - Polish Legion - to Sun 4th

Saturday May 3rd

• 🥘 Sample Saturday - Hamilton Farmers Market - 8 am

• 🕺 Cinco De Mayo Dance Party - JAM Fitness - 9 am

• 🗞️ Shredding Fundraiser - Dundas Valley Rotary - 9 am

• 🧶 Community Knitting & Crochet Circle - Melrose Church - 9.30 am

• 🪚 Mothers Day Kids Workshop - RONA, Barton St - 10 am

• 🚪 Doors Open Hamilton - Various locations - 10 am

• 🪚 Kiddos Mothers Day Workshop - RONA, Ancaster - 10 am

• 🧑‍⚖️ Lawyers and Land Pirates Exhibit - Hamilton Military Museum - 10 am

• 🐐 Goat Yoga - Lizzias Goat Farm - 10 am

• 🧹 CommUNITY Clean Up - Waterdown Village - 10 am

• 🚶 Janes Walk - Many Times & Locations - from 10 am

• 🌱 Spring Garden Sneak Peek - Dundurn Castle - 10 am

• 🎉 Sherman Street Party - Playhouse Cinema Car Park - 10 am

• 👩‍🦰 Mothers Day Vendor Market - Heritage Green Church - 10 am

• 🧷 Punk Rock Flea Market - Cotton Factory - 10 am

• 🥣 Hamilton Potters Guild Spring Sale - Dundas Community Centre - 10 am

• 🫱 Hand Made Pop Up Market - Shawn & Ed Brewing - 11 am

• ☔️ Puddle Day: For Bereaved Families of Ontario - Glanford Curling Club - 11 am

• 🏍️ 2025 International Female Ride Day - Chequered Flag - 11 am

• 🍝 Pasta Tasting Demo: Chef Flavio - Nardinis - 11 am

• 🍫 Chocolate Tasting Tour - Chocolate Tales - 11 am

• 💄 Y2K Drag Brunch - Bernie’s Tavern - 12 noon

• 🪖 The Cyrethian’s Call: Launch Event - Black Knight Games - 12 noon

• 🐐 Yoga with Goats - Triple C Farm - 12.30 pm

• 🖌️ Watercolour Card Painting - St Andrews Church - 1 pm

• 🍝 All You Can Eat Pasta - Fratellanza Racalmutese Club - 1 pm

• 🦪 Shuck Truck - Aquanova Brewery - 2 pm

• 🍻 Made in Ontario Craft Beer Festival plus Red Door Pizza and Maisy Pearl - Grain & Grit - 2 pm, $34.50

• ✏️ Drawn In: Sketching McNicoll - Art Gallery of Hamilton - 2 pm

• 💐 Floral Art Workshop - Tessi & Co - 3 pm

• 🧙 Witches Conference & Market - Ancaster Fairgrounds - 3 pm

• 🎳 Bowling Social: Trichicks - Waterdown Lanes - 3.45 pm

• 🏁 Flamboro Speedway Opening Night - 6.30 pm

• 🤠 Line Dancing - Collective Arts - 7 pm

• 🤣 Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy: Zac Williams - The Staircase - 7.30 pm

• 🤣 Juliana Rodrigues - Levity Comedy Club - 8 pm

• 👻 Dundas Ghost Walk - Grafton Square - 8.15 pm

Sunday May 4th

• 🐦️ Birding: Hamilton Naturalists - Falkirk Forest - 8 am

• 🪶 Joy of Birding - RBG - 9 am

• 🚵‍♀️ Women’s Skills Fest - Christie Lake - 9 am

• 🪀 Toy & Collectibles Fair - Ancaster Fairgrounds - 9.30 am

• 🧷 Punk Rock Flea Market - Cotton Factory - 10 am

• 🚪 Doors Open Hamilton - Various locations - 10 am

• 🥣 Hamilton Potters Guild Spring Sale - Dundas Community Centre - 10 am

• 🚶‍♀️ Janes Walk - Many Times & Locations - from 10 am

• 🧶 Ancaster Crafters Stash & Swap Sale - Ancaster Fairgrounds - 10.30 am

• 🎯 Maifest: Target Shooting - Germania Park - 11 am

• 🧷 Punk Rock Brunch - Mosaic - 11 am

• 🧿 Mothers Day Charm Bracelet Workshop - Beauty Stop - 11 am and 2 pm

• 👢 Line Dancing - YMCA, Waterdown - 11.30 am

• 🌮 50 Pesos - Grain & Grit - 12 noon

• 🔮 Netflix Blown Away Glass Showcase - Hamilton Prop House - 12 noon

• 👩 Mothers Day Brunch - Mountain Kids Club - 12 noon

• 🍺 Babes & Brews - Grain and Grit - 12 noon

• 🍖 Brisket Nick BBQ - Clifford Brewing - 12 noon

• 🧑‍⚖️ Lawyers and Land Pirates Exhibit - Hamilton Military Museum - 12 noon

• 🥟 Dumpling Making Class in Support of SACHA - YWCA - 1 pm

• 🍞 Sharpe Cravings - Aquanova Brewery - 1 pm

• 🤣 Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy: Zac Williams - The Staircase - 1.30 pm

• 😵‍💫 Hypnotist Paul Anthony - Tracies - 2 pm

• 📷️ City Photo Walk - Durand Coffee - 2 pm

• 🎶 Mini-Pop Kids - First Ontario Concert Hall - 3 pm

• 🎤 Photographing the City - Rooneys - 3.30 pm

• 🎤 Hamilton on the Page - Last Supper Books - 4 pm

• 🤼‍♂️ Immortal Kombat - Columbus Club - 4 pm

• 🎤 Hamilton, Music City? - Into the Abyss - 4 pm

• 🗾 Origami Helmet Workshop - Mystic Ramen - 5 pm

• 💄 Kenadie St James - Mactini Bar - 6 pm

• 💄 Haunted Hammer Drag Show - Doors Pub - 6.30 pm

• 🎤 Lit Live: Theme” Shadows - The Staircase - 8 pm

Monday May 5th

• 🚸 Mums & Minis Meet Up - Boston Pizza, Waterdown - 11.30 am

• 🇳🇱 80th Anniversary Liberation of the Netherlands - Waterdown Museum of Hope - 4 pm

• 🎤 Music Producers Panel w/DZY and SLMN - Mills Hardware - 6 pm

• ♦️ Euchre Tournament - VSL Club - 6 pm

• 🎨 Mothers Day Paint Night - Lincside Pub - 7 pm

Tuesday May 6th

• 📖 Storytime in the Gallery - Art Gallery of Hamilton - 10 am

• 👵 Artful Moments: Seniors Connect - Art Gallery of Hamilton - 10 am

• ⚾️ Hamilton Cardinals vs London Majors - Bernie Arbour Stadium - 11 am

• 👴 Artful Moments: Memory Care - Art Gallery of Hamilton - 1 pm

• 🔮 Mini Psychic Readings - Mystic Ramen - 5 pm

• 🎨 Paint Nite - Boston Pizza, Ancaster - 6.30 pm

• 👢 Line Dancing - Stoney Creek Legion - 7 pm

• 💐 Floral Art Workshop - Jitterbug Cafe - 7 pm

• 💘 Speed Dating: Ages 25-37 - Cause & Effect - 8 pm

Wednesday May 7th

•  🪶 Joy of Birding - RBG - 9 am

• 🚶‍♂️ Mountain Brow Hiking Trail - Halton Action Group - 9.30 am

• ⚾️ Hamilton Cardinals vs Welland Jackfish - Bernie Arbour Stadium - 11 am

• 💘 Speed Dating: Ages 35-55 - Thirsty Cactus - 6 pm

• ♣️ Cribbage Tournament - VSL Club - 6 pm

• ✏️ Youth Arts Collective: Drop in Studio - Art Gallery of Hamilton - 6.30 pm

• 🌎️ Climate Cafe: Green Venture - CoWork at Cotton Factory - 6.30 pm

• 🎨 Paint Night - Mountain Legion - 7 pm

• 💘 Speed Dating: Ages 35-48 - Boston Pizza, Upper James - 7.30 pm

🎸 Live Music Vibe

Thursday May 1st

• Tommy Gilham - Shawn & Ed Brewing - 6.30 pm

• Catherine’s Keynote Concert Premiere - RBG Rock Garden - 7 pm

• Lauren Ash w/Ash Molloy - Mills Hardware - 7 pm

• Ocean Monument, David Tosh, Sloaf - The Bright Room - 7.30 pm

• Meagan Aversa, Sno Daze, Silkhound - Into the Abyss - 8 pm

• Folk Punk Night: Mickey Moone, Holdzy, Ricky Mullen, The Washout, Andrew Crisis - Ooey Gooeys - 8.30 pm

Friday May 2nd

• HWDSB Bands and Choirs - Central Library - 12 noon

• Dave Rave, Rick Andrews, Tamara Alexis: Shake It Up - Cat & Fiddle - 12 noon

• Back Trax - Lincside - 6.30 pm

• Jambassadoors: Battle of the Bands - The Gasworks - 7 pm

• The Big Lonesome, Greg Brisco - Clifford Brewing - 7 pm

• Matthew James - Townhall Social Eatery - 7 pm

• Mary Simon - Royal Hamilton Yacht Club - 7 pm

• Matt Weidinger - Henry’s on James - 7 pm

• Nathian Burke - Slye Fox, Binbrook - 7.30 pm

• The Divine Project. Hexajinn, Dead Beyond Fear, Killotine - Corktown - 8 pm

• Bells Larsen w/Sam Tudor - Mills Hardware - 8 pm

• Dan Dyer - Brown Barrel - 8 pm

• Golden Shitters, Noviae, Loaming - Vertagogo - 8 pm

• Paul Coombs Blues Band - Ye Olde Squire, Fennell - 8.30 pm

• Alex Southey, Hi Park, Small Orbit - Ooey Gooeys - 8.30 pm

• Freedom Train - Stonewalls - 8.30 pm

• Hawthorne - Pub Fiction - 8.30 pm

• Brad Soucie - Coach & Lantern - 8.30 pm

• The Saints Are Coming - Corktown, Main Stage - 9 pm

• Killotene w/sg Dead Beyond Fear, The Divine Project, Hexajin - Corktown, Upstairs - 9 pm

• Shari & Jonny - Hamilton Prop House - 9 pm

• Cory Cruise - Elements Casino - 9 pm

• Shyster - Cat & Fiddle - 9 pm

• Chris Chambers - Handsome Dave’s Bar - 9 pm

• Cheap Thrills - The Powerhouse - 9.45 pm

• 2010’s Dance Party - Absinthe - 10 pm

• Flashback to Y2K - Zen Lounge - 10 pm

• Y2K DJ ESP - Andthenyou - 10 pm

• Who It Is - Henry’s on James - 10 pm

• DOD - B-Side Social - 10 pm

• Mikey Molnar - Cat & Fiddle - 10 pm

Saturday May 3rd

• Hamilton Guitar Day - Rock on Locke - 9.30 am

• Greg Moverley - Sherman Street Party - 10 am

• Noise Pollution Rock School - Sherman Street Party - 12.30 pm

• The Coachmen w/sg Dylan Wickens - Coach & Lantern - 1 pm

• Dave Bidini w/Martin Verrall - Capitol Bar - 1.30 pm

• Don the Music Man - Stoney Creek Legion - 2 pm

• The Blackbirds - Come By Chance - 3 pm

• CATL w/sg The Squids, Dangerdeath Ray - Clifford Brewing - 7 pm

• Dyke Takeover: Summer Slasher - Ooey Gooeys - 7 pm

• Guitar Gala Concert - Rock on Locke - 7 pm

• Yogi Turgeon - Townhall Social Eatery - 7 pm

• John Demarchi - Mountain Legion - 7 pm

• Alfie Smith - Henry’s on James - 7 pm

• Beatlemania: The Liverpool 4 - The Studio - 7.30 pm

• Andrew Irving - Slye Fox, Binbrook - 7.30 pm

• Green River Revival: CCR Tribute - The Westdale - 7.30 pm

• James Ehnes Plays Tchaikovsky - First Ontario Concert Hall - 7.30 pm

• Audioworkx - Brown Barrel - 8 pm

• SUV, Lozenges, Rituals - The Farside - 8 pm

• Cheap Thrills - Waterdown Legion - 8 pm

• Abba Fever Tribute - Zoetic Theatre - 8 pm

• James St North - Pub Fiction - 8.30 pm

• Fools Paradise - Coach & Lantern - 8.30 pm

• The 2 Dollar Bills - Barton Touchdown Bar - 9 pm

• Thunderor, Zero Tolerance, Mokomokai - Absinthe - 9 pm

• Born in the Eighties - Bridgeworks - 9 pm

• DA Bomb All 90’s Party w/DJ Todd G - Mills Hardware - 9 pm

• 80’s Gone Wild - Stonewalls - 9 pm

• Risky Business 80’s Night - Corktown, Main Stage - 9 pm

• Nu Rotations, Dirtstar, Herd of Elk - Corktown, Upstairs - 9 pm

• Pulse X - Tin Cup - 9 pm

• Superdelux - Cat & Fiddle - 9 pm

• Jessie James: Emo Night - 249 - 9 pm

• Rewind - The Powerhouse - 9.45 pm

• Electric Nights - Studio L14 - 10 pm

• Space Disco Records - Andthenyou - 10 pm

• Cinco De Mayo: DJ Alejo - Seventy Seven - 10 pm

• The Beelays Trio - Henry’s on James - 10 pm

• Jack Sith - B-Side Social - 10 pm

Sunday May 4th

• Blues & Brews - Shawn & Ed Brewing - 12 noon

• Valerie Tryon - Hamilton Conservatory for the Performing Arts - 2 pm

• Lionel Bernard - Stoney Creek Legion - 2 pm

• Mississippi Bends - Clifford Brewing - 2 pm

• Tannis Slimmom, Lewis Melville w/sg Arthur - Dundas Museum - 2 pm

• Kaliedoscope Singers Concert - St Andrew’s Church - 2.30 pm

• Dean & Tweeds - Cat & Fiddle - 3 pm

• That 70’s Rock Show - Stonewalls - 4 pm

• Mike Elliott - Henry’s on James - 6 pm

• Jim Bryson - Grain and Grit - 7 pm

Monday May 5th

• Musical Madness - Doors Pub - 6.30 pm

• Steel Panther and Chuck Berry w/Kurt Deimer - First Ontario Concert Hall - 7 pm

• The George Arnone Big Band - VSL Club - 7.30 pm

Tuesday May 6th

• Where’s the Tuesday Music Vibe Hamilton? - Check out some local open mics and karaoke - click here.

Wednesday May 7th

• Road to Supercrawl 2: KTxKP, Linebeck, Sarah Church, Rocket & the Renegades, Lonely Little Kitsch - Mills Hardware - 7.30 pm

• Current Fantasy - Ooey Gooeys - 8 pm

Regular Music Sets, Open Mics & James, Karaoke

Check out the Regular Vibe online for regular acts and music sets, Open Mic’s and Jams and Karaoke.

🍽️ Vibe Eats

New Eats & Drinks Places

•  🍸️ Mactini - Ottawa Street North - gluten free dishes, martinis etc

• 🍤 Central Restaurant - Queenston Road - Caribbean food

• 🌮 Bims Kusina - King St E. - Mexican fare.

• 🍳 Diner on Concession - Concession St - All day breakfast, lunches etc

• 🍣 Koi House - Wilson St W. - Chinese, Thai and Japanese cuisine and pho

• 🍧 Fruit & Yo - Barton St E - Yogurt ice cream and frozen smoothies

Upcoming Events

• 🍔 Galaxy Burgers - Grain & Grit - Thur 1st, 1 pm

• 🍪 Cinny’s Sweet Treats - Aquanova Brewery - Fri 2nd, 4 pm

• 🥪 Grilled Gold Eats - Grain & Grit - Fri 2nd, 5 pm

• 🍸️ Cocktail & Mocktail Class - Hamilton Prop House - Fri 2nd, 6.30 pm

• 🥘 Sample Saturday - Hamilton Farmers Market - Sat 3rd, 8 am

• 🍝 Pasta Tasting Demo: Chef Flavio - Nardinis - Sat 3rd, 11 am

• 🍫 Chocolate Tasting Tour - Chocolate Tales - Sat 3rd, 11 am

• 🍝 All You Can Eat Pasta - Fratellanza Racalmutese Club - Sat 3rd, 1 pm

• 🦪 Shuck Truck - Aquanova Brewery - Sat 3rd, 2 pm

• 🍻 Made in Ontario Craft Beer Festival plus Red Door Pizza and Maisy Pearl - Grain & Grit - Sat 3rd, 2 pm, $34.50

• 🧷 Punk Rock Brunch - Mosaic - Sun 4th, 11 am

• 🌮 50 Pesos - Grain & Grit - Sun 4th, 12 noon

• 👩 Mothers Day Brunch - Mountain Kids Club - Sun 4th, 12 noon

• 🍺 Babes & Brews - Grain and Grit - Sun 4th, 12 noon

• 🍖 Brisket Nick BBQ - Clifford Brewing - Sun 4th, 12 noon

• 🥟 Dumpling Making Class in Support of SACHA - YWCA - Sun 4th, 1 pm

• 🍞 Sharpe Cravings - Aquanova Brewery - Sun 4th, 1 pm

• 🔮 Mini Psychic Readings - Mystic Ramen - Tues 6th, 5 pm

Discovering Food & Drinks

• Mystic Ramen - Family Roots, Deep Flavour, and a Downtown Vibe

• Greek City Grill - High Quality, Generous Portions

• El Cabron Cantina - Family, Fresh, Flavourful

🧑‍🌾 Local Farmers Markets

• Ancaster - Memorial Arts Centre - every Wednesday from June 4 until October 8, from 3-7 PM

• Barton Village - Powell Park - 2nd & 4th Sundays, June - October

• Binbrook - Binbrook Fairgrounds - monthly Saturday, May - August, 9 am to 1 pm

• Dundas - Hatt St/Millers Lane - every Thursday 2-6 pm, June to October

• Durand - Central Presbyterian Church - every Wednesday starting May 30th, 3 - 7 pm

• Locke Street - Locke & Herkimer - every Saturday, starting May 10th to Nov, 9 am to 12 noon

• McQueston - Biindigen Hub - every Saturday, from July 5th to Nov, 8 am - 12 noon

• Ottawa Street - Britannia St Lot - every Saturday, open now to December 28th, 8 am - 2 pm

• Waterdown - Royal Canadian Legion - every Saturday, end of May to mid-October, 8 am - 1 pm

• Westdale Village - King St W & Marion Ave - every Tuesday, June to October, 2-7 pm

🚸 Kids Vibe

Upcoming Events

• 🟦 Big Blue Blocks: Hamilton Children’s Museum - Central Library - Thur 1st, 8.30 am

• 🪚 Mothers Day Kids Workshop - RONA, Barton St - Sat 3rd, 10 am

• 🪚 Kiddos Mothers Day Workshop - RONA, Ancaster - Sat 3rd, 10 am

• 🍼 Babes & Brews - Grain and Grit - Sun 4th, 12 noon

• 🎶 Mini-Pop Kids - First Ontario Concert Hall - Sun 4th, 3 pm

• 📜 Origami Helmet Workshop - Mystic Ramen - Sun 4th, 5 pm

• 🚸 Mums & Minis Meet Up - Boston Pizza, Waterdown - Mon 5th, 11.30 am

• 📖 Storytime in the Gallery - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Tue 6th, 10 am

Ongoing Events

• 🐟️ Discovery at the Fishway - Cootes Paradise - May & June M-F, 2.30 pm

• 🏊️ Spring Swim & Gym Drop-In Schedules - City Rec Centres - to June 29th.

• ⛸️ Drop-In Skate Programs - City Rec Centres - various days and times to May 12th

• 🧱 Lego Dundas 2 - Dundas Museum - to June 28th

💪 Active Vibe

• 🌲 Tree Planting - Pine Hill Nature Sanctuary - Thur 1st, 10 am

• 🧘 Beginner Friendly Yoga - Sheraton Hotel - Thur 1st, 5.30 pm

• 👢 Line Dancing - Bridgeworks - Thur 1st, 6.30 pm

• 💃 Swing Dance Weekend - Polish Legion - Fri 2nd - Sun 4th

• 🕺 Cinco De Mayo Dance Party - JAM Fitness - Sat 3rd, 9 am

• 🐐 Goat Yoga - Lizzias Goat Farm - Sat 3rd, 10 am

• 🧹 CommUNITY Clean Up - Waterdown Village - Sat 3rd, 10 am

• 🚶 Jaynes Walk - Many Times & Locations - Sat 3rd from 10 am

• 🌱 Spring Garden Sneak Peek - Dundurn Castle - Sat 3rd, 10 am

• 🏍️ 2025 International Female Ride Day - Chequered Flag - Sat 3rd, 11 am

• 🐐 Yoga with Goats - Triple C Farm - Sat 3rd, 12.30 pm

• 🤠 Line Dancing - Collective Arts - Sat 3rd, 7 pm

• 👻 Dundas Ghost Walk - Grafton Square - Sat 3rd, 8.15 pm

• 🐦️ Birding: Hamilton Naturalists - Falkirk Forest - Sun 4th, 8 am

• 🪶 Joy of Birding - RBG - Sun 4th, 9 am

• 🚵‍♀️ Women’s Skills Fest - Christie Lake - Sun 4th, 9 am

• 🚶‍♀️ Jaynes Walk - Many Times & Locations - Sun 4th from 10 am

• 🎯 Maifest: Target Shooting - Germania Park - Sun 4th, 11 am

• 👢 Line Dancing - YMCA, Waterdown - Sun 4th, 11.30 am

• 📷️ City Photo Walk - Durand Coffee - Sun 4th, 2 pm

• 👢 Line Dancing - Stoney Creek Legion - Tue 6th, 7 pm

• 🪶 Joy of Birding - RBG - Wed 7th, 9 am

• 🚶‍♂️ Mountain Brow Hiking Trail - Halton Action Group - Wed 7th, 9.30 am

Ongoing Events

• 🐟️ Discovery at the Fishway - Cootes Paradise - May & June, M-F, 2.30 pm

Check out the Regular Vibe online for regular activities and fitness programs.

🎭️ Vibe on Stage

• 👯 Elite Dance Challenge - McIntyre Performing Arts Centre - Thur 1st - Sun 4th, 7 am

• ✍️ Sketchy Comedy Workshop Series - The Staircase - Thur 1st, 7 pm

• 🤣 Stand Up Comedy Latino - Stonewalls - Thur 1st, 7 pm

• 🤣 Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy: Zac Williams - The Staircase - Fri 2nd, 7.30 pm

• 🤣 East Coast Comedy Night - Shawn & Ed Brewing - Fri 2nd, 8 pm

• 🤣 Giuseppe the MC: Dec’ Anni di Fanni Comedy Tour - Zoetic Theatre - Fri 2nd, 8 pm - $60

• 🤣 No Phone Friday Comedy Night - Apres Cafe - Fri 2nd, 8 pm

• 🤣 Juliana Rodrigues - Levity Comedy Club - Fri 2nd, 8 pm

• 💄 Y2K Drag Brunch - Bernie’s Tavern - Sat 3rd, 12 noon

• 🤣 Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy: Zac Williams - The Staircase - Sat 3rd, 7.30 pm

• 🤣 Juliana Rodrigues - Levity Comedy Club - Sat 3rd, 8 pm

• 🤣 Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy: Zac Williams - The Staircase - Sun 4th, 1.30 pm

• 😵‍💫 Hypnotist Paul Anthony - Tracies - Sun 4th, 2 pm

• 💄 Kenadie St James - Mactini Bar - Sun 4th, 6 pm

• 💄 Haunted Hammer Drag Show - Doors Pub - Sun 4th, 6.30 pm

🎤 Regular Comedy, Open Mics and Improv

Check out the Regular Vibe online for comedy open nights, improv classes and more.

🎭️ Current Multi-Performances

• Best of Billboard - Theatre Ancaster - to May 4th

• Buying the Moose - Binbrook Little Theatre - to May 10th

• Things I Know to Be True - Dundas Little Theatre - to May 11th

• Sequence - Village Theatre Waterdown - to May 11th

• Waitress - Theatre Aquarius - to May 18th

🎭️ Upcoming Productions

• Big Fish - Hamilton Theatre - May 9th

• One Good Marriage - Big Hearts Little Theatre - May 9th

• Mary Poppins: Musical - Glendale HS Arts Program - May 30th

• The Savannah Sipping Society - Players Guild - May 30th

🌺 Cultural Vibe

📚️ Literature, Talks, Culture

The Cultural section is brought to you with the support of Hamilton Public Library, Author Talk Series.

Hamilton’s Central Library has a live reading and conversation with bestselling author Robert Rotenberg, who discusses their latest thriller, One Minute More with Jamie Tennant. Jamie is a Hamilton writer and Program Director at 93.3 CFMU FM*.

• 🖼️ Canadian Art Hop - Cotton Factory - Thur 1st - Sun 4th

• 🗓️ May Day - Workers Arts & Heritage Centre - Thur 1st, 5 pm

• 📗 Four Letter Word Presents: Lyla Sage and Hannah Bonam-Young in Conversation - Playhouse - Thur 1st, 6.30 pm

• 🖼️ Gratitude and Reciprocity: Laura Culic - Earls Court Gallery - Opening Reception Thur 1st, 7 pm

• 📘 The Way Within: Book Launch and Art Show - The Back Alley Gallery - Fri 2nd, 7 pm

• 🖼️ Paper Stories: Dominique Prévost, Susan Ruptash and Heejung Shin - Carnegie Gallery - Opening Reception: Fri 2nd, 7.30 pm

• 🖼️ Threads: Textiles From Travels - Carnegie Gallery - Opening Reception: Fri 2nd, 7.30 pm

• 🚪 Doors Open Hamilton - Various locations - Sat 3rd & Sun 4th, 10 am

• 🧑‍⚖️ Lawyers and Land Pirates Exhibit - Hamilton Military Museum - Sat 3rd, 10 am, Sun 4th - 12 noon

• 🎤 Photographing the City - Rooneys - Sun 4th, 3.30 pm

• 🎤 Hamilton on the Page - Last Supper Books - Sun 4th, 4 pm

• 🎤 Hamilton, Music City? - Into the Abyss - Sun 4th, 4 pm

• 🎤 Lit Live: Theme” Shadows - The Staircase - Sun 4th, 8 pm

• 🇳🇱 80th Anniversary Liberation of the Netherlands - Waterdown Museum of Hope - Mon 5th, 4 pm

• 🎤 Music Producers Panel w/DZY and SLMN - Mills Hardware - Mon 5th, 6 pm

💡 Creative, Crafts, Connection

• 🧵 Happy Hour Stitch Club - Mosaic - Thur 1st, 5.30 pm

• 🌈 Quartz: Queer Art Hang - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Thur 1st, 6 pm

• 🧶 Community Knitting & Crochet Circle - Melrose Church - Sat 3rd, 9.30 am

• 🖌️ Watercolour Card Painting - St Andrews Church - Sat 3rd, 1 pm

• ✏️ Drawn In: Sketching McNicoll - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Sat 3rd, 2 pm

• 💐 Floral Art Workshop - Tessi & Co - Sat 3rd, 3 pm

• 🧿 Mothers Day Charm Bracelet Workshop - Beauty Stop - Sun 4th, 11 am and 2 pm

• 🔮 Netflix Blown Away Glass Showcase - Hamilton Prop House - Sun 4th, 12 noon

• 🎨 Mothers Day Paint Night - Lincside Pub - Mon 5th, 7 pm

• 👵 Artful Moments: Seniors Connect - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Tue 6th, 10 am

• 👴 Artful Moments: Memory Care - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Tue 6th, 1 pm

• 🎨 Paint Nite - Boston Pizza, Ancaster - Tue 6th, 6.30 pm

• 💐 Floral Art Workshop - Jitterbug Cafe - Tue 6th, 7 pm

• 💘 Speed Dating: Ages 25-37 - Cause & Effect - Tue 6th, 8 pm

• 💘 Speed Dating: Ages 35-55 - Thirsty Cactus - Wed 7th, 6 pm

• ✏️ Youth Arts Collective: Drop in Studio - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Wed 7th, 6.30 pm

• 🌎️ Climate Cafe: Green Venture - CoWork at Cotton Factory - Wed 7th, 6.30 pm

• 🎨 Paint Night - Mountain Legion - Wed 7th, 7 pm

• 💘 Speed Dating: Ages 35-48 - Boston Pizza, Upper James - Wed 7th, 7.30 pm

🛍️ Markets, Fairs and Sales

• 🥣 Hamilton Potters Guild Spring Sale - Dundas Community Centre - Fri 2nd, 1 pm

• 🧙 Witches Conference & Market - Ancaster Fairgrounds - Fri 2nd, 6 pm

• 🧼 One Stop Home & Beauty Shopping - St Andrews - Fri 2nd, 7 pm

• 🎉 Sherman Street Party - Playhouse Cinema Car Park - Sat 3rd, 10 am

• 👩‍🦰 Mothers Day Vendor Market - Heritage Green Church - Sat 3rd, 10 am

• 🧷 Punk Rock Flea Market - Cotton Factory - Sat 3rd, 10 am

• 🥣 Hamilton Potters Guild Spring Sale - Dundas Community Centre - Sat 3rd, 10 am

• 🫱 Hand Made Pop Up Market - Shawn & Ed Brewing - Sat 3rd, 11 am

• 🧙 Witches Conference & Market - Ancaster Fairgrounds - Sat 3rd, 3 pm

• 🪀 Toy & Collectibles Fair - Ancaster Fairgrounds - Sun 4th, 9.30 am

• 🧷 Punk Rock Flea Market - Cotton Factory - Sun 4th, 10 am

• 🥣 Hamilton Potters Guild Spring Sale - Dundas Community Centre - Sun 4th, 10 am

• 🧶 Ancaster Crafters Stash & Swap Sale - Ancaster Fairgrounds - Sun 4th, 10.30 am

🖼️ Current Exhibitions

• Gratitude and Reciprocity: Laura Culic - Earls Court Gallery - May 1st to June 7th

• Paper Stories: Dominique Prévost, Susan Ruptash and Heejung Shin - Carnegie Gallery - May 2nd - 25th

• Threads: Textiles From Travels - Carnegie Gallery - May 2nd - 25th

• Greg Staats: Runners Continuum - Art Gallery of Hamilton - to May 18th

• Don Carr - Smokestack - to May 23rd

• Helen McNicoll: An Impressionist Journey - Art Gallery of Hamilton - to August 31st

• Repurpose, Reconsider, Transformation and Renewal - CoWork at Cotton Factory - Artists: Beverly Allen, Mel W. Marshall, Patty Lynes - to May 25th

• Some Faraway Shore - The Cotton Factory - Artist: Jacquie Oakley - to May 25th

• of and: Kevin Heslop & Leslie Putnam - Centre 3 - to May 30th

• Student Art Show - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - to May 31st

• Ascending Horizons - McMaster Museum of Art - Artists: KC Adams, Carrie Allison, Judy Anderson, Hannah Claus, Elizabeth Doxtater, Charlene Vickers, Marie Watt to Jun 20th

• Crossing Borders: Coins From Around the World - McMaster Museum of Art - Curated by: Dr. Spencer Pope with Cassius Di Maria, Maia Fiorelli, Chris He, Tommy Tripp, and Marshall Zuckerman

• Timeless Treasures: The Tom & Doris Farmer Art Collection - Fieldcote Museum - to Jun 29th

• The Great Sea: Mediterranean Imaginaries From Antiquity to Modernity - McMaster Museum of Art - to Aug 1st

• Dogs of Dundas - Dundas Museum - to Sept 13th

• The Shape of Curiosity - Art Gallery of Hamilton - to Dec 31st

🧑‍🎨 Upcoming Exhibitions

• Diploma Student Exhibition - Dundas Valley School of Art - May 8th - Jun 20th

🎟️ Regular Cultural Events & Permanent Exhibitions

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🏅 Vibe to Win

• 🪖 The Cyrethian’s Call: Launch Event - Black Knight Games - Sat 3rd, 12 noon

• 🎳 Bowling Social: Trichicks - Waterdown Lanes - Sat 3rd, 3.45 pm

• ♦️ Euchre Tournament - VSL Club - Mon 5th, 6 pm

• ♣️ Cribbage Tournament - VSL Club - Wed 7th, 6 pm

❓️ Regular Trivia

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🔢 Regular Bingo

Check out the Regular Vibe online for bingo nights.

♠️ Regular Cards

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🎯 Regular Darts, Pool etc

Check out the Regular Vibe online for games and leagues.

📡 Upcoming Vibe

• 🎭️ Improv Games Day - The Staircase - May 10th

• 🏫 Hamilton Youth Town Hall - City Hall - May 10th

• 📗 Author Talk: Robert Rotenberg - Central Library - May 15th

• 🎼 A Whole New World: The Musical Magic of Alan Menken - Theatre Aquarius - May 22nd - $55

• 🥁 Epic Eagles - Ancaster Memorial Centre - May 23rd - $55

• 🪩 Bed by 10 pm Dance Party - Mansion - May 24th, 4 pm - $30

• 🐾 Paw Patrol - First Ontario Concert Hall - May 24th & 25th

• ⛳️ Golf4Life 2025 - The Mark Preece Family House - May 29th

• 🤠 13th Annual CMAOntario Awards - May 30th - Jun 1st

• 🤣 Mayce Galoni - The Blue Grotto - May 31st - 7 and 9.30 pm - $15

• 🍕 Hamilton Pizza Tour #4 - June 2nd

• 💄 Ginger Minj: The Big Gay Cabaret - Theatre Aquarius - June 5th - $55

• 🎐 Plein Air Festival - Across the City - June 5th to 8th

• 🎤 Jann Arden - First Ontario Concert Hall - June 6th - From $65

• 🍻 Because Beer: Craft Beer Festival - Pier 4 Park - Jun 11th & 12th

• 🎹 Chicago Transit Canada: Tribute - Theatre Aquarius - June 19th - $62.25

• 🧑‍🌾 Farm Crawl - Various Locations - June 21st - from $17.50

• 🔨 The Arkels: The Rally - Ti-Cat Stadium - Jun 21st - from $53

• 🇮🇹 Hamilton Italian Heritage Festival - James St North - Jun 21st & 22nd

• 🎸 ZZ Top - First Ontario Concert Hall - June 22nd - From $75

• 🚸 The Wiggles - First Ontario Concert Hall - Jul 4th-6th - $50

• 🥒 Ancaster Pickle Lovers - Ancaster Fairgrounds - Jul 26th & 27th

• 📕 Evening with Margaret Atwood: Interval House - Nov 25th

🏀 Vibe Sports

• 🏁 Flamboro Speedway Opening Night - Sat 3rd, 6.30 pm

• 🤼‍♂️ Immortal Kombat - Columbus Club - Sun 4th, 4 pm

• ⚾️ Hamilton Cardinals vs London Majors - Bernie Arbour Stadium - Tue 6th, 11 am

• ⚾️ Hamilton Cardinals vs Welland Jackfish - Bernie Arbour Stadium - Wed 7th, 11 am

😇 Vibe for Good 

• 🎤 Music & Poetry Night: Cafe Fundraiser for 541 Eatery & Exchange - St Cuthberts - Fri 2nd, 7 pm

• 🗞️ Shredding Fundraiser - Dundas Valley Rotary - Sat 3rd, 9 am

• ☔️ Puddle Day: For Bereaved Families of Ontario - Glanford Curling Club - Sat 3rd, 11 am

• 🥟 Dumpling Making Class in Support of SACHA - YWCA - Sun 4th, 1 pm

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