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CULTURAL VIBE
SPORTS VIBE
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VIBE FOR GOOD
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Your Morning, Your Health, Your Time

A Wellness Morning Designed for Women 30+

When was the last time you put yourself first?

Sunday, October 25 we are creating a space for women 30+ to recharge, refocus and feel strong in their own skin.

Sweat through an energizing, beginner-friendly workout, then hear from local experts on building strength, calming stress and navigating perimenopause and beyond.

Browse a wellness marketplace, treat yourself to mini services and leave with new friends and fresh energy.

Your morning, your health, your time. Claim your spot today

Location: Hamilton Convention Centre

Date & Time: Sunday, October 25th, 9 am to 12 noon

📆 DAY BY DAY VIBE

Less Than a Week Left - Join The Vibe Dinner Club in Westdale

Less than a week to go until The Vibe Dinner Club arrives in Westdale on Wednesday, October 21, and seats are filling fast. Registration closes on Monday.

If you love the Hamilton food scene and enjoy meeting people, this is your night. Past guests came in as strangers and found “great conversation with very friendly people” and plenty of laughs all around.

Take the quick quiz, get matched with five other locals, and find out the morning of the dinner which restaurant you’re headed to and where the secret after dinner get together is.

Yes, you can bring a friend. There is also a dinner is Tuesday, November 17, so book October, November, or both at thevibehamilton.dnnr.io

🍽 VIBE EATS

Regular Events

Truffle Making 101 - Chocolate Tales - Fri 16th, 6 pm

FAT CAT Pop-Up - Durand Bar and Bottle Shop - Fri 16th, 6 pm

Foraging Adventure through Sassafras Point - Hamilton Conscious Collective - Sat 17th, 10 am

Sourdough Bread Making Workshop - Chocolate Tales - Sat 17th, 11 am

Artisan Marshmallow Making - Chocolate Tales - Sat 17th, 11 am

Parent & Kids Ravioli Making Class - Strathcona Market - Sat 17th, 11 am

Campers’ Annual Pig Roast - Germania Park - Sat 17th, 1 pm

Classic Chocolate Making Workshop - Chocolate Tales - Sat 17th, 4 pm

Cocktails & Tapas Class - Chocolate Tales - Sat 17th, 6 pm

Ribfest - Veterans Service League - Sat 17th, 6 pm

Chef Ping's Asian Fusion Couples Cooking - Gastro Inc. - Sat 17th, 6 pm

Sugar Cookie Decorating Class - Chocolate Tales - Sun 18th, 11 am

Halloween Cookie Decorating Workshop at TERRA Hamilton - TERRA Greenhouses Hamilton - Sun 18th, 12 noon

London Fog: An Afternoon Tea on the Train - Hamilton Prop House - Sun 18th, 3 pm

Say Cheese: Mozzarella & Burrata Making Class - Chocolate Tales - Sun 18th, 4 pm

Ultimate Soup & Bake Experience - Chocolate Tales - Sun 18th, 4 pm

Xiao Long Bao Making Class - Trails Cafe, Ancaster - Mon 19th, 5 pm

Sourdough Bread Making Workshop - Chocolate Tales - Mon 19th, 6 pm

Artisan Italian Gelato Workshop - Chocolate Tales - Tue 20th, 6 pm

Pretzel Bite Workshop - Chocolate Tales - Wed 21st, 6 pm

Vibe Dinner Club - Westdale - Wed 21st, 6.30 pm

Mirror Glaze Cake Experience - Chocolate Tales - Thur 22nd, 6 pm

The Art of Moroccan Cooking - Chocolate Tales - Thur 22nd, 6 pm

🧑‍🌾 Farmers Markets

Farmers Markets are still happening - Check our open list here. If you know of any that have closed for the season please let us know.

Check out the Recurring Vibe for regular food and drink events.

🚸 KIDS VIBE

A Wheely Good Time: Road Safety - Main St E and Balmoral Ave N - Fri 16th, 4.30 pm

The Great Pumpkin Trail - Hendrie Park, Royal Botanical Gardens - Fri 16th to Sun 18th, 5.30 pm

🆓 Garden Bedtime Bash - The Children's Garden Project, Gage Park - Sat 17th, 10 am

Board Games and Puzzles - HPL Binbrook Branch - Sat 17th, 10 am

Fall Fair - HPL Sherwood Branch - Sat 17th, 10 am

Imagine. Create. Paint! Kids Art Class - York Art Studio - Sat 17th & Sun 18th, 11 am

Parent & Kids Ravioli Making Class - Strathcona Market - Sat 17th, 11 am

Fall Y'all at Puddicombe Farms - Puddicombe Farms - Sat 17th & Sun 18th, 11 am

Make and Create - HPL Waterdown Branch - Sat 17th, 12.30 pm

Youth Fibre Crafters Club - HPL Kenilworth Branch - Sat 17th, 1 pm

Hotel Transylvania - Kiwanis Club Halloween Movie Event Fundraiser - The Westdale - Sat 17th, 1 pm

Moth Rave - HPL Concession Branch - Sat 17th, 2 pm

Pumpkin Storytime - HPL Stoney Creek Branch - Sat 17th, 3 pm

Spooky Scary Family Handbuilding - Squiggle the Studio - Sun 18th, 10 am

Story Time with the Goats & Author Mary-Frances Raso - Triple C Farm - Sun 18th, 10.45 am

Trick-or-Treat on Locke Street - Locke Street - Sun 18th, 12 noon

Holiday Play Days: Create Your World (Nook Nooks / Sticker Therapy) - Indigo Ancaster & Heritage Greene - Sun 18th, 1 pm

Kids Can Film - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Sun 18th, 1 pm

Family Fun Day: Then & Now - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Sun 18th, 1 pm

Holiday Play Days: Under the Sea Adventure (Magnatiles) - Indigo Ancaster & Heritage Greene - Sun 18th, 3 pm & 4 pm

STEAM Learning Lab - HPL Valley Park Branch - Mon 19th, 10 am

Bark for Books with Therapy Tails Ontario - HPL Westdale Branch - Mon 19th, 5 pm

Write a Ghost Story - HPL Valley Park Branch - Mon 19th, 6 pm

Bark for Books with Therapy Tails Ontario - HPL Turner Park Branch - Mon 19th, 6 pm

Little Artists - HPL Kenilworth Branch - Tue 20th, 10 am

Glow in the Dark Kids Paint Party with Paint it Priti - Something New - Tue 20th, 6.30 pm

Early Years Engineers - HPL Binbrook Branch - Thur 22nd, 10 am

Puppet Show - HPL Turner Park Branch - Thur 22nd, 10.30 am

Guided Farm Tour - Summit Station Dairy & Creamery - Thur 22nd, 1 pm

Karaoke - HPL Saltfleet Branch - Thur 22nd, 4 pm

Friendships and Relationships - HPL Terryberry Branch - Thur 22nd, 4.30 pm

Make and Create - Creepy Door Decor - HPL Freelton Branch - Thur 22nd, 5 pm

Friendships and Relationships - HPL Terryberry Branch - Thur 22nd, 5.45 pm

Bark for Books with Therapy Tails Ontario - HPL Valley Park Branch - Thur 22nd, 6.30 pm

Check out the Recurring Vibe for regular weekly & monthly kids events.

💪 ACTIVE VIBE

7K Headwaters Trail Run x Flare Social: Girls Run Hamilton - Dundas Valley - Sat 17th, 8 am

Foraging Adventure through Sassafras Point - Hamilton Conscious Collective - Sat 17th, 10 am

Bruleville Nature Park Community Planting - Bruleville Nature Park - Sat 17th, 10 am

Yoga with Goats - Rock Chapel Ranch - Sat 17th, 11 am

Neighbourhood Moves Workshop Series - Hamilton - Sat 17th, 2 pm

🆓 HBMBA Community Dig Day, Social Ride and Year-End BBQ - Christie Lake Conservation Area - Sun 18th, 9 am

🆓 Family Nature Walk - Princess Point - Sun 18th, 9.30 am

Outdoor Coffee Walk: Hamilton Girls Walking Club - Bayfront Park - Sun 18th, 10 am

femm: Becoming Her (somatic movement and breathwork) - Brass Beauties - Sun 18th, 7 pm

Sulphur Springs Planting - Hamilton Conservation Authority - Ancaster - Mon 19th, 1 pm

Urban Invasive Species Removal - Bruleville Nature Park - Tue 20th, 9.30 am

Spencer Creek Invasive Removal - Spencer Creek Trail (Ogilvie Street) - Tue 20th, 10 am

Urban Garden Club: Barton Stewardship - Barton St E - Tue 20th, 5 pm

Westfield Tree Planting - Westfield Heritage Village - Wed 21st, 10 am

Guided Farm Tour - Summit Station Dairy & Creamery - Thur 22nd, 1 pm

Check out the Recurring Vibe for regular activities and fitness programs.

🎭 VIBE ON STAGE

Blood & Gaslight: A Victorian Murder Mystery - Hamilton Prop House - Fri 16th, 7 pm

Murder Mystery Dinner - The Innsville - Fri 16th, 7 pm

Lone Star and Laundry and Bourbon - Crown & Press - Fri 16th to Sun 18th, 7 pm

Sisters of '78 - Theatre Aquarius - Fri 16th, 7.30 pm, Sat 17th, 1.30 pm & 7.30 pm, Sun 18th, 1.30 pm

You Should Have Stayed Home Too - Theatre Aquarius - Fri 16th & Sat 17th, 7.30 pm

Haunted House Improv - The Staircase - Fri 16th, 8 pm

Murder on the Nile - Binbrook Little Theatre - Fri 16th, 8 pm, Sat 17th & Sun 18th, 2 pm

The Rocky Horror Brunch Drag Show (all ages) - The Avro - Sat 17th, 12 noon

🆓 Drag Brunch with Kenadie St. James - The Powerhouse - Sat 17th, 12 noon

The Million Dollar Murder (The Jury Experience) - Zoetic Theatre - Sat 17th, 5 pm & 7.30 pm

House of the Unholy - Magnolia Hall - Sat 17th, 7 pm

Mother: Halloween Edition - Ooey Gooeys - Sun 18th, 7 pm

🤣 Comedy

Luke Kidgell, Live in Canada- Zoetic Theatre - Fri 16th, 7 pm

Leah Rudick - Levity Comedy Club - Fri 16th, 7 pm & 9.30 pm

Hamilton Date Night Stand Up Comedy - The Staircase - Fri 16th, 9 pm

Improv Comedy + Music - Elaine May Theatre (Staircase) - Sat 17th, 1.30 pm

Scott Faulconbridge - Levity Comedy Club - Sat 17th, 8 pm

Laugh at the Judge - The Judge - Sun 18th, 8 pm

🆓 Frenemies Writing Workshop Comedy Show - Aquanova Brewing - Mon 19th, 6.30 pm

🆓 Emerson Comedy - Emerson 109 - Tue 20th, 9.30 pm

First Bite to Last Laugh: Dinner and Stand-Up Comedy - Brothers Grimm Bistro - Wed 21st, 7 pm

Amateur Night - Levity Comedy Club - Wed 21st, 8 pm

🎬 One Off Films & Special Movie Showings

Hamilton Film Festival Opening Gala - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Fri 16th, 6 pm

Hamilton Film Festival: Local Shorts - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Fri 16th, 8 pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Playhouse Cinema - Fri 16th, 9.35 pm

Unsung Heroes: The Quiet Magic of Alpacas - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Sat 17th, 1 pm

Family Movies at Terryberry - HPL Terryberry Branch - Sat 17th, 2 pm

Family Movies at Saltfleet - HPL Saltfleet Branch - Sat 17th, 2 pm

Family Movies at Turner Park - HPL Turner Park Branch - Sat 17th, 2 pm

Cows Come Home - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Sat 17th, 3.30 pm

Phreaker - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Sat 17th, 7 pm

Drive-In Movie Night: Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Ottawa Street - Sat 17th, 7.30 pm

Jingleman - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Sat 17th, 9.30 pm

Shaun of the Dead - The Westdale - Sat 17th, 9.30 pm, Wed 21st, 9.15 pm

I Know What You Did Last Summer (35mm) - Playhouse Cinema - Sat 17th & Thur 22nd, 9.35 pm

You Had to Be There with Jayne Eastwood Q&A - Playhouse Cinema - Sun 18th, 3 pm

Emerging Filmmakers - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Sun 18th, 3.30 pm

The Murder That Never Happened - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Sun 18th, 6.30 pm

🆓 Movies for Adults at Central - Central Library - Mon 19th, 1 pm

Passenger Jet, Praise God, The Mouse Is Dead! - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Mon 19th, 6.30 pm

The Innocents: 65th Anniversary - Playhouse Cinema - Mon 19th, 9.35 pm, Wed 21st, 9.30 pm

Mixed Shorts - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Tue 20th, 6.30 pm

October Film Night: FolleMente - Hamilton Italian Centre - Tue 20th, 7 pm

Short Docs - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Wed 21st, 6.30 pm

Movies for All at Stoney Creek - HPL Stoney Creek Branch - Thur 22nd, 10 am

A Possession in Lincoln County - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Thur 22nd, 7 pm

Anorgasmia - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Thur 22nd, 9 pm

🎭 Multi-Date Stage Performances

Sisters of ’78 - Theatre Aquarius - runs to Oct 18th

Murder on the Nile - Binbrook Little Theatre - runs to Nov 1st

Check out the Recurring Vibe for regular comedy open nights, improv classes and more.

🌺 CULTURAL VIBE

📚 Literature, Talks, Culture, History

Hermitage Ruins: Haunted Woods at Night - Hermitage Ruins - Fri 16th, 8.30 pm

🆓 Fall Clothing Swap - Church of God Hamilton - Sat 17th, 10 am

Jigsaw Puzzle Swap - HPL Locke Branch - Sat 17th, 10 am

🆓 Past Mayors Tour - Hamilton Cemetery - Sat 17th, 11 am

HPL Local Author Launch - Joyce Grant - HPL Westdale Branch - Sat 17th, 1 pm

Conversation between Jenn Law and Patrick Mahon about 'This is how we survive' - Smokestack Studio - Sat 17th, 2 pm

Dundurn Castle & Hidden Haunted Places Ghost Bus Tour - Dundurn Castle - Sat 17th, 7 pm

🆓 Gulls, Guillemots and More: Studying the Effects of a Changing Arctic Environment (Emily Choy):HALSAA - Ewart Angus Centre, McMaster University Medical Centre - Sat 17th, 7.30 pm

Sundays: Preserves! Gardens In the Fall - Westfield Heritage Village - Sun 18th, 12 noon

On the Trail of Wellness: How Nature Improves Our Cognitive, Physical and Social Well-Being: Bruce Trail Talks Session 2, Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club - The Westdale - Sun 18th, 2 pm

gritLIT presents Emily St. John Mandel: Exit Party - Playhouse Cinema - Sun 18th, 7 pm

Dundas Ghost Tour: A Haunted Reputation - Grafton Square - Sun 18th & Thur 22nd, 7.15 pm

3D Design Intro - HPL Turner Park Branch - Mon 19th, 9.55 am

Become a 3D Maker - HPL Dundas Branch - Tue 20th, 2 pm

gritLIT presents Clara Hughes - Playhouse Cinema - Tue 20th, 7 pm

🆓 CFUW Hamilton: Jess Deyong (dollHOUSE Design + Build) - First Unitarian Church - Tue 20th, 7.30 pm

3D Design Intro - HPL Concession Branch - Wed 21st, 2 pm

Ghost Story Open Mic Night with Anna Chatterton - HPL West Harbour Branch - Wed 21st, 6.30 pm

The View From Coffin Ridge: A Childhood Exhumed - Gwen Lamont Author Reading - The Mule Spinner - Wed 21st, 7 pm

Tales of Terror Walking Tour - Dundas - Wed 21st, 7 pm

Guided Farm Tour - Summit Station Dairy & Creamery - Thur 22nd, 1 pm

The Art of Tarot Reading - HPL Valley Park Branch - Thur 22nd, 6 pm

🆓 Vikki VanSickle in conversation with Anuja Varghese - Epic Books - Thur 22nd, 6.30 pm

🎨 Art, Creative, Crafts

Garden Ghouls: Sid Sharp : Opening Reception- Good Nerd Gallery - Fri 16th, 5 pm

Hypersubconsciousness reception - Assembly Gallery - Fri 16th, 6 pm

Friday Night Drawing: Draw Your Pet - Dundas Valley School of Art - Fri 16th, 6.30 pm

Friday Night Painting: Still Life in Acrylic - Dundas Valley School of Art - Fri 16th, 6.30 pm

Girls' Night Out Life Drawing & Sip Night - studio k2 at The Cotton Factory - Fri 16th, 7 pm

Friday Night Pottery: Try The Pottery Wheel - Dundas Valley School of Art - Fri 16th, 7 pm

Fall in Ink and Watercolour - Chedoke Park - Sat 17th, 10 am

Make Stickers With a Vinyl Printer - HPL Valley Park Branch - Sat 17th, 10 am

In-Person Painting Class (All Levels, Ages 12+) - York Art Studio - Sat 17th, 11 am

Intro to the Brother PRS100 Embroidery Machine - Central Library - Sat 17th, 11 am

Befriending The Monsters: Self-Compassion Expressive Arts Practices - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Sat 17th, 1 pm

Halloween Cookie Decorating Workshop at TERRA Hamilton - TERRA Greenhouses Hamilton - Sun 18th, 12 noon

Needle Felt a Sunrise Painting Workshop at TERRA Waterdown - TERRA Waterdown - Sun 18th, 12.30 pm

Stitch + Bitch - Empire Make Space - Sun 18th, 1 pm

Queerly Yours: Community Art-Making Studio - InnerSpace Art Therapy Studio - Sun 18th, 1 pm

Kinusaiga Craft Afternoon - The Gasworks - Sun 18th, 2 pm

Build-A-Scare (Bear) workshop - Earth in Sky - Sun 18th, 6 pm

Make a Button - HPL West Harbour Branch - Mon 19th, 5 pm

MTG Alter Collage Night - The Bard and Bear - Mon 19th, 7 pm

Paint & Decorate Your Own Halloween Haunted House - Ooey Gooey's - Mon 19th, 7 pm

Morning Abstract Paint Class - studio k2 at The Cotton Factory - Tue 20th, 10 am

3 Day Art Intensive - studio k2 at The Cotton Factory - Tue 20th to Thur 22nd, 10 am

Homemade Shower Steamers - HPL Barton Branch - Tue 20th, 11.30 am

Craft at HPL - Yarn Tassel Garland - HPL Terryberry Branch - Tue 20th, 2 pm

Dotable Mandalas Dot-Painting Workshop (Spider Candle Holder, Candy Tray or Turkey Rock) - Ottawa Street Local - Tue 20th, 6 pm

Explore Art at HPL - Horror and Identity - Central Library - Wed 21st, 6 pm

Salsa Paint Night - Something New Inc - Wed 21st, 6.30 pm

🆓 YAC (Youth Arts Collective) Drop-in Open Studio - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Wed 21st, 6.30 pm

Expressive Abstract Paint Class - studio k2 at The Cotton Factory - Wed 21st, 7 pm

Make Stickers With a Vinyl Printer - Central Library - Thur 22nd, 12 noon

Yarn Swap - HPL Dundas Branch - Thur 22nd, 1 pm

Cut and Create: A Collage Workshop - HPL Turner Park Branch - Thur 22nd, 5.30 pm

Dotable Mandalas Dot-Painting Workshop in Binbrook (Spider Candle Holder, Candy Tray or Turkey Rock) - Gaggling Goose - Thur 22nd, 6 pm

When She Was: Lisa Pijuan-Nomura collage solo exhibit, Artist Talk and Opening Night - Revival Art Store and Gallery - Thur 22nd, 6.30 pm

🛍 Markets, Fairs, Festivals, Expos & Sales

Brought to you in part by Hamilton Day

Hamilton Psychic & Crystal Fair - Courtyard by Marriott Hamilton - Fri 16th, 2 pm, Sat 17th & Sun 18th, 11 am

Ancaster Lifestyle Fall Home Show - Ancaster Fairgrounds - Fri 16th, 2 pm, Sat 17th & Sun 18th, 11 am

🆓 The Crafty Cauldron Market - Galileo Gardens - Sat 17th, 10 am

Pumpkin Fest - Downtown Stoney Creek - Sat 17th, 11 am

Thrift Crawl - Ottawa Street North - Sat 17th, 12 noon

Fall Harvest Market - Lime Ridge Mall - Sat 17th & Sun 18th, 12 noon

The Halloweener - Punk Rock Flea Market - The Cotton Factory - Sat 17th, 12 noon

Sundays UnLocked - Locke Street - Sun 18th, 10 am

Adoption Day - Triple C Farm - Sun 18th, 10 am

Winona Halloween Bash - Winona Park - Sun 18th, 11 am

Hamilton Wedding Expo Fall 2026 - Michelangelo Banquet Centre - Sun 18th, 11 am

🆓 Fall Book Lovers Market - Grain & Grit Beer Co. - Sun 18th, 12 noon

🆓 Ghouls and Gays Makers Market - The Gasworks - Sun 18th, 2 pm

Comic Book Swap - HPL Westdale Branch - Thur 22nd, 5 pm

Pumpkin Trail After Dark 19+ - RBG Hendrie Park - Thur 22nd, 6 pm

🖼 Ongoing Exhibitions

Faculty Show - DVSA Galleries - runs to Oct 19th

Echoes of Indonesia - DVSA Foyer - runs to Oct 20th

When She Was: Lisa Pijuan-Nomura - Revival Art Store and Gallery - runs to Oct 25th

Reflections (Art Circuit 2026) - Back Alley Gallery - runs to Oct 30th

Hypersubconsciousness - Assembly Gallery - runs to Oct 30th

New Robert Bateman, Tom Wilson, Arthur Shilling, introducing Mary Prittie (show at Beckett Fine Art) - Beckett Fine Art - runs to Oct 31st

10th Annual Scarecrow Walk - Throughout Waterdown Village - runs to Oct 31st

Christina Sealey: Intimate Geographies - Art Gallery of Hamilton - runs to Nov 8th

Illuminations (Michele Van Maurik, Lorraine Roy, Nikola Wojewoda, Teresa Seaton) - Carnegie Gallery - runs to Nov 8th

The Shape of Movement (ten goldsmiths) - Carnegie Gallery - runs to Nov 8th

House Plant: Community Art Show - Relay Coffee Roasters - runs to Nov 11th

🆓 Intervals Between Colour (Dara Aram, Katharine Kennie, Nancy Benoy) - Earls Court Gallery - runs to Nov 14th

Garden Ghouls: Sid Sharp - Good Nerd Gallery - runs to Nov 15th

To Hold the Light -- Lesia Mokrycke, Mya Naidoo, Jennifer Carson - Vero Gallery Cafe - runs to Nov 15th

🆓 Interior Chinatown: Morris Lum - McMaster Museum of Art - runs to Dec 4th

🆓 Connected Histories: The Telegraph in Nigeria - McMaster Museum of Art - runs to Dec 4th

Para Ayer/Due Yesterday (Anahi Gonzalez) - Workers Arts & Heritage Centre - runs to Dec 11th

Off The Beaten Path: Mapping Labour and Race in Hamilton - Workers Arts & Heritage Centre - runs to Dec 18th

Solidari-TEES: T-Shirts of the Labour Movement - Workers Arts & Heritage Centre - runs to Dec 24th

Lamentations: Witnessing Death in Art - McMaster Museum of Art (online) - runs to Jan 1st 2027

Solidarity Forever: Workers' Sounds and Songs - Workers Arts & Heritage Centre - runs to Jan 1st 2027

Camille Turner: Hometown Queen - Art Gallery of Hamilton - runs to Jan 3rd 2027

Made in Hamilton: The Glen Faulman Collection - Art Gallery of Hamilton - runs to Jan 3rd 2027

🆓 Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music - Visitor Experience Centre - runs to Feb 14th 2027

Meet Me at the Bandshell - Fieldcote Museum - runs to March 21st 2027

Work In Progress: Survival and Dignity - Workers Arts & Heritage Centre - runs to Dec 17th 2027

Work In Progress: Fightbacks! - Workers Arts & Heritage Centre - runs to Dec 17th 2028

Check out the Recurring Vibe for regular cultural events and permanent exhibitions.

🏀 SPORTS VIBE

Hamilton Hammers vs Rochester Americans - TD Coliseum - Fri 16th, 7 pm

RAM Rodeo Championships - Ancaster Fairgrounds - Fri 16th, 7 pm, Sat 17th, 1 pm & 6.30 pm, Sun 18th, 1 pm

Halloween Enduro 300 & Pure Stock Special - Flamboro Speedway - Sat 17th, 3 pm

Hamilton Hammers vs Syracuse Crunch - TD Coliseum - Sun 18th, 3 pm

Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2026 - Carmen's Banquet Centre - Thur 22nd, 12 noon

Canadian Draft Horse Futurity - Ancaster Fairgrounds - Thur 22nd, 12 noon

Wentworth Gryphins vs St. Catharines Saints - Harry Howell Arena - Thur 22nd, 7.30 pm

🏅 VIBE TO WIN & CONNECT

Music Bingo - Royal Canadian Legion Branch 163 - Fri 16th, 7 pm

🆓 Women in Music Hamilton/Halton Sunday Brunch Mixer - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Sun 18th, 11 am

MTG Alter Collage Night - The Bard and Bear - Mon 19th, 7 pm

Repair Cafe at the Hamilton Public Library - HPL Concession Branch - Thur 22nd, 3 pm

Speed Dating (Ages 19 to 35) - Tobys Good Eats - Thur 22nd, 4.01 pm

Reiki Glamour Circle - Sanctuary 7 - Thur 22nd, 6 pm

Craft Beer, Connections & Tarot: Fall Singles Social - Merit Brewing - Thur 22nd, 7 pm

Check out the Recurring Vibe for all the regular local trivia nights, bingo nights, card games, euchre, etc and for games and leagues.

😇 VIBE FOR GOOD

Hamilton for Haiti (3rd Annual Fundraiser) - Architect Hair Design - Fri 16th, 7 pm

Hotel Transylvania - Kiwanis Club Halloween Movie Event Fundraiser - The Westdale - Sat 17th, 1 pm

Amelia's 20th Anniversary: Cancer Sucks Halloween Party - Hamilton Air Force Association, Dundas - Thur 22nd, 6.30 pm

🎸 LIVE MUSIC & DANCING VIBE

Friday October 16th

Noon Hour Concert: Vintage Noise - Central Library - 12 noon

Chris Alcantara - Henry's on James - 6 pm

Student Showcase - Tabone Academy of Music - 6.30 pm

Warrior Women Hamilton: The Truth Untold, Ruby's Revenge, Orbiting Deathray, Ellis in Transit, Miss Conduct - Ooey Gooey's - 7 pm

The Raven's Pearl - The 447 Wing - 7 pm

Susan Atlee - East End Social - 7 pm

🆓 Mona, Jack Yanover, Impossible Objects, Madam Sad, Hunting Knife - Demo Memo - 7 pm

Reign: The Queens of Blues, Soul & Rock 'n Roll - The Westdale - 7.30 pm

The Fledge: Gatherer Release Party w/ Quotas, Loaming & DJ Rachel Jones - The Corktown - 8 pm

Dance Party with Sandy Vine and The Midnights - Shawn & Ed Brewing - 8 pm

Ria Mae - Bridgeworks - 8 pm

Vengaboys & Prozzak - FirstOntario Concert Hall - 8 pm

🆓 Hot Dang!: The Lucky Ones, Chris MacDonald, Tori Tizzard, Sarah Bellstedt, Alex Drumm, Derek Palango, Alicia Loveland - The Gate on James - 8 pm

Factory - A Tribute to New Order - Oxigin - 8 pm

Stella Rain, Live Animals, Neon Cowboy & Stitching Snakes - Corktown Pub - 9 pm

King Shiloh meets Bless Up Sound System - The Mule Spinner - 9 pm

Strums & Drums - King George Pub - 9 pm

Lost Roses - Cat & Fiddle - 9 pm

Gary White Band - Come by Chance - 9 pm

Patti Payne Trio - Henry's on James - 9.15 pm

Driven - The Powerhouse - 9.45 pm

Dirty Pioneers - B Side Social - 10 pm

Saturday October 17th

🆓 Family Music Showcase: Land Heart Song, Ginalina and Oh Clementine - Central Library - 10.45 am

🆓 Toronto Signals Band - Battlefield Stoney Creek Legion - 12 noon

Blues & Roots Matinee Session: The Coachmen with guest Joel Guenther - Coach & Lantern - 1 pm

🆓 World Singing Day H'ton (Hamilton Sings!) - Ferguson Station - 2 pm

Dan Walsh - East End Social - 2 pm

5 at the First: Dōreá Piano Quartet (Frank Bridge, Omar Daniel, Dvořák) - First Unitarian Church of Hamilton - 3 pm

Bareback Riders - Come by Chance - 3 pm

Eine Kleine Jugendchor! (HCC + Schaumburger Jugendchor) - Central Presbyterian Church - 4 pm

Alfie - Henry's on James - 6 pm

🆓 Constrain, Slam Dunk, Pinpoint, Fistful of Hate - Ooey Gooey's - 6.30 pm

Eddy & The Dirty Boys with Lake Porter and Local Pressure - The Corktown - 7 pm

The LowKey Concert with Adria Kain + David Matisse & Friends - Mills Hardware - 7 pm

Superstar Crush Band + friends: Live at Andthenyou - Andthenyou - 7 pm

Checkerboard Floors, Sean Dinely, Sarah Church - Clifford Brewing - 7 pm

Sledge Hammered - East End Social - 7 pm

🆓 Andrew Nolan, Trap of Glass, DRT, A Hollow Body - Demo Memo - 7 pm

Picastro, Eiyn Sof, Malfiore - Awesome Mom - 7.30 pm

Floydium: Animals and Other Tales - McIntyre Performing Arts Centre - 7.30 pm

Trinket Trance: Jesse James, Conor Hart, Nate Mills, Eli Wells - The Gate on James - 8 pm

Thunder Glove, Smell of Female, Mr. Mule, The Beach Bats - Doors Pub - 8 pm

PR Duo - King George Pub - 9 pm

Famous & Betty - Cat & Fiddle - 9 pm

Joel Haynes - Henry's on James - 9.15 pm

New Omen - The Powerhouse - 9.45 pm

Time Machine - B Side Social - 10 pm

Sunday October 18th

Skiddley Fest 2026: The Commoners, Half Rats, Moonlight Co., The Commandos, Sandra Bouza, Flash Johnson, Zero Fire, Hey Brother, Pete Maws, Mitch Szitas - Ringside Hamilton - 12 noon

🆓 Folk Canada Community Folk Festival: The Barrel Boys, AV & The Inner City, Jacob Brodovsky, Dana Sipos, JD Crosstown, Oh Pray Tell, Dane Pedersen, Sympa César, Duane Andrews & The Hot Club Of Conception Bay, Yassin & Sean Terrio, Desirée Dawson, Hendrika, Beauxmont, Supalung - Mills Hardware - 1 pm

The New Rebel Westerners - Clifford Brewing - 2 pm

A Gathering of Voices: A Choral Concert - Germania Club - 2 pm

Jam Session - Macassa Bay Yacht Club - 2 pm

Jazz Jam - Henry's on James - 6.30 pm

The Gods of Obliviousity, Z-Cocoon, The Royal Few: Hamilton Rock & Heavy Night - VENUE Community Center - 7 pm

Wreckless Harbour, JD Crosstown, Dane Pedersen, Vicki Brittle: The 2026 Mariposa Emerging Artists - Last Supper Books - 7 pm

Superstar Crush Band & Friends - Andthenyou - 7 pm

A Neil Diamond Tribute starring Jay White - The Studio (FirstOntario Concert Hall) - 7.30 pm

Pavlo in Concert - The Westdale - 7.30 pm

Monday October 19th

Beatles Burgers and Beer - The Innsville - 6 pm

Oliver Manning: Classical Guitar Concert - St. John the Evangelist - 7 pm

🆓 Open Mic Monday - Pub 36 on Hess - 7 pm

Slow Leaves with Nixon Boyd - Mills Hardware - 8 pm

Tuesday October 20th

Jesse Bout & Friends: One Last Gig - Ringside - 7.30 pm

Bob Doidge, Caroline Wiles and Mike McCurlie - Shawn & Ed Brewing - 7.30 pm

Highwaymen Show: Great Outlaws Tribute - The Studio (FirstOntario Concert Hall) - 7.30 pm

Mary Liv + Lachlan Neville - Mills Hardware - 8 pm

The Invincible Czars: Faust 100th Anniversary - The Westdale - 8 pm

Wednesday October 21st

Blues Night, Dan Thomas & Friends - East End Social - 7 pm

Open Mic - The Gate on James - 7 pm

So Faint with Ada Lea - Mills Hardware - 8 pm

Customer Service, Fake Friends, Dartboard - Ooey Gooey's - 9 pm

Thursday October 22nd

Michael Maguire - Henry's on James - 6 pm

Country Ramblers - The 447 Wing - 6.30 pm

Andre Besel - Shawn & Ed Brewing - 6.30 pm

Dan Thomas - Macassa Bay Yacht Club - 7 pm

Riverboat Revisited: The Good Brothers - The Westdale - 7.30 pm

HMC Presents: Nancy Walker Quartet - The Gasworks - 8 pm

Emma Whale with Ariana Fig + Maddie Corinne + Luiz Grante (None of This Is True EP release show) - Mills Hardware - 8 pm

illScarlett with Keepin'6 + Local Honey - Bridgeworks - 8 pm

Shazbad: Audio Ardour - Easy Tiger Snack Bar - 8 pm

Open Mic - Coach & Lantern - 8.30 pm

Dancing & Galas

Navratri (Summit Park Gujarati Community) - Shannen Koostachin Elementary School - Fri 16th, 7 pm

Hamilton International Folk Dance Club Friday dance session - St Paul's Anglican Church - Fri 16th, 7.30 pm

Indie Sleaze: Geneva - Andthenyou - Fri 16th, 10 pm

Dance Party: DJ Osito - Malarkey - Fri 16th, 10 pm

Birthday Dance Party w/DJ’s Justin Tyce & H.R. - Wallflower - Fri 16th, 10 pm

Issac Francis - Mansion - Fri 16th, 10 pm

Denim on Denim: Y2K Edition - Oxigin - Fri 16th, 10.30 pm

Over 30's Day Party: 80s & 90s - Club 77 - Sat 17th, 4 pm

Navratri (Summit Park Gujarati Community) - Saltfleet District High School - Sat 17th, 7 pm

Little Bit Country, Little Bit Rock 'n' Roll Dance - Hamilton Air Force Association, Dundas - Sat 17th, 7.30 pm

Line Dancing with Urban Cowboy - Collective Arts - Sat 17th, 7.30 pm

Da Bomb! 90s Throwbacks Party - The Corktown - Sat 17th, 9 pm

Salsa Soul Saturday - Main Stage Rehearsal Studios - Sat 17th, 9 pm

Body Talk Vol. 2 - Aquanova Brewing - Sat 17th, 9 pm

DI LINK UP: Naija x Ja - TAMASHA Bar & Lounge - Sat 17th, 10 pm

Dance Party: DJ Mar - Malarkey - Sat 17th, 10 pm

Electro Hell - Resonnce - Sat 17th, 10 pm

Latin Social - Studio G - Sun 18th, 7.30 pm

Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson & Social - Melrose Church - Thur 22nd, 6.30 pm

Salsa Bachata - Studio 564 - Thur 22nd, 8 pm

Pleasure Committee: QBIPOC Dance Party - Andthenyou - Thur 22nd, 9 pm

PEI ATTAM VI: Twisted Wish - The Underground - Thur 22nd, 10 pm

Check out the Recurring Vibe for regular acts and music sets, Open Mics and Jams, and Karaoke.

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Hamilton Zombie Walk - Gore Park - Oct 24th

Ottawa Redblacks at Hamilton Tiger-Cats - Hamilton Stadium - Oct 24th

Greg Fitzsimmons - Levity Comedy Club - Oct 24th

10th Annual Treat and Pet Walk - Throughout Waterdown Village - Oct 24th

Witches' Halloween Party - Westfield Heritage Village - Oct 24th & 25th

Women’s Wellness Morning - Hamilton Convention Centre - Oct 25th

🆓 Hallowbaloo FREE Family Art Day - Dundas Valley School of Art - Oct 25th

An Evening with Bob Ezrin & Dennis Dunaway - Bridgeworks - Oct 29th

Hamilton Day - Across the City - Oct 29th - Nov 1st

Evil Dead The Musical - Hamilton Theatre Inc - Oct 30th - Nov 14th

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde - Memorial Hall, Waterdown - Oct 30th - Nov 15th

🆓 Halloween Spooktacular - Gore Park - Oct 30th

Wadded Up Monster Trucks - Flamboro Speedway - Oct 31st

Halloween Costume Parade with Hamilton Central Public Library - Hamilton Farmers' Market - Oct 31st

Halloween Haunt on Ottawa Street - Ottawa Street - Oct 31st

Scarecrow Saturday - Downtown Dundas - Oct 31st

Hamilton Horror Story: The Sequel - Halloween Bash - The Staircase - Oct 31st

REEL QUEENS: The Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Westdale - Oct 31st

SpookyWEST - Westdale Village - Oct 31st

The Play That Goes Wrong - Dundas Little Theatre - Nov 6th to 22nd

Ancaster Lions Craft Show - Ancaster Fairgrounds - Nov 7th & 8th

Festive Frenzy Holiday Market - Stoney Creek Legion Branch 622 - Nov 7th

Clue - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre (Voortman Studio Theatre) - Nov 7th to 15th

Murphy's Mission -- Run for Hamilton Animal Services - Christie Lake Conservation Area - Nov 7th

Come From Away - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Nov 13th to 29th

Magic of Locke - Locke Street - Nov 13th & 14th

No Recipe Needed! (The Portuguese Kids) - McIntyre Performing Arts Centre - Nov 13th

Alan Cross Presents Uncharted: Live in Hamilton - Bridgeworks - Nov 13th

O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy - McIntyre Performing Arts Centre - Nov 14th

Christmas Craft Sale, Bazaar & Social - Germania Club - Nov 15th

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Theatre Aquarius - Nov 18th - Jan 3rd

Hess Village Holiday Market - Hess Village - Nov 20th to 22nd

Holiday Market 2026 - Jackson Square - Nov 20th & 21st

Hamilton Anime-Fest - Hamilton Convention Centre - Nov 21st

Winterdown Tree Lighting - Memorial Hall - Nov 21st

Westdale Winter Wander - Westdale Village - Nov 27th to 29th

Hammer Plunge 2026 - Fifty Point Conservation Area - Nov 28th

Christmas in Ancaster Craft Show - Ancaster Fairgrounds - Nov 28th & 29th

Flamborough Santa Claus Parade 2026 - Parade Route in Waterdown Village - Nov 28th

Stoney Creek Santa Claus Parade - Downtown Stoney Creek - Dec 5th

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