Hamilton City Magazine

26/07/2025

A Ringside (Hamilton) seat:

A Large event space at the back of Architect Hair Design on James Street North is proving popular for weddings, parties and dances.

Large event space at the back of Architect Hair Design on James Street North is proving popular for weddings, parties and dances. If you’ve ventured down the colourful alley beside Architect Hair Design on James Street North, you won’t forget what you found. It opens to a courtyard that’s been...

25/07/2025

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:

HAMILTON CITY Magazine's three Fringe reviewers – Allison M. Jones, Sarah Jessica Rintjema, and Stephen Near – have each made their critic's picks out of the more than 50 shows they've seen collectively over the past 10 days of the Fringe Festival. Don't miss what impressed them the most!

https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/hamilton-fringe-festival-mini-reviews/

Hamilton Fringe
Allison M. Jones
Stephen Near

Arts + Culture HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL MINI-REVIEWS By HCMJul 24, 2025 HAMILTON CITY Magazine is taking in Hamilton Fringe Festival shows all across our city and delivering fast and fun reviews. Check them all out here! Fringe 2025 is 55 plays and 350 performances and runs until July 27. * HAMILTON...

25/07/2025

Long-time musician Wayne Petti has taken a role with Sonic Unyon that sees him managing artists through the new SUM Artist Management, while growing the label, and pitching in with the evolution of a musical empire.

He’s already thinking about another CTD record. “I was just texting with (bassist and co-founder) Paul Lowman over the weekend. He’s a phenomenal guitarist who always has great instrumental riffs and progressions, so I asked him to send those for me to write to.” Petti would like the next al...

24/07/2025

THINGS TO DO: UPDATED WEEKLY!

It's the last weekend of the Hamilton Fringe Festival and there are plenty of shows left to see. Check out The Bros, Landreth and Whitehorse at the RBG, two performances of the Brott Music Festival, an art exhibit at Willard's Ice Cream: The Second Scoop, and Green Venture's 30th anniversary party. Check out plenty more here.

https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/things-to-do-in-hamilton-burlington/

Hamilton Fringe
Willard's Ice Cream
Royal Botanical Gardens
Brott Music Festival
Ooey Gooey, Inc
Carnegie Gallery
Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre
Hamilton Film Festival

22/07/2025

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:

Don't miss out! HAMILTON CITY Magazine is hitting Hamilton Fringe Festival shows all across the city. Check out what our reviewers have to say! Check back often for new reviews!

https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/hamilton-fringe-festival-mini-reviews/

Hamilton Fringe

THE FACES OF FRINGE Fringe Boulevard is a lively hub of free outdoor programming set along a pedestrian-only stretch of King William Street between James and Hughson streets. All photos: Janice Thiessen/

21/07/2025

Lifting women’s voices in music:

Hamilton/Halton is the 11th chapter of Women in Music Canada, and will host local networking events, workshops, panels, artist showcases and meet-ups.

Hamilton/Halton is the 11th chapter of Women in Music Canada, and will host local networking events, workshops, panels, artist showcases and meet-ups. Male-dominated industries can be isolating, intimidating, and at times hostile to women and gender-diverse people navigating careers within them. The...

21/07/2025

Founded as a food truck in Toronto in 2022, you can now get the internationally inspired frozen flavours in Hamilton and Burlington as part of a franchising expansion across Canada.

https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/my-heart-belongs-to-nanis-gelato/

Nani's Gelato

Founded as a food truck in Toronto in 2022, you can now get the internationally inspired frozen flavours in Hamilton and Burlington as part of a franchising expansion across Canada. While hankerings for frozen treats persist all year, we are well into the season when those cravings peak. While sever...

19/07/2025

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:

HAMILTON CITY Magazine is hitting Hamilton Fringe Festival shows all across the city. Check out what our reviewers have to say! Check back often for new reviews!

https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/hamilton-fringe-festival-mini-reviews/

Hamilton Fringe

Arts + Culture HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL MINI-REVIEWS By HCMJul 18, 2025 HAMILTON CITY Magazine is taking in Hamilton Fringe Festival shows all across our city and delivering fast and fun reviews. Check them all out here! Fringe 2025 is 55 plays and 350 performances and runs until July 27. Ostrich Pa...

19/07/2025

King James - Vol. 1:

James Street North is, without a doubt, the heart of downtown Hamilton. Its dining scene is constantly evolving but rooted in the success of some mainstays and the neighbourhood’s ethnic diversity.

James Street North is, without a doubt, the heart of downtown Hamilton. Its dining scene is constantly evolving but rooted in the success of some mainstays and the neighbourhood’s ethnic diversity. James North runs from King Street East to the bay, bringing you to lovely (and ongoing) upgrades at ...

18/07/2025

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18/07/2025

Hitting the beach:

Hamilton painter Julia Veenstra will host the fifth edition of her Garden Party & Studio Tour on Sept. 6.

https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/julia-veenstra-hitting-the-beach/

Julia Veenstra Artist

The Hamilton painter will host the fifth edition of her Garden Party & Studio Tour on Sept. 6. Now a five-year tradition on Beach Boulevard, local painter and café owner Julia Veenstra will host her Garden Party & Studio Tour on Sept. 6. The day combines her two great passions – painting and gard...

17/07/2025

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:

ICYMI: The Hamilton Fringe Festival is bringing 55 plays, 350 performances. Become an indie theatre buff and an arts benefactor in your own backyard now to Aug. 27!

https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/hamilton-fringe-preview-55-plays-and-350-performances/

Hamilton Fringe

Become an indie theatre buff and an arts benefactor in your own backyard from July 16 to 27. Calling itself “the city's biggest, boldest 12-day arts festival,” the 2025 Hamilton Fringe Festival will run from July 16 to 27 and feature 55 plays in a schedule of more than 350 performances. It’s a...