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The Holiday Outing Everyone Will Talk About

Make this holiday season unforgettable with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Theatre Aquarius!

Bursting with colour, spectacular music, dazzling costumes and an incredible local children's chorus, this Broadway musical is an experience the whole family will love.

Bring your family, friends, coworkers or community group and SAVE BIG!

Groups of 10–25: Save 15%
Groups of 26–49: Save 20%
Groups of 50+: Save 25%

With convenient 1:30 pm matinees and 7:00 pm evening performances, it's easy to plan your perfect group outing.

November 18 – January 3

Make memories together. Book your group today!

Box Office: 905.522.7529

Group discounts exclude Copper seats.

📆 DAY BY DAY VIBE

Get Spooky & Get Shopping Hamilton. Your City Is Calling

Hamilton Day: Halloween Edition takes over the city October 29 to November 1.

Enjoy live entertainment and concerts for all ages, walk, shop and eat your way through Hamilton’s neighbourhoods on a guided walking tour, and find exclusive weekend deals from local retailers, eateries and service providers.

It’s the ultimate weekend to celebrate the city we love and the small businesses that make it special.

Love local, shop local. Plan your weekend at hamiltonday.ca.

🍽 VIBE EATS

Regular Events

Halloween Spooks Couples Cooking - Gastro Inc. - Fri 30th, 6 pm

Sushi Making Class - May Coffee & Cakes - Fri 30th, 6.30 pm

Witches' Night Out: One Last Spell - Hamilton Prop House - Fri 30th, 7 pm

Cocktails & Carving - Joe Dog's (Concession St) - Fri 30th, 7 pm

The Fright Crawl: Hamilton Halloween Bar Crawl - Toby's Good Eats - Fri 30th & Sat 31st, 7.30 pm

World Vegan Day - Hamilton Farmers' Market - Sat 31st, 8 am

Halloween Drag Brunch - Hamilton Police Association - Sat 31st, 10.30 am

Halloween Kids' Lunch - Joe Dog's (Concession St) - Sat 31st, 11.30 am

Dog Day Halloween! - Grain & Grit Beer Co. - Sat 31st, 12 noon

Death by Chocolate: The Final Tea - Hamilton Prop House - Sat 31st, 3 pm

Halloween Adult Party - Joe Dog's (Concession St) - Sat 31st, 8 pm

Gluten Free Goodness Expo - Ancaster Fairgrounds - Marritt Hall - Sun 1st, 10 am

Little Italy: Family Friendly Pasta Class - Chocolate Tales - Sun 1st, 11 am

No Cooking Cooking Class! Easy no-cook meals - The Revival Art Store - Sun 1st, 11 am

Charcuterie Board Workshop (with beer flight) - Art Aggregate - Sun 1st, 11.30 am

Ultimate Soup & Bake Experience - Chocolate Tales - Sun 1st, 4 pm

Soup Dumpling (Xiao Long Bao) Making Class - Trails Cafe - Mon 2nd, 5 pm

Artisan Italian Gelato Workshop - Chocolate Tales - Wed 4th, 6 pm

Fudge Masterclass - Chocolate Tales - Thur 5th, 6 pm

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

🚸 KIDS VIBE

Imagine. Create. Paint! Kids Drawing and Painting Class (ages 5-12) - York Art Studio - Fri 30th, 4.30 pm

🆓 Halloween Spooktacular - Gore Park - Fri 30th, 5 pm

Little Monsters Halloween Bash - Boston Pizza Centre on Barton - Fri 30th, 5 pm

🆓 Village After Dark 2026 - St. Elizabeth Village - Fri 30th, 6 pm

Halloween Haunt - Ottawa Street - Sat 31st, 10 am

🆓 Construction Musings In Colour - Earls Court Gallery - Sat 31st, 10 am

🆓 Pumpkin Carving Workshop with Zac's Jacks - Hamilton Farmers' Market - Sat 31st, 10.30 am

Halloween Costume Parade with Hamilton Central Public Library - Hamilton Farmers' Market - Sat 31st, 10.30 am

Paint a Pot - TERRA Hamilton - Sat 31st, 10.30 am

Paint a Pot - TERRA Waterdown - Sat 31st, 10.30 am

Paint a Pumpkin - TERRA Hamilton - Sat 31st, 10.30 am

Paint a Pumpkin - TERRA Waterdown - Sat 31st, 10.30 am

Fall Y'all at Puddicombe Farms - Puddicombe Farms - Sat 31st, 11 am

Scarecrow Saturday - Downtown Dundas - Sat 31st, 11 am

🆓 Halloween Edition - Hamilton Day - Ancaster Village - Sat 31st, 11 am

SPOOKY Guided Farm Tour - Summit Station Dairy - Sat 31st, 11.30 am

Halloween Kids' Lunch - Joe Dog's (Concession St) - Sat 31st, 11.30 am

Steeltown's Encoded Dreams Art Activity - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Sat 31st & Sun 1st, 12 noon

Halloween Parade - Concession Street - Sat 31st, 1 pm

Halloween Painting Party - Good Nerd Gallery - Sat 31st, 2 pm

Halloween Family Costume, Story and Painting Party - The Cotton Factory - Sat 31st, 2.30 pm

🆓 Magic Show with Magical Mr. Oh! - Something New - Sat 31st, 2.30 pm

🆓 Hamilton Halloween Village 2026 | Treat Accessibly - Candlewood Drive - Sat 31st, 3 pm

Imagine. Create. Paint! Kids Drawing and Painting Class (ages 5-12) - York Art Studio - Sun 1st, 11 am

Little Italy: Family Friendly Pasta Class - Chocolate Tales - Sun 1st, 11 am

Little Wigglers: All About Me! - Hamilton Children's Museum - Tue 3rd, 10.30 am

Baby Wigglers: Kitchen Sensory - Hamilton Children's Museum - Thur 5th, 1 pm

🆓 Art + Community: Paper Forest - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Thur 5th, 2 pm

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

💪 ACTIVE VIBE

🆓 Marsh Planting Event - Nature at McMaster - Fri 30th, 11 am

🆓 Mushroom Hike with Cas Colangelo - Nature at McMaster - Fri 30th, 3 pm

Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope: 1K, 5K & 10K - Confederation Park - Sat 31st, 9 am, 10 am & 11.15 am

🆓 Social Walk in the Hermitage - Dundas Valley Conservation Area - Sat 31st, 10 am

Urban Forest Garbage Clean-Up - Bruleville Nature Park - Sat 31st, 10 am

Yoga with Goats - Rock Chapel Ranch - Sat 31st, 11 am

Empowered Lifting Workshop + Thermal Cycles - Odeon House of Healing - Sat 31st, 1 pm

Halloween Party in the Woods: Happy Hikers - Eramosa Karst Conservation Area - Sat 31st, 3 pm

🆓 Feminist Bird Club: Alan Wormington Fall Bird Count - Bayfront Park - Sun 1st, 8 am

Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope: Half & Full Marathon - Confederation Park - Sun 1st, 8 am

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

🎭 VIBE ON STAGE

Shadows of the Village - Westfield Heritage Village - Fri 30th, 6 pm & 7.30 pm, Sat 31st, 11 am, 1 pm & 2.30 pm

Murder Mystery Dinner - The Innsville - Fri 30th, 7 pm

Witches' Night Out: One Last Spell - Hamilton Prop House - Fri 30th, 7 pm

Evil Dead The Musical - Hamilton Theatre Inc - Fri 30th, 7.30 pm, Sat 31st, 11.55 pm

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde - Village Theatre, Memorial Hall, Waterdown - Fri 30th, 7.30 pm, Sat 31st, 9 pm, Sun 1st, 2 pm

Monster Mash Birthday Bash: Cherry Bomb, Rosaire, Miss Kemi's Treat, Gentina Danger and Helldawg - Mactini - Fri 30th, 7.30 pm

Murder on the Nile - Memorial Hall, Binbrook - Fri 30th, 8 pm, Sun 1st, 2 pm

🆓 Hamilton Aerial Group (Hamilton Day: Halloween Edition) - Gore Park - Sat 31st, 1 pm

🆓 Thriller Flash Mob (Defining Movement Dance, Hamilton Day: Halloween Edition) - Gore Park - Sat 31st, 2 pm

Halloween on the Bay: Death of a Dockmaster Murder Mystery - Macassa Bay Yacht Club - Sat 31st, 6 pm

REEL QUEENS: The Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Westdale - Sat 31st, 7 pm

Goddesses and Monsters: Dirty Drag Bingo and Costume Contest (Crystal Quartz, Ginny Radler, Victoria York) - Merit Brewing - Sat 31st, 8 pm

Halloween Karaoke Party - Déjà Vu Bar & Karaoke - Sat 31st, 8 pm

Halloween Scaraoke - Ringside - Sat 31st, 9 pm

Hamilton Horror Story: Halloween Bash - The Staircase - Sat 31st, 9 pm

OSC Suspension Sunday Open Hours - Green Door Studios - Sun 1st, 5 pm

Doubt: A Parable - St. Luke's Mission - Thur 5th, 4 pm

Nocturne: A Night of Movement, Light and Form - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Thur 5th, 6 pm

Brothers Karamazov - The Staircase - Thur 5th, 7 pm

🤣 Comedy

Saints, Sinners & Stand-Up Comedy Show (headliner Paul Marroquin) - Vagabond Saints Tattoo Lounge - Fri 30th, 7 pm

Smooth Comedy - The Staircase - Fri 30th, 8 pm

Dog Pound Comedy: Dog House of Horror - Centre for Talking Arts - Fri 30th, 8 pm

Alistair Ogden - Levity Comedy Club - Fri 30th, 9 pm

Halloween Drag Brunch - Hamilton Police Association - Sat 31st, 10.30 am

The Whatever Show: Halloween Edition - Levity Comedy Club - Sat 31st, 8 pm

Comedy and Spirit - X-Design Inc. - Sun 1st, 2 pm

Yuk Yuks Amateur Night - East End Social - Sun 1st, 7.30 pm

🆓 Open Mic Night - Levity Comedy Club - Tue 3rd, 8 pm

🆓 Emerson Comedy Show - Emerson 109 - Tue 3rd, 9.30 pm

Amateur Night - Levity Comedy Club - Wed 4th, 8 pm

🆓 Foe's Open Mic Comedy - Aquanova Brewing - Thur 5th, 6.30 pm

🎬 One Off Films & Special Movie Showings

Fjord - Playhouse Cinema - Fri 30th, 2.50 pm, Sat 31st, 3.10 pm, Sun 1st, 1.10 pm, Tue 3rd & Wed 4th, 3.50 pm, Thur 5th, 6.25 pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Westdale - Fri 30th, 7 pm & 10 pm, Sat 31st, 1 pm, Sun 1st, 4 pm

Rocky Horror Halloween on the bay - Macassa Bay Yacht Club - Fri 30th, 7 pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Zoetic Theatre - Fri 30th, 8 pm

The Fly in 35mm - Playhouse Cinema - Fri 30th, 9.35 pm, Mon 2nd, 7 pm

Beetlejuice - The Westdale - Sat 31st, 4 pm, Sun 1st, 1 pm

The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen Before in 35mm - Playhouse Cinema - Sat 31st, 6.30 pm

REEL QUEENS: The Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Westdale - Sat 31st, 7 pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Playhouse Cinema - Sat 31st, 9.30 pm

The Silence of the Lambs - The Westdale - Sat 31st, 11 pm, Sun 1st, 7 pm, Wed 4th, 9.15 pm

Horror of Dracula (new 4K restoration) - Playhouse Cinema - Sun 1st, 8.45 pm, Wed 4th, 9.25 pm

You Are The Film - The Westdale - Thur 5th, 7 pm

Movie Nite - VENUE Community Centre - Thur 5th, 7 pm

🎭 Multi-Date Stage Performances

Murder on the Nile - Memorial Hall, Binbrook - runs to Nov 1st

Brothers Karamazov - The Staircase - runs to Nov 7th

Doubt: A Parable - St. Luke's Mission - runs to Nov 8th

Evil Dead The Musical - Hamilton Theatre Inc - runs to Nov 14th

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde - Memorial Hall, Waterdown - runs to Nov 15th

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

🌺 CULTURAL VIBE

📚 Literature, Talks, Culture, History

🆓 Hamilton Cemeteries Field of Flags - Mountview Gardens, Mount Hamilton Cemetery and Main Municipal Cemetery - runs to Nov 11th

🆓 Dundas Ghost Tour with Stan Nowak - Old Post Office - Fri 30th, 7 pm

Return to Ritual: Samhain, Depth + Deception - The Cotton Factory - Fri 30th, 7 pm

🆓 Artist Talk: Christina Sealey - Dundas Valley School of Art - Fri 30th, 7 pm

Haunted Woods at Night - Hermitage Ruins - Fri 30th, 8.30 pm

🆓 War of 1812 Tour - Hamilton Cemetery - Sat 31st, 11 am

Dundurn & Bus: Castle & Hidden Haunted Places - Dundurn Castle - Sat 31st, 7 pm

Dundas Ghost Tour with Stan Nowak - Dundas Museum - Sat 31st, 7 pm

🆓 Cemetery Chronicles: Hamilton Day Tour - Hamilton Cemetery Gatehouse - Sun 1st, 10 am

🆓 LitLive Reading Series - The Staircase - Sun 1st, 7 pm

Death Over Drafts - Aquanova Brewing - Mon 2nd, 5.30 pm

Weird Book Club: The Hearing Trumpet - The Hearty Hooligan - Mon 2nd, 7 pm

Winter Photography with Susan Arness - The Columbus Club Hall - Mon 2nd, 7.30 pm

Art as the Fifth Pillar of Health: Patricia Bovey Keynote Lecture - L.R. Wilson Hall, McMaster University - Tue 3rd, 2.30 pm

Planning Ahead & Being Prepared Seminar - Hamilton Forestry Office - Tue 3rd, 5.30 pm

🆓 Voice for Pain - The Westdale - Tue 3rd, 5.30 pm

🆓 Climate Café - CoWork at the Cotton Factory - Tue 3rd, 6.30 pm

🆓 Art Fraud: The Devastating Impacts and What Do We Do? (lecture by The Hon. Patricia Bovey) - McMaster Museum of Art - Wed 4th, 2.30 pm

Shellbacks: Paul Dekar, World Peace & Politics - Royal Hamilton Yacht Club - Thur 5th, 11.30 am

In Conversation: Mary Berg: Mary's Comfort Classics - Indigo Ancaster - Thur 5th, 2 pm

🎨 Art, Creative, Crafts

🆓 Ghosted: Haunted Art Show - CoLodge - Fri 30th, Sat 31st & Thur 5th, 4 pm

Imagine. Create. Paint! Kids Drawing and Painting Class (ages 5-12) - York Art Studio - Fri 30th, 4.30 pm

2026 Mystery Event: Made In Hamilton - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Fri 30th, 6 pm, Sat 31st, 2 pm & 6 pm

Friday Night Painting: Group of Seven Landscape Painting in Chalk Pastels - Dundas Valley School of Art - Fri 30th, 6.30 pm

Scissors, Glue & You: Collage Night Unleashed - Dundas Valley School of Art - Fri 30th, 6.30 pm

Friday Night Pottery: Try The Pottery Wheel - Dundas Valley School of Art - Fri 30th, 7 pm

🆓 Construction Musings In Colour - Earls Court Gallery - Sat 31st, 10 am

🆓 Pumpkin Carving Workshop with Zac's Jacks - Hamilton Farmers' Market - Sat 31st, 10.30 am

Paint a Pot - TERRA Hamilton - Sat 31st, 10.30 am

Paint a Pot - TERRA Waterdown - Sat 31st, 10.30 am

Paint a Pumpkin - TERRA Hamilton - Sat 31st, 10.30 am

Paint a Pumpkin - TERRA Waterdown - Sat 31st, 10.30 am

In-Person Painting Class for All Levels (ages 12+) - York Art Studio - Sat 31st, 11 am

Ooze Lab: Art & Special FX Makeup Experience - Art of Wellness - Sat 31st, 12 noon, 1 pm, 2 pm

Steeltown's Encoded Dreams Art Activity - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Sat 31st & Sun 1st, 12 noon

Halloween Painting Party - Good Nerd Gallery - Sat 31st, 2 pm

Halloween Family Costume, Story and Painting Party - The Cotton Factory - Sat 31st, 2.30 pm

Halloween Costume, Story and Painting Party for Adults - The Cotton Factory - Sat 31st, 7.30 pm

Imagine. Create. Paint! Kids Drawing and Painting Class (ages 5-12) - York Art Studio - Sun 1st, 11 am

Charcuterie Board Workshop (with beer flight) - Art Aggregate - Sun 1st, 11.30 am

Meet the Artists: Jennifer Carson and Lesia Mokrycke: To Hold the Light - Vero Gallery Café - Sun 1st, 12 noon

Watercolour Worlding: Painting Winter Birds Workshop - Something New - Sun 1st, 2 pm

Raffaele Caterini: Musings (closing reception) - You Me Gallery - Sun 1st, 2 pm

In-Person Painting Class for All Levels (ages 12+) - York Art Studio - Sun 1st, 3 pm

R&B Paint N’Sip: Halloween Edition - Lobby Hamilton - Sun 1st, 6 pm

Holiday Wooden Ornament Dot-Painting Workshop - Ottawa Street Local - Tue 3rd, 6 pm

Decoupage Workshop at Aquanova Brewing Co. - Aquanova Brewing - Tue 3rd, 6.30 pm

🆓 Art + Community: Memory of the Makers - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Wed 4th, 6 pm, Thur 5th, 2 pm

🆓 Art + Community: Paper Forest - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Thur 5th, 2 pm

🆓 Art + Community: The Big Weave - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Thur 5th, 2 pm

🛍 Markets, Fairs, Festivals, Expos & Sales

Opportunity Bridal Wedding Dress Sale - Courtyard by Marriott Hamilton - Sat 31st, 9 am

🆓 Hamilton Day Hub - Hamilton Farmers' Market - Sat 31st, 10 am

Halloween Haunt - Ottawa Street - Sat 31st, 10 am

🆓 Women-Led Business Pop-up Market (YWCA Hamilton, Hamilton Day) - Ferguson Station - Sat 31st, 10 am

Canine Costume Pawty - BE Cafe & Barkery - Sat 31st, 11 am

🆓 Fall Halloween Market (The Collective) - Bayfront Park - Sat 31st, 11 am

Fall Y'all at Puddicombe Farms - Puddicombe Farms - Sat 31st, 11 am

Scarecrow Saturday - Downtown Dundas - Sat 31st, 11 am

🆓 Halloween Edition - Hamilton Day - Ancaster Village - Sat 31st, 11 am

🆓 Hamilton Pug-O-Ween Grumble - TERRA Waterdown - Sat 31st, 12 noon

Halloween Parade - Concession Street - Sat 31st, 1 pm

Gluten Free Goodness Expo - Ancaster Fairgrounds - Marritt Hall - Sun 1st, 10 am

🆓 Hamilton Day Art and Book Fair - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Sun 1st, 12 noon

AGH ART+MUSIC+FOOD Festival - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Wed 4th, 6 pm, Thur 5th, 11 am

🆓 Dundas Pottery & Arts Showcase - Dundas Lions Memorial Community Centre - Thur 5th, 10 am

🖼 Ongoing Exhibitions

Hypersubconsciousness: Kristina Durka and Sarah Sproule - The Assembly Gallery - runs to Oct 30th

Reflections - Back Alley Gallery - runs to Oct 30th

New Robert Bateman, Tom Wilson, Arthur Shilling and Mary Prittie - Beckett Fine Art - runs to Oct 31st

Raffaele Caterini: Musings - You Me Gallery - runs to Nov 1st

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

Shape of Movement - Carnegie Gallery - runs to Nov 8th

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

🆓 Intervals Between Colour - Earls Court Gallery - runs to Nov 14th

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

To Hold the Light - Vero Gallery Cafe - runs to Nov 15th

Juried Student Show 2026 - Dundas Valley School of Art - runs to Nov 22nd

🆓 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

🆓 Who Disturbs the Sea - Art Gallery of Hamilton - runs to Feb 28th 2027

🆓 Portraits as Portals: Psychic Mediums Read Unattributed Portraits - Art Gallery of Hamilton - runs to March 21st 2027

Meet Me at the Bandshell - Fieldcote Memorial Park & 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, art classes and permanent exhibitions.

🏀 SPORTS VIBE

Triple Crown Draft Classic - Ancaster Fairgrounds - Fri 30th to Sun 1st, 9 am

Alpha-1 Wrestling: Final Act 13 - Columbus Club Hall - Sun 1st, 4 pm

Hamilton Hammers vs Toronto Marlies - TD Coliseum - Wed 4th, 7 pm

Wentworth Gryphins vs Dundas Real McCoys - Harry Howell Arena - Thur 5th, 7.30 pm

🏅 VIBE TO WIN & CONNECT

Seniors & Friends Lunch & Learning - The King's Way Outreach Centre - Fri 30th, 11.30 am

2026 Mystery Event: Made In Hamilton - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Fri 30th, 6 pm, Sat 31st, 2 pm & 6 pm

Happy Hour Events: Love at First Spell Speed Dating (45-55) - Steel Town Cider Co. - Fri 30th, 7 pm

Music Bingo Night: Halloween Party - Royal Canadian Legion Branch 163 - Fri 30th, 7 pm

🆓 Hamilton Trivia: Sports & History - Tourism Hamilton Visitor Centre - Sat 31st & Sun 1st, 11.30 am

🆓 Hamilton Trivia: Food & Entertainment - Tourism Hamilton Visitor Centre - Sat 31st & Sun 1st, 1.30 pm

Sub Races - Veterans Service League - Sat 31st, 3 pm

Goddesses and Monsters: Dirty Drag Bingo and Costume Contest (Crystal Quartz, Ginny Radler, Victoria York) - Merit Brewing - Sat 31st, 8 pm

Puzzle Swap and Meet Up! - TERRA Hamilton - Sun 1st, 11 am

All Leyline's Eve Chaos Draft - The Bard and Bear - Mon 2nd, 7 pm

Axe Throwing League - Timberwood Throwing - Wed 4th, 6.30 pm

Puzzle Swap and Meet Up! - TERRA Waterdown - Thur 5th, 1 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

Halloween Brunch, Bop & Boo: It’s Your Festival Fundraiser - Marquis Gardens - Sat 31st, 12 noon

🆓 Halloween for Hunger - Cathedral High School - Sat 31st, 6 pm

The FAB Social - The Cotton Factory - Thur 5th, 6.30 pm

🎸 LIVE MUSIC & DANCING VIBE

Friday October 30th

Noon Hour Concert: Westmount Schools Jazz Big Band & Choir - Central Library - 12 noon

Fleshguzzler, It Cometh, Burdizzo, Crimson Asphalt, Deafened, Death Club - Ooey Gooeys - 6 pm

The Photocopiers, Public Health, Not a Band, No Beauty, Cute - Into the Abyss Records at The Back Hall - 7 pm

Zeus, Brett Jericho - Collective Arts Brewing - 7 pm

Katey Bulley, SnowHeel Slim, Dani Dee: Devil's Night - Clifford Brewing Co. - 7 pm

Paul Mallard - East End Social - 7 pm

The Acoustic Rooster: Tunes & Brews - Waterdown Legion - 7 pm

Devil's Night Guitar Revue (Emma Rush, Bahar Ossareh and Karen Agro) - The Staircase Theatre - 7 pm

The McBains, The Washout, Mikey Moone, Three Impotent Males - The Venue - 7 pm

Seth Ryan (Country and Western) - The Innsville - 7.30 pm

Sinfonia Ancaster: Shadows and Spirits - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - 7.30 pm

Friday Pub Nights - Germania Club - 7.30 pm

After the Gold Rush: The Neil Young Experience - Shawn & Ed Brewing - 8 pm

Eyes Like Static - Mills Hardware - 8 pm

Devils Night: The Commandos, Lo-Fi, DJ Schmee J - Oxigin - 8 pm

Brownman Ali: Halloween Thriller - Henry's on James - 8 pm

Devil's Night: Beach Fox, Dinosaur Politics, Down the Middle - The Gate on James - 8 pm

Halloween Night - Ye Olde Squire (Fennell) - 8.30 pm

Night Chill, Hexoffender, Blood Opera: Devil's Night - Corktown Pub - 8.30 pm

Halloween Bangover 3 (The Devils Rejects, Nu-Rotations, DirtStar) - The Underground - 8.30 pm

Andrew Irving - The King George Pub - 9 pm

Ryan & Friends - Cat & Fiddle - 9 pm

Bourbon & Co. - The Powerhouse - 9.45 pm

Fiction - B-Side Social - 10 pm

Saturday October 31st

Halloween Brunch, Bop & Boo - Marquis Gardens - 12 noon

The Coachmen, Rob Cutting - Coach & Lantern - 1 pm

Midnight Hour - Come by Chance - 3 pm

Jesse Adams - Henry's on James - 6 pm

The Hammer Tones - East End Social - 7 pm

Big John & the Nite Trippers - Royal Canadian Legion Branch 163 - 7 pm

Halloween: Wax Mannequin, Ben Legaspi, Lawrence Jupiter, Suburban Burnout, Sasha Saje, Kylee and Dawn, Alexcia Rose - The Gate on James - 7 pm

Epic Eagles (Eagles tribute) - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - 7.30 pm

Halloween Bash in the Beerhall - Collective Arts Brewing - 8 pm

Jesse Roper - Mills Hardware - 8 pm

Seratone - Corktown Pub - 8 pm

The Approximators - Ooey Gooeys - 8 pm

Shyster - Brown Barrel Tap & Grill - 8 pm

Halloween Party - Tin Cup (Ancaster) - 8 pm

Hammer Halloween 2026: Pro*Stars, La Femme Damnee, Fossils, Fester, C.I.A. Lightshow - Doors Pub - 8 pm

Halloween at The Corktown - Corktown Pub - 8.30 pm

Freedom Train: The Big Halloween Show - Waterdown Legion - 8.30 pm

🆓 Blue on Blue, Born From Flames, Prezence, The Ninety Seven: Halloween Battle of the Bands - Bridgeworks - 9 pm

Fiction - The King George Pub - 9 pm

J.R.C. Halloween Bash - Cat & Fiddle - 9 pm

Scaryoke - Boiler & Whistle - 9 pm

Hawthorne Halloween Extravaganza - Mill St & 5 American House - 9 pm

Dinner is Ruined - The Capitol - 9 pm

Dirty Pioneers - The Powerhouse - 9.45 pm

Voice Mob (Monster Mash Bash) - The EndZone Bar & Grill - 9.45 pm

Kayar and the Damn Animals - B-Side Social - 10 pm

Sunday November 1st

Sunday Blues Series: Steve Strongman - Shawn & Ed Brewing - 1 pm

Jam Session - Macassa Bay Yacht Club - 2 pm

Zemlinsky Quartet - Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts - 3 pm

S.G. Sinnicks - Lionshead Pub - 3 pm

Blue Moss, Jack Pine, M Mucci - The Gate on James - 3 pm

Mazii, Belladonna, Salomé, Stacey (Blueprint Program + Fresh Up Showcases) - Mills Hardware - 6.30 pm

Jazz Jam - Henry's on James - 6.30 pm

🆓 Junestone, Monique in Reverie - Ooey Gooeys - 7.30 pm

Owen Riegling: In the Feeling Tour 2026 - FirstOntario Concert Hall - 8 pm

KATSEYE: The Wildworld Tour - TD Coliseum - 8 pm

Monday November 2nd

Beatles Burgers and Beer - The Innsville - 6 pm

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

Matthew Good & His Band with the Kevin Fox String Quartet - Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - 7.30 pm

Tuesday November 3rd

Haize, The Wilson Brothers, Compliments, Half Rats - Ooey Gooeys - 7 pm

BRIAR (Daniel Romano, Carson McHone, Tommy Major, Fliss Horrocks) with Eliza Niemi - The Back Hall, Eucharist Church - 7 pm

Steve Strongman Acoustic Sessions II (special guest Matt Weidinger) - Coach & Lantern - 8 pm

Galactic Empire, Spectra - Mills Hardware - 8 pm

Wednesday November 4th

🆓 Art + Music: Super Choir - Art Gallery of Hamilton - 6 pm

Open Mic - The Gate on James - 7 pm

Thursday November 5th

Alfie - Henry's on James - 6 pm

Rocket & The Renegades - Shawn & Ed Brewing - 6.30 pm

Steven Stanley & No Electric, Jennifer Foster - Clifford Brewing Co. - 7 pm

Diamond Weapon w/ guests - Ooey Gooeys - 7 pm

Ukulele Night - Royal Hamilton Yacht Club - 7 pm

Jessica Lalonde Quartet - The Gasworks - 8 pm

Lazarettes, Ron Hawkins, FemBots - Mills Hardware - 8 pm

Dancing & Galas

Mardis Gras in September - East End Social - Fri 30th, 6 pm

A Classic Halloween Bash - Ringside Hamilton - Fri 30th, 7 pm

Devil's Night Costume Party - Revival Art Store - Fri 30th, 7 pm

Day of the Dead Swing Dance Party with the Wyndham Garden Trio - Studio G - Fri 30th, 7.30 pm

Hallowe'en Dress Up Party - St Paul's Anglican Church (Westdale) - Fri 30th, 7.30 pm

The Fright Crawl: Hamilton Halloween Bar Crawl - Toby's Good Eats - Fri 30th & Sat 31st, 7.30 pm

Fruit Salad Halloween Dance Party - Bridgeworks - Fri 30th, 8 pm

Midnight Ritual - Resonnce - Fri 30th, 9 pm

Fur - Corktown Pub - 9 pm

Drift or Die: Muchaniks, Tom Lechef & More - 67 Frid St #13 - Fri 30th, 9.30 pm

Penny N Friends - Pub 36 on Hess - Fri 30th, 10 pm

Halloweekend at Andthenyou: Jay Coupe - Andthenyou - Fri 30th, 10 pm

Devil's Night - Club 77 - Fri 30th, 10 pm

Lounge Series: DJ Zodiac Thriller - Malarkey - Fri 30th, 10 pm

Sweet Mystery: DJ Bizzy C - Oxigin - Fri 30th, 10 pm

🆓 Rise of the Zombies - Gore Park - Sat 31st, 1 pm

Wicked b4 Dark 30+ Halloween Day Party - Mansion - Sat 31st, 4.30 pm

Halloween Dress Up & Dance (DJ, live punk set by Mental Infliction) - Theatrix Costume House - Sat 31st, 7 pm

Halloween Bash: DJ Tarek, lesson with Cornell - Studio G - Sat 31st, 7.30 pm

Halloween Party & Videostore Bar - Bambinos - Sat 31st, 8 pm

Halloween: DJ Dave Tyson - Malarkey - Sat 31st, 8 pm

Barton After Dark Back Alley Boo-gie - 357 Barton E Alley - Sat 31st, 8 pm

funkhaus: Halloween Dance Party - Germania Club - Sat 31st, 8.30 pm

Halloween Party & Karaoke w/Doe - Come by Chance - Sat 31st, 9 pm

Hamilton Horror Story: The Sequel Halloween Bash - The Staircase - Sat 31st, 9 pm

Therapy: Halloween Exclusive (goth, industrial and alternative rave, Dark Hamilton) - The Underground - Sat 31st, 9 pm

Haunted House: Glaswegian Underground - The Avro - Sat 31st, 9 pm

Dancers Invasion: Halloween Party - The Ukrainian Banquet Hall - Sat 31st, 9.55 pm

Emo: Halloween Night Edition - Corktown Pub - 10 pm

Horrorwood: The Bollywood Edition (DJ Knu Muzik, DJ Hero, fire drums) - Tamasha: Bar + Indian Kitchen - Sat 31st, 10 pm

Spacedisco Records: HALLOWEEN at Andthenyou! - Andthenyou - Sat 31st, 10 pm

Together Forever - Farside - Sat 31st, 10 pm

Full Circle Vol. 4 Halloween Edition: Penny, D'Jeme, Curlzy - Oxigin - Sat 31st, 10 pm

Halloween Night: A-Money - Club 77 - Sat 31st, 10 pm

Riddim Requiem - Resonnce - Sat 31st, 10 pm

80’s Halloween Dance Party - Electric Diner - Sat 31st, 10 pm

Halloween at Lobby - Lobby Hamilton - Sat 31st, 11 pm

Drop-In Salsa Social - Studio Zee Pilates - Sun 1st, 2 pm

Sunday Social - Studio G - Sun 1st, 7.30 pm

Kpop Club Night: Gnarly Edition (DJ SHYYKIMM) - Mansion - Sun 1st, 10 pm

Line Dancing w/Marie Zimmer - Burkholder United Church - Mon 2nd, 7 pm

Y2K Ladies Night at Armila's - Armila's - Thur 5th, 7 pm

Hamilton Ecstatic Dance - Energy Awaken - Thur 5th, 8 pm

BL:SS Vol. 2: Painspot, Ghetty Girlz, Melody Retrograde - Resonnce - Thur 5th, 10 pm

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

📡 UPCOMING VIBE

🆓 Hamilton Potters' Guild Fall Sale 2026 and Empty Bowls - Dundas Lions Memorial Community Centre - Nov 6th to 8th

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

Fall Bazaar - St. James United Church - Nov 7th

Art & Wellness Workshop for TEENS: Exploring Who I Am - Roots in Wellness - Nov 7th

It's Britney, Brunch: Femme Fatales & Baddies Drag Brunch - Bernie's Tavern - Nov 7th

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

Christmas Bazaar - Annunciation of Our Lord Church - Nov 7th

Christmas Pop Up Market - Timothy Christian School - Nov 7th

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

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

Matcha & Meow Jong - Holistic Hub at The Cotton Factory - Nov 7th

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

🆓 Seniors Care Vendors Fair - Ancaster Fairgrounds - Nov 8th

Our Favourite Things Christmas Market - Rockton Fairgrounds - Nov 8th

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

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

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

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

🆓 Hamilton Santa Claus Parade - Upper Sherman & Acadia Drive - Nov 14th

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

Frauenverein Craft Sale & Bazaar - 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

Maquette Art Fair 2026 - The Cotton Factory and venues across Hamilton - Nov 20th - Dec 4th

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

Winterdown Tree Lighting 2026 - Waterdown Memorial Hall - Nov 21st

7 Stories - Players' Guild of Hamilton - Nov 27th - Dec 12th

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

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

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

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

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

Just One More, Mr. Munsch! - Memorial Hall, Binbrook - Jan 29th - Feb 14th

The Last Wife - Dundas Little Theatre - Jan 29th - Feb 14th

Footloose - Hamilton Theatre Inc - Feb 12th to 27th

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What is Happening in Hamilton - October 30th - November 5th

Table of Contents

The Holiday Outing Everyone Will Talk About

📆 DAY BY DAY VIBE

Friday October 30th

Saturday October 31st

Sunday November 1st

Monday November 2nd

Tuesday November 3rd

Wednesday November 4th

Thursday November 5th

Get Spooky & Get Shopping Hamilton. Your City Is Calling

🍽 VIBE EATS

🚸 KIDS VIBE

💪 ACTIVE VIBE

🎭 VIBE ON STAGE

🤣 Comedy

🎬 One Off Films & Special Movie Showings

🎭 Multi-Date Stage Performances

🌺 CULTURAL VIBE

📚 Literature, Talks, Culture, History

🎨 Art, Creative, Crafts

🛍 Markets, Fairs, Festivals, Expos & Sales

🖼 Ongoing Exhibitions

🏀 SPORTS VIBE

🏅 VIBE TO WIN & CONNECT

😇 VIBE FOR GOOD

🎸 LIVE MUSIC & DANCING VIBE

Friday October 30th

Saturday October 31st

Sunday November 1st

Monday November 2nd

Tuesday November 3rd

Wednesday November 4th

Thursday November 5th

Dancing & Galas

📡 UPCOMING VIBE

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