Hamilton City Magazine

16/10/2025

THINGS TO DO: UPDATED WEEKLY!

It's a jam-packed fall weekend, with the kickoff of the Hamilton Film Festival, the launch of the fall mum show at Gage Park, the HPO in concert with Jurassic Park, a Forge FC game, The Birds and the Bees at Theatre Burlington, a Rocky Horror celebration at Hamilton Prop House, Pumpkin Fest in Stoney Creek, and the closing weekend of The Time Capsule at Theatre Aquarius. There is plenty more here in our Things To Do event listing.

We are spoiled for things to see and do in and . HAMILTON CITY Magazine helps you keep up with it all. Think of us as your plugged-in friend who knows all the cool stuff happening around town! Get out and enjoy – and tell them HCM sent you!

15/10/2025

A family legacy:

Beckett Fine Art on Locke Street South is marking a century and three generations of making an impact in the arts in Hamilton.

https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/beckett-fine-art-a-family-legacy/

Beckett Fine Art Ltd.

Locke Street South gallery is marking a century and three generations of making an impact in the arts in Hamilton. What’s the secret to keeping a family business running for over 100 years? Trusting your gut. “Tastes change, and trends change. I don’t really follow that kind of thing,” says ...

14/10/2025

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:

Jurassic Park: Film with Live Orchestra is the first time the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra will play along with a major motion picture, performing the iconic film score of John Williams to give an immersive experience to audiences of all ages.

https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/jurassic-park-will-roar-to-life-with-the-hpo/

Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra

It’s the first time the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra will play along with a major motion picture, performing the iconic film score of John Williams to give an immersive experience to audiences of all ages. The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra will play along with a major motion picture for the f...

14/10/2025

13 steps to a better downtown:

The City of Hamilton is developing a 10-year downtown revitalization strategy and stakeholders pitched their ideas to create a vibrant, successful core.

The City of Hamilton is developing a 10-year downtown revitalization strategy and stakeholders pitched their ideas to create a vibrant, successful core. “Some people can't shake the weight of the pastSome people's hearts remain at half-mastIt's downtown where it all intersectsSome came from the mo...

10/10/2025

🍁 Hamilton City Magazine will be closed for the Thanksgiving weekend to give our team time to relax and celebrate with loved ones. 🦃✨

We'll be back and ready to roll on Tuesday, October 14. Wishing you and yours a warm, safe, and joyful Thanksgiving!

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10/10/2025

ONLINE ONLY: Red Beti’s Decolonise Your Ears New Play Reading Festival, happening this weekend, presents ‘stories that might not otherwise be heard,’ says founder Radha S. Menon.

https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/theatre-festival-an-act-of-representation-resistance/

Arts Ally

Red Beti’s Decolonise Your Ears New Play Reading Festival, happening this weekend, presents ‘stories that might not otherwise be heard,’ says founder. Red Beti Theatre is holding its fifth annual Decolonise Your Ears New Play Reading Festival at Theatre Aquarius in downtown Hamilton. The three...

09/10/2025

HAMILTON CITY Magazine is a media partner at the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Mayor’s Breakfast with Andrea Horwath.

09/10/2025

THINGS TO DO: UPDATED WEEKLY!

On this Thanksgiving weekend, we can be grateful for living in such a dynamic community with so much to see and do.

Up this long weekend is the Rockton Fair, a Hamilton Tiger-Cats game, Art Crawl The Time Capsule at Theatre Aquarius, Songs in the Round at Crown & Press, bestselling author Mona Awad at the Playhouse Cinema, and Avery Raquel at The Hamilton Prop House's Live from the Bookcase series,. The Hamilton Fire Department is also hosting an open house and food drive at fire stations across the city on Thanksgiving Day.

Check it all out here: https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/things-to-do-in-hamilton-burlington/

Rockton World's Fair
Playhouse Cinema
Hamilton Prop House
Theatre Aquarius
Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre
Carnegie Gallery
The Staircase Theatre + Lounge

We are spoiled for things to see and do in and . HAMILTON CITY Magazine helps you keep up with it all. Think of us as your plugged-in friend who knows all the cool stuff happening around town! Get out and enjoy – and tell them HCM sent you!

08/10/2025

Dylan Hudecki is a Canadian indie-rock vet who has played in many different bands, including By Divine Right, Cowlick, Slow Beach and The Dill. He’s a proud Hamiltonian who covers local album releases for HAMILTON CITY Magazine. This time he reviews Žuto, Public Health, Doctor Tongue and Georgia Harmer.

https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/the-playlist-7/

Dylan Hudecki

Dylan Hudecki is a Canadian indie-rock vet having played in many different bands, including By Divine Right, Cowlick, Slow Beach and The Dill. He’s a proud Hamiltonian who covers local album releases for HAMILTON CITY Magazine. ŽUTO – Kiss Before Make Up Kiss Before Make Up, the debut album fro...

08/10/2025

ONLINE ONLY: The Hamilton Film Festival, a celebration of local and independent films, will screen 108 works this year, with at least 25 of them coming from filmmakers in Hamilton. Founder and co-director Nathan Fleet says you will ‘cleanse your cinematic palette’ and experience movies you would never otherwise see.

https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/its-20-years-for-the-hamilton-film-festival/

Hamilton Film Festival

The annual celebration of local and independent films will screen 108 works this year, with at least 25 of them coming from filmmakers in Hamilton. Founder and co-director Nathan Fleet says you will ‘cleanse your cinematic palette’ and experience movies you would never otherwise see. The Hamilto...

07/10/2025

Barrel Heart Brewing in Dundas serves an innovative and creative menu, backed by attention to high-quality ingredients and skilled preparation under the direction of chef Mitchell Gatschuff. It's one of two Hamilton-area restaurants —both in Dundas — to get Michelin recognition this year.

https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/barrel-heart-brewings-recipe-for-a-michelin-bib-gourmand/

Barrel Heart Brewery

M Is the “recipe” for winning a dining award a secret? Best guess is that it includes consideration of people, ingredients, presentation, creativity, innovation and dining pleasure — and one more thing. Michelin defines its “Bib Gourmand” restaurant accolade as the “value-for-money” aw...

04/10/2025

ONLINE ONLY:

Theatre Aquarius’s opening show of its 52nd season brings together a talented cast and a funny script that celebrates this city. It’s hilarious, it’s heartfelt, and it’s Hamilton.

https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/review-the-time-capsule-is-comedy-with-a-beating-heart/

Theatre Aquarius

Theatre Aquarius’s opening show of its 52nd season brings together a talented cast and a funny script that celebrates Hamilton. It’s hilarious, it’s heartfelt, and it’s Hamilton. The Time Capsule at Theatre Aquarius brings together great performances, a sparkling script and deft directing to...